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Retirement celebration honoring EVC Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm
Join Austin Community College District (ACC) in celebrating the achievements of Executive Vice Chancellor of Operations & Public Affairs Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm upon her retirement. Retirement Celebration. Date: Monday, August 19. Time: 5–7:30 p.m. Location: ACC Highland Campus, Building 2000, “Bridges to Success Mural”. Dr. Malcolm will...
Connecting Round Rock: Advocates for Veterans – Bunker Labs
Describe the part of your mission focusing on veterans and the work. Since 2014, Bunker Labs has served veterans and military spouses as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, providing the networks, tools, and resources they need to launch, grow, and scale their own businesses. A key to entrepreneurship and business ownership success is being in the right room with the right people at the right time. Bunker Labs has built the right room. Their core programs empower veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs and small business owners to network and connect throughout the year with their peers, learning and building together while supporting each other. We’ve also set the right time. Their Veteran Showcase Week is a bi-annual, weeklong series of local and virtual events featuring hundreds of entrepreneurs graduating from our Veterans in Residence program based in cities nationwide. America’s Business Mission ensures Bunker Labs can continue building the right room and get the right people in it when our Bunker Labs entrepreneurs and business owners are ready for it.
Texas A&M football lands 4-star 2025 wide receiver Kelshaun Johnson over Texas
Texas A&M football adds to their 2025 wide receiver group with Kelshaun Johnson commitment. Recruiting for the 2025 cycle keeps on looking better and better for Texas A&M football. The Aggies are in the race for big time prospects all across the nation, and have landed their fair share of high-level players already.
Recapping The City’s Budget Proposal
On July 12th, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax released a draft of the new city budget for next year. Attend a budget town hall meeting. The city manager just released a draft of the city’s budget for next year. Keep scrolling to learn more about what’s in it and how you can get involved.
The Austin Coffee Festival Is Returning This September
Austin, Texas is one of the great coffee cities in the American South. The Live Music Capital of the World is also a city that loves festivals, most notably South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival (RIP Fun Fun Fun Fest) and is also one of the coolest cities in America, full stop. (Hot Take: Houston is in fact the best city in Texas and it’s really not even close.)
Integral Care shares benefits of Youth Mental Health First Aid training amid uptick in need for resources for children, teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Public Health is partnering with Integral Care to give a presentation on a free program to help teenagers and children suffering from a mental health crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid training is being held by Integral Care staff, and the presentation will begin at...
Snøhetta enriches the Blanton Museum of Art with a sculptural canopy creating a new entrance while providing much-needed shade in the Texas heat
Updating the campus of the Blanton Museum of Art that is located inside the University of Texas at Austin, Snøhetta has completed 12 three-story-tall, fan-like “pillars” that form a canopy shading an expansive outdoor community space. The initiative unified and revitalized the museum campus across approximately 200,000...
Arts Commission gives early OK for city aid to expand Umlauf museum
The Arts Commission wants City Council to give an initial endorsement to an ambitious plan to improve and expand the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, which is managed in partnership with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. At Monday’s meeting, the commission received a presentation on the plan for...
Facing increased need for power generation, Austin Energy continues to work on climate plan
Austin Energy is working with a variety of community representatives to inform new power generation goals targeting 2035. The city adopted its 2030 plan about five years ago but a number of factors have changed, including increases in peak demand. The utility is still committed to being carbon-free by 2035...
Garth Brooks To Be Honored By Austin City Limits.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame inducts Garth Brooks during a ceremony at the Moody Theater in Austin on Sept. 5. Brooks first appeared on the show in 1990, and returned a decade later to open and close the program’s 25th season with two hour-long episodes.
Woman uses funds intended to surrogates to fund 'music persona': lawsuit
TEXAS - A woman is being accused of using money intended for pregnant surrogates to fund her "music influencer persona" on social media, a new lawsuit states. A 7 On Your Side investigation found intended parents in Austin were using a company called SEAM, Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, to manage their payments to a surrogate. Those payments suddenly stopped.
Lady Owls earn softball all–state
Three Anderson–Shiro Lady Owls earned a spot on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All–State honorable mention team. Jade Buchanan is a junior third baseman. Ally White (sophomore) and Caylee Longoria (freshman) are both pitchers. The Lady Owls earned a district championship going 25–6 overall and 12–2 in ...
Former Texas Head Coach set to join Bobcat baseball staff
Former University of Texas Head Coach David Pierce plans to join the Texas State baseball coaching staff as an assistant to Head Coach Steven Trout. Pierce and Texas mutually agreed to part ways at the conclusion of the 2024 season, leaving Pierce looking for a fresh start in his tenured coaching career. With the departure of former assistant coach Jerry Cervantes, a spot on the Bobcat’s staff needed to be filled. This opened the door for Pierce to make the move to San Marcos.
SEC quarterback reacts to Arch Manning transfer decision
When Texas Longhorns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers decided to return to the Longhorns for another season, many speculated that young star quarterback Arch Manning would choose to transfer to seek immediate playing time elsewhere. But Manning chose to stay, and one SEC quarterback thinks that was the best move for him.
Austin first responders provide life-saving training if there is mass shooting
AUSTIN, Texas - First responders in Austin are providing lifesaving training to hundreds of bar staff and bar goers in the LGBTQ community. The program "Stop the Bleed" teaches citizens how to provide medical aid in the case of a mass shooting. "In this we are trying to empower civilians...
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