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There’s a debate right now over what Texas lawmakers should do with the money in the Rainy Day Fund. The fund was set up in the 1980s to smooth out the…

Even if you’re staying off the highway this Thanksgiving, your plans might still be affected by holiday schedules and street closures.Chief among them:…

Update: Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell says Apple’s local manufacturing of the Mac Pro means about 800 new jobs.“I think it’s another day in the life of a…

The Austin Police Department will be monitoring the roads extra carefully this weekend, and enforcing a "no refusal" mandate; law enforcement will be able…

For the first time, more than 5 million students are enrolled in Texas public schools. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) published a report Tuesday that…

Austin is the country's 24th most dangerous metro area for pedestrians, according to a new report."Dangerous by Design 2014" [PDF], a study from the…

Austin City Manager Marc Ott has asked the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconsider its environmental impact study on State Highway 45…

From StateImpact Texas: In Spanish, El Niño means “the boy child.” But if El Niño predictions for late 2014 prove correct, winter rainfall in Texas could…

Central Texas isn’t taking any chances when it comes to wildfires.Today, Travis County unveiled a new STAR Flight helicopter designed to fight wildfires,…

Preparations are underway for the Auditorium Shores concert and fireworks show Thursday.The festivities start at 8:30 p.m., with a performance by the…