Kayla Jonsson

The city has started a new program for downtown businesses that simplifies recycling with hopes of decreasing waste.

Reprieve from classwork also a great opportunity for student organizations looking for new members.

Group hopes to end the killing of wild burros by state rangers; population is dwindling.

Hoping to create a more comfortable pedestrian environment, Royal Blue Grocery plans to convert parking space into business space.

Town Lake Animal Center is waiving dog adoption fees in an attempt to encourage adoption and prevent euthanasia.

Central Texas trails are closing for the spring to protect The golden-cheeked warbler found only in Central Texas.

South By SouthWest brings economic relief to Austin.

After 25 years of strolling around the streets of downtown in women’s clothing and heels, Leslie Cochran remains in critical condition.

There are 400 buses driving 83 routes around Austin and the number of buses has not changed in spite of the increase in ridership.

Recent rain is steadily filling drought-stricken waterfronts,  but the lakes and related businesses are still a long way from stabilizing.

Mayor Lee Leffingwell launched his re-election campaign with an homage to his favorite movie, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.”

Staff members are upset by a proposal to sell the stations in an effort to combat the Texas Student Media’s deficit.

SURE Walk provides safety through volunteers who can be reached by phone or email to meet a student and walk them to their destination.

Wall art Austin's most expensive public art project to date.

The process of “doctor shopping” will become more difficult for prescription drug abusers this summer.

Fifty six hoarded animals were found in one Austin house last week.

Members of Occupy Austin were forced to leave City Hall Friday night at 10 p.m.

Through an upcoming Bike Share Program, Austinites will soon have a new way to travel around downtown.

Inspired by his experiences, Nicholas Lucier said he will run for mayor of Austin this May.

If the Texas primaries are rescheduled because new district maps are not agreed upon in time, students who leave town after the semester’s end may be unable to vote.

“If anyone is going to be hurt by these rates it’s the students,” Catos said. “It’s going to make a tight belt even tighter.”

Claims of homophobic bouncers at the downtown Austin bar Barbarella appear to be only a personal vendetta.

Wheeler: Facebook members can expect great changes in the near future.

Families showed up on Congress on Saturday to kick off the Christmas season and donate toys to less fortunate children.

Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, involves shooting high-pressure water mixed with sand and other chemicals into shale rock causing it to shatter and release natural gas.

Sen. Watson: We’re short on doctors. We’re short on teachers. We’re short on water. 

Rapper Slim Thug took the glamour out of the music industry by portraying the business side of his career during a Q&A session on Saturday.

73 colorful lights corresponding to the notes flooded the Visual Arts Center on Wednesday for "Music of the Spheres."

The funding will provide help for 60 residents of Green Doors’ permanent supportive housing by financing renovations for the interior and exterior of the apartments.

Weight gained during pregnancy can last more than nine months and affects both mothers and fathers.

The healthy coral reef has taken a dive toward the deep end, but scientists help it make a comeback.

Six years ago, Wendy's employee set a world record in sales for the fast food chain.