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Tesla Recalls Nearly All Vehicles Due to Autopilot Failures
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Vehicles Due to Autopilot Failures
Tesla disagrees with feds' analysis of glitches

News, Dec. 13, 2023

How ERCOT and the City Are Preparing for the Next Winter Storm
How ERCOT and the City Are Preparing for the Next Winter Storm
Mayor: "We should anticipate that we will have a big weather event"

News, Dec. 7, 2023

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant
Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant
Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

News, Nov. 30, 2023

Ascension Seton Nurses Prepare to Strike Again Amid Supply Shortages
Ascension Seton Nurses Prepare to Strike Again Amid Supply Shortages
Management responds with promised three-day lockout

News, Nov. 30, 2023

Synagogue Arsonist Gets 10-Year Sentence
Synagogue Arsonist Gets 10-Year Sentence
Congregation Beth Israel finally gets closure

News, Nov. 29, 2023

Amid Near-Miss Crisis, City Fast-Tracks Safety Tech at Airport
Amid Near-Miss Crisis, City Fast-Tracks Safety Tech at Airport
Meanwhile Reps. Doggett and Casar urge federal action

News, Nov. 16, 2023

Homeowners Kill Prior City Council’s Modest Housing Reforms
Homeowners Kill Prior City Council’s Modest Housing Reforms
Housing program for low-income Austinites survives

News, Nov. 16, 2023

City Buys Salvation Army Downtown Homeless Shelter
City Buys Salvation Army Downtown Homeless Shelter
ARCH operator Urban Alchemy will take over

News, Nov. 15, 2023

10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
Massive show of support at state Capitol for Palestinians

News, Nov. 13, 2023

Cruise Recalls All Self-Driving Cars Due to Unsafe Software Glitch
Cruise Recalls All Self-Driving Cars Due to Unsafe Software Glitch
Software update to address cause of San Francisco crash

News, Nov. 9, 2023

Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion
Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion
TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites

News, Nov. 9, 2023

Protesters Call for Mayor Kirk Watson to Support Cease-Fire in Gaza
Protesters Call for Mayor Kirk Watson to Support Cease-Fire in Gaza
Religious groups, students gathered at City Hall

News, Nov. 3, 2023

Syphilis Problem Not Showing Signs of Stopping in Travis Co.
Syphilis Problem Not Showing Signs of Stopping in Travis Co.
There's also a nationwide shortage of the medication used to treat it

News, Nov. 2, 2023

Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting
Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting
The renting generations

News, Nov. 2, 2023

Feds Investigating Cruise’s Autonomous Vehicles Amid Safety Concerns
Feds Investigating Cruise’s Autonomous Vehicles Amid Safety Concerns
Meanwhile, entire fleet in San Francisco suspended

News, Oct. 27, 2023

New “One-Stop Shop” for Trauma Recovery Is the First in Texas
New “One-Stop Shop” for Trauma Recovery Is the First in Texas
It opens Nov. 1

News, Oct. 26, 2023

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress
Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress
Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

News, Oct. 19, 2023

Review: “If the Sky Were Orange”
Review: “If the Sky Were Orange”
Journalist Jeff Goodell curates the Blanton’s call to action on climate change

Arts, Oct. 19, 2023

Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done
Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done
If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion

News, Oct. 19, 2023

Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues
Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues
Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS

News, Oct. 19, 2023

Ascension Expanding Williamson County Facilities
Ascension Expanding Williamson County Facilities
Round Rock set to receive $230 million for acute care

News, Oct. 17, 2023

Travis County Needs to Double Its Emissions Reductions by 2030
Travis County Needs to Double Its Emissions Reductions by 2030
No strategy too small for tackling climate change

News, Oct. 12, 2023

Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slapped With More Environmental Violations
Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slapped With More Environmental Violations
We Musk ask you to follow the law

News, Oct. 12, 2023

Aviation Staffing Crisis Increasing Near-Collisions at Austin Airport
Aviation Staffing Crisis Increasing Near-Collisions at Austin Airport
New York Times investigation finds close calls more likely

News, Oct. 11, 2023

Biden’s Border Wall Decision Draws Local Democrats’ Ire
Biden’s Border Wall Decision Draws Local Democrats’ Ire
Environmental laws waived for construction

News, Oct. 6, 2023

Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?
Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?
Audit finds the city’s animal welfare priorities are “in conflict”

News, Oct. 5, 2023

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It
Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It
Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

News, Oct. 5, 2023

Council to Consider $3 Million Five-Year Contract for Wildfire Prevention Tech
Council to Consider $3 Million Five-Year Contract for Wildfire Prevention Tech
AI will track fires

News, Oct. 5, 2023

As Austin Grows, Parkland Will Shrink, Per New State Law
As Austin Grows, Parkland Will Shrink, Per New State Law
PARD is working to draft a new ordinance to comply with the law

News, Oct. 3, 2023

Eastside Residents Decry Cluster of Rock Crushers
Eastside Residents Decry Cluster of Rock Crushers
TCEQ says it’s out of their hands

News, Sept. 28, 2023

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