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NewsSenate Panel Passes Its Version of House Education Overhaul BillLast month the Texas House passed its education reform bill – HB 5. Today members of the Senate Education Committee took the measure up and began the process of hammering out differences between the House and Senate on the future of education in Texas.... |
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News2,000 Job Openings Available at City of Austin Career ExpoThe City of Austin is hosting its third annual Career Expo today at the Palmer Center.
The event will feature over one hundred employers and local agencies including Austin…... |
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A Conservative, Business-Minded Approa...
An event in Austin today aims to bring together Texas leaders in business, law enforcement and faith to talk about immigration.
Texas Summit: Taking a New Consensus on Immigrants…...
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Texas Watches State of the Union with ...
Even before the President’s State of the Union Address was over last night, some environmental and renewable energy groups were sending out congratulatory emails.
“We thank President Obama for his leadership” read one from the Solar Energy Industries...
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Austin City Council Spars Over How to ...
The Austin City Council voted this morning to spend part of the city’s $14 million budget surplus on measures approved by voters in November. That includes implementing a civil service system for city...
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Nothing But Net Revenues: Here’s...
We’re still about a month away from March Madness, but Austin City Council members are already filling out their brackets.
The council is deliberating what to do with a $14 million budget surplus at mid-fiscal year – the result of higher-than-expected sales tax and development revenues. The...
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UT Announces Free Online Classes
Beginning this fall, the University of Texas will start offering free online courses through the non-profit organization EdX.
The UT Board of Regents authorized a partne…...
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Agenda Texas: Transportation Needs Mou...
The 83rd Texas Legislature has already called for spending to improve the state’s water infrastructure. Now, Governor Rick Perry’s saying the economy depends on another major investment:
“We’ll have to deal with our transportation needs if we want to keep our winning streak going," Perry...
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Tribcast: Breaking Down the Texas Scho...
On this week's KUT/Texas Tribune Tribcast, we go over the Texas public school finance ruling, which includes a call to add around $10 billion to the state's school budget.
Also on tap: recent
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Lawmakers Turn Focus to Career/Tech Ed...
Over the last several legislative sessions, lawmakers have been focusing on increasing the rigor of high school courses. With the goal of getting every student ready to attend college. Some business leaders say that’s come at the expense of career and technical education.
Mario Lozoya is with...
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Second Dell Shareholder Opposes Buyout
Another major shareholder of Dell says the Round Rock-based computer company is shortchanging its shareholders on a buyout offer to take the company private.
T. Rowe Price CEO…...
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Fort Hood Community Reacts to Expansio...
The Pentagon says it will extend some benefits to same-sex domestic partners of military servicemembers. This comes a year and a half after the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy.
Outside the visitor’s center at Fort Hood, men and women in camouflage stream into...
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APD Declares ‘No-Refusal’ ...
As people prepare to celebrate Mardi Gras, the Austin Police Department has declared a "no-refusal" for Fat Tuesday.
During no-refusal actions, officers can obtain blood search warrants on suspects who refuse to willingly provide a breath sample or cooperate with a blood test. Another Mardi Gras...
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Businesses, Customers Get Ready for Au...
Austin’s Bag Ordinance goes into effect soon. Starting March 1, the majority of Austin businesses will stop providing single-use paper and plastic bags. That’s because the City of Austin has a goal of
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Seeing Fewer Cars on the Road Today? H...
If you’re going into work today, you must not have gotten the memo.
Today, many City of Austin employees and employees from some local business are partaking in Austin’s first “Work from Home Day." It's a citywide initiative to reduce the environmental impact of thousands of people driving...
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Diversity Lacking Among Austin’s...
Austin’s city auditor is practically begging more people to apply to be on the board that will draw the first geographic districts for the City Council. So far, fewer than 100 have applied, and they...
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