The APHA passed a statement Oct. 26 urging federal and local governments to move toward prison abolition and highlighting health concerns in carceral settings.
The Austin Police Department has not issued any camping ban citations for unhoused people in the West Campus zip code, 78705, since the ban went into effect in July, despite concerns of student safety...
David Morton, lead consortium collaborator, said if citizens become more relaxed on COVID-19 precautions, there could be a resurgence of cases in the wintertime.
SafeHorns installed a new blue light call box, which calls 911 at the push of a button, on the 23rd Street Artists’ Market alleyway on Friday in an attempt to help students feel safer in West Campus.
SafeHorns,...
A 45-pound Texas flag was stolen out of the back of a locked pickup truck at Kerbey Lane on Nov. 7.
The flag, owned by service organization Alpha Phi Omega, is one of three used by APO for various...
There were 262 drug-related deaths in Travis County in 2020, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, a 36% increase from the previous year.
To create the accessible hazard alert system, the city partnered with Deaf Link, a company that provides media services for those with sensory disabilities.
Editor's Note: This story first appeared as part of the October 5th flipbook.
Highly student populated areas around UT may gain a new U.S. House seat and have greater consolidated voting power if...
The center, which opened in 2018, serves as a safe space for people under the influence of drugs or alcohol as an alternative to jail or hospitalization.
Even though thousands of people attended ACL over its two weekends at the beginning of October, Austin health officials said 36 COVID-19 cases were attributed to the festival.
Five UT students partnered with the Austin Animal Center to help identify and solve the shelter’s capacity problems and inform people on what to do when they find a stray animal.
The students are...
Austin voters will decide whether to increase the Austin Police Department’s budget to the highest number recorded in history at the Nov. 2 local election.
If voters pass Proposition A, the city would...
