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Popular park fountain opens on Tuesday

The Liz Carpenter Fountain will re-open on time, as scheduled, on Tuesday.

Coen Bros. bring 'True Grit' to Downtown Austin

On 9th Street between Congress and Brazos, the street quickly transformed into a movie set for the Coen Brothers remake of the 1969 classic, “True Grit”

Popular park fountain re-opens June 15

Just in time for 100-degree temperatures, a popular splash fountain near Downtown Austin will reopen to Austin residents after months of costly problems.

ACC buys Dillard's at Highland Mall

The Austin Community College District has an extremely large purchase ready for check out.

Blog host expands to Austin

HostGator, a Houston-based blog hosting company, will expand to Austin, bringing 300 jobs with it.

UT may change dorm name with KKK ties

A University of Texas dormitory with ties to the Ku Klux Klan may have its name changed after all.

Mueller development streets sinking

Residents in one of Austin's most sought-after neighborhoods are saying their streets are literally sinking.

Cops: Still no motive for motel arson

Arson investigators spent Monday morning asking questions of a suspect who turned himself in after police say he started a blaze that destroyed a South Austin

Brain research sought for trauma center

Emergency room doctors at University Medical Center Brackenridge are pushing the Austin City Council to endorse new research on traumatic brain injuries for

Austin council to vote on AZ travel ban

Austin's City Council will vote this week on whether to ban travel to the state of Arizona in response to its tough, new law fighting illegal immigration.

Advisors urge strategy, calm after plunge

The ups and downs on the New York Stock Exchange took more twists and turns Friday, one day after one of the biggest plunges in the history of the Dow Jones

Drivers still miss signs near tracks

Just more than a month has passed since the City of Austin made improvements to what some have called dangerous intersection near Capital Metro's Red Line

Watson to CapMetro: Follow up is key

Sen. Kirk Watson has called on Capital Metro this afternoon to take its general agreement with recommendations contained in a recent scathing audit and "be

Tougher codes threaten trailer eateries

Proposals to change City codes could affect how favorite Austin trailer eateries, like Hey Cupcake and Torchy's Tacos, do business.

Dorm name recalls 'deplorable' KKK past

It's just a name, seven letters, familiar to many University of Texas students: Simkins.

Minority contractors halt city project

African American and Hispanic contractors in Austin said the city is not including them in big projects in town.