Three construction workers were injured Wednesday afternoon while working at an apartment complex located at 2400 Nueces Street. Preliminary investigations by Hensel Phelps Construction Company, the general...
The Austin Police Department announced Tuesday they were changing their policies and training pertaining to officers engaging with dogs.
APD spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said the new policy will go into...
Austin’s City Council unanimously voted to adopt a comprehensive plan June 14 that will guide city development over the next 30 years in order to turn Austin into a more “compact, connected”...
Beginning July 2013, some Austin residents may be required to dial an area code other than the well known ‘512’ to reach local areas in the city.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas, a...
Key changes to energy consumption and production could transform energy processes in Texas, energy experts said Thursday.
The Texas Observer held a public forum June 14 at the Lyndon B. Johnson School...
A man convicted of a purse snatching outside a bar that left a Central Texas woman hurt has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
A jury in Austin on Wednesday sentenced 30-year-old Steven Lawrence Keller...
Austinites may see their sky darken over the next two years due to a new policy enacted by Austin City Council which will replace traditional bulbs around the city with new ones to save energy.
To minimize...
Beginning July 1, an amendment to the Austin Police Department’s mission statement will instruct all employees to preserve human life, especially in instances calling for use of deadly force.
Assistant...
Mayor Lee Leffingwell has pulled his support for the urban rail project set to appear in the November 2012 bond elections, postponing the initiation of the project until a more stable funding plan is identified.
Originally...
A 62-year old man died in a motorcycle accident this morning, according to Warren Hassigner, Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman.
Hassigner said the motorcyclist hit the rail of Interstate Highway 35,...
Customers of a Central Texas utility will be paying more for power this fall.
The Austin City Council on Thursday night approved increases for Austin Energy in a plan to raise $71 million. The increases...
Austin-based smart grid researchers conducted field trials in the North Austin Mueller neighborhood and found more efficient ways to place solar panels and measure energy consumption.
The preliminary...
