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Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize
Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 5 Election
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Point Austin: The Stakes at 4700 Riverside
“Redevelopment” is always about community
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: The Planning Stages
Land Use Commissioners, public swing into action on the LDC
BY NICK BARBARO
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NAKED CITY
Austin's Land Development Code Schedule Takes Shape
Council could take a first-reading vote in December
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Travis County D.A. Moore and Her First Assistant Hire Top-Tier Help
Infamous defense attorney will represent the defendants in rape survivor's defamation suit
BY SARAH MARLOFF
City Council Ready to Move on From Camping Ban
"Council made a decision, and it's time for us to move past the divisiveness in the community"
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
After Much Shouting, Riverside Deal Gets Done
City Council gives final zoning approval for "Domain on Riverside" project
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Good News and Bad News for Neighbors of Austin Community Landfill
County and operator at odds over expansion
BY LINDSAY STAFFORD MADER
19 Years On, Anti-Death Penalty March Sees Progress
Yet time is running out for Ruben Gutierrez, Rodney Reed
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Joaquin Castro Bill to Protect Sanctuary Seekers
HR 4539 would rescind deportation orders for three Austinites currently in refuge in local churches
BY MARY TUMA
Louisiana SCOTUS Case Déjà Vu for Texas Abortion Providers
Conservative 5th Circuit ignores Whole Woman's precedent
BY MARY TUMA
food
A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay
Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world
BY EMILY BEYDA
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 24, 2019
music
The Gravity of Sound
The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Unearthing Daniel Johnston’s If
Producer Brian Beattie has an unreleased Daniel Johnston album ready, but can’t make amends with the late cult singer’s management
BY RACHEL RASCOE
screens
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Director Trey Edward Shults Returns to Themes of the Family With Waves
The Krisha creator screens his latest at the Austin Film Festival
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Documentary Cowboys Shows That Some Are Still Out on the Range
If you thought cross-country cattle drives were the stuff of legend, this Austin Film Festival showing will make you think again
BY MATTHEW MONAGLE
A Room Full of Nothing Is a Farewell Note to Austin's Art Scene
Breaking up in the apocalypse at the Austin Film Festival
BY JENNY NULF
Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland
AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Now Streaming in Austin: Attack of the Pod People!
Austin film podcasting community comes offline for one night
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Black and Blue
Corrupt cop drama feels awkwardly dated
The Current War - Director's Cut
The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists
Greener Grass
Something weird in suburbia (again) but this is no Blue Velvet ripoff
Jojo Rabbit
Anti-hate satire in the ruins of the Reich finds heart and humor in the chaos
The Lighthouse
The latest from The Witch director finds madness in isolation
Pain and Glory
Almodóvar's latest classic is a self-portrait by a great, aging artist
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho heats up South Korea's cold class war
Portals
SF anthology brings in genre heavy hitters but still whiffs
Promare
DayGlo anime explosion makes firefighters cool and kinetic
arts & culture
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL 2019
The Texas Book Festival's Read Warriors
Book lovers charge the Texas State Capitol this weekend
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Tim O'Brien's Love Letter to His Sons
In Dad's Maybe Book, the author of Going After Cacciato is going after fatherhood
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Arts Reviews
Penfold Theatre's Ghost Quartet
Among the threads of this darkling tapestry are spirits of malice and mayhem and longing and love
Zach Theatre's Dracula
Strong performances and Broadway-level design fill this entertaining version of the Bram Stoker vampire tale
Tapestry Dance Company's Austintatious (Too)
This revival of a 2002 production paid tribute to the spirit of the city but also showed how the troupe embodies its best qualities
columns
Qmmunity: Lez Get Spooky
Plus commemorating Intersex Awareness Day and Halloween vibes
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building, Port Aransas
Just add water at boat-building school
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Fast and Furious
Tornadoes are a dime a dozen in Oklahoma
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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