Construction Nears For The 'Y' In Oak Hill As Neighbors Press For Changes
TxDOT's $674 million plan to reshape the Y in Oak Hill is on the verge of breaking ground as nearby residents keep fighting to narrow the project's scope.
View ArticleLawmakers Improve Medicaid Access For Children And New Moms, But Fail To...
Advocates thought health care would be a top priority for the Legislature during a pandemic. For the most part it wasn't.
View ArticleIn Final COVID-19 Briefing, Austin Public Health Says It May Roll Out Booster...
The need for booster shots is yet to be determined. It will be based on how long the current vaccines are deemed effective in ongoing clinical trials.
View ArticleBomb Threat Cleared At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Normal operations can resume, the airport says.
View ArticleIn Urgent Need Of Adoptions, Austin Animal Center Removes COVID-19 Occupancy...
Austin Animal Center has run out of kennel space and says it urgently needs homes for an “overwhelming” number of dogs. In order to help get animals adopted, the center opened at 100% capacity for the...
View ArticleHall Of Fame Honors, A Book And A College Degree: Kathy Valentine Keeps Go-Goin'
"I don't sit around and hope, and pine and wish for things because I think I would be frustrated and bitter if I did. But the gifts keep coming; things happen."
View Article'People Want To Come Together': ASO's New Executive Director Looks Forward To...
ASO's new Executive Director, David Pratt, has only been on the job for a couple of months but he's been busy planning for what he hopes to be a return to normal for the symphony.
View ArticleA Dallas-Area Rep. Says She Won’t Walk On ‘Eggshells’ When It Comes To...
Democrat Jasmine Crockett says she’s determined to address “the elephant in the room,” if not this session then in the next.
View ArticleA Bill That Could Have Funded Virtual Learning Died In The Texas Legislature....
The Round Rock and Hays school districts will not be offering virtual learning next year after state funds fall through.
View Article¿Buscas Mascota? Este Albergue De Animales En Austin Necesita Con Urgencia...
El Austin Animal Center se ha quedado sin espacio para albergar más perros y dice que necesita, con urgencia, hogares dispuestos a adoptar un número “abrumador” de mascotas.
View ArticleMexico’s Pemex Eyes Takeover Of Deer Park Refinery
The company previously operated the facility in a 50/50 partnership with Shell, but taking it over may be costly for Pemex.
View ArticleActivists Call On Travis County To Say No To New Women's Jail
Activist groups are calling on Travis County commissioners to scratch plans for a new women's jail and instead invest in alternatives to mass incarceration.
View ArticleAt Least Three Dozen Candidates Seek To Be Austin's Next Police Chief,...
Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano told the commission he expects to have two to three finalists by late July or early August.
View ArticleThese Dashboards Will Help People Monitor Toxic Algae In Austin Lakes,...
Officials with the city's Watershed Protection Department say the system will be up and running again by the end of the month. The department will operate two separate dashboards for Lady Bird Lake and...
View ArticleTravis County Commissioners Delay Key Vote On $79 Million Women's Jail
County commissioners will take up a contract to build the facility next week.
View ArticleNew Book Challenges Readers To Confront History Of Slavery By Forgetting The...
In “Forget the Alamo,” three Texas authors dismantle Texas’ origin story.
View ArticleMosquito In Granger Tests Positive For West Nile Virus, Marking Williamson...
This is the earliest in a year that the virus has been detected since county health officials started testing mosquitos in 2013.
View ArticleExpanding Broadband Means More Than Running New Wires: State And Federal...
"About 77% of American adults have home broadband subscriptions. And this challenge is largely driven by cost – both of the connection and of the device."
View ArticleAustin-Travis County Health Officials Say COVID Vaccine Data Shows There's...
“There’s been a sense that we’re at the end of this [pandemic]. We are not,” Dr. Desmar Walkes said, stressing that it's never been easier to get vaccinated.
View ArticleActivistas Se Oponen A Plan Para Nueva Cárcel De Mujeres En El Condado De Travis
Grupos de activistas están pidiéndole al condado de Travis que deseche sus planes para construir una nueva cárcel para mujeres y que mejor use esos fondos para promover alternativas a la encarcelación.
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