Candidates hoping to fill three open seats on the Austin City Council debated on community values and city planning Wednesday during a public forum held by the Austin Neighborhoods Council.
South By Southwest witnessed a handful of small disasters that shook the machinery of the festival, which draws thousands of visitors to Austin every March.
A special investigation published earlier this month found that 7 percent of players from top college football teams in the NCAA have criminal records.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-192 to approve a bill last week that could make it harder for public radio stations to acquire funding for programming.
A string of car burglaries caused University police to warn all students who park on campus to hide everything in their vehicles, including GPS docks and power cords.