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2 months

Students pushing APD back chanting “off our campus”

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Breaking: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar is unionizing as Drafthouse United

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As arrest vans try to leave a struggle breaks out on 22nd and cops use pepper spray on protestors

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This is the view toward the tower, students have forced police back and blocked the road, chanting “fuck you fascists” now. People are mad after the mace

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BREAKING: Nurses at Ascension Seton in Austin have voted overwhelmingly to initiate a strike

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Sen Sarah Eckhardt is here asking equations of UTPD, she says she’s here to see for herself and deescalate

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Chaos as they deploy what seems to be a stun grenade

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IWW post:

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APD heading in with batons

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Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Employees Unionize

Not yet recognized, union asks for increased wages and transparency

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More to come on this; Drafthouse has not yet officially recognized the union, and demands are centered around COVID protocol/winter storm communication, paid sick leave and wages/benefit structure

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This is the first nurses’ strike in an acute care setting and the largest nurses strike in Texas history according to National Nurses United

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Story here:

Ascension Union Initiates Largest Nurses’ Strike in Texas History

Patient care continues to deteriorate amid staffing crisis

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2 years

The City of Austin is investigating after a dog has died within an hour of swimming at Barking Springs on Sunday - not confirmed yet that it was from exposure to toxic algae but it’s a possibility. Will be monitoring this extremely anxiously!

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Monica Gonzalez, who has been at Seton for 19 years, says understaffing "affects the community at large. At some point, you're going to be a patient. And you don't want the nurse taking care of you to have six patients, and you’re at the bottom of the totem pole.”

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Chanting "off our campus" all the way, the bus backed down 22nd and eventually drove off down Dean Keaton around 5 – this picture is the crowd pushing bike cops past the tower before they got to the bus

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Some news: I was laid off by the Austin Chronicle last week. Back to freelancing for now! You can find my first piece for the Austin Monitor here: . Expect to still see my byline in the Chron too. DMs open to any and all opportunities!

Travis County approves comprehensive study of emergency services - Austin Monitor

At its meeting Tuesday, June 4, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to earmark up to $400,000 toward providing better emergency medical services to areas of the county outside of...

www.austinmonitor.com

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1 year

Re: Those videos of H-E-B dumpster diving, the county will partner with Central TX Food Bank tomorrow to hand out food at two locations and times, stay tuned for specifics this evening

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1 year

My first for the @TexasObserver , on Travis County's plan to divert people experiencing mental health crises from jail. Reps from Miami's diversion center will visit the county in June to help them work out the details, which are looking pretty complex:

Mental Illness Shouldn’t Land You in Jail

Up to 40 percent of the people who end up behind bars in Travis County need mental health care. Diversion offers better options.

www.texasobserver.org

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1 year

SXSW musicians rallying outside Convention Center for fair pay

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2 months

Important to note – I've heard from the Palestine Solidarity Committee that they were "supportive of the encampment but not the organizers." The impromptu encampment today was not organized like Wednesday's

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1 year

It will last one day - the date hasn’t been announced yet, but the union will give Ascension 10 days notice beforehand

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2 years

Ryan Alter says if he goes to runoff with Bazan, "It says the voters want something different out of District 5, Stephanie and I represent an approach that creates more housing throughout the city... and what we're doing right now is not what people want"

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2 months

My phone died and I'm back home now but this was at around 4:50 – students pushed bus filled with troopers back off campus

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4 years

Mayor Adler is speaking to media at TCDP: “The numbers for Prop A and B mean the election is over. I’m proud to be a part of a city that is moving toward its future. This is a big deal.”

