John Bridges

Oct 24, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Isabella McGovern |John Bridges

By Isabella McGovernReporting TexasChildren’s faces lit up as they looked up to the 12-foot-tall puppet made of cane and carbon fiber with long brown hair made of Tyvek tied with a red string. Phones were raised in the air to capture the sight as “Little Amal” visited Austin for the first time to call attention to the plight of refugees around the world. “She’s made larger than life so that people also can look up to refugees,” said Bruna d’Avila, a programming associate for The Walk Productions.

Oct 19, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Anissa Sanchez |John Bridges

By Anissa SanchezReporting TexasFrom a booth on the east side of Zilker Park, a husband and wife from Ohio exceeded their dreams of helping to save lives by distributing 6,000 doses of overdose-reversing drugs. “We thought we were gonna do a couple of festivals in the Midwest; that’s all we hoped for,” William Perry said of his lifesaving operation called This Must Be the Place.

Oct 16, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Michelle Lavergne |John Bridges

By Michelle LavergneReporting TexasMore than 500 marchers called for the end of human trafficking at the Texas State Capitol during this year’s Walk for Freedom rally Saturday. “While human trafficking is destroying lives, we know that freedom will have the final word,” Lori Champion, pastor and co-founder of Austin’s Celebration Church, told the crowd before the walk began.

Oct 9, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Abby Johnson |John Bridges

By Abby L. JohnsonReporting TexasThousands of people rallied with signs of protest and boots in hand at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday to protest a proposed voucher-like program they fear will take away significant funding from public schools.

Oct 5, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Isabella McGovern |John Bridges

By Isabella McGovernReporting Texas As the sun went down over Barton Springs Pool on Wednesday, dozens of people said goodbye to “Flo,” a 120-year-old pecan tree set to be cut down the next day. “I think of Flo as a symbol of our love for trees and our love for nature and Mother Earth,” Austin arborist Don Gardner told the crowd.