byCésar López Linares
LGBT artists look to educate people about discrimination via festivals and individual projects. Several bills in the Texas legislature are under consideration that would directly impact the LGBT community.
byAlanis King
Austin’s Longhorn Speedway, though defunct and wilting, remains alive as a “ghost track” — remembered alongside such legendary racing venues as NASCAR’s North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina.
byAzriel Hebrado
It’s hard, but not impossible, to get a plot on this hallowed ground. Years ago, a burro made it in.
byLouise Rodriguez
The organization took shape after Boy Scouts of America welcomed gay and, more recently, transgender youth to participate.
byOmar Rodríguez Ortiz
Tom Kennedy delivered hundreds of postcards to the Texas governor’s office in an effort to raise awareness about mental illness.
byShelby Knowles
The damage was a blow to a low-income community that struggles with crime. But within a few weeks, the repairs were done and people were back tending their beds.
byDani Neuharth-Keusch
Since Donald Trump was elected president, churches in growing numbers are joining a new sanctuary movement to house immigrants in jeopardy of being deported.
byTaylor Jackson Buchanan
Team reaches out to the homeless and the home-bound, to provide care and reduce reliance on expensive emergency room visits.
byAlvaro Céspedes
The genre’s roots go back more than a century, and its fans are aging. But some musicians keep performing so that their heritage does not fade away.
byKaulie Lewis
Local radio stations KLRU and KUT raise concerns over President Trump’s plans to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
byMary K. Cantrell
The National Endowment of the Arts supports dozens of Central Texas art organizations. But President Trump has targee the NEA for steep budget cuts.
byMegan Hix
Most of the motorized stools in the St. Patrick’s Day race can reach 30 mph or so, but one has hit 100 mph.
byBetsy Joles
After immigration raids, many Austin students fear speaking out will draw attention.
byKatherine Heighway
Metropia, a smartphone app, offers gift cards and charitable donations to drivers who share rides or travel during off-hours.
In February, the Trump administration sidelined a plan to put one bumblebee species on the endangered list.
byMolly Smith
The Austin Harm Reduction Coalition operates a clandestine syringe exchange while trying to convince legislators to lift legal sanctions on the practice. The coalition argues that would protect users’ health and save the state money.
byYi Li
Sara Sutcliffe once was terrified of fire engines. Now the chemistry professor is a volunteer firefighter and teaches fire science.
Area foodies and farmers are hopping, er, hoping that grasshoppers catch on in Austin as a cheap, sustainable food option.
Thirteen percent of the city’s transactions are now online, as more people rely on a smartphone app that lets them replenish their parking time.
byKathryn Thackrey
In 2015, a proposal to ban sales outright didn’t make its way out of the state House.
