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A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads
Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote
BY MAC MCCANN
Point Austin: More Connected Than Thou
Multimodal objections to a multimodal project
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Preferential Treatment
Schwab wins incentives from county – when do we say 'time out'?
BY AMY SMITH
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TCRP Sues Uber, Lyft, Yellow Cab
Alleges the companies failed to serve wheelchair-bound customers
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Council: Come as You Are
Council gets back to business with 178 items on the agenda
BY MICHAEL KING AND AMY SMITH
S-Comm Troubles: Not Just for Latinos!
Asian and African immigrants get caught in the sheriff's net, too
BY TONY CANTÚ
APD Cracks Down on Spillway Swimmers and Dogs
APD began enforces ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a blind eye
BY AMY KAMP
'We Won't Back Down': HB 2 on Trial
Abortion clinics fight to stay open
BY MARY TUMA
The 10-1 Ticker...
Election updates!
Davis Bops Abbott's Insider Deals
Davis finds new traction with a full-frontal assault on Abbott's ethics
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City Plans '[re]Manufacture' for Landfill
City hopes to create jobs while moving Austin closer to its zero-waste goals
BY ROBYN ROSS
#Sidewalkfail
What's the worst sidewalk in Austin?
The Hightower Report
Perry goes from callous to disgusting
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Please Lick the Art
Keith Kreeger's ceramics get up close and personal
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Second to Naan
Daawat's Southern Indian excels up north
BY MICK VANN
Behind the Case
Firehouse Lounge hits 'craft dive' stride
BY GRACIE SALEM
Food-o-File
Slow food is no trivial pursuit
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Aug. 7-14
music
Playback: Antone's Reorganizes
Antone's restructures and nears a deal on a new home Downtown
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Crazy From the Heat
Mondo 'Texas Platters' for mondo temperatures
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
The Realities of Virtual Reality
Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Fast, Cheap, and in Control
Roger Corman: An AFS tribute to a wild angel
BY LOUIS BLACK
Cutting Hitch Down to Size
Inside Mondo's new collectibles line
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Deepsea Challenge 3D
James Cameron throws himself overboard to explore the ocean deeps.
Galipatam
Telugu romance.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
This Helen Mirren film feasts on wisecracking one-liners, sunny aphorisms, pretty landscapes, and tasty-looking food.
Into the Storm
The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.
Magic in the Moonlight
Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.
Run Raja Run
Bilingual comedy in Tamil and Telugu.
arts & culture
'Buy What You Love'
Collector Glenn Fuhrman on 'A Secret Affair' and living with contemporary art
BY SETH ORION SCHWAIGER
'The Nixon Tapes'
What historian Douglas Brinkley heard from the 37th President may surprise you
BY ROD MACHEN
Vortex Cosplay Expo
All week, Austin's masters of theatrical fantasy show you how to make an out-of-this-world look
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Who's Tommy
Zach's revival of the rock opera takes its cue from Alice in Wonderland, and while vivid, it lacks consistency
This Is Our Youth
Punchkin Repertory crafts something special out of the vast "nowhere" in the lives of its three protagonists
'Advanced Young Artists: Teen Artist + Mentor Exhibition'
Advanced Young Artists mentorship program elevates and exposes Austin's budding artists
columns
Letters at 3AM: Vulnerability/Connectivity, Part 1
As a species, we have a desire to connect electonically, but not ideologically
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Gay Place
Who knew the guys at Chain Drive had a "soft" opening?
BY KATE X MESSER
The Good Eye: Passion Play
Don't call them action figures
BY AMY GENTRY
Day Trips
A sometimes-Green Bay Packers fan gets a lesson in love
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Common Law: My Future Roommate Backed Out – Now What?
Who will pay the rent?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Getting Good Gigs
Have a band. Play music. Enjoy it. Nerd the fuck out.
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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