In the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, abortion became a constitutional right. Now, after 48 years, Texas passed what CNN deems its most restrictive abortion law yet. On Sept. 1, 2021, the state of Texas passed...

According to the New York Times, 60% of residents in Travis County are fully vaccinated. In December 2020, the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. were distributed, which marked the beginning...

Due to recent violence in Afghanistan caused by the Taliban, many refugees are migrating to other countries like the U.S. in search of asylum and job opportunities, according to the New York Times. The...

The Austin budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year was recently adopted and approved. This budget contained changes to different departments, which meant including more money for the Austin Public Library...

From August through November, migrating birds fly over Austin through the central flyway, a migration route that passes through North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas.  In...

For the last year, Austin has protected residents from being evicted from their homes with an eviction moratorium. But on Oct.15, that moratorium ended, and an estimated 60,000 Austinites were evicted,...

In Vincent Tovar’s own words, he is an advocate for both public education and the Austin east side community. Tovar is currently working with the Austin Independent School District (AISD) on creating...

Each year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides funding for school districts based on the number of students enrolled in each district. Due to changing enrollment this year, TEA provided the Austin...

The city of Austin is rapidly growing, as cited in the Austin Business Journal. From 2010- 2019, it was the fastest growing metro area in the country. From 2018-19, about 3,840 people moved to Austin each...

On April 16, 2021, Texas House Bill 1399 was advanced to the House, which is just one of over 115 similar bills being circulated throughout the nation. The bill, which targets trans youth, prohibits health...

Austin Bat Cave Austin Bat Cave is a nonprofit that focuses on hosting writing workshops for kids and teenagers. According to program director Heather Jones, the workshops cover fiction, poetry, screenwriting...