Daily Archives: May 19, 2025

Barbecue law update.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by dwightbrown

The insurance fraud charges against La Barbecue have been dropped, per the Statesman. (Previously.) Technically, if I’m reading this right, only the charges against Alison Clem have been dropped: the charges against LeAnn Mueller were apparently dropped after her death.

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Obit watch: May 19, 2025.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by dwightbrown

Jeff Blank, massively influential Austin chef. Opened in 1984 on a then-two-lane stretch of RM 620 near Lakeway, Hudson’s on the Bend was one of the first restaurants in Central Texas to explore and celebrate regional Texas cuisine. The pastoral … Continue reading →

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