In the hours following an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Austinites poured into local blood banks, waiting in lines for up to two hours to donate blood to be sent to hospitals...
Austin runners came together in support of the victims of this week’s Boston bombings in a vigil Thursday night.
Gilbert’s Gazelles, an Austin-based running group that was in Boston...
For five days, an alley in downtown Austin will experience a transformation into a colorful, yet temporary, work of art and architecture.
An alley on Ninth Street between Congress Avenue and Brazos...
Theresa Shoatz’s father has been in solitary confinement seven days a week, 23 hours a day, under continuous fluorescent light for 22 years.
An incarcerated Black Panther from Philadelphia...
After delays in the planning process, Austin’s Urban Rail initiative is back on track with a new leader set on getting the project going at full steam.
The Urban Rail is a project that aims to...
While having a highly trained police force on campus is essential to ensuring the safety of the University, UTPD’s focus on extensive training for its officers may make them attractive recruits for...
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg will plead guilty “without any request for leniency or consideration” to her DWI charge, according to a statement she released.
Lehmberg...
In an effort to raise funds for pediatric cancer research, members of the Austin community gathered on the steps of the Main Building on Saturday to shave their heads.
With the slogan “Go bald...
Texas 4000 helped the community fight cancer with an unorthodox therapy on Saturday — hope.
At a rooftop party at the downtown location of Whole Foods, Texas 4000 organized family-oriented activities...
Complying with requests from several Texas lawmakers, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to release documents requested by legislators and allow the Texas Attorney General’s...
After receiving extensive input from Austin residents, City Council moved forward with the process of creating an independent, unelected board to govern Austin Energy.
Several hours of the council’s...
Austin was declared the friendliest city to small businesses in America by entrepreneurs who answered Thumbtack.com’s 2013 Small Business Friendliness Survey.
The 2013 survey, released earlier...
