Ali Sohail Ishaq, an Austinite and practicing Muslim in his 40s, remembers growing up playing Call of Duty with his childhood friends, firing shots through virtual war zones set in majority-Muslim ...

Another massive shakeup at South by Southwest. With the flyers barely off the walls, festival PR has announced the surprise exit of vice-president of Film & TV, Claudette Godfrey, and her replacement, ...

We’re fewer than 80 days shy of kickoff of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, and it’s finally starting to feel like it. That feeling will only grow over the next week, which marks a critical milestone in ...

In 2012, VFW State Commander Dave Walden’s wife drove home to find him wandering around the neighborhood, carrying his cane as if it were the rifle that he used while serving the country in Iraq. He ...

Greetings! In this week’s issue, we kick off a new year of Best of Austin polling. Whether you’re new to the paper or just need a refresher, we’re here to demystify the process. What Is Best of Austin ...

The Canary opens with an ominous synth growing closer and closer, like the footsteps of an intergalactic supervillain. Shrouded in a ray of ethereal light, our “Eagle Rider” hero, vocalist Lars ...

The Phoenix Saloon in New Braunfels still makes a mean bowl of chili after 134 years. Texas chili wasn’t invented in New Braunfels – that honor is generally bestowed on the Chili Queens of San Antonio ...

A defense attorney attempting to get a criminal case against an Austin police officer dismissed is now asking a judge to take a step further: examine whether the prosecutors who brought the case ...

T Bird & the Breaks hits with a swift slap of encouragement from a strange but wise man you just met on a dirty street corner. The outfit’s new self-titled album delivers the unpolished, surreal ...

I come to you right before Trans Day of Visibility Weekend, which I’m capitalizing because I’m a fun guy full of whimsy, with a few bulletin board-esque updates. Take heed of them, pass ’em to someone ...

Bertha Rendon Ortiz, born and raised in East Austin and still here after 47 years, is proud to be the daughter and granddaughter of farmworkers and labor organizers. Her father was an Austin Brown ...