Aquifer District Declares a Stage 4 Drought for the First Time Ever

Buda, Kyle must reduce water usage

"...Last week, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...with earnest love songs on her 2018 debut Lush, then bested it with 2021's streamlined, electronic-tinged Valentine. A recent..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Travis County Democratic and Republican Parties Narrowly Avoid Litigation Over Primary Voting

TCRP will hand-count all Republican ballots, but shared voting locations are intact

"...On Monday, the Travis County Democratic Party came perilously close to suing..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Gen X Feminist Mom’s Approach to Holiday Greetings

Holiday staples and folded

"...to be into zines. I’ve always been fascinated with them as both a form of punk media and a..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 22-28

"...CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "All the things I really like to do are either illegal,..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

UT Discovery About Bacteria Could Help Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

Causing amnesia, for good!

"...Now losing their battle against humanity, bacteria appear to be taking the..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Hannah Rossi

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...Clea DuVall (But I'm a Cheerleader) may have created the most controversial lesbian Christmas film of all time; just..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

Top 10 Most Popular Screens Stories of 2023

Rooster Teeth still rules the roost, even in the strike year

"...2023 will go down as the year of strikes, as SAG-AFTRA and the WGA took..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Names Matias Segura Lone Finalist for Superintendent

Two standing ovations at Dec. 14 meeting

"...Matias Segura will soon have the “interim” removed from his job title...."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: Ken Paxton’s Top 10 Follies This Year

How was Ken’s year? Just impeachy.

"...bring back his column whenever he’s inspired to tackle the state we’re in...."

Dec. 14, 2023 News Post by Michael King

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Through our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...meeting, Dec. 7, Council finally adopted phase one of the HOME initiative...."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Verde Report: Top 10 Reasons for Austin FC Optimism in 2024

In a league as fickle as MLS, a club’s fortunes are never more than one offseason away from pulling a full 180

"...Murphy's law kind of year for Austin FC as the Verde and Black missed out on the Major League..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Travis County Diversion Center Design to Begin in 2024

Getting people in crisis out of jail is "a long time coming"

"...Early next year, there will finally be some movement on Travis County's plan..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

American Fiction, American Reality

Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen

"...realities that don't get enough coverage. In 2013, as the West Coast editor for gawker.com, in the wake of..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies

"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"

"...My mom used to tell me all the time that "everything is bigger in Texas." A phrase..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Guilleremo Gudino

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Jack & Aiden

Queer musical gets to the intimate, sexy heart of a relationship

"...The first time I fell victim to what my editor..."

Dec. 12, 2023 Arts Post by James Scott

After Long Day of Testimony, Council Votes to End Single-Family Zoning

New rules will allow three homes on every lot

"...referencing changes to Austin’s Property Maintenance Code. It was the Land Development Code that was changed. We regret the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Varsity Mural Finally Complete With New Image From Slacker

Empty 13th frame now filled by the iconic Teresa Taylor

"...a decade, but Austin's most famous empty space – the blank spot in the middle of the film-themed mural..."

Dec. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UPDATE: Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Decision That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Abort Fetus With Lethal Diagnosis

State of Texas argued “frivolous assertion of harm”

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition to reverse the district court’s decision, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday..."

Dec. 7, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

The Common Law

Neighborhood parking battles

"...You look outside your window and there's a vehicle parked in front of your Austin house...."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

The Luv Doc: Dark Days

A full glass of water? Who has time for that?

"...depressed. All she wants to do is sit around the house and watch TV or shop for clothes online..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Gift Guide: Tabletop Gaming From Austin

Rolling the dice on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is just one way to kill some time over the holidays

"...One of the things they don't tell you about adulthood is that..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Matthew Monagle

Me Nd Adam’s Keep Austin Cheer’d and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Get in the holiday spirit with Spaceflight Records or Spiritualized

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: “Free Wrapping Paper Since 1981”

"...that is at once charming and kinda gross (quite the balancing act, that). I hope it's useful for your..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...As City Council prepares to pass the most substantive changes to Austin’s Land Development Code in..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Moontower Just for Laughs Austin Goes Big

Comedy fest adds arena shows from Andrew Schulz, Shane Gillis

"...Festival merged with Montreal's Just for Laughs, it made the biggest comedy festival in America. Now it gets even..."

Nov. 30, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...There are traditions, and then there are traditions within traditions...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Central Machine Works Resurrects Kentucky Common Beer With Help From the Smithsonian

Tapping history

"...noticed a curious type of beer stand out on the taproom menu. Sitting next to tried-and-true styles like Pilsners,..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Food Feature by Hannah Uebele

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