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3 months

At UT where at least 10 have been arrested by either state troopers or campus police for peaceful protest

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1 year

Should've put this more simply: TX Lege is blowing its incredible wealth of renewables to further bolster natural gas, which failed during 2021 winter storm. We have the biggest solar capacity in the US, but the Lege is weaponizing permitting regs to discourage renewable projects

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1 year

Last week, ERCOT projected sufficient capacity for the summer season, but PUC Chair said low wind production + high demand could overwhelm the grid. Meanwhile in the Lege, lots of incentives for gas + hurdles for renewables: via @austinchronicle

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In response to two UT TAs' firing a few weeks ago, 111 faculty members signed a letter saying the UT administration is "becoming increasingly hostile to anyone demonstrating support for the Palestinian people." via @austinchronicle

UT Teaching Assistants Fired Over Letter Supporting Palestinian Students

Faculty lend their support, citing censorship concerns

www.austinchronicle.com

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2 years

Susanna Ledesma-Woody just texted that she's filing for a recount: "Because the Travis County Preliminary Election Reconciliation Unofficial Totals indicate that additional ballots can be added to the final count and because there is a 1% differential in the unofficial tally…

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1 year

As close as press can get to Abbott’s state of the state

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3 years

Still 62 callers on the line at the Commissioners Court meeting after more than an hour of testimony; not one person has spoken in favor of the women's jail

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2 months

Palestine Solidarity Committee setting up for a planned teach-in on Palestinian history on UT’s South Lawn

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8 months

Protestors outside city hall are about to ask Mayor Watson to issue a statement of support for Palestinians and a ceasefire, as he did for Israel weeks ago

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1 year

Ascension announced last week it will lock striking nurses out for three days after their planned one-day strike. That decision could have dangerous consequences for patients: via @austinchronicle

Ascension to Lock Nurses Out for Days After One-Day Strike

The hospital strikes back, but at what cost to patients?

www.austinchronicle.com

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3 months

Any UT students that might be considering transferring/soon-to-be high school grads that are no longer considering applying due to the DEI ban – want to talk to the Chronicle about it? Email me at lfisher @austinchronicle .com

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2 months

Last stragglers holding it down in the corner of a field of trampled tents as the crowd chants “who failed Uvalde? DPS”

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2 years

Employees Duncan Lott and Zach Corpstein have posted detailed letters through IWW explaining their experiences; Lott says "I have decided to unionize because I love the Alamo Drafthouse, and it deserves to be a place that’s worth working for."

Why we are organizing

Organizing workers at Alamo Drafthouse theaters

duf.iww.org

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11 months

Talked to some people about Trib layoffs – big unanswered question: Why were these beats the first to go? via @austinchronicle

First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News

Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go

www.austinchronicle.com

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Lina Fisher

@11nafisher

3 years

Labor unions protesting strong mayor initiative outside city hall today; AKA a press conference with “your next mayor” (14’ inflatable fat cat). Austin Central Labor Council, EMS, IBEW, and Workers Defense among others spoke against proposed mayoral veto.

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3 years

Looks like Prop B is doing well with almost 74% of the early vote

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2 years

Travis County Commissioners Court set to declare opioid overdose public health crisis, invest $350K in harm reduction supplies including naloxone (Narcan). Will have more on this in next week's Chronicle, but here's some notes from the meeting:

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1 year

Bernie and Casar now supporting the YouTube Music strikers; they rally with Casar at Google Austin today

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NEW: @SenSanders & I have sent a letter to Alphabet & Google CEO @sundarpichai . Our request is simple: Ensure all @Google workers, including @youtubemusic workers, are able to freely exercise their right to join a union as guaranteed by federal law.

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2 years

Toxic algae confirmed at Barking Springs by City testing:

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People seeming too exhausted to resist arrest l, 10 left

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3 months

“What happened yesterday was the governors and the university’s attack on you. It was political theatrics that we see at the capitol that hurt millions of Texans.” - Council Member Zo Qadri

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Asking questions lol

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About 50 people are corralled by state troopers in the middle of the south lawn after an impromptu encampment was set up earlier today. 50-100 troopers and APD surround them

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2 years

Council meeting on the Austin Energy rate case has ~15 people speaking against the rate increase, most asking that Council not vote on it Dec 1 if AE and interveners in the case haven't come to a settlement yet

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Several Jewish people were also at City Hall in solidarity. “What we’re asking him to do is just do the same for Palestinians, to show the same sympathy for Palestinians."

