Mar 20 PBS' Student Reporting Labs video honored at White House film fest By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama is showcasing the work of students from around the country who produced short films about service and giving back for a White House contest. The budding filmmakers include Austin, Texas, students who organized a wheelchair challenge that… Continue reading
Mar 06 High school kids call out motivational speaker's #BeSomebody message By Corinne Segal Kash Shaikh, whose company #BeSomebody calls itself “the World’s Platform for Passion,” addressed students at Austin High School on Jan. 5 about the experience of leaving his job to pursue other goals. Shaikh's visit sparked a school-wide discussion about passion,… Continue reading
Feb 17 Underserved Austin students embrace their culture through the art of drumming By KLRU Sevylla del Mazo is a music teacher and founder of Roots & Rhythms, an after-school program that teaches drumming to underserved, bilingual students. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 3:34 Underserved Austin students embrace their culture through the art of drumming By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch News Wrap: Black Friday inspires frenzied shopping, protests on workers' rights and Ferguson By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 28 Austin shooter killed by police targeted government buildings, Mexican consulate By Anna Sillers Early this morning, a lone gunman was shot and killed in downtown Austin, Texas, after firing more than 100 shots at government buildings and attempting to set the Mexican Consulate on fire. While the motives are unclear, the white male… Continue reading
Jul 22 Painted fences unite community in Austin neighborhood By Galia Farber and Eve Tarlo, KLRU Rigel Thurston says he lives by a simple motto: "Beauty will save the world." The 33-year-old realtor is now painting that sentiment -- taken from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot" -- on fences along Lamar Boulevard in north Austin, Texas,… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch In Texas, Marathon Filibuster Derails New State Restrictions on Abortion In Texas, Marathon Filibuster Derails New State Restrictions on Abortion… Continue watching