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CommUnityCare Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: Rosewood/Zaragosa at Rosewood/Zaragosa Health Clinic

Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic Volunteers at Travis County Expo Center

Black Austin Coalition Community Discussion Series at Huston-Tillotson University

Buford the Book Bus
at Patton Elementary School

Stay Black & Live Vol. 2 w/ Riders Against the Storm, Eimaral Sol, Mélat, Cha'keeta B, & more at Rosewood Park

Homelessness Reponse Anchors $263.5 Million Spending Plan

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning

New COVID Milestones, but the Same Message: Get Vaccinated

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Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: You Can Handle the Truth

Austin's local news, like its rock & roll, need never die, if we do our jobs right

by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Wealth, and How to Grow It The rich are accumulating astounding wealth, while paying shockingly little in taxes

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief The ol' homestead

City Seeks to Break the Rich, White "Historic" Mold Applicants wanted for equity-focused preservation workgroup

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning As COVID-19 case counts drop and vaccination rates rise, the district looks to the fall

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Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements

UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday

Mike Clark-Madison • Jun. 14, 2021

A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall

Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise

Austin Sanders • Jun. 14, 2021

14 People Shot or Injured in a Chaotic Scene on Sixth Street Early Saturday

UPDATE: One suspect in custody, another at large

Kimberley Jones • Jun. 12, 2021

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net

Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan

Austin Sanders • Jun. 11, 2021

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Jun. 11 issue

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning

As COVID-19 case counts drop and vaccination rates rise, the district looks to the fall

Clara Ence Morse, Jun. 11 issue

New COVID Milestones, but the Same Message: Get Vaccinated

Austin Public Health reflections on the road to herd immunity

Beth Sullivan, Jun. 11 issue

Women's Jail Vote Postponed Amid Community Pushback

Justice advocates, formerly incarcerated women outraged by proposed expansion

Lina Fisher, Jun. 11 issue

The Fumbling, Bumbling Letdown of the 87th Legislature

Sine dead

Mike Clark-Madison, Jun. 4 issue

COVID Provides Perfect Excuse to Bar Media Access at the Texas Capitol

A cooped-up press corps tries to quantify what they lost along with access

Kimberly Reeves, Jun. 4 issue

Texas' Draconian Abortion Restrictions Likely to Face Court Challenge

Amid clouds and darkness, Texans get ready to fight for choice

Mary Tuma, Jun. 4 issue

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