Last December, the State Preservation Board took the capitol press corps on a tour of some rarely-visited corners of the Texas State Capitol Dome to explain why they would be renovating the roof. Yesterday morning, it was time for yet another trip to some normally off-limits areas of the legislature, and we got footage of the experience.

While the Major League Baseball season will continue on for a few more months, including the playoffs, the AAA season is quickly coming to an end. For MLB, the final weeks of the regular season usually go out with a bang. For AAA, it’s more of a whimper.

Hey folks - the Hustle is trying to keep his head above water this morning, filling out news editor Michael King's column space this week, and keeping one eye on the General Fund budget presentation at council. Check today's board and commission highlights below the fold.

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Think this election cycle was supposed to be about Gov. Rick Perry versus former Houston mayor Bill White? Guess again. It's become Perry versus the whole damn Capitol press corps.

Sad, but inevitable news: The Dobie Theater's long death rattle enters doornail status come Sunday.

A word of caution to Matt Reeves, whose English-language remake of Let the Right One In has just been announced as Fantastic Fest’s opening night film: Do not eff this up.

The historic zoning debate returns to the dais this Thursday with council set to formally adopt some breaks on the property tax slashing program. However, according to Laura Morrison, scaled-back steps may carry the day.

Is it just me or did a whole lot of Austin-related film news rain down today? Get the goods after the jump.