How the Gun-Toting Half Lives

Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry

"...into effect in Texas on January 1. To celebrate the victory in their crusade to expand gun rights in..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: The Gun Cult ... Again

People keep dying; we keep doing nothing to prevent it

"...So here we go again. Another major gun massacre, another session of national hand-wringing, another..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome

What happened during the wild week before sine die?

"...We're not done yet: Aside from the threat of a special session, Gov. Greg Abbott still..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life

"...by the editors of Garden & Gun magazine HarperWave, 304 pp.,..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...$5.4 billion out of public school funding. And now the gun lobby not only wants more guns on campus,..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Supremes Take a Hit

The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?

"...Does the federal government have the power to regulate – or,..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice: Back to the Present

Hitting the refresh on CodeNEXT

"...The Nov. 28 joint CodeNEXT work session of the Zoning..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Counting the Dead

Whatever their number, the Iraqi casualties lie at our feet

"..."We estimate that as of July 2006, there have been 654,965 excess Iraqi deaths as a consequence..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Michael King

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...wrote back David Garza on Friday when queried about the fact that his name lists among four producers on..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...It’s said that after the failure of his debut feature, the artsy Eggshells, Tobe..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...I could just put one down to fill up the page and hope that I have time to change..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Wrench Is Back

The Return of Brigid Shea

"...Thursday's drama. Having lost none of her potency to motherhood, Shea provided the key fourth vote to Max Nofziger's..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...The most harrowing aspect of the monthly Saxet Gun Show..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment

Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions

"...On Sunday night, 300 young people sat in the street at the corner of Fourth and Congress, utterly..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Machine Gun Preacher

Gerard Butler and Michael Shannon star in this drama about a reformed bruiser and drug addict who now rescues children from the conflict in Sudan.

"...somewhere between bloodthirsty nihilism and an unshakable belief in the twinned powers of religious redemption and obsession, Machine Gun..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: In Defense of the Public Square

We need to keep rejecting publicly the preposterous notion that ubiquitous guns make us safer

"...In the wake of the Jan. 1 enforcement of the Texas..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Gun Control? In Texas?

Lawmakers consider Governor’s modest proposals to tackle gun violence in schools

"...Texas has become excellent at doing nothing – reducing the frequency and toll of gun violence. Since 1995, when..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...big news. Ten years after city and county officials gathered to announce that they'd found the four men responsible..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Counting the Casualties

The Lege limps across the finish line

"...The dust of the 84th Legislature hasn't quite settled yet,..."

June 5, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...Perhaps it's prankishly appropriate in the time of viral video "2 Girls 1 Cup" that..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...They're out early, long before lunchtime, in the off-and-on rain,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Replacement Killers

"...and Kenneth Tsang. An amazing number of people at the packed-to-the-rafters preview screening of The Replacement Killers were under..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Point Austin: Not About the Cameras

The Sanders shooting has not been justified

"...that cannot police itself adequately, be trusted to police other individuals?" – Chief Art Acevedo, in a Nov. 5..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...The doorbell rang just before 7pm on April 18...."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin at Large: Hanging Guns on the Wall

As Abbott tries to keep the drama alive, whose behinds will end up busted?

"...It's the old dramatic maxim attributed to Russian master Anton Chekhov:..."

June 25, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sen. Cory Booker Tells Austin to Embrace the “Moral Moment” We’re In

Presidential candidate spoke Wednesday at Cheer Up Charlies

"...Under the hazy purple lights of Cheer Up Charlies, Democratic..."

Aug. 29, 2019 News Post by Roxy Bonafont

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...home had accused one of its employees of abuse. The woman said that as punishment for wetting the bed,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

On The Lege

Cue the Fat Lady

"...Voucher fears have faded, the attempt to keep Mueller Airport open is officially history,..."

June 4, 1999 News Column

Trial of Man Who Killed Fleeing Immigrant South of Austin Is Under Way

Adil Dghoughi died in San Marcos in 2021

"...her son, Adil Dghoughi, just as she did in the weeks after Dghoughi’s killing in 2021. She and Adil’s..."

Oct. 31, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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