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The Cost of Art: Actors’ “Pay” Austin’s Cocktail Queens VOTE NOW! Music Poll Ballot P.30 P.44 P.57 JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 21 austinchronicle.com High Wire r e b fi n Act h i g hi How Austin and Google Fiber Plan to Bridge the Digital Divide Between the Connected and the Still-Unplugged, Trying to Get By Without a ’Net BY MARY TUMA (cid:127) P.22 2 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE JANUARY 23, 2015 austinchronicle.com THE SPRING/SUMMER SEASON AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IS ON SALE NOw FEBRUARY 7 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 20 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 20 – STATESIDE TEMPLE GRANDIN LISA LAMPANELLI ROGER MCGUINN JANE LYNCH MARCH 6 PARAMOUNT INTO THE WILD LIVE FEBRUARY 21 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 23 – PARAMOUNT MARCH 1 – PARAMOUNT DR. JOHN DR. MICHIO KAKU JACK HANNA SMOKEY ROBINSON APRIL 8 PARAMOUNT MARCH 7 – PARAMOUNT AIMAPERIEL 1 0 M– PAARANMONUN T& MAVIS STAPLES BILLY COLLINS MARCH 6 & 7 – STATESIDE WITH HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF CHRIS BOTTI MAY 13 PARAMOUNT SOUTHERN TROUBADOURS IN THE ROUND TEXAS SONGWRITERS CIRCLE APRIL 11 – PARAMOUNT MAY 17 – STATESIDE JOE ELY JOHNNY BUSH RUTHIE FOSTER MIKE HARMEIER PAUL THORN RAMSAY MIDWOOD MAY 21 – PARAMOUNT to learn more about our efforts to rebuild this historic sign, visit www.austintheatre.org/greenlight CHARLES REGIS & BRADLEY RICKLES & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD jUNE 5 jUNE 24 – BASS CONCERT HALL PARAMOUNT TICKETS & INFO: AUSTINTHEATRE.ORG OR 512 474-1221 This project is supported in part This project is funded and supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of by a grant from the Texas Commission on the the City of Austin Economic Arts, and is supported in part by an award PARAMOUNT THEATRE • 713 CONGRESS AVE | STATESIDE AT THE PARAMOUNT • 719 CONGRESS AVE Development Department. from the National Endowment for the Arts. austinchronicle.com JANUARY 23, 2015 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE 3 CONTENTS JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 21 PUBLISHER Nick Barbaro EDITOR Louis Black SENIOR EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Kimberley Jones ARTS Robert Faires FILM Marjorie Baumgarten 3) NEWS Michael King MUSIC Raoul Hernandez 5 FOOD Brandon Watson 6 ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Mary Tuma ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Amy Kamp 7 GAMING, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA ( James Renovitch SPECIAL ISSUES, GUIDES, INTERNS E Kate X Messer L CALENDAR O ARTS LISTINGS Wayne Alan Brenner MUSIC LISTINGS Anne Harris COMMUNITY LISTINGS, SPECIAL SCREENINGS P Josh Kupecki - STAFF WRITERS 7 January Special Kevin Curtin, Chase Hoffberger, Richard Whittaker, 7 SIGN UP FOR AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Virginia B. 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I could easily have missed this from earlier pieces (I see her contributions are extensive), but while solar power piped through the grid is important from a climate change perspective, rooftop solar seems to me to entail a huge transfer of wealth from giant corporations to middle-class home and those lines, including companies that are doing said he believes Austin needs passenger rail, who was the sole City Council vote against business owners. This, I believe, will be critical solar leasing, would be a great follow-up. and also, as an elected executive official who strengthening Austin’s Climate Protection Plan to millennials to help offset declining wages. And And if rooftop solar becomes widespread, should exhibit a level of statesmanship (even (April 10, 2014) while at the same time, hypo- it will be the enlightened self-interest of consum- how will that impact the emerging grid? And as an outgoing mayor), pronounce such a death critically, just two months later, signing a resolu- ers, not the do-gooder notion of decreasing one’s what evil lurks in our Legislature to stop this knell on efforts to bring a passenger rail refer- tion supporting the national Climate Protection carbon footprint, that will be powerful enough to vital transition? endum back before voters, as soon as possi- push past the resistance of the fossil fuel indus- Rob Lallier ble? Why not expend any good will and political try to a renewable and sustainable economy. Center for Consumer and External Affairs capital accumulated while mayor on an effort to CONTINUED ON P.8 So, I would have welcomed a sidebar on bring a much better initial light/urban rail route federal and city rebates for rooftop solar. Last I before voters? Former Mayor Leffingwell is the looked, the cost was $30k for an average