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Best Texas books to read right now
Texas birds, Texas musicians, Texas media stars, Texas festivals and a guide to the Texas Capitol stack up on our state shelves this week.
“When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn’s Cold War Triumph and …
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Cruise through 3 parties that perked up Austin’s spring season
Why do I always have 100 to 150 good ideas for newspaper articles in the hopper? Because I go out and meet interesting Austinites and they tell me their stories. Those stories don’t usually appear …
Everything you wanted to know about Mack, Jack and McConaughey
The amazing Jennifer Stevens answered 10 of the most common questions that she receives while organizing Mack, Jack and McConaughey, the giant benefit from buddies Mack Brown, Jack Ingram and Matthew McConaughey, teamed up with spouses Sally Brown, Amy Ingram and Camila Alves McConaughey.
The …
Before election day: Texas Book Festival and UT leadership awards
It’s hard not to talk about the election. But perhaps it’s a good thing that reporters — other than political columnists and editorial writers — traditionally don’t do so.
So we instead hark back to a …
Tonight’s huge for Austin parties, but there’s much more to come
First, take a look at all the big parties tonight. Then, scope out what’s coming up in the next few weeks.
Oct. 20: Backstage. Zach Theatre.
Oct. 20: Bridging the Gap for New Milestones. Four Seasons austin …
From the Hill Country to the parks, 7 Austin parties that made our nights smile
Isn’t this the perfect time of year to indulge in Austin’s rapturous social scene?
Hill Country Nights. A dreamy indoor-outdoor affair, this benefit for the Hill Country Conservancy moved from the excellent Brazos Hall to the larger and …
Rodeo Austin picks new leader
Rodeo Austin, one of Austin’s signature events, has a new leader. Rob Golding, who has served in the past decade as founding principal, chairman and CEO of Live Oak Gottesman, a commercial real estate development and services …
Hearing from a Gabour family member about the UT Tower shootings
We’ve heard from dozens of readers who wanted to share their stories about Aug. 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman‘s horrific spree from the University of Texas Tower initiated the modern era of mass public shootings.
They …
If the #Texit comes, count on an #AusTexit
First, the #Grexit didn’t happen.
Then, the #Brexit did.
Now, regional nationalists and the usual rump caucus of secessionists are talking about a #Texit.
If that happens — and legally, it can’t — we’ll be hearing about #AusTexit.
Though …
Austin reacts to a proposed gondola system
When I posted a link to an American-Statesman commentary by Brigid Shea and Jared Ficklin about a proposed gondola system to help alleviate traffic, the response was predictably divided.
A few dozen readers gave the idea a thumbs-up. Others …
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