DPS Closes Texas Capitol Grounds After Pro-Trump Mob Storms Capitol Building...
More than 200 Trump supporters continued to demonstrate outside the Capitol gates in Austin, protesting the certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.
View ArticleTexas Gives Medicaid Recipients Using Planned Parenthood 30 Days To Find A...
Planned Parenthood officials say patients will have a hard time finding new providers in a short window of time during a pandemic.
View ArticleJulián And Joaquin Castro Call On Ted Cruz To Resign After He Objected To...
“He has conducted himself shamelessly, and I think he has done this because he believes it's the only way, the only chance that he has to win the Republican nomination for president,” Joaquin Castro said.
View Article'Resilient By Nature' With Reggie Williams
In Black America host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Reggie Williams, a former NFL linebacker, college hall-of-famer, former Cincinnati City Council member and co-author of Resilient By Nature:...
View ArticleGet Involved Spotlight: Black Art Matters ATX
This month's Get Involved spotlight feature looks at Black Art Matters ATX, a campaign from Austin Creative Alliance that turns community donations directly into funding for Black artists and Black art.
View ArticleThese Central Texas Members Of Congress Objected To Certifying Biden's Victory
Sen. Ted Cruz and 16 Texas members of the U.S. House of Representatives objected to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory overnight Wednesday. Here's what the...
View ArticleDozens Of Texas Lawmakers Call For Changes To State's Vaccine Distribution Plan
After a rocky and sluggish start, lawmakers are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to communicate better and move some groups to the front of the line.
View ArticleLessons From Capitol Storming: Words Matter, And Time’s Up For Electoral College
A scholar of politics tells Texas Standard how political theater has consequences, and that the electoral college is “on the chopping block.”
View ArticleDifferent Treatment Of Demonstrators, Juxtaposition Of Progress And...
A professor points to a history of “white riot,” aimed at overturning democracy perceived to be in the interest of Black people.
View ArticleAustin's Annual Count Of The Homeless Population Won't Go Ahead This Year...
The count marshals hundreds of volunteers each year to survey the entire Austin area's homeless population. Organizers say that's not safe for anyone this year.
View ArticleCommUnityCare Begins Vaccinating Older Patients And Those With Chronic...
The network of federally qualified health centers is also beginning to refer patients to a new COVID-19 treatment center that opened Wednesday in Southeast Austin.
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Want To Resurrect The Office Of Minority Health In Light Of...
During the pandemic, racial minorities have been disproportionately affected by the virus and now face new issues as the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed.
View Article'Javier Ambler's Law' Would End Contracts Between Reality TV And Law...
State Rep. James Talarico's bill is named after Javier Ambler, a 40-year-old Black man who died after being tasered by Williamson County deputies. The incident was captured on film for the reality...
View ArticleThe Grueling Task Of Running A Rural Health Clinic During The Pandemic
"What really keeps me going is the support of the community and patients being so thankful."
View ArticleState Rep. Diego Bernal On Tackling Education Funding During The Pandemic
The Democratic state representative from San Antonio says Texas must do more than just maintain the status quo when it comes to funding public schools, even in tough economic times.
View ArticleDespite Fewer Drivers, More People Died On Austin Roads In 2020 Than In The...
Even though a pandemic kept many Austin drivers off the roads, the city saw a five-year high of traffic deaths. Road safety experts say open roads allowed people to drive faster than they normally...
View ArticleAustin Public Health To Receive 12,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
The state is giving Austin Public Health the doses as part of a statewide program to create regional “vaccine hubs." APH says it aims to distribute the doses to vulnerable groups.
View ArticleSnow, Wintry Mix Falling Across Central Texas
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning for parts of Central Texas on Sunday.
View ArticleTrump To Visit Texas' Rio Grande Valley As Administration Rushes To Award...
The president's visit comes a week after Department of Homeland Security officials touted the “historic” completion of 450 miles of border fencing during his administration.
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