Although Texas weather is struggling to make up its mind, Saturday’s reopening of Barton Springs Pool is a sure sign that summer is on its way.
The pool, which is fed by a natural spring,...
After last year’s glowing success, the Trail of Lights will be turned back on for this year’s holiday season and for several years beyond.
The trail was cancelled in 2010 and 2011 because...
Residents of Travis County, a county known for its running culture, lakes and tobacco-free life environment, received high marks in the state for healthy living.
A recent study by the University of...
As Austin City Council prepares to make decisions regarding structural changes to Barton Springs, it has a pool of conflicting voices concerned about the proposed changes.
The Barton Springs Pool...
An increasing number of struggling families who face unemployment or low wages depend on food supplies from local food banks, resulting in challenges for these food banks to supply a sufficient quantity...
Former UT student Colton Pitonyak may receive a new trial six years after being convicted of slaying Austin resident Jennifer Cave at his West Campus apartment in 2005.
Following a host of ill-fated...
The case of the 2005 murder of a UT student could find its way back into court because of previously witheld evidence.
Defense attorney Joseph Turner, who represented Colton Pitonyak, said Tuesday that...
NASA hosted Space Day at the Capitol on Tuesday to publicize the future of continued space exploration and educate students and children.
The event included robotics demonstrations, space vehicles...
The rapidly-developing Rainey Street may undergo an even more drastic face-lift because of an amendment that would allow developers in the area to relocate historical buildings to other parts of the city...
A bill filed in the Texas Senate will increase the penalty for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run that results in a fatality.
The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and Sen. Wendy Davis,...
It was St. Patrick’s Day, but the crowd at the High Times Doobie Awards wore green to celebrate a more illicit occasion.
The annual Doobie Awards were held inside the aptly named Red Eyed...
Thousands gathered to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in geniune Irish fashion — leprechauns and green beer not included.
The Celtic Cultural Center of Texas hosted the 10th annual St....
