Texas A&M study finds white police officers more likely to use force than non-white officers

Researchers also discovered that white and Black officers discharge their guns at similar rates in white and racially mixed neighborhoods while white officers are five times as likely to fire a gun in predominantly Black neighborhoods. 

Students lead push to change Hays High School mascot

Many students and community members feel the mascot is a nod to the Confederacy and have asked for the change amid protests against racial injustice. 

FOX 7 Discussion: Austin ISD expected to adopt 2020-21 budget

Ken Zarifis, president of Education Austin, joins Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to talk about the recent budget proposed for Austin ISD.

Eanes ISD school board approves contract on aquatics center

The estimated $10.3 million facility was approved in the 2019 Bond with a promise that the District would not absorb any operational costs.

UT Austin to drop ACT, SAT requirement for fall 2021 applicants

UT Austin says that the change will ensure that testing limitations due to COVID-19 do not affect a student's ability to apply as spring test dates for the ACT and SAT have been canceled.

AISD cancels in-person graduation ceremonies scheduled for August

The district says the decision was made after they could not guarantee that an indoor graduation ceremony would comply with health guidelines.

UT Austin: FDA drug standards may delay new drug approvals for COVID-19

New research conducted by UT Austin Associate Manager Professor, Francisco Polidoro Jr, has shown that when the Food and Drug Administration has more information about an existing drug, the longer it took for the agency to approve new drugs for the same condition. 

TEA to allow students back to classrooms this fall

Austin ISD said they will have protocols in place when their 127 campuses welcome students back to the classroom. 

BookSpring and Literati team up to ensure kids get books through the summer

Literati has been able to donate 18,000 books directly to BookSpring this year thanks to donations collected from its customers and a warehouse surplus.

UT student creates app to support Black-owned businesses in Austin

Since 2019 he’s been working for hours each day on the app called “Keep Austin Black”, a directory to help others support the African American community. 

UT Austin releases planning update for fall 2020

The UT community will have access to "isolation spaces"  through APH if they can not self-isolate or quarantine safely in their own residence.