Marissa Barnett
Intern for KUT News
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Public subsidies could attract college football playoffs to Texas.A public hearing will be held Thursday on a bill that would modify the language of the…
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Advocates and lawmakers rallied at the Texas Capitol today to urge more state funding for mental health services.Texas now ranks 49th in per capita…
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Several hundred people marched to the Texas Capitol today with a message for state legislators and President Obama: “Listen, we are in the struggle.”For…
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We’re just one week away from across-the-board budget cuts known as “sequestration” and State Representative Mark Strama (D-Austin) is warning of the…
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Some Austin Police Department patrol cars are starting to use a new vehicle-locating system today called StarChase.Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says…
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If you’re meeting an online sweetheart for a first-time Valentine’s dinner tonight, make sure catfish isn’t on the menu.The Better Business Bureau is…
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Services were held for Chad Littleton today at the First Baptist Church in Midlothian, Texas. He, along with former Navy SEAL and best-selling “American…
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Dallas-based sports insurance and promotion company SCA Promotions is suing former cyclist Lance Armstrong for more than $12 million.The damages, the…
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The deadline for naming two Austin school facilities is Feb. 8. And while “Southeast Bus Terminal” and “North Central Elementary School #1” aren’t without…
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Alien spiders, endangered vampires and – perhaps most horrifically – family reunions. These are among the many terrors contained in South by Southwest…