There has been a catastrophic surge in COVID-19 cases across the state and the country in recent weeks, said Mark Escott, interim medical director and health authority for Austin-Travis County.
UT students kept their eyes glued to their televisions and cell phones on election night, waiting for the results determining the next president of the United States.
Participants responded to seven public safety scenarios and answered a list of questions that gauged how they wanted the problem to be handled and if they wanted police involved.
The students recommended that Austin Water add multifamily housing in their customer assistance programs, introduce flexible billing options and custom water-usage alerts, and employ formerly incarcerated people.
Frustrated with their options to stop parties as cases rise, students have turned to social media platforms to publicly shame those attending and hosting.
Even though Texas will most likely still be at the bottom of the list in terms of state voter turnouts, Texas’ voter turnout has increased, said Joshua Blank, director of research for the Texas Politics Project
Garza said he will seek to end cash bail, stop prosecuting low-level drug offenses, prioritize the cases of sexual assault victims, and increase transparency and accountability within police departments.
Hernandez trained correctional officers and deputies to de-escalate mental health crises and fought immigration policies to detain immigrants in jail, according to her campaign website.
