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Frank Perkins Hixon Jr., 55, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan by Judge Ronnie Abrams.

Hotter than hot ticketed prix fixe dining has finally reached Austin. Qui's ticketed tasting room still hasn't launched, but a Southern fried chicken food trailer down the street has unleashed their chef's table.

It happened just before 7:00 a.m., in Dittmar District Park, along Dittmar Road between Manchaca Road and South First Street.

The Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 4-14 this year, and local director David Gordon Green, Austin-frequenter Jason Reitman and Austin native Ethan Hawke will all be premiering films there.

Endeavor Real Estate Group has snagged another seasoned veteran for its retail team.

The latest from Austin indie rock royalty Spoon, "They Want My Soul," hits stores Tuesday, but you can give it a listen now.

The civil rights groups said in a statement Thursday that its convention planning committee recently heard presentations from Baltimore; Austin, Texas; Cincinnati, and St. Louis.

Gillman, the 16-year-old Austin, Texas, player who has committed to Alabama, had the best three-day total in the history of the girls' division.

Actress SofA a Vergara attends the Yahoo News/ABCNews Pre-White House Correspondents' dinner reception pre-party at Washington Hilton on May 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.

The Times reports Mark Sweeney of Austin, Texas, accepted an offer to be the executive director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour , a collaboration between the estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil, will perform at the Cedar Park Center on August 5 and 6. Since its premiere in Montreal, Canada in October 2011, this musical production has thrilled audiences throughout the world.

Want to help build a home for a family in need of one? Thanks to several local bars, that'll be easy.

From the City of Austin: Austin 3a 1a 1 is pleased to announce its new Smart Phone App.

DPS authorities say 28-year-old Suzanne Hodgson, of Austin, was traveling west on State Highway 71 about 7 p.m. when she crashed into the back of a vehicle stopped at a red light at Farm to Market 1209 in Bastrop County.

The band has been a fan favorite in Austin for years . Their eagerness to experiment in all things sight-and-sound makes their live performances a spectacle to behold.

Just because your pregnant wife doesn't want to participate in a pregnancy photo shoot doesn't mean you shouldn't commemorate the occasion.

A fire alarm that prompted some passengers to evacuate Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has been blamed on a worker who was welding.

Attorneys for a woman is renewing her appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the use of race in University of Texas undergraduate admissions.

The two trucks collided in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between E. Braker Lane and Tech Ridge Boulevard, just before 3:30 a.m. Austin police have closed down the southbound main lanes of I-35 starting at Parmer Lane.

Last week, Austin filmmaker Robert Rodriguez was at San Diego Comic-Con, promoting his latest movie Sin City: A Dame to Kill For with panels and parties -- even walking the convention floor in costume .