Austin ordered homeowner to replace trees or pay $8,800. Now TPPF is suing.
Texas Public Policy Foundation sued Austin on behalf of Northwest Hills homeowner Michael Petrick who the city ordered to replace trees or pay $8,800.
Austin ISD superintendent shares details on ‘disruptive’ Paredes Middle School closure
On a board agenda for Tuesday, the district shared a 13-page turnaround plan modification for Paredes Middle School.
How the rest of the live mascots in the SEC rank after Texas’s Bevo
With the Texas Longhorns' live mascot, Bevo, obviously topping the charts, where do the rest of the conference's animal kingdom rank?
Man accused of fatally stabbing another man claims he was ‘attacked
An unhoused Austin man accused of killing another man allegedly told police officers that he feared for his life prior to the stabbing. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/affidavit-man-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-another-man-claims-he-was-attacked/
Book Review – Civil War Chaos in Texas
Civil War Chaos in Texas. The Tumultuous Tenure of Governor Pendleton Murrah. Have you ever wondered what life was like in Texas during the Civil War? Lori Duran has written a book, “Civil War Chaos in Texas,” that describes life in our town and all of the state during that era. The central figure in the book is Pendle
Hedge fund manager who evaded millions of dollars in federal taxes sentenced to 37...
Earlier this year, hedge fund manager Justin Ryan Schmidt, who previously lived in Austin, was arrested and pleaded guilty to evading millions of dollars in federal taxes after concealing income and foreign bank accounts. This week, he was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison.
The Live Music Capital of the World’s Getting a Whiskey-Inspired Entertainment Paradise
There's no shortage of music venues in Austin, Texas. If you've been lucky enough to visit Bat City, it's all but guaranteed that you walked past a few spots while walking the halls of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, weaving your way past a gaggle of visitors looking for the dreaded Uber ...
Travis County deadly crash: Motorcyclist killed after being hit by 2 vehicles
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by two different cars in Travis County. According to Texas DPS, on Tuesday, July 28, around 5:10 a.m., troopers responded to a deadly crash on the northbound lanes of TX-130 Toll near Decker Lake Road in Travis County. A...
Homeless man shot by driver after breaking car window with pocketknife: APD
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department has released new details about a North Austin shooting last week that killed a man. Austin police officers responded to a shoot/stab hotshot call at the intersection of the N I-35 northbound service road and Tech Ridge Boulevard just after 2:30 p.m. on July 24.
Booted from evangelicalism, a progressive, ‘post-evangelical’ church blooms in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Led by Zach Lambert, Restore church is part of a small but growing countertrend.

















