Just heard from the lawyer that a federal judge has denied the request for a temporary restraining order to delay tomorrow's hearing on student's discipline. Judge will rule on the meat of the lawuit-- whether UT violated student's 1A rights -- at later date.

Austin City Council voted to approve more than $2.1 million for restitution for two victims injured by police during the racial justice protests in 2020. The city has now paid out more than $22 million in lawsuits surrounding police conduct from that time. l8r.it/zF3o

New: UT Austin students who were arrested last April at pro-Palestinian protests describe intense anxiety, fear and trauma as they return to campus. "It's hard to walk,” one student said. “I literally still do not feel a sense of closure." More below: statesman.com/story/news/edu…

BREAKING: On Friday, the state health agency quietly rolled out a policy that blocks #transgender Texans from changing the sex on their birth certificates. It came soon the state, spurred by AG Paxton, made a similar change for driver's licenses. kut.org/news/2024-09-0… #txlege

Austin’s beloved Barton Springs Pool will remain closed for at least the next several weeks because two major leaks are creating a safety hazard for swimmers, city officials said. l8r.it/Im6G

Researchers at UT Austin say they have discovered an antibody that could effectively fight against all variants of COVID-19, along with other related viruses. l8r.it/ZDh5

Nice scoop from Andrew England Weber: How many crimes do Austin police solve each year? You wouldn't know because they haven't been publishing the data: kut.org/crime-justice/…

Dont forget: KUT Austin's #ATXplainedLive is coming Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall on October 23rd. Don't miss it! TIX: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncomme… And if you don't know what the show is like, check it out a story from our last one: youtube.com/watch?v=WKH9yf…

New from me: According to new Zillow data, Austin leads other large metro areas when it comes to falling rent prices. kut.org/housing/2024-0…

The high cost of housing & a national housing shortage has been mentioned in tonight's debate (by my count) 3x now. Story from me earlier today: Austin rents continue to fall (slightly) after a boom in apartment building. Rents in other cities are up.

Dallas received $2.3M to remove lead from residents’ homes. Many are still waiting—more than 90 residents asked for help. Only 53 houses were inspected, and only four received lead abatement. More about our investigation into why this program failed. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…

Travis County has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his attempt to stop a program that mails out voter registration forms to residents. More ⬇️... via KUT Austin. kut.org/austin/2024-09…

NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton and his blind trust own 10 properties in five states. This includes a luxury cabin for rent at $525/night, three homes in Florida and land in Hawaii. But Paxton's disclosed just one to ethics regulators. Why the secrecy? kut.org/2024-09-18/tex… #txlege

NEW: After Austin got rid of parking reqs last year, I wondered: how much parking's getting built? Turns out, it's a bit too soon to tell. But one policy gives us a glimpse. W/o parking reqs, developers build ~25% fewer spaces than they would have had to: kut.org/housing/2024-0…

This is the best news.

Austin's water mains and utility pipes leak so much water annually it could fill Lady Bird Lake many times over. Stopping those leaks is a big part of Austin's conservation strategy. So the city hired a consultnant to take a look at the problem.. 1/ kut.org/energy-environ…

NEW: Ken Paxton sues again to block Harris County's latest guaranteed income program houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

Next week, the city council is set to vote on a new city rule that will require pets to be microchipped. I've got more on the decision 👇🏽.... via KUT Austin. kut.org/austin/2024-09…