Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Rolling Blackouts Almost Happened Last Night. What About Tonight?

Risk of outages "very real," mayor says

"...Level 2 alert, skipping right over Level 1, around 7:30pm last night. That suggests the deficit took them by..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access

Advocates feel decision is retaliation

"...While Texas prison units go into lockdown at least twice a year at..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...bubbling up, the artists are more visible to the community as a whole, interesting conversations are had, and new..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

The State Claims No One Is Dying From 120+° F Heat in Prisons

Part 2: The state’s response to the prison heat crisis

"...summer of extreme heat in the Dr. Lane Murray Unit, a prison without air conditioning. They knew the temperature..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...College football season is once again upon us, which..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Shipka as a teenager who time travels back to 1987 to put an end to a serial killer's rampage..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Prisons Are Cooking People Alive. Are We Okay With That?

Part 1 in a series about heat in prison

"...degrees in her cell at the Dr. Lane Murray Unit outside Waco, Woods' cot is too hot to sleep..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...rarities, while difficult to summarize by genre, generated easy-to-see community pockets – from the underage fans up front for..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...of this story first appeared in "Day Trips," Nov. 27, 2015.)..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas GOP Still Set on Sending Vigilantes to the Border

Frightening border bills haven't passed yet, but might in special session

"...House Bill 7, the wide-ranging border security bill, included a state-run "Border..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: House Bill 7 Will Not Only Endanger the Lives of Migrants, but of All Texans

HB 7 is dangerously far-reaching. But we should also be worried about what it doesn't say.

"...of thousands of children at risk with House Bill 7...."

May 26, 2023 Column by Hortencia Rodríguez Sandoval

Qmmunity: Homoscope Sweet Homoscope

Homoscopes turns to its close cousin with a tarot reading of cool queer events

"...little accurate, because that's the whole dang point of Qmmunity! Y'all come here needing advice on how to gay..."

April 21, 2023 Column by James Scott

Bidi Bidi Birthdays for Selena and Frida Friday ATX

BIPOC & queer-focused event organizer celebrates six years

"...April 16 marks the birthday of two iconic figures:..."

April 14, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Residential Address: Rent Party’s Hot Jazz Makes Peace With the Swing Era

Sextet merges decades on the dance floor, Fridays at Long Play East

"...spinning because it's Friday night. Which means that from 7 to 9pm, the jazz Manouche stylings of Rent Party,..."

April 14, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week

Making moves in the Lege this week ...

"...things, House Bill 20 would create a border protection unit that would let the state enforce immigration laws that..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...himself, Thomas has been held at the Wayne Scott Unit, a prison southwest of Houston that houses the state's..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Here's What a New Border Bill Would Do to Texas

"Most dangerous" immigration bill ever takes the stage

"...House Bill 20 would create a border protection unit that would allow the state to enforce immigration laws..."

March 22, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...description of its I-35 expansion plans yet – a 7,000+-page draft environmental impact statement (here: bit.ly/3IjZ1rn). TxDOT's preferred design..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...had the sixth-highest rate of fatal injuries in the United States), heat is not yet one of its major..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...process, building on transit corridors, and preserving existing multifamily units against demolition. Stephanie Bazan referenced building "missing middle" –..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Can Council Get Its Sh*t Done by 10pm?

Austin City Council addresses a 93-item agenda Sept. 15 and aims to end by 10pm rather than voting to extend the meeting

"...The Statesman PUD (planned unit development) will already be punted to the Sept. 29..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget

Every last dollar

"...budget deliberations as we go to press Wed­nes­day, Aug. 17, in the first of a potential three meetings they..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...a hardcore underground success, so the idea of the 137-minute sequel debuting at a prestige fest like this will..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront

How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?

"...(now referred to as the Statesman PUD, for planned unit development) should the city agree. Back in April, Planning..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...burner Jimmy Dale Richardson and Jeff Hughes' eternal Americana unit Chaparral. – Kevin Curtin Wild Seeds, Ugly BeatsThe ABGB, Friday..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...the Strategic Housing Blueprint adopted by City Council in 2017, released its latest analysis of housing production both citywide..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...City Council approved purchase (on a 7-4 vote) of the hotel at 10811 Pecan Park Blvd.,..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Heavy With Tradition, Old Settler's Music Festival Springs Eternal

We talk to Sierra Hull and spotlight favorites for next week’s campout

"...– that's tradition. In addition to playing twice (Friday, 7:15pm, and Saturday, 8:20pm), McCoury, whose sons, Ronnie and Rob,..."

April 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

City Council Grants Early OK to Statesman Property Plan

Batcave begins

"...toward redevelopment last week, as Council at its April 7 meeting unanimously approved on first reading various land use..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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