Tax-free Emergency Supplies
With the potential for severe weather approaching, the state is allowing Texans to purchase certain items tax-free during the sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which occurs April 27-29. “While we can’t know in advance when the next flood, tornado...
Whooping Cough Vaccinations
Austinites in a medically underserved area will receive vaccinations to prevent whooping cough and tetanus, thanks to a grant from the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) Be Wise – Immunize program. TMA recently awarded a grant to Dell Medical School to help provide...
Free AISD Physicals
Austin ISD will offer free physicals for middle and high school students who want to participate in athletics, cheerleading or high school marching band in the 2019-20 school year. The physicals will be conducted in partnership with the Travis County Medical Society....
Community Service
A sophomore at Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin ISD received a silver medallion from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards as one of two top youth volunteers in Texas for 2019. The presentation took place at the Travis County Commissioners Court on April...
Mall Play Dates
Barton Creek Square and Lakeline Mall invite the local community to a couple of Disney Junior Music Play Dates centered around music that aims to entertain and delight children of all ages. During the play dates, families will participate in activities such as an...
Park Redevelopment
The Austin Parks Foundation just celebrated the opening and completion of St. John Park's redevelopment with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late March. St. John Park underwent a complete overhaul after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Austin Parks Foundation (APF)....
TEA Seeks Input
Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced in late March that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Early Learning Council are conducting a statewide birth-five needs assessment to better understand the needs of those accessing, providing, and supporting...
Kudos
Austin Family magazine garnered a couple of awards at the annual conference of the Parenting Media Association. For his monthly “Family Connections” column, Richard Singleton received a silver award. “The author employs his expertise in family counseling, as well as...
Musical Fundraiser
Music can do more than soothe the savage beast. Members of the Orpheus Academy of Music faculty performed a recital in February to benefit CASA of Travis County. The show at First Presbyterian Church of Austin included short skits from Broadway musicals along with...
Play Ball!
The Round Rock Express kicks off its 2019 season with a series of home games against the Nashville Sound on April 9, 10 and 11. In celebration of the team’s 20th anniversary, on opening day the first 2,000 fans will receive a commemorative coin and the opening game...
Benefit Concert
Any Baby Can’s annual benefit concert turns 40 this year, and the May 3 event at the ACL Live Moody Theater will include performances by Shinyribs and Charley Crockett, along with stories from Any Baby Can’s client families and a live auction. “All parents should feel...
Fractured Lives
New research from UT Austin backs up what many experts suspected. The study finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youths are more likely to end up in foster care or unstable housing and suffer negative outcomes, such as substance abuse...
