Pink Dome, a political blog that has followed the hijinks of the Texas Legislature for some three years now, has closed down....

It's that time of year again, Austin. Although it seems like it happens about three times a year, the Austin Chronicle is conducting its annual Best Of Austin poll. While we obviously have certain favorites (Laguna Gloria, Curra's, El Chile, Mi Madre's, Eastside Cafe, Vespaio, the Backyard, the Parish, Continental Club, Hotel San Jose, DJ Prince Klassen, the Draugh Horse, Gingerman, Lovejoy's, Flipnotics, Casino El Camino, Club DeVille, the Off Center, KUT, KLRU, Quorum......

We don't know how any of you can possibly think about drinking after last week, but these two reasons are as good as any: Keep Austin Blue, founded from the remnants of Kerry supporters back in 2004 and whose mission is to "celebrate the fact that we live in a cool, blue oasis in a desert of red," is hosting their monthly social hour over at Mother Egan's Irish Pub. Tonight's is a special Blogger......

MONDAY [20][film] "Flying Nun" documentary, courtesy of End of an Ear, at Alamo Downtown (link) [books] Rabbi Michael Lerner presents The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right at Bookpeople (7pm) (link) [film] "Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde" at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [art] Blanton Museum of Art hosts "Art is Intimate: Prints and Drawings" at Blanton Museum of Art (6pm) (link) [music] Karaoke at Beerland (9pm) (link) TUESDAY [21][film]......

Our good friends over at Pink Dome alerted us late last night to some troubling goings-on on the Hill that have us, well...troubled. Apparently a Republican operative has been appointed to lead the Legislative Council for Texas. Ho hum, right? Another legislative appointee. Not so fast. The Legislative Council Director controls everything on the Hill - the emails, the network, the drafting of bills, the handling of those bills being drafted and all of......

For those of you who are interested in politics but tired of ‘fair and balanced,’ Austin blog Pink Dome has just what you are looking for. The uber-snarky site takes a look at the goings-on in that family that is more dysfunctional than yours: The Texas Legislature. The writers take their rapier wit and slice lawmakers (generally those of the Republican persuasion) to pieces, usually with hilarious results. The writers post anonymously, but if......