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Paying tribute to the Texas Tornado, working out at the Music Gym, and Trail of Dead's Justice for all

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

Weighing in on the Live Music Task Force's recommendations to City Council and casting a ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The proposed PUD amendments won't fix the problems without a plan

The co-owner of beloved arts venue Chicago House and one of the great moms of the arts scene has passed

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

Has Top Chef hit bottom? Plus, Reed Clemons sells Capitol Brasserie.

Poverty and lack of affordable housing keep people down both locally and nationwide

While the rest of us were battling holiday crowds, your Style Avatar was whooping it up in Buda ... at Wal-Mart

Austin's weeklong goodbye to Clifford Antone, while the club he left behind ponders its own future

New nonprofit Pro Con puts ex-offenders to work

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

The Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville puts the Texas criminal justice system into perspective

It's SXSW all over, especially all over that other acronymically correct paradise, Austin's SoCo, our hallowed South Congress Avenue, south of the river. See what our Style Avatar has been up to and what he recommends.

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

The Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas' Love Field is fun for the whole crew

The cafes Paradise and Pecan Street: still plating after all these years

There's like some shows and stuff, and some new places to see bands, and, like, people are getting shot, too.

Cops storm the Mercury, the Red Eyed Fly spars with the city, Kissinger get shit-faced in Detroit, and local musicians get all lovey-dovey.

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

Your Style Avatar revels in his New York state of mind, having just visited our noble Big Apple. Come along for the ride.

On the road with Rock Opera, how to get your tix for Waking Life, and Robert Benton talks about writing.

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.