Page 40 - Greg Fenves News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Published on January 11, 2021 at 3:33 pm On-campus dorm residents at UT will be required to take a COVID-19 test within four days of returning to their residence hall according to an email they received Friday.  The requirement is due to a rise of COVID-19 cases in Texas, knowledge of how the virus spread on campus last semester and the recommendation of public health experts, according to the email sent by University Housing and Dining and obtained by The Daily Texan.  “We have determined that residence within our halls is conditional on receiving an on-campus COVID-19 test at the start ...

Save Austin Now's petition to reinstate Austin's camping ban failed to meet the signature threshold for the November ballot (Photo by John Anderson) 1) Jan. 23: Council Nixes Low-Level Pot Busts In 2019, the Texas Legislature legalized hemp, defined as cannabis with a THC concentration of less than 0.3%. Because the test to determine that percentage is not widely available, many district and county attorneys subsequently decided not to prosecute low-level possession of marijuana cases. At the beginning of 2020, Council unanimously voted to end such arrests (which are already...