home, LEFFINGWELL’S LEGACY very definition of a sore loser, whose pet legacy OOPS! The Jan. 16 “Food-o-File” with about a $10,000 subsidy from the city and Dear Editor, project (urban rail) failed badly, in large part due incorrectly stated that Ms. P’s Electric a subsidy of about the same amount from the Regarding Mark Cathcart’s Feedback letter to his heavy-handed oversight – solely appoint- Cock food trailer was located in the feds, making the cost in Austin less than $10k. [“You Get What You Vote For,” Jan. 16]: There ing three different city citizen advisory com- Picnic food court on Barton Springs. But subsidies are declining, I hear. How is that is, unfortunately, a need to pile on former missions (the only city commissions appointed Owner Perry Ray is using that trailer for debate going? Mayor Leffingwell. With the defeat of the urban by only one City Council member) and turning her mobile operation. The correct I also heard an interesting presentation at the rail bond on Nov. 4, Mayor Leffingwell stated a deaf ear to criticisms of the rail route and address of her permanent location is Treehouse about their solar installation program he believes rail is dead “at least for the next planning process for over six years from leading 1101 S. Congress. that includes financing. More information along decade or so.” But how can someone who Austin rail advocates. 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How many times city budget adoption meeting on September 8, have you heard or read about how uncontrol- 2014 – including voting against funding many lable a person on PCP is? They fought under essential social welfare programs), perhaps that bridge because Trey was trying to arrest revealing himself to be a wolf/Republican in him and he was resisting. sheep’s/Democratic disguise? Fortunately, for S. Reneé Scott Austin, good riddance. [Amy Kamp responds: I appreciate that Ms. Andrew Clements Scott took the time to offer this perspective on Charles Kleinert. I have not, at this point, seen evidence confirming that “Larry Jackson was high MORE TO THE STORY on PCP.” I understand that his autopsy showed PCP Dear Editor, in his system. I’m not going to make the leap from As usual, the media takes what little they that fact to the conclusion that Jackson was under know and run with it [“Kleinert’s Next Defense,” the influence of PCP on the day of his death; PCP News, Jan. 16]. What happened to Larry can be detected in a person’s system for up to a Jackson was a tragedy. But what everyone fails week. More importantly, while there seems to be to acknowledge is that there were two families no debate that Jackson fled the scene, there’s who suffered that day. Since you nor any of been no evidence made publicly available that he the other media folks know Trey Kleinert or his was behaving violently.] family personally, you assume that the death of Larry Jackson was the only horrible outcome of that day. What you don’t know is Kleinert was on the force his entire career and never fired his gun. I saw him as recently as a month before LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with that awful day and he was proud of the fact that full name and include daytime phone number, he had never had to use force. He was and is a full address, or email address. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. good, kind, loving man. I have known him since I We reserve the right to edit all submissions. was 15 years old (I am now 51). He is destroyed Letters may not be edited, added to, or that this accident happened. That’s what this changed by sender once we receive them. was, a terrible accident. Much comment has General email address: [email protected] been made about why Kleinert chased Jackson. Postmarks forum: Of course he chased him; he was an officer austinchronicle.com/forums/postmarks of the law, and in mid-sentence during their Mailing address: The Austin Chronicle, UPDATED DAILY AUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/POSTMARKS conversation, Jackson ran. 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HEADLINES Hundreds gathered at the UT-Austin campus Monday THE NEW CITY COUNCIL morning and marched to rumbles into action Huston-Tillotson University today (Jan. 22) with a morning executive session to commemorate Martin and briefing and an evening Town Hall for public Luther King Jr.’s legacy. input on proposed changes in the committee and meeting structure. See “Public Notice,” p.12, and “Council: Fire in the Hole,” p.14. AISD’S LEADERSHIP VACUUM should be filled on Jan. 26, as trustees are expected to formal­ ly hire interim superintendent (and sole finalist) Paul Cruz for the currently vacant position of permanent superintendent. IT’S MUSICAL CHAIRS down at APD HQ again: Chief of Staff Raul Munguia retired Wednes­ day after nearly 30 years of service. Assistant