Travis County public health officials approved renewing contracts with two women's health centers, despite objections from anti-abortion groups critical of the use of tax dollars to fund clinics they say perform the procedures. Full Story »
Gov. Rick Perry touted Texas tort reform Thursday as he accepted the endorsement of the Medical Defense Political Action Committee. Full Story »
The Burnet County Jail is back in full compliance with minimum jail standards, according to the county sheriff's department. Full Story »
Gov. Rick Perry said it's "human nature" to expect loyalty from appointees but told reporters he selects people based on their abilities, background and performance. Full Story »
With less than a month until the Longhorns go for a National Championship, many are scrambling to follow the team to Pasadena. Full Story »
An employee at the Del Valle Independent School District paid her sister, brother and cousin for 143 days of substitute teaching. Records, however, indicate they never fulfilled that duty. Full Story »
Texas A&M Health Science Center celebrated the opening of its Round Rock campus Thursday. Full Story »
University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman James Huffines is stepping down as chairman, but is expected to keep his seat as member of the board. Full Story »
Watch the students at the UT Elementary School perform “Winter Fantasy.” Full Story »
Armadillo Christmas Bazaar features work by local artists and music by local musicians, and it opens this Friday. Full Story »
The Pittsburg, TX based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, as it was hobbled by debt and struggled to pay high feed costs. Full Story »
Officials said Veolia Transportation was demanding term changes to the contract for the completion of the rail line, and they didn't want to burden the community with additional costs and risks as a result of those demands. Full Story »
Patricia Paredes from First Night Austin talks about the economic generating event as well as the impact it has on the City of Austin. Full Story »
The Salvation Army has been around for so long and everybody seems to know what they do, but the power of the organization is far reaching. Full Story »
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other groups are demonstrating around midday Thursday outside the regional offices of the GEO Group. Full Story »
The Texas Park and Wildlife Department, in a statement Thursday, said biologists have been investigating a fish kill this week in Rincon Channel, off Nueces Bay. Full Story »
One soldier who had his heart set on the University of Texas turns to Texas A&M University instead because of the 9/11 GI bill. Full Story »
Officials said Veolia Transportation was demanding term changes to the contract for the completion of the rail line, and they didn't want to burden the community with additional costs and risks of those demands. Full Story »
City Controller Annise Parker has never made a secret or an issue of her sexual orientation, but others have lately catapulted it into the center of the mayoral race. Full Story »
The transaction Wednesday ended a years-long battle waged by Grupo Mexico to reacquire the firm it first bought in 1999 but lost to bankruptcy in 2005. Full Story »
The Obama administration said over the next three years, the Pell Grant program will cost $18 billion more than Congress and the White House had anticipated. Full Story »
Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, asking her to retract study findings that greenhouse gasses threaten the public health. Perry wants the science and data verified. Full Story »
One woman said her husband was told he should publicly disavow his support of Perry opponent Kay Bailey Hutchison, get on the Perry re-election bandwagon, and give the governor some campaign money in order for his wife to even be considered for an appointment. Full Story »
Longhorns coach Mack Brown is now the highest paid coach in college football. Brown was to receive a one-time $2 million payment early next year, and school officials have now built that into the life of his contract, which runs through 2016. Full Story »
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami says his business background is going to help change Texas. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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