Manchaca News

After nearly a month of uncertainty concerning the future of Thunderhill Raceway, track officials have announced a tentative agreement with the landowner, allowing the track to host races in 2010 at the 3/8-mile speedway near Kyle.

Austin police are investigating a bank robbery that happened Wednesday morning in South Austin.

Sidewalk food vendors aren't a new concept to Austin, but in the last couple of years, vintage trailers and boxy trucks retrofitted with commissary kitchens have sprung up to offer more eclectic street cuisine.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 Joint Special Election begins in Travis County Oct. 19, at 7 a.m. Voters across Texas will have the opportunity to cast a ballot on 11 proposed constitutional amendments, and Travis County voters in four local jurisdictions will have a chance to vote on local propositions as well.

People on the streets of Central Austin on Thursday would have had a hard time missing the fluttering swarms of dark-looking butterflies.

You can't miss the big rock sign at the entrance of the Hillcrest neighborhood off Manchaca Road down toward Manchaca.

When record producer Malcom Harper told Debbie Daniel recently that he'd nominated The Steel Magnolias for a Grammy, Daniel waited patiently for the punchline.

One way you can judge the success of the U.S. economy? The number of unnecessary, silly products marketers sell to the American consumer.

A new CD that will be of interest to those doing Virginia research is GPC No. 7510 "Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600s - 1700s." This CD contains some information on 350,000 individuals who lived in Virginia during this time period.

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Posey are pleased to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Rachel to Dale Austin, son of Wes Austin and Scottie Schrubb.

Want to help out the Manchaca Firehall Caf and eat some catfish at the same time? Then that's the place to be today from noon to 5 p.m., when the restaurant at the volunteer fire department holds its "Save the Firehall!" fundraiser to pay for that brand-new, shiny vent hood in the kitchen.

After 40 years of practicing law in the big city, Franklin Houser thought he would buy some acres and set up a country practice.

Though the questions below deal with donating items that their owners no longer need, in a few weeks we'll focus on shopping.

The worst intersection in Austin? My nominee would be Manchaca Road at Slaughter Lane, in South Austin.

Police say a drug deal led to an early morning homicide, but there's been a quick arrest.

Police say a drug deal led to an early morning homicide, but there's been a quick arrest.

Reunited this year with his family and now living in Northwest Austin, Eddie Dotson stepped away from his home in Manchaca 19 years ago and vanished without a word to his relatives.

Thursday's rain was a welcome sight in Central Texas. "It came down and it was wonderful.

APD is searching for a suspect they said was in custody for a possible burglary and somehow escaped.

A child at Lucy Read Pre-K came down with a "probable" case of swine flu, and the school has been closed until May 11 as a result.