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Fetti parked in West Campus on Feb. 10, 2024.

Get ready for Fetii: UT study finds Austin-based rideshare app could decrease congestion, carbon emissions

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 12, 2024

The Austin-based rideshare app Fetii could reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions, a January study from a UT consulting student organization found.  Fetii is a rideshare service of private...

Students walk along Guadalupe Street in front of Dirty Martin's on Monday.

Dirty Martin’s saved with light rail project redesign amid lawsuit

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter February 12, 2024

The Austin Transit Partnership recently cut Dirty Martin’s Place from its acquisition list, saving the nearly century-old West Campus burger joint from plans to build a light rail line on Guadalupe Street. The...

Austin City Council approves code to expand bike parking spaces

Austin City Council approves code to expand bike parking spaces

Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter February 12, 2024

Austin City Council approved an update to the city's bike parking code which will expand the amount of bike parking spaces available to cyclists. The new code simplifies regulations for developments,...

$20 million MetroBike modernization project to replace all stations with exclusively electric bikes

$20 million MetroBike modernization project to replace all stations with exclusively electric bikes

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter February 9, 2024

Austin’s bike system will modernize and expand after CapMetro approved a contract partnering with a bike share system company on Jan. 29. The partnership will add new locations across Austin and replace...

University, City of Austin plan highway caps for more space as part of I-35 expansion

University, City of Austin plan highway caps for more space as part of I-35 expansion

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter February 7, 2024

The University is currently working on a plan to build a series of highway caps connecting its campus to the other side of Interstate 35 after the highway undergoes expansion. The city of Austin expects...

Nizar Doar, father of the victim Zacharia Doar, speaks at the Council on American-Islamic Relations' press conference on Tuesday. Nizar was also head of security for the state-wide Palestine rally two days earlier.

Palestinian-American stabbed in West Campus, Hate Crimes Review Committee to investigate incident

Maryam Ahmed and Pili Saravia February 6, 2024

The Austin Police Department is investigating the stabbing of a Palestinian-American man in West Campus on Sunday as “bias-motivated,” and the incident will be reviewed by the Hate Crimes Review Committee,...

A person wears a Palestinian flag as protestors rally at the Capitol in support of a ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday.

Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to call for US support of UN top court ruling, ceasefire in Gaza strip

Olivia Dilley and Ren Leija February 6, 2024

Thousands chanted “There’s no justice, there’s no peace!” at the Texas Capitol on Sunday afternoon, calling on the United States to support the top United Nations Court’s order stating that Israel’s...

Austin city councilwoman Kathie Tovo on the west mall at The University of Texas at Austin, February 1, 2024.

UT professor, former city council member announces bid for mayor

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter February 2, 2024

Kathie Tovo, an adjunct professor and former city council member who represented West Campus, announced her bid for mayor on Jan. 18. Tovo was the first candidate to announce her campaign for the 2024...

Riders wait for the bus at UT Austin's West Mall station on Guadalupe street on Jan. 30, 2024.

Unarmed security guards will soon be stationed at some CapMetro bus stops

Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter January 31, 2024

CapMetro announced plans to station unarmed security guards at high-traffic stops during a January meeting.  “We have made a decision based on feedback that we have gotten from the public … that...

‘I’m not going to disappear’: Family of police violence victim file formal complaint against city

‘I’m not going to disappear’: Family of police violence victim file formal complaint against city

Vivien Ayers and Kylee Howard January 30, 2024

“I’m lost with words, but it’s okay, it’s going to be okay,” Elizabeth Gonzales said at a press conference on Jan. 30 after the deposition from her federal lawsuit against the city and the individual...

Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas, speaks at a ReThink 35 press conference outside TxDOT's headquarters on Jan. 29, 2024.

Rethink35 sues TxDOT over I-35 expansion plans

Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter January 29, 2024

A non-profit organization announced its new lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation at a press conference on Monday in front of the agency’s headquarters.  Rethink35 is a nonprofit...

Austin-area animal shelters look for fosters during freezing temperatures

Austin-area animal shelters look for fosters during freezing temperatures

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter January 23, 2024

Hundreds of cats and dogs found warm homes last week as freezing temperatures rolled into town and the area’s animal shelters called for help. Austin Pets Alive had approximately 200 dogs in need...

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