Chief Brian Manley, a 24­year veteran, was promoted to take his place. Cmdr. Chris McIlvain steps into the assistant chief position once held by Manley. ADIOS TO GOV. Rick Perry, aloha to Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Joe Straus. The 84th Legislature rolled in with pomp and circumstance this week, a Congress Avenue parade, and the usual apprehensions for most of the populace. See “Lege Lines,” p.16. IN HIS INAUGURAL address, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made his ideological priorities clear: “I stand M U here with a servant’s heart, respectful of all faiths, CH R but as a Christian first, a conservative second, and a BI Republican third.” Meanwhile, concerns are rising NA A about who Patrick will really represent, as five days J earlier he announced he had formed a new citizen Perry’s Farewell advisory board to help him develop policy – one heavy with big business and lobbyists. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE – the long­valued NOTHING IN HIS TENURE BECAME HIM LIKE HIS LEAVING IT Senate process of requiring consensus to bring leg­ islation to a vote ­ died on Jan. 21 after a 20-10 We’ve already had our “Adios, Mofo” for the innovation of drug courts “that treat state’s courts and law enforcement, maybe vote, with Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. moment – last July, when now-former Gov. alcoholism and drug addiction as a disease, we can close a few more prisons. Perry’s joining 19 Republicans to lower the bar to three­ Rick Perry announced that he would not and not a moral failing” – and credited the past statements on the possibility of mari- fifths. Lucio was also the sole Senate Democrat to run again in November – although it change with not only cutting the crime rate juana decriminalization hold some of the vote for abortion regulations last session. remains difficult to resist the but allowing prison closures. same promise. impulse to let the door bang It will be news to far too Of course, it’s always easier to make such A SMALL CROWD gathered during inaugural him on the behind as he many Texas inmates and empathetic declarations when you’re not festivities Tuesday to urge Gov. Abbott to grant takes his leave (“Point POINT their families that the illness actually campaigning – few Texas politi- clemency to death row inmate Rodney Reed, cur­ Austin: Adios, Mofo,” July model of addiction now dom- cians ever won an election by promising to AUSTIN rently set for execution in mid­March. Reed was 12). Instead, in the spirit of inates the state’s approach to be softer on crime. But this is one of the found guilty of the 1996 rape and killing of Stacey bipartisanship Perry invoked BY drug crimes. It’s also worth handful of issues on which progressive Stites but has long since maintained his innocence. briefly last week, I’ll start by MICHAEL noting that opening and Democrats and libertarian Republicans can Many believe it was actually Stites’ then­boyfriend noting an area of agreement closing prisons is an ideo- find common ground. Anything deserves KING Jimmy Fennell who committed the two crimes. in his farewell address to the logical pendulum that applause that serves to undermine the Legislature: “My fellow depends as much on the wholesale madness of the War on Drugs. DARK MONEY RULES: Jan. 20 marked the Texans,” he said, “we must state’s cyclic budget situa- fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s remember when it comes to tion as it does on either CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Citizens United ruling, opening the floodgates to the disease of addiction, the issue is not addiction theory or progressive jurispru- Alas, drug diversion courts are pretty anonymous cash dropping into elections. helping bad people become good, but sick dence. Nevertheless, it’s real progress that a much where the good news ends. While people become well.” Perry pointed to the governor can publicly acknowledge what praising “job creation” and “unlimited TECHNOCRAT ELON MUSK has announced success of diversion programs instead of has been obvious about prohibition since, opportunity,” Perry had almost nothing to that the first five­mile test track for his proposed prison for alcoholism and drug addiction – well, Prohibition. If more of that progres- say about the state’s primary obligations near­supersonic Hyperloop public transit system citing an unnamed Dallas Democratic judge sive approach indeed filters out into the CONTINUED ON P.12 will be built in Texas. Local rail fans, don’t get too excited: The Tesla Motors founder plans the first working route for California. ONLINE//CONTINUING LEGE & COUNCIL COVERAGE |AUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/NEWS 10 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE JANUARY 23, 2015 austinchronicle.com

