John Chase was a man of firsts. Chase was the first licensed African American architect in the U.S. South. He was also the first Black member of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the first Black ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's Architecture & Planning Library will soon have a new name honoring a pioneer in the architecture world. John Chase, a Black student, enrolled in ...
The suspect arrested in Saturday's Austin Central Library shooting has also been linked to another shooting on a city bus earlier that day, an arrest affidavit shows. Harold Keene, 55, was arrested ...
Police vehicles block the street after reports of a shooting at the Austin Public Library on César Chávez Street in downtown Austin, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Aaron E. Martinez / AP AUSTIN — ...