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20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska

After nearly traversing the entirety of the United States and Canada, the end was finally in sight. On Aug. 2, the 20th annual Texas 4000 team biked the final 48-mile leg of their 4,000-mile journey from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

3:00PM Tue. Aug. 20, 2024, Aaron Sullivan Read More | Comment »

Money City Could Spend on Community Programs Likely Going to Police Raises

City Council is set to adopt a budget later this week that will set aside $25 million which will likely be used to pay for police raises called for in a labor contract the city is still negotiating over with the Austin Police Association.

1:27PM Tue. Aug. 13, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

With Journalist Arrests, Attacks Ticking Up in 2024, Austin Reporters Get Trained

Election season can be dangerous for reporters. Tuesday, the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) held its Newsroom Safety Across America Initiative in Austin, where they discussed risk assessment, journalist’s rights, and protest safety.

11:28AM Thu. Aug. 8, 2024, Neha Kondaveeti Read More | Comment »

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Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

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Point Austin: Pretend It’s a City

The equanimity with which he faced his imminent death – “I feel very much at peace with dying,” he told reporter Jack Craver last month – was very much in keeping with Chris Riley’s clear-eyed approach to life.

1:34PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2024, Michael King Read More | Comment »

Austin Chronicle Dropped From Sexual Servitude, Trafficking Lawsuit

A federal judge has thrown out The Austin Chronicle as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse and trafficking.

10:39AM Tue. Aug. 6, 2024, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

Lisa Davis, Cincinnati Assistant Chief, Selected as Austin’s Next Police Chief

City Manager T.C. Broadnax has made his decision: Lisa Davis will be Austin’s next chief of police.

1:50PM Fri. Aug. 2, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Tributes Pour in for Chris Riley, the Kind Colossus of Austin Urbanism

Friends and colleagues are mourning the death at age 60 of Chris Riley, former Council member and unwavering advocate for smart development in Austin, as they celebrate the life of a man dedicated to improving the city he loved.

3:24PM Wed. Jul. 31, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Nancy Pelosi, Lyle Lovett Join Texas Tribune Festival

Strange bedfellows has always been a winning part of the Texas Tribune Festival formula, wherein politicians and policy makers of all stripes put aside their differences to come together under one (metaphorical, mostly collegial) tent.

11:16AM Tue. Jul. 30, 2024, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Austin Workers Unionize at Game Studio Blizzard

A win for unions and gaming industry workers in Texas: Quality assurance workers at Blizzard Entertainment – the studio behind the Diablo and Hearthstone franchises – have successfully unionized.

1:26PM Mon. Jul. 29, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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