As the trendiness of "going green" evolves more into an issue of long term sustainability, Austin continues to thrive when it comes to merging civic leadership, local business, and tactical implementation for more sustainable living. Popular Science recently released a list of the top 50 greenest cities and Austin rounded out the top 10. Other Texas cities making the top 50 include Fort Worth, Amarillo, and Laredo. ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has released some new 2005 numbers analyzing the national population. This batch includes more localized information for cities and states. According to this most recent census, Texas ranks 6th among states with the most people living in poverty, and 36th among states with the highest median household income. Median household income: • U.S. – $46,242 • Texas – $42,139 • Travis County – $48,026 Percentage with incomes below the poverty......

Austin has made an appearance on yet another top-ten list. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2004 Austin ranked #5 in a list of large cities with the highest percentage of people who have at least a bachelor's degree . The ever-so-hip Seattle comes in at the top of the heap, followed by San Francisco; Raleigh, N.C.; and Washington, D.C. An astonishing 51% of adults over the age of 25 in Seattle had......

Need a little extra spending cash? Wanna meet strangers by knocking on their doors? Wanna spend some quality time walking the streets in the beautiful spring weather? Then give the US Census Bureau a shout. The Bureau is preparing for its 2010 census and is implementing some new technology. So they figured they would give it a test run here in Austin, cause we're so tech-savy and whatnot. There are about 1,500 part-time positions......

Thinking of taking quick jont down to mexico for a little border town shopping? Or maybe you just want to fly up north to visit our friendly Canadian neighbors. If you do, you had better start dusting off your passport. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, to be phased in by 2008 in three proposed stages, will require travelers to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean to present passports to gain admittance back into the United......