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Some Austin council members believe police response at pro-Palestine protests could have violated First Amendment rights
AUSTIN, Texas — Some city leaders in Austin are raising questions about the Austin Police Department's (APD) involvement in the response to pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Texas campus last month. They are now worried APD officers were used to violate protesters' First Amendment rights. Campus protests led...
Next phase of I-35 expansion begins; elevated lanes along Loop 410 South
SAN ANTONIO – The next phase of a project to expand Interstate 35 through elevated highway lanes kicked off Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The $700 million South Project Phase 1 runs along the roughly four-mile stretch of highway that coincides with Loop 410 and is the second of five project phases in the I-35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) program. The $3 billion, roughly 20-mile program is part of a Texas Department of Transportation strategy to ease congestion in the state’s five largest metro areas.
Three New Austin Restaurants Take Asian Cuisines to Exhilarating Heights
Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Spring in Austin has been a busy season for restaurants. And three of the most exciting new dining spots are based in regional Asian cuisines where the chefs lean into their respective experiences and upbringings to create food that is electrifying, inventive, familiar, and, best of all, delicious. There’s American Chinese restaurant within a dive bar (Yellow Ranger), a food truck-to-restaurant transformation of a modern Laotian American spot (Lao’d Bar), and the return of Thai Chinese food stall with a new full-service location (P Thai’s Khao Man Gai & Noodles).
Austin Bars Are Now Offering Drink-Spiking Test Strips to Safeguard Against Drugged Beverages
Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. This spring, Austin launched a new initiative to help combat drugged drinks at local bars and clubs. The program, Sip Safely, gives out testing strips that detect “spiked” or drugged beverages to participating Austin businesses that serve drinks.
Three eateries now open, more businesses coming soon to North Austin
Austin Pickle Ranch will open its second location at the end of May. (Courtesy Henry Selis) A handful of eateries and other businesses are now open and headed to North Austin soon. Now open. Donkey Mo’s. Business partners Brian Kim, Youngmin Noh and Charlie Oh opened the Korean-style fried...
Joshua Aaron Velasquez
Joshua Aaron Velasquez, known affectionately as Josh by his family and friends, passed away peacefully on April 28th, 2024 in Kyle, Texas. Born on June 20th, 1997 in Austin, Texas, Josh’s life was a beacon of joy and intelligence that illuminated the lives of everyone around him. Josh was...
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