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The Perils of Big Data
The up- and downsides of student information collection
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: A Work in Progress?
The new City Council seems just a trifle tentative
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: A Park Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
The bad idea for Long Park, and public events around town
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Zimmerman Talks Housing
D6 CM explains his position to the Chronicle
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Council: Not Enough Hours in the Day
How about a meeting about the meeting?
BY MICHAEL KING
Sparks Upholds Fair Housing Ordinance
Judge rules against landlords on discrimination
BY MARY TUMA
Immigrants' Future Uncertain
With Obama's executive actions halted for now, undocumented Texans are unsure of their fate
BY TONY CANTÚ
Death Watch: Insufficient Arguments
Manuel Vasquez hasn't had a lot of luck convincing judges that he shouldn't be on death row
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Lege Lines
Refusing Medicaid, tax cuts abound, marijuana bill, and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bill of the Week
Bill by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez would support community schools
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Health Clinics Caught in the Crossfire
Cancer screening cuts won't only impact Planned Parenthood
BY MARY TUMA
WE Con Unites Through Stories
Women's Empowerment Conference offers a space for women to tell their stories
BY JESSI CAPE
The Hightower Report
Defending the Alamo – from a U.N. takeover
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Speaking Volumes
The secret history of Austin's First Cookbook
BY MM PACK
The Peached Tortilla
New Americana at the Peached Tortilla
BY BRANDON WATSON
Veggie Tales
Vegan Survival Guide toasts Austin
BY BRANDON WATSON
Food-o-File
Opening ceremonies
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Seven Samurai
Seven Austin acts we trust to break out at SXSW Music 2015
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Playback: Inside Antone's
Christening Antone's new location, SXSW reveals, and a new documentary on old Dicks
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
L.M. Kit Carson: Film Frontiersman
The 2015 Texas Film Awards induct L.M. Kit Carson posthumously into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
BY LOUIS BLACK
Sfanthor Lowers the Drawbridge
Castle in the air finally lands
BY MARC SAVLOV
Help Desk
Should parents have to check their phones at all hours?
BY MICHAEL AGRESTA
Film Reviews
Enakkul Oruvan
Tamil thriller.
Faults
A cult deprogrammer needs some mental floss of his own.
Focus
Will Smith is a con man compromised by the reappearance of his shady ex.
The Lazarus Effect
Medical students try to bring the dead back to life.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Richard Gere joins in the fun at this revived hotel for seniors.
Surya vs. Surya
Telugu romance.
Timbuktu
Jihad in Mali goes from comic to horrific in the blink of an eye.
arts & culture
Graphic Diversity
This year's Staple! expo spotlights women in comics, and local creator E.K. Weaver explains why
BY JESSI CAPE
Sue's Turn
After years of thwarting the singing kids on Glee, Jane Lynch takes the stage to belt some tunes herself
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Pythia Dust
The Vortex's star-spanning musical is out of this world, but it doesn't really go anywhere
"Tamara Becerra Valdez and Jesse Kees"
Two artists study and celebrate Bastrop
columns
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law: Is My New Car a Lemon?
Shedding light on Texas' Lemon Law
BY LUKE ELLIS
The Good Eye: Tales From the Minority Box
Women of color talk about the casting bias
BY AMY GENTRY
Day Trips: Killen's Texas Barbecue in Pearland
Taking smoked meats to a new plateau
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place: Ignorance of Your Culture
Ignorance of your culture is not now or ever considered to be cool
BY KATE X MESSER
The Luv Doc: The Woman Who Stole My Husband
A raging bonfire of hate
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
