'You can feel the energy': 'Songwriter's Happy Hour' tries to recapture the...
Ethan Azarian's show 'Songwriter's Happy Hour' aims to recreate the feel of the early '60s coffeehouse folk revival scene.
View ArticleBanned books tour stops in Austin to educate and spread awareness about...
The African American Policy Forum and The New Republic stopped at Reverie Books last week during a tour of bookstores and libraries to educate communities about how to combat censorship.
View ArticleMientras en Austin se lucha por una vivienda, se avecina una vieja batalla...
Cientos de personas se presentaron el jueves a una audiencia sobre los cambios propuestos a las normas que dictan lo que se puede construir y dónde en Austin. Es una lucha que esta ciudad ya ha librado...
View ArticleRecords show first responders in Austin struggling to respond to Cruise's...
As Cruise pauses driverless vehicle operations, firefighters catch a break from robot car callouts.
View ArticleAustin launches new text alert system for people experiencing homelessness
The new system sends urgent information, like where to find shelter during a cold snap, directly to a person's cellphone. More than 3,500 people received the first alerts last week, the city says.
View ArticleWhat does Bigfoot sound like? Take a listen
An expert breaks down “mouth squish,” whistles and hoots allegedly made by the cryptid.
View ArticleAustin Mayor Kirk Watson helped secure charter school permits for governor...
When Gov. Greg Abbott’s deputy chief of staff, Toby Baker, heard his sons’ charter school was having trouble getting a permit to build a new campus in Austin, he knew whom to ask for help.
View ArticleWhat would Texas cryptids look like in real life? These fifth graders have...
For a little help imagining the unknown, we took a trip to Mathews Elementary School in Austin.
View ArticleThey come knocking: A group of crows has visited the same East Austin library...
For over a decade, the Ruiz Branch Library in East Austin has been visited by a group of American crows. Staff members think they're trying to make friends.
View ArticleGov. Abbott says he's reached an agreement on school vouchers with House...
Abbott's announcement Tuesday suggests a renewed effort to divert public funds to private schools. Phelan’s office stopped short of calling it an agreement, saying the Republican speaker “looks forward...
View ArticleTexas State University could get millions in new funding if voters approve...
The proposed constitutional amendment would create the Texas University Fund to support research at public universities.
View ArticleAustin pone en marcha un nuevo sistema de alerta por SMS para personas sin hogar
El nuevo sistema envía información urgente, como dónde encontrar refugio durante una ola de frío, directamente al teléfono móvil de una persona. Más de 3,500 personas recibieron las primeras alertas la...
View ArticleThe National Urban League discussion with four African American mayors - Part II
John L. Hanson Jr. concludes even more highlights from the National Urban League conversation between the mayors of Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and New York City.
View ArticleAfter a surprise breast cancer diagnosis, a young Austin woman aims to spread...
At 27, Alma Ramos thought she could get by without health insurance. Then, she found a lump.
View ArticleSchool vouchers likely dead in the current Texas special session, House...
Wednesday night’s development comes after months of fierce infighting between GOP lawmakers — and with less than a week left in the current special session. Lawmakers only have until Tuesday, Nov. 7 to...
View ArticleBesame Mucho Austin music festival tickets go on sale Friday
After selling out tickets within 70 minutes for its inaugural festival last year, the Latin music festival will be expanding to Austin on March 2.
View ArticleGet Involved spotlight: Austin Animal Center
This month's Get Involved spotlight nonprofit is the Austin Animal Center, the municipal animal shelter for the City of Austin and unincorporated Travis County.
View ArticleAustin becomes one of the largest cities in the country to get rid of parking...
For at least half a century, the city has required builders to provide a minimum number of off-street parking spaces. Developers say without the mandates they will likely continue to build some parking.
View ArticleAustin ISD hits key milestone to reduce special education evaluation backlog
The Texas Education Agency has outlined a corrective action plan that Austin ISD must follow in order to avoid more severe state intervention, such as a conservatorship.
View ArticleAustin, una de las mayores ciudades del país en eliminar los requisitos de...
Desde hace al menos medio siglo, la ciudad exige a los constructores un número mínimo de plazas de aparcamiento fuera de la vía pública. Los promotores afirman que, sin esas exigencias, probablemente...
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