ACL FEST 2025 ☀️ Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat & many more join us in Austin this October!
3-Day Tickets for Weekend One and Weekend Two go on sale TODAY at 12pm CT. https://t.co/WTqUe2jfA9
Here's the latest on the proposed height increases for West Campus: https://t.co/m58MjFKVFO
The last info I had was a year old, and at that time it looked liked there would be no height limit for part of WC. This new info has a top height limit of 600' for the area closest to the Guadalupe Transit Core. I'm perfectly OK with 600' because "affordable" student housing will never be found in a supertall anyway. Here's a slide from the presentation:
US GDP by metro & county data finally got released today, and 49 of America's 50-largest metro areas have now recovered from COVID!
Fastest growers have been Austin (+30%), San Jose (23%), Tampa (21%), Jacksonville (+21%), & Nashville (21%)
There are currently more high-rises under construction in Miami than every west coast state combined.
- Miami metro: 90 under construction with a population of 6.2 million
- US west coast states: 53 under construction with a population of 51.5 million
Just how much has Austin, TX grown this decade? Check out this side-by-side comparison of the Austin skyline from 2019 to now, which only shows a portion of what’s been built so far
Yellow highlight = new build
Red box = frame of reference
#Austin#YIMBY#Texas#build
Today, FDA approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of #COVID19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. https://t.co/iOqsxXV1fj
Breaking: @UTAustin has canceled in-person and online classes and campus events until Monday at 8 a.m. due to inclement weather, according to a UT news release.
@UTAustin is "not considering" taking away spring break.
https://t.co/G9QVciDKt1
It’s reported that Stacey Abrams worked relentlessly to register over 800,000 new voters across Georgia who were affected by voter suppression in time for the U.S elections.
That is some impact 👏🏾🇺🇸
Happy National Voter Registration Day, everyone! For all our @CockrellSchool students eligible to vote for the first time this year, I encourage you to register at https://t.co/gV9MCW2NFm. We all have a voice. Let’s use it.