 |
NewsReport: Gov. Perry Pressuring UT-Austin President Powers to ResignSimmering tensions between University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers and the UT Board of Regents keep rising: An article in the Houston Chronicle claims Gov. Rick Perry – who appoints the regents – “has communicated through emissaries that Powers should resign to avoid an embarrassing regents vote to fire him.”
... |
 |
NewsConcern Grows as Obesity Soars Among Texas LatinosLatinos are Texas’ fastest-growing population group. And they are grappling with soaring obesity rates. According to the Department of State Health Services, almost 40 percent of Hispanics are obese. To combat the health crisis, cities as well as state lawmakers are aiming to get Latinos exercising and eating healthier.... |
News
Board to Vote on Same-Sex Benefits
In Pflugerville tonight, the school board will vote on the district's recently announced policy of extending health benefits to domestic partners including same-sex couples....
» read more
» read more
News
Cap Metro to Upgrade Bus Stops
The Austin City Council approved a five-year, $10 million program to bring the city’s transportation system up to date, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act....
» read more
» read more
News
Austin ISD Outgrows Its Facilities
But the school district can't build fast enough to accommodate everyone. So some campuses are getting really, really crowded....
» read more
» read more
News
UT Play-caller Heads to Arkansas State
UT football offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin is leaving the Longhorns. ...
» read more
» read more
News
State pays F1 $29 Million
The Texas Comptroller has paid the organizers of Austin’s Formula One race more than $29 million from the state’s Major Events Trust Fund....
» read more
» read more
News
Senators: More LCRA Water for Cities
Two state senators are pushing the Lower Colorado River Authority not to release water from the Highland Lakes to downstream rice farmers. In a letter to LCRA Chairman Tim Timmerman, Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and
News
Fact Checking Changes to Texas Birth C...
Will a proposed law result in every Texas birth certificate no longer reflecting mothers and fathers?...
» read more
» read more
News
APD Joins County to Limit Underage Dri...
Austin police say they’ve arrested more than 200 drivers for DWI this year who are under the age of 21 — in other words, not old enough to legally drink.
The department is now targeting underage drinkers for an anti-drinking and driving campaign. The department is joining a Travis County...
» read more
» read more
News
Austin Considers Pet Registration
The group that advises Austin City Council on animal matters met to consider the possibility of having a new rule: that every year, pet owners register their cats and dogs with the city....
» read more
» read more
News
The Californians Are Coming!
Almost 60,000 people moved from the Golden State to the Lone Star State in 2011, according a U.S. Census Bureau report....
» read more
» read more
News
Business Group Wants STAAR Revamped
A business lobbying group that’s been a big supporter of the STAAR exams has called for some changes, saying that the program may have gone overboard in trying to introduce...
» read more
» read more
News
Clinton: More Creativity for Solutions
Former President Bill Clinton called for “creative cooperation” to global problems at a conference hosted by Dell....
» read more
» read more
News
Keeping Trees Away From Power Lines
Today the Public Utility Commission of Texas will vote on rules that may make tree-related power outages a little less likely in the future....
» read more
» read more
News
Prof Provokes Race Controversy (Again)
Lino Graglia told the BBC African-Americans and Hispanics are less academically competent than whites....
» read more
» read more
