Photo by jmtimages on flickr Help out: Volunteers needed to take people with mobility issues through the Trail of Lights. Austin/Travis County EMS asks people to not block the driveways at fire and ambulance stations; it's not against the law, but it does slow their response to emergencies. The NY Times thinks the Justice Dept. needs to take a look at the Texas Youth Commission. Body of murder victim's mom found in San Marcos. Jerry......

Austin Film Society has announced the first Essential Cinema of its new 2006-2007 season, "Surviving the Blacklist: Joseph Losey in Europe." The six-week series that runs each Tuesday from Sept. 5 through Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Alamo Drafthouse focuses on Joseph Losey, a director who was targeted by the government for being a commie and then put on the Black List as he fled to Europe. [From AFS] During the second wave of anti-Communist......