Tejano monument unveiled at Capitol as part of Texas education reform
Twelve years of work by Hispanic education and business leaders came to fruition Thursday with the unveiling of a new monument at the Texas Capitol.The monument honors Tejanos and their role in the...
View ArticleAISD employees will be rewarded with tickets to UT athletic events for...
Austin Independent School District employees with the best attendance records will get free tickets to UT athletic events after the district begins a new initiative aimed at improving faculty...
View ArticleAISD puts UT play about two penguin dads on hold
Future plays by UT’s College of Fine Arts scheduled for second graders in the Austin Independent School District have been put on hold because of concerns about the “age appropriateness” of a play...
View ArticlePenguins, permission slips and preempted provocation
If you’re approaching your 20s (or already in them), you might have read about “Tacky the Penguin.” Written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, the book was first published in 1988, so...
View ArticleTaking our penguins elsewhere
“And Then Came Tango”, a play written for second-and-third-grade audiences, which I am the composer and music director for, is based on the true story of Roy and Silo, two male penguins in the Central...
View ArticleWheatsville Co-op granted waiver to sell alcohol at new location
Residents in South Austin will no longer need to trek north to purchase the specialty beers and wines offered by Wheatsville Food Co-op, thanks to a waiver granted by the city council last month.The...
View ArticleAISD should use a realistic graduation plan for high school students
Last week the Austin American-Statesman reported that Austin Independent School District leaders, including Edmund Oropez, the district’s associate superintendent of high schools, want to start...
View ArticleHorns Up, Horns Down for Feb. 5
Horns Up: Civil rights group asks AISD to fundraise for low-income schoolsThe Texas Civil Rights Project is pushing the Austin Independent School District to fundraise for its schools with low-income...
View ArticleUniversity delayed until 10 a.m. because of inclement weather
Citing "winter weather," University administrators canceled all classes before 10 a.m. Thursday morning. "Weather is often predictable, and conditions can change rapidly," read a statement issued by...
View ArticleUpdate: University cancels all classes until 5 p.m. Friday
Update (9:33 a.m.): The University announced all classes will be cancelled Friday until 5 p.m., citing a "continued threat of hazardous road conditions."Buildings that will remain open include the...
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