Those in need of emergency services can now text 911 instead of dialing in Travis County.
The Capital Area Council of Governments launched the new function last Thursday with 31 call centers in Central...
Columbus Day, coming up this Monday, was officially replaced by Indigenous People’s Day in Austin following a City Council vote Thursday morning.
Following a push from Equilibrio Norte, an Indigenous...
In the first step toward the possible removal of any city-owned Confederate monuments, the Austin City Council passed a resolution Thursday condemning the display of monuments and memorials to the...
In the Syrian refugee camp Za’atari, children were performing Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and painting murals as an escape from the Syrian Civil War, said Bart Pitchford, theatre...
The University is embarking on a year-long study to map the effects of gentrification throughout Austin.
Through an interlocal agreement with the city, three professors will develop an “equity...
The Austin Police Department is reviewing security for the upcoming Austin City Limits music festival in response to the Las Vegas mass shooting, APD Chief Brian Manley said.
“We live in...
Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Austin on Saturday night to celebrate the LGBTQ community after Hurricane Harvey forced Austin Pride to reschedule its annual Pride Parade a month ago.
For...
Under the Refugee Student Mentor program, UT students with foreign language skills are assisting refugee students in Austin public schools.
The program is a collaboration between Austin Independent...
Staying true to its “We are all Mexico” mural, Austin Mexic-Arte Museum sent donations on Monday to survivors of Mexico’s earthquakes.
Three major earthquakes and various aftershocks...
The judge in the UT stabbing case pretrial denied the prosecutors’ second request for a mental health evaluation of murder defendant Kendrex White on Thursday.
In July, White was indicted on first-degree...
Momentum Scholars is kicking off this semester with new plans for initiatives to help Austin-area students in elementary through high school from achieve academic success.
Momentum Scholars is...
The LBJ Presidential Library brought in beloved characters from the PBS show “Sesame Street” to celebrate Austin Museum Day on Sunday and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon...
