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NewsOfficials: 14 Dead, 200 Injured in West, Texas ExplosionSome press reports earlier today said that there were still small fires at the site of the fertilizer plant. Vanek said that “Everything is safe. It’s good. We’re trying to get our people back in.”... |
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NewsOfficials: 14 Dead, 200 Injured in West, Texas ExplosionIn a press conference this morning, Jason Reyes, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, released updated information on the explosion. There have been 12 bodies recovered, Reyes said, with 200 injured.... |
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Jeb Bush Talks Texas Education Reform
Update: This morning, Jeb Bush had much to say on education reform and potential strategies Texas can use to ensure student achievement – mostly if you want success, fund it…...
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New Student Run Pet Clinic
With so many care options for the four-legged family members, how do you determine where to take yours for a check-up? There are high-end pet spas, plain vet clinics and everything in between. And, still, there is a new player in the nearly saturated market.
One of the dogs at this clinic is...
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Ed Commissioner Answers Eastside Memor...
Last week, students at Eastside Memorial High School delivered a letterinviting the state’s top education administrator for a visit to hear how...
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Senators Cornyn, Cruz Join Call to Wit...
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 14 other Senators sent a letter to President Obama today, calling on the President to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense.
The letter is signed by Sens. Cornyn, Inhofe (R-OK), Graham (R-SC), Wicker (R-MS), Vitter (R-LA),...
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Last Call for 10-1 Applicants
The deadline to apply for the commission that will draw Austin’s city council district lines is Friday.
The city auditor's office is making one last call for applicants.
“Commission members will make history as the first...
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Austin Home Sales Up 33 Percent in Jan...
The number of single-family homes sold in the Austin area rose by 33 percent last month compared with January 2012, according to an analysisof the Multiple Listing Service …...
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PolitiFact: Austin Not the Biggest Cit...
In this week’s Politifact: a fact check that started with a KUT News report.
Emily Donahue with KUT News spoke with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s PolitFact Texas team. It all started with a KUT News...
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Texas Hospitals Hope Perry Follows New...
New Jersey’s Chris Christie is the latest Republican Governor to change his mind and accept the federal Medicaid expansion in his state. The move is emboldening groups in T…...
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The (Mis)Pronunciations That Keep Aust...
Sure – Austin’s weird.
The weirdness, however, extends past Austin’s musical oddities, its borderline-unhealthy obsession with breakfast tacos (
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Call at Capitol for More Money for Tex...
Women’s Health programs may be getting more funding this legislative session.
A group of senators led by Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson is recomme…...
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Out of the Attic: Quilting for the ...
The first-ever international Modern Quilting Convention—QuiltCon—starts right here in Austin today. So what exactly is “Modern Quilting”?
Quilting has moved out of the attic and into the realm of cool. Just ask the millions of people...
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City Hall Hustle: What’s Next for th...
It isn’t everyday that citizens stay late into the evening to tell the Austin City Council what a good job it’s doing. But that was the case last week.
“You’ve guys have won awards – dozens and dozens and dozens of awards – for being the most innovative, green, efficient,...
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Handbag Drive Gives Domestic Violence ...
The Texas Advocacy Project and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office are launching its annual “Handbags for Hope” drive.
The sixth annual installment of the drive a…...
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New Poll: Texans Support Funding Famil...
A new poll finds support for state-funded family planning from Texans across race, religion and party affiliation.
The survey by the Texas Freedom Network Education...
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