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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: Community celebrates Juneteenth at Eastwoods Park

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: Community celebrates Juneteenth at Eastwoods Park

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter June 19, 2023

Yesterday evening, the community gathered at Eastwoods Park near UT to celebrate Juneteenth with speeches, barbecues and educational displays organized by the University’s Institute for Urban Policy...

Austin Public Health creates new dashboard on opioid overdoses

Austin Public Health creates new dashboard on opioid overdoses

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter June 19, 2023

To prevent future overdoses and better understand those most affected by the crisis, Austin Public Health created a new opioid overdose dashboard that gives the public access to data on opioid overdoses. The...

UT nursing students reflect on industry amid upcoming nurse strike at Ascension Seton Medical Center

UT nursing students reflect on industry amid upcoming nurse strike at Ascension Seton Medical Center

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter June 12, 2023

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated the date of the strike was not set. The article has been updated with the date of the strike.  Ninety-eight percent of nurses at Ascension...

Austin Aquarium under scrutiny after reported animal attacks on visitors, staff

Austin Aquarium under scrutiny after reported animal attacks on visitors, staff

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter June 12, 2023

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the Austin Animal Advisory Commission was considering recommending an ordinance to ban for-profit, unaccredited zoos and aquariums...

UT’s Johnson Wildflower Center hosts inaugural Pride Day event

UT’s Johnson Wildflower Center hosts inaugural Pride Day event

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter June 11, 2023

Yesterday at the inaugural Pride Day event at UT’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the wildflowers weren’t the only ones showing off their colors. Gardening enthusiasts, local community members...

“It’s open, it’s accessible, it’s welcoming”: the Blanton Museum opens plaza, renovations after three years of construction

“It’s open, it’s accessible, it’s welcoming”: the Blanton Museum opens plaza, renovations after three years of construction

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 8, 2023

Editor's note: A previous version of this story included an inaccurate description of the petals and the materials they are made of. Changes have been made to accurately describe them. The Texan regrets...

APD and DPS partnership briefed for first time at Austin City Council meeting

APD and DPS partnership briefed for first time at Austin City Council meeting

Laurel Pinchback, General News Reporter April 19, 2023

Nearly a month after the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety formed a partnership behind closed doors, Austinites were given a briefing covering the logistics of the deployment...

UT Students garden at the Campus Environmental Center Microfarm on April 9, 2023.

City of Austin, Travis County announce food plan to help prevent future resident, student food insecurity

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter April 18, 2023

The city of Austin Office of Sustainability and Travis County are partnering together to create the area’s first food plan following concerns of rising food insecurity, an effort the entities say will...

‘I almost bump into them all the time’: Pedestrians, cyclists feel unsafe sharing roads

‘I almost bump into them all the time’: Pedestrians, cyclists feel unsafe sharing roads

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter April 17, 2023

The design of roads surrounding campus poses a threat to pedestrian and cyclist safety, according to urban studies professor Greg Anderson. This creates a domino effect as their struggles for safety threaten...

University Democrats, AURA send letter to City Council calling for the expansion of affordable student housing

University Democrats, AURA send letter to City Council calling for the expansion of affordable student housing

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter April 13, 2023

University Democrats and the Austin Urbanist Association sent a joint letter to the Austin City Council on March 28 asking for an expansion of the student housing supply around college campuses.  “Smart,...

Addiction Research Institute, CLEAN Cause Foundation awarded $1 million grant to improve recovery housing

Addiction Research Institute, CLEAN Cause Foundation awarded $1 million grant to improve recovery housing

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter April 10, 2023

The Addiction Research Institute at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work partnered with the CLEAN Cause Foundation to improve the sustainability and financial models of recovery housing. The FIRST Fund,...

DPS troopers adhere to local policing standards following state-local law enforcement partnership

DPS troopers adhere to local policing standards following state-local law enforcement partnership

Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter April 10, 2023

After an announcement last month that the Texas Department of Public Safety would provide troopers to aid the short-staffed Austin Police Department, concerns rose over what authority DPS would hold —...

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