UPDATE: Beer-to-Go Passes House but the Battle Will Rage On in the Senate

What actually happened, and what happens next

"...The Beer-to-Go bill passed the House after it came within a..."

April 26, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Greg Abbott Signs "Beer-to-Go" Bill at Austin Beerworks

Texas becomes final state in the country to allow such sales

"...drinking Rolling Rocks until sunrise at the Fiji house: Beer-to-Go in Texas is official!..."

June 17, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Historic Agreement Reached on Craft Beer-to-Go Bills

Texas Craft Brewers & Beer Alliance of Texas finally work together

"...If you’ve been around Austin’s craft beer soap opera for longer than 10 minutes, you’ve noticed..."

Feb. 14, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...at it again for another chippy round of political beer pong in this, the 2019 Texas Legislature. Only this..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...groaning through the fourth installment of this Big Bad Beer Distributor series, we wouldn’t blame you...."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Beer Bill Filed With Legislature Changes Proposed Requirements for Breweries

Billionaire beer distributors are still railing against beer-to-go

"...Yes, there is yet another update to the beer-to-go saga: The proposed Flow Meter bill was filed in..."

March 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Booze To-Go Is Here To Stay, APL’s Cookbook Reopens, Pinthouse Goes Large, Fancy Greek Noms In the Littlefield, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Say, did you enjoy getting your beer, wine, and booze to-go during the pandemic? Are you..."

May 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sonya Cote's Bastrop Storehouse, Extending the To-Go Booze Waiver, Suga's Cakery at Dear Diary, Pizza from Intero, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...and you can also look forward to wine and beer from local purveyors like 602 Brewing Company. Bonus: The..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Plan to Continue Their Antics

Proposed Flow Meter Bill could burden craft breweries

"...weeks ago, the Texas Craft Brewers Guild and The Beer Alliance of Texas (TBAT) announced an historic stakeholder agreement...."

March 7, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Texas on the Brink of Enjoying Beer Like Every Other State in America

Beer-to-Go passes Texas Senate as TABC Sunset Bill amendment

"...room of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild. The infamous Beer-to-Go Amendment (née: Bill) continues to battle its way through..."

May 23, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Beer Bills Brewing at the Lege

Microbrewers want on-site sales, brewpubs want to sell off-site

"...that would like to get one to you, especially beermakers. Two bills were introduced this week to help brewers..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Bill of the Week: This Bill’s for You

Rep. Craig Goldman serves up a new round of beer-based tax

"...House Bill 3287, Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Ft. Worth..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Microbrewery Bill Moves Forward

Did Anheuser-Busch objections fall flat?

"...felt a bit hammered a week ago when a bill to help them promote their products, which seemed headed..."

May 18, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"..."Suddenly," writes Vincent Lynch and Bill Henkin in 1981's Jukebox: The Golden Age, "the jukebox..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

It's 2022, and someone thought we need a pro-Vietnam War comedy

"...Directed by: Peter Farrelly. Starring: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray, Kyle Allen and Jake Picking...."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin Sun Music Editor Bill Bentley went on assignment for Larry Flynt's Los Angeles..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Clarksville Brewery Has a Firm Grip on Beer Fans’ Attention

After a 17-month delay Hold Out Brewery has arrived

"...day now." And it cannot be lam­pooned by skeptical beer groups on the internet after a pronounced 17-month delay...."

June 5, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Where There's a Bill...

New Legislation Poses a (Not So) Minor Threat

"..."I'm just a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill, and I'm sitting here..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...joined Austin party band the Bizarros. But as drummer Bill Bentley puts it, they "weren't protopunk."..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Beer Cocktails

Mixology for the hophead

"...if the twin deluges of hand-crafted cocktails and craft beer didn’t eventually, serendipitously collide. This has been the summer..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Food Post by Ivy Le

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...gallery visiting with Coleman and Courtney, maybe drinking a beer, maybe just smoking. "It was like one of those..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

See What You Want to See

"...MTM boasted a couple of Nashville rock bands, and Bill Lloyd...."

May 28, 1999 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...dogs – or free hot dogs and $1 Pabst beer!..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...now, as we visit over pimiento cheese and root beer, we hear, from the other room, "Brown-Eyed Girl," the..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Tune in to Tapas

Little Spanish Bar Snacks

"...the morning, sandwiches during siesta time, and a little beer (caña) just about any time. Around 8pm, though, busy..."

July 12, 1996 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...enough. The Texas Legislature sent its state­wide ban (House Bill 1925, by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake) to the governor..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...The Story of the Saxon Pub, South Austin's legendary beer and beats institution, then take to the campaign trail..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...Gonna start off with three novels from Austin-based authors..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bill Callahan on Escaping YTI⅃AƎЯ

“Every album I’m just a blank slate waking up to creation”

"...Incapable of being pinned down, Bill Callahan has laced tall tales and flights of fancy..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Mondo Ascends to the 'Game of Thrones'

Gallery show and new prints for the HBO fantasy smash

"...show) is back, and hes joined by comics legend Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin). Check out the first work, Mike..."

Feb. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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