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UT FOOTBALL
UT to End Football Program
Governor, Lege order budget cuts: 'Need to tighten belts ... and jockstraps'
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Ending Football
A chronology
Quarterback Gilbert Transfers – Guess Where?
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Football by the (Negative) Numbers
Welcome to the real athletics budget
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Nickels, Dimes, and Quarterbacks
Godzillatron vs. Megacuts
Longhorn City
Libraries and social services to the rescue?
BY THE NEWS STAFF
The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
April 13 primary run-offs – early voting April 5-9
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Point Austin: The Chief Considers His Options
Dallas' recruitment of Art Acevedo deals him a very strong hand
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Of Human Bondage
Transpo bond to cost 100 mil in dead presidents – and dead precedents
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 1-8
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and nowhere else
Headlines
Reefer Madness: Let's Roll
California voters will decide pot question on November ballot
BY JORDAN SMITH
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
One Dem Run-Off: Sage vs. Montford
A hard-fought race heads to the finish line
BY JORDAN SMITH
Republicans Vie for Bolton's Seat
Workman and Turner go head to head for chance to wrest HD 47 from Dems
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SBOE District 10
A close contest between different shades of conservative
BY LEE NICHOLS
Where There's Smoke, There's Hazing
It wasn't gender discrimination, says Fire Department – it was hazing
BY JORDAN SMITH
City Loses Appeal in Property Case
City is considering taking the case to Texas Supreme Court
BY AMY SMITH
AWU Supervisor Cleared of Discrimination Charges
Assistant director expected to return to work
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Pecan Street Project Unveils Smart Grid Solutions
Report highlights path toward clean energy future
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
ARA Needs to Go, Groups Say
Should private developers complete what ARA failed to do?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Sen. Carona Sees End of the Road ... Money
Are taxes the only solution to Texas' transportation problems? One Republican thinks so.
BY LEE NICHOLS
Texas Supremes Ponder 'Pole Tax'
Debate over stripper surcharge goes to state's highest court
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
U.S. Supremes Give Skinner a Reprieve
Death row inmate awaits decision on DNA
BY JORDAN SMITH
Manor Expressway OK, Feds Say
Federal Highway Administration says expressway doesn't violate Civil Rights Act
BY LEE NICHOLS
Why Not Just Throw a Tomato?
Dewhurst supports cancellation of 'morally reprehensible' play at Tarleton State
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Eco-Currents
Appliance rebates, solar panel projects, and more
BY NORA ANKRUM
Rethinking Downtown Zoning
Proposed changes address sustainability, mixed uses, and urban design
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
'Statesman' Buys In Fact Daily
Austin's daily buys online political newsletter
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
How to Buy Government; and So Long, Limbaugh
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Fess Parker: In Honor of a Good Man and the Festival He Founded
The man behind the Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Local farmers' markets let us know that spring has arrived
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Drinking wine benefits charities? Of course!
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Apothecary
Apothecary is a comfortable cafe and dynamic wine bar that, after only five months, already fits into the surrounding community
Teji's
Half market and half restaurant, Teji's offers authentic cuisine worth getting giddy over
European Bistro
At European Bistro, even the schnitzel, sauerkraut, and spaetzle are airy, greaseless, and wholesome
music
Represent Texas
Austin Music Awards 2009-10 Hall of Fame inductee Denny Freeman gets a second chance to deliver his induction speech
BY DENNY FREEMAN
Off the Record
Back in the saddle at the Phoenix Saloon, Woxy pulls the plug, and the latest on the Cactus Cafe
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
screens
Witty, Pretty People
The real deal on Austin as a reality TV casting mecca
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
The Long and Short of It
A new program showcases the Zellner Bros.' evolution from home movies to shorts handpicked by Sundance
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
A Piece of the Action
Previewing the Game On! Texas symposium
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Screens Reviews
Vengeance Trilogy
Park Chan-wook's masterful trilogy explores the true cost of revenge on the person who willfully engages in it
TV Eye
Austin gets a sneak peek at the return of Glee
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Clash of the Titans
A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
This Swedish film is an icily sleek masterwork of sustained suspense, much like Noomi Rapace's visceral, envelope-pushing performance.
Hot Tub Time Machine
Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.
The Last Song
Miley Cyrus steps out of her Hannah Montana comfort zone to play a rebellious teen in this Nicholas Sparks melodrama.
The Yellow Handkerchief
Based on an 800-word story by Pete Hamill, this small-scale relationship drama stars William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, and Eddie Redmayne.
arts & culture
No Time Like the Present
As usual, dancemaker Deborah Hay is making every moment count
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Keeping Track'
Latino Comedy Project vet mixes domestic conflicts and high tech surveillance
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Humana Festival of New American Plays
A report from Louisville, where Austin theatre artists stood tall
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
How the Other Half Loves
City Theatre turns out a high-energy, quick-tempoed sex farce that entertains
New American Talent / Dance
Energy and choreographic craft keep this competition springtime fresh
'Pornsaints'
Interesting and provocative visuals fill this crossroads of sex, art, and religion
columns
After a Fashion
The Long Center celebrates two years – with Hall & Oates?!
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
If there's queer up in this hizzy is it a quizzy?
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Davy Crockett National Forest is a cathedral of towering pine trees bordered by flowering dogwoods and stately oaks
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Lascivious lice, Beaver, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Open Screen Night
Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, Sunday, April 4, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Texas Relays
There's more to the Texas Relays than the afterparties
BY LEE NICHOLS
Soccer Watch
Aztex add valuable piece to the puzzle with right back Lance Watson, and more
