The Austin Animal Center Has A 'Capacity Crisis.' It Says Its Kennels Are...
In a memo last week, the city-owned shelter said its intake far exceeded its adoptions, which has led to doubling up dogs in kennels.
View ArticleTestimony From Hypnotized Witnesses Is Problematic. So Why Did Greg Abbott...
Senate Bill 281, which had bipartisan support in the Legislature, would have prevented previously hypnotized witnesses from taking the stand in criminal court.
View ArticleAttorney General Staffer Resigns After Being Denied Security For Border Visit
Kayleigh Lovvorn Date was a press aide to Attorney General Ken Paxton. She says other staffers making visits to the Texas-Mexico border had been provided security details and protective gear.
View ArticleNearly Four Dozen People Have Applied To Be Austin’s Next Police Chief. Here...
City executives have said they hope to narrow the pool of candidates down to two or three finalists by early August, at the latest.
View ArticleBlaming The Pandemic Made Stressed-Out Couples Happier, UT Study Finds
“It was a very clear, stressful circumstance that we could point to to explain why we were feeling these anxieties," the study's coauthor said. It allowed couples to stop blaming each other for...
View ArticleEstudiantes En Austin, Como En Todo Texas, Tuvieron Peores Calificaciones En...
En la primavera de 2021, 60% de los estudiantes del tercer al octavo grado pasó el examen de lectura, y 48% pasó el examen de matemáticas. En primavera de 2019, la última vez que los estudiantes...
View ArticleHow A Group Of Bills Working Their Way Through Congress Could Change Our...
Together, the six bills would beef up antitrust rules and control power tech companies have already amassed. Meanwhile the Federal Trade Commission faces a setback in its battle to contain Facebook.
View ArticleWalmart Sues Texas Over Liquor Sales — Again
The mega-retailer can't sell liquor in Texas. It sued in federal court to change that. Now, it's trying in state court.
View ArticleComing-Out Memoir, ‘¡Hola Papí!’ Combines Advice With Lived Experience
“What if ‘Dear Abby’ was Mexican and on Grindr?”
View ArticleLatinos In States That Haven't Expanded Medicaid Are Less Likely To Be...
Researchers say coverage disparities are growing faster and getting wider in states that have not expanded Medicaid.
View ArticleToughen Up, Be Strong And Other Things We Say That Don't Support Men's Mental...
June is Men's Mental Health Month. And while men — and society in general — may be opening up to more conversations about mental health, some powerful oppositional forces still discourage that...
View ArticleResearchers Mapping 'Heat Islands' In Austin Return To The Streets
This year, researchers plan to get even more detailed heat data by setting up standalone heat monitors away from roads and sending volunteers on bikes through neighborhoods.
View ArticleMás De 40 Han Aplicado Para Ser Jefe De Policía En Austin. Esto Es Lo Que...
Los líderes de la ciudad dijeron que anticipan nombrar a dos o tres finalistas para principios de agosto a más tardar.
View Article11 South Texas Counties Removed From Border Disaster Declaration
Gov. Greg Abbot removed the counties when officials did not sign the local disaster declarations required to allow the arrests of migrants on criminal trespass charges.
View ArticleGroup Launches Effort To Put Decriminalizing Pot, Ban On No-Knock Warrants On...
A coalition of Austin City Council members, political operatives and criminal justice advocates wants the policies to be enshrined in the city's charter— and say the effort doesn't run afoul of state law.
View ArticleHay Menos Latinos Con Seguro Médico En Estados Que No Han Expandido Programa...
Texas es uno de los 12 estados que se han resistido a expandir Medicaid a más personas de bajos ingresos. Aquí, alrededor del 41% de padres latinos y casi el 18% de niños latinos no tienen seguro...
View Article'It's Important To Remember': Carlo Lorenzo Garcia Share 'A Portrait Of My...
During the pandemic, Carlo Lorenzo Garcia used his spare time to create the solo streaming show 'A Portrait Of My Mother,' in which he tells stories from his mother's life while painting a literal...
View ArticleAustin ISD Says It Has Cleared Its Special Ed Evaluation Backlog
Earlier this year, 800 students were waiting to be evaluated. The district's new administration gave AISD a July 1 deadline to clear the backlog.
View ArticleGreg Abbott Promises $250 Million Toward Border Wall, But Could Tap Billions...
Even if the governor makes modest progress on a southern border wall, a Dallas Morning News reporter says it could be enough to show supporters he’s serious about restricting immigration.
View ArticleLights, Camera, Bastrop: City Eyes Movie Studio Project
Plans for the 550-acre site next to the Colorado River also show amenities like a golf course and a dude ranch.
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