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UT Food Lab Hosts Innovative Food Competition

Rund Khayyat February 17, 2015

Presenting ideas ranging from cricket protein granola to edible bags to jam made from discarded fruit, twenty teams from around the nation showcased their food innovations Saturday at the first business...

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Adler, other Texas mayors oppose state property tax caps

Jackie Wang February 17, 2015

Mayor Steve Adler and eight other Texas mayors met with representatives of the state legislature Monday to discuss property tax revenue caps across Texas. Mayors from Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort...

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City Council approves funding for bicycle detection technology

Jackie Wang February 17, 2015

Cyclists in Austin will soon be able to use their smartphones to optimize travel time on busy intersections.  Austin City Council voted Thursday to accept $200,000 from a Texas Department of Transportation...

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UT alumni use South Congress coffee shop to help educate kids in Dominican Republic

Katie Walsh February 16, 2015

To the unobservant customer, Dominican Joe appears to be just another Austin coffee shop. But underneath the hipster background music and mood lighting is a business run by two UT alumni that strives to...

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Slideshow: Photos from the Latino Community Affairs Protest

Over a hundred students, faculty and staff marched to the Texas Fiji house Thursday evening to protest a “border patrol” party hosted by the fraternity last weekend. The fraternity has apologized...

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Protests erupt over “border patrol” themed fraternity party

Jackie Wang and Samantha Ketterer February 13, 2015

Over a hundred students, faculty and staff stood outside of the Texas Fiji house Thursday, chanting, “Hey, ho, these racist frats have got to go,” to protest a party the fraternity held last...

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Protesters show support for Texas Dream Act at the Capitol

Eleanor Dearman February 12, 2015

Hundreds of rally attendees chanted, “Sí, se puede,” or “Yes, we can,” at the Capitol on Wednesday to support a pro-immigration legislative agenda. Legislators, including...

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London-based PAN Studio brings “Hello Lamp Post” project to Austin

Emily Gibson February 12, 2015

Ben Barker, co-founder of London-based PAN Studio, is bringing “talking lamps” to Austin. But for Barker and his co-founder Sam Hill, the biggest challenge wasn’t giving a lamppost the...

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Blanton Museum will raise $15 million to build contemporary art installation

Sebastian Herrera February 11, 2015

The Blanton Museum of Art announced Friday that it is raising funds to install a new permanent installation: a 73-by-60 foot stand-alone stone building with luminous colored glass windows, a totemic wooden...

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Texas state capitol hosts exhibit honoring civil rights activist Barbara Jordan

Eleanor Dearman February 11, 2015

An exhibit honoring Barbara Jordan, civil rights activist, congresswoman and former UT professor, opened at the Capitol on Tuesday to chronicle her life and work.  The exhibit, which will be open...

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City Council, University work to raise awareness of dating violence

Jackie Wang February 10, 2015

As Austin City Council plans to declare February Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month on Thursday, the University and Austin organizations are working to raise awareness about domestic violence...

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UTPD, APD target crime on Drag

Wynne Davis February 5, 2015

Officers from both UTPD and the Austin Police Department started a more focused initiative to minimize crime homeless people commit on Guadalupe Street.  APD officer Darrell Grayson said the...

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