City Council members voted on June 20 to loosen Austin’s homelessness ordinances, prompting safety concerns from UT students and their parents.
Under the new rules, city policies prohibiting camping,...
Fifty years after police raided the Stonewall Inn, sparking a series of riots in Manhattan, music rang through the streets of Austin during this year’s Pride Month festivities.
On Saturday,...
Kerbey Lane Cafe is a UT staple best known for its queso and comfort food. But their new restaurant branch, High Note, is serving up health-focused dishes, such as vegan cubans and quinoa falafels.
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At the Austin City Council meeting last Thursday, council member Greg Casar proposed Item 45 — an ordinance that would amend the City’s current policies on homelessness.
Item 45 is a draft...
Austin Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning in West Campus at 2500 Leon St., according to a campus-wide email alert.
No injuries were reported, and the...
New housing units in West Campus could soon rival the UT Tower and the State Capitol in terms of height, as long as developers add more affordable housing.
Allie Runas, electrical and computer...
Austin Police Department’s thousands of backlogged rape kits have been tested, but still need to be reviewed and entered into the Combined DNA Index Systems, the FBI’s national DNA database....
The Texas Senate approved a series of rules for electric scooter use on Wednesday, sending the regulations — laid out in Senate Bill 549 — to the Texas House of Representatives for consideration.
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The UT System is partnering with Austin community leaders to improve educational attainment in Texas by focusing on improving the lives of Austin children.
In a speech last Wednesday, Chancellor James...
Although 90% of UT community members say they feel safer on campus than off campus, the Austin Police Department said it will not change its approach to safety in West Campus.
As part of required...
Capital Metro is taking a step into the future with the purchase of electric buses that will hit the road within the next year.
The company plans to have a 100% electric bus system, but does...
