AM Update: The Future of The Colorado, TaxMasters Client Information, Border...
Stakeholders Consider Colorado River's FutureA public meeting today will focus on the future of the Colorado River in Travis and Bastrop Counties.Data released by Austin Youth River Watch earlier this...
View ArticleAM Update: Fire Dept. Hiring Spree, Unlawful Immigration Services, Juvenile...
AFD Gets Money to Hire More FirefightersThe Austin Fire Department is getting more than $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hire 36 firefighters.The FEMA grant will help AFD...
View ArticleAre Texas' New License Plates Catering to Hipsters?
Texas license plates are receiving a retro makeover.Called the “Texas Classic,” the new plate is decidedly basic: white with black text, the Texas star, a state silhouette and “Lone Star State”...
View ArticleAM Update: KUT's New Digs, Texas Exes Earn Olympic Hardware, Houston Releases...
KUT Has Officially MovedAfter more than three decades, KUT has emerged from Communications Building B on the University of Texas-Austin campus – to a brand new building right across the street.The new...
View ArticlePossible Flaw in State Standardized Testing
A UT professor has released research that could be a big problem for state testing.Walter Stroup is a UT professor in charge of a pilot math program for middle school students in Dallas. The Texas...
View ArticleAM Update: New Record For Power Usage, Texas Ex Wins Gold, C-130s to Stay in...
New Record Set for July Power UsageKeeping the A.C. on all day may be a good way to stay cool, but not to help Texas' electric grid.A new July record was set yesterday when the Electric Reliability...
View ArticleFree Birth Control Insurance Coverage Takes Effect Today
Starting today, millions of women are going to receive birth control coverage at no upfront cost, a change supporters say gives women greater access and control over their own health care.Through a...
View ArticleAM Update: Speed Limit Increase on 183A, Learning from Lackland?,...
Speed Limit Increase on 183A Toll RoadYou’ll soon be able to drive faster on the 183A toll road.The speed limit is going up from 70 to 75 miles per hour this morning. The new speed limit goes into...
View ArticleTexas 'Tooth Fairy' Studies Triggers for Autism
A San Antonio scientist looking for possible causes of autism is taking an unusual approach. University of Texas Health Science Center epidemiologist Dr. Raymond Palmer is using baby teeth to try to...
View ArticleGoogle Poses Challenge to the Austin Tech Community
The City of Austin has agreed to participate in the first ever Google Place API Developer Challenge.If you’re a developer, designer or generally tech-savvy, you’re officially invited to the challenge....
View ArticleAM Update: Food Recall Affects Texas, LCRA Won't Lower Lake Levels, Another...
Watch What You EatA Minnesota company is recalling more than 15,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products – some of which was sent to a distribution center in Texas.The meat products may be...
View ArticleAM Update: Perry Sends Wildfire Aid, Texas Pols on Paul Ryan, Longhorn...
Perry Sends Military Aid to Combat North Texas WildfiresGovernor Rick Perry is sending Texas Military Forces aircraft and personnel to help fight wildfires in North Texas. Fourteen local and volunteer...
View ArticleSpraying for West Nile Begins in Dallas
Starting today, Dallas County and the City of Dallas will begin spraying for mosquitos in an attempt to combat West Nile virus.Officials in Dallas County have declared a public health emergency after...
View ArticleAM Update: West Nile Death in Williamson Co., Water Restriction Changes,...
West Nile Death in Williamson CountyWest Nile virus is being blamed for the death of a Williamson County woman. It’s the county’s first West Nile virus related death of the year. One person in Travis...
View ArticleSeasonal Changes to Cap Metro, UT Shuttle Routes
Starting this Sunday, Capital Metro and UT shuttle bus routes are changing with the seasons. Cap Metro says the changes are an attempt to improve the system and make it more efficient.Major route...
View ArticleAM Update: The Future of The Colorado, TaxMasters Client Information, Border...
Stakeholders Consider Colorado River's FutureA public meeting today will focus on the future of the Colorado River in Travis and Bastrop Counties.Data released by Austin Youth River Watch earlier this...
View ArticleAM Update: Fire Dept. Hiring Spree, Unlawful Immigration Services, Juvenile...
AFD Gets Money to Hire More FirefightersThe Austin Fire Department is getting more than $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hire 36 firefighters.The FEMA grant will help AFD...
View ArticleAre Texas' New License Plates Catering to Hipsters?
Texas license plates are receiving a retro makeover.Called the “Texas Classic,” the new plate is decidedly basic: white with black text, the Texas star, a state silhouette and “Lone Star State”...
View ArticleAM Update: KUT's New Digs, Texas Exes Earn Olympic Hardware, Houston Releases...
KUT Has Officially MovedAfter more than three decades, KUT has emerged from Communications Building B on the University of Texas-Austin campus – to a brand new building right across the street.The new...
View ArticlePossible Flaw in State Standardized Testing
A UT professor has released research that could be a big problem for state testing.Walter Stroup is a UT professor in charge of a pilot math program for middle school students in Dallas. The Texas...
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