Is every day a Friday in this Texas city? Nobody is working, locals say
"If NYC is the city that never sleeps, Austin is the city that never works."
USPS and UPS job cuts spark concerns over mail and passport delays in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Postal Service is cutting thousands of jobs this year as part of a plan to save billions amid changing mail demand, and it’s not the only mail carrier making changes. UPS and USPS are both shrinking their workforces this year, leaving some Texans...
Flaco Jimenez, Texas accordionist who expanded popularity of conjunto and Tejano music, dies at...
Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86.
A fight to save an Austin middle school puts families at odds with Texas...
Julieta Crispín Castro arrived early for her first day of summer camp, ready to prepare for the state’s standardized test, when the 13-year-old learned that one of her favorite people at Dobie Middle School would not be around next fall. “I’m not qualified to come back,” English language...
Effort underway to hit the brakes on Austin’s $1.6B convention center project
Demolition of the Austin Convention Center has been ongoing for months, so it may come as a surprise that a move is afoot to halt the $1.6 billion plan to tear it down and build a new one in its place, The Austin Business Journal reports.
Austin police seek two suspects in downtown bike theft and gate damage incident
AUSTIN, Texas — APD is searching for two suspects who damaged an apartment gate and stole a bike downtown last month. On Sunday, July 6, at approximately 2:55 p.m., Austin police responded to a trespassing report at 360 Nueces St. APD says the caller stated two men damaged an...
Travis County considering higher tax rate allowed after flooding disaster
After devastating flash floods hit Travis County over the Fourth of July weekend, the county is considering raising your property taxes to help pay for the damage.
Docuseries on Austin’s 1991 yogurt shop murders
On December 6, 1991, a fire broke out at the ‘I can’t believe it’s yogurt’ business. When firefighters arrived, four bodies were found: sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison and their friends, Amy Ayers and Eliza Thomas.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS KILLING SPREE
Charles Whitman took a stockpile of guns and ammunition. to the observatory platform atop a 300-foot tower at the. killing 14 people and wounding 32. Whitman (below) who had killed both his wife and mother. the night before, was eventually shot to death after Austin. police officers courageously charged up...
List Of Texas JCPenney Stores Sold in Massive 119-Store Deal
(KNUE-FM) Life is changing all around us here in Texas, most of which has to do with new technology, although it can be almost sad when we hear about stores being closed or sold. Well, at least for now we don’t need to worry about stores being closed, although recently JCPenney did sell 119 of their stores to a...
