Quick note to Gov. Rick Perry: When even Tom DeLay's attorney is saying that the Travis County Public Integrity Unit should be investigating you, then you might want to re-think your future plans.

Since the release of Backatown earlier this year, Troy Andrews has appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, taped a set for Austin City Limits, performed with the Dave Matthews Band before the Saints game on opening day, and was cast in HBO’s highly regarded Treme, all while laying down his “supafunkrock” on tour with Orleans Avenue.

There's a new initiative afoot at the city, and green doesn't just cover its ecological bonafides. No, Austin Energy's solar rebate program is back, baby.

Ally. What the flippity flip does that mean? Since this whole Wednesday column is about allies and showin' em all the love we can since they do the same for us, I thought I'd just spell it out. Besides, I love playing around with the foxy Merriam-Webster, and it's nice to get things off on the right foot.

There's no doubt that the state of Texas is facing a pretty significant budget shortfall. But what do voters think are the best bets to raise revenue? Hint: toke 'em if you got 'em!

Sigh … math is hard. Especially when done with partisan blinders on. RedState.com claims to be “the most often cited right of center blog in the media” – and given that it averages more than 3 million hits per month, we can believe it. That doesn’t make them the most accurate.

This week's list: Top 10 Albums You Shoulda' Alrdy Done Bought

Of course you know the gorgeous collection of Dame Darcy's Meatcake comics has been out from Fantagraphics since July, and you're merely waiting for a slight break in the budget to snag a copy of your own, right? It's only $23, after all, but considering the way this economy has been going (ie, down the crapper), you have to not buy it for another month, right?

First stolen gear, now ABC announced it’s canning the faux-docudrama My Generation just before Quiet Company's prominent appearance in the third episode. On the bright side, they perform at Threadgill’s early Thursday as part of KGSR’s morning broadcasts before ACL. Click through for the full schedule.