Barton Springs Pool will be closed for several weeks to address repairs for a leak in an old water pipe, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. During a weekly maintenance check, city staff...

Megabus announced to riders last month it will be pulling out of Texas. The company has ceased operations on all routes connecting major Texas cities, including Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. “Unfortunately,...

The University increased the price of student identification cards, effective Sept. 1. New school IDs and replacement IDs both cost $10 prior to Sept 1. After the increases, a student’s first ID costs...

Student Government held their first general assembly of the semester on Tuesday, where they introduced the proposed 2024-2025 budget and established platforms for the year. The proposed budget allotted...

The Texas Legislature fully implemented Senate Bill 240 on Sunday, requiring all healthcare facilities to adopt a workplace violence prevention policy and plan. The bill, created in 2023, also requires...

The city of Austin announced on Aug. 30 that 13 charter amendments initially approved by the Austin City Council will no longer appear on the November ballot following a lawsuit filed last month by the...

The Texas Water Development Board adopted the first statewide flood mitigation plan on Aug. 15 after calls for better flash flood prevention. Following the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and other Texas...

Austin Energy has deployed a permanent fix to a transformer substation following a power outage experienced in Southwest Austin, including the West Campus area.  On the evening of Aug. 22, 6,400 residents...

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved a change in its free speech policy on Aug. 22 that prevents the system and UT institutions from adopting an opinion on political or social “issues...

Texas Athletics opened a new broadcast and video production center on Aug. 13 inside the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The space features four new production control rooms, a central server room,...

The Latino Studies department screened the first episode of the unreleased documentary series “The Chicano Squad” at the Union on Aug. 29. Produced by two UT alumni, the series chronicles the history...

Austin City Council finalized a resolution on Thursday to form a climate task force that will design the city’s climate comprehensive bond package, set to be implemented by November 2026.  The task...