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Austin City Council passes ordinance to secure police pay after Austin Police Association refuses to negotiate a contract extension

Austin City Council passes ordinance to secure police pay after Austin Police Association refuses to negotiate a contract extension

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter February 23, 2023

The Austin City Council voted on Thursday to put in place a one-year ordinance that maintains steady police officer wages and benefits, resulting from the Austin Police Association’s refusal to negotiate...

New graffiti working group poses questions about maintaining Austin’s culture, local iconic art

New graffiti working group poses questions about maintaining Austin’s culture, local iconic art

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter February 23, 2023

The Austin Downtown Commission voted Jan. 18 to form a graffiti working group to address illegal vandalism in downtown Austin and West Campus, leaving some Austinites worried about the possible loss of...

A pedestrian walks beneath a streetlight in West Campus.

West Campus lighting updates set to complete by next semester

Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2023

Austin Energy has completed the recommended LED improvements to over 1,100 West Campus lighting fixtures per a 2018 study, an Austin Energy spokesperson said on Wednesday. The next phase of improving...

In order from left to right, Valentin, Betsy Berry, Robert Hughes and Daniel Young stand in front of Dirty Martin’s, an Austin burger restaurant located on Guadalupe Street. Young is the general manager of Dirty Martin’s, and has continued to fight to keep the burger joint open.

Dirty Martin’s plans to take legislative action to prevent displacement by Project Connect

Sarah Brager, General News Reporter February 20, 2023

When Daniel Young voted in favor of Austin’s new transit initiative Project Connect, he had no idea the proposed rail lines would run through Dirty Martin’s Place where he’s worked as the general...

Dell Medical School and Austin Community College unite to open mental health clinic

Dell Medical School and Austin Community College unite to open mental health clinic

Molly Mcilhinney, General News Reporter February 19, 2023

The Amplify Center, a product of a partnership between Dell Medical School and Austin Community College, opened on Feb. 9 at ACC’s Eastview Campus. The center, a subpart of Dell Medical School’s...

City of Austin grant aims to make safer, more walkable intersections in West Campus

City of Austin grant aims to make safer, more walkable intersections in West Campus

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

The city of Austin received a $22.9 million grant on Feb. 3 to improve road infrastructure within the next five years throughout the city, including two prospective Guadalupe Street intersections at Martin...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Ascension reach agreement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Ascension reach agreement

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

After stalled negotiations surrounding the cost of Ascension care for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance holders threatened to end care for some last month, the two entities reached an agreement...

Roundup event changed to West Fest to distance from past

Roundup event changed to West Fest to distance from past

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

In 1930, the University introduced Roundup, a homecoming event that included decorated floats and a weekend of parties for “each and every visitor to the (UT) Campus,” according to the event’s original...

Cronk gets bonked: Austin City Council removes City Manager Spencer Cronk for winter storm failings

Cronk gets bonked: Austin City Council removes City Manager Spencer Cronk for winter storm failings

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

The Austin City Council voted to remove Spencer Cronk from his position as city manager due to his shortcomings during winter storm Mara in a special session on Feb. 15.  The council voted 10-1 to...

Waterloo Greenway set to begin second phase of project

Waterloo Greenway set to begin second phase of project

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2023

Phase two of the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy project is set to begin construction this spring. The project plans to create a 1.5-mile park system encompassing 35 acres of land that will connect 15th...

Executive director of Rethink35 Adam Greenfield speaks against I-35 expansion at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 15, 2022. Rethink35 organized with UT students to protest the Texas Department of Transportation's proposal to expand I-35.

‘Our future is not freeways’: UT students and faculty protest I-35 expansion

Koshik Mahapatra, General News Reporter February 15, 2023

Members of the Rethink35@UT student group, a local chapter of the Austin-based nonprofit Rethink35, held a rally in front of the Flawn Academic Center on Wednesday protesting the potential expansion of...

A pedestrian stops and looks upwards at a new H-E-B sign. The Lake Austin location, which opened on Feb. 15, will be the first in Austin to feature two stories.

First multi-level H-E-B in Austin opens, provides grocery access for University Apartments residents

Julius Shieh, General News Reporter February 15, 2023

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the first multi-level H-E-B grocery store in Austin on Wednesday. The Lake Austin H-E-B store, which began construction in 2019, features a variety...

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