Hundreds Line Up For COVID Vaccines From Austin Public Health. But The Wait...
Thursday was the first day people who got an appointment through Austin Public Health's vaccine registration site could get the coronavirus vaccine. Hundreds showed up at once, and lines wrapped around...
View ArticleNew Plans For Blanton Museum Will Further Transform Austin Around The Capitol
A redesign of the grounds of the Blanton Museum of Art is meant to connect UT with a new pedestrian promenade and integrate the museum with he Austin Community.
View Article'Do A Little Work': Deborah Roberts' New Solo Show 'I'm' Opens At The...
Austin-based mixed media artist Deborah Roberts' new solo show 'I'm' opens at the Contemporary Austin on January 23.
View ArticleRepublicans Change Supermajority Rule To Maintain Advantage In Texas Senate
Republicans lost their supermajority last November. But the rule change means they can still bring conservative measures to the Senate floor despite any Democratic opposition.
View ArticleOfficials In Hays County 'Anxiously Waiting For More' COVID-19 Vaccine...
County officials hosted a Facebook Live on Friday to answer all too familiar questions and concerns about where to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But the county still maintains that without more vaccine from...
View ArticleHard-Hit But Resilient: 'Voces Of A Pandemic' Reflects The Latino COVID-19...
The oral history project weaves together numerous hours of interviews with Texas Latinos over the last year.
View Article20 Inmates In Travis County's Del Valle Jail Have Tested Positive For COVID
Throughout the pandemic, Travis County has seen a relatively low number of positive cases in jails. That changed this week.
View ArticleWhen Will Teachers, Restaurant Employees And Other Workers At Risk Of...
The simple answer is we don’t really know yet.
View ArticleDPS Closes Texas Capitol Grounds, Citing 'Armed Protests' Planned By 'Violent...
The agency said it was closing the grounds "out of an abundance of caution" from Saturday through Inauguration Day on Wednesday.
View ArticleAustin Nonprofit To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Drive-In Rally
Due to COVID-19, Austin's annual MLK Day march and festival have been canceled. Instead, organizers are hosting a drive-in and will livestream the festivities for those at home.
View ArticleArmed Activists Demonstrate Outside Texas Capitol To 'Stand Up For Individual...
The protesters distanced themselves from the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol and said their rally had been planned months ago.
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn From The 1954 Capitol Attack By Puerto Rican Nationalists
The group's self-proclaimed leader, Lolita Lebrón, was prepared to die for Puerto Rico's independence. She survived, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
View ArticleCity Of Austin Spends $88K A Year On Pagers Employees Hardly Use, Audit Finds
Many employees issued pagers said they either didn't know where the pager was or that it wasn't working, according to a new report. Nearly half of employees with pagers got one or fewer pages a month.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Austinites Honor Martin Luther King Jr. With A Drive-In Rally
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual march and festival honoring the civil rights leader was canceled. People instead gathered for a drive-in rally that was livestreamed for those at home.
View ArticleAustin's Top Doctor Defends Decision To Offer State Legislators COVID-19...
"[We’re] talking about thousands of people who are going to be in contact for six months. That represents a risk for a superspreading event," Dr. Mark Escott said.
View ArticleHere's What We Know About Getting A COVID Vaccine In Hays County
The Hays County Health Department will be given almost 2,000 doses from the state. Officials have promised a registration portal will go live once the county gets the shipment.
View ArticleAustin Police Ramp Up Security Ahead Of Inauguration Day
There are no known threats to the city, but APD does anticipate people will gather Wednesday, likely around the state Capitol. Officers are on "tactical alert" until further notice.
View ArticleWatch: Views And Brews On What It Takes To Move On
"Two Guys on Your Head" hosts Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke join KUT's Rebecca McInroy to talk about what it takes – psychologically – to move on, move past and move ahead.
View ArticleDo You Have To Get Your Second COVID-19 Shot Exactly 21 Or 28 Days After Your...
No. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you can get the second dose later than the recommended interval, but you shouldn’t get it any sooner.
View ArticleHere's How Williamson County Is Preparing To Distribute Coronavirus Vaccines
The county will be working with Family Emergency Room at Cedar Park to vaccinate residents. Nearly 40,000 people are already on a waitlist.
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