Momentum Scholars is kicking off this semester with new plans for initiatives to help Austin-area students in elementary through high school from achieve academic success.
Momentum Scholars is...
The LBJ Presidential Library brought in beloved characters from the PBS show “Sesame Street” to celebrate Austin Museum Day on Sunday and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon...
Voices Against Violence hosted a fundraising event for students and the community to listen to music and to promote its organization Saturday afternoon.
The event, Summer Sunset Shindig, was held at...
Bulk trash collection and street sweeping services will be affected over the next few weeks while City of Austin cleanup crews help clear trash and debris in areas damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
The cities...
When Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston-area animal shelters in early August, Austin-based rescue shelter Austin Pets Alive answered a cry — and a bark — for help, tripling its number of foster...
As undocumented students grapple with the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the nonprofit Jolt is fundraising to help Central Texans submit and pay for the last round of DACA applications...
Lyft is now offering free nightly rides for students traveling from campus to nearby residential locations seven days a week from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Starting Monday night, Lyft began offering a...
For nearly a year, Edilsa Lopez endured human trafficking as her captors sent her from house to house in trips across the Mexican-American border transporting drugs.
Lopez had neared the end of...
Activists across Austin shared their personal stories Tuesday protesting President Donald Trump’s order to end the executive action known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
The University...
In the aftermath of its lab’s closure, the Austin Police Department will now send a majority of its faulty DNA cases to the University of North Texas Health Science Center to determine if retesting...
Austin is in the process of allowing housing cooperatives to apply for city housing financial aid in an effort to expand housing options and reduce rent for members of co-ops.
In a resolution passed...
Austin may have robots rolling down its sidewalks delivering food in the near future.
According to Austin Transportation Department spokeswoman Marissa Monroy, Austin is actively seeking delivery robots...
