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He Took on the “World’s Toughest Canoe Race.” It Won.
Bret Biggart thought he knew what he was getting into. The forty-eight-year-old founder and CEO of the Austin, Texas–based Freedom Solar Power had plenty of experience in punishing endurance races. He’d twice completed the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, a one-hundred-mile mountain bike race through the Colorado Rockies. He’d raced the grueling Baja 1000 off-road race. Triathlons were a lark.
TxDOT supports Austin bat habitats
HOUSTON (KIAH) – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning to install an additional 18 artificial roosts or “bat boxes” at the Walnut Creek Bridge along I-35 in Austin to offset the impact of construction on a pair of bridges that once offered cozy crevices to the Brazilian free-tailed bat – one of the 32 bat species found in Texas.
HIGHLAND LAKES HELPERS: Burnet P.E.O chapter funds futures of young women
This commencement season, one Burnet High School graduate walked out onto a different stage to talk about how scholarships, including one from the Philanthropic Educational Organization’s Burnet chapter, helped make college possible for her. Teagen Tappe shared her story at the 92nd Convention of Texas State Chapter P.E.O. last month in Austin and with The Picayune Magazine.
Profile: Carmen Llanes Pulido for mayor
Carmen Llanes Pulido is one of four candidates campaigning to be mayor of the nation’s 11th largest city in 2025. It’s a city of 460,159 households and a population of 1,026,459, according to demographics published by the City of Austin,. The challengers are trying to unseat incumbent Mayor...
SEC says Tennessee, not Texas, is the real ‘UT’
It was only a matter of time before the debate finally boiled over once the Texas Longhorns and rival Oklahoma Sooners joined the Southeastern Conference: who is the real “UT”—Texas, or Tennessee?. In Austin and across the wider Texas fan network, “UT” is a common abbreviation for...
Palladius Capital Management Sells Austin-Area Student Housing Property, Doubling NOI in 2.5 Years
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 22, 2024-- Palladius Capital Management (“Palladius”), a vertically-integrated real estate investment manager focused on pursuing multifamily, student housing, hospitality, and select thematic investment strategies, today announced it completed the sale of The Oasis, a 672-bed student housing property located in the Austin, TX suburb of San Marcos. Palladius purchased The Oasis in Q1 2022 and sold the asset in Q2 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240722325665/en/ The Oasis (Photo: Business Wire)
UT Austin Receives Grant to Design Texas-wide Training in Alzheimer’s Care
Jung Kwak, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Nursing, and Alyssa Aguirre, LCSW, assistant director of dementia care transformation in the Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School, received a grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services, in June 2024, to develop an innovative education and training program focused on supporting individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) along with their caregivers.
Would you know the signs? Learn first aid to help a teen through a mental health crisis
Would you know what to say to a teen who was showing signs of a mental health struggle? Would you know what those signs are?. Integral Care, the mental health authority of Travis County, has received $220,000 from the county to train an additional 2,000 people in the Youth Mental Health First Aid program from now through December 2025. The program also has received money through the St. David's Foundation and the state's Health and Human Services Commission. Integral Care is partnering with Austin Public Health to promote the program.
'The nature of these incidents has grown increasingly worse' | TCSO deputies helping patrol Austin Public Library downtown
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Public Library (APL) is working with the city of Austin and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) to make library branches safer. This week, the Austin City Council approved an agreement that would provide $40,000 for TCSO deputies to use their vehicles while patrolling the libraries.
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After months of classes on counseling, Veron Blue got her chance to put what she has learned all year, to work. Across from her, was fellow trainee...
UT San Antonio to Offer Video Game Design Degree
(TNS) — University of Texas at San Antonio students will soon be able to earn a bachelor's degree in creating video games. The school's game design program is slated to launch in the fall semester as a concentration under UTSA's multidisciplinary studies bachelor's degree — as the video game industry is booming, with many universities developing similar degrees in recent years.
Killeen dance team wins three national championships in California
KILLEEN, Texas — A Killeen dance team has twirled their way to victory by earning a national dance championship. The dancers at Spotlight Dance Company knows all too well what it means to be a winner. After competing against 31 other studios in San Diego, CA, they walked away...
Call KENS: SA doctor refused to sign death certificate for weeks
SAN ANTONIO — It's hard to imagine waking up one morning and your partner of 34 years is no longer there. Even harder to imagine you're not allowed to lay them to rest. That's what Tony Conte has been dealing with. His wife Debra passed away May 25 at...
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