A resolution criticizing the $5 million pay package for University of Texas football coach Mack Brown as "unseemly and inappropriate" was approved in an unofficial vote at a Faculty Council meeting Monday despite an impassioned defense of the package by UT's president. Full Story »
The Austin school board late Monday unanimously approved starting a pilot dual-language program next school year. Full Story »
An independent arbitrator ruled Monday that an Austin police lieutenant who was denied a promotion by Police Chief Art Acevedo — a decision that sparked controversy in the department and community — shouldn't have been bypassed and must be elevated a rank. Full Story »
The City of Austin on Thursday will consider paying a billboard company $25,000 to move a sign the company legally erected next to a condominium building near downtown earlier this year. Full Story »
Today I'm here to defend Kirk Bohls, one of our sports columnists here at the American-Statesman, although he probably doesn't really need the help. Full Story »
Local participants, activists in Denmark for U.N. climate summit Full Story »
The Green Detectives Full Story »
"COP15" is an acronym built on yet another acronym: the 15th "Conference of the Parties" under the UNFCCC, aka the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change . With a bit of Web-surfing, it's fairly easy to get beyond the alphabet soup and gain a working knowledge of the key COP15 issues that world leaders are negotiating – and to understand what's at stake. Full Story »
• On Wednesday, Capital Metro announced it's canceling a contract with Veolia Transpor ta tion to get its MetroRail system up and running. Cap Metro said Veolia had requested changes to insurance provisions in its contract that the transit agency couldn't abide. Full Story »
Citizens' calendar, Dec. 10-15 Full Story »
As one of only three team doctors, Andrea Pana's job is one of the most important and difficult positions on the Longhorn staff. She is the only female doctor with the Texas Longhorns football team. Full Story »
Is the best-selling toy of the year really the best toy for your child? How can you tell if something Santa brings will be a favorite today, then forgotten tomorrow? Full Story »
Out Youth is an Austin nonprofit working to provide support and program services to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. Full Story »
Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but the diagnosis can be challenging. More than a third of kids don't get diagnosed soon enough and others get the wrong diagnosis. Now researchers created a simple test that could give families the answers they need. Full Story »
Officials said they are adding the staff to meet the demands of rising enrollment and the fall opening of their new Round Rock campus. Full Story »
A four-year Round Rock police officer faces disciplinary action - up to and including termination - after his arrest in Travis County on Dec. 14 for fraudulently obtaining prescription medications, a third-degree felony. Full Story »
Drivers along Highway 71, get ready to slow down for seven months. Texas Department of Transportation crews will soon be working on the intersection at Hamilton Pool Road. Full Story »
A former Lakeway pet shop owner has pleaded guilty to one count of cruelty to animals. Terrence Courts, 35, was convicted for leaving a gerbil and squirrel without food, water and care inside Flippers' Pets for four to five days after it closed in January 2008. Full Story »
CDC recall affects 800k doses nationwide. Local public-health officials said their department is not affected, but are still waiting to find out if 150k doses recalled in Texas were sent to local clinics or providers. Full Story »
The City of Austin might cut how much it pays to keep the lights on at private youth ball fields in town. Full Story »
Oral Roberts, the evangelist who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar organization and an Oklahoma university bearing his name, has died. Full Story »
Department of Public Safety troopers say a woman crossing FM 1825 on foot early Tuesday morning was struck by a car and killed. Full Story »
Texas Gas Service delivered toys to every second grader at Sanchez Elementary School on Tuesday. Full Story »
The Boy Scouts of America Capital Area Council is screening films for the Zilker Tree Holiday Celebration in Zilker Park from Dec. 15-20. Full Story »
The Texas Rangers are assisting local sheriff's departments in searching for a serial rapist targeting elderly women who live alone in Central and South Central Texas. Full Story »
Round Rock Police Officer Donald D’Amour has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining prescription medications. He has been place on administrative leave and could face termination. Full Story »
Austin police say a drunk driver hit an ambulance then a rock wall Sunday evening. It happened at the intersection of Hearthside and Putnam in North Austin. Full Story »
Christmas is coming early for hundreds of Austin families in need. The Salvation Army and Toys for Tots started their big give away Tuesday. Full Story »
Kyle police say they are investigating a double shooting that happened Sunday morning on the 500 block of Zebra Drive. Full Story »
Officials with Austin/Travis County EMS say a pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday morning at the intersection of West Pecan and Vision Dr. in Pflugerville. Full Story »
Texas State’s digital hometown has a whole new look today with the launch of the redesign of the university’s homepage. Full Story »
Evangelist Oral Roberts, who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar organization and an Oklahoma university bearing his name, has died. He was 91. Full Story »
The defense has rested in the West Texas trial of a polygamist group member accused of tying the knot with a 15-year-old girl. Full Story »
Linda A. Rodriguez has announced her candidacy for re-election to Hays County Court at Law No. 2, a position she has held since 1990. Full Story »
Four Texas cities and 15 elected officials have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to declare part of the Texas Open Meetings Act unconstitutional. Full Story »
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Wanda Nichols announces that she will run for Seven Points Mayor. Full Story »
A 30-year-old man, already in the Henderson County Jail for evading arrest, has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Malakoff resident Friday. Full Story »
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department arrested three men while shutting down a methamphetamine lab near Seven Points Friday. Full Story »
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting and testing motivated individuals to work in north Texas for the 2010 Census. Full Story »
Betty Jo Yoast, 78, of Cedar Creek, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, after suffering a massive stroke on Nov. 21. She was born on Jan. 2, 1931, in Creedmoor Texas to Joe W. Carson and Carrie Lock. Full Story »
Claudia Maxine Newman, 84, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. She was born on Nov. 19, 1925, to Ward and Sylvia Babcock and grew up in Grand Island, Neb. On Aug. 24, 1947, she married the love of her life, Clarence Newman. They shared 62 years together. Full Story »
John Frank Hoke, Jr., 83, passed away on Dec. 7, 2009. He was born in Guadalupe County, Texas, to John and Tiny Hoke. John is survived by his wife, Bettie Hoke of Kingsbury, Texas; his daughter, Deborah Hayden and husband, Keith, and their children, Hunter and Shelby, of Quincy, Ill.; son, Barry Neal Hoke and wife, Monte, Christopher and wife, Marisa, and their little girl Hailey due Jan.9, 2010 ... Full Story »
A curtsy is defined as a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body. It is generally executed as a sign of respect upon meeting another. Full Story »
Political candidates interested in filing for a place on the ballot for the March 2010 Primary Election had their first chance to do so on Friday, Dec. 3. Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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