Austin Chronicle

@AustinChronicle

8 months

Protesters at City Hall call on the mayor to support a cease-fire in Gaza

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2 years

Ascension Seton nurses rally ahead of their first bargaining meeting: “Nurses united will never be defeated!”

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Protester says “you’re choking me” as she’s dragged away

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4 years

Super interesting story and my second cover of the year 🎉 Happy to share it w @daustinsanders A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside via @austinchronicle

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3 years

Something I wondered just answered in a presser by Austin Energy GM. Why could other cities rotate blackouts but Austin couldn't? Apparently because we have more critical infrastructure that can't be cut off in proportion to other cities.

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...I am filing a request for a recount. Both the voters of Precinct 4 and my campaign supporters deserve absolute confirmation of the voting results.”

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3 years

Talking to farmers after the storm was pretty harrowing; stories of livestock ranchers crying at the feed store, frozen eggs and broken hoop houses. Read their accounts and find Venmos, Amplify Austin, and other ways to help below: via @austinchronicle

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

www.austinchronicle.com

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1 year

Ascension nurses with National Nurses United rallying at a candlelight vigil in front of Ascension HQ against understaffing

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2 years

Old news by now, but I talked to @workersdefense about Tesla's labor standards violations. via @austinchronicle

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

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2 years

Right after we published this story, CapMetro updated their policy to expand free rides to everyone, regardless of an active heat advisory or excessive heat warning, until September 30 via @austinchronicle

Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push

Hot weather makes free rides more important

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2 years

She adds that SB 1's effects caused "mail in ballots [to be] rejected... others were corrected and came in late."

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@DevynAlyss @CBSEveningNews Sure thing! My name is Lina Fisher and I'm a reporter with the Austin Chronicle

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3 years

Commissioners Court have unanimously voted to postpone the women's jail vote indefinitely

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1 year

If you need food CTX Food Bank will be distributing tomorrow Sat., Feb. 4 at Onion Creek Soccer Complex from 9-11am, and Nelson Field from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

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3 months

At UT tower where faculty is set to speak in support of protesters arrested yesterday

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Full account of today's UT protests, this was much more violent than last week: via @austinchronicle

Police Pepper Spray Protesters After Dispersing Impromptu Encampment for Palestine

UT, DPS double down on use of force, students push them “off our campus”

www.austinchronicle.com

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1 year

Walk today 🙃

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2 months

More arrests

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2 years

Been seeing questions about why some received the boil water notice and not others; HSEM PIO Bryce Bencivengo says this is because there are two alert methods (THREAD):

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1 year

Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis standing in for Mayor Kirk Watson due to his COVID diagnosis at today's power outage presser: "I know many of you are on day 5 without power," acknowledges outage reporting tools are sometimes inaccurate, long phone wait times

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Susanna Ledesma-Woody addressing supporters at Lustre Pearl East: “We don’t have a lot of money but it’s the volunteers who saw things needed to change… I appreciate you all”

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2 months

First good vantage I’ve seen in the encampment

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2 years

Starbucks worker organizer speaking:

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Another city power outage presser: Overnight power was restored to 30K customers, about 92% now have power back

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2 months

I count 17 left in the encampment

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2 years

Travis County Judge Andy Brown kicking off an opioid overdose press conference with harrowing statistic: 118 fentanyl related deaths this year, on track to double from last year

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1 year

"Bad news is like meatloaf, you don't push it in the back of the fridge, you put it on the counter and deal with it" – legendary paraphrased Elton quote

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3 years

Comprehensive piece on something I've been thinking about too: It's really, really difficult for local mutual aid models to scale up effectively, especially this quickly

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3 years

Picking up the city's slack are several mutual aid orgs on the ground transporting people experiencing homelessness to hotels since yesterday; you can follow their work on Instagram/donate to them on Venmo. Here's a picture from last night on @austinmutualaid 's Instagram.

