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The council didn’t vote on a spending plan by Wednesday night, but it came closer to finding consensus on what it should ...
Austin devotes nearly two-thirds of its budget to public safety, with most recent increases going to the police. City Council ...
Austin's Kind Clinic, a sexual health clinic with specialties serving the LGBTQIA+ community and people impacted by HIV, says ...
Federal cuts to Austin Public Health grants haven't just meant a cut in services. Sturrup said they also are a cut in the institutional knowledge and the expertise to prevent serious outbreaks and to ...
Austin Public Health has lost $7.5 million in federal funding that was tied to its COVID-19 response. While the pandemic has ended, this funding gave a needed boost for disease surveillance and ...
Austin Public Health (APH) leaders last week outlined the impacts of cuts to federal funding during a regularly scheduled Public Health Committee meeting. Changes in funding at a federal level ...
As the Trump administration has moved to slash the budget of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department and many other federal agencies, Austin Public Health is expecting to lose $7.5 million ...
Austin Public Health has found measles in Austin's waste water. The finding happened over the Fourth of July weekend and it is unclear what if any impact the flood waters during that time had on the ...
Austin Public Health is expecting an active mosquito season and that means mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile. Last week, Austin Public Health reminded the public that May is the beginning ...
On Feb. 12, Austin Public Health's Dr. Desmar Walkes, the public health authority for Travis County, called up thought leaders who had helped Austin get through the COVID-19 pandemic with a lower ...