The Austin Chronicleis analternative weeklynewspaperpublished every Thursday inAustin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic. The newspaper reported a weekly readership of 545,500.It is part of theAssociation of Alternative Newsmediaand it emulates the typical publications of the 1960scounterculturemovement