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A striped surprise at Austin's zoo

Employees found a baby zebra in the zoo’s camel pen. They say the mother and father of the zebra have been zoo residents for some time.

City could privatize botanical garden

The Austin Area Garden Council has helped carefully groom and grow the Zilker Botanical Gardens for more than 50 years, but a proposal to privatize the garden

Weekend Gardener Visits Local Home Garden

John Dromgoole visits another home garden in the Austin area this week that is set apart by its ponds that require little to no digging as well as the clever

The Weekend Gardener Home Garden with Shakti

John Dromgoole visits Shakti from the Park Lane Guest House to take a look around her home garden.

Funky Chicken Coop Tour

The Weekend Gardener visits the Funky Chicken Coop Tour in Austin this weekend.

May 18 is 'Ride Your Bike to Work Day'

The day is a national focus that aims to get people out of their cars and on bicycles as a way to get healthy, meet other people and reduce traffic congestion

Pet adoption fees waived through Sunday

Many pets were saved, adopted or returned to owners on Tuesday. From Wednesday through Sunday, Austin Pets Alive! is also waiving all adoption fees, matching

Maudie's Moonlight 5K & Gala

KXAN is partnering up with The Trail Foundation for the 8th annual Maudie's Moonlight Margarita Run and Gala on Thursday, June 14th.  All proceeds will benefit

Weekend Gardener 5/12/12

KXAN's Weekend Gardener segment this week visits participants in the Wildflower Center's Gardens on Tour 2012.

Westlake FD to celebrate 50 years

The Westlake Fire Department is hosting an Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2  p.m. at Station 902 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the department.

Kitten season here, many need homes

The nonprofit organization says kitten season is here and this year's kitten numbers are already higher than in 2011, when APA! saved more than 1,000 kittens.

Drainpipe drama: Campus kitten rescue

The case didn't need CSI or Sgt. Friday, but the caper drew concern from cat lovers on campus. It seems Curious George has a cousin: Curious Kitten.

Deep Eddy Pool reopens

City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department announced Friday that Deep Eddy Pool was reopened Friday after being closed since mid-April for completion of a

Need a pet? Shelters have plenty

Animal shelters across greater Austin are swamped with furry creatures, as the intake of lost and stray animals is up 25 percent from a year ago. The Austin

APD offers free VIN etching on cars

The Austin Police Department will provide free vehicle identification number etching on vehicles on Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Village at West

Tacorama

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center is partnering up with Latinometro to present Tacorama, the 1st annual Austin Taco Festival, to

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Lawsuit filed in HOA money dispute

A lawsuit has been filed against the homeowners association of an Austin …

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