Summer has arrived early in Austin — and with it: summer heat. Though residents may be sweating bullets on the city’s streets, Austinites are never far from a place to cool off. The city’s Aquatic Division runs 34 pools and 10 splash pads — the vast majority of which are free and open only during […]
As one of the country’s largest cities, Austin has a lot of reputation to uphold. It also has plenty of residents with strong opinions on the city. That’s the topic of a recent post on Reddit, the popular social forum, asking users, “What’s a hard pill that many Austinites aren’t ready to swallow?” The post, […]
It’s almost time for Austin’s signature 100-degree weather. Austin’s forecast shows a slight uptick in temperatures each day this week, according to the National Weather Service office at Camp Mabry. That culminates in what is expected to be the city’s first 100-degree day of the year on Sunday, when the high is forecast to be […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that more than 25,000 women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, but the Pentagon later clarified that estimate, saying the figure came from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, not U.S. intelligence. During a congressional hearing, Austin was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon’s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery. The review, which was done by Austin’s subordinates, largely absolves anyone of wrongdoing for the secrecy […]
Austin transit officials held the first of six open house events Thursday as part of an environmental review of the city’s proposed light-rail system, kicking off a process that will take more than 1½ years, with matching federal funds at stake. Last summer, citing ballooning cost estimates due to inflation, officials approved a downsized version […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is standardizing rules aimed at ensuring the White House is promptly notified when a Cabinet secretary is unable to carry out their duties. In a memo obtained by NBC News, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients on Friday detailed the steps federal agencies must now follow when it comes […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden and his top aides. The new guidelines include […]
Texas’ long history of Spanish bilingualism may at times hide behind localized pronunciations, but Hispanic names and Spanish-language words have marked place and community in Austin since its beginning. Austin’s first urban plan, laid out under the direction of Edwin Waller in 1839, used Texas river names for many of the north-south streets of the […]
Two multimillion-dollar contracts for the handling of day-to-day operations of city-owned homeless shelters are slated to be finalized Thursday. The Austin City Council will vote on contracts for outside service providers to run the Northbridge homeless shelter, currently managed by the city, and the Southbridge shelter, currently managed by the nonprofit Austin Area Urban League. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s aide asked for the ambulance picking up the Pentagon chief to keep its lights and sirens off during a New Year’s Day call to 911, according to audio of call obtained by Reuters. “Can the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? We’re trying to remain […]
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s doctor’s think he may still need some additional care. “We’ll see, you know, when he can be released, but obviously they still feel like he may need some additional care…part of that is just physical […]