The storm hit the Capitol last night, breaking windows and throwing down trees on the grounds. Was your property damaged by the storms last night? Kerouac's scroll manuscript of On the Road on display the the Ransom Center until June 1. Another Austin-area teacher in trouble for having improper relations with a student. California's supreme court says a state gay marriage ban is unconstitutional; Sen. Cornyn now set to work on a national ban. ...

Australian investment company wants to operate ABIA. Man found this morning hanging from Oak Hill cell phone tower. 18-year-old Austinite found guilty of killing a Tennessee state trooper. Invasive species: Crazy rasberry ants swarming in Houston. Good news for the Cowboys? Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are dunzo, supposedly....

Austin the most "digitally-savvy" city in the nation? At least 12% of residents buy purchases off the internet. Fire at Northwest Austin home leaves a woman critically injured. Someone drove a Jeep into a house off of E. 12th near Pleasant Valley last night. Allstate Insurance will pay its Texas customers $71 million in refunds, credits and rate reductions for homeowner policies after a settlement with the state....

It may be best to stay off IH35 this weekend; the highway closure in Buda will surely slow down traffic in Austin. Don't forget the municipal election tomorrow! Yeah, yeah, we know already: Perry reaffirms that he will run again for governor in 2010. Sinkhole overtaking the town of Daisetta....

Someone called the cops after spying the Undie Run on campus. Texans like their concealed handguns, it seems. Hope the prom was worth it: two teens try to rob a South Austin tuxedo store. Witnesses call Cedric Benson's arrest "uncalled for." Round Rock water bills are going up....

Fire Chief J.J. Adame resigned today. Some non-stop flights from ABIA to be discontinued. Man charged in yesterday afternoon's shooting off Decker Lane. Dr. Pepper shares debuted at the NYSE today to tepid reception. Prospective juror for Houston marijuana possession trial caught smoking a joint by the courthouse....

Owner of the Salt Lick going forward with his plans to develop the area surrounding the restaurant, 215 acres of which will remain green space. Shooting at a Decker Lane apartment complex this afternoon leaves one man in the ICU; the shooter is on the run (as of this writing). US District Court in Austin hearing case of a KBR worker found in possession of child porn while in Iraq. Twenty-something who didn't signal his turn was arrested while driving in Melissa over the weekend....

Former Longhorn/current Chicago Bear Cedric Benson arrested over the weekend for driving (boating) while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Couple arrested for making meth in their Hutto home; 2 of their kids had the drug in their system. Someone left their pickup packed with 1,200 pounds of pot on the side of the highway in Baytown. Rick Noriega closing in on Sen. Cornyn in recently released poll numbers. Oh yeah, Jenna Bush gets married in Crawford on Saturday....

First the traffic cams, now this: Chief Acevedo wants surveillance cameras on high-crime zones. Rep. Krusee from Round Rock, who fought for harsher DWI laws, was arrested last night on DWI charges. Blame a water main break on why you were stuck in traffic this morning near Lavaca and Fifth. American Lung Association gives our city a D for ozone pollution....

Perry names two (including his former chief of staff) to the Texas Transportation Commission. Authorities say some boys from the FLDS compound may have been sexually abused there. Four people died in a head-on collision near Bastrop last night. 21-year-old man tries to get a Ft. Worth bank to cash a $360 billion check that a) was forged (obvs) and b) not even made out to him....

UT student charged with making a terroristic threat after telling a pal he wanted to hit the campus "Virginia Tech style." Postal worker upset over loose dogs in his neighborhood leaves a Chihuahua on the Irving mayor's doorstep over the weekend. One of the teenage girls from the FLDS sect is giving birth in San Marcos today. $3 million worth of pot found by Border Patrol in El Paso as the driver attempted to truck it into the States in a shipping container....

State officials say that over half the teenage girls removed from the Eldorado FLDS compound are either pregnant or already have children. FLDS sect leader sends a letter asking Perry to block judge's order keeping kids away from the compound. 2 former Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat members will serve time in jail after the death of Tyler Cross in 2006 brought to light the hazing going on in their fraternity. Two other former members were put on probation....

Former Austin State Rep. and Texas Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero dies; she was only 50. Randi Shade complains about incumbent Councilmember Jennifer Kim's spending of tax dollars. Your phone bill may go down a little next year; the PUC is expected to lower the Texas' Universal Service Fund tax. Del Valle High School teacher suspended for hugging a student?...

Harvard scores papers related to Norman Mailer's sex life three years after the author sold his official archives to UT. Yo-Yo Ma will play with the Austin Symphony later this year; maybe some of the parking issues evident this Sunday will have been dealt with by then. Burnet Road Farmer's Market land for sale (again). Hope you didn't try to bribe a fake cop downtown earlier this month. Infant asphyxiation deaths at an increase this year in Travis County, Austin's Center for Child Protection reports....

Cabela's has to return $173,000 in local tax incentives after failing to meet job goals. After failing to update their billing system after annexations, Time Warner Cable owes the city over $1 million. Three armed robberies in three weeks on the UT campus; police think the robber may be targeting Asian students. Some of the kids removed from the FLDS sect will be placed in foster care in Austin....

