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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...
Glen Powell Will Finish Most of His College Degree Over Zoom, But Says He’ll Head to Campus for Exams
Glen Powell, a master multitasker. The Twisters star says he’ll finish most of his university degree over Zoom while he also completes his next movie, but will head back to the University of Texas at Austin’s campus for exams. Glen Powell and His Pup Take 'Twisters' Premiere, 'Fly Me to the Moon' Launches and This Week's Best Events “I’m not going to be sitting in a class with other students on the regular,” Powell told IndieWire. “I’m basically going to be coming back because I have to finish up, but I’m going to be shooting The Running Man in the fall. So I’m...
15 candidates raised $1.65 million
Four candidates running for mayor and 11 of the 13 candidates running for five seats on the Austin City Council raised a combined total of $1.65 million through June 30, 2024. Two candidates—Monica Guzman running in District 4 and Pierre Nguyen running in District 7—have not filed campaign finance reports due July 15th. Hence the red ink in the chart below.
States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
More than a dozen Republican governors gathered in Eagle Pass in February, heeding a call from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to confront what he labeled “President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, other GOP governors, along with other GOP state leaders, vowed to send another round of National Guard troops from their states […] The post States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
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