College students looking for roommates and subleases typically search through Craigslist and Facebook advertisements, but a startup called Roomi, available in Austin as of March, is trying to streamline...
Lines are expected to be excruciatingly long at the Flawn Academic Center, the only polling site on campus, as voters in Texas head to the polls to cast votes for not only the presidential election but...
The City of Austin announced a five-year partnership with UT’s Center for Transportation Research on Thursday that will aim to solve Austin’s transportation problems.
The center will assist...
Barton Springs Pool will be closed Feb. 29 through March 11 for its annual “Spring Cleaning” project.
While the annual cleaning is taking place, alternative swimming options at several year-round...
More than 1,400 UT students came together Saturday to contribute to neighborhood beautification in communities around Austin.
Students volunteered in four hour shifts at 17 sites throughout the city...
Campaign finance reform. Taking on Wall Street. Income inequality.
It didn’t really matter which issue Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addressed at his rally Saturday afternoon; the crowd of more...
Incidents involving pedestrians being hit by cars on the streets of Austin have increased within the past few years, according to the Austin Police Department.
Operations Lt. Blake Johnson with the...
The Flawn Academic Center, UT’s sole polling site, attracted the highest number of voters in the county during the first week of early voting, a vast improvement in turnout compared to previous presidential...
Austin’s music industry lost 1,200 jobs in four years despite economic growth in the music industry as a whole, according to a recent study commissioned by Austin Music People, an advocacy group...
3TEN ACL Live, a 350-person venue, is set to open in downtown Austin next month.
The venue will be set in the same building as the regular Austin City Limits Live production facility, but contains...
To commemorate the legacy of the late civil rights legend Barbara Jordan, the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation opened an interactive exhibit chronicling her life’s work on Monday, the day after...
Low-income pet owners in Austin will now be able to receive affordable care and a variety of services for their animals from a centralized nonprofit.
Emancipet and Animal Trustees of Austin,...
