Michael Minasi

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Blaise Gainey |Nina Banks |Lucio Vasquez |Michael Minasi

From The Texas Newsroom:The day many watchers of Texas politics have been waiting for is here: The Texas House is currently debating Senate Bill 2 on the floor. If passed, the contentious proposal would create a $1 billion dollar Education Savings Account plan allowing parents to use public funds towards private school tuition. Past attempts to pass the controversial school voucher measure — a top priority for Gov.

2 weeks ago | tpr.org | Michael Minasi

A Willie Nelson mural is returning to East Seventh Street in downtown Austin after the original version was torn down following a building fire. The original artist, musician Wiley Ross, says he was contacted by a developer and the owner of whiskey bar Seven Grand to replace the mural, which is now completed on the wall of 405 E. Seventh St. — only a few feet away from its original location.

2 weeks ago | kut.org | Michael Minasi

A Willie Nelson mural is returning to East Seventh Street in downtown Austin after the original version was torn down following a building fire. The original artist, musician Wiley Ross, says he was contacted by a developer and the owner of whiskey bar Seven Grand to replace the mural, which is now completed on the wall of 405 E. Seventh St. — only a few feet away from its original location.

1 month ago | texasstandard.org | Nathan Bernier |Michael Minasi

From KUT News:For months, Capital Metro passengers knew something wasn’t right. The QR code scanners they used to pay fares with phones were unreliable, sometimes not working at all. Riders would often board without paying, flagged on by the driver to keep passengers moving. “There’s some issues with the QR codes. It could just be because it doesn’t read it that well, or it just says it doesn’t have anything on there,” Shaye Jones told KUT News last month while waiting for the bus in South Austin.

2 months ago | dentonrc.com | Michael Minasi

Amid intermittent rain, clouds and spots of sun, the Sweetwater Jaycees visited the Texas Capitol this week with three boxes of western diamondback rattlesnakes in tow. For nearly 30 years, members of the Sweetwater Jaycees, a chapter of the Texas Junior Chamber, have been traveling to Austin to promote their World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup event in Sweetwater.