Nov. 11, 2022

Zeke Barbaro (Photos by John Anderson / Jana Birchum)

Volume 42, Number 11

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ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:

BY Kimberley Jones

news

2022 Election Results

Texas Zigs as the Nation Zags and Dashes Dem Dreams

This is how it is now

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

Mayor's Race, Districts 3, 5, and 9 All Headed to Run-Off

Ready for round 2

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Community Organizing Defines Eastside Races

District 3 goes to run-off

BY BRANT BINGAMON

Progressive Women Rule the South Austin Streets

Ellis takes District 8 as District 5 goes to a run-off

BY LINA FISHER

Strong Student Support Buoys Qadri in D9 Race

Zo Qadri and Linda Guerrero go into overtime

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Local Candidates Find Victory in Statewide Races

On a wet, cloudy night, Greg Casar enjoys clear triumph

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

Hays County Dems Romp as San Marcos Legalizes Weed

Everything's blue (and green)

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

Manor, Lago Vista Remain in Cap Metro

Manor officials would have preferred Uber

BY BENTON GRAHAM

Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races

Give a teacher a hand

BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON

Round Rock Crushes Far-Right Candidates Running for School Board

Progressives won the day

BY BRANT BINGAMON

City, AISD, ACC All Win Approval for Major Investments

Voters boost big-ticket bonds

BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON

Austin at Large: A Puddle You Can Drown In

Democracy survives another round, but we don’t know about Apesh*t’s mind

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

Headlines / Quote of the Week

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

City Settles One APD Brutality Case, Hit With Another

Taxpayers' tally in Eighth Street shooting cases now tops $16 million

BY BRANT BINGAMON

Lawmakers Ask for Federal Help to Stretch Texas School Bond Dollars

Hitting the ceiling

BY MADI DONHAM

Giving Back to Georgian Acres at New Mobility Hub

Collaborative effort led by neighborhood natives brings relief to a textbook transit desert

BY LEILA SAIDANE

Overdose Reversal Training Brings Supplies, Education to Texas State University

To serve and inject

BY LINA FISHER

Death Watch: Execution Stayed Until TDCJ Makes New Spiritual Adviser Rules

State's neglect also places Stephen Barbee at risk of torture

BY BRANT BINGAMON

UT Students Protest Health Inequity

They urge Congress to spend more on global health

BY LEENA ALALI

food

Are Chef-to-Table Meal Services the Future of Cheffing?

No restaurant? No problem.

BY A. RICHMOND

Thanksgiving Is Coming, Gourdough’s Is Closed, Gourmand’s Is CTD, We’re Forking Cancer, Another Uchiba Is On Its Way, 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 November 10, 2022

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

music

Soundscaper Strawberry Hospital Reclaims an Outcast Genre and Herself

Rate Your Music-faved producer plays Chess Club this Friday

BY JULIAN TOWERS

Angela Strehli's Comeback Ace of Blues Revives Antone's Records

"At Antone's down in Texas, my friends call me the queen"

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ

What We’re Listening to This Week

Angela Strehli, Quentin Arispe, and an improvisation supergroup

BY JAY TRACHTENBERG, MICHAEL TOLAND AND JULIAN TOWERS

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, Nineties Brits, AfroTech, and more shows worth seeing

BY KRISS CONKLIN, RACHEL RASCOE, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN, TIM STEGALL AND DEREK UDENSI

Live Music in Austin

BY DEREK UDENSI

screens

How Becoming a Book Saved The Dead Friends Society

Austin filmmakers Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall turn the page on a new career as horror novelists

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Film Reviews

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel's Afrofuturist paradise goes to war with the world

Holy Spider

True crime drama is an indictment of theocracy and misogyny

Sam & Kate

Two generations of Hoffmans and Spaceks in a surprisingly tender and charming rom-com

Yashoda

Action thriller finds a criminal conspiracy involving surrogates
arts & culture

Austin Studio Tour 2022 Is All Over the Map

The annual celebration of art expands to match its city's size

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

Review: Glass Half Full’s Cenicienta

The bibbidi-bobbidi-boo in this bilingual Cinderella story lies in the storytelling

BY BOB ABELMAN

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: Election Post-Mortem

BY KIMBERLEY JONES

Opinion: Flawed Cemetery Rules Process Violates City Council Resolution and Betrays Public Trust

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is trying to force new rules that could result in the desecration of hundreds of graves

BY SHARON WEINTRAUB

Qmmunity: Making Fetch Happen

Pet players take over Austin this weekend with several ruff and rowdy events

BY JAMES SCOTT

Day Trips: Doris Miller Memorial, Waco

Memorial honors African American war hero

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

The Luv Doc: A Low Bar

People didn't move here for the meatpacking jobs

BY THE LUV DOC

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 11-17

BY ROB BREZSNY

Feedback

Letters to the editor, published daily
comics

Eyebeam

BY SAM HURT

This Modern World

BY TOM TOMORROW

Jen Sorensen Comics

BY JEN SORENSEN

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