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Catholic Nonprofit Forced to Dissolve Refugee Program Due to Federal Grant Freeze

Last fiscal year, 700 refugees were welcomed into their new communities by Catholic Charities of Central Texas.

11:18AM Fri. Mar. 14, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

In Austin, Michelle Obama Talks Rediscovering Hope

The audience in Ballroom D in the Austin Convention Center was looking for excuses to cheer and smile.

5:32PM Thu. Mar. 13, Benton Graham Read More | Comment »

Our Cars Have Become a Treasure Trove of Data. Can We Do Anything About It?

Cars are becoming more than cars. This idea has been at the center of Elon Musk’s pitch to investors for years. “We should be thought of as an AI robotics company. If you value Tesla as just an auto company – it’s just the wrong framework,” he said during an investor’s call last year.

4:56PM Wed. Mar. 12, Benton Graham Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

AFS Cinema

Torch Wildfire Reading Series: Kendra Allen at BookWoman

Ramy Youssef: Love Beam 7000 at Paramount Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Scholars Visiting Austin Discuss the Building Blocks of a “Just Economy”

The field of economics has a physics problem. Or, more specifically, a playing-dress-up-as-a-natural-science problem, says Nick Romeo, a longtime writer for The New Yorker magazine and a professor of journalism at UC Berkeley.

6:00PM Fri. Mar. 7, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

Advocates Rally Against Removal of Disability Rights at Capitol

On Tuesday, a coalition of disability rights activists gathered outside the Texas State Capitol, braving the dusty winds to send Attorney General Ken Paxton a clear message.

4:40PM Wed. Mar. 5, Lucciana Choueiry Read More | Comment »

Medics at Hays County’s Private, Unionized EMS Service Fear for Agency’s Future

A bitter dispute is unfolding south of Austin between the union at a private EMS nonprofit company that provides emergency medical care for much of Hays County and two of the governmental entities they contract with. The dispute could pose a threat to the future of that company, San Marcos Hays County EMS.

1:18PM Fri. Feb. 28, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Asylum Seeker in Texas Faces Deportation After Complying as Witness

The prosecutor speaks at a podium. The judge interrupts with a question. The interpreter grips the edge of her desk like she’s on a boat taking massive waves.

3:06PM Thu. Feb. 27, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

Big Medium Closes, Leaving a Void in Austin’s Art Scene

Austin's creative community has been dealt another devastating blow with the announcement that one of its key institutions, nonprofit Big Medium, is closing down – and a combination of managerial turmoil and the city of Austin's decision to pull arts funding from legacy organizations seems to be key factor.

3:48PM Tue. Feb. 25, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

East Austin Needs More Trees, and This Nonprofit Is Planting Them

TreeFolks, an environment-oriented nonprofit, is partnering with East Austin performing arts theatre the Vortex and Huston-Tillotson for a tree-planting event on Feb. 28.

2:11PM Tue. Feb. 25, Mattea Gallaway Read More | Comment »

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