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...
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...
