Teacher Njera Keith was entering the Carver Branch of Austin Public Library with a 6-year-old student when they saw a police officer patting down 13-year-old LaTashia Milligam. The teenager was handcuffed and had no shoes on. Keith said her young student immediately began shaking. “She’s shocked that this little girl that we were just interacting […]
DaLyah Jones
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Hays County takes the fight to Kinder Morgan with lawsuit over proposed pipeline
After months of community protests, a group of more than 20 landowners and city leaders gathered Monday to announce that Hays County and the city of Kyle had officially joined a lawsuit to oppose a natural gas pipeline proposed to run through Central Texas. Local leaders also challenged the way the state oversees eminent domain […]
Posted inPublic Health
Central Health says Sendero is relatively healthy, but its survival is still uncertain
As the June deadline draws closer for Sendero Health Plans to prove its worth in the insurance market, Central Health officials gathered Monday night to update the community about the nonprofit health insurance company. According to Sendero and Central Health’s board of managers, the company is doing well so far – sort of. “At this […]
Posted inLand Development Code
Bastrop’s land use revisions aim to cater to new development, while maintaining ‘authenticity’
Bastrop residents and city staff got their first look at ideas to help mitigate the city’s flooding problems at the Transportation and Drainage Rodeo on Tuesday. The community event was part of the process to update land use regulations after concerns that ramped-up development is impacting the drainage system in the growing city of almost […]
Posted inBudget
Travis County commissioners expected to vote on Sendero budget
The Travis County Commissioners Court is scheduled to vote this morning on Central Health’s budget, which includes money for the nonprofit Sendero Health Plans. Central Health’s board of managers voted Saturday to allocate $26 million to Sendero Health Plans in Fiscal Year 2019. The decision gives the nonprofit health insurance company enough funding to operate […]
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Task force talks trash – and cash for recycling at all Austin parks and facilities
This story was mistakenly re-published in October, 2019. It was originally published in 2018. The Parks and Recreation Recycling Task Force is recommending several different ways to pay for consistent recycling around Austin. City Council approved the task force in June to support the city’s Zero Waste Plan. The plan, passed in 2009, aims to […]