7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (689+ words) Outside the downtown Austin Marriott, a mix of working Austinites, local climate and social justice organizations, and grandmas gathered early today to protest the Lone Star State’s looming data center “invasion.” Inside, industry executives at the annual Datacloud USA conference…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (689+ words) Outside the downtown Austin Marriott, a mix of working Austinites, local climate and social justice organizations, and grandmas gathered early today to protest the Lone Star State’s looming data center “invasion.” Inside, industry executives at the annual Datacloud USA conference…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (942+ words) When Austin’s summer heat climbs into triple digits, its creeks and lakes can seem like the city’s most inviting relief. But beneath the surface, recent testing found potentially unsafe levels of E. coli in several local waterways — a reminder that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (396+ words) Eleven years ago, Drew Denny set out to create the film she wished she’d seen growing up as a young queer person in Austin. Attending Austin High from 1999 to 2001, Denny said she experienced bullying and mistreatment from fellow students and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (815+ words) Residents of East Williamson County logged on to social media Tuesday afternoon to learn that a fourth data center campus is on their horizon. The City of Taylor announced on its Facebook page and website that two companies had proposed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1021+ words) Despite exceeding the goals set for it by the city, the Harvest Trauma Recovery Center has been threatened with losing municipal funding this fall, a cutback that could lead to a serious reduction in mental health services for East Austin....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (319+ words) In a guest viewpoint to the Austin American-Statesman several years ago, I championed the potential — even the promise — of our publicly owned municipal utility: Austin Energy. Austin Energy has the capacity to set national standards. The Austin City Council’s recent…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (690+ words) On the big screen at the State Theatre, a young Latina races after an ICE van that she believes is taking away her mother. She chases after it — only to uncover a surprising truth. Filmmaker Sol Guerrero presented the short…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1034+ words) Internal records reviewed by Austin Free Press reveal a year of stark contrast for Travis County’s public healthcare system. Although Central Health expanded services and exceeded key performance targets, its CEO faced potential termination over concerns about his relationship with…...