Highways cost billions of dollars in state and federal tax revenue to build and maintain. Then there are the hidden costs: polluted air, traffic congestion and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
We're hosting an interactive event that pulls back the veil on the city's budget and a community discussion exploring our individual civic duty. Find out more.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the Capitol grounds through the weekend in anticipation of the protest. Organizers called the move an attempt to "repress" pro-Palestinian organizing in the state.
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For the first time in 80 years, Austin's elected leaders have voted to lower the amount of space needed to build one house — down to 1,800 square feet of land.
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Lirios Pediatrics is believed to be the only clinic in the state that exclusively serves uninsured children — for free.
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You could argue the stakes were lower then; the protesters were there to save some trees along Waller Creek. But the response from university administrators was the same.
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Perry had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Garrett Foster during an altercation at a protest in 2020.
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If you've ever wanted to pick up warm tortillas and a soulmate in the same shopping trip, this event tonight at the Mueller store is for you.
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Austin's wave of breakneck growth has rolled back, slightly.
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The long-awaited update to the 163-year-old hospital aims to help nearly 700 patients a year receive acute mental health treatment.
- Kyles travel for miles to try and break a Guinness World Record
- Travis County to call tax rate election to expand child care, after-school programs
- Are public universities doing enough to comply with Texas’ DEI ban? Lawmakers will decide.
- UT cut funding for a Latinx grad ceremony. Students raised money to have one anyway.
- UT pledges $13.5 million to cover I-35 from Dean Keeton to 15th Street
- Texas tiene el mayor número de menores sin seguro médico del país. Una pequeña clínica de Austin quiere atenderlos.
- El Austin State Hospital abrirá sus nuevas instalaciones rediseñadas este verano
- Guía del votante de Austin para la segunda vuelta de las elecciones del 28 de mayo
- El condado de Travis llamará a elecciones sobre impuestos para ampliar guarderías y programas extraescolares
- Una 'lowrider' rosa y brillante se hizo viral en Internet. Ahora está en un museo de Austin.