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Volume 42, Number 20
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
2023 Lege Preview
The Lege Opens, Here's What Happens Next
Not all of the bills are bad! Our analysis of the just-begun 88th Texas Legislature.
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Texas Lege Preview: Parties Agree That Fentanyl Sucks
Bipartisan consensus emerges to tackle opioid overdose crisis
BY LINA FISHER
Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder
BY LINA FISHER
Texas Lege Preview: The Only Exception in Post-Roe Texas
Legislators wrangle over birth control, rape, and travel
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Texas Lege Preview: Guns! Mental Health! Can the Lege Decide?
In the wake of Uvalde massacre, lawmakers float weapon restrictions, new programs
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Texas Lege Preview: At the Border Is It Lock ’Em Up, or Help Them Out?
The state could help ease the migrant crisis, but not by doing what it's done so far
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Texas Lege Preview: The Lege Has More Cash Than It Wants
Unprecedented $30 billion (and counting) surplus puts conservatives in a bind
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Texas Lege Preview: Are School Vouchers a Shoo-In?
House Dems (and rural Republicans) ready to rally for public education
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Texas Lege Preview: Homophobic Holdout
Democrats try to remove anti-gay laws; Republicans don't want kids to be trans
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Texas Lege Preview: These Bills Deserve to Die
Four of the worst measures filed (so far) for the 88th
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Austin at Large: Steve Adler, Scandal Machine
The ex-mayor not only can afford, but has earned, the right to swat away pesky flies
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: What Goes Up … May Go Down?
Lower home prices don’t mean lower housing costs
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Why 60,000+ Central Texans Could Lose Access to Ascension Hospitals Next Month
Ascension Texas faces accusations of putting profits over people
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
New Mayor and Council Take Office; No Coup Attempted
Peaceful transition of local power
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Jolt Action Accused of Unfair Labor Practices
Filings describe termination without notice and dispute over remote work
BY LINA FISHER
Does an Expired Execution Drug Make Death Painful?
Either way, the state killed Robert Fratta Tuesday
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Guest Chefs from Norway; Off-the-Menu from Perry’s; The Dead Rabbit from NYC; Something Something Space Lord Chophouse; the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year; and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 12, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music
The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk
BY JULIAN TOWERS
We Asked Writers To Review Bands They’d Never Seen Before at Free Week in Austin
First looks at Dregs, Chief Cleopatra, Exotic Fruits, Nuclear Daisies
BY NAYELI PORTILLO, KRISS CONKLIN, DAVID BRENDAN HALL AND CARYS ANDERSON
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, TIM STEGALL, LAIKEN NEUMANN, MICHAEL TOLAND, KRISS CONKLIN AND DOUG FREEMAN
Sophia Lawson's Debut Photography Show Celebrates Her Second Home, the Mohawk
Sabrina Ellis performs at Lawson's "Still Sounds" on Wednesday
BY TRENT JOHNSON
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
William Shatner, Still Boldly Going
The legend brings The Wrath of Khan to the Long Center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
All That Breathes
The struggle by two brothers to save the endangered black kite
Broker
Kore-eda exports his themes of family to Korea
The Devil Conspiracy
Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!
House Party
Reboot of the beloved Nineties comedy series
Kuttey
Brutal thriller as three gangs clash over lost loot in Mumbai
M3GAN
A yassified Chucky for the iPad Kid generation
Plane
Gerard Butler ages surprisingly well into elder action hero status
Saint Omer
French true-crime drama gives sharp insight into the immigrant experience
Skinamarink
Avant-garde horror strains eyes and patience
Thunivu
A charming rogue leads cops on a merry chase across Chennai
Veera Simha Reddy (NBK107)
Telugu revenge drama with Balakrishna out for blood
Waltair Veerayya
Telegu maritime thrill ride as a smuggler and a cop go to war
arts & culture
FronteraFest Is Back to Push New Boundaries
The theatrical fringe festival proves there's still space to experiment in a crowded Austin
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Five Treats for Your Art-Loving Eyes at PrintAustin
Ink and pressure come together for this annual exploration of the local print scene
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Another Lege Gavels In
Previewing the 88th Texas Legislature
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Your Reading Rainbow
Get homotextual in the new year with these local queer-centric book clubs
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Pegasus Sign, Dallas
Pegasus flies high in the Dallas sky
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Work to Do
A thought we need to shake out of our heads
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 13-19
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Claudio Reyna’s Future With Austin FC Uncertain After Ugly USMNT Scandal
Let’s hold our noses and review the madness
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
