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....
Austin showed its affinity for donating by jumping three ranks from its 2010 position to the 12th most generous city in Convio’s poll, based on data gathered from 1,500 nonprofit organizations that...
Representatives of the Texas Department of Public Safety released a review of the Austin Police Department’s crime lab, challenging allegations made against the lab by a former employee.
Former...
Austin Police officials are urging large truck owners to take extra safety precautions due to an increase in thefts since Jan. 1.
Austin police detective Brent Mullinix said 70 trucks have been stolen...
Austin resident Scott Henson accused Austin police officers of being overzealous and unduly rough while questioning him about a reported kidnapping on Friday, Feb. 10 in a story that drew national and...
