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Texas Lege Preview: At the Border Is It Lock ’Em Up, or Help Them Out?
Texas Lege Preview: At the Border Is It Lock ’Em Up, or Help Them Out?
The state could help ease the migrant crisis, but not by doing what it’s done so far

News, Jan. 12, 2023

Rep. John Bucy III, HD 136
Rep. John Bucy III, HD 136
“Any progress to get back to where we treat all humans as equal ... I’ll of course support”

News, Jan. 5, 2023

One Afghan Family’s Journey to Safety in Texas
One Afghan Family’s Journey to Safety in Texas
From Kabul to Austin

News, Jan. 5, 2023

Microtransit Takes Off in Central Texas
Microtransit Takes Off in Central Texas
Uber wins over the suburbs

News, Dec. 29, 2022

With Project Connect in Flux, Here’s How to Get Involved
With Project Connect in Flux, Here’s How to Get Involved
Community engagement so far has lacked diversity

News, Dec. 29, 2022

Bus Cops Find Temporary Home
Bus Cops Find Temporary Home
Cap Metro Board vote locks in temporary police station

News, Dec. 22, 2022

Iranian Revolution Touches Austin
Iranian Revolution Touches Austin
Woman, life, freedom

News, Dec. 15, 2022

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back
Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back
Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

News, Nov. 17, 2022

Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin
Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin
Hands off the wheel

News, Nov. 17, 2022

Manor, Lago Vista Remain in Cap Metro
Manor, Lago Vista Remain in Cap Metro
Manor officials would have preferred Uber

News, Nov. 10, 2022

Cap Metro Taps Refugee Population for Employment
Cap Metro Taps Refugee Population for Employment
Bus driver shortage and Austin’s newest residents both aided

News, Nov. 3, 2022

Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista?
Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista?
Cap Metro's on the ballot again

News, Oct. 13, 2022

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail
Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail
The Red Line turns Verde

News, Oct. 13, 2022

Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests
Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests
Austin slowly rocks down to electric avenues

News, Sept. 29, 2022

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets
Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets
The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

News, Sept. 22, 2022

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths
Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths
All crises are not created equal

News, Sept. 1, 2022

Extra Enforcement Planned to Bring Down Traffic Deaths
Extra Enforcement Planned to Bring Down Traffic Deaths
Cars kill people

News, Aug. 18, 2022

Gas Prices Just One More Nudge in the Shift to Cycling
Gas Prices Just One More Nudge in the Shift to Cycling
Riding up that hill

News, Aug. 4, 2022

Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center
Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center
As temperatures rise, bus stops serve as shelter from the sun

News, July 7, 2022

Traffic Fatalities Rise While Serious Injuries Fall in Austin
Traffic Fatalities Rise While Serious Injuries Fall in Austin
The long road to zero

News, June 16, 2022

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?
Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?
Bikin’ down the highway

News, June 17, 2021

House Dems' 11th-Hour Walkout Stops SB7 In Its Tracks
House Dems' 11th-Hour Walkout Stops SB7 In Its Tracks
"Election integrity" bill stymied (for now) as session ends

News, May 31, 2021

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund
Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund
Bringing transit home

News, May 20, 2021

Voting Debate Turns House Into a History Class
Voting Debate Turns House Into a History Class
Dems slow SB 7's roll with more than 100 amendments

News, May 13, 2021

Scooters Flock Back, More Sustainable Than Ever
Scooters Flock Back, More Sustainable Than Ever
Post-pandemic, city and firms seek greater impact, resilience

News, May 13, 2021

For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)
For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)
House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill

News, May 6, 2021

Round Rock High Schoolers Spark Learning During the Pandemic
Round Rock High Schoolers Spark Learning During the Pandemic

News, April 29, 2021

God Don't Like Ugly: Austin Faith Leaders Unite to Smite Prop B
God Don't Like Ugly: Austin Faith Leaders Unite to Smite Prop B
But big money’s rolling in to back camping ban campaign

News, April 27, 2021

As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On
As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On
The steady march of "election integrity" legislation continues at the Texas Lege

News, April 15, 2021

The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas
The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas
Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster

News, April 15, 2021

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