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Austin requires affordable housing near Project Connect, funds SAFE Alliance
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (554+ words) Council directed more housing fees to low-income residents and approved new oversight for Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex....
Customers challenge utility board over water outages at Bee Cave meeting
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (828+ words) Local customers criticized the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, which provides water and wastewater service to Bee Cave and parts of Hays and western Travis counties, during Tuesday's Bee Cave City Council meeting. “We are acutely aware of the…...
Emotional photos from 9/11 memorials across Austin
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (220+ words) Austinites gathered to honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks with a memorial service, stair climb and volunteer event. Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks, Austin firefighters, military service members and a retired New York…...
Austin 9/11 responders remember what Ground Zero was really like
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1216+ words) ORG XMIT: S0395648452_WIRE ITED STATES KRT Rescue workers remove a body from the debris of the World Trade Center on Thursday, September 13, 2001, in New York. (PH) NC KD 2002 (Vert) (smd) 0911xSPECIAL 09102006xNEWS As Eddie Martinez thinks back to his deployment to Ground Zero…...
Austin measles case: Infant visited 2 clinics in Travis County while infectious
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (419+ words) Health officials are notifying people who may have been exposed after an infant with measles visited two clinics. Austin Public Health reported a second Measles case on Thursday, Sept. 10. According to its health report, the case involves an unvaccinated infant…...
9-year-old killed, another child critically injured in Southeast Austin crash
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (247+ words) Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the crash between a Tesla Cybertruck and Jeep Compass. A 9-year-old girl was killed and another child was critically injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Texas 71 and Interstate 35 in…...
Affidavit: Man approached park visitor from behind before stabbing
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (243+ words) A man accused of killing a 62-year-old Austin man in a Round Rock park approached him from behind and started stabbing him in the neck, according to an arrest affidavit. Benedict Ogbodiegwu Jr., 26, of Round Rock, was charged with murder…...
Would-be Cybercab fleet owners jumping at chance to partner with Tesla
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (682+ words) As Tesla Inc. launched its purpose-built robotaxi last week, the company sent a call-out: Help us build our robotaxi network by purchasing a fleet of Cybercabs. Would-be fleet owners apparently are pouncing on the opportunity. In a now-deleted post, Eric…...
Football, Greek life and Sixth Street: Why UT was ranked a top party school
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (761+ words) The University of Texas at Austin was named one of the nation’s top party schools in a new ranking released earlier this month. UT placed No. 12 in Niche’s 2027 ranking of the Top Party Schools in America. The college review website…...
The best matchas in Austin, from grassy to sweet and creamy
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (850+ words) Austin has spent too long obsessing over finding the best coffee shops, finding the right spot where you can balance checking Slack and becoming a regular. But the city’s matcha scene deserves some love too. When I hear people complain…...