Pence Says GOP Needs to Rediscover Its Conscience
On the evening of June 10, in front of an audience of hundreds at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, former Vice President Mike Pence said that he believes the Grand Old Party needs to redis...
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: June 11-17
Elon Becomes First Trillionaire Ever: Your ultrarich, right-wing neighbor known for owning big tech companies and providing perplexing perspectives that dominate global headlines became the world’s...
The Currents Review: Drowning in Life
What causes award-winning designer Lina (Isabel Aimé González-Sola) to calmly drop into the freezing waters of the Rhône with the clear intention of killing herself? In The Currents (Las corriente...
UT Fires KUT’s Debbie Hiott After Festival Disputes
Shockwaves have been felt through the media ecosystem of Texas with the announcement that Debbie Hiott, general manager of Austin NPR stations KUT and KUTX, had been fired with no notice by the Unive...
United States Makes Early World Cup Statement
The first week of the 2026 World Cup delivered just about everything you could want from a tournament’s opening stanza. FIFA’s “supersize me” World Cup has already treated us hypnotized viewe...
City Council Considers a November Bond Election
Mayor Kirk Watson definitely does not want a bond election this November. It looks like it might happen anyway.
In one of its last votes before heading out on summer break, Austin City Council a...