Local Election Officials Tried To Make Voting Safe During The Pandemic. Texas...
Bills target Harris County's efforts around drive-thru voting, mail-in ballots and expanded voting hours.
View ArticleMás Gente En Austin Ha Recibido la Vacuna Contra COVID-19. Te Explicamos Por...
Si bien muchas personas están recibiendo la vacuna, muchas de las medidas preventivas que se han estado tomando en el último año siguen siendo importantes.
View ArticleTexas Republicans Eye Crackdown On Pandemic-Era Voting Procedures
A series of Republican-backed bills in the Legislature would standardize early voting, ban drive-thru voting and require medical documentation for mail voting.
View ArticleThousands Still Waiting For Vaccine Appointments After Austin Public Health...
The public health authority planned on signing up 6,600 people for first doses Monday night; fewer than half those appointments were scheduled.
View ArticleStorm Could Bring Large Hail And Damaging Winds To Austin Area Overnight
The National Weather Service expects strong to severe storms between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. There’s a "very low chance" of a tornado, but that’s “not the primary threat,” according to NWS.
View ArticleSXSW Is Back, Shorter And Online, A Year After Becoming The First Major Event...
SXSW Online will be shorter. There will be no networking over barbecue, the red carpets will remain rolled up, and there won't be any long lines.
View ArticleImmigrant Groups Push For Non-English Speakers To Have A Say As Texas...
Advocates say there's no way to ensure the new political districts are fair if Latinos and Asians aren't included in the process.
View ArticleAustin Civil Rights Leader Bertha Sadler Means Dies At 100
Bertha Sadler Means was known as a community leader, political activist, businesswoman and educator.
View ArticleActivists And Lawmakers Call On Texas Leaders To Condemn The Rise Of Racism...
A national group monitoring violence and discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities has logged almost 4,000 incidents during the pandemic. Six of the eight people killed in...
View ArticleNot Yet A Crisis, But A ‘Challenge’: Henry Cuellar On Young Migrants At The...
“What I want is to solve this issue – that’s the bottom line because my border communities need to be heard.”
View ArticleAustin Public Health To Launch Pilot Drive-Thru Vaccine Site
The drive-thru will take place at Toney Burger Activity Center on Saturday.
View ArticleAn Austin Artist Marked COVID Deaths With Flags In His Yard. Now, He's Ready...
Shane Reilly began sticking flags in his front yard in May to honor each Texan lost to the virus. He now wants to focus his efforts on a more permanent installation.
View ArticleFallen Trees And Boiled Frogs: Here's What Texas' Top Utility Regulator...
In a phone call billed as a primer on “The Texas Two Step,” Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair Arthur D'Andrea talked about a lot more than repricing. He talked about natural gas, falling trees,...
View ArticleDeaf Austinite Says APD Didn't Warn Him Before Shooting Him 12 Times With...
At a demonstration over police violence, Tyree Talley says he fell to the ground after officers fired two shots of so-called less-lethal ammunition. Then, officers fired 10 more.
View ArticleThe Winter Storm Decimated Local Farms. Here's How Some Farmers Are Trying To...
Timing is everything for local farmers trying to bounce back after last month's winter storm.
View ArticleAustin Public Health To Release 4K Vaccine Appointments Thursday, Including...
The online queue will open at 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Technical problems Monday left many people frustrated and still waiting for a shot.
View ArticlePeople In Nearby Counties Encouraged To Get Vaccinated In Williamson As Its...
The county has been keeping up with demand from residents in the state's prioritized groups and cannot vaccinate people outside those categories.
View ArticleHealth Officials Urge Austinites To Get Tested For COVID If They Traveled...
"That’s going to help limit the spread to other members of the community and help us to avoid a surge," Dr. Mark Escott said Friday.
View ArticleCongress Gave Texas An Incentive To Expand Medicaid In The Latest Pandemic...
Texas could save about $5 billion over two years if state leaders decide to expand the program.
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