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Alarming lack of clear info from the city on what they are doing to immediately house unsheltered people, especially those considered medically high risk. I have heard that there may be vacancies at ProLodges. It's unclear to me how many have been filled ahead of 10 degree low

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DPS now moving protestors off south lawn as they chant “peaceful protest is our right”

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2 months

Organizers starting chants

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Teared up listening back to the testimonies of how addiction and overdose impact lives from @TexasHRA 's powerful die-in at the TX capitol last week. Amazing how they turn pain into action: via @austinchronicle

Hundreds Die-In at Texas Capitol to Demand Movement on Overdose Crisis

Legalizing fentanyl test strips is only step one, advocates say

www.austinchronicle.com

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1 year

Another ice storm presser: City and county signed disaster declarations today which will help draw down federal funds; 109,000 customers still without power.

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3 months

Greg Casar: “In 1960 in this place thousands of students came together to picket on the Drag against segregation. Their fight for civil rights continues here today.”

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At the APH/city/county presser where Mayor Kirk Watson County Judge Andy Brown and APH Director Adrienne Stirrup are about to announce a federally funded project to reduce opioid overdoses, secured by Rep Lloyd Doggett

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9 months

PSA for reporters writing about airports: Apparently there's no such thing as "the tarmac" – it's called the runway or ramp and is made of concrete. There's also something called "the apron" – the space where the planes hook up to the gate. I love jargon

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3 months

“Jay Hartzell has shown his true colors. He is a pawn of the fascist governor.”

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2 months

At the UT South Lawn for another planned protest, medics and legal aid on scene. Cops waiting in the wings

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2 years

So don't let your dogs in Barking Springs! "Earlier this summer, the City also detected toxins in algae samples [in] Lady Bird Lake, including Red Bud Isle, Auditorium Shores and Edward Rendon Sr. Metro Park, and at Emma Long Metropolitan Park on Lake Austin."

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2 years

Daniela Silva, D3 Council candidate speaking against as well, saying any increase above $2 a month would "place undue burden on those who are the least consumptive.. we should do a better job as a city of planning how to transition with the disinvestment of fossil fuels...

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3 years

Eyyy why not listen to me and my colleagues break down November ballot measures! It’s informative 🤷‍♀️ Me Breaking Down Prop B (19:30) via @austinchronicle

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1 year

An incoherently gushy Bottoms review, after the Paramount bathroom run-in of my life w/ the rizztastic Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. This movie slaps so hard: via @austinchronicle

SXSW Film Review: Bottoms

Seligman and Sennot re-team for a wicked lesbian John Hughes riff

www.austinchronicle.com

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1 year

Temp nurses hired to cover the strike are unfamiliar with Seton's protocols and may not be trained properly. A striking ICU nurse told me "They are just looking for bodies [and] assuming a nurse is a nurse. That's absolutely incorrect and very, very dangerous."

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3 months

“In 1969 thousands of students came together to protest the Vietnam War. In 2003 thousands of students stood before this tower to fight for peace in the Middle East.”

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8 months

Seton nurses will strike for the second time next week, December 6, over unsafe staffing and a lack of equipment – and Ascension announed today it will again lock them out for an extra three days, citing contractual obligations. Nurses will be allowed back Dec. 10.

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9 months

Musk can't seem to navigate the permitting process for construction on the Boring Co. – every couple of months there's a few new environmental violations it seems: via @austinchronicle

Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slapped With More Environmental Violations

We Musk ask you to follow the law

www.austinchronicle.com

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2 months

More arrests happening; this one is different that last Wednesday’s - instead of pushing out into the crowd they’ve isolated the encampment and are pushing in

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2 years

Interesting point: "Because of the rapidly flowing water, Barking Springs is less likely to have a harmful algae bloom than slower-moving waterways...It underscores the fact that harmful algae can be present in any natural waterway in Central Texas."

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2 years

Recap of @TexasHRA 's extremely affecting town hall last week highlighting dire need for harm reduction tactics to be codified into city/county's opioid overdose response via @austinchronicle

Town Hall Calls for Quick Action to Combat Overdoses

The crisis is now

www.austinchronicle.com

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3 years

You can now report price gouging (hotels way overcharging those seeking shelter) to the Travis County Attorney's Office:

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1 year

In the time I reported this the Observer folded and was resurrected, so kind of pinching myself that it's actually out – go get yourselves a subscription!

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