Teams in over 40 cities around the globe, including Austin, participated in a weekend-long hackathon from Friday to Sunday.
UT students formed Austin’s chapter of the movement and worked from...
UT students and Austin community members sat down in manual wheelchairs to raise awareness for wheelchair accessibility in six events across Austin this month, led by UT student Archer Hadley.
The initiative,...
As Mayor Steve Adler started Thursday’s City Council meeting, two dozen protesters silently got up from their seats, took a knee and held up a banner that read “End Austin Police Brutality.”
The...
After Austin Public Health found West Nile virus in the city’s mosquito population, the city health department and University Health Services are advising Austinites to take extra precaution against...
Eager for the chance to network with big names in business, entrepreneurs gathered for the launch of startup accelerator MassChallenge Texas Monday night.
The event at the Bob Bullock Texas History...
Over 2,000 people deal with homelessness in Austin, according to a 2017 count by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition.
These people often go unnoticed, said Humanity First members, who distributed...
The Austin Police Department is rolling out body cameras to officers this week, APD Chief Brian Manley said in a Friday announcement.
“The community is going to get what it has long desired, which...
The City of Austin is now looking into ways to waive the requirement for students to have a co-signor for leases when using financial aid to pay for housing.
In a resolution passed last week by the...
When Mike Collier arrived in Austin on Wednesday to campaign for lieutenant governor, he said he felt eager to interact with Austin voters.
“This is where the fun begins,” Collier said.
The...
The City of Austin is now accepting online public recommendations for the improvement of lighting in West Campus.
In May, a City Council resolution was passed that tasked the City Manager with conducting...
With a new $1.8 million federal grant, UT will train students to improve mental health care for low-income and uninsured populations in Travis County.
To address the lack of mental health care professionals...
Austin Pets Alive! is hosting the Purricane Adoption Special for cats rescued from areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The special, which waives the adoption fee for cats, started on Sept. 11...
