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We're taking a look at the new book Inflamed by Raj Patel of The Secret Ingredient podcast and Rupa Marya, a physician, activist and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition.
View ArticleWATCH: Meet The Three Finalists For Austin’s Next Police Chief
The three candidates will answer audience questions at public forums Wednesday and Thursday nights.
View ArticleTxDOT's Proposals For I-35 Would Raze Dozens Of Properties In Central Austin
The transportation department's plans would likely force longtime mainstays like the Austin Chronicle and Star Cafe to leave their current locations.
View ArticleNo Microchips, No Metals, No DNA Damage: Reviewing How And Why The COVID-19...
The science behind the efficacy and safety of the vaccines is firm, says UT-Austin molecular biosciences associate professor Ilya Finkelstein, and their rapid development was supported by technologies...
View ArticleACL Music Festival Will Require Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative Test To Get...
Festival organizers said they'd have information related to mask-wearing closer to the festival dates in October.
View ArticleUT Health Austin Now Offering Third Pfizer Dose To Some Immunocompromised People
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised get a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. Several other providers, like...
View ArticleTexas Has Long Offered Virtual Public School Options. So What’s The Problem Now?
Funding for virtual school through districts happened on a waiver earlier in the pandemic. Now, legislators are trying to put it into statute.
View ArticleTexas State Moves Forward With Plans For 'Robust' In-Person Experience This Fall
The university’s chief medical officer encouraged everyone on campus to get vaccinated, wear masks indoors, test themselves regularly and report cases and close contacts with people who have tested...
View ArticleTexas Le Prohíbe A Las Escuelas Exigir Mascarillas. La Solución De Un...
Los estudiantes del distrito escolar de Paris no pueden usar ropa "extremadamente reveladora", pero por ahora los cubrebocas son obligatorios.
View ArticleNo Uses Presión Ni Amenazas: Como Hablar Con Personas No Vacunadas Sobre La...
¿Cómo puedes convencer a alguien de que se ponga la vacuna contra el COVID-19? Para algunos, la respuesta podría depender en quién y en qué confíen.
View ArticleAfter A Nearly Six-Week Exodus Over GOP Voting Bill, Enough Democrats Return...
Democrat Reps. Garnet Coleman, Armando Walle and Ana Hernandez were the latest to rejoin the House on Thursday, narrowly clinching a quorum.
View ArticleMask Mandates In Austin Will Stand, At Least Temporarily
The Texas Supreme Court denied a request from Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Travis County judge's temporary restraining orders that allow some local mask mandates.
View ArticleAbortion Providers Say Latest Federal Ruling Forces Them To Abandon Best...
Texas will soon be the only state with a ban in effect on the dilation and evacuation procedure, the most common method for second-trimester abortions.
View ArticleAustin Public Health Prepares To Roll Out Booster Shots This Fall
Though cases and hospitalizations appeared to flatten this week, officials say the area is likely to see numbers surge over the next few weeks.
View ArticleHere's What The Police Chief Finalists Had To Say About Racism, Homicides And...
Candidates answered questions from a moderator and the audience at public meetings on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
View ArticleTexas State University President Denise Trauth Announces Retirement After 20...
Trauth led the university "from a regional institution to one of statewide and national prominence," the chancellor said.
View ArticleA Ripped-Off Mask And Verbal Assault: How Tensions Over Masks Spilled Over In...
In a letter to parents and staff, Eanes ISD’s superintendent called the incidents unacceptable and warned parents that the “the kids are watching.”
View ArticleHere's What Happens When There's A Positive COVID Case At An Austin ISD School
AISD will notify families if their child has come into contact with an infected student or staff member and needs to quarantine.
View ArticleA New Documentary Argues US Immigration Policy Intentionally Results In The...
"Missing in Brooks County" focuses on how migrants' efforts to avoid remote interior checkpoints put their lives in danger as they navigate the desert.
View ArticleLa Variante Delta Aceleró El Aumento En Casos De COVID-19 En Texas — Y...
Los índices de vacunación en Texas llegaron a su punto más bajo en julio, pero han ido subiendo poco a poco en las últimas semanas conforme han aumentado los contagios ocasionados por la variante delta...
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