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2014-10-21_Mayor_Debate_Sarah

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 19, 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...

2014-10-17_Mayor_Ellyn

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...

Former Longhorn receiver Montrel Meander’s hearing rescheduled for November

Natalie Sullivan October 16, 2014

The preliminary hearing for former Longhorn football wide receiver Montrel Meander, who was charged earlier this summer with a second-degree felony for sexual assault, was rescheduled again Thursday. The...

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Austin mayoral candidates debate water conservation, transportation at on-campus forum

Jackie Wang October 16, 2014

Six Austin mayoral candidates debated issues, such as water conservation, transportation and emergency protocol, at an on-campus event Wednesday night. The forum, hosted by KUT at the Belo Center for...

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Google Fiber sets Austin launch date for December

Wes Scarborough October 16, 2014

Residents in South and Southeast Austin will be able to sign up for Google Fiber in December after waiting almost two years since the service was first announced. Google held a briefing Wednesday at...

No increase in West Campus noise citations under first weekend of sound ordinance

Natalie Sullivan October 15, 2014

Despite plans by the Austin Police Department to enforce the noise ordinance in West Campus, there were no noise citations during the first weekend under the stricter implementation of the city code. According...

2014-10-14-District_9_Debate_Sarah

City Council candidates talk about sound ordinance, housing in on campus debate

Jackie Wang October 14, 2014

Austin City Council District 9 candidates discussed student issues such as the enforcement of the city's sound ordinance in West Campus and housing at a debate hosted by several student organizations...

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