North Hays EMS needs more money to keep up with emergency calls
The emergency district wants to build more stations and buy more ambulances. A proposition on the May ballot is the first step toward increasing the property tax rate to help pay for it.
View ArticleDell Seton Medical Center will get a $280 million expansion
Ascension Seton announced the addition of 160,000 square feet to the teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center.
View ArticleNorth Texas Republican lawmaker hires attorney ahead of possible ethics...
Rep. Bryan Slaton’s attorney slammed the “outrageous allegations” circulating about his client. The rumors started after Slaton missed Thursday’s budget debate despite filing nearly 30 amendments.
View ArticleRemembering William F. “Bill” Williams, Co-Founder of Glory Food
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents a tribute to the late William F. "Bill" Williams, co-founder of Glory Foods.
View ArticleWhat could the expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers mean for Texas?
Expelling lawmakers from a state legislature is a rare practice. But after two Democrats were expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House last week, many are wondering whether other...
View ArticleFentanyl’s rise, distribution tied to growth of social media
Traffickers are peddling the opioid and recruiting smugglers through platforms like WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram.
View ArticleThe Texas Senate passed school vouchers last week. What’s next?
The House budget contains a provision preventing public money to be spent on private schools — but will it stay that way?
View ArticleMuchas menos mariposas monarca migran a través de Texas esta primavera
El Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU. también está decidiendo si incluye a la especie en la lista de especies amenazadas o en peligro de extinción.
View Article'How to Navigate White Privilege in the Workplace' with Shondra Brown
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Shondra J. Brown, nurse and author of How to Navigate White Privilege in the Workplace: The Black Professional's Guide.
View ArticleWhat happened to Joshua Wright?
The 36-year-old pretrial detainee was killed by a Hays County corrections officer while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Kyle. The officer claimed self defense; Wright's family is demanding...
View ArticleTexas colleges are concerned about ChatGPT. Here’s how the new AI system...
ChatGPT has students, staff and faculty already thinking about how instructors will adapt their classrooms as the program grows.
View ArticleGov. Abbott launches $10 million campaign targeting fentanyl crisis in Texas
The initiative includes a program to send overdose reversal drugs to all 254 counties in the state.
View ArticleUT Austin researchers make headway toward universal coronavirus treatments
Scientists at the university found antibodies that attack a key area of coronaviruses that isn't prone to mutation.
View Article¿Qué fue lo que le ocurrió a Joshua Wright?
El detenido, de 36 años, fue asesinado por un funcionario de prisiones del condado de Hays mientras recibía tratamiento médico en un hospital de Kyle. El agente alegó defensa propia; la familia de...
View Article'This 'yes' feels so good': KB Brookins on their new book and becoming an NEA...
Poet KB Brookins is having a good year — their new book 'Freedom House' is coming out soon, and they just received a National Endowment for the Arts creative fellowship.
View ArticleSalvation Army's shelter for homeless women in Austin is closing this week
The closure caps off months of confusion after the nonprofit's sudden decision to close was announced in February.
View ArticleExpanded access to medical marijuana gains traction as Texas House passes bill
The bipartisan legislation is an expansion on the state’s 2015 “Compassionate Use” law, which has allowed a growing number of patients to legally use cannabis to treat debilitating symptoms of...
View ArticleTxDOT could put a four-lane road where Austin is building a trail
The agency is studying whether to build a road for testing autonomous vehicles on the MoKan Corridor, despite Austin's plans to start building the Northern Walnut Creek Trail there next year.
View ArticleTxDOT podría erigir una carretera de cuatro carriles donde Austin está...
TxDOT está estudiando la posibilidad de construir una carretera de cuatro carriles a lo largo del mismo tramo de terreno en el que Austin tiene previsto poner el año que viene la piedra fundamental de...
View ArticleBroken Spoke dance hall gets the Texas stamp of approval: a historical marker
The dance hall has been around for more than 50 years and was key in shaping Austin's music scene.
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