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NewsQuick Turnaround Expected for Austin Energy Governance StudyThe Austin City Council has approved a study of public energy utilities governed by an independent board. But the city will have to work quickly.... |
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NewsShould School Ratings Take At-Risk Students Into Account?The Texas Education Agency (TEA) reports that less than 85 percent of the students in the class of 2010 graduated. At a hearing Thursday in the Texas Senate, lawmakers heard the case for better tracking students who end up back in school.... |
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Straus Says School Funds May Rebound
Texas lawmakers cut billions from public school funding formulas in 2011. Now one Republican leader says he hopes that money can be restored in the upcoming legislative session....
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F1 Boosted Austin Hotel Bookings
Austin-area hotels saw their revenues triple during F1 weekend....
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New Exhibit Highlights Texas Women
Women have not always had it easy in the Lone Star State. For example, women couldn’t serve on juries until 1954. But a new exhibit in Austin showcases the ways women changed their lives, laws, and the state in the 20th century. You can listen to our interview with St. Edward's University...
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UT President Supports Coach Brown
University of Texas president William Powers wants everyone to know he supports UT football coach Mack Brown....
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Conflict of Interest in Fracking Study
Two University of Texas professors have stepped down after a review found a conflict of interest in a controversial report on hydraulic fracturing....
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Austin Council Getting Back to Work
The agenda includes a measure that could help bring hundreds of jobs to the city. Another includes what exactly to do with some state-owned land in the middle of town....
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Judge Orders Holiday Charity to Close
A Travis County judge has ordered the Austin and Travis County Christmas Bureau to shut down. The Christmas Bureau helped Austin police raise money for the needy for 25 years, but last week it became the subject of a
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AISD Won’t Control Private Donations
The Austin school district says it will not implement a so-called “tithing” policy to redistribute private donations from schools in wealthier neighborhoods to those in low-income neighborhoods....
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Fiscal Cliff May Affect UT Paychecks
Employees at the University of Texas at Austin may see their paychecks cut by two percent next month. ...
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Why Tax Incentives Are Bigger in Texas
The Austin City Council is holding a public hearing today on proposed tax incentives for Visa, which wants to expand operations in Austin with about 800 new jobs. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke with Louise Story of the...
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Council Agrees to Extra WTP 4 Payment
Austin City Council begrudgingly parted with $15.5 million today to help complete construction of a water treatment plant in northwest Austin. The facility is also often referred to as WTP4....
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Texas Fires El Paso School Board
State education commissioner Michael Williams is replacing the entire El Paso ISD school board with a five-member board of managers because of a testing scandal....
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Timing for City Districts May Hit Snag
Each step of the process needs to be timed just right for everything to be ready on time....
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Petition Demands End to Shooting Dogs
A Fort Worth couple’s call for statewide police training standards when dealing with dogs has garnered nearly 90,000 signatures....
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