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Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era
With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint
BY KATE GROETZINGER
Point Austin: Loaded Dice
If we can't pull together on climate change, we face an unlivable future
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Troll Wars
A social media bullying story
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: J. Alexander Lawrence
Attorney for abortion providers explains nonsensical nature of state's fetal burial law
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
(Please Still) Bring Your Own Bags
City will try to persuade businesses to advocate for reusable bags
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Cody Wilson Print Your Gun
DIY gun manufacturer will be able to print instructions online again on Aug. 1
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Mentally Ill Undocumented Immigrant on ICE Hold
Tania Silva arrested by APD on July 21
BY MARY TUMA
EEOC Takes Up Balcombe’s Case
Former Travis County court reporter who claimed sexual harassment and retaliation will get a hearing
BY SARAH MARLOFF
RAICES Rejects Salesforce Donation
Check (yourself), please
BY MARY TUMA
An HIV-Free Generation?
New clinic to help city, county eradicate HIV
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Council: Break’s Over, Budget Time Begins
Number crunching
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Election Notes: Ward Politics
Troxclair gets her man
BY MARY TUMA, NINA HERNANDEZ, CHASE HOFFBERGER AND AUSTIN SANDERS
AISD Readies a Modernization Project
21st century schooling
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
“Morale Is Terrible” at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
Employee survey reflects strong dissatisfaction with SOAH leadership
BY MICHAEL KING
Fetal Burial Trial Concludes
Five-day trial into draconian law yields no indication from judge on eventual ruling
BY MARY TUMA
Dark Money v. Precourt?
Fighting a "billion-dollar giveaway"
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Tacos of Texas Takes Cultural Exploration to the Screen
Episodes feature one taco and one Texas city
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Food Events
music
How Much Harder Can Skeleton Get?
They’re already the most savage specimen of homegrown hardcore
BY TIM STEGALL
Playback: The Healing Hand of Jonathan Horne
Following the free jazz guitar phenom as he undergoes hand surgery
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven
Brownout frontman pays tribute to Dimebag
BY ALEX MARRERO (OF BROWNOUT)
Texas Platters
Jimmy LaFave
Peace Town
Eliza Gilkyson
Secularia
Israel Nash
Lifted
Evil Triplet
Have a Nice Trip
Thousand Foot Whale Claw
Black Hole Party
Ume
Other Nature
Carry Illinois
Work in Progress
Christina Cavazos
Mile Marker
Mujeres Podridas
Sobredosis
screens
Skam Austin Makes Our Social Media Part of the Story
Facebook Watch show follows teens, onscreen and IRL
BY MAE HAMILTON
My Obsession: TV Monster Movies
Forget Seventies glamour: The decade’s made-for-TV movie monsters were the real stars
BY AMANDA REYES
Film Reviews
Blindspotting
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal astound in this perfect state of the union story
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise risks life and limb in one of the best missions yet
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans
arts & culture
Exposing the Art of the Scam in Lie, Cheat & Steal
Comics Pat Sirois and Kath Barbadaro school you on the grift in their podcast
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Snapshot: 24 Hours in Angers
David Brendan Hall dives in to the cultural details of Austin's sister city in France
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
Arts Reviews
Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes
A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner
In the sequel to UNSUB, Gardiner pits Caitlin Hendrix against a killer based on Ted Bundy and shows again what a great storyteller she is
columns
Gay Place
Straight-ish movies that shaped queer identity
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Lakewood Brewery, Garland
Garland full-flavored craft brewery sets itself apart
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Barney Fife God's Universe
People are just no damn good
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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