Austin to temporarily reopen downtown Salvation Army shelter to house...
The nonprofit closed the shelter in April and put the building up for sale. On Thursday, the City Council voted to lease the site for a year starting July 1.
View ArticleUn nuevo estudio muestra que los habitantes de Austin al este de la I-35...
Los barrios económicamente desfavorecidos del East Side de Austin experimentaron tasas de infección por COVID-19 significativamente más altas, según un nuevo estudio de expertos de la Universidad de...
View ArticleAustin hopes to build taller buildings near single-family homes
Austin has uncommonly strict rules on constructing tall buildings near residential homes. That could soon change.
View ArticleNate Paul, Austin developer at center of Paxton impeachment, arrested in...
It is not immediately clear what Paul was charged with, but Travis County officials confirmed he was being held in the jail at the request of the FBI. Paxton’s deputies accused Paul of bribing Paxton...
View ArticleHere's how not to pass out in Austin's triple-digit temps
Austin EMS officers responded to hundreds of heat-related illnesses last year. Now, as things heat up, they want people to know the signs.
View ArticleNew pitch clock helping solve what some have seen as baseball’s ‘boring’ problem
MLB games are now averaging around 29 minutes less, and viewership is up.
View ArticleMajor home insurers are getting out of California. Is Texas next?
Homeowners in disaster-prone areas may have difficulty finding coverage.
View ArticleAustin gives final OK to license plate reader program for police
Austin committed to reinstating the program last year, but the policy hadn't been finalized.
View ArticleCómo no desmayarse de calor con temperaturas extremas en Austin
El año pasado, Austin registró los meses de mayo, junio y julio más calurosos de la historia. Sólo entre mayo y julio, los servicios de urgencias atendieron 486 incidentes relacionados con el calor.
View ArticleThe ‘Flamin’ Hot’ story is one of perseverance, not just a snack food
Texas native Eva Longoria makes her feature film directing debut on this biopic based on the life of Richard Montañez.
View ArticleAustin da el visto bueno final al programa de lectura de matrículas para la...
Austin ha votado a favor de seguir adelante con un programa piloto para instalar escáneres de matrículas en 40 cruces de la ciudad con el fin de ayudar a localizar vehículos robados y ayudar en los...
View ArticleAustin City Hall gets another round of leadership changes
Interim City Manager Jesús Garza has named several new city leaders. Bob Kahn will helm Austin Energy, and Ken Snipes will lead the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
View ArticleWhere to find refuge from the extreme heat in Austin this summer
Austin is looking at high temperatures in the triple digits every day this week. That doesn't usually happen for another month.
View ArticleTexas beaches inundated with dead fish, likely due to rise in water temperature
Recent rainfall, cloudy skies and the warmer weather associated with summer likely contributed to a mass fish casualty near Freeport along the Texas Gulf Coast over the weekend.
View Article'Dogs coming out of our ears': Pandemic, no-kill policy worsen overcrowding...
Animal advocacy groups argue the city shelter doesn’t have an overcrowding problem; it has a resource problem. They offer solutions, but AAC says it’s not that simple.
View Article‘Under Cover Of Knight’ explores lingering questions about mysterious death...
After Sue Knight’s death, the person in charge of her estate got calls from the CIA and Scotland Yard – and a warning to stop asking questions.
View ArticleLa pandemia y la política de no sacrificar empeoran el hacinamiento en el...
El Austin Animal Center (Centro de Animales de Austin) no quiere que sus pasillos llenos de jaulas, pero lo estan.
View ArticleLow water levels at Jacob’s Well could signal trouble ahead for a growing...
The swimming hole in Wimberley will likely remain closed for the rest of the summer. The region's experience with droughts and an increase in private wells are causing a strain on the nearby aquifer.
View Article'Advocates' hands are tied': Texas abortion ban prevents rape counselors from...
Senate Bill 8 and the state's so-called trigger law did not include exceptions for rape. Advocates say the bans not only restrict a survivor’s right to make important health care decisions, but they...
View ArticleSurprise Supreme Court ruling on Alabama congressional maps could boost...
The court said Alabama’s maps denied Black voters the ability to select candidates of their choice, as specified in a section of the Voting Rights Act.
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