Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Texas Inches Closer to Legal Weed

Nov. 8: A judge in Travis County blocks, for now, enforcement of the state's ban on Delta-8 products

"...This fall, the state of Texas opened a Pandora's box that leaked cannabinoids and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Consider 'The Source': Crisis Pregnancy Center Transforms Into Women's Health Program Provider

If Planned Parenthood's out, are CPCs in?

"...As the state rolls out its revised Texas Women's Health Program, a central question remains: how to find enough..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Feds Deny Women's Health Renewal

Language intended to exclude Planned Parenthood may jeopardize entire program

"...In a letter dated Dec. 12, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Centers for Medicare &..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Women's Health Program Saves Money

But the war on women's health continues

"...A report by the Health and Human Services Commission released this week reveals that..."

Aug. 23, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Anti-Abortionists Want More Health-Care Money

New threats to women's health care emerge in both Texas and D.C.

"...– including a Legislative Appropri­a­tions Request from the state's Health and Human Services Commission that proposes adding another $1.5..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Don't Give the Gift of COVID This Season: Get Tested!

How to sign up for free testing with Austin Public Health

"...Amidst Austin's high community transmission rate, Austin Public Health officials are urging residents to get tested for COVID-19..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Trump Admin Could Soon Undermine Health Care Protections for LGBTQIA

Find queer connection with virtual events

"...LGBTQIA rights. On Fri., April 24, Politico reported the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to soon..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Will Senate Restore Women's Health Care Funding?

State senator proposes biennial bump in funding

"...Last week, in a move that has encouraged women’s health advocates, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, expressed “strong support”..."

Feb. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Planned Parenthood Supporters Decry New Rules for Women's Health Program

But state plans to move forward without PP

"...Supporters of the current Women's Health Program expressed concern yesterday that..."

Sept. 5, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Name of the Game

Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches

"...the old barbed wire ones, but the tall ones, often adorned with a ranch sign that includes the word..."

June 7, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Whitmire: Janek Must Go From Health and Human Services

Update: Second lawmaker call for resignation over contracts

"...The ever-swirling controversy surrounding the Health and Human Services Commission could claim another head. Sen...."

Jan. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

At Threshold of Stage Five COVID Precautions, ICU Bed Capacity Is Critically Low

Health Authority Desmar Walkes: "We are running out of time"

"...Tonight Austin Public Health issued a dire message to the people of Austin..."

July 30, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Dozens of Groups File Briefs Against Texas Abortion Law

Diverse array of organizations submit 45 briefs to SCOTUS opposing HB 2

"...A wide-ranging group of respected organizations, prominent individuals, and government agencies are in..."

Jan. 5, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: House Bill 2474

Bill would require additional reporting of vaccine-preventable diseases

"...Referred to Senate Health and Human Services: May 11...."

May 22, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

State Blackmail Over Health Care Funding?

Is women's health funding in jeopardy?

"...For Fran Hagerty, CEO of the Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas,..."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin Reenters Stage 4 of COVID-19 Precautions

Fully vaccinated residents should mask up, urge health officials

"...Today, July 23, Austin Public Health announced Austin and Travis County have reentered Stage 4..."

July 23, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...breaks the county's 2016's presidential election total voter turnout of 477,588, which included early voting and Election Day...."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature

The Four Horsemen of the Deficit

Examining the new House committees on state spending

"...that will tackle the operations, demands, and tax base of the state of Texas...."

Jan. 13, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Day of Resistance

Where to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March

"...The anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration is Saturday, but instead of sobbing..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...in long rows and towering piles in the middle of a field southeast of Downtown are thousands of tires..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Federal District Court Rules Employers Can Refuse to Purchase Health Insurance That Covers PrEP

When lifesaving medicines are against someone’s religion

"...In the post-Dobbs climate of right-wing backlash to what should be established protections of..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Elderly Residents Raise Concerns About Conditions at Primrose of Shadow Creek

The City Council lets affordable housing projects go "out of service"

"...After a mid-August rainstorm, tenants living in Building 2 of Primrose of Shadow Creek found their elevator out of..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Double The Flow Rate of Niagara Falls

City releases new Onion Creek flooding stats

"...Last night, the City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management office released the..."

Nov. 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...There's a name that will be on a lot of tongues at SXSWedu. That name is inBloom – and..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state employees. It's..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Bill of the Week: Surviving Sexual Assault

Bill would ease ability of victims to get medical care

"...raped, it took Arlington resident Nicole Anderson five hours of traveling to three different cities to find the medical..."

May 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Queen of Condiments

"...Hoover founded Two Women Cooking with the spicy "Hell of a Relish" in 1994, the longtime gardener and home..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...Today, SXSW unveiled some more of their Featured Speakers for the Fest. Notable among the..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

School of Dance

Post-MFA, Ellen Bartel has a brand-Spankin' new choreographic point of view

"...as they paced and pivoted, evoking the human machine of mass transit in Ellen Bartel's MFA thesis dance, "Watch..."

May 11, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...Austin Police Department mental health officers Art Fortune, Joel Pridgeon, and Sgt...."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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