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APD Officers Face Trial for Allegedly Beating a Suspect

Overlooked 2019 case brought to grand jury by new D.A. Garza

by Austin Sanders

Events to Celebrate and Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy This MLK Day

An in-car rally, service opportunities, and more events this weekend

by Lilli Hime

Convention Center Opens As “Alternate Care Site” For COVID Patients

Downtown field hospital, readied in July, now needed as cases surge

by Beth Sullivan

Anti-Lockdown Evangelist Sean Feucht Had No Permit for Saturday’s Concert on Austin Parkland

City "exploring options" to hold organizers accountable

by Kevin Curtin

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Mayor Pro Tem Contest Kicks Off New Council Storylines

A leading role at City Hall?

by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Just Another Wednesday

Rejoice and be glad in these first calm hours of the rest of our democratic lives

by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Wednesdays All this news is sure getting in the way of the news.

Travis County D.A. Updates Public on Many Probes Into Police Conduct D.A. updates public on many probes into police conduct

Local Officials Seek COVID Clarity as Surge Eases Slightly Lost in vaccination

At Dell Med, Fauci on What Comes Next: “A Serious Look” at Pandemic Preparedness In virtual speech, coronavirus top doc offers "a serious look" at pandemic preparedness

APD Chief and Austin Police Association Get Prickly Over Post-Sedition Suggestions Good cop, mad cop

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Jan. 22 issue

At Dell Med, Fauci on What Comes Next: “A Serious Look” at Pandemic Preparedness

In virtual speech, coronavirus top doc offers "a serious look" at pandemic preparedness

Beth Sullivan • Jan. 22 issue

APD Chief and Austin Police Association Get Prickly Over Post-Sedition Suggestions

Good cop, mad cop

Austin Sanders • Jan. 22 issue

Panel Slams Problematic APD Training Videos

Audit identifies in 112 videos clear patterns in how cops treat people of color

Mike Clark-Madison • Jan. 22 issue

Civics 101

This week's opportunities for public engagement

Jan. 22 issue

AISD's Stay-Home Stance Doesn't Extend to Sports

Come out and play!

Clara Ence Morse, Jan. 22 issue

Amid Chaos and Crisis, the 87th Texas Legislature Gets to Work

Can we rebuild a democracy?

Mike Clark-Madison, Jan. 15 issue

COVID-19 Turns the Texas Lege's Routines Upside Down

The challenge ahead – how to get back to the business of legislating without staging a superspreader event

Brant Bingamon, Jan. 15 issue

Freshman State Senator Sarah Eckhardt Lays Out Her Agenda

Sarah Eckhardt prepares for an uncertain session

Austin Sanders, Jan. 15 issue

Can Texas Clean Up Its Climate Footprint?

State Rep. Erin Zwiener outlines a House environmental agenda

Lina Fisher, Jan. 15 issue

Will School Funding Take a Beating From a Pandemic-Pressed Budget?

Pandemic-pressed budget puts 2019's funding gains at risk

Clara Ence Morse, Jan. 15 issue

Will Texas Expand Medicaid?

Long-running health care debate looks different through a pandemic prism

Beth Sullivan, Jan. 15 issue

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