What does it mean to live with a disability in Texas?
How are Texans with disabilities – more than 3.5 million people, though some estimates say that number is much higher – building lives of independence and dignity, and participating in the culture of...
View ArticleFor Austin, this summer was even worse than 2011 when it comes to extreme heat
A month-and-a-half straight of high temperatures in the triple digits made this Austin's hottest summer ever by most measures.
View ArticleIntegral Care, Austin's largest mental health care provider, approves 48...
The agency’s budget for FY 2024 is more than $22 million less than last year's budget.
View ArticleVictims in Arboretum shooting were unknown to gunman, Austin police say
The gunman killed one woman and seriously injured another at the Teapioca Lounge. He then killed himself, police said.
View ArticleFederal judge orders Texas to remove floating border barrier. Abbott...
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop...
View ArticleNew memoir looks at Botham Jean the person, as remembered by his sister
Five years ago, Jean was killed in his Dallas home by an off-duty officer who said she mistook his apartment for hers.
View ArticleTexas just got closer to blackouts than it has since 2021. What happened?
ERCOT went into emergency operations Wednesday night for the first time since 2021. It's still unclear what caused the power grid to get so close to rolling blackouts so quickly.
View ArticleAustinites are complaining about robot cars. The city can't do anything to...
A state law passed in 2017 paved the way for the driverless cars. “Simply put," the city said in a memo, "Texas cities cannot regulate autonomous vehicles."
View ArticleCentral Health approves budget with a Hail Mary provision to halt layoffs at...
Travis County's mental health authority had recently announced layoffs of 48 employees following unexpected funding challenges.
View ArticleAustin is not doing enough to communicate with non-English speakers, audit finds
Having access to information in languages other than English is crucial not just during emergencies. Local advocates and residents say the city could be doing more.
View ArticleERCOT can't move energy where it needs to go, and it's putting the grid at risk
The Texas power grid operator reduced energy flowing along a key transmission line on Wednesday, exacerbating a power grid emergency.
View ArticleA conversation with Brittney Martin, co-host of Sugar Land
John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Brittney Martin, co-host and executive producer of Sugar Land.
View ArticleSegún una auditoría, Austin no hace suficiente para comunicarse con personas...
El acceso a la información en lenguas distintas del inglés es crucial no sólo en situaciones de emergencia. Defensores locales y residentes afirman que la ciudad podría hacer más.
View ArticleTexas had the most book challenges of any state last year, according to the...
Texas had over 90 challenges of over 2,300 books, nearly double the number of attempts as the next state on the list.
View ArticleTexas Longhorns to play Alabama in early-season defining matchup
#11 Texas travels to Tuscaloosa this weekend to take on 3rd-ranked Alabama.There are echoes of storied programs and coaches here… Bear Bryant and Darrell Royal, Mack Brown and Nick Saban. Texas coach...
View ArticleArborists say Flo, Barton Springs' iconic tree, can't survive fungal disease...
The city plans to remove the pecan tree on Thursday. There will be a celebration of Flo's life the night before.
View ArticleIs Austin finally saying goodbye to triple-digit days?
If there are no more triple-digit days this year, we'll have a grand total of 78. That’s the second most ever recorded. (2011 holds the record with 90.)
View Article'It is so crucial to tell this story': Deaf Austin Theatre presents 'The...
Deaf Austin Theatre is currently presenting the first-every professional production of 'The Laramie Project' in American Sign Language.
View ArticleAustin delays removal of Flo, Barton Springs' century-old tree
Austin Parks and Recreation hasn't said why it's decided to postpone Flo's removal just three days after the department first announced its decision.
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