AUSTIN, Texas - This upcoming school year, Austin ISD is making several changes to their bus routes in hopes of saving the district some money.

What changes are going into place?

What we know:

The school district will be using a transportation hub.

This means that buses will no longer make individual neighborhood stops but will instead pick up students at their nearest Austin ISD middle or high school.

Students who go to Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Kealing Magnet School, LASA, and Lively Magnet School will now meet at the centralized bus stop closest to their home.

The district says they believe that students will spend less time on the bus since the buses will run directly between the hubs and the school with no additional neighborhood stops.

For the students who

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