Austin received an A grade on our traffic signals. The City Council couldn't really satisfy either side in the TLAC debate. The White Rose Society at UT wants the school to divest from companies that work in Sudan. Two area (Hutto and Liberty Hill) school district superintendents picked up some of their credentials from "diploma mills". Fishy! Man drops his blood-covered child off at Ft. Worth church this afternoon; he's now involved in a... more ›

Starting October 1, it will be illegal to leave dogs unsupervised and chained or tethered in lawns. The City Council passed the ordinance in June; pamphlets telling people of the new ordinance were sent along with utility bills in August. more ›

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The Rocket's 2006 debut with the Astros yesterday ended in a 4-2 loss against the Minnesota Twins with Francisco Liriano stealing Clemens' Thunder. Nudist resorts are seeing an increase in popularity. We imagine that laser-hair-removal is really popular at some of these places. And naked karaoke? Need we say more? Saddam Hussein went on a hunger strike. The martyr ended it after missing one meal. A man in Idaho was offended that his local... more ›

Austinites who frequent the Town Lake shores may be in for a nice change of scenery - half a decade from now. Pending a vote by the City Council this afternoon and public approval later this year, the John Henry Faulk Central Library at Eighth and Guadalupe is slated to be replaced by a brand new 300,000 sq ft facility where the Green Water Treatment Plant now resides, mere blocks west of City Hall... more ›