The Asarco smelter in El Paso has sat dormant for the last seven years, but lately, there has been a cacophony of voices debating the pros and cons of its return. more ›

The City of Austin is hosting GIS Day from 9am to 3pm today at Austin City Hall. Short for Geographic Information System Services, Austin GIS collates and reinterprets "geographic knowledge" in order to create location-based analysis to serve various public purposes, such as: our computer-aided 911 dispatch system; automated vehicle location tracking; generating three-dimensional, interactive aerial images; and preserving endangered species in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. As Prentiss Riddle points out over at aprendiz de... more ›