Students Choose 'Hawks' To Replace Rebel Mascot At Hays High School
For decades, the school was represented by a rebel mascot, a symbol school board members retired last year for its racist past.
View Article'The Poetry Was Just Perfect': City Theatre's Filmed Version of 'Spoon River...
In its first foray into the digital-streaming world, City Theatre presents an online streaming version of the poetry of Edgar Lee Masters.
View ArticleAs Bastrop County Builds Vaccination Hub 'From Scratch,' Groups Focus On...
They're focused on addressing disparities and have starting to map out all the barriers they face, including how to sign up people without internet access, as well as fears among immigrant communities.
View ArticlePause/Play Episode 9: Why Margin Walker Closed
Graham Williams, the founder of Margin Walker, discusses his journey in the Austin music scene and explains why nine months into the pandemic he decided to close Texas' largest independent concert...
View ArticleAustin's COVID-19 Outlook Is Slowly Getting Better
The number of daily new cases peaked 10 days ago, and hospitalizations peaked more than two weeks ago.
View ArticleHarris County Ends Vaccine ‘Megasites,’ Opting For More Locations, Greater...
The Houston Chronicle’s Zach Despart says the county is trying to vaccinate populations that have had a harder time accessing a single hub location.
View ArticleVoters To Decide On Changes To How Austin's Government Works
The Austin city clerk has validated thousands of petition signatures collected by a political action committee seeking changes to how local government works. That means these changes could go before...
View ArticlePediatrician Killed By Doctor In Central Austin Hostage Situation, Police Say
The Austin Police Department's homicide unit has taken over the investigation of a six-hour-long hostage situation, after two people were found dead inside a Central Austin doctor's office.
View Article'Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel Of Giving' With Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, assistant professor of philanthropic studies at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School...
View ArticleTexas Neurologist Points To Possible Autoimmune Response With 'Long COVID'
Some people have symptoms like fatigue and headaches long after the initial COVID-19 infection.
View ArticleUT Professor: Stark Look At Nation's Past Would Help U.S. Wrestle With...
The U.S. can come together after the challenges of the past year — but it must face some ugly parts of its history to do so, says Peniel Joseph, director of the LBJ School's Center for the Study of...
View ArticleAustin Buys One Hotel To Convert Into Housing For Homeless – And Puts Off...
Council members approved the $6.75 million purchase of a 65-room hotel in District 7, but punted on buying another hotel after pushback from Council Member Mackenzie Kelly.
View ArticleIn Preparation For Second Vaccine Distribution, Hays County Strives For More...
Qualified Hays County residents can register for a coronavirus vaccine appointment starting Friday at noon. Local officials are working to make the registration process more accessible, especially for...
View ArticleAustin And Travis County Extend Eviction Bans (Again), Say More Rent Help Is...
Most renters in Austin and Travis County continue to be protected from eviction after local officials extend a moratorium on evictions another two months.
View ArticleJames White's Family Plans To Continue Operating Austin's Broken Spoke Dance...
The driving spirit behind the honkey-tonk bar on South Lamar died last weekend. The dance hall’s future is uncertain, but not because of his death or proposed development. Because of COVID-19.
View ArticleWhy Can It Take Years For People To Develop Cedar Allergies In Central Texas?
Some people don't develop cedar allergies — which can bring on the dreaded cedar fever — until years after moving to Central Texas. One ATXplained listener wanted to know why, so KUT's Nadia Hamdan...
View ArticleDespite High Vaccination Rate, El Paso Misses The Most Vulnerable
The county has vaccinated 10% of residents, but the online registration system favors wealthier, internet-savvy English speakers.
View ArticleAustin Public Health Has Now Distributed 28,717 COVID-19 Vaccines
Officials sought to explain the online registration system, which has caused some confusion and criticism.
View ArticleAustin Opens A Civil Rights Office, Three Years In The Making
Austin's first-ever Civil Rights Office will oversee the city's nondiscrimination efforts, including federal civil rights laws and local labor rules.
View ArticleSecond Round Of COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments In Hays County 'Evaporate' In...
This is the second week in a row Hays County has received a major vaccine delivery. Like last week, the state allocated the county 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
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