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Where to Volunteer in Austin this Holiday Season

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The holiday season is the perfect time to give back to the community. Whether it’s at an animal shelter or a food bank, Austin has a wide array of ways to give...

 
 

UT, City of Austin Partner to Fight Traffic

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Northerners sometimes joke that there are two seasons: Winter and road construction season. In Austin, it always seems to be the latter. A 10-minute drive doubles or...

 
 

Mixed-Use Plan Approved for UT Tower

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The most iconic building on the Forty Acres is about to get a major facelift. In a joint press conference Wednesday, officials from UT-Austin and the City of Austin...

 
 

David Heymann on “My Beautiful City Austin”

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Nostalgia is a way of life in Austin. Yet while each generation has its own set of I-Remember-When’s, few Austinites pause in the midst of the city’s...

 
 

Canned Horns: UT Tower Built from Canned Food

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Matt Chasen, BS ’98, MBA ’04, Life Member, hooks ’em alongside the UT tower built by uShip employees in support of the Capital Area Food Bank’s CANville food...

 
 

Five Fifth-Generation Longhorns

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Jeremy Moore, BBA ’93, Life Member, and Lindsay Moore shared this photo of their children all clad in burnt orange and on their way to a Texas football game....

 
 

Waller Creek Lights Up

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. On most evenings Waller Creek is unlit and generally not trafficked, save for Austin’s homeless population....

 
 

Walking in Austin as a Hipster [Watch]

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By now you’ve probably seen the video of a New York woman receiving dozens of inappropriate comments from men as she walks for 10 hours through the...

 
 
The Way Back: Austin's Changing Skyline

The Way Back: Austin’s Changing Skyline

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The hottest topic in town—one practically impossible to avoid at a cocktail party—is how fast Austin has grown in the past decade. The hometown of the Longhorns...

 
 
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Future Longhorns Enjoying Texas Bluebonnets

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Future Longhorns enjoying the Texas Bluebonnets, from left, Max Austin, 7, Maya Elena, 2, and Levi James, 3. Proud parents are Xavier Rodriguez, BA ’98, Life...

 
 
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