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New apartment complexes set to open this fall in West Campus

Katy Nelson March 3, 2021

Several new West Campus apartment buildings will open to students for the fall semester.  While apartment complexes are reaching out to students with special deals and lease agreements for the...

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Travis County COVID-19 positivity rates decrease, may change risk level next week

Lauren Abel March 3, 2021

Austin may change it’s COVID-19 risk level next week as COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates gradually decrease in Travis County, Mayor Steve Adler said at a Tuesday night press conference. “Dr....

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West Campus apartment complex fire displaces 10 people

Tori Duff March 2, 2021

A fire displaced about 10 residents at a West Campus apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, said Thayer Smith, division chief of the Austin Fire Department. Austin Fire Department put the fire out at...

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Governor Abbott announces 100% business capacity, end of mask mandate beginning March 10

Tori Duff and Samantha Greyson March 2, 2021

Sheryl Lawrence and Skye Seipp contributed to this report. Editor's note: This story has been updated as information has been made available. Update Thursday at 4:30 p.m.: Texas...

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Boil water notice lifted for UT-Austin main campus, West Campus, parts of North Campus

Skye Seipp, Sheryl Lawrence, and Lauren Abel February 22, 2021

Editor's Note: This story was updated as information became available.  The University’s main campus is no longer under a boil water notice, according to the emergency messages page....

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Students, advocates speak out about slow lighting improvements in West Campus

Tori Duff February 22, 2021

Local safety organizations and UT students are frustrated by the city’s lack of communication about when West Campus lighting improvements will occur to increase safety amid rising crime rates.  Austin...

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Austin City Council votes to conduct study to determine tobacco disparities within LGBTQ+ community

Sheryl Lawrence February 21, 2021

UT will conduct a community health needs assessment on tobacco use disparities among the LGBTQ+ population in Austin after the Austin City Council voted in favor of the study Feb. 4. The Gender, Sexuality...

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Here’s what Austin officials are saying about inclement weather

Sheryl Lawrence, Kevin Vu, Tori Duff, and Samantha Greyson February 16, 2021

Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date. The Daily Texan is tracking press briefings held by city...

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Here’s what you need to know about power, water and shelter at and around UT amid severe weather

Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date. Students living off campus continue to face power and...

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Power outages due to severe winter weather continue, ‘too early to predict’ when power will be restored

Skye Seipp February 15, 2021

Power outages have been affecting some customers since early Monday morning after the Electric Reliability Council of Texas called for rotating outages to turn off power for two million homes in Texas.  The...

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UTPD develops crisis intervention team to respond to mental health calls

Lauren Abel February 12, 2021

Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 9 print edition. The UT Police Department launched the University Critical Incident Response Team on Jan. 11 with the hope...

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UT, city council expand PCT locations around Austin

Lauren Womack and Lauren Abel February 12, 2021

Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 9 print edition. The University’s Proactive Community Testing program is expanding to include mobile sites located...

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