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4 days ago | fox7austin.com | Tan Radford

Austin Energy says a severe storm last month was the third worst in the utility's history. Thousands without power across Austin What they're saying: "It really was something that was much more impactful than was forecast and that we were expecting," says Austin Energy spokesperson Matt Mitchell. Wind gusts and rainfall left thousands in the dark on May 28 and a second round of storms overnight doubled those outages. "72,500 without power at our peak," says Mitchell.

1 week ago | fox7austin.com | Tan Radford

A group of Austin ISD parents, staff, and educators are calling on the district to provide quality public education for all students. This comes after AISD proposed a turnaround plan, aiming to restructure three of its low-performing middle schools. "We demand more time to make plans for any schools facing restructuring plans, in particular, Dobie, Webb, and Burnet Middle schools. We oppose the disruptive turnaround plans pushed by Austin ISD and TEA," says AISD parent Vincent Tovar.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tan Radford

The BriefA group of Austin ISD parents, staff, and educators held a protest in response to the future of education in Austin ISDThis is in response to AISD's proposed turnaround planA board meeting will be held on June 26AUSTIN, Texas - A group of Austin ISD parents, staff, and educators are calling on the district to provide quality public education for all students. This comes after AISD proposed a turnaround plan, aiming to restructure three of its low-performing middle schools.

1 week ago | fox7austin.com | Tan Radford

A protest is taking place in downtown Austin at the Texas State Capitol. The protest organizers said they are demanding an end to "racist detention and deportation of the Trump administration."  Protest organizers added this is in solidarity with the protests going on in Los Angeles. ICE protests in Los Angeles The backstory: Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles turned destructive and violent as they started on Friday, June 6.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tan Radford

The BriefProtest takes place at the Texas State Capitol in downtown AustinProtest organizers said this is in solidarity with the protests taking place in Los AngelesProtests against immigration raids in Los Angeles turned destructive and violent as they started on Friday, June 6AUSTIN, Texas - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Austin to stand in solidarity with demonstrators in Los Angeles.