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Law professor: failing to identify oneself to police causes unnecessary tension

Julia Brouillette February 25, 2014

According to law professor David Gonzalez, the jogger who was arrested Thursday for failing to identify herself after being stopped for jaywalking could have avoided arrest by being more cooperative. Austin...

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Austin food trucks to move to Barton Springs Road

Danielle Lopez February 25, 2014

Austin’s food trucks have found a new, permanent home and they’re taking West Campus’ Mighty Cone with them. A permanent food court is set to open mid-March on Barton Springs...

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Access Austin group helps UT students discover the city

Vanessa Sliva February 25, 2014

While many students find themselves indoors, drifting between schoolwork and sleep, members of Access Austin, a new club at UT, are exploring Austin in search of the spark that makes this city memorable. Access...

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Project Connect narrows down modes of transportation being considered

Alyssa Mahoney February 24, 2014

The project to create a public transportation system aimed at reducing traffic congestion has narrowed the modes of transportation being considered in Austin from 14 to two — bus rapid transit and...

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Four UT students create SocialToast app to maximize the Sixth Street experience

Kat Sampson February 24, 2014

When four UT computer engineering students met last spring during a computer software lab, none of them knew they would eventually build an application based on Austin’s Sixth Street. CEOs Rachel...

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Woman hit by UT shuttle bus at Dean Keeton and Wichita

Jordan Rudner February 21, 2014

An unidentified woman was hit with by the mirror of a UT Shuttle Bus as it made a turn at the intersection of Dean Keeton and Wichita streets Friday morning. The woman, who was hit by a Far West...

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Updated: APD Police Chief Art Acevedo apologizes for comments regarding jogger arrest

Julia Brouillette February 20, 2014

Updated (8:35 p.m. Saturday): Austin police chief Art Acevedo apologized for a comment he made during a press conference regarding the arrest of Amanda Jo Stephen, who was arrested Thursday after crossing...

January auto thefts and burglaries are down from last year

Julia Brouillette February 20, 2014

Austin police statistics comparing January 2014 and January 2013 show auto thefts down 25 percent and burglaries down by 33 percent. In general, vehicles are less likely to be stolen or broken into...

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Austin startup RideScout hopes to make Austin public transportation a seamless experience

Zachary Keener February 20, 2014

An Austin-based app, RideScout, hopes to utilize the numerous transportation services available to Austinites to improve their downtown commute.  RideScout, which launched at last year’s...

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Artists and University Co-op crowdsource to restore 40-year-old mural defaced by graffiti

Alyssa Mahoney February 19, 2014

After public outcry over the defacement of two murals near 23rd Street and Guadalupe, the original artists, the University Co-op and Austin officials have removed the majority of the graffiti and are crowdsourcing...

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Texas native tells stories with latest series of short plays

Kritika Pramod Kulshrestha February 19, 2014

Michael Floyd believes the true reward of his work is in listening to the audience and not to the critics. He wants people to feel something after a performance. An Austin-based actor, director and...

Students wake up early to serve breakfast to the homeless

Nicole Cobler February 17, 2014

While most students’ alarms haven’t even gone off, civil engineering freshman Joshua Garza wakes up at 4 a.m. twice a week to serve breakfast to the homeless. Feed My People, a nonprofit...

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