Texas Executive Order Reopens Texas Businesses to 100% Capacity and Lifts Mask Mandate

Local restaurants respond on social media

"...next Wednesday, March 10, Texas will lift its statewide mask mandate and allow all businesses to fully reopen and..."

March 2, 2021 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Point Austin: Removing the Mask

Hard times reveal the way things actually work

"...receives the funding if it broadens its unemployment-insurance eligibility requirements in keeping with contemporary work patterns (spousal dislocation, part-time..."

March 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

“Our House, Our Rules”: Austin Restaurants School the Governor on Limited Government

Local eateries make plain – mask requirements aren't going anywhere

"...After Gov. Abbott announced his latest executive order lifting mask mandates and capacity limits, a critical mass of Austin..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Updates COVID Protocols Amid Abbott's Tightening Grip on Local Authorities' Powers

Local and state officials wrestle over mask mandates, again

"...in indoor and outdoor private gatherings without wearing face masks if allowed by businesses, while partially vaccinated or unvaccinated..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Aaron Arizpe, Director of Photography / Editor / Production Assistant

"I am extremely anxious to get back into it."

"...While grocery stores lift their mask requirements, restaurants open up their dining rooms, and the..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Cody Song

Savilino Pivots From Restaurant Gear to Tailored Face Masks

Meet the man behind the masks

"...Savilino, his local apron/leather goods business, to create face masks for the public – even before officials made them..."

May 15, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Requires Masks in All Public Schools, Including Colleges

Local orders push back against Abbott’s ban on mask mandates

"...this week Austin and Travis County ordered that face masks are required at all public schools, as well as..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

COVID-19 Update: ICU Bed Availability Drops to All-Time Low

And then there were two

"...local entities are barred from requiring vaccinations and face masks. Earlier this week, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

As Abbott Blows Off COVID, Austin Just Wants to Stay Alive

The unmasking commences and the governor goes after his own constituents yet again

"...GA-34, has lifted all restrictions on business operations and mask requirements, in the face of urgent and specific pleas..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Closing AISD Middle Schools, One Grade at a Time?

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

"...No more mask mandates: At a special called meeting last week, Elizalde..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Musicians Get Sinking Feeling as Fall Festivals Loom and COVID Surges

Will the beat go on? (Outside? Behind a mask?)

"...anniversary weekend programming would be at reduced capacity, with masks required indoors and recommended outdoors...."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

What to Know Heading Into ACL Fest

Forecast calls for vaccine cards, clear bags, mask areas, and rain

"...promoters C3 Presents, also behind Lollapalooza, set similar safety requirements of vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 tests at their..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

No, Vaccinated People Will Not Need a Negative COVID-19 Test to Attend ACL Fest

Dispelling rumors, the fest updated safety requirements this morning

"...Dispelling rumors of changes to COVID-19 safety requirements, ACL Fest announced updated protocols this morning...."

Sept. 21, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Speeding Toward Normal

In this week's issue: How Greg Abbott's Great Unmasking puts state and local leadership at odds yet again, plus the SXSW virtual experience

"...especially so now that the governor has lifted statewide mask requirements – prematurely, most argue, including Austin-Travis County leadership..."

March 19, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Eastciders Expands Its Compass to Barton Springs Road

Chef Page Pressley leads new restaurant with cider-studded menu

"...and put up clear signage about maximum occupancy and mask requirements, among other safety measures. (In addition to creating..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Food Feature by Selome Hailu

Public Notice: Being Brave

School districts set to defy Abbott's political posturing

"...made the surprise announcement that AISD would implement a mask mandate for all school facilities, effective this week. Her..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

TABC to Texas Restaurants: Comply With State Vaccine Law and We Got No Beef

Liquor license suspension under SB 968 is "last resort," elaborates state agency

"...two local restaurants walked back proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for in-person dining after being notified that such measures..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Texas vs. Austin vs. COVID-19

In the courts and schools and bars, the battle rages

"...about last week, fighting school districts to stop their masking requirements as the fall semester begins, and even as..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 4)

"...form of covering over their nose and mouth. The mask can be homemade, such as a scarf, bandana, or..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ostensibly bolster the blue by establishing minimum police staffing requirements based on population, additional post-cadet class training, and more...."

May 28, 2021 News Feature

The Far Out Lounge Focuses on Food, Safety, and Austin Musicians

More than a venue

"...Carvalho. The added expenses to outfit TFO for new requirements in COVID-era hospitality were "insurmountable" at first, things like..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Defending Environmentalists

"...also just helped pass a law doubling the energy-efficiency requirements for investor-owned utilities here in Texas. This doesn't happen..."

Aug. 7, 2007 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...still be there" shows his ignorance of the legal requirements for granting a variance by the Board of Adjustment..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column

Blood Donations Are Needed, Here Are Some Tips for First-Timers

Since the start of the pandemic, donations have decreased 10%

"...to do. Sign up for an appointment, grab your mask, and after a relatively painless process you’ve helped your..."

Jan. 29, 2022 News Post by Sheryl Lawrence

AISD Tells Parents, Teachers: Keep Calm and Omicr-On

Amidst classroom outbreaks, in-person learning continues

"...had threatened back-to-school plans in August and September, AISD's mask policy appeared to be effective, and the district's average..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Can TABC Really Lift a Restaurant’s License Over COVID Rules? It’s Complicated.

The experts weigh in on the challenges for both sides

"...not yet eligible) would have to dine outside, with masked access to indoor restrooms, in addition to the ongoing..."

Aug. 18, 2021 News Post by Jessi Cape

Vaccine or Ventilator? You Decide

As COVID-19 surges, the unvaxxed overwhelm Austin hospitals – again

"...But Abbott's GA-38 order makes those strategies illegal; no mask mandates, no vaccination requirements, and an exceptionally broad ban..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas Dems Take the Voting Rights Fight to D.C.

Breaking quorum again, lawmakers leave state to thwart Abbott's restrictive bill

"...care – items thrown on his priority list to mask the more odious bills – were out the window..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...But Don't Forget: Face masks are still being enforced at local businesses until at..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature

It's Election Day in Austin! Here's What You Need to Know About Voting Today.

Hey, it's only the future of democracy on the line, guys

"...There are 178 voting centers open throughout Travis County,..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

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