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Data show Texas water supply still low despite recent rainfall

Sebastian Herrera January 28, 2015

Despite steady rainfalls over the past six months, University researchers have found that Texas is still far from replenishing its groundwater supply, which is depleted because of a drought that began...

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Dell Foundation gives $25 million to teaching hospital

Josh Willis January 28, 2015

The Dell Foundation promised Tuesday to match donations, dollar for dollar, up to $25 millions for the Seton Healthcare Family’s teaching hospital to help cover the remaining costs. The hospital...

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Activists, legislators unveil plaque honoring Holocaust survivor

Eleanor Dearman January 27, 2015

Members of the Global Embassy of Activists for Peace unveiled a plaque honoring Holocaust survivors in the Texas Capitol on Monday.  Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville) and his son, Rep....

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APD Pipes and Drums Corps serve police community

Wynne Davis January 27, 2015

When taking a break from the daily responsibilities of policing, a group of Austin Police officers play drums and bagpipes in funerals, parades, festivals and community events.  After listening...

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Updated: Pointe on Rio fails to meet ADA standards, leading to fifth move-in day delay

Samantha Ketterer January 24, 2015

After five months of temporary housing in Dobie Center and five opening-day delays — the latest of which was announced Friday afternoon — the only thing standing between Pointe on Rio leaseholders...

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Austin City Council will launch task force to boost public engagement

Jackie Wang January 23, 2015

The Austin City Council attempted to boost public participation in Council meetings Thursday by projecting a livestream of community members’ texts and tweets on the wall. Although most of the...

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New 500-person apartment complex will open summer 2016

Jackie Wang January 22, 2015

Next summer, more than 500 students will be able to move into a new 20-story apartment complex at 21st and San Antonio streets.  The complex, “University House,” will include 188 rooms,...

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City sound ordinance requirements still unclear for student groups

Wynne Davis January 21, 2015

Many Greek groups in West Campus still do not know the exact requirements of the city sound ordinance, after the city promised to provide details in a meeting last fall, according to Daniel Warner, government...

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Austin City Council starts new year, proposes changes in public hearing process

Jackie Wang January 21, 2015

Members of the Austin City Council are considering making structural changes to the Council’s decision-making process and will discuss the proposed changes at a public hearing Thursday.  The...

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Recap: Abbott, Patrick inaugurated at Texas Capitol

Eleanor Dearman January 20, 2015

Texans from across the state gathered in front of the Capitol Building Tuesday to watch Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick take their oaths of office as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Abbott...

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Thousands march to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, address modern issues of inequality

Samantha Ketterer January 20, 2015

Thousands of students and community members gathered around the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in the East Mall on Monday morning to celebrate King’s legacy and call attention to a number of social...

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New neighborhood group forms in Hyde Park

Jackie Wang January 20, 2015

Hyde Park residents formed an online-based neighborhood association that seeks to better represent renters’ interests than the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, which was formed in 1974. The...

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