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Most of Central Texas still in 'moderate to extreme' drought despite rain
At least 7.5 million Texans live in droughted counties. Source link
In push for efficiency, city dashboard shows which campaigns have widest reach
City departments ran 233 campaigns in FY24 and FY25. Source link
British Government Pushes Back as Trump Administration Criticizes U.K. Policing Amid Murdered Student Row
The fallout over the police bodycam footage has stoked divisions, with tensions spilling out onto the street Tuesday night as violent protests erupted in Southampton.The online discourse surrounding the...
'Stupid Hot': Heat Waves Muddle the Minds of Animals and Humans as Confusion and Aggression Seem to Rise With the Temperature
Wide-ranging research suggests that as temperatures increase, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The findings hint at consequences that may ripple through ecosystems Source link
Oak Hill Parkway completion near, traffic woes persist
The Oak Hill Parkway construction project in Southwest Austin is expected to be completed in 2026, with newly opened lanes on US 290 and flyovers at SH 71, but...
Austin ISD budget proposal includes cuts to school police funding
Austin ISD’s plan to address a $181 million budget deficit includes a proposed $5 million cut to the school district’s police force. Source link
The Seven Republicans Who Voted With Democrats in Attempt to Block Trump’s White House Ballroom
“There is a plan to construct a billion-dollar ballroom, gold plated, without any action by Congress to authorize it,” Merkley said on the Senate floor. “This amendment is very...
A Mesmerizing Javier Bardem Saves ‘Cape Fear’ From Streaming Bloat
This version, whose first two episodes are now streaming, with subsequent installments dropping on Fridays, does branch out in some timely and provocative new directions. But its excessive length—and...
In the Early 1900s, a Young Ecologist Shot a Wolf and Watched the Life Leave Its Eyes. That Changed His Position on Conservation
Aldo Leopold’s writing reconsidered the place of humans in the natural world and challenged people to be less a conqueror of the land and more a citizen of it...
AI Is Already Shaping Who We Are
And yet, we are all hungry for exactly that understanding. We check our horoscopes. We take personality tests. We even take the Harry Potter sorting hat quiz, as if...
