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NewsAustin Summit to Tackle Transportation TroublesReducing morning traffic congestion is just one of many ideas that will be discussed Friday at the Texas Lyceum conference in Austin. ... |
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NewsMan Found Guilty of Texas State University Bomb HoaxA federal court in Houston found Dereon Kelley guilty in last year’s bomb hoax at Texas State University.... |
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Austin Considers Allowing All-Night Ac...
The Austin City Council could decide today whether to start a pilot program aimed at keeping some hike and bike trails open 24 hours a day.
The proposal by council member Chris Riley has little support from his peers because it comes with the hefty price tag: a little over $3 million a year for...
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UT Professor Wins Chemistry Prize
A University of Texas chemist has been honored with a $500,000 prize for inventing a key technology used to produce virtually all modern computer chips. The Japan Prize is awa…...
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Should Lobbyists Help Rewrite Austin...
An admittedly wonky but far-reaching undertaking at the City of Austin is getting started – and the question of lobbyists’ roles in what happens next is putting pressure on the Austin City Council.
All development in Austin is governed by
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Armstrong Wants All Offenders to Confe...
Lance Armstrong says a “full blown, global” Truth and Reconciliation Commission is the only way for cycling to move past doping scandals.
In his first interview since admitting to doping,...
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What Should the City Do With a $14 Mil...
A larger than expected surplus from fiscal year 2012, plus higher sales tax revenues has Austin City Council members discussing which projects should be funded.
That was the talk yesterday at a special mid-year budget session, and with more than $14 million on the table, the possibilities are...
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AISD STAAR Passing Rate Higher/Lower T...
Austin Independent School District elementary school students performed strongly in the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR exams. Middle schoolers didn't do quite as well.
Overall, the
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Powers: ‘Smarter Systems’ ...
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers says UT could save up to $490 million dollars over a decade by changing its operations system.
Powers presented the cost-cutti…...
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Recall: Whole Foods Salmon
Whole Foods is recalling two lots of Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon because it may be contaminated with Listeria—a bacteria that can lead to fatal infections in young children, elderly people and people with weakened immune...
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Poll Finds Texas Support for Ban on As...
A new survey of Texas voters reveals support for a ban on assault weapons: 49 percent of those surveyed supported a ban on military-style rifles, while 41 percent opposed a ban…...
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City to Step Up Permit Enforcement Ove...
Planning to put an event on this South By Southwest? Well, you'll need a permit for that.
With just over a month until Austin’s South by Southwest festival begins, the city’s special events office has received a flurry of permit applications – everything...
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Accused Fort Hood Shooter to Appear in...
Update: The Army Major accused in the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood will still face the death penalty if he’s convicted.
Nidal Hasan is charged with killing 13 people and wounding dozens...
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Perry Spends Billions in State of the ...
Texas Governor Rick Perry delivered his seventh state of the state address to the Texas Legislature Tuesday.
Looking back at Governor Perry’s past speeches, the state of our state has varied from strong, to vibrant, to good, back to strong…and now, "...It is my pleasure to report that the...
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Texas Lawmakers, Families Push for Tex...
State Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the Capitol in support of a bill that would outlaw texting while driving.
Both
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Keeping a Long-Distance Eye on the Leg...
With the Texas Legislature in session, thousands of people will visit the capitol to talk with lawmakers and their staffs about bills being debated. But Texas is a giant state, and many Texans can’t make the trip to Austin.
Francis Curry is a member of the
