The Texas Workforce Commission reported earlier this month the unemployment rate in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from May 2024 to June 2024.
The unemployment rate rose...
Evelyn Conway, General News Reporter
• July 28, 2024
Evan Williams, a Butler School of Music alumnus, recently earned a prized position with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Williams’ audition for the National Symphony took place...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming UT uses unlawful admissions policies, according to the July 15 order.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled the University’s revised policies are lawful...
The U.S. National Science Foundation selected UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center, investing $457 million, to become the Leadership-Class Computing Facility to lead national research projects, according...
Laura Rivera, General News Reporter
• July 26, 2024
MoveOutATX, an annual event for students to donate unwanted items, is set to take place every day from July 27-31 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in West Campus. Started in 2017, the event aims to help students...
The College of Pharmacy is in the beginning stages of creating a collaborative program called Texas PharmCare, which will help combat barriers and allow pharmacists to easily access medical information...
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...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• July 23, 2024
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...
Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter
• July 19, 2024
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...
