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NewsUT Police Step Up Security Amid “Non-Credible” Bomb ThreatThe University of Texas Police Department says people on campus may notice an increased police presence over the next few days, but police say the campus is open, with classes and other activities continuing as scheduled.... |
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NewsMilitary Suicides: A Story From the EdgeAlmost once every hour a U.S. military veteran takes his or her life. The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 22 veterans commit suicide every day, on average.... |
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Taxes, Infrastructure and Education To...
In his 2013 State of the State address, Governor Rick Perry said Texas is “stronger than ever.”
In his address to the 83rd Texas Legislature this morning, Gov. Perry outlined p…...
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Expert: Arming Teachers Could Make The...
Allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns could make them targets in a school shooting, according to one law enforcement expert who testified before lawmakers Monday. Stat…...
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Lobbying Your Legislator? Here’s...
With the Texas Legislature back in Austin, lobbyists from across the state have descended to advocate for and against the thousands of bills that will be filed.
So what if you’re just a regular Texans with an opinion? Do lawmakers want to hear from you? Do they care what you think?
Every...
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Counting Travis County’s Homeles...
Across the United States, groups are attempting to get a firm count of the number of homeless people living in their midst. In Travis County this past weekend, the count was led by a group called Ending Community Homelessness or ECHO.
For the first time...
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Join Us Monday for ‘The Texas Water ...
Please join us in Austin this Monday, January 28th, for a panel examining water issues in the state and some of the solutions that the legislature is considering. The panel will feature members of the legislature, including...
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Meet The Man Looking to Make Austin a ...
During 2012 alone, 22 pedestrians were killed in Austin. As a means of transportation, or commuting to and from work, walking is tough. The city is too spread out, and outside the urban core, the transportation system doesn’t encourage walking.
But some Austin officials want to change that....
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Group Says It Can Turn Texas Blue
Texas Democrats have been fighting an uphill battle against Republicans for years. The state has been firmly red since 2002. But a new Washington-based group, Battleground Texas, wants to invest tens of millions of dollars to turn Texas blue.
Tanene Allison is communications director for the
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Weigh-In on AISD’s $900M Bond Proposal
The Austin Independent School District is inviting the public to weigh-in this evening on a potential bond package.
The nearly $900 million bond proposal could go before voters as...
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Immigration Overhaul Good for Business...
Yesterday’s bipartisan Senate proposal to overhaul the immigration system has drawn praise and criticism from both sides of the aisle. In Texas, one question remains: is…...
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Agenda Texas: What Does ‘Tax Rel...
Texas lawmakers are slowly cranking up the 83rd legislative session. A major focus so far has been how to spend billions of dollars in extra revenue. Gov. Rick Perry knows what should be done with that money.
“It’s time for us to take a hard look at providing tax relief,” he...
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Boy Scouts to Help Replant Bastrop Tre...
A popular campground in Bastrop that was devastated by the Labor Day wildfires in 2011 will be reforested with the help of Boy Scouts. Almost half of the 5,000-acre Griffith Leag…...
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Will Texas Reverse Decision, Provide M...
Governor Rick Perry is adamant, Texas will not make Medicaid available to more Texans by taking part in a federal program. But recently other Republican governors in Nevada and Arizona have changed their minds, saying they can’t ignore the billions of federal dollars they’d lose by opting...
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Texas Lawmakers Hear From Universities...
Preliminary budgets in the Texas Legislature show cuts to higher education funding. Today and Monday, state lawmakers will hear from individual state universities and university systems about what funding they need.
The state’s higher education institutions will present their funding requests...
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The ‘Most Beautiful Buildings...
When it comes to Austin architecture, the Seaholm Power Plant is about as iconic as it gets.
But absent its art deco signage and smokestacks, there’s another component of Seaholm that’s less celebrated but even more unique: the intake structures perched directly over Lady Bird Lake, which...
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