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Students volunteer to beautify local neighborhoods through ‘The Project’

Audrey Zhang February 29, 2016

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...

More than 10,000 Sanders supporters rally ahead of Super Tuesday

Forrest Milburn February 29, 2016

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...

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Vehicle-pedestrian collisions increase in Austin

Mikaela Cannizzo February 26, 2016

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...

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FAC sees highest number of early voters throughout Travis County

Forrest Milburn February 25, 2016

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...

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Despite overall growth in industry, Austin musicians struggle to find jobs

Hannah Daniel February 24, 2016

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...

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New ACL venue to open downtown

Brendalys Lebron February 24, 2016

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...

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Exhibit honoring legacy of Barbara Jordan opens in Capitol

Zach Lyons February 23, 2016

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...

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Local nonprofits merge to provide affordable pet care

Anusha Lalani February 23, 2016

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,...

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HD 49: Where They Stand

Forrest Milburn and Junyuan Tan February 19, 2016

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City plans new parking meters to combat Zilker Park parking congestion

Forrest Milburn February 19, 2016

With her two friends lying and swaying in adjacent hammocks hung from a leafless tree, architecture freshman Stephanie Wiesehuegel spent Wednesday afternoon at Zilker Park, a much-needed sunny escape from midterm...

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Austin ranked second best in pet friendliness

Janelle Polcyn February 18, 2016

Dog is man’s best friend and Austin is one of dog’s best friends, according to a new ranking list. Austin was recently ranked as the second-best city for pet friendliness by apartment...

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State Affairs Committee hears cases on religious freedom

Forrest Milburn February 18, 2016

After multiple religious freedom bills failed to see Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature last session, supporters and opponents of the bills spoke to members of the Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday...

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