For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...it was only a matter of time before the coronavirus pandemic became a crisis in the state's prisons. Now,..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Cruz (Out of) Control

Whose well-being does the junior senator have at heart?

"...facing – the public health crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, the economic crisis, and an energy crisis that..."

May 15, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Legal Heat Rises on Vote-by-Mail

Dallas Dems file criminal complaint against attorney general

"...are eligible to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic – as ruled April 17 by state District..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Eckhardt, Rodriguez, Zimmerman Square Off for Watson’s Vacant Seat

Filing deadline passed, the SD 14 field locks into place

"...March 7, just as Austin was bracing for the coronavirus to spread into Central Texas. Putting aside the rallying,..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: Redefining Distancing

How Austin's recovery community is adapting to COVID-19

"...in three steps – and especially handy during a pandemic, when so much is out of our control...."

May 15, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Now Streaming in Austin: "How to Explain the Coronavirus to Kids"

Austin kids' author Trevor Romain is here to help

"...adults to deal with what's going on in the coronavirus pandemic: Imagine how hard it is for small children...."

May 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pick a Linklater Movie to Watch With Us

It's your turn to select the next Now Streaming in Austin

"...Since the coronavirus pandemic began, every day we've been picking a title..."

May 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help

City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more

"...as the safest way to slow transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but even then, any back rent..."

May 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...current virtual cinema experiment, a stop gap during the coronavirus pandemic, but a long-term addition to the chain's product..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stay Trips: Westcave Cellars Winery and Brewery, Johnson City

Hill Country winery reopening in stages

"...was supposed to be completed by March, but the coronavirus pandemic hit and everything came to a standstill...."

May 8, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...among other grocery stores, of price-gouging eggs during the coronavirus pandemic. Other stores named in the suit include Texas-based..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature

Live Flower Arranging Workshops Make Business Bloom for House of Margot Blair

Austin florist Carly Blair adapts her business to the era of social isolation and interest blooms

"...flowers, a daily dose of joy during the COVID-19 pandemic, was not easy...."

May 8, 2020 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

Local Nonprofits Adapt to Help People Survive Domestic Violence During COVID-19

Seeking shelter when home isn't safe

"...White said nobody's yet tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "It made a huge, big deal to have to..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

We Have an Issue: Animal House

This week’s cover story profiles Austin musicians and their pets sheltering together

"...Cape spoke with 16 restaurant owners about that eternal (pandemic-era) question: to reopen, or not to reopen? We've excerpted..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan

Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a "hybrid" July election

"...under 65), and ignores that most Texans infected with coronavirus have been younger than 65. The pleading declares bluntly,..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...far most are choosing to remain open only under pandemic-restriction guidelines for to-go orders. We checked in with 16..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...with five or less confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. A second wave of openings and looser restrictions that..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Film Festival Announces 25 Film Writers to Watch

Celebrating the voices that start the creative process

"...ground to a half in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but one area that keeps going is the..."

May 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Violet Crown Cinema Staying Closed During Pandemic

Local minichain standing with other Austin cinemas

"...Texas cinemas are reopening in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the reality is very different. In Austin, the..."

May 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Picture

"...climate emergency that is all but forgotten during this pandemic [“We Can’t Let Coronavirus Distract Us From Data Collection..."

May 4, 2020 Postmarks

Paxton Threatens Election Officials With Prosecution [UPDATE]

AG says he'll prosecute those who advise mail ballots to avoid COVID-19

"...injunction, ruling that the risk of infection by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is sufficient to enable all Texas..."

May 4, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Paramount Theatre Launches New Digital Interview Series

Conversations with various experts from home, popcorn required

"...had to cancel over 100 shows due to the coronavirus. This didn’t stop them from finding an alternative to..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Sofia Tafich

Tim League Stepping Down as Drafthouse CEO

Founder now executive chairman, replaced by former Disney exec

"...the Austin area, is effectively shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, and is currently only offering virtual cinema screenings..."

April 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DFG Noodles Owner Launches Platform to Connect Medical Professionals to Urgent Supplies

Anonymous superhighway works with techies and nurse practitioners

"...During the pandemic, the personal protective equipment global and local supply chains..."

April 30, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Opinion: We Can’t Let Coronavirus Distract Us From Data Collection and Climate Change

We cannot give companies slack on environmental regulations during the pandemic – and that includes those running energy-gorging data centers

"...carbon emissions during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic signaled lemonade. It has even been argued that the..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Tracy O’Neill

In Lawrence Wright's Novel, an Imagined Pandemic That's Frighteningly Real

If disease-ravaged world of The End of October feels like our own, that’s because the author did his research rigorously

"...real-life scientists and medical personnel who have battled actual pandemics. If this book feels like our disease-ravaged world today,..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Month of Chaos, Abortion Care Returns to Texas

Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care

"...to conserve medical resources and equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic – singled out abortion care among those prohibited procedures..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Amazon Takes SXSW Streaming

Film festival director Janet Pierson brings some gems to your TV

"...a Twitter thread. When SXSW was canceled before the coronavirus pandemic could take hold, people started suggesting that a..."

May 1, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Cinemas Staying Closed Despite Abbott

Theater chains place safety over politics and profit

"...When the coronavirus pandemic hit, cinemas were among the first businesses to..."

May 1, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Longtime Austin Collaborators Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton Finally Duo Up

At the heart of so many essential acts beats a duo, so it is with the Little Sister / Sister 7 legends

"...So lamented Patrice Pike on the coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of March and more than..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

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