Closing AISD Middle Schools, One Grade at a Time?

Two historically Black and Latinx middle schools set to lose sixth grade

"...as Travis County reentered Stage 2 of the local COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines, which advise no special precautions for ordinary..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

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"...End: Austin moved to Stage 2 of the area's COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines ahead of schedule Friday, March 4. Austin..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature

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"...1, a return to Stage 3 of the area's COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines, and suggested the area could drop to..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...starting the fall semester, now six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what they told us. When Teachers Are..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Mayor Bans Gatherings of 250+ People

New order aims to slow transmission of COVID-19

"...other communities have taken to slow the transmission of COVID-19...."

March 14, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Feeling TEA Pressure, AISD Goes Back to Campus

District would risk losing state funding if it switched to all-virtual instruction

"...This semester will be the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic that AISD will have to navigate classes –..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Selling Pre-Packaged Foods Could Qualify Some Austin Bars to Reopen as Restaurants

"Creative things will happen" as Austin remains in Stage 3 phase

"...Chronicle that TABC officials reached out to him for guidelines that his members would feel comfortable with...."

Aug. 29, 2020 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

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"...elections will start a week earlier to account for COVID-19 precautions, per a May 11 proclamation from Gov. Greg..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature

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"...Summer of Risk After a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Austin Public Health announced that Austin-Travis..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature

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"...Christmas (Baby, Please Stay Home): As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Austin-Travis County,..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature

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"...Public Health warned that Stage 4 of the local COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines is now "imminent." APH is urging everyone,..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature

Austin’s Downtown Bar Scene Rides a Malfunctioning Roller Coaster

Local business owners attempt to navigate an impossible situation

"...a malfunctioning roller coaster with incremental reopening, employees contracting COVID-19, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission punishing establishments flouting..."

July 3, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

How and Why the City and County Chose to Cancel SXSW

Striking precarious, if unachievable, balance between protecting public health and avoiding economic calamity

"..."right now" is key, because as more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed around the world and local transmission of..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19” states that these specific retail businesses must limit capacity..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...the coronavirus pandemic and the public risk of contracting COVID-19, several more states (from New Hamp­shire to Mississippi) are..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?

COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites

"...The local shelter-in-place orders to combat the spread of COVID-19 had only allowed some projects that were not considered..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Opinion: The Impossible Choice for Parents and Caregivers at the Border

The inhumane treatment of adults and children migrants must stop

"...As our country faces its first pandemic (COVID-19) since 2009, our nation's long history of social injustices..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Natalie Fellows

AISD Students Can Learn From Home. Teachers Have Fewer Options.

Big mess on campus

"...The Texas Education Agency's COVID-19 guidelines require all school districts to give parents the..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Public Notice: Home for the Holidays

The Chronicle office: we're (almost) back!

"...feel out how things develop, while following changing health guidelines along the way...."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD Announces Start of School Year Will Be Online

First three weeks will have no in-class instruction

"...measures based on the higher risk for spread of COVID-19 in schools due to the necessity of large groups..."

July 14, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

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