"With a pandemic like this, a lot of disparities are exacerbated," said Paulette Blanc, an advocate at the local data and advocacy group MEASURE. "We know that even with high income and more education, you still can face poorer outcomes as a person of color, particularly a black person, within the health care system."
The latest on Thursday's severe weather in Central Texas.
According to the City of Austin, bill relief will performed two ways: rate reductions and customer assistance programs.
A few cities in the Lone Star State are making it a requirement to wear masks or face coverings while in public places to help slow the spread of COVID-19. While it's not a national mandate, some local governments are taking it upon themselves to make it one for their area.
There are people on the other end of spectrum who get a mild case of COVID-19 or show no symptoms and never get tested, and then recover.
In the face of a potential deficit for personal protective equipment in Texas, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are looking for fast solutions to support the community.
According to the analysis, if nothing else was done besides the school closures, there could be 1,767,445 cases between March and August in the Austin-Round Rock area.
Several local restaurants (and national chains) are finding ways to support healthcare workers.
The novel coronavirus is already having a detrimental impact on mental health: 63 percent of respondents to a recent McKinsey survey reported feeling anxious or depressed in the past week.
Enjoy a Peppa Pig tea party, get creative by printing out The Loud House Coloring Pack, and test your SpongeBob knowledge with a tricky trivia game.
A man is accused of stabbing three members of an Asian-American family -- including two children ages 2 and 6, according to an FBI intelligence report obtained by ABC.
Austin area politicians are using voter databases to get in touch with seniors who may need someone to talk to or food delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Those who fit the description can submit their professional information and housing needs here.
Weeks into the COVID-19 job losses, and thousands of people still can’t get claims filed—the first step in receiving an unemployment check.
Dozens of hotels in Austin have signed up for a nationwide initiative to provide temporary accommodation for emergency and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chiri says she posted about her missing car in a neighborhood Facebook group.
