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On Being Dead, and Getting Pumped for Oscar Movie Season

On this week's episode of The Austin Chronicle Show on 91.7 FM, we use fall festival season as a jumping-off point for exploring bands and movies we're excited about.

6:31PM Fri. Oct. 22, 2021, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

When City Council voted in May to commence a new cadet class at Austin’s police academy after a pause of nearly a year, local justice reform advocates feared the decision was too hasty. A progress report on the “reimagining” of the academy, presented at Council's Oct. 21 meeting, confirms some of these apprehensions.

3:23PM Fri. Oct. 22, 2021, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Breaking Down the November 2 Ballot

In-person early voting for the November 2 election starts on Monday. Do you know what's on the ballot?

6:31PM Fri. Oct. 15, 2021, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Linda Lindas, Ghost Wolves [outside]

Mohawk

KUTX 10th birthday concert series w/ Why Bonnie, Sun June, Redbud at Antone's Nightclub

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at Long Center for the Performing Arts

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Texas House Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill

Last night the Texas House of Representatives approved anti-trans student-athlete legislation, House Bill 25, which bans Texas K-12 students from competing on a school sports team that doesn’t align with their assigned gender at birth.

12:37PM Fri. Oct. 15, 2021, Beth Sullivan Read More | Comment »

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP 91.7 FM

On this week's episode of The Austin Chronicle Show, reporter Brant Bingamon gives us an update on demonstrators injured at the Black Lives Matter protests in May 2020.

7:27PM Fri. Oct. 8, 2021, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

In Scathing Ruling, Federal Judge Blocks (For Now) Texas Abortion Ban

An Austin-based federal judge has temporarily halted the state's near-total abortion ban, slamming it as an “offensive deprivation” of Texans' constitutional rights.

10:35AM Thu. Oct. 7, 2021, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

Amid Tough Questioning, Council Confirms Chacon as New Police Chief

After three hours of deliberation behind closed doors and another two hours of public questioning, City Council on Sept. 30 confirmed Joseph Chacon’s appointment as Austin’s new police chief on a 9-2 vote, with Council Members Alison Alter and Mackenzie Kelly in opposition.

10:57AM Sat. Oct. 2, 2021, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Investigation Discovery Show "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Rips Holes in the Michael Morton Case

"Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” a new TV special on the Michael Morton case, got an ecstatic reception from a packed house of criminal justice advocates – many of them public officials – at its Austin Film Society premiere on Sept. 28.

7:04PM Fri. Oct. 1, 2021, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

LISTEN: ACL Artists to Watch

This week on The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP 91.7 FM, staff writer Austin Sanders joins us to discuss vaccination rates among first responders, a topic he also tackled in this week's issue.

6:31PM Fri. Oct. 1, 2021, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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