The Xtreme Solution

APD squad cars will now have 'no-idle' battery packs sufficient to run new video hardware – but did city officials fall for a system too expensive and impractical?

"...The night Nathaniel Sanders II was shot by Austin Police..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: Auschwitz Up the Block

To retain our humanity, we remember the unthinkable

"...lived in a house once. When I was between the ages of 5 and 13, my family lived at..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

The Future’s So Dark I Gotta Wear Mirror-Shades

On cyberpunk

"..."The future masters of technology will have to be lighthearted..."

July 25, 2008 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

The Millionaire Who Would Be Constable

Former APD cop wins lottery, settles brutality lawsuit, and embarks on dream of becoming a ... constable?

"...won a megalottery, what would you do? Travel around the world? Buy a big honkin' ranch? Put all your..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...On a dreary Wednesday night in October, there are four people inside the Parlor on North Loop,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Hurd Is the Word

Cornell Hurd, Austin's most prolific C&W songwriter? It's no joke.

"...some of you are gonna dance. Holy mackerel, it's the Cornell Hurd Band!"..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Rise of the Invisible Man

Can longshot Democrat Chris Bell ring up a miracle?

"...for governor on a sleepy August day in 2005, the little-known Democrat had just $11,000 in his cash box..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics features mostly double bills..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...Last year, as the Austin Music Awards were kicking off South by Southwest..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...Buffalo 66 Independent films are all the rage these days. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece, be..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bear Truth

Council Meetings Ain't Nothin' Like Alaska

"...illustration by Doug Potter There was no council meeting this week so Kayte VanScoy..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...There are a lot of things of which I'm probably..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Down the Dark Highway

Bradley Denton Talks about Blackburn

"...carry a certain potency, stories to make you clench the book jacket like the handlebars of a grunting hog..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Arts Feature

Point Austin: Another Night of Blood

One more episode in the culture of the gun

"...On Sunday afternoon, in the midst of other work, I posted to Twitter and..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Runaway Jury

John Grisham courtroom thumper marches to a familiar tune.

"...and Nick Searcy. Runaway Jury is a notch above the mediocre movies that are usually made from mediocre John..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Winchester

Helen Mirren fights off ghosts with construction tools.

"...The Winchester Mystery House is a real mansion in San..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Capitol Chronicle

The Legislature enters the home stretch -- two weeks to go.

"...In the wee hours last Friday morning, just before adjournment at..."

May 18, 2001 News Column by Michael King

American Assassin

The bestselling series hits the screen

"...American Assassin aims to be the first film in a new action franchise based on..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Interview: Kid Congo

Gun Club/Bad Seeds/Cramps guitarist just being himself

"...The former Brian Tristan was born 53 years ago in..."

March 16, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Bad Medicine?

If Austin's Public Clinics Go Private, the Poor Could Suffer

"...job prospects. And although she landed a spot at the Salvation Army downtown on Eighth Street and found work..."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...a city that’s supposed to care a lot about the arts, it’s always been an oddity that there’s no..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bad Blood

Did the Austin Police Department Shut Down an Investigation of Its Own Cops?

"...Stan Farris sits in his lawyer's office and unzips the shirt of his starched navy blue uniform, just enough..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The mood was bittersweet Wednesday at Christopher House when leaders..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Review: Terrifier 3

The goriest horror franchise in theatres gets mythological

"...The Nightmare Before Christmas said that it’s all right to..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Balks at Deadline Pressure on Police Contract

Under the gun

"...In our feature this week on the aftermath of Winter Storm Mara (read more), we note..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Numbers Don't Lie, Film Rebates Work

Which films and TV shows quit Austin over lack of rebates?

"...With the Legislature's budget arguments almost done, the film, TV, and..."

May 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Unaccountable

In the public school testing frenzy, responsibility and consequences flow only downward

"...As the semester winds down and Austin ISD calculates its annual..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Austin FC Earns Ugly Draw In First Road Match of 2024

Driussi still benched with lingering hamstring injury

"...line of officially licensed fortune cookies, “A point on the road is a point well-earned” would appear on more..."

March 3, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...to Brown and Dillard. For a couple of hours, the four young men drove around the city, cruising local..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...If any moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

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