Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children

Looking for traces of the vanished Denisse Parra Vargas

"...the Trump administration’s deportations, the removal of Denisse Parra Vargas and her three children – two of them U.S...."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Rosario

Occult horror

"...Directed by: Felipe Vargas. Starring: Emeraude Toubia, David Dastmalchian, Paul Ben-Victor and Diana..."

May 2, 2025 Movie Review

Queer Transmedia Fest OUTsider Honors Julie Tolentino With Legacy Award

Entering its second decade of existence / resistance, the fest gives the longtime HIV / AIDS artist / activist their flowers

"...legendary past recipients such as Kiki and Herb, Chavela Vargas, and Sandy Stone, to name a few. OUTsider’s Gutiérrez..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...trial after three years behind bars), Daniel Castillo, Joey Vargas, Lamount Harvey, and Melvin Nicholas...."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin FC Falls to Seattle Sounders Amid Fan Protests

“Wolff out” call escalates as club dips below playoff line

"...the Austin FC defense. What a run from Obed Vargas! 🌬️Jordan Morris strikes to put @SoundersFC on top. pic.twitter.com/Xpcj7RvFg9—..."

July 14, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...Sanchez and Karen Zacaría along with director Anna Skidis Vargas bring this timeless work into a new context, right..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival Hangs On to Unmistakably Tejano Traditions

From buzzworthy family band Baraja de Oro to local mainstay Los Pinkys

"...Negra,” originally sung by the late ranchera legend Chavela Vargas in 1961. Far from the somber tone of the..."

May 2, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...their T4T LUV NRG labelmate Introspekt. Scene standard-bearers Daetron Vargas and Millhouse add decades of house music expertise. A..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...trial after three years in jail), Daniel Castillo, Joey Vargas, Lamount Harvey, and Melvin Nicholas. Now Kamp wants to..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Review: Godspell

St. Ed’s turns stale water into drinkable wine

"...swallow. It can and it does under Anna Skidis Vargas' direction...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Day Trips: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio

It’s all happening down at the San Antonio Zoo

"...Jesse Vargas, the park's chief operating officer, says bringing back the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Silvana Estrada, Rochelle & the Sidewinders, Loteria, Chili Cold Blood, Shemekia Copeland, and more live shows

"...folk singer-songwriter from Veracruz being called the "millennial Chavela Vargas." She can build her own stringed instruments by hand..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

SXSW Adds Jason Isbell, Michael Dell and More to Speaker List

Tech scene and politics get speaker slots, plus WTF is Web3?

"...• A&E Investigates and ABC News award-winning anchor Elizabeth Vargas • CLEAN Cause founder Wes Hurt • Huntington, West..."

Jan. 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Arts Stories You Cared About the Most

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

"...the lost jobs. In tragedy, Texas State graduate Odalys Vargas took up tufting as a hobby, and within a..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stealing Chaplin

Affable British comedy puts two dupes in Sin City

"...Bianca Katz, Anne-Carolyne Binette, Michael Ray, Cheryl Prater, Liliana Vargas and Wayne Newton...."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

99 Songs

Indian musical drama balances love and love of success

"...Directed by: Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy. Starring: Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas, Tenzing Dalha, Lisa Ray and Manisha Koirala...."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review

Bored, Unemployed, and Extremely Online: Textile Artist Finds the Silver Linings

After losing her office job, Odalys Vargas turned a quarantine hobby into her artform

"...the round cavity. This piece, like all of Odalys Vargas' textile art, extends into another dimension, existing somewhere beyond..."

March 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Laiken Neumann

Qmmunity: OUTsider Arts Fest Gets Weird N’ Queer This Weekend

Plus, Trans Crowdfund Live fundraises for gender-affirming care for LGBTQIA Austinites of color

"...Wood, who honored the late queer ranchera crooner Chavela Vargas last year – will choose artists to whom they..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

OUTsider Festival Beams Us Up and Away to a Gayass Galaxy Far, Far Away

Austin’s queer transmedia fest goes virtual on March 5-7

"...As always, there will be tons of funky, boundary-pushing,..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

November 2020 General Election Results

"...Raul Vargas (R) 170,193 29.9% County Tax Assessor-Collector..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature

Travis County Early Voting Results for the November 2020 General Election

From the top of the ticket to city and county races

"...Sheriff Raul Vargas (R): 150,142 (28.72%) Sally Hernandez* (D): 372,721 (71.28%)..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post

Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting

Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day

"...Texas House District 47 in western Travis County; Raul Vargas (misidentified as Raul Garza in an official TCRP tweet),..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

The Crossroads Meet at Mexic-Arte Museum's "Intersección: Choque & Alivio"

The 25th edition of this showcase for early-career Latinx artists is a space for sharing our shock over this time and our humanity

"...Relief," opening this week at Mexic-Arte Museum. Dr. George Vargas, the museum's curator and director of programs, says that..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Meijer, The Netherlands, Texas Premiere "Milk Teeth" D: Felipe Vargas, USA, Texas Premiere "Mime" D: Ruwan Heggelman, The Netherlands,..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Heartless Bastards Powerhouse Erika Wennerstrom Calls for Revolution

“Good time to clean house spiritually and also bust out the Lysol”

"...Can “Amish Paradise,” Weird Al “Cuando Vives Conmigo,” Chavela Vargas..."

July 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

OUTsider Festival 2020

"...Aeterna," in honor of legendary queer ranchera singer Chavela Vargas, who posthumously received this year's Legacy Award at OUTsider..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Photo Gallery

Qmmunity: OUTsider Festival Returns for Year Six

Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar, Joterías, Lesbian Wedding, and more queer magic

"...returns, with this year's Legacy Award posthumously honoring Chavela Vargas – featuring a tribute performance by Dorian Wood. The..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Singer Dorian Wood Channels This Year’s OUTsider Festival Legacy Award Winner Chavela Vargas

Award and performance honor the legendary queer ranchera singer

"...la mano aquí, Macorina, ponme la mano aquí,” Chavela Vargas sings seductively in “Macorina.” “Place your hand here, Macorina,..."

Feb. 19, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Diane Zaragoza

UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Spring Awakening

This staging of the hit musical blends the old and new, petticoats and punk, with a power and seductiveness that enraptures

"...and seductiveness of this production, directed by Anna Skidis Vargas, and its young ensemble...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Diamantino

Politics and Pekingese in this strange, sweet, and very Portuguese fantasy

"...Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt. Starring: Carloto Cotta, Filipe Vargas, Anabela Moreira, Carla Maciel and Margarida Moreira...."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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