Controversy and conversation about the impact of defunding the police continues, including within the City of Austin government, and now Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to punish Texas cities that defund the police by cutting them off of state funding.
Austin ISD is making strides to change perceptions and memories of school lunches with multiple programs that work by expanding food access, serving healthy, tasty meals, and providing learning opportunities about nutrition, cultural foodways, and the food system.
Edtech company Upkey is opening a second office in Austin after closing $2.6 million in seed funding and signing several universities and companies to its service.
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has been awarded the 2020 Deal of the Year Gold Award from Business Facilities, a national publication that has been the leading location source for corporate site selectors and economic development professionals for more than 50 years.
With the cooperation of Travis County, the City of Austin is working to open the Alternative Care Site at the Austin Convention Center to increase the region’s health care capacity.
Austin Public Health has received its largest allocation of COVID-19 vaccination doses to date as part of a statewide program to pilot regional COVID-19 vaccine hubs.
Do512 has compiled a list of the restaurants, bars, and retail stores that have shuttered their doors as a result of the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing closures or restrictions.
The retail and restaurant landscape in Austin is changing drastically, with many businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced operations to take-out for many locations and restricted how many diners can be served.
Austin’s designation as the “Live Music Capital of the World” may be at risk after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, partly because of the havoc wrought by the crisis, according to an assessment by Patsy Dolan Bouressa, director of the SIMS Foundation.
According to a recent poll from Reuters/Ipsos, 55% of Americans do not think it would be safe to reopen schools at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislators usually don't look to reduce crimes by removing them from the books altogether, but that’s exactly what a Texas Republican congressman has proposed in the Count Crimes to Cut Act.
Austin Independent School District isn’t being truthful about its connections to lobbyists and use of lobbying to affect legislation, according to one state representative.
Led by the nonprofit group “Save Austin Now,” a coalition of organizations and concerned citizens have begun gathering signatures to introduce an ordinance on the November ballot that would reintroduce a ban on homeless camping in Austin, and as they say, restore public safety. The group’s efforts began Feb. 24.
Despite his arguably questionable track record regarding work to prevent homelessness, the Austin city council will vote Thursday on whether to hire Matt Doherty in a consulting role for eight months.