¿Qué Es Lo Que Hay Que Saber Sobre La Variante Delta?
Mucho ha cambiado en poco tiempo a causa de esta variante del COVID-19 que ha provocado un incremento de los casos y hospitalizaciones en el centro de Texas. La reportera Ashley Lopez de KUT responde...
View ArticleEl COVID-19 Está Rebrotando En Austin. Estos Son Algunos Lugares Donde Puedes...
Ya sea que te hayas vacunado o no, los oficiales de salud solicitan que cualquier persona con síntomas del virus (fiebre, tos o pérdida de olfato o sentido del gusto, por ejemplo) se haga la prueba.
View ArticlePetition-Backed Measure To Mandate Police Staffing Will Go To Austin Voters
If passed in November, the measure would require two officers per every 1,000 residents.
View Article‘Borderlands Curanderos’ Highlights Two Folk Healers Who Were Celebrated, But...
Author Jennifer Koshatka Seman says curanderos Santa Teresa Urrea and Don Pedrito Jaramillo weren’t merely the “curiosities” that folklore has made them out to be.
View ArticleTravis County’s Prosecutors Say Austin Police Are Playing Politics By...
In a letter to the city, District Attorney José Garza and County Attorney Delia Garza accused officers of not doing their jobs in protest of county policies aimed at reducing jail bookings for...
View ArticleThe National Football League With Jarrett Bell
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with USA Today Sports NFL columnist and author Jarrett Bell.
View ArticleWhy Does It Take Longer To Fly Out Of Austin's Airport Now Than Before The...
Officials at Austin's airport advise travelers to arrive 30 minutes earlier than they would before COVID-19. Why does it take more time to get to your departure gate if fewer people are flying?
View ArticleJudge Blocks Abbott’s Order To Pull Over Vehicles With Migrants, Which Drew...
The U.S. Justice Department sued Abbott and Texas after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the order “dangerous and unlawful.”
View ArticleA Texas Bill Would Make More Voting Crimes. Dems Say Mistakes May Put Voters...
While Republicans' legislation includes a provision to give some people more notice of when they aren't legally allowed to vote, the bill also would add new criminal penalties.
View ArticleDelta Variant Is Making Up More Than 75% Of New COVID-19 Cases In Texas,...
State officials say in just the past week hospitalizations are up 49% due to the highly contagious COVID variant.
View ArticleWith Fewer COVID Accommodations, Some El Paso And Dallas Families Are Taking...
Texas school districts can't mandate face masks, and virtual learning is no longer funded by the state. All this as the new school year begins during a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
View ArticleAustin Public Health's COVID Test Sites Are Swamped. That's A Sign Of...
The health authority has been urging people to get tested, but then residents are facing long waits. The Austin Latino Coalition says the delays are particularly problematic in Dove Springs, a...
View ArticleWatch: Austin ISD Hosts Back-To-School Town Hall
District leaders discussed COVID-19 safety protocols for the upcoming school year, which starts Aug. 17.
View ArticleIf The Texas Power Grid Had Gone Down, It Would Need A 'Black Start.' How...
It’s happened before in other parts of the country, but in Texas it would play out much differently. That’s because Texas has its own power grid with minimal connections to neighboring grids.
View ArticleAustin Area Moves To Stage 5 Risk As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue To Soar
COVID-19 hospitalizations have been rising sharply since early July, spurred by the highly contagious delta variant and stagnant vaccination rates.
View ArticleRiesgo De COVID-19 En Austin Regresa A Nivel 5, Dicen Oficiales De Salud
Las hospitalizaciones de COVID-19 han aumentado dramáticamente desde principios de julio gracias a la variante delta y las bajas tasas de vacunación.
View ArticleAustin ISD Will Require All Students And Staff To Wear Masks On School Buses
"It is very difficult to do social distancing on the school bus," an AISD administrator said at news conference announcing the policy.
View ArticleEl Distrito de Austin Pide A Los Padres De Familia Que Sus Hijos Porten...
Los líderes del distrito discutieron los protocolos de seguridad para protegerse contra el COVID-19 durante el siguiente año escolar, el cual comienza el 17 de agosto.
View ArticleThe 'Upward Trend' Of Delta Variant Cases In Kids Continues, And Now RSV Is...
Respiratory syncytial virus is spreading in the Southern United States earlier than usual, and is a concern on top of COVID-19 especially for young kids.
View ArticleTexas Democrats In Washington ‘Hanging On’ For Federal Voting Legislation...
House Democrats left Texas weeks ago in protest of voting legislation here. Their goal was to push for federal voting changes that could trump anything passed at home.
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