Proposed $5B city budget leans on fees, less on property taxes, amid a boom...
Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk said the average household would see a $10 monthly increase in taxes if the proposal gets the OK from City Council in August.
View Article'I fell in love with it': Composer Joe Williams on his original score for...
Seven years ago, Joe Williams of Austin Classical Guitar composed an original score for the 1927 Hitchcock sirent film 'The Lodger.' Now the film and score is available to stream at Drafthouse On Demand.
View ArticleLa campaña del gobernador Abbott se fija en el voto de los latinos y las...
Un grupo de republicanos de Texas se comprometió a salir en busca de los votantes latinos y de color y ganar su apoyo en un esfuerzo por reelegir al gobernador Abbott.
View Article‘He was from another world’: The legacy of Texas rock musician Roky Erickson
Roky Erickson, who died in 2019, would have celebrated his 75th birthday Friday. Bill Bentley, a veteran music producer, says his brush with the fellow Texan’s music altered the trajectory of his life.
View ArticleComing soon: Season 2 of 'The Disconnect,' our podcast about the Texas power...
In some ways, it seems like the Texas power grid is having more problems than ever. We'll explore what's changed since the big blackout in February 2021 in the new season of our award-winning podcast.
View ArticleTexas' anti-abortion trigger law worries fertility doctors and patients
IVF patients question if they will be able to discard their embryos and what they can do if multiple pregnancies result from fertility treatments.
View ArticleThree takeaways from the 2022 Texas Democratic Party convention
The party is focused on winning in November. Democrats hope the current energy they’re seeing in Texas will continue and help them be successful at the polls.
View ArticleLa ley antiaborto de Texas preocupa a médicos especialistas en fertilidad y a...
Hay muchas partes de esta ley que siguen siendo vagas para los médicos, incluyendo si afectará a los tratamientos de fertilidad.
View ArticleThe American Library Association with Tracie Hall
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Tracie Hall, executive director of the American Library Association.
View ArticleAustin calls on musicians to identify issues in the city's famed music scene
Working in the music industry? Learn how to share your concerns and ideas in the latest music census.
View ArticleSchool districts in the Austin area will require clear backpacks in the fall
School districts in Texas and throughout the U.S. are implementing these policies in response to mass shootings. Teacher groups and student advocates say the requirement does not address the root...
View ArticleSandlot baseball grows in Austin, attracting its own all-stars
Rock star Jack White loves baseball, like co-own-a-bat-company-stop-a-rock-'n'-roll-tour-to-play loves baseball. His company Warstic has an affinity for a sandlot field in Eastern Travis County.
View ArticleRetraining the brain to dislodge the 'multiple complex factors' that can form...
Prejudice can be one of the motivating factors behind small and large hateful acts like this year's mass shooting targeting Black people in a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store. Do people learn prejudice or...
View ArticleTexas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back...
Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers “necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,” but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage...
View ArticleDistritos escolares de la zona de Austin exigirán mochilas transparentes en...
A raíz del tiroteo masivo en la escuela primaria Robb en Uvalde que dejó 19 estudiantes y dos maestras fallecidas, los distritos escolares de Texas están buscando maneras de hacer sus campus más seguros.
View ArticleHuston-Tillotson University added to National Register of Historic Places
Huston-Tillotson’s roots date back to 1875, predating UT Austin as the city’s oldest institute of higher learning.
View ArticleEl béisbol de los solares crece en Austin y atrae a sus propias estrellas
La cuenta está en dos bolas y dos strikes. Hay un corredor en segunda. El bateador es más conocido por sus éxitos en la radio que en el campo de béisbol: es la estrella del rock Jack White.
View ArticleMobile home park residents challenge developer after receiving 60-day notice...
Homelessness is a real possibility for tenants of the Congress Mobile Home and RV Park after the land was purchased by a developer.
View ArticleAustin City Council votes to decriminalize abortion
The GRACE Act asks Austin law enforcement to not spend any money or resources on prosecuting abortion providers or seekers.
View Article'Failure is key': Richard Samuel celebrates art and perseverance with his new...
Richard Samuel, an artist and former professional football player, used his competitive spirit to earn a solo show at Buda's Inspired Minds art gallery.
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