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Austin Police Department, Emergency Medical Services discuss safety plans for SXSW

Anna Lassmann March 6, 2018

Austin city officials met Monday to outline traffic and safety plans for the annual South by Southwest festival, which will begin Friday, and other spring festivals. The city of Austin welcomes up to...

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March for Our Lives builds grassroots momentum at student volunteer meeting

Chad Lyle March 5, 2018

After an unexpected showing of student volunteers, organizers for the Austin March for Our Lives event were forced to relocate their Saturday meeting from Mozart’s Coffee Roasters to a large picnic...

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Meet the high school students bringing #NeverAgain to Austin

Chad Lyle March 2, 2018

While most high school seniors are focused on their futures after graduation, the organizers for the March for Our Lives in Austin are focused on the future of gun control after the shooting at Stoneman...

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26 West apartments experience water main break, flooding

Anna Lassmann February 28, 2018

Update (3:29 p.m.): The Office of the Dean of Students said students impacted by the water main break can get help from the Student Emergency Services by calling 512-471-5017. Assistance from the...

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Supreme Court rejects appeal for direct review of DACA, for now

Chase Karacostas February 27, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Obama-era policy that protects 700,000 immigrants from deportation, potentially delaying for months a final decision on the fate of so-called “Dreamers.” The...

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City’s new gentrification task force holds first community forum

Meara Isenberg February 26, 2018

A new city task force, working with University professors to tackle gentrification, hosted its first community forum on Saturday. “Coming out to hear people speak, we are hearing what (Austinites...

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APD warns of possible illegal boot scams

Raga Justin February 22, 2018

Having to pay a fine for a car boot can be a negative experience for many student vehicle–owners, but fraudulent boot fines are arguably worse. The Austin Transportation Department released a...

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Ministry’s West Campus building replaced with high-rise

Savannah Jobman February 21, 2018

UT students bought a piece of land in West Campus for $1 in 1950 to build a space for a ministry, but now Johnson Trube & Associates will buy the property for $3.8 million to build an apartment complex,...

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UT alumni develop website to give SXSWgoers optimal festival experience

Madelyn Reiter February 21, 2018

After years of attending South By Southwest, three friends and recent UT graduates, Ari Gootnick, Chris Hogue and Chris Xu, created a business to simplify the festival experience. Festival Saviors,...

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Goodbye, Taco Cabana. Hello, Taco Ranch.

Bevyn Howard February 21, 2018

P. Terry’s has served Austin burgers since 2005, but they want to venture out of their usual fare — by serving tacos. The owners of P. Terry’s Burger Stand will open their second...

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Plans leaked detailing CapMetro’s new light rail draft

Meara Isenberg February 21, 2018

Pages leaked last week shed light on Capital Metro’s Project Connect high-capacity transit draft plan, which includes a light-rail line that would connect North and South Austin using Lamar Boulevard...

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Has the Drag lost its local charm?

Meara Isenberg February 16, 2018

The names Captain Quackenbush, Inner Sanctum and Les Amis are likely unfamiliar to a current UT student, but in the 1970s and 1980s, they were instantly recognizable as just a few of the quirky, locally...

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