Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter
• August 20, 2023
The UT System Board of Regents announced plans to build a new medical center on the site of the Frank Erwin Center during a press conference Aug. 14. The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center will...
Austin’s record 31-day streak of consecutive 100-degree days has not only affected its human residents but its animal residents, too.
“(Heat) is dehydrating animals a lot quicker,” Hayley Hudnall,...
Editor's note: This article was originally published with a photo of a different complex, not Rise at West Campus. The Texan regrets this error.
Rise at West Campus announced in an email to its future...
Karina Kumar, General News Reporter
• August 6, 2023
Renting your first apartment or house can be difficult, especially if you’ve never had to deal with a landlord or a lease before. Sometimes you can end up in bad situations like an apartment with...
Editor's note: This article was originally published on Aug. 3, 2023, but some facts were updated on Aug. 6, 2023.
Austinites who frequent the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird...
Twenty-one percent of material recycled at UT is contaminated and must take a longer, more costly route to the landfill.
“We can’t process (contamination) or sell it,” said Alexandra Gyarfas,...
The Starbucks on 24th Street unionized over a year ago, but workers say they are still fighting for equal treatment by the company amidst fears of retaliation.
Last month, the location did not participate...
Pili Saravia, General News Reporter
• July 24, 2023
The Austin City Council discussed 196 items on July 20, including modifying SMART housing policies, reducing the city’s oversight in the watershed department and increasing infrastructure for middle-class...
After extensive renovations, the Texas Memorial Museum changed its name to the Texas Science and Natural History Museum on July 7 in preparation for its fall reopening.
“The building is always...
Austin Public Library’s central branch hosted the grand opening of a new digital makerspace on July 5, unveiling free access to various digital editing and creation programs.
“We know that technology...
Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• July 12, 2023
Interim city manager Jesús Garza and Mayor Kirk Watson announced that a partnership between the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety is again suspended after its reinstatement...
After its approval by Austin Parks and Recreation on May 22, the Zilker Park Vision Plan has received public opposition online from several groups. Save Zilker Park, a movement against the plan, has grown...
