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The Cowboy Cantina in East Texas had been open for business less than six months when, on New Year's Eve 2005, local sheriff's deputies and undercover agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission staked out the bar. The owner, Oscar Jimenez, ended up with cracked ribs after one of the agents kicked him while he lay on the ground, he said.

Police arrested 39-year-old Omar Fernandez Hernandez on Saturday on charges that he fatally shot another man early that morning in North Austin.

About 17,000 homes temporarily lost power early Saturday evening in Northwest Austin because a piece of equipment, known as a lightning arrester, caught fire at a substation. Utility officials say power went out at a little after 4 p.m. and was not entirely restored until about 7 p.m. in an area south of Anderson Mill Road and between U.S. 183 and McNeil Road.

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Administrator Alan Steen said an internal investigation into the Rainbow Lounge incident should be completed by the end of July. The agency has faced previous criticism for its handling of complaints against agents.

An undercover operation by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents and Austin police three years ago bears similarities to last month's headline-making incident at a gay bar in Fort Worth.

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a 4-alarm fire at a North Austin apartment complex.

The drought is devastating the state's agriculture industry. Cattle ranchers are having to sell off their herds and that's driving the price of cattle down. The drought could ultimately have an impact on your trip to the supermarket.

A Central Texas community is mourning the loss of a son and a soldier who died from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last week.

American automakers are reinventing the way they sell cars and one Austin couple is at the center of a very unique campaign.

Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg announced Friday that a grand jury returned six indictments against the Lower Rio Grande Valley lawmaker.

Mercedes Homes Inc. said Friday that the homebuilder has filed its reorganization plan for emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

The Texas Employee Confidence Index in June crept up to its highest point since September 2008, according to the latest Spherion Employment Report.

Dell Inc. has sold its North American re-manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Tenn., to a Pennsylvania company.

Following a difficult year at Texas Monthly , President and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith is stepping down from the magazine he has led editorially for nearly a decade to lead a new online media project.

Questions about compensation and courtesy punctuated Dell Inc.’s annual shareholders meeting Friday.

An early morning apartment fire at the Edge Creek Condominiums in North Austin displaces 75 people.

75 people displaced by an early morning apartment fire at the Edge Creek Condominiums in North Austin.

Dozens of people have been displaced due to a four-alarm apartment fire that started around 6 a.m. Saturday at the Edge Creek Apartments in North Austin.

About 17,000 people were without power in northwest Austin, after susbstation went out.

The movie "Grindhouse" featured a preview for a fake movie called "Machete." Director Robert Rodriguez is taking that fake movie and turning it into a full-length motion picture. Saturday he held auditions for extras.

Homebuyers looking to go green and save some green with a new, affordable condominium have a chance to make their bid in next month's condo auction.

All power has been restored to customers following large power outage.

2nd annual Vince Young Football Camp in Austin on Saturday for local children.

A man was killed early Saturday morning after an argument turned deadly. Police are now waiting to contact the victim's family before releasing his name.

With only a 30-percent chance of survival, James Gibson was rolled into the emergency operating room at Seton Medical Center with a torn aorta. Unlike actor and comedian James Ritter, the Hill Country man made it out of the hospital alive.

A fire that ripped through a north Austin apartment complex has torn away homes for several displaced residents of the Cedar Creek Apartments.

Several Austin Energy customers are without power after officials tell KEYE TV a substation caught fire.

Tennessee Titans Quarterback Vince Young was back in Austin Saturday afternoon hosting his second annual football camp at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy.

Austin police are investigating a shooting where one man died in north Austin early Saturday morning.

The annual Zilker Summer Musical needs your help.

A man is dead after a shotgun blast to his stomach and police said Saturday the man who pulled the trigger is behind bars.

Pictures, notes, artifacts that tell the story of news legend Walter Cronkite.

Police are investigating an early morning shooting that led to the death of a 39 year old Hispanic male.

Unemployment rates in Central Texas are the highest they have been in several years. Central texas lost 900 jobs in June bringing the unemployment rate to 7.1%.

The Austin Children's Shelter new facility is nearing completion.  The shelter will have the capacity to house twice as many children and is expected to open in early October.

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

A chronology of events in the yogurt shop murder case

Kerr called back to Arkansas for a pending lawsuit

Death of Lebermann recalls a productive life

School officials and community are blindsided by agency's decision to close Pearce Middle School

A letter found in Lehman high school teacher Bowie Ibarra’s bedroom was among evidence that made him turn himself in Friday on charges of Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student.

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The city of San Marcos is doing its part to conserve water by allowing the use of treated wastewater, also known as reclaimed water, to irrigate city construction projects.

Three-year-old Addison Odam visited the workplace of her mother Kathy, who is a Database Services Technician with the Technology Department of SMCISD. The district observed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work day on July 15.

TOOL- Two Emergency Service District #4 firemen have accepted responsibility for vandalism done to the Tool Volunteer Fire Department.

EUSTACE — Police say damage to the Eustace High School football field may run as high as $400,000 after a pickup truck crashed through a fence and did “donuts” on the turf.

The City of Gun Barrel City will be holding a Warrant Round-Up starting July 20, 2009 through July 26, 2009.