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news
The Hero Returns
Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin
BY JESSICA LUTHER
Point Austin: Putting Out the Fire
Council-brokered agreement at AFD could be a city breakthrough
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Speed Limit?
City government: Rebuilt in two weeks
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Election Follies
Pressley contests D4 election, Zimmerman in ethics trouble
BY AMY KAMP AND MICHAEL KING
Mayoral Cabinetry
Who needs taxes?
BY NICK BARBARO
Council: Only the Strong Survive
Mayor Adler begins to build his administration
BY MICHAEL KING
Defund Planned Parenthood ... Jeopardize Lives
Lege contemplates cutting funding for cancer screenings
BY MARY TUMA
Lege Lines: House Committees, Revenue Estimates ... & Snacks
The Lege appoints House Committee members, offers revenue estimates, and ensures lawmakers are well fed
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
House Bills 1140 & 1141
Two bills would require more reporting on conditions of jails
BY AMY KAMP
Lawsuit Accuses APD of Excessive Force
A lawsuit alleges blood draw during DWI arrest by APD involved choke hold
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Right to Birth
Debate over care for pregnant jail inmates continues
BY AMY KAMP
The Hightower Report: Amazing – An insurance executive who makes sense!
Aetna goes where few corporations dare
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
In the Company of Goats
Perfect pairings at Pure Luck
BY VERONICA MEEWES
Noble Sandwich Co.
Noble Sandwich Co. ascends the throne
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Raising the Bar
Local brand takes chocolate-making SRSLY
BY AMIRA JENSEN
Food Events
music
These Things I've Come to Know
What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Playback: Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Dream
Outlaws wanted (for Awards), God calls back Gean West, and SXSW wristbands back on sale!
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Grace London
Brains
T Bird & the Breaks
Harmonizm
Kiko Villamizar
La Remolacha
Obscured by Echoes
Avidonia Pt. 1: The Escape
Gurf Morlix
Eatin' at Me
Wood & Wire
The Coast
Nakia
Live From the Good Music Club
Knifight
Live From the Good Music Club
screens
Love for Rent
For Valentine's Day, our staff offers some of their favorite romantic moments from films (and one game)
Part-Time Love
The film 5 to 7 finds love in brief pockets of time
BY MELANIE HAUPT
History in the Emulsion
The physical history of Austin can be traced through the movies that have been filmed in the city over the decades
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Reviews
Anegan
Tamil romantic thriller.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
This comic-book riff on James Bond films finds fun amid the ultraviolence.
MSG: The Messenger of God
Singh, a popular Hindi spiritual master, makes his first film.
Old Fashioned
A former frat boy and a free-spirited woman try to conduct an old-fashioned courtship.
Roy
Hindi love story.
Seventh Son
Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
The lovable gang from the animated TV show leaves Bikini Bottom to come ashore.
Still Alice
In an otherwise tepid film, Julianne Moore delivers a terrific performance as a woman beset by early-onset Alzheimer's.
Temper
Telugu action thriller.
arts & culture
Waxing Queer
Performance artist Silky Shoemaker opens the doors to queer culture's lost past with her gay wax museum
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
A Different Beast
For Belle Redux, Stephen Mills takes an innovative approach to Beauty and the Beast
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Peter and the Starcatcher
Zach Theatre's Peter and the Starcatcher brings storytelling magic to the tale of how Peter Pan came to be
The True Story of Bonnie and Clyde
Crank Collective revives Texas' most infamous outlaw couple in a short and folksy musical that mixes fact and fiction
"Soft Wax: Adam Crosson"
Adam Crosson melds history and architecture in a solo exhibition that rewards the studious eye
columns
Oops!
Gay Place: Laissez Lez...
OUTsider, Valentine's and Mardi Gras make this one big gay week
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont
Nature preserve offers up amazing sights
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Real Luv Doc
Is the real Luv Doc a snorkeling enthusiast?
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The ATX Pro Challenge
Your Austin Aztex match up against three MLS playoff teams, in double-headers Friday and Sunday
BY NICK BARBARO
Soccer Watch
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