If you’re going into work today, you must not have gotten the memo. Today, many City of Austin employees and employees from some local business are partaking in Austin’s first “Work from Home Day." It's a citywide initiative to reduce the environmental impact of thousands of people driving to work. Employees are encouraged to stay at home and work via telecommuting. The hope is to show how advances in technology can make more teleworking possible. The Austin City Council passed the “Work from Home Day” initiative in December. The pilot program is organized by Social Good Summit Austin.St. Edward’s University, Austin Community...
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On this week's KUT/Texas Tribune Tribcast, we go over the Texas public school finance ruling, which includes a call to add around $10 billion to the state's school budget. Also on tap: recent UT Longhorn football troubles on and off the field, and an update on lawmaker reactions to problems at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)....
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