News from April 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet April 7
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 6, 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 7.
Yaft on airport's long lines: 'We fear these issues will only get worse'
By John Suayan | Apr 5, 2022
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Director Jacqueline Yaft is seeking assistance from the federal government to address an ongoing passenger surge, according to a report from Austin ABC affiliate KVUE.
Patrick on 'Don't Say Gay'-like law for Texas: 'I will make this law a top priority in the next session'
By John Suayan | Apr 5, 2022
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick expressed his wish for Texas to have a law similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation on Monday (April 4), according to The Texas Tribune, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
CBP's Ortiz on potential million migrant mark: 'We're managing a flow that's significant'
By John Suayan | Apr 4, 2022
An increase in crossings at a remote, roadless swath of jungle along the Colombia-Panama border has prompted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to brace what the agency said will be “a million encounters.”
Statement of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus concerning Title 42
By Press Release | Apr 4, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it will terminate its Title 42 public health order effective May 23, 2022.
Spurs on Manu Ginóbili Hall of Fame selection: 'Welcome to the Hall of Fame'
By John Suayan | Apr 4, 2022
Former San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili has been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to the South Texas NBA franchise and San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS. The Argentina-born Ginóbili played for the Spurs from 2002 to 2018.
Abbott: 'Biden has chosen to jeopardize the safety and security of those very Americans he swore to protect and defend by ending Title 42'
By Press Release | Apr 4, 2022
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott today issued a statement after President Biden announced that his administration will end Title 42 expulsions despite the United States seeing historically high numbers of illegal border crossings.
Figueroa: 'Unsurprisingly, corporations that don’t want to pay their fair share of taxes want to revive Chapter 313 in the next session'
By Glenn Minnis | Apr 3, 2022
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has issued interim charges for the Ways and Means Committee that include instructions to “study the impact of not renewing” the corporate subsidy program known as Chapter 313.
Enjoy live music or a free poker tournament this week in Austin
By Julie Giyer | Apr 3, 2022
Austin Events April 4-10
City of Austin Public Safety Committee met Feb. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 2, 2022
City of Austin Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 8.
City of Austin City Council met March 29
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 2, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Tuesday, March 29.
Shop LC building HQ in Cedar ParkBody
By Press Release | Apr 1, 2022
The Texas Real Estate Center has issued the following press release:CEDAR PARK – Shop LC Global Inc. is developing a 200,000-sf facility at 1700 N.
188-acre master-planned community slated for Dripping Springs
By Press Release | Apr 1, 2022
Tri Pointe Homes Inc. and M/I Homes Inc. are building Heritage, a 188-acre master-planned community.
Texas among the top 10 most stressed-out states, study finds
By Austin Journal Reports | Apr 1, 2022
Texas ranked ninth among the 50 states in a new WalletHub study that examines the general stress level of each state’s residents based on factors such as average hours worked per week and state bankruptcy rates.
New York cosmologist leads study that uses AI analysis of one galaxy to infer properties of others
By Marjorie Hecht | Apr 1, 2022
Galaxies have many different features such as stellar mass, gas metallicity and star-formation rate. To study these properties, cosmologists have traditionally studied a wide diversity of galaxies.
Adler on new KLM service: 'Austin becomes an increasingly international city'
By John Suayan | Apr 1, 2022
Two years after its initial announcement, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flagship carrier of the Netherlands, commenced non-stop service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Monday (March 28), according to a City of Austin press release.
Morgan on Express Opening Day fundraiser: 'This fund is to help people impacted by the storm get back on their feet'
By John Suayan | Apr 1, 2022
The Round Rock Express, in conjunction with the Round Rock Community Foundation, is hosting a fundraiser for last month's tornado at its season opener against the El Paso Chihuahuas on April 5, Austin FOX affiliate KTBC reported.
Sharp on free tuition for Ukrainian Texas A&M students: 'Our students from Ukraine are in a unique, sad and difficult position'
By John Suayan | Apr 1, 2022
Ukrainian students attending any of its 11 campuses and research centers will have their tuition covered in light of the war in their native country, Texas A&M University (TAMU) System Chancellor John Sharp said, according to a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Feb. 1
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 1, 2022
City of Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 1.
City of Austin Public Safety Committee met March 28
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 1, 2022
City of Austin Public Safety Committee met Monday, March 28.