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County Mental Health Provider Union Says Bosses Should Explain Firing Decisions
Organizers with the United Workers of Integral Care are calling on leadership at Travis County’s largest mental healthcare provider to make changes to prevent unjustified firings. They say transparency and better explanation around dismissals would improve job security and create a healthier work environment.

6:48AM Thu. May 30, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Travis, Hays County Get More Than $800,000 in Park Grants
On May 23, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission granted over $4.5 million for trail construction and maintenance, helping finance over 16 state park projects across Texas. Nearly a million dollars will be dedicated to parks close to home, with three projects winning grants in Hays County and one in Travis.

2:40PM Wed. May 29, Neha Kondaveeti Read More | Comment »

Ethan Hawke and the Inner Life of Flannery O’Connor in Wildcat
Who says there’s no such thing as nepotism in Hollywood? After all, there’s no way that Ethan Hawke would have got the gig directing Wildcat if he wasn’t the star's father.

2:03PM Wed. May 29, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

First Look: Deep End Subs
“I feel like there are parts of Austin that are going away very quickly and we’re trying to show people that it’s still around,” says Andy Todd, owner of Deep End Subs, as the CapMetro Red Line train rumbles in the background.

12:07PM Wed. May 29, Haris Qureshi Read More | Comment »

Five Deeper-Cut Panels to Catch at ATX TV Festival
The buzzy TV show premieres, the first looks at season finales, the starry cast reunions – those are probably the reasons most folks decide to attend ATX TV Festival, the long-running local monument to all things small screen.

11:35AM Wed. May 29, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Austin FC Hangs on for Unlikely Draw in San Jose
Austin FC captured another of its patented, improbable road draws Saturday night in the Bay Area, eking out a 1-1 stalemate with the San Jose Earthquakes.

11:19AM Sun. May 26, Eric Goodman Read More | Comment »

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Life as a War Boy
The Wastelands of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga are basically Austin. It's absurdly hot, increasingly afflicted by climate change, and everyone's obsessed with guns and cars. And for one afternoon, Austin also had its own raiding party of War Boys.

3:52PM Fri. May 24, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Overdose Deaths Continue to Surge in Travis County
At the end of April, nine Austinites died in the span of 27 hours. In one of the biggest spikes in overdose deaths the region has ever seen, at least 79 separate overdose incidents were recorded over just three days.

1:40PM Fri. May 24, Lina Fisher Read More | Comment »

After a Stroke, Matt Meshbane Launches a GoFundMe – and a New Charity
Longtime Austin booker and sound engineer Matt Meshbane is recovering from a stroke.

11:30AM Fri. May 24, Carys Anderson Read More | Comment »

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