Nina Hernandez

Next week, state Reps. Donna Howard, Eddie Rodriguez, Celia Israel and Gina Hinojosa will host a forum so that constituents can get a detailed idea of the work each of them is doing in the 85th Texas Legislature. Hinojosa already made a splash last week with a proposal to make “intoxi-carry” (or carrying a firearm […]

Next Tuesday, Leadership Austin is hosting a panel at its Engage Breakfast event at the Palmer Events Center. The city’s Brie L. Franco, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Robert Henneke and Dick Lavine of the Center for Public Policy Priorities will discuss points of contention between state and local officials that affect Texans on a daily […]

Next month, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce will celebrate a couple of important things. One is its 139th annual meeting, which will take place Feb. 10. The other is the group of Outstanding Volunteers for 2016, who were named today and will be recognized at a luncheon next month. These local business leaders put […]

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is bracing for the crowds that downtown Austin is due to draw today in response to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. University of Texas students (as well as some from high school) are planning to walk out of class at noon, which is expected to affect bus routes in […]

The Conversation Corps, an effort by the Austin Independent School District, the city of Austin and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority to gather input on community issues, will host a press conference this morning at Wooldridge Square to announce a “Day of Dialogue.” Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz and Capital Metro […]

Go behind the scenes of a 911 call with the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services team‘s “What to Do When” series, public service announcements the agency will release that use example 911 calls to help the public prepare for common emergency situations. In the first six-minute video released yesterday, a caller secures an ambulance for […]

Austin Water will begin work on replacing a damaged, 48-inch water line near the intersection of Loop 360 and RM 2222 on Thursday. The process will go on for the rest of the month and will require daily road closures and detours so the crews can complete the work. On Thursday and Friday of this […]

Sing, act, joke – whatever you do best, do it at the Carver Branch Library on eight Saturday afternoons this year, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Feb. 25. On each of those days, the library will fork over its mic and PA to nine performers, who will have 15-minute slots to perform their talents. Musicians, […]

Austin is one of 300 cities across the country joining the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21. The protest, according to organizers, isn’t about President-elect Donald Trump, but rather a message to him and elected officials from the local to the national level that “women’s rights are human rights” and that they are […]

For the sixth year, the city’s Commission for Women is accepting nominations for the Women’s Hall of Fame, an honor for community members who are devoted to bettering the lives of Austin women and girls. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 2, and the application can be found here. Education Austin’s Montserrat Garibay, former City […]

On Thursday, Austin, along with six other cities across the world, earned a $1.5 million grant from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Innovation Team program. For up to three years, the $500,000 payout will help Mayor Steve Adler and City Council achieve their goal of finding housing for the more than 2,000 Austinites in need of it. […]

On Monday, city offices and facilities will be closed to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 17. That includes recreation and senior centers, museums, and Austin Public Library branches. Trash and recycling isn’t affected, and city golf courses and pools (yes, including Barton Springs) will stay open. Those with […]