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Students trapped during Ft. Hood chaos

Five Marble Falls High School juniors and their Rotary Club sponsors found themselves trapped in the middle of the Ft. Hood lockdown during a job-shadowing

Students thank veterans for service

One day after the tragedy at Fort Hood, Metz Elementary students honor veterans for their service to our country.

Voters reject school district tax hike

Voters rejected a two cent tax hike for the Lake Travis school district at the polls on election day. The district said their fund balance and impressive bond

New case of whooping cough in Leander

A second case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, was confirmed at Vista Ridge High School in Leander.  The school district confirmed the first case on

Video: Dripping Springs band wins UIL

The Dripping Springs High School marching band won the state championship.

Author dispels myths around Columbine

Ten years after the Columbine High School massacre and six months after the publication of his definitive book on the subject, Columbine, author Dave Cullen

TX colleges seeing record enrollment

Texas colleges are seeing a nine percent jump in student enrollment compared to a year ago which some officials said is due to the recession.

Tuition refund program to change

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, in a policy reversal, will urge a state oversight board next week to keep a generous refund formula for those who want to cancel

School warns parents of suspicious duo

Georgetown Independent School District sent a letter home to parents warning them about a suspicious couple driving around and approaching students after they

Green-power rankings tout Central Texas

The Austin and Round Rock school districts rank first and second respectively and the Pflugerville district ranks twelfth in the country for purchasing the

America's lying, cheating teenagers

A new survey of 30,000 American high school teenagers finds alarming numbers of them who lie, cheat and steal.

College grads flocking to Austin

Many college graduates are choosing to live in urban, high-tech meccas, fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in California, North Carolina and Texas.

Bus riders get new backpack lights

With less daylight in the mornings, drivers are having a harder time spotting students waiting at the bus stop before sunrise. Eanes ISD is equipping bus

UT student 'pedals' rides on campus

A University of Texas student tries to overcome isolation on campus with a high-profile hawking of free rides to class for the adventurous, the lazy and the

Hundreds of students fight prejudice

Hundreds of area eighth graders are participating in a prejudice awareness forum on Tuesday and Wednesday. The goal is to broaden students' resources to help

UT researching H1N1 with supercomputer

The University of Texas is using a powerful supercomputer to study the H1N1 flu and how best to use limited doses of the vaccine.

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