Day Trips: The Boot House and Cowboy Hat House, Huntsville

One man’s trash is another man’s home in Huntsville

"...building low-cost housing using recycled materials and training construction workers...."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How to Start Supporting Nonprofits in Austin Like It’s No Big Deal

No profit, no problem

"...become student clerks by applying on the secretary of state’s website. LWV also needs volunteers to register voters, do..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Emma Benestan After leaving a party with her male co-workers, aspiring bullfighter Nejma begins to experience physical and sensory..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Proposed Federal Rest Break Mandate for Working in the Heat Faces Uphill Battle

AFL-CIO says breaks don’t stop building, but make it safer

"...(OSHA) could play a dramatic role in protecting construction workers from the effects of extreme heat, but it’s unclear..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...core subjects: transportation, government, local business, economic development, real estate.”..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...homegrown live music – and gives musicians and venue workers a job when most folks retreat into their A/C-blasting,..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Opinion: One Year Later, Local Leaders Must Be Bold Despite “Death Star” Law

A San Marcos city council member urges localities to push back on anti-democratic forces and address their communities’ urgent needs

"...one year since the city of Houston sued the state of Texas to overturn the “Death Star” law, sweeping..."

July 5, 2024 Column by Alyssa Garza

Federal Heat Rule Proposed Following Texas Bill That Stripped Worker Protections

After Abbott’s “Death Star” law, another attempt to protect workers from extreme heat

"...its sweeping invalidation of local policy that overlaps with state law...."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin ISD Sees Opportunity for Big Money in Leasing Land

Untapped properties could help teachers, per superintendent

"...created thousands of mixed-income and market-rate units across the state. The agreement allows NRP Group to construct, operate, and..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Plantations to Prison Farms: How Far Have We Come?

Texas’ tradition of forced labor lives on

"...that prisoners do today, on the 6,000 acres of state-owned land that surrounds Memorial Unit...."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Suicides in Texas Prisons Have Dramatically Increased

Brooklyn Hogrell’s mother says our prison agency failed her

"...Brooklyn with multiple texts each day, texts that prison workers would print out and deliver. But she learned on..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

County Mental Health Provider Union Says Bosses Should Explain Firing Decisions

They’re demanding new policies around dismissals

"...Organizers with the United Workers of Integral Care are calling on leadership at Travis..."

May 30, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?

Explosive growth and understaffing lead to long lines and near-misses

"...Longer lines also mean “front-line workers do more with less,” says Elizabeth Hibbard, a flight..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth (Be With You), and More Recommended Events

The week in community happenings

"...May Day, the May 1 holiday that commemorates U.S. workers’ 1886 struggle for the eight-hour workweek. “Today, unions fight..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

UT-Austin Faculty Say They’ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests

Faculty, staff, and elected officials decry DPS deployment

"...and staff came out to denounce UT’s deployment of state troopers...."

April 26, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...of the people instrumental in its addition into the state’s tax code in 2015 was Paul T. Martin. He’s..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...sums of money to challenge traditional candidates. Now the Statesman is reporting how that scenario is playing out in..."

April 26, 2024 News Feature

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events

Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week

"...border of Kyrgyzstan and China. Proceeds will benefit Texas State Parks.   – Lina Fisher Blanton Live: How Edo-Era..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...mother and stepfather, both Spanish speakers, in an intense state of anguish...."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...Cultural Center to participate in a roundtable on the state of the music industry...."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Theatre in Motion in Overheard on a Train

All aboard Austin's Red Line for Cheerful Secrets' interactive play

"...to add storylines for “more Austin tropes” such as state legislators or startup workers. That's why Maag is planning..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Co-Founder of Local Org That Pushed for Cannabis Decriminalization Abruptly Replaced

Julie Oliver exits Ground Game, Catina Voellinger takes helm

"...Game Texas is an increasingly important player in the state’s progressive political scene. Oliver co-founded it in 2021 with..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a deconflicted zone in Gaza that killed seven aid workers, including a Canadian-American, “unintentional.” But reports from CNN, The..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...program puts on bimonthly shows with both Texan and out-of-state artists’ work. Their latest exhibit, Charlie French’s “Let’s Stay..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Liminal Lone Star State: Iliana Sosa’s El Paso in God Save Texas

HBO docuseries screens at AFS Cinema this weekend

"...Making a documentary is always a process of discovery...."

March 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill Would Connect ERCOT to U.S. Electric Grids

Environmental and labor groups support cost-saving bill

"...Ben White Boulevard joined by myriad environmental groups, frontline workers, and labor unions, to celebrate the filing of his..."

Feb. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...overtime and wrongful firings) for more than 12,000 Texas workers in 2023, The Dallas Morning News reported. Workers have..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

Opinion: Preserving Culture Through Our Parents’ Cuisines

A child of immigrants writes about the importance of promoting cultural identity through food

"...cost of living due to the influx of high-skilled workers has been a concern for residents. Many people in..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Trishta Nguyen

Integral Care Hires New CEO During Precarious Time Financially

Jeff Richardson will replace David Evans

"...by employees to unionize. That resistance failed, the United Workers of Integral Care won unionization. Since then, the relationship..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Travis County Democratic and Republican Parties Narrowly Avoid Litigation Over Primary Voting

TCRP will hand-count all Republican ballots, but shared voting locations are intact

"...procedures such as testing voting machines, training volunteer poll workers, and mailing out ballots to overseas voters. Last week..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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