The Rio Grande goes dry in Big Bend, revealing a river system in crisis
The forces that have killed the river this spring aren’t likely to abate. What’s happening now could become a regular occurrence.
View ArticleLas elecciones de Leander de este sábado podrían acabar con el servicio de...
El suburbio de Austin está votando si corta los lazos con Capital Metro y se queda con millones de dinero del impuesto sobre las ventas.
View ArticleEste sábado es día de elecciones. Esto es lo que los votantes del centro de...
Un par de enmiendas constitucionales y una serie de elecciones a cargos y propuestas locales están en la papeleta. Los residentes, por ejemplo, tendrán la oportunidad de opinar sobre la marihuana y las...
View Article'Bodies on the Line' tells the stories of volunteers who escort patients...
The new book, written by a former clinic escort, describes the risks volunteers face and the humanity with which they bypass protesters who are intent on blocking the clinic door.
View Article'A celebration of our planet': Austin Camerata presents the multimedia...
This month, chamber music ensemble Austin Camerata will present 'Blue Planet,' which will interweave music and visuals to create a performance about the Earth and climate change.
View ArticleOil companies plan to store emissions under the Gulf of Mexico, but they want...
The idea is to capture carbon dioxide and store it in old oil and gas wells under the sea.
View ArticleAustin votes to ban no-knock warrants and decriminalize small amounts of...
Small amounts of marijuana are already effectively decriminalized in the city, but police still use no-knock warrants.
View ArticleLeander voters choose to keep Capital Metro service
The election results mean Leander will keep a commuter rail link into Austin, a commuter bus route and an on-demand minibus called Pickup. The city will also continue paying a 1% sales tax to Capital...
View ArticleTexans overwhelmingly vote to amend the state constitution on property taxes
The measures will provide limited property tax relief, but the vote comes after recent tax appraisals gave Texas homeowners sticker shock.
View ArticleAt least 50,000 Texans receive abortions in the state each year. Here’s a...
Most Texans who get abortions in the state are in their 20s and 30s, and the vast majority of abortions are performed 10 weeks into pregnancy or earlier. Black Texans consistently have the highest...
View ArticleTejanos votan abrumadoramente a favor de modificar la constitución del estado...
Las medidas proporcionarán un alivio limitado de los impuestos sobre la propiedad, pero la votación se produce después de que las recientes valoraciones de los impuestos dieran a los propietarios de...
View ArticleAustin vota a favor de prohibir las órdenes de detención y despenalizar las...
Las pequeñas cantidades de marihuana ya están despenalizadas de hecho en la ciudad, pero la policía sigue utilizando órdenes de detención sin previo aviso.
View ArticleVotantes de Leander deciden mantener el servicio de Capital Metro
Los resultados de las elecciones significan que Leander mantendrá un enlace ferroviario de cercanías con Austin, una ruta de autobús de cercanías y un minibús a la carta llamado Pickup. La ciudad...
View ArticleThe weather this spring is feeling 'eerily similar' to 2011, a big drought...
The prospect for spring rains is diminishing, meaning much of the state could head into a hot summer with little moisture in the ground to keep heat and drought at bay.
View ArticleAustin Energy doesn't expect more shutoffs as triple-digit heat continues...
High temperatures caused 3,600 Austin Energy customers to go without power in Southeast Austin on Saturday.
View ArticleAfter Leander vote secures transit service, CapMetro looks to 'win over'...
Leander voted 59% in favor of staying in the Capital Metro system and the 1% sales tax that pays for transit service.
View ArticleTexas isn’t ready to support more parents and kids in a post-Roe world,...
More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.
View ArticleAustin Energy no espera más cortes debido al calor de tres dígitos que...
Las altas temperaturas hicieron que 3,600 clientes de Austin Energy se quedaran sin electricidad en el sureste de Austin el sábado.
View ArticleEl clima de esta primavera se siente "inquietantemente similar" al de 2011,...
Las perspectivas de lluvias primaverales están disminuyendo, lo que significa que gran parte del estado podría experimentar a un verano de altas temperaturas y con poca humedad en el suelo para...
View ArticleCapMetro CEO departs, leaving two Austin transit organizations without...
Randy Clarke is leaving Capital Metro to lead the transit agency in Washington, D.C.
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