ICE Allows Carmen Mejia to Stay in the Country After Exoneration
DHS: “She is legally allowed to remain in the U.S. until her temporary protected status expires”
SXSW Unofficial and Free Shows
No badge, no problem. Here’s some festival-adjacent music to keep your ears busy.
ATX TV Festival Adds Tatiana Maslany Dark Comedy, NBC at 100 Programming Block
May fest will also honor casting directors Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas
Broadway in Austin Back for Record-Breaking 2026-27 Season
Elephants, the Buena Vista Social Club, and cursed children all part of 11-show run
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News
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: Feb. 26 – March 4
Election results come in around the state, city mourns losses after Sixth Street shooting, and more of the week’s headlines
Edwards Aquifer Nears Emergency Drought Conditions
First-ever Stage 4 declaration would mean new restrictions and guidelines
Council Pinches Pennies While Working to Regain Public Trust
Council approves series of rolling audits of the city’s 40-plus departments
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Music
Orville Peck, the Lumineers to Play Free SXSW Concerts
Rivian-sponsored daytime shows bring Americana acts to 800 Congress, Moody Amphitheater
A Scene in Snapshot: The 2025-2026 Austin Music Awards Celebrate All
Artists of every genre applauded another year of exceptional music
Arts + Culture
American Art History in a Nutshell: Inside Charles Butt’s American Modernist Collection
H-E-B CEO’s art assemblage visits the Blanton through Aug. 2
UT Landmarks Features Creatures at Public Art Spots on Campus
The fifth annual collaboration with local petting zoos brings animals and art together for community wellness
Jack Johnson, Alanis Morissette, Gavin Newsom, Keke Palmer, and More Join SXSW ’26 Events
Music, Film, Innovation, and Comedy lineups add new acts
Screens
The Bride! Review: Frankenstein’s Riot Grrrl
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives Mary Shelley’s legacy a third-wave feminist makeover
Hoppers Review: Pixar Becomes One With Nature
Raucous enviro-comedy nurtures the connections between all loving things
Sirāt Review: The Sound of Violence
A doom-laden trip to the last rave on Earth becomes a hypnotic dance through a merciless universe
A Poet Review: Portrait of a Has-Been Artist
A failed poet mentors a young talent in Colombian writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s tragicomedy
Food
Kiin Di Grows Up – But Keeps the Heat
South Lamar’s Thai favorite trades the trailer for a fast, fiery dining room
ColumnS
Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
The March wildflowers are beginning to pop so it must be time for a day trip.
How Christian Ramirez Went From LA Galaxy Castoff to Austin FC Hero
It was a wild week for ATXFC’s new striker
Coffee & a Joint
LazyDaze founder Hans Enriquez lays out his vision for the Amsterdam-style cannabis cafe
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