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Veolia Transportation wants to set the record straight, saying Capitol Metro is not telling the whole story when it comes to why it terminated the contract for operating the MetroRail project. Full Story »

A burglary suspect with a shotgun who allegedly tried to hop on a public bus to flee has been arrested in Austin. Full Story »

A group well-known for helping others, needs some help of its own now. A local Veterans of Foreign Wars post will have to close if something does not change soon. Full Story »

A day after the University of Texas made football coach Mack Brown the highest paid college coach, the Board of Regents announced that the faculty would also get a big boost. Full Story »

Travis County's health board will consider whether to renew contracts with two women's health centers that perform abortions. Full Story »

Although things are bit scaled back this year at Zilker, Capital Metro is still offering their service to help get people to and from the Zilker Tree. Full Story »

Legislative hearings are expected next year on Texas prison security and how an inmate smuggled a loaded gun he used in his daring escape. Full Story »

Austin police have identified two more people they said robbed a discoteca last July -  a teenage boy and his mother. Full Story »

The Austin City Council unanimously approved Austin's second commuter-rail project on Thursday. Full Story »

A hot air balloon went down Thursday morning and landed in the middle of a street near Westlake Drive in Northwest Austin. Full Story »

Austin police said a woman died Thursday after the car she was driving left the roadway and hit a tree. Full Story »

The forecast for hospitality in Austin is brightening. Five projects are already in the works and another three are looking for sites downtown. In addition to others popping up across the city, the projects would open up another 2,000 rooms. Full Story »

A homeowner in Avery Ranch is accused of threatening children with an assault rifle. Full Story »

An unattended candle caused a Saturday fire on Cougar Drive that killed two. Full Story »

The victim of a December 3rd structure fire in Liberty Hill has been identified as 51-year-old Ruben Guillen. Full Story »

One of Austin's most popular columnists is slowly recovering from a bout with cancer. John Kelso, 65, has written a column for the Austin American-Statesman since 1977. Full Story »

The man Cedar Park Police were looking for as a person of interest in the death of Jessika Kalaher, 27, has been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. Kalaher was found dead in her car in a Cedar Park shopping center in Sept. 7. Full Story »

Ronn Motor Company is relocating its manufacturing headquarters in Marble Falls, and the plant will bring more than 100 jobs. Full Story »

Capital Metro terminated its rail operations and maintenance contract with Veolia Transportation Wednesday. Full Story »

Freezing temperatures are expected all across Central Texas, and a hard freeze is expected in some areas. Full Story »

During his whirlwind tour of Texas, hair care guru turned gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami stops in Austin to meet with the media. Full Story »

A SWAT team responded to an apartment complex after police said a man fired a weapon into the wall of his neighbor's home. Full Story »

Rescue workers responded to a high-angle rescue around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday after a construction worker fell 10 feet from the 31st floor of a Downtown Austin building. 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 »