Stephen F. Austin tops East Central 102-68

Jordan Glynn scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double as Stephen F. Austin routed East Central 102-68.

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Romo, Austin more prepared for Giants this time

When the Cowboys and Giants last met, Tony Romo was still making way too many mistakes and Miles Austin was an afterthought.

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Protect your breasts — get your heart pumping

When Felice Austin was just 11 years old, her mother died from breast cancer. That started Austin on a lifelong campaign to lower her risk of the disease that strikes nearly 200,000 women every year.

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Stephen F. Austin defeats North Dakota 65-31

Texas A&M's offense kept right on clicking, even with its top receiver watching from the sideline.

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No real rally, it's Rodriguez movie shot in Austin

A political rally being staged near the Texas Capitol had nothing to do with real Republicans or Democrats.

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Teen recalls lightning strike to his head

The odds of being struck by lightning are 700,000 to 1 — but a 14-year-old Oregon boy can tell you that if you decide to walk across an open field during a thunderstorm, they get a whole lot better.

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Crowd pelts Austin police after fatal shooting

An angry crowd threw rocks and bottles at police in riot gear in Austin, Texas, hours after an officer shot two men, killing one of them.

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Tennessee State beats Austin Peay 88-80

Gerald Robinson Jr. scored 25 points and Jerrell Houston recorded a double-double to lead Tennessee State to an 88-80 win on Saturday night.

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Austin tries to keep title of 'live music capital'

Thriving nightclubs, popular festivals and favorite sons like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan have given Austin a well-deserved, if boastful, moniker: "Live Music Capital of the World."

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Exclusive Interview: Lauren Gottlieb, Top Six Finalist on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

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Bird Deaths Shut Down Downtown Austin

Police shut down 10 blocks in downtown Austin for several hours Monday after 63 birds were found dead in the street, but officials said preliminary tests found no threat to people.

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Music Producer Reportedly Gets Pardon

Dubai's ruler pardoned American R&B producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday, hours after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of cocaine, two of the producer's lawyers said.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial prim

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AUSTIN – A nonprofit charitable organization founded by Gov. Rick Perry was awarded $250,000 in federal economic-stimulus funds Wednesday.

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What an arrogant @!$%# John Mackey is.

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POLICE Police ready to 'take on' commenters, chief says People who misrepresent themselves as officials in online comments could face civil, criminal penalties, Acevedo says. By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, September 18, 2009

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A little known Texas law which goes into effect September 1, 2009 will dramatically change the way Texas law enforcement officers draw blood from suspected drunk drivers. ... Currently police officers in Texas have to get a search warrant to draw a person's blood.

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I have seen cops exagerate this, "he tried to run me down" business. I wonder if there were any dash cams rolling, wether there lives really were in danger.

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case in point. This guy should be praised for stoping this criminal in his tracks. There is no chance of this lawless person escalating his criminal actions to ever include an innocent life. If you don't want to get shot, don't steal.

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The decision by Judge Sam Sparks strongly upheld the admissions policies at the University of Texas at Austin as consistent with the Supreme Court ruling -- and rejected the argument that Texas had failed to meet the tests set out by the Supreme Court.

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The University of Texas at Austin this week announced the results of faculty hiring for the coming academic year, showing notable gains for women.

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Two articles: An excellent one in the weekly paper of the neigborhood Dogget was trying to have the meeting in,  Local protest gains national notoriety. (Make sure to read the comments below the article, and the caption under the photo, too.)

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A mid-level drug distributor who sold marijuana to street dealers was killed along with his girlfriend (who may not have had knowledge of the drug activity) by one of the dealers who owed him money.

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An extensive audio interview with the normally silent Dick Weir, founder of EEStor, has been leaked to the web. The 38 minute interview with an unknown interviewer took place in last month, and his identity has been confirmed by anonymous sources.

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Scoop Austin Coffee shop Journal entry #2 - The Flight Path Coffee House

You have heard of mystery shoppers? Welcome to the journals of Austin's mystery iced tea shopper, searching for a new place to read, relax, etc. I had the perfect place back in Md but i've not yet found my "home" in Austin. But I will keep searching...

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The e-mails arrived in March, within an hour of one another -- one from New York City, the other from Austin, Texas.

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Granny Tasered in Texas

Austin, TX - It is a story that has quickly spread around the world. An Austin, Texas confrontation between a 72-year old grandmother and a police officer in what should have been a simple traffic stop turned ugly very quickly.

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The millionth word has entered the English language. What do you think of it? LIVE POLL

The self-decreed Global Language Monitor has determined that "English passed the Million Word mark [on]...

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Home Is Where the Heart Is

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I could kill hours flipping through racks, seeing what's new in the used section, glancing at one record cover and making a connection to a different album and seeing if the store has that one.

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Highland closed early on April 4 because of what mall management called security concerns surrounding the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, which draw thousands of participants and spectators--mostly African American--to Austin every yea

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Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report.

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Nonetheless, given an opportunity to join a pending challenge to Section 5, South Carolina took a pass. So did every other state and local government covered by the provision.

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"The Discovery Institute, which encourages teaching that the universe is the product of an intelligent designer, called the vote 'a huge victory for those who favor teaching the scientific evidence for and against evolution.' "

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A treasure trove of classic vintage cars has been uncovered in a remote barnyard overgrown with brambles and weeds. Auctioneers trekked out to the abandoned ramshackle property in the Norfolk countryside in search of a collection of old cars said to be mouldering there.

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Early Picks For My Favorite Signs of Austin

Rather than trying to write about all of the cool things I have seen since moving to Austin how about I just show you instead? If a picture is worth a thousand words than this piece is more than 10,000 words

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