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The Cost of Art: Actors’ “Pay” Austin’s Cocktail Queens VOTE NOW! Music Poll Ballot P.30 P.44 P.57 JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 21 austinchronicle.com High Wire r e b fi n Act h i g hi How Austin and Google Fiber Plan to Bridge the Digital Divide Between the Connected and the Still-Unplugged, Trying to Get By Without a ’Net BY MARY TUMA (cid:127) P.22 2 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE JANUARY 23, 2015 austinchronicle.com THE SPRING/SUMMER SEASON AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IS ON SALE NOw FEBRUARY 7 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 20 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 20 – STATESIDE TEMPLE GRANDIN LISA LAMPANELLI ROGER MCGUINN JANE LYNCH MARCH 6 PARAMOUNT INTO THE WILD LIVE FEBRUARY 21 – PARAMOUNT FEBRUARY 23 – PARAMOUNT MARCH 1 – PARAMOUNT DR. JOHN DR. MICHIO KAKU JACK HANNA SMOKEY ROBINSON APRIL 8 PARAMOUNT MARCH 7 – PARAMOUNT AIMAPERIEL 1 0 M– PAARANMONUN T& MAVIS STAPLES BILLY COLLINS MARCH 6 & 7 – STATESIDE WITH HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF CHRIS BOTTI MAY 13 PARAMOUNT SOUTHERN TROUBADOURS IN THE ROUND TEXAS SONGWRITERS CIRCLE APRIL 11 – PARAMOUNT MAY 17 – STATESIDE JOE ELY JOHNNY BUSH RUTHIE FOSTER MIKE HARMEIER PAUL THORN RAMSAY MIDWOOD MAY 21 – PARAMOUNT to learn more about our efforts to rebuild this historic sign, visit www.austintheatre.org/greenlight CHARLES REGIS & BRADLEY RICKLES & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD jUNE 5 jUNE 24 – BASS CONCERT HALL PARAMOUNT TICKETS & INFO: AUSTINTHEATRE.ORG OR 512 474-1221 This project is supported in part This project is funded and supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of by a grant from the Texas Commission on the the City of Austin Economic Arts, and is supported in part by an award PARAMOUNT THEATRE • 713 CONGRESS AVE | STATESIDE AT THE PARAMOUNT • 719 CONGRESS AVE Development Department. from the National Endowment for the Arts. austinchronicle.com JANUARY 23, 2015 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE 3 CONTENTS JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 21 PUBLISHER Nick Barbaro EDITOR Louis Black SENIOR EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Kimberley Jones ARTS Robert Faires FILM Marjorie Baumgarten 3) NEWS Michael King MUSIC Raoul Hernandez 5 FOOD Brandon Watson 6 ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Mary Tuma ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Amy Kamp 7 GAMING, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA ( James Renovitch SPECIAL ISSUES, GUIDES, INTERNS E Kate X Messer L CALENDAR O ARTS LISTINGS Wayne Alan Brenner MUSIC LISTINGS Anne Harris COMMUNITY LISTINGS, SPECIAL SCREENINGS P Josh Kupecki - STAFF WRITERS 7 January Special Kevin Curtin, Chase Hoffberger, Richard Whittaker, 7 SIGN UP FOR AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Virginia B. 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I could easily have missed this from earlier pieces (I see her contributions are extensive), but while solar power piped through the grid is important from a climate change perspective, rooftop solar seems to me to entail a huge transfer of wealth from giant corporations to middle-class home and those lines, including companies that are doing said he believes Austin needs passenger rail, who was the sole City Council vote against business owners. This, I believe, will be critical solar leasing, would be a great follow-up. and also, as an elected executive official who strengthening Austin’s Climate Protection Plan to millennials to help offset declining wages. And And if rooftop solar becomes widespread, should exhibit a level of statesmanship (even (April 10, 2014) while at the same time, hypo- it will be the enlightened self-interest of consum- how will that impact the emerging grid? And as an outgoing mayor), pronounce such a death critically, just two months later, signing a resolu- ers, not the do-gooder notion of decreasing one’s what evil lurks in our Legislature to stop this knell on efforts to bring a passenger rail refer- tion supporting the national Climate Protection carbon footprint, that will be powerful enough to vital transition? endum back before voters, as soon as possi- push past the resistance of the fossil fuel indus- Rob Lallier ble? Why not expend any good will and political try to a renewable and sustainable economy. Center for Consumer and External Affairs capital accumulated while mayor on an effort to CONTINUED ON P.8 So, I would have welcomed a sidebar on bring a much better initial light/urban rail route federal and city rebates for rooftop solar. Last I before voters? Former Mayor Leffingwell is the looked, the cost was $30k for an average home, LEFFINGWELL’S LEGACY very definition of a