byTaylor Jackson Buchanan
By day, Monroe Stinson works for the Williamson County Constable’s Office. At night, he picks up a bass guitar to play in a band.
byKathryn Lundstrom
For Ammar al-Sahabi, getting his Iraqi family to the United States is a dream come true.
byHailey Becker
A cellphone rigged as a hot spot lets students iron out plans face to face with their partners in Tamil Nadu state.
byVanna Vasquez
Just two spans have structural problems, and one of them has been closed for 15 years.
byMolly Smith
Alejandra Rodriguez Boughton took a risk and quit the corporate world to become an organic farmer. She’s young, Latina and female — not the usual model for a farmer.
byDanielle Smith
Targeted at the deaf, the show is gaining 1,500 Facebook followers a week.
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.
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.
Team reaches out to the homeless and the home-bound, to provide care and reduce reliance on expensive emergency room visits.
byKaulie Lewis
Local radio stations KLRU and KUT raise concerns over President Trump’s plans to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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.
Area foodies and farmers are hopping, er, hoping that grasshoppers catch on in Austin as a cheap, sustainable food option.
byQiling Wang
The search for spiritual fulflllment has led some people to an updated version of an ancient practice.
Scientists dismiss UFOs as fantasies. But one Austin group meets regularly to scan the skies for spaceships from outer space.
A movement to promote burials that allow bodies to decompose naturally is being led by women who hope to change the conversation surrounding death and death care.
byBetty Arreola
Hurricane Katrina inspired April Watkins to become a nurse. An earthquake in Haiti spurred her to start annual trips to help the rural poor there.
byDagney Pruner
At female gun clubs in Central Texas, women share an interest in self-protection with style: Custom-colored guns and holsters adapted for women’s bodies are growing in popularity.
bySwathi Narayanan
Several groups are helping the newcomers find welcome and help in an unfamiliar city.
