The city of Austin announced the launch of a new website and a public service announcement campaign for sexual assault survivors in an Aug. 1 press release.  The website was created in collaboration...

An Aug. 1 report from the U.S. Department of Justice revealed harrowing details about the condition of Texas’ juvenile detention facilities after a three-year investigation into complaints of alleged...

A team dedicated to safety in downtown Austin is set to expand in the coming months due to an Austin police officer shortage. The Downtown Austin Alliance’s Downtown Safety Team, which is owned...

The city of Austin’s Resource Management Commission proposed bylaw amendments on July 23 asking for permission to advise the City Council on issues regarding natural gas. Currently, there is no oversight...

CapMetro is temporarily halting the purchase of a new all-electric fleet due to industry-wide battery technology challenges. The CapMetro Board of Directors addressed the pause during a sustainability...

The Austin City Council approved the city manager’s selection for the Austin Police Department’s new police chief, Lisa Davis, in a special meeting on Tuesday. Davis previously served as assistant...

A committee of professors published a report last month stating University administrators failed to comply with its own institutional rules in its response to the pro-Palestinian protests in April. The...

The Alzheimer’s Association, an organization that supports Alzheimer's research globally, is funding $1.2 million in research projects across Central Texas, including research grant funding for UT. The...

UT joined a national effort to recruit students from rural areas and small towns in an effort to increase college enrollment resources in these areas, according to a July 26 press release.  The University...

The protected bike lanes by the Moody Center have turned into a parking lot for valet parking, loading and University vehicles, raising safety concerns for students who bike in these areas on campus. The...

The Texas Historical Commission voted on July 26 to begin the State Antiquities Landmark designation process for the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, possibly protecting it from demolition until a thorough...

A nonprofit health system in Austin officially opened the newly expanded neurocritical care unit at UT’s Dell Medical Center on July 30, the only of its kind in Central Texas.  Ascension Seton’s...