The Austin Police Department will meet this month with an external evaluator to perform an audit of the department’s sexual assault cases over the past seven years.
Austin City Council approved...
The Austin Police Department has one of the highest rates of police shooting people suffering from mental health issues, according to a report released by the School of Law Human Rights Clinic and the...
Gov. Greg Abbott addressed a letter to Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council on Wednesday demanding the city improve the issue of homelessness, or the state would take action.
City...
This September was the hottest in Austin history, with average high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than normal, said Troy Kimmel, a meteorologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Geography...
Women danced in dresses covered in metal ornaments to the sound of a beating drum as part of an on-campus celebration of American Indian Heritage Day.
Great Promise for American Indians, a nonprofit...
Nearly 100 students, children and families dressed in black and carried yellow umbrellas during a rally at the Capitol Sunday to speak out against reports of human and civil rights abuses against...
The Latinx community is becoming more politically involved during Donald Trump’s presidency, said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy.
Reflecting on the...
Considering citizen reactions to Austin City Council’s recent moves to amend policies on homeless camping, Austin Mayor Steve Adler said he has “never felt more encouraged” to end homelessness...
Women’s boutique Miss Behavin is scheduled to open on The Drag during the first weekend of October. It will be located at the former storefront of ice cream sandwich store Moojo.
The boutique,...
The Austin City Council approved an ordinance last Thursday to vacate a portion of Red River Street for its realignment and the construction of a new University arena.
The University and the city...
UT senior vice president Darrell Bazzell asked Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council to prohibit homeless individuals from camping along the perimeter of the University and West Campus in a letter...
Austin’s housing stock is “critically limited,” according to a report by the Austin Board of Realtors released last week.
According to the board’s monthly Central Texas Housing...
