Legal strategy behind Texas’ 6-week abortion ban could be applied to library...
Draft city ordinances would allow people to sue librarians over “obscene” material.
View ArticleAustin ISD is looking for a new superintendent. The school board says...
Board members want the search to be open to the public, but that could scare off sitting superintendents who don't want their districts to know they’re looking for another job.
View ArticleGov. Greg Abbott promises to be 'heavily involved' in push for education...
In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron...
View ArticleEl ISD de Austin busca un nuevo superintendente. La junta escolar dice que la...
Los miembros de la junta quieren que la búsqueda esté abierta al público, pero eso podría asustar a los superintendentes en funciones que no quieren que sus distritos sepan que están buscando otro...
View ArticleFlood of 911 calls during street races overwhelmed operators, underscoring...
Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said a dozen or fewer operators handled nearly 400 calls in a one-hour span Saturday.
View Article‘I’m New’: Award-winning filmmaker reflects on his experience as an ESL...
Marlon Rubio Smith, a UT-Austin student and filmmaker, reflects on his experience being the new kid from Mexico City in his award-winning short film.
View Article'You are not alone in the world': Octavea LaToi's 'i see you. you're seen.'
Oktavea LaToi's new one-person show i see you. you're seen is highly personal and surprisingly universal.
View ArticleUniversity of Texas System pauses new policies to promote diversity, equity...
The system leaders’ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring...
View ArticleChatGPT won’t ruin education, Texas academic says
Sure, the technology can generate essays and answer questions, but Texas Woman’s University professor Daniel Ernst says it can also open up a whole new kind of learning and critical thinking.
View ArticleLa avalancha de llamadas al 911 durante las carreras callejeras desbordó a...
El jefe de policía de Austin, Joseph Chacon, dijo que una docena o menos de operadores manejaron casi 400 llamadas en un lapso de una hora el sábado.
View ArticleAustin Energy shares recovery, emergency preparation plans
Austin City Council gathered with the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee to hear a progress update from Austin Energy's leadership.
View ArticleEl plan de Biden prohibiría el asilo a la mayoría de los inmigrantes que no...
La nueva regla está siendo criticada por grupos de derechos de los inmigrantes como un retroceso a las políticas "inhumanas" del expresidente Trump.
View ArticleGov. Abbott says most gun crimes involve illegally owned weapons. That’s not...
Most of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.
View ArticleAustin City Council demands changes to I-35 plan
Now is the time for everyone to weigh in on TxDOT's proposal to expand I-35 from Ben White Boulevard to U.S. 290 East.
View ArticleAustin City Council passes temporary extension of benefits for police officers
Austin's labor contract with the police union will likely expire at the end of March. The move Thursday aims to reduce officer attrition at the understaffed department.
View ArticlePflugerville ISD won't close schools to save money, but a budget deficit looms
The superintendent said the district could be in the same position next year if Texas does not increase funding for public schools during the current legislative session.
View ArticleAfter year of disaster, Texas farmers will plant far less cotton in 2023
Other commodities like wheat and corn are fetching a higher price than cotton.
View ArticleAustin FC’s goal this season: Proving last year’s success was not a fluke
The Verde and Black put together one of the biggest single-year turnarounds in Major League Soccer history last season. Now, their rivals will try to bring them back down to earth.
View Article'It was fun, too!': 'The What of Whom' spotlights artwork by Daniel and...
'The What of Whom' — on display now at Lydia Street Gallery — features artwork by Daniel Johnston, including some collaborations with his sister Marjory
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