Whether teaching in the Peace Corps or pulling together a series of virtual college campuses in cyberspace as a faculty development specialist at the University of Texas, Leslie Jarmon was all about people and communicating with them. Full Story »
In an effort it says will protect the endangered whopping crane, an alliance of Gulf Coast environmental and business groups, led by a prominent South Texas family, announced Tuesday that it will sue Texas' environmental agency over its water management. Full Story »
Chuck Lambert, who lives in the Block House Creek neighborhood near the Cedar Park Center, can't stand it anymore. It's the loud, leaf blower-like noise coming from the center at every Texas Stars home hockey game. Full Story »
University of Texas System regents and campus presidents will decamp to a boutique hotel overlooking Lake Travis today for an overnight retreat focusing on what their agenda describes as "raising excellence in a challenging economic climate." Full Story »
Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance Full Story »
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provides a standard five-part form for tracking scrapped tires. Each section is required to be filled out by officials responsible for tire disposal. Full Story »
Let the Chronicle News staff stuff your stockings this year Full Story »
• Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson announced Monday his decision to step down as chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organ iz ation , the body of elected officials that drives transportation planning in Central Texas. Full Story »
Citizens' calendar, Dec. 3-10 Full Story »
Local entrepreneurs protested outside of the Travis County Courthouse Tuesday over a regulation on eyebrow threading. According to state requirements, any sort of face-beautifying techniques must be performed by a licensed cosmetologist. Full Story »
Evenflo is recalling its ExerSaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me activity learning center. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst had been expected to make a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is running for governor. However, Dewhurst applied for re-election Tuesday. Full Story »
During the month of December, drivers in Travis County stopped by law enforcement officers will receive a flyer reminding them not to drink and drive. The campaign is dedicated to a young girl who was killed by a drunk driver. Full Story »
Emission standards are used to control the air quality in cities throughout the United States. Austin may have trouble complying with a new set of standards. Full Story »
Democratic senators say they have a tentative deal to drop a government-run insurance option from health care legislation. Full Story »
Fans might get the chance to watch the Austin Ice Bats again. The team’s owner and president, Randy Sanders, told Austin News by phone he has been shopping the franchise around. Full Story »
Jennifer Reyes' story from East Austin may not play out as heart wrenching as Hollywood's new movie, Precious , set in Harlem. But when she became pregnant at the age of 17, the father was out of the picture and her family did not have enough money to help. Full Story »
When the city began to develop a master plan for Barton Springs, part of the proposal called for a major dredging operation to remove the gravel with a huge crane that would be parked on top of a big hill on the north side of the pool. Full Story »
"[The neighbor] could see two males knocking and looking in the front of the windows of that house," said Cpl. Scott Perry. The neighbor did the right thing and called 911. Full Story »
$2.3 million dollars. That’s how much Austin has lost in 14 months. Full Story »
If anything is to be learned from a deadly crash that killed two people in Monday’s plane crash, Bill Gunn wants it to be prevention of future accidents. Full Story »
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team out to the site where a single-engine plane crashed Monday morning, killing a man and his grandson. Full Story »
A small warm front has hit Central Texas, but it won't last long. KEYE's Mark Chapin tells us what time Tuesday night another cold front will roll in. Full Story »
The Texas Workforce Commission is tripling the unemployment tax nearly two-thirds of the state's businesses will pay per employee each year. Full Story »
Austin's Mount Bonnell can be a dangerous place, especially in the dark. A man found that out for himself Tuesday night when he went over the cliff Full Story »
A lawsuit was filed by the Institute of Justice against the Texas department of License and Regulation. The agency claims threading operators need a license before serving the public. But business owners claim threading is not mentioned in the law, something the state refutes. Full Story »
Tuesday morning, area law enforcement launched their annual campaign called Holiday DWI Emphasis Patrol. They will hand out flyers with the picture of a DWI victim to remind people not to drink and drive. Full Story »
A tractor trailer loaded with toys delivered them to Riverbend Church Tuesday afternoon. The thousands of toys will become holiday gifts for Central Texas foster children. Full Story »
While Capital Metro is still testing its commuter line system, the Austin City Council is considering building an urban rail line downtown and in the UT area. The council will soon vote on whether to commission a study on a proposed project. Full Story »
The first grants approved under a new Edwards Aquifer Authority groundwater conservation grant program will help five Edwards Aquifer permit holders fund projects aimed at reducing their water use. Full Story »
Fire rescue crews had to rescue two window workers in Houston after their work scaffold broke free about 10 stories up the side of a high-rise office tower. Full Story »
Texas Instruments is raising its fourth-quarter profit and sales outlook, citing an improving market for chips used in cell phones and other electronic gadgets. Full Story »
San Marcos Academy's new Challenge Course was officially dedicated in honor of “an extraordinary soldier, teacher and mentor who overcame many challenges in his own life.” Full Story »
Math skills have paid off in a big way for three students involved in Texas State University’s Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC). Full Story »
Tool Police Dept. needs help with information Full Story »
A fifteen year old male from Seven Points could face time in a juvenile facility for the rape of a 13 year old girl. Full Story »
The Northeast Texas Public Health District (NETPHD) received a supply of H1N1 vaccine and will begin administering the vaccine in Henderson County starting Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, by appointment only. These clinics for Henderson County will be held at locations in Malakoff, Gun Barrel City and Athens. Full Story »
GUN BARREL CITY — It isn’t a done deal yet, but this city is getting very close to approving a new Denny’s Restaurant. Full Story »
To the Editor: At this time of Thanksgiving, the Committee to Save the Brock Cabin would like to say a big "thank you" to the community and Brock family members for all their support. Full Story »
Calls rang out throughout Caldwell and Travis Counties late Monday morning as Mendoza residents saw an aircraft plummet from the sky and crash in a field in northern Caldwell County. Full Story »
Mrs. Annette V. Rivas, 64, of San Marcos, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. She was born Jan. 1, 1945. Full Story »
Mr. Marcos G. Eureste, 84, of Lockhart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2009. He was born on Oct. 7, 1925. Full Story »
Mary J. Celestino, 77, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 in Lockhart, Texas. She was born on March 19, 1932 to Miguel and Dolores Rodriguez in Chicago. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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