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Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow
Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients
BY MARY TUMA
Point Austin: This Week in Trumpism
The accelerating reactionary assault on truth, humanity, and community
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Back to the Present
Hitting the refresh on CodeNEXT
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Lee Yeakel
Judge again strikes down state abortion ban
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Lloyd Doggett Talks ACA, Tax Plan
The congressman took a few minutes from "Trouble in Toyland"
BY MICHAEL KING
Allegations Mount at T. Don Hutto
Two more women come forward to allege sexual abuse inside the detention facility
BY MARY TUMA
Jim Baker’s Bad Bygones
Could the former firefighter's recent invasive video recording have been prevented?
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Plans Stalled at Champions Tract 3
The saga continues
BY MARGARET NICKLAS
Council: Meet Your City Manager Semifinalists
Winnowing down the list
BY MICHAEL KING
Austin Energy’s New Low-Income Solar Deal
Utility wants to enact a heavily reduced rate for those enrolled in its customer assistance program
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
Judge Strikes Down Texas Abortion Ban
Yeakel slams D&E ban as an “undue burden” on women
BY MARY TUMA
Does Your Boss Pay You to Miss Work?
They may have to soon
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
AISD’s Big Move
It's musical chairs for the school district
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
AISD Board to CodeNEXT: Remember Us
School board passes resolution recommending consideration of AISD students
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Time for a New Republic (Studios)
John Robison is building a creative campus out in Bastrop
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
food
Sotol: The New White Lightning
Three military vets find purpose, identity, and craft in Desert Door distillery
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Saigon Cafe and Seafood Shack
The Le family's sister restaurants on Hudson Bend are worth the drive
BY EMILY BEYDA
ICYMI: Hopfields
Guadalupe gastropub channels Sporty Spice and Posh Spice
BY REANNA ZUNIGA
Food Events
music
The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband
13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so
BY BILL BENTLEY
Playback: Saturnalia Lands
Austin welcomes new DIY music fest while another gets blocked in court
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Broadcasts Vol. 25
Broadcasts Vol. 25
All ATX
Vol. 5: Back to the Armadillo
Whitney Rose
Rule 62
Sour Notes
Darkest Sour
screens
Your Guide to the Most Intriguing Films of This Year’s Austin Asian American Film Festival
AAAFF looks cool AF
BY MICHAEL AGRESTA
Joachim Trier’s Thelma Is a Riveting Tale of Psychic-Sexual Coming of Age
Love makes the world burn down
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Democracy in Rest and Motion
Indie Meme brings acclaimed export Newton to AFS Cinema
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
What’cha Watchin’?
Who knew News Editor Chase Hoffberger was a sucker for despot propaganda?
Film Reviews
Blade of the Immortal
More blood-splattered samurai action from the Japanese master
The Breadwinner
A young girl tries to provide for her family in Afghanistan
The Disaster Artist
The making of one of the most inept films ever made
Psychopaths
More murder and mayhem from Mickey Keating
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Denzel Washington is a lawyer who goes rogue
Thelma
A college student's burgeoning sexuality brings on psychic powers
arts & culture
Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe
In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Vortex’s Wild Horses
This staging of Allison Gregory’s new play takes you back to your 13th summer with all its freedom and fear
Different Stages’ The Member of the Wedding
This staging of the coming-of-age drama evokes the small-town South with vivid design work and a rock solid ensemble
“Raul Gonzalez: Doing Work” at grayDUCK Gallery
The show’s images of construction work and fatherhood challenge expectations of masculinity, domesticity, immigrant work, and art
columns
Gay Place
This holiday season is filled with fun, queer activities
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Island Motor Bikes, Port Aransas
Port A bike shop is back in business and ready for vacationers after Hurricane Harvey
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Happy Grunting!
There are certain smells that even love can't overcome
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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