sore loser, whose pet legacy OOPS! The Jan. 16 “Food-o-File” with about a $10,000 subsidy from the city and Dear Editor, project (urban rail) failed badly, in large part due incorrectly stated that Ms. P’s Electric a subsidy of about the same amount from the Regarding Mark Cathcart’s Feedback letter to his heavy-handed oversight – solely appoint- Cock food trailer was located in the feds, making the cost in Austin less than $10k. [“You Get What You Vote For,” Jan. 16]: There ing three different city citizen advisory com- Picnic food court on Barton Springs. But subsidies are declining, I hear. How is that is, unfortunately, a need to pile on former missions (the only city commissions appointed Owner Perry Ray is using that trailer for debate going? Mayor Leffingwell. With the defeat of the urban by only one City Council member) and turning her mobile operation. The correct I also heard an interesting presentation at the rail bond on Nov. 4, Mayor Leffingwell stated a deaf ear to criticisms of the rail route and address of her permanent location is Treehouse about their solar installation program he believes rail is dead “at least for the next planning process for over six years from leading 1101 S. Congress. that includes financing. More information along decade or so.” But how can someone who Austin rail advocates. 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How many times city budget adoption meeting on September 8, have you heard or read about how uncontrol- 2014 – including voting against funding many lable a person on PCP is? They fought under essential social welfare programs), perhaps that bridge because Trey was trying to arrest revealing himself to be a wolf/Republican in him and he was resisting. sheep’s/Democratic disguise? Fortunately, for S. Reneé Scott Austin, good riddance. [Amy Kamp responds: I appreciate that Ms. Andrew Clements Scott took the time to offer this perspective on Charles Kleinert. I have not, at this point, seen evidence confirming that “Larry Jackson was high MORE TO THE STORY on PCP.” I understand that his autopsy showed PCP Dear Editor, in his system. I’m not going to make the leap from As usual, the media takes what little they that fact to the conclusion that Jackson was under know and run with it [“Kleinert’s Next Defense,” the influence of PCP on the day of his death; PCP News, Jan. 16]. What happened to Larry can be detected in a person’s system for up to a Jackson was a tragedy. But what everyone fails week. More importantly, while there seems to be to acknowledge is that there were two families no debate that Jackson fled the scene, there’s who suffered that day. Since you nor any of been no evidence made publicly available that he the other media folks know Trey Kleinert or his was behaving violently.] family personally, you assume that the death of Larry Jackson was the only horrible outcome of that day. What you don’t know is Kleinert was on the force his entire career and never fired his gun. I saw him as recently as a month before LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with that awful day and he was proud of the fact that full name and include daytime phone number, he had never had to use force. He was and is a full address, or email address. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. good, kind, loving man. I have known him since I We reserve the right to edit all submissions. was 15 years old (I am now 51). He is destroyed Letters may not be edited, added to, or that this accident happened. That’s what this changed by sender once we receive them. was, a terrible accident. Much comment has General email address: [email protected] been made about why Kleinert chased Jackson. Postmarks forum: Of course he chased him; he was an officer austinchronicle.com/forums/postmarks of the law, and in mid-sentence during their Mailing address: The Austin Chronicle, UPDATED DAILY AUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/POSTMARKS conversation, Jackson ran. 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HEADLINES Hundreds gathered at the UT-Austin campus Monday THE NEW CITY COUNCIL morning and marched to rumbles into action Huston-Tillotson University today (Jan. 22) with a morning executive session to commemorate Martin and briefing and an evening Town Hall for public Luther King Jr.’s legacy. input on proposed changes in the committee and meeting structure. See “Public Notice,” p.12, and “Council: Fire in the Hole,” p.14. AISD’S LEADERSHIP VACUUM should be filled on Jan. 26, as trustees are expected to formal­ ly hire interim superintendent (and sole finalist) Paul Cruz for the currently vacant position of permanent superintendent. IT’S MUSICAL CHAIRS down at APD HQ again: Chief of Staff Raul Munguia retired Wednes­ day after nearly 30 years of service. Assistant Chief Brian Manley, a 24­year