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Krusee: Central Texas needs to get moving on rail projects
"We're going to be the most aggressive builder of light rail lines of any community in the United States for the next three years." - Houston Mayor Bill White Austin is among the most passive.
Is your garden getting temperamental?
Hire a garden coach, a relatively new type of consultant who can help whip your garden into shape.
Round Rock opening four new campuses; Leander school board officers elected
The Georgetown school district recently published on its Web site these suggestions from the Williamson County and Cities Health District on how to avoid recreational water-related illnesses: Do not swallow ...
Bus price hike headed to fare board
The Capital Metro board voted unanimously Monday to send a 50 percent bus fare increase to a body of local elected officials for approval.
The fight for the religious right is heating up on the presidential campaign trail.
Change of appraisal districts causes big jumps for some
Along the county lines, about 24,000 homes switched to Travis district this year.
The Williamson County Humane Society celebrates
The Humane Society of Williamson County is hosting an afternoon of family-friendly festivities today from 1 to 4 p.m. They are celebrating the Humane Society's one-year anniversary of becoming a no-kill animal ...
Austin Development: Follow the Water
New water restrictions were announced today for communites south of Austin. San Marcos, New Braunfels San Antonio and parts of the southern Austin area and other communities draw water from the Edwards Aquifer.
Countywide volunteer day this weekend
Want to know the best way to get a lot of volunteer work done? Do it on the longest day of the year.
Voting slow for co-op board election
Despite the controversy and upheaval at Pedernales Electric Cooperative during the past year - and a reform movement that heightened interest in how the co-op is run - less than 15 percent of its 223,000-plus ...
KU's Powers wins in Public Links match play
Kansas golfer Emily Powers advanced to the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship on Wednesday at Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wis.
Day in the life: Wheeled-vehicle mechanics work to keep Soldiers mobile
' Multi-National Division - ' Baghdad mechanics in the motor pools have a very important job for the success of the overall mission in Iraq.
Repeat sex offender gets 40 years for assaulting Leander teen
A sex offender accused of offering a 16-year-old girl beer and marijuana then sexually assaulting her has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in Williamson County.
Proposed Fare Increase from Capital Metro -- tell 'em how ya feel
Capital Metro is proposing a revised fare structure that, if approved, would increase CapMetro's base fare by twenty-five cents from 50 to 75 .
Charity Ride begins in Cedar Park
The Texas 4000 for Cancer will leave from Cedar Park and begin its fifth ride to Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday.
Leander is in the heart of Central Texas, at the edge of Texas Hill Country, and home to twenty thousand people, and still increasing.
Leander says no to mulching facility
City concerned about environment, other property owners One Leander business with a reputation for providing a good service in disaster relief around the country has been denied a permit by the city of Leander.
Site chosen for deep-water intake
After a lengthy study, the Brushy Creek Utility Authority has chosen a new deep-water intake site for its $350 million project, designed to increase the amount of water Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock can ...
Thanks to Midland authorities and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, another sex offender is behind bars.
Leander school to open at controversial site in fall
A controversial Central Texas elementary school will open this fall, two years after the district first purchased the land.