From Special Forces to Special Teams: Iraq Vet Newest Longhorn
Green Beret Staff Sgt. Nate Boyer fulfilled a long-time dream during last Saturday’s Longhorn football game against New Mexico. Boyer joined the team as a walk-on after his tour with the Special Forces...
View ArticleWaller Creek Design Finalists Go on Display
At an excavation rate of 15 feet per day, the Waller Creek Tunnel Project is well underway beneath downtown Austin. Meanwhile, the Waller Creek Conservancy has reached the third and final stage of the...
View ArticleApartments, Offices Required to Offer Recycling Starting Today
New recycling rules, aiming to divert 90 percent of waste from Austin landfills by 2040, go into effect today.The new ordinance requires more office buildings and apartments to provide recycling...
View ArticleAustin Music Memorial Names Six New Inductees
Today the Austin Music Memorial accepts six new members into its ranks.The Austin Music Memorial posthumously recognizes Austinites who have contributed to the city's musical and cultural community....
View ArticleLegal Battle Brewing Over Medical School Ballot Language?
Early voting began in Travis County today, including voting on Central Health's Prop 1. Designed to bring a medical school and a new teaching hospital to Austin, if approved Prop 1 would raise the...
View ArticleTexas A&M Aims to Measure Student Success and Cost Effiency
Today Texas A&M officials announced EmpowerU, a program aimed at monitoring the system’s efficiency at graduating its students.Essentially, EmpowerU is A&M’s new public analytical website. It...
View ArticleExporting Texas Tastes to China
This year’s timely rains are bringing Texas a fruitful recovery of its pecan industry. So much so, Texas is expecting a pecan yield two times bigger than last year’s. Agricultural officials expect...
View ArticleHere's All the Permits Vendors and Promoters Need for F1 Weekend - Deadline...
Update (Nov. 5, 6:20 a.m): If you are planning to sell t-shirts, handmade necklaces or anything else around town during Formula 1, you need to have a permit. And, as a friendly reminder, the deadline...
View ArticleNew Alamo Drafthouse Rule: Arrive On Time, Or Miss the Movie
The Alamo Drafthouse has taken yet another step to craft their image as a place for cinephiles, where politeness and respect for movie purists is of upmost importance. Their “Don’t Talk/Don’t Text”...
View ArticleLonghorns Limping Into Final Game
The University of Texas Longhorns have what could be their toughest game of the year Saturday against seventh-ranked Kansas State. But the team is still dealing with a deflating loss to Texas Christian...
View ArticleWhat Would You Do With $550 Million in Powerball Winnings?
As of Wednesday afternoon, the interstate Powerball lottery has reached a total of $550 million – the second largest lotto jackpot in history. This amount has caught the eyes (and wallets) of...
View ArticleWhere Texas Gun Laws Stand Now
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, state governments across the nation are re-examaning their gun laws.No license is required for purchasing and owning a firearm there is no...
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Texas Insurers Tally Their Losses in the 'War on Hail'
Insurance companies doing business in Texas have counted their losses after reviewing the state’s catastrophic weather events last year.According to the Insurance Services Office, a catastrophic event...
View ArticleFlash Floods, Hail, and Strong Winds Possible Tomorrow
A powerful storm system is headed into Austin, projected to bring the area its heaviest rainfall in six months. A low-level pressure system rolling in from California is expected to combine with...
View ArticleDell Loses Senior Executive
Until yesterday, Dave Johnson was a part of computer company Dell’s strategy to turn the once-dominant company around. But Dell declared yesterday that Johnson is ditching the tech industry altogether...
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