Remember Puppet Government, last year's Frontera Fest success that went on to wow audiences at this past summer's New York International Fringe Festival? The gang's gettin' together one last time at Ventanna Del Sol's upstairs auditorium to raise money for John Courage, a former teacher, vet, and Democractic congressional candidate for Texas' 21st district. From the Puppet Gov folk: John is a honorable, genuine guy, and also very, very smart. And he's not a......

A bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives might make it illegal for churches to help undocumented immigrants. Two Austin-area representatives, Michael McCaul and Lamar Smith, cosponsored the bill. The bill, called the Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, would block employers from hiring illegal immigrants, increase surveillance along the border and increase penalties for alien smuggling. The bill also mentions criminal penalties for anyone who "harbors, conceals, or......