Noooooooooooo. . . Perry plans to run again in 2010. Body found yesterday in Lady Bird Lake was a middle school teacher. 20 classrooms at Cedar Park Middle School vandalized overnight. UT police on the lookout for a robbery suspect. Custody case over the FLDS kids moving extremely slowly....

Body found this afternoon at Lady Bird Lake. Man drives the wrong way on IH35 near Jarrell, two are killed. Lawyer Adam Reposa jailed for making obscene gesture at Travis County judge. Supreme Court rules death by lethal injection constitutional; executions very likely to be back on in Texas....

Ethics Reform Commission hosting City Council candidate forum Thursday evening. UT student in trouble with campus police after bringing his gun on campus. Copperas Cove High School student suspended after answering a call from his dad (who is stationed in Iraq) between classes; the school doesn't allow cell phones. Richardson man arrested for traffic violation, mistakenly chosen from a lineup by victim of another crime and jailed for 23 years has been cleared by DNA evidence....

Photo by Aaron Gustafson on flickr Oregon farmworkers are in town to talk with Whole Foods about unions. Higher gas prices mean local merchants use more local food, hopefully. 60-year-old man killed Sunday afternoon after his car was hit pulling out of a driveway onto South Congress. Honda stolen in January found covered in algae in Lake Travis. No hiring freeze at City of Austin, but city purse strings may be pulled a little tighter......

Photo by jenn_jenn on flickrFind out how much money your neighbors make at Statesman.com Make it work! ‘Project Runway’s’ Tim Gunn coming to Austin AMD's chief technology officer resigns, no plans to replace him Hike and bike trail along Cesar Chavez reopens TEA threatens to shut down Pearce Middle School Record-setting Texas gas prices average $3.28 American Airlines begins to get planes back in the air......

McCallum High School student arrested after bringing gun and knives on campus. 18-wheeler drove into San Marcos River from IH35 this morning. Another reason not to live in Dallas: Dubya and Laura are moving back there. Schleicher County Sheriff tells why he didn't raid the FLDS compound earlier than last week. Storms (including some tornadoes) tear through West Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma....

First female Travis County DA will be Rosemary Lehmberg. Two Zilker Elementary teachers named as finalists for HEB's educator awards. The 27-year-old teacher who wanted to marry his student has resigned from Akins High School. American Airlines ends up cancelling 1,000 flights nationwide today....

Two arrests so far in the investigation into the polygamist compound near Eldorado. Local cyclists spoke out at City Council candidates forum last night. Akins High School teacher accused of improper relationship with student applied to marry the 17-year-old girl. Farewell, Pinkdome! San Antonio airport flooded with NCAA basketball fans flying out after last night's game....

State judge says strip club fee violates First Amendment rights. No matter what you may have heard, the Democratic county conventions are indeed on for tomorrow. Don't let the Capitol 10K thwart your attempts to get downtown on Sunday! Here's some information on street closures. State Board of Education says standard English and social studies guidelines can be applied to elective Bible courses for Texas high schools....

14-year-old girl assaulted in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Southeast Austin; police are looking for the suspect (who may be wounded from when the girl fought back). Federal jury will decide if police used excessive force on Ramon Hernandez in 2005. UT system raising tuition fees. Tejano star Emilio in medically-induced coma, but showing some improvement....

Easter Bunny at Lakeline Mall arrested after injuring a child. Tejano star Emilio in critical condition after his tour bus crashed over the weekend in Houston. UT Men move on to the Sweet 16. Out of 3,700 Austinites who are reported missing each year, about 2,600 are runaway teens....

Warneta Overton, elderly widow of a local civil rights leader, has been missing for two days. Missing camper's body found at Pace Bend Park. Carole Keeton Strayhorn for Austin mayor . . . again? Con artist targeted Austin homeowners, claiming to be a lawyer and real-estate agent. The Statesman's Addie Broyles gets a makeover from TLC's What Not to Wear and tells all about it....

ACL Fest lineup to be announced April 15. Rodney Reed's lawyers argued before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today. New federal study will figure the environmental impact of coal plants north of Austin. Texas Monthly publisher upset over new City Manager's appointment to head EMS. Wildfire in the Valley covers 25,000 acres and causes hundreds of people to evacuate their homes....

145 pounds of marijuana found in truck bed after driver was pulled over on 183 near Lake Creek Parkway. Williamson County woman sentenced to 35 years in jail for her "serial" drug dealing. Austin couple donates $55 million to the music school at UT. Almost all flights cancelled at Dallas Love and DFW today because of the weather. And it wasn't much better for travelers at the Houston airport....

Texas not affected (so far) by national economic downturn? Bastrop man pleads guilty to money laundering charges. Suspect charged with murdering a disabled South Austin woman has died in jail. District attorney says Texas' castle law in its current state will protect criminals and not the people it was meant to protect. Box (found to be full of books) causes the Alamo to be evacuated this afternoon....