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New Name, Same Game
S-Comm's end hasn't lessened the fear of deportation for Travis County's immigrants
BY TONY CANTÚ
Point Austin: The Machinery of Death
Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: PUD Doesn't Get ZAPped
Zoning Commission works through Council hiatus
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Cost of Justice
Will voters want to pay for a new courthouse?
BY MICHAEL KING
Planetarium Group Still Vies for Permanent Spot
Texas Museum of Science and Technology considers Cedar Park home temporary
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Paxton Mired in Legal, Ethical Charges
Facing a trio of challenges, AG Paxton goes on the offensive
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
La Lotería Returns
Beloved mural to be restored
BY TONY CANTÚ
Equal Treatment for Victims
APD detective spearheads effort to train officers about same-sex domestic violence
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Death Watch: Mental Illness Claims Fail; Death Awaits
After a 2005 murder, Clifton Williams is set to be executed
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Three Deaths Before Dawn
Two unrelated shootings leave three dead
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Committee Punts on 64 Rainey Street
City Council will likely take up the Rainey Street project debate in early August
BY MICHAEL KING
School's Out, but AISD Pay Raise Talk Goes On
Debate over salary increase details carries on at AISD
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Lege Session Dealt Blow to AISD Budget
AISD grapples with impact of this session's bills on its financial future
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
The Donald Show
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Snakes on a Plate
Reconsidering the reptile
BY JESSI CAPE
Prelog's European Kitchen
Dazzling technique and missed potential
BY BRANDON WATSON
AC Date Night: Three Little Pigs & East End Wines
Wine 'em and swine 'em in East Austin
BY ADRIENNE WHITE
Food-o-File
To the victor belongs the cheese
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
music
Strawberry Letter 23
Cult soulman/guitarist Shuggie Otis returns from decades of mystery
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!
The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Live Shots: Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Leon Bridges
Coming Home
Roxy Roca
Ain't Nothing Fancy
screens
Bad Education
The Tribe offers up a spellbinding look inside a Ukrainian school for the deaf
BY MARC SAVLOV
Gone Girl
Amy charts Amy Winehouse's tragic path
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Help Desk
Surviving Austin's rising cost of living with some help from the "sharing economy"
BY MICHAEL AGRESTA
Film Reviews
Amy
Doc about the life of Amy Winehouse is revelatory, amusing, and deeply devastating
Baahubali: The Beginning
This first part of a planned two-part epic is showing in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi
Cartel Land
Vigilante groups on both sides of the border fight the Mexican cartels in this harrowing doc
The Gallows
Another found-footage horror film that's best left unfound
Infinitely Polar Bear
Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana star in this intimate family drama
Minions
The Minions have moved from background work to starring in their own animated movie
Papanasam
Tamil thriller
Self/less
The film starts off as promising sci-fi, but turns into a disappointing shoot-’em-up
The Tribe
Using only sign language and no subtitles, this Ukrainian drama tells a story about young, deaf criminals
arts & culture
Books on Wheels
In Austin, bookmobiles aren't just a thing of the past; they're the literary wave of the future
BY JESSI CAPE
Hideout Theatre's Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After shows how to put on a Disney-inspired musical: improv edition
BY ALEXA HARRINGTON
Arts Reviews
"There's a Summer Place Where We Can Go"
The Davis Gallery show has a surprising depth and variety, but some of it distracts from the show's laid-back vibe
When the Rain Stops Falling
Strong writing and a robust cast make Different Stages' production stay with you
Austin Symphony July Fourth Concert & Fireworks
With more than the usual musical suspects, the ASO managed to make its 39th July Fourth concert a rousing success
columns
Gay Place: He's BAAAAAACK!
They all come back, y'all, and this is one we're happy to see. SRDub, aka Stanley Roy.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: Hill Country Peaches
Sample the fresh produce of farmers' roadside stands
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Getting Your Groove On
Ain't no shame in that lame
BY THE LUV DOC
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Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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