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How and Why the City and County Chose to Cancel SXSW
Striking precarious, if unachievable, balance between protecting public health and avoiding economic calamity
Austin Public Health
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We Have an Issue: Wash Your Damn Hands
On SXSW, and coronavirus, and SXSW and coronavirus
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Officials Express Concern, Not Fear, as Austin Events Face Possible Spread of Coronavirus
Austin Public Health delivers update on Travis County preparedness
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An End to Pot Prosecutions?
Council considers resolution to effectively decriminalize low-level possession
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After 20 Years, Measles Return on Travis County
Austin Public Health official says resurgence of measles is “directly attributable to the anti-vaccine movement”
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A Testy Council Continues to Consider Homelessness
The dais agrees: Ordinances need to be revised, but they disagree on how to do so
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New Study Shows How Scooters Can Hurt
City works with CDC to analyze injuries to riders; Lege weighs in
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Do You Have Rabies Today?
Bat found downtown last week suggests “several people” might
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New Data on Suicide Counts in Travis County
Millennials accounted for more than a quarter of recorded deaths by suicide in Travis County
