Category: Voices
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Austin and Pflugerville Community Organizations to Host Emergency Town Hall Following Recent Violence
Community leaders and advocacy organizations across Austin and Pflugerville are coming together Thursday evening, May 7, 2026, for an emergency town hall focused on addressing recent acts of violence impacting Central Texas neighborhoods. The community gathering, organized in partnership with 10,000 Fearless Austin, Austin Justice Coalition, Tomorrow’s Promise Foundation, and several additional local organizations, will…
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Rooted, Restricted, and Rising: Black Austin in Context
Austin’s Black community did not arrive by accident, and its displacement did not happen by coincidence. To understand the present landscape of Black-owned businesses, grassroots organizations, and ongoing inequities, we have to start with policy. A City by Design: The 1928 Plan and the Making of East Austin In 1928, Austin adopted its first comprehensive…