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City Budget: Something's Gotta Give
Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: It's Getting Harder to Stay Weird
Amid state and federal nonsense, it's getting harder to stay weird
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: CodeNEXT Version 1.1?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Thomas A. Saenz has some suggestions for the governor
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
County Re-Budgets to Save Community Programs
Despite Abbott's cuts, criminal justice initiatives will survive 'til fall
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Voting Results In, Some Conservatives Out
It's election time again
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
On Abortion, Texas Leads in Lying
"Unfounded abortion restrictions often have serious consequences"
BY MARY TUMA
A Pair of Patricides
Two Travis County men charged with killing their fathers
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Council: UnLocal Control
Lawsuits, Lions Municipal, and a little land use mixed between
BY MICHAEL KING
CodeNEXT Marches On
Coding affordability
BY MICHAEL KING
Lege Lines: Think of the Children
Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Challenge to SB 4
Opponents to "sanctuary cities" bill ready for court battles
BY MARY TUMA
Death Watch: The Capital of Capital Punishment
Tilon Carter set for execution – again
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Texas' Marijuana Policy May Be Progressing Quicker Than Expected
Texas' marijuana policy may be progressing quicker than anyone realizes
BY BRADEN MACCKE
The Hightower Report: Why Did Trump Back Off From His Mexican Border Tax?
Nobody knows more about trade than him
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
In Praise of the Restaurant Restroom
The best bathrooms are for more than business
BY ADAM INGRAM
Review: EastSide Tavern
A mixed concept with a dang good tot
BY BRANDON WATSON
Dear Glutton: Where Beer and Board Games Mix
A few options for a snack, a drink, and some Settlers of Catan
BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events
music
Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense
Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life
BY DAVE MARSH
Playback – JMBLYA 2017: Trapper’s Delight
JMBLYA garners the third largest concert audience in Austin's 2017
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Morbid Curiosity: A Card Game About Death
Shedding the stigma of the inevitable
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
My Obsession: Ernie Kovacs
Breaking the fourth wall with the legendary comedian
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Reviews
Buster's Mal Heart
Conspiracy thriller as metaphor for heartbreak
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Star-Lord and co. return in the popular Marvel series
Hounds of Love
A deft reimagination of the serial-killer genre
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
The Once and Future King gets a reboot
Lowriders
Film about East L.A.'s car culture
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
The man who would be kingmaker
Obit
The obit writers of The New York Times are profiled.
Snatched
A mother/daughter vacation from hell
The Wall
Two American soldiers face off with an Iraqi sniper
arts & culture
WEST PREVIEW
Christina Coleman at WEST 2017
The artist gives voice to the blackness in creation stories and personal histories
BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS
Texas School for the Blind’s "I Can’t Hear You, It’s Too Dark in Here"
TSBVI student artists go WEST with an exhibition of their work
BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS
West Austin Studio Tour 2017
When and where to go
Arts Reviews
Austin Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors
Austin Shakespeare's new take on Shakespeare's farce takes some time figuring out its own identity
“Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser” at the Blanton
Driven by untamable curiosity and over-the-top commitment, the artist makes work that revels in improvisation and play
columns
Page Two: Hey Hey, My My
Jonathan Demme will never die
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Queerbomb is short on funds and needs your help
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Magnolia Market, Waco
In four short seasons, home improvement show becomes biggest tourist attraction in town
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Hot, Fiery Furnace of American Stupidity
You should never trust the kind of woman who would go on a date with you
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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