Travis County Young Republicans discussed the state Legislature and the new presidential administration’s plans Wednesday evening at the group’s first meeting of the year.
Jared Staples,...
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott denounced Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez’s promise to not detain undocumented immigrants for deportations by federal agents without warrants, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Abbott’s...
Earlier this month, Strange Brew, a coffee shop and music venue in South Austin, suddenly closed its doors without notice, leaving unemployed baristas and a canceled lineup of musicians in its wake.
While...
The streets of downtown Austin experienced inordinately heavy amounts of foot traffic this past weekend as thousands protested the inauguration and the priorities of President Donald Trump.
J20 Walkout,...
Cheers of “Whose choice, my choice,” “Women united will never be divided” and “Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate,” rang out across the South...
Update: The final estimated attendance is over 50,000, according to the Austin Women's March Facebook page.
Original story: Austin’s streets were crowded again Saturday as tens of...
Rainbow flags waved over a crowd of LGBTQ advocates Friday night on the south steps of the Capitol to demonstrate resistance toward policies of the incoming presidential administration and the Texas legislature.
At...
On Friday morning President Donald Trump was sworn in, and that evening Austin community members and others across the nation marched to protest the incoming administration.
One Resistance, a coalition...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, is awarding $5.2 million to the Austin-based Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, as part of an ongoing effort to end youth homelessness...
Close to 100 LGBT community members and allies packed into a lecture hall at the UT School of Law Thursday night to discuss ways to promote LGBT advocacy
in Austin.
The Austin LGBT Bar Association,...
City Council member Jimmy Flannigan of District 6, who is the first openly gay man elected to the Council, led Wednesday’s meeting to create an LGBTQ Quality of Life Commission to improve the community’s...
