Austin Restaurants Backtrack COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement After TABC Says...
Launderette and Fresa’s appeared to be among the first restaurants in the Austin area to announce a requirement. But a new law prohibits businesses from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination.
View ArticleGreg Abbott's Second Special Session Call Puts Political Pressure On...
They may not like the Republican voting bill, but Democrats do want to tackle pandemic and back-to-school funding issues their constituents care about.
View ArticleKids, COVID And RSV: What We Know About The Risks Right Now
“There's every reason in the world to get every child who is eligible to be vaccinated, vaccinated.”
View ArticleTxDOT Slams Brakes On Proposals To Shrink I-35 Footprint
An analysis commissioned by the state's transportation department declared three ideas from Austin-based groups to make the thoroughfare less disruptive at the ground level as either bad for drivers or...
View ArticleAustin Y El Condado De Travis Ordenan El Uso De Mascarillas En Recintos...
Las nuevas reglas desafían una orden ejecutiva por parte del gobernador del estado Greg Abbott, la cual prohíbe que los gobiernos locales requieran el uso de cubrebocas.
View ArticleLate Census Results Could Mean Delayed Texas Primaries In 2022, Experts Say
Experts forecast that lawmakers will probably not finish redrawing the state’s new congressional and state legislative maps until well into the fall. Then come the inevitable court challenges.
View ArticleAustin's Population Grew By 22% In The Last Decade
Austin's demographer says the increase is likely an undercount – one that comes after a politically fraught survey and a decade of explosive growth in the area.
View ArticleSan Marcos CISD To Implement Mask Mandate, Defying Governor's Executive Order
At a special-called meeting Thursday, the board of trustees voted 6-1 to require students and employees to wear masks in district facilities and buses.
View ArticleAustin Passes $4.5 Billion Budget, Increases Police Budget Per State Law
The city estimates someone who owns a house valued at roughly $400,000 will save about $17 on their annual property tax bill.
View ArticleAustin And Travis County Extend Mask Mandate To Public Colleges
City and county officials signed orders on Wednesday mandating people over the age of 2 wear masks in city and county buildings and in public schools. On Friday, they added public colleges to the list.
View ArticleTexas Population Growth, And Where It Comes From, Ensure The Redistricting...
Some of the fastest-growing counties in the nation are in the Lone Star State. And Latinos and other people of color account for most of the growth.
View ArticleHere's A List Of Which Central Texas School Districts Are Requiring Masks And...
Gov. Greg Abbott's banned masking requirements at schools and in public buildings, but some counties and school districts in the Austin area are bucking the order.
View ArticleAustin Narrows Police Chief Search To Three Finalists
The finalists are an assistant chief in Dallas, a deputy chief in Los Angeles and Austin's current interim chief.
View ArticleHays County Issues Mask Mandate For Public K-12 Schools, In Defiance Of...
Hays County joins Texas' largest counties in issuing mask mandates at public schools. The order goes into effect at midnight.
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Mask Rulings, But Travis County's Mask...
“Until we end up in litigation directly with the governor, we’re going to keep our requirement that public schools require masks,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown told KUT.
View ArticleGroup Behind Police Staffing Petition Sues City Of Austin Over Ballot Language
Save Austin Now says the voters must be presented with the language they've written; council members adopted different wording last week.
View ArticleAustin EMS Association President Says Medics Are 'Exhausted' And 'Hopeless'...
EMS workers are understaffed, but their call volume is skyrocketing, Selena Xie says.
View ArticleRemembering Nanci Griffith: 'She Was Just A Good, Good, Good Songwriter'
The Texas-born folk artist inspired other writers and women trying to make their names in music.
View Article'We're All So Many Things': Divya Srinivasan On Her New Book 'What I Am'
Divya Srinivasan's new picture book 'What I Am' is a colorful, joyful answer to a bad question.
View ArticleTexas, Three Other States, Will Play Key Redistricting Role In 2022
GOP lawmakers could take back the House of Representatives in the next election cycle.
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