veteran, was promoted to take his place. Cmdr. Chris McIlvain steps into the assistant chief position once held by Manley. ADIOS TO GOV. Rick Perry, aloha to Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Joe Straus. The 84th Legislature rolled in with pomp and circumstance this week, a Congress Avenue parade, and the usual apprehensions for most of the populace. See “Lege Lines,” p.16. IN HIS INAUGURAL address, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made his ideological priorities clear: “I stand M U here with a servant’s heart, respectful of all faiths, CH R but as a Christian first, a conservative second, and a BI Republican third.” Meanwhile, concerns are rising NA A about who Patrick will really represent, as five days J earlier he announced he had formed a new citizen Perry’s Farewell advisory board to help him develop policy – one heavy with big business and lobbyists. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE – the long­valued NOTHING IN HIS TENURE BECAME HIM LIKE HIS LEAVING IT Senate process of requiring consensus to bring leg­ islation to a vote ­ died on Jan. 21 after a 20-10 We’ve already had our “Adios, Mofo” for the innovation of drug courts “that treat state’s courts and law enforcement, maybe vote, with Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. moment – last July, when now-former Gov. alcoholism and drug addiction as a disease, we can close a few more prisons. Perry’s joining 19 Republicans to lower the bar to three­ Rick Perry announced that he would not and not a moral failing” – and credited the past statements on the possibility of mari- fifths. Lucio was also the sole Senate Democrat to run again in November – although it change with not only cutting the crime rate juana decriminalization hold some of the vote for abortion regulations last session. remains difficult to resist the but allowing prison closures. same promise. impulse to let the door bang It will be news to far too Of course, it’s always easier to make such A SMALL CROWD gathered during inaugural him on the behind as he many Texas inmates and empathetic declarations when you’re not festivities Tuesday to urge Gov. Abbott to grant takes his leave (“Point POINT their families that the illness actually campaigning – few Texas politi- clemency to death row inmate Rodney Reed, cur­ Austin: Adios, Mofo,” July model of addiction now dom- cians ever won an election by promising to AUSTIN rently set for execution in mid­March. Reed was 12). Instead, in the spirit of inates the state’s approach to be softer on crime. But this is one of the found guilty of the 1996 rape and killing of Stacey bipartisanship Perry invoked BY drug crimes. It’s also worth handful of issues on which progressive Stites but has long since maintained his innocence. briefly last week, I’ll start by MICHAEL noting that opening and Democrats and libertarian Republicans can Many believe it was actually Stites’ then­boyfriend noting an area of agreement closing prisons is an ideo- find common ground. Anything deserves KING Jimmy Fennell who committed the two crimes. in his farewell address to the logical pendulum that applause that serves to undermine the Legislature: “My fellow depends as much on the wholesale madness of the War on Drugs. DARK MONEY RULES: Jan. 20 marked the Texans,” he said, “we must state’s cyclic budget situa- fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s remember when it comes to tion as it does on either CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Citizens United ruling, opening the floodgates to the disease of addiction, the issue is not addiction theory or progressive jurispru- Alas, drug diversion courts are pretty anonymous cash dropping into elections. helping bad people become good, but sick dence. Nevertheless, it’s real progress that a much where the good news ends. While people become well.” Perry pointed to the governor can publicly acknowledge what praising “job creation” and “unlimited TECHNOCRAT ELON MUSK has announced success of diversion programs instead of has been obvious about prohibition since, opportunity,” Perry had almost nothing to that the first five­mile test track for his proposed prison for alcoholism and drug addiction – well, Prohibition. If more of that progres- say about the state’s primary obligations near­supersonic Hyperloop public transit system citing an unnamed Dallas Democratic judge sive approach indeed filters out into the CONTINUED ON P.12 will be built in Texas. Local rail fans, don’t get too excited: The Tesla Motors founder plans the first working route for California. ONLINE//CONTINUING LEGE & COUNCIL COVERAGE |AUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/NEWS 10 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE JANUARY 23, 2015 austinchronicle.com

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