State spending on financial aid for college students could drop by as much as $108 million in the next two-year budget based on a legislative appropriations request approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today. The operative wor...Read More
The Austin Humane Society is in “kitten crisis,” or an overabundance of felines. The solution: “the first-ever free cat adoption event” this Saturday, according to Public Relations Manager Lisa Starr. “During summer months...Read More
Austin Police Department officials announced today that during the 4th of July no refusal initiative — which began at 9 p.m. July 3 and ended at 5 a.m. July 4 — officers charged 25 of 27 drivers tested wit...Read More
The Austin City Council banned retail sales of cats and dogs at today’s meeting, according to David Lundstedt, vice chair of the Austin Animal Advisory Commission. The commission had asked the council to enact an ordinance for such ...Read More
The Austin City Council on Thursday made water breaks for day laborers mandatory for employers. At its regular meeting, a unanimous council passed an apparently groundbreaking ordiance requiring that workers be granted at least 10 minutes of break fo...Read More
Call it the kiss-and-make-up event. Karl Rove and Karen Hughes, both top advisers to former President George W. Bush, are among the named hosts of a Sept. 7 fundraiser for Gov. Rick Perry in Austin. Perry and the Bus...Read More
From a news release: The public is cordially invited to a “Transparency in Local Government” open meeting on Monday, August 16 at 7pm at the San Marcos Public Library. We will start the meeting with a brief presentation o...Read More
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: The DPS Driver License Office at 6121 North Lamar in Austin will be closed on Friday, August 6 for an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Department of Public Safety...Read More
Austin Community Foundation Executive Director Ken Gladish is heading over to the Seton Foundations. Gladish will leave ACF in November. In his new role, he will run the Seton philanthropic and fundraising team that serves all of the hospital...Read More
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