City Manager T.C. Broadnax proposed a historic budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with notable increases for the Austin Police Department, but emergency medical service officials are left wanting more...

The Travis County Juvenile Probation Department proposed a $250-300 million expansion of its juvenile detention complex in South Austin last month. Department leaders proposed the expansion at the Travis...

The City of Austin Housing Department updated its Displacement Risk Area Map and Dashboard for the first time since 2020, identifying city areas where displacement increased, according to a July 11 press...

The Austin City Council adopted a resolution on July 18 calling for a comprehensive bond package to address climate and infrastructure improvements to be voted on by November 2026. On June 28, Mayor...

The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule earlier this month that aims to protect workers from heat extremities and the subsequent health risks of extreme heat. Heat is one of the leading...

The 2025 Presidential Transition Project, launched last year by The Heritage Foundation, aims to prepare for a conservative administration in January 2025. More commonly known as Project 2025, it focuses...

A new Texas law that no longer requires safety inspections for non-commercial vehicles goes into effect  Jan. 1, but drivers will still need to take their vehicles for regular emissions tests in the state’s...

Businesses along The Drag struggle when summer comes around and students leave town. Low sales and record-high rents on Guadalupe Street worsen these businesses’ problems along a once lively commercial...

A UT computer science research lab worked on an artificial intelligence system that makes short-form videos accessible for visually impaired users. The system, called ShortScribe, creates an audio...

UT’s Academic Affairs division recently joined Unizin, a member-based organization of 14 academic institutions focused on improving university learning data analytics, according to a July 2 press release.  The...

Court hearings for a lawsuit filed against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons will start July 30. The lawsuit was filed against the criminal justice...

The Joint Sustainability Committee passed a resolution Monday proposing a new climate fee to help the city of Austin reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund sustainability projects. According to the...