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Like Harvey, Imelda's Torrential Rains Render Southeast Texas Roads Impassable

From Texas Standard:Tropical Depression Imelda dumped as much as 43 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas over the past few days. Weather experts…

GOP Tax Plan Could Hurt Donations To Austin Nonprofits

GOP lawmakers have proposed a tax overhaul that could double the standard deduction for taxpayers in an effort to simplify the filing process. But a…

After Unwanted Towing, APD Orders Most Tow Trucks in Onion Creek to Back Off

In the days following last year's Halloween floods, tow trucks were indispensable to the Onion Creek community in Southeast Austin.The flood disabled…

SXSW Brands & Bands: How They Work Together

If there’s one common sight at South By Southwest it’s brands.Doritos to Samsung and everything in between. And some criticize the festival, saying it’s…

Austin Study Highlights LGBT Housing Discrimination

The City of Austin and the Austin Tenant’s Council are hosting a community forum Saturday focused on housing discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual…

Fighters from the Islamic State during a parade in Raqqa, Syria.

Reports: U.S. Authorizes Surveillance Flights Over Syria

The flights are intended to collect intelligence on Islamic State militants and could be a precursor to military strikes inside of Syria.

The Long-Term Problems of Short-Term Rentals in District 9

Austinites are voting in 10 different geographically drawn city council districts this election. We’ve been taking a look at each of those…

Cokie Roberts Is Optimistic About Journalism's Future in the 'Age of Trump'

From Texas Standard:"Journalism in the age of Trump" is more than just a very popular title right now for academic symposia. The media industry has been…

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday, officials said, prompting a declaration of six more weeks of winter. The groundhog is seen here at the 2013 celebration at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

Groundhog Day 2017: Winter Is (Still) Coming, Punxsutawney Phil Says

Phil was in an unusually feisty mood, but once he settled down, he saw his own shadow, officials deemed. Staten Island Chuck didn't agree, predicting an early spring.

President Trump (right) shakes hands with Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday. Trump called McMaster "a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience" as he announced that he would replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser.

Trump Names Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster New National Security Adviser

The Silver Star recipient is a three-star Army general known as a military intellectual. The president called him "a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience."

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