From readings of Alamo letters to dancing by a folklorico troupe, families celebrated Texas Independence this weekend at the state Capitol and other locations around the state.
The non-profit corporation...
Hundreds of colorful, ornate kites covered the skies of Zilker Park Sunday for Austin’s 84th annual charity kite festival.
The Zilker Park Kite Festival, the nation’s oldest kite festival,...
Despite limited funds, the Capital Metro transit system is attempting to ease concerns of overcrowding on UT shuttles and city buses.
Capital Metro, the system that runs UT’s shuttles and city buses,...
After five years of discussion, an ordinance banning disposable bags in Austin passed at about 2 a.m. today.
The ordinance will take effect March 1, 2013 and will prohibit plastic bags and paper bags...
City council is voting today on a citywide ban on disposable paper and plastic bags, which would require consumers to use reusable bags at all retail establishments within city limits.
The ban would attempt...
Although recent rain in Central Texas is steadily filling drought-stricken waterfronts, the lakes and related businesses are still a long way from stabilizing.
Because the Lower Colorado River Authority...
Bandwidth ownership will soon change hands from some television broadcasters to cellphone and wireless networks in order to sustain the expanding use of mobile devices.
The Federal Communications Commission...
The Austin economy will add 45,000 jobs over the next two years, making UT students more likely to receive jobs in the city after graduation, according to the CEO of Angelou Economics.
Recovery from the...
Austin’s beloved holiday tradition, the Trail of Lights, will return this December after a two-year hiatus due to lack of funding.
The Trail of Lights, an event held every December in Zilker Park...
Students from across campus came together Saturday to “stand for children who cannot stand for themselves.”
That is the motto of the Texas THON, an annual campus fundraiser benefiting the...
Famed UT running back and Heisman trophy winner Earl Campbell hosted an event this weekend to raise awareness and funds for multiple sclerosis.
The first of what will become an annual “Flavors of...
Mayor Lee Leffingwell launched his re-election campaign with an homage to his favorite movie, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.”
The Leffingwell campaign hosted a kickoff party Saturday night....
