Preventing elder abuse is key, but agencies and the courts can intervene in...
“It shouldn’t hurt for an older person to get older."
View ArticleWith long delays in California, Texas ports may be more attractive for cargo...
It takes longer to get to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, but delays on the West coast could entice some carriers to continue on to Texas.
View ArticleGeorgia O'Keeffe's 'hidden' talents: the renowned artist was also a gifted...
A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is billed as the first major presentation of O'Keeffe's photographs.
View ArticleTexas' uninsured working poor could get health coverage under Congress'...
If passed, the Build Back Better bill would extend health plans to people living in Texas and the other 11 states that didn't expand Medicaid.
View ArticleAustin Energy says it's trying to better target who gets power shut off...
An Austin Energy representative could not definitively say whether changes the utility has implemented have made Austin better prepared for a storm like the one in February.
View ArticleUT students call for better communication from campus police after Halloween...
Students say the email UTPD sent was not enough to properly inform students of potential danger. Campus police now say they will increase patrols in the off-campus area and reevaluate their incident...
View ArticleBiden's COVID-19 vaccine rules for big businesses temporarily blocked by...
The order followed a joint petition filed by a handful of states, including Texas, several businesses and advocacy groups that argued overreach by the administration.
View Article'This is their property': Austin says community will drive preservation of...
Former students and community members gathered at the historic school Saturday to see how the old building looks today and imagine what it could look like in the future.
View ArticleUnvaccinated people 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19, Texas data shows
State health officials combed through millions of health records spanning back to when vaccinations started in January.
View ArticleThe intensely private world of Guy Clark opens up in new film: ‘Without...
“He told me that he really wanted to be known… I think he was feeling his mortality. And that's why he dug so deep with me on these stories.”
View ArticleLas plantas de energía de Texas necesitan ser “acondicionadas” para el...
Con la llegada del invierno, las plantas de energía eléctrica en Texas están tratando de asegurarse que pueden seguir suministrando electricidad incluso cuando la temperatura cae dramáticamente.
View ArticleLos psíquicos antes controlaban las ondas radiales gracias a la frontera de...
Un nuevo libro incluye detalles de cómo las estaciones de radio más prominentes de la frontera ayudaron a los ex actores de vodevil a llegar a un público más grande.
View ArticleDelta-8 is legal in Texas — for now — after Travis County judge blocks state...
A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 as a Schedule I drug, which effectively made it illegal. The cannabis extract became popular because users say it produces the...
View ArticleAustin's ban on 'off-premises' digital billboards is going to the Supreme...
The Austin ordinance prevents billboard companies from changing their existing analog signs into digital ones. The case may be about billboards, but it’s also about a more fundamental question of free...
View ArticleAustin Jewish Film Festival celebrating culture, promoting dialogue amid rash...
“It creates an opportunity for people to come together, have a shared experience and then engage in conversation following that.”
View ArticleA conversation with Gary Revel
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gary Revel, a former special investigator and author of To Live or Maybe Not: A Gary Revel Memoir.
View ArticleIndividuos que no se han vacunado tienen 20 veces más probabilidades de morir...
Funcionarios de salud del estado analizaron millones de récords de salud emitidos a partir de enero, cuando comenzaron las vacunaciones contra el COVID-19.
View Article'Civil Rights in Black and Brown:' New book examines Texas' overlooked activists
Researchers document protest movements in Deep East Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Panhandle Plains and others that were "erased from the historical record."
View ArticleAustin ISD didn't increase enrollment this year, meaning staff won't get...
Over the summer, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said if the district saw 77,000 students enroll, staff would get 2% raises. But only 74,000 students enrolled this year.
View ArticleAuditors say City of Austin was not prepared to handle the February winter storm
The audit points out multiple decisions the City of Austin could have made leading up to and during the winter storm that may have resulted in better outcomes for the city’s residents.
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