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The Premature Death of the WHAC
How Gov. Greg Abbott killed vital oversight for women’s health
BY MARY TUMA
Point Austin: The Heroic Legacy of Martin Luther King
In a dark time, looking to King's example for inspiration
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Iced Out
ZAP postponement tightens CodeNEXT timeline
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Steve Adler
The mayor is feeling feisty
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Paxton: Whose Due Process?
A.G. files amicus brief against undocumented pregnant minors
BY MARY TUMA
District 1 Council Candidacy Pool Doubles Up
Two new candidates join Eastside race
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
AG Rejects City’s Reasons for City Manager Search Secrecy
Paxton's office says withholding of information violates the Public Information Act
BY MICHAEL KING
Steve Adler Mounts Second Bid to Run City
Mayor shares his vision for Austin's next four years
BY MICHAEL KING
Anti-Displacement Task Force: Money, or Nothing
A city task force with no budget or staff?
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
CLEAT, City Standoff Over Police Monitor
Police union threatens legal action if OPM continues with no contract
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Sixth Street Jaywalker Partially Vindicated in Federal Court
Jury finds cop used excessive force
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Two Sides to Jason Donald’s Story?
Activists cite videotaped arrest as reason for transparency improvements
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Motions for Recusal
The politics of electing judges
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Prosecutors out to Disbar Adam Reposa?
Don Clemmer, Keith Henneke file grievance with State Bar
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
SCOTUS Takes Up Texas Gerrymandering
Doggett, Farenthold's districts to be questioned
BY MARY TUMA
food
The State of Austin Wine
Somms Under Fire lights up Austin's wine scene this month
BY TOM THORNTON
Fat Ice Company Puts the Cool in Your Cocktail
Pure ice means pure imbibing
BY JESSI CAPE
Food Events
music
The Boleys Put an Acid-Punk Spin on the Family Bands of the Sixties
Ethan, Emma & Jovian Boley do the punk rock
BY TIM STEGALL
Playback: No Really, How Are You?
Daniel Johnston provides backstory to Hi, How Are You? Day, plus the first 2017/18 Austin Music Awards talent reveal
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters Hall of Fame: A Few Small Repairs
Shawn Colvin's masterpiece for all seasons
BY MICHAEL RAMOS
My Gear: The Octopus Project
Electro experimentalists swear they subscribe to less-is-more despite their density of gear
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
screens
Mondo Gets Monstrous Again
Gallery mounts second Universal Monsters show
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Out of the Eyes of Babes
AFS and AISD bring young filmmakers into focus
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Now Streaming in Austin: Mr. Roosevelt
Life in the ATX as a struggling artist
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Forever My Girl
Nashville corporate country goes home in this sudsy snoozefest
Proud Mary
Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience
Small Town Crime
John Hawkes hits the bottle and the case as a modern day detective on the trail for redemption
12 Strong
High-tech bombs and horseback soldiers fight together in the U.S. war in Afghanistan
arts & culture
FotoATX: Pics and the City
This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Snapshot: MLK Day March
Austinites reflect on the continued inspiration of Dr. King’s teachings
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
Seen / Soon: Jan. 19
Seeing where geometry's order meets nature's chaos in Jason Middlebrook's art and listening to more of Jospeh Keckler's darkly funny arias
Arts Reviews
Orphans! The Improvised Orphan Musical at the Hideout
This tribute to musicals starring spunky singing street kids makes you believe the sun’ll come out tomorrow
Golden’s Speak No More
This fully immersive, silent improvised drama is mysterious, creative, and a most worthwhile theatrical experience
"Andrew Blanchard / Jonas Criscoe: Call & Respond"
The two printmakers take familiar signage from rural roads and the small-town South and flatten them into one another
columns
Gay Place
Frigid temps and hot queers
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Balcones Distilling, Waco
Whiskey distillery welcomes guests to try their tasting room
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: A Very Depressive Point of View
Contrary to our Idiot-in-Chief's racist desires, no one in Norway wants to come to America
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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