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School Voucher Committee Isn't So Sure About a Possible Voucher System in Texas

The special House committee established to study school vouchers hasn’t exactly come out in support of them, although a couple members are vocally pro-voucher.

8:00AM Thu. Aug. 17, 2023, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Oil Exec Wants to Redirect Austin’s Drinking Water For His Private Lake

A multimillionaire oil executive, Greg Garland, is trying to dam the South Llano River – a major tributary into the Highland Lakes, which supply Austin’s drinking water – all for his private 5-acre lake larger than Barton Springs.

6:30AM Thu. Aug. 17, 2023, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Conservative 5th Circuit Court Ruling to Restrict Abortion Pill Access

Wednesday, the conservative U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said it will restrict access to mifepristone, one of two pills involved in a medication abortion, but not pull it from the market outright.

4:05PM Wed. Aug. 16, 2023, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Night of the Hunter

Paramount Theatre

Rainbow Girls, B.R. Lively at Radio/East

Just for Teens: Captive Creatures at Terrazas Branch Library

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Demolition of City-Owned Home Depot Building Finally Underway

It takes a special kind of building to draw a crowd to celebrate its impending demolition.

1:16PM Wed. Aug. 16, 2023, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Local Musician Says Austin Police Destroyed His Guitar

Local musician Darius Jackson is accusing Austin police of smashing his guitar, though police deny it.

1:05PM Wed. Aug. 16, 2023, Brant Bingamon Read More | Comment »

Last Chance to Sway the City Budget

City Council is scheduled to meet for the next three days, beginning today, Aug. 16, to deliberate over and adopt the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, but the spending plan could be given final approval as early as this evening.

6:30AM Wed. Aug. 16, 2023, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

City Eyeing “Road Sunblock” to Reduce Asphalt Temperatures

Mitigating the effects of extreme heats in cities, worsening each year due to human-caused climate change, will require an array of creative responses.

2:30PM Mon. Aug. 14, 2023, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Ahead of Pride, EMS Train LGBTQ Businesses on Active Shooter Response

Ahead of Austin Pride this weekend, first responders held a training Thursday at Highland Lounge for LGBTQIA businesses on how to stop severe bleeding. Though bleak, the training – Stop the Bleed, developed by the American College of Surgeons – is a safety measure called for by the community.

1:10PM Fri. Aug. 11, 2023, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

Stage 2 Drought Restrictions Begin as Highland Lake Levels Continue to Drop

As predicted, Austin is entering Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan this weekend.

12:40PM Fri. Aug. 11, 2023, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

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