• Rice University's radio station KTRU is being sold to The University of Houston. Rice folks aren't happy about this!
• Team from Pearland is in the Little League World Series.
• A million here, a million there, and pretty soon it adds up to real money….and a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Our Facebook news feed today included a picture of a second-grader with a full Mohawk and a backpack. That’s how we found out it was the first day of school for many students in Central Texas. Drive carefully in those school zones!
• This editorial from weighs in on the trial of Texas appellate court judge Sharon Keller. Hint: Keller might not be emailing this to friends.
• The BBC reports on the Whole Foods boycott. (Sadly, the BBC’s coverage is still lacking in the great eggplant vs. aubergine debate.)

We've had a bit of a soft spot for Elgin for ages, mostly because of the sausage. Outside of that, we don't really know much about the place. But this week a group of girls from our neighboring community has bumped the barbecue off the map with their play in the Softball Little League World Series in Portland, Oregon. No, it's not the Little League World Series in Williamsport, but still, it's the pinnacle of... more ›

We don't like to pick on animals or children here at Austinist, because it just doesn't seem right. But...we saw a story today that kinda made us a little uncomfortable. The Statesman ran a story today about the Austin-area Girl Scout Cookie Queen, Round Rock's Shalee Hindes. The 12 year-old sold 4,500 boxes, shattering the previous record for cookie sales (3,658). more ›

In 1990 or 1991, Austinist’s older brother won a Pizza Hut-sponsored sweepstakes. He got to be the ballboy at an upcoming Spurs home game, and came back with a whole raft of Spurs autographs. There was, however, one missing. David Robinson, Danny said, had declined to sign the basketball because he had to “rest his thumb.” more ›