Posted: Mar 8, 2021 / 08:22 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 10, 2021 / 12:34 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday morning, the University of Texas at Austin released a report on its alma mater “The Eyes of Texas,” examing the song’s lyrics and historical use. The report was gathered over the past several months by a team of 24 committee members made up of students, employees, and alumni, charged by the UT president to research the history of the song and its use. The findings led this committee “to surmise that intent of ‘The Eyes of Texas’ was not overtly racist.”However, the committee notes that it is...…Posted: Mar 8, 2021 / 08:22 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 10, 2021 / 12:34 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday morning, the University of Texas at Austin released a report on its alma mater “The Eyes of Texas,” examing the song’s lyrics and historical use. The report was gathered over the past several months by a team of 24 committee members made up of students, employees, and alumni, charged by the UT president to research the history of the song and its use. The findings led this committee “to surmise that intent of ‘The Eyes of Texas’ was not overtly racist.”However, the committee notes that it is...WW…

Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:27 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 10:49 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The two reports released by the City of Austin released last week outline racial inequities in the Austin Police Department and call on the department to make changes to its training academy. Throughout the, both reports describe the APD police academy as having a “paramilitary” or “militarized” mindset.Citing concerns from former cadets, one of those reports calls for the city to “rebuild the training academy” and to also “implement sweeping structural reforms to the trainingdivision.” The second report,...…Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:27 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 10:49 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The two reports released by the City of Austin released last week outline racial inequities in the Austin Police Department and call on the department to make changes to its training academy. Throughout the, both reports describe the APD police academy as having a “paramilitary” or “militarized” mindset.Citing concerns from former cadets, one of those reports calls for the city to “rebuild the training academy” and to also “implement sweeping structural reforms to the trainingdivision.” The second report,...WW…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Confusion remains over whether the 2020 Census count will end in just a few days from now or in a month, so outreach groups in Texas say they are simply advising the public to fill out the Census “as soon as they possibly can.”While a federal court order last week required the U.S. Census Bureau to continue counting U.S. Census responses up until Oct. 31, the U.S. .U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham announced that due to complications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for responses to be collected for the...…AUSTIN (KXAN) — Confusion remains over whether the 2020 Census count will end in just a few days from now or in a month, so outreach groups in Texas say they are simply advising the public to fill out the Census “as soon as they possibly can.”While a federal court order last week required the U.S. Census Bureau to continue counting U.S. Census responses up until Oct. 31, the U.S. .U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham announced that due to complications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for responses to be collected for the...WW…