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Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary
We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Point Austin: From Earth Day to Climate Strike
In a dark time, it's worth recalling decades of progress
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: The Mystery of Type 3 STRs
Where is all our housing stock going?
BY NICK BARBARO
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Despite Concern, Commissioners Proceed With Two Finalists for County Judge
Advocates hope the next CC4 judge understands the intersections of sexual assault and family violence
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Young Community Organizers Unite Over Equitable Land Use in Austin
Planning Our Communities offers perspective on the city’s new land development code
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Council Backs Away From New Camping Ban
Is consensus forming on how to move past this summer's controversy?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Education Austin Calls Out AISD Police
Austin Justice Coalition, the NAACP, the Transgender Education Network of Texas, and more insist on “roundtable discussion” to address policing in schools
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
2019 Tribfest Takes Politics to the Streets
All eyes on Texas
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Mike Denton Jumps Into County Attorney Race
As expected, just-retired judge announces campaign for Dem nomination
BY MICHAEL KING
Death Watch: As Execution Pace Quickens, a 30-Day Stay for Barbee
Meanwhile, Randy Halprin loses 5CA appeal and Rodney Reed supporters fight for justice
BY BRANT BINGAMON
City Council Picks Team to Audit APD Rape Cases
The 18-month project will be led by D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Austin ISD Begins School Changes 2019 Listening Tour
Community engagement sessions are scheduled through Oct. 10
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
The First Rule of Dinner Club Is ... Well, Let’s Talk About It
Austin’s array of subscription-based nomfests will please your palate, expand your experience, and maybe even comfort your budget
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Boycott the Pumpkin Spice Latte With Alternative Spices
Five types of non-pumpkin autumnal beverages around town
BY LINA FISHER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 25, 2019
music
Noise Trio Think No Think Takes Its Shot
Band's latest LP comes with a little help from Butthole Surfers and Judge Judy
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Faster Than Sound: Historic Approval of City Tax Fund for Local Music
With $3 million in HOT monies, music advocates gear up for vote on Prop B, the Far Out finds its footing in South Austin, and more music news
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Texas Platters
screens
Celebrating Woman Director Awareness Month With Recommendations From Local Filmmakers
From artistic inspirations to personal connections, the legacies of women directors
Wrapping Up Another Year of Fantastic Fest
The Chronicle Screens staff looks at the Good, the Mad, and the Weird
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Abominable
A lot of fuzz and cuteness, but not much else to this yeti jaunt
The Day Shall Come
British satirist Chris Morris puts a human face on security theater
The Death of Dick Long
A redneck comedy takes a tragic, compassionate turn
Depraved
A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce
The Golden Glove
Serial killer biopic is too gruelingly accurate for its own good
Judy
Renée Zellweger is a star reborn in this Judy Garland biopic
Monos
Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents
Ms. Purple
Love, death, and family bonds in Koreatown
One Cut of the Dead
Horror becomes filmmaking comedy becomes a touching family triumph
Rambo: Last Blood
Last blood? We can only hope, as Rambo goes full MAGA
Sister Aimee
A slightly true story of America's first megapastor on the run
arts & culture
Photographer Sandy Carson Shoots Up the Weird, Weird West
Austin-based Scotsman's new book I've Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart is rooted in place
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Paper Chairs' Plano
Paper Chairs' production gets inside the heads of three sisters over a decade that races by in a breakneck 90 minutes
Ethos' :Humpty
Melissa Vogt and Chad Salvata's musical takes the childhood rhyme into adult territory, balancing lighthearted elements with macabre darkness
Blue Lapis Light's In Light
In this aerial dance production, the performers move through the sky with such grace, joy, and harmony, they might as well be angels
columns
Qmmunity: “The category is love, y’all, love”
Plus trailblazing trans choreographer Sean Dorsey returns to Austin and Lez B In Touch says so long summer
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Poco Bueno's Grave, Vernon
Champion horse remembered in Vernon park
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: Deal Killer
As the Homeland Security poster says, “If you see something, say something.”
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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