Chase Karacostas graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020 with degrees in Journalism and Political Communication. He has covered the environment, housing, homelessness, health care and more for media outlets around Texas, including The Texas Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, Community Impact Newspaper and the Dallas Morning News.
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Since Windsor Park resident Kevin Ludlow posted a video showing trash, human waste and drug use in a growing encampment behind his home last weekend, more than 60,000 people have viewed it on YouTube, hundreds have reached out to him directly and the site has been cleaned up.
Now, the area looks "really great," Ludlow said, adding that a long-term solution is still needed.
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After a few weeks of steady decline, the number of new coronavirus cases in Travis County is hitting a troublesome plateau, Austin-Travis County Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said Tuesday.
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FBI looking into possible Chinese spying on COVID research at University of Texas-Austin
The Chinese government may have tried to steal research related to COVID-19 from the University of Texas at Austin, the FBI told the school earlier this month.
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Confederate Ave., Dixie Dr.: Austin City Council votes to start renaming places linked to white supremacy
Confederate Avenue, in the historically Black Clarksville neighborhood, was also cited in Austin's 2018 equity report as a candidate for renaming.
The City Council unanimously approved beginning the process of renaming streets, parks and other locations around Austin tied to the Confederacy and white supremacy.
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