AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...the restoration of James Szalapski's Outlaw Country archive, Heartworn Highways Aug. 1, 3-4, 8, 11, 14), and a local..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Too Late to Turn Back Now?

The long, slow slog to a new I-35 could still change direction

"...jagged rip in the urban fabric like so many highways in America; as a symbol and an instrument of..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...more likely to live next to busy roads and highways, are impacted the most. More Bad Road Ahead..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Public Notice: The Beat(ing) Goes On

Never a dull moment on the Land Development Code front

"...next week." (See "TxDOT to Begin Clearing Encampments Under Highways") Rev. Dr. John Elford, senior pastor at University United..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: We Have Had It With That Guy

Republicans, come get your bros. Dems, get out your voters.

"...have to live in tents under the bridges and highways. Those are his highways, the ones his state government..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...Texas has historically been good at two things: building highways and prisons. Any conversations on those subjects?..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...perhaps high-level waste as well, all transported on state highways. Advocates also fear another major "pre-emption" bill like HB..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

The Road Movie

The ultimate POV rush with Russian dash-cam compilation

"...and sand trucks that ensure drivers' safety, make the highways and byways of the Great Bear seem muzzled, mad,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips: Gift Guide 2017

Gifts that make it worth a day trip double your fun

"...State Travel Guide, calendar, and highway map from Texas Highways magazine. You can get the combo at any of..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kidnap

Don't mess with Halle Berry

"...up to follow chaser and chasee as they traverse highways and bridges with water on both sides. It gave..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...troopers are rounding up undocumented immigrants on the state's highways and roads and pushing them into a pipeline for..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

The World’s Best White Reaper

Kentucky crew kicks off the mosh tonight at Sidewinder

"...likely resides the reason why White Reaper shouldn’t use highways...."

April 25, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Point Austin: Mayor Adler's Superhighway to the Mobility Bond

Speeding toward November

"...The three-part proposal – "regional" highways ($94 million), "local" (neighborhood) mobility ($155 million), and seven..."

July 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Guy Clark 1941-2016

“The thing about writing songs is, everything is songwriting”

"...Heartworn Highways CD (2006)..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Barefoot Dogs

A Mexico City family scatters to the wind when its patriarch goes missing

"...out there for a day or two – Italian highways are the best, we've heard, and no one cares..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Point Austin: Perry's Farewell

It's time to say goodbye to the Governor-for-Life

"...84th Legislature to ignore its constitutional responsibilities and prioritize highways, dams, and pipelines over schools. Even as he praised..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Day Trips: Quinta Mazatlan

McAllen home to diverse ecosystem

"...island of green in a sea of shopping malls, highways, homes, and fields. On a map of the Rio..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Point Austin: Welcome Back!

When the Lege is in town, we've learned to expect the worst

"...Maybe we'll spend some money on highways – death and taxes may be sure things elsewhere,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Transportation: Pay As You Go

Transportation bills focus on funding and taxes

"...to make certain all transportation money is dedicated to highways – and highways only. One strategy is to require..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Dis Connect

Urban rail may be going off the tracks

"...unnecessary diversion of dollars better spent on buses or highways (although where those highways are to be squeezed into..."

June 13, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Day Trips

Little remains of bygone highway culture

"...in the early days of the automobile, before federal highways reached the hinterlands. If Route 66 was the "Mother..."

March 22, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow

Norman Bel Geddes didn't – and we're still dreaming about his future

"...the future, 10,000 of which raced along on 14-lane highways – and who wouldn't love that? But Bel Geddes..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What if Austin's Sidewalk System Were Actually Finished?

"...costly biomass plants, dysfunctional rail lines, race-car tracks, and highways, but never a complete sidewalk system? A fellow pedestrian..."

April 10, 2012 Postmarks

Martin Sexton's Not Buying It

Q&A with singer-songwriter Martin Sexton

"...it. 35,000-40,000 people die every year on the American highways; how many people in the past 10 years have..."

Feb. 9, 2012 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

Page Two: New Jersey Reverie

Autumn rain, returning memories

"...Jersey turnpike, which famously topped the list of worst highways in America time and time again some decades back,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Our Bodies, Our Cars

Time to walk the walk on making cities healthy

"...exposure to particulate matter, as occurs immediately adjacent to highways. (So, for example, should Austin be investing in a..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Sounds Like a Plan

CAMPO's 2035 Plan reads like a dream of a different Central Texas

"...where the transportation money will come from. For new highways, the state of Texas and the Texas Department of..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King

All About Steve

Sandra Bullock plays it kooky in this romantic comedy in which she stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) with whom she's smitten.

"...baby born with three legs in Colorado. In these highways-and-byways vignettes, All About Steve aims for the sort of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...– although it's plain that by transit, she means highways. "Deficit spending while we're stuck in traffic?" complains her..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Amazing Talk by Bogotá's Former Mayor

"...he said, by comparing sidewalk width and street width. Highways do not indicate an advanced city – developing countries..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Postmarks

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