One of UT's more infamous fraternities is in hot water again, this time as the defendant in a civil lawsuit over assault charges. more ›

It is odd how a man believes he can think better in a special place. Many Austinites dreamed that Mueller would be their special place. Most of those dreams are crashing against the brick wall of reality. Mueller was supposed to be a green-urbanist dream: an affordable neighborhood near downtown where residents could walk to retail and commercial space and public transportation, where you could paint your house any stupid color you want and... 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 ›

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