Austin

Thursday was the first day people who got an appointment through Austin Public Health's vaccine registration site could get the coronavirus vaccine. Hundreds showed up at once, and lines wrapped around the building.

APH acknowledged Wednesday that it had vaccinated people who simply showed up to one of the sites, despite guidance from the state to vaccinate only those in high-risk groups.

The changes include giving the mayor more power. If validated, the petition from Austinites for Progressive Reform would go to voters in May.

Even though a pandemic kept many Austin drivers off the roads, the city saw a five-year high of traffic deaths. Road safety experts say open roads allowed people to drive faster than they normally would have.

The count marshals hundreds of volunteers each year to survey the entire Austin area's homeless population. Organizers say that's not safe for anyone this year.

The City of Austin is finalizing a four-year rollout of its curbside composting program, adding 55,000 homes by mid-February.

From a pandemic to a reckoning with racial justice, KUT takes a look back on the biggest news events of 2020 by talking with those closest to the stories.

As a surreal new reality set in, KUT collected love letters from residents trying to make sense of the aspects of life that so suddenly disappeared.

Moments of hope and connection define many of the stories that we choose as our favorites this year.

Dr. Mark Escott said the situation in Travis County had worsened and the area could run out of ICU beds in a week.