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 »
Two companies that lost in bidding on the contract, BAE Systems and Navistar Inc., protested after Oshkosh won the contract in August. Full Story »
A new report by the Travis County Sheriff's Office and other entities states veterans with mental illnesses are being arrested too often. Full Story »
Miniature horses help bring smiles to the faces of people with special needs and the elderly. Full Story »
A Defense Department statement issued Monday said Pvt. Jhanner A. Tello of Los Angeles died Dec. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries suffered in the incident. Full Story »
Dr. Nizam Peerwani's term on the commission that oversees professional conduct in forensic labs in Texas will expire Sept. 1, 2011. Full Story »
Despite the Longhorns' perfect 13-0 regular season record, some University of Texas faculty members are outraged at the decision to increase head football coach Mack Brown's pay. The $5 million outcome will make Brown the highest paid coach in college football. Full Story »
The Austin school board has approved a dual language program to be implemented in three elementary schools as early as Fall 2010. Full Story »
Austin police are looking for a suspect involved in a stabbing at a North Austin motel. Full Story »
Blanco County authorities have now connected the three suspects in last month’s Round Mountain bank robbery to a string of other crimes across central Texas. Full Story »
Christine Cayton explains what led to a breakdown that ended with her wielding a bottle of wine and a gun at her investment company, Triton Financial. Full Story »
KEYE TV Meteorologist Mark Chapin forecasts the Austin weather. Full Story »
The FBI and Texas Rangers wanted to send out a warning Monday night of a serial rapist on the loose. Investigators said he's only preying on elderly women who live alone. Full Story »
A bump in Texas head football coach Mack Brown’s salary by $2 million is not being well received by faculty members at the university. Full Story »
One man is dead and another on the run, after a shooting at a taco trailer Sunday afternoon. Full Story »
A killer remains on the loose after a shooting at a South Austin taco stand Sunday evening after a man fired at two workers preparing food, killing one. Full Story »
Last shopping season alone, the national retailers federation reports people shelled out more than 26 billion dollars on gift cards. Despite recent federal action there are still some problems. Fox 7's jenni lee reports. Full Story »
For nine months a billboard has been obstructing the view of Residents at the Bridges. Randi Shade who refused an on-camera interview is sponsoring a resolution to reimburse Reagan, the billboard company, $25,000 to relocate the giant sign. Full Story »
Del Valle High School students got an opportunity to put their debate skills to the test by competing in the International Mock Trial contest. Video teleconferencing allows students to debate in real time with students in Taiwan, Honduras, and Canada. Full Story »
This week the city of Austin will debate whether to enact more restrictions regarding cell phone use while driving. The proposed measures would make it illegal to use a cell phone application while behind the wheel. Texting while driving will become illegal in January. Full Story »
Some University of Texas faculty members are upset at the recent $2 million raise given to Longhorn football coach Mack Brown. FOX 7’s Foti Kallergis reports. Full Story »
Kyle Police responded to a report of shots being fired in the 500 block of Zebra Drive at approximately 11:29 a.m. on Saturday. Full Story »
A victim of a triple slaying in east Texas tried to phone for help but never completed the call. Full Story »
Musician and humorist Kinky Friedman says he's getting out of the race to be Texas governor. Full Story »
The Hays County Personal Health Department (PHD), following suggested Texas Department of State Health Services guidelines, is now offering the H1N1 vaccine to anyone who wants it. Full Story »
A $2 million domestic violence facility expected to open next year in Victoria isn't just about helping people. 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 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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