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The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

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So You Think You're Registered?

Thousands of voters mess this up every Election Day. Do yourself a favor, and double-check your registration before the Oct. 6 deadline.

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No Exceptions for Ike-Displaced Voters

A voter-registration deadline extension looks unlikely

Say Goodbye, and Watch the Debate
The TCDP bids adieu to district judges Jeanne Meurer and Margaret Cooper, then staggers over to the debate-watching party


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DIY pedicab hits the street

TPJ Campaign Complaint Leads Back to WilCo

Texans for Public Justice says Chief Justice Kenneth Law has engaged in illegal fundraising practices – but that's not all

Innocence Project Seeks Justice

Timothy Cole died before his false conviction could be overturned, but his family – and the victim of the real attacker – still seek closure

Mueller Revisits Affordability and Density

Planners return to the drawing board to add and diversify housing stock at Mueller

Point Austin: Money for Nothing

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City Hall Hustle: Ocean's Seven

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Chocolate That Isn't; and Bush's Farewell Gift to Chemical Bosses

Learning Curve

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Conspirare

Be there when they sing for TV

2008 B. Iden Payne Awards

Nominees enter stage right

Lora Reynolds Gallery

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Chaddick Dance Theater

Heart meets body

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Cloud 9
Mary Moody Northen Theatre serves an impeccably acted, entertaining way to question your perspectives

Blackbird
Capital T and Hyde Park Theatre deserve better than this David Harrower script

An Angel-Free Angeles

Detective novelist Michael Connelly trolls L.A.'s seedy underbelly again in 'The Brass Verdict'

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Downtown Owl: A Novel
In his fiction debut, pop-culture critic Chuck Klosterman carries over the best and worst of his distinctive voice

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Good food, good work, good citizens

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Some local dining landmarks we missed, along with news on Hill-Berts and the Cocktail World Cup

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The Endless Search

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Page Two: To Whine Is to Love Again

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After A Fashion

Stephen remakes his nephew: Can the world handle another style-happy Moser?

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The Bugle Boy in La Grange offers an intimate setting for the audience and artists to connect

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God, we love Barney Frank ... (and the bailout does have its bright side)

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At 10 years old, Robert D'Lorm didn't learn how to box to beat up the bullies at school; he learned how to box so he wouldn't have to

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Austin Asian American Film Festival 2008

Human Traffic

A new rockumentary aims to do something about the modern slave trade

Trial and Error, Rewarded

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Democracy's Feet of Clay

AFS Documentary Tour presents Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

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Save the Texas film industry with a Spaghetti Western fundraiser with the stars and under the stars at Star Hill Ranch

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'Masterpiece' Loosens the Corset

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