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City Council looks at revising land development code

Jackie Wang October 24, 2014

The Austin City Council heard Thursday from consultants and the public about CodeNEXT, a plan to revitalize the current city land development code. In June 2012, the Council adopted a 30-year comprehensive...

Republicans lead Democrats in latest election polls

Jackie Wang October 24, 2014

Republican candidates hold substantial leads in the major Texas races, according to a statewide poll conducted from Oct. 10 through Sunday. The lastest online poll conducted by The Texas Tribune...

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Maryland governor campaigns for Davis with University Democrats

Sebastian Vega October 24, 2014

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke to University Democrats on Thursday afternoon in front of Littlefield Fountain before the group block walked through West Campus in support of State Sen. Wendy...

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Former UT staff member set to open city women’s center

Eleanor Dearman October 23, 2014

After working to establish a women’s center at the University 10 years ago, Carrie Tilton-Jones will open a women’s center for the city Saturday.  The Women’s Community Center...

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City Council’s District 3 race features 12 candidates

Jackie Wang October 23, 2014

With early voting underway in the first Austin City Council election under its 10-ONE structure, many student neighborhoods — such as West Campus and Hyde Park — are located in District 9,...

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Mayoral candidates debate transportation, housing in on campus debate

Jackie Wang October 21, 2014

With early voting underway, three major mayoral candidates stressed the importance of students affecting change with the Austin City Council’s first election under its 10-ONE structure, which divides...

Austin police order protective equipment in case of Ebola

Natalie Sullivan October 21, 2014

The Austin Police Department has ordered protective equipment and outlined a quarantine response in case of an Ebola outbreak in Austin, according to a training announcement sent to officers. The...

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Austin-based publisher reveals new book

Cat Cardenas October 21, 2014

The cofounders of the Austin-based press A Strange Object believe, as more and more attention is paid to the screens in front of us, books are becoming an increasingly foreign idea. This is something the...

LISTEN: Voter ID reinstated, Dallas nurses contract Ebola, two provisions of House Bill 2 on hold

Madlin Mekelburg and Anthony Green October 20, 2014

In this podcast, Anthony Green and Madlin Mekelburg discuss the reinstatement of the controversial state voter ID law, the impending launch of Google Fiber in Austin and the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West...

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University announces UT student was on same flight as nurse later diagnosed with Ebola

Alex Wilts October 17, 2014

President William Powers Jr. announced Friday that a University student was on the same flight as a health care worker who has tested positive for the Ebola virus, but the student is not showing any...

Former Longhorns wide receiver Kendall Sanders’ court hearing rescheduled

Natalie Sullivan October 17, 2014

The preliminary hearing for former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Kendall Sanders, who was charged earlier this summer with a second-degree felony for sexual assault, as well as improper photography, was...

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Austin City Council votes to allow transportation network companies

Jackie Wang October 17, 2014

The Austin City Council approved an ordinance Thursday, in a 6-1 vote, to allow transportation network companies, or TNCs, to operate in the city. The ordinance will be in effect until August 2015. The...

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