Mental health experts address stigma, care access for Latino youth
Travis County host a Spanish expert forum on suicide prevention and mental health care in Latino communities.
View ArticleEffective suicide prevention conversations involve empathy, validation and...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is an extremely difficult topic to discuss, but not talking about it doesn't help, says neuropsychotherapist Bella Rockman.
View ArticleWhy NASA hopes crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid will improve planetary...
The DART mission succeeded in crashing into the asteroid Dimorphos. Researchers say it will take some time to determine how the experiment can be applied to protecting the Earth from collisions with...
View ArticleDallas Fed reports early signs of slowing in the Texas economy
Manufacturing has seen an uptick in production activity but continued decline in future sales as manufacturers make their way through backlogs.
View ArticleAustin ISD school board considers whether to increase protections for...
The AISD Board of Trustees will decide on a resolution Thursday that seeks to ensure construction workers make a living wage and have safety training. The measure comes ahead of the 2022 school bond...
View ArticleEl consejo escolar del Austin ISD analiza aumentar protecciones para...
Se espera que la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Austin (AISD, por sus siglas en inglés) vote este jueves sobre una resolución que aumentaría las protecciones para los...
View ArticleState agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits...
Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the trenches serving the state’s most vulnerable populations.
View ArticleWhy there’s no ‘invasion’ happening on the U.S.-Mexico border
Calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an “invasion” misread the Constitution and the facts on the ground, says the director of UT Law’s Immigration Clinic.
View ArticleTexas actress Paulina Chávez finds her voice on the big and small screen
Her latest role as Flora in “Fate: The Winx Saga” foregrounds the importance of representation for the El Paso-born, San Antonio-raised Chávez.
View ArticleAustin ISD school board approves protections for construction workers ahead...
The measure will hold contractors working on district property to a higher standard. The resolution requires any entity awarded a bid for a bond project to provide safety training, living wages and...
View ArticleEl consejo escolar del Austin ISD aprueba protecciones para trabajadores de...
La Junta de Directores del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Austin (AISD, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó una resolución para mejorar las normas laborales para cualquier proyecto de construcción en...
View ArticleAPD says scene at Seton Northwest hospital was not an active shooter incident
Reports of gunshots sent Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital into lockdown on Friday afternoon. Police now say the area is safe.
View ArticleHead of office that oversees Austin’s police department resigns
Farah Muscadin has served as the director of the city's Office of Police Oversight since 2018.
View ArticleGet Involved spotlight: Texas Advocacy Project
This month's Get Involved spotlight nonprofit is the Texas Advocacy Project, whose mission is to end dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and stalking in Texas.
View ArticleExpertos en salud mental abordan el estigma y el acceso al cuidado de los...
El Condado de Travis presento un foro en Español de expertos en la prevención de suicidio y cuidado de la salud mental en las comunidades Latinas.
View ArticleMeet the newest PBS Kids character: a Texas girl with a blended family and...
The executive producers behind public television’s “Rosie’s Rules” explain why they created Rosie and why San Antonio was the perfect setting for their show.
View ArticleAttorney General Ken Paxton’s office is ‘unmoored by disarray,’ report finds
Staff turnover has diminished the AG office’s ability to do its job.
View ArticleLow pay for personal care attendants means some Texans with disabilities go...
Because caregivers can often make far higher wages doing other kinds of work, disabled people have difficulty finding and keeping attendants.
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