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Mayoral race and three council contests will go to runoff - The Austin Bulldog Israel and Watson advance; incumbents avoid runoffs Mayoral candidates Kirk Watson and Celia Israel advanced to a runoff last night after an election season focused on Austin’s growing pains: the rising cost of living, the lack of affordable housing, crowded roadways, and a growing homeless popula...

CDC Study: Remote Learning Hurt Kids' Mental Health When schools pivoted to remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first casualty was kids’ mental health.

Abbott Ends Inspections That Clogged Commercial Traffic at U.S.-Mexico Border for More Than a Week Abbott threatened to restart the inspections if Mexican states don’t slow migration to Texas.

Austin to Expand Program Offering Mobile Physician Assistant Services Program provides on-site care such as stiches and IV fluid, instead of an emergency room visit.

Founder of Child Abuse Shelter Hopes to Reopen After Employee Was Accused of Exploiting Two Girls Brooke Crowder said The Refuge is working to incorporate a deeper employee screening process with the help of a company recommended by the governor’s and attorney general’s offices.

4 Injured in 6th Street Shooting, 30 Arrested, 19 Guns Seized Four people were injured in a shooting in Austin’s entertainment district as bars were closing, an occurrence that’s…

First Operations Performed at Dell Med's New Organ Transplant Center UT Health Austin and Ascension Seton celebrate milestone with kidney transplant surgery.

Fentanyl Deaths Spike 206% in Travis County as EMS Respond to 30 Overdoses Per Day "Fentanyl is by far the greatest threat."

It's Not Just Inflation: Consumers Are Paying More Through Shrinkflation Companies are hiding price increases by reducing the quantity of a product, a phenomenon not captured in official inflation statistics.

Austin Transit Partnership gears up for key decisions on light rail design - The Austin Bulldog Billions of dollars to be spent on mass transit plan Project Connect The Austin City Council and the two transit organizations implementing Project Connect are gearing up to make decisions about the design of two light rail lines that could shape the geography of Austin for generations. Project Conn...