• Former Austin police officer charged in bank robbery
• Fugitive -- wanted for kidnapping, sex assault and arson -- arrested in Pflugerville
• Texas Youth Commission to fire 100 employees, eliminate 330 vacant positions

City Council has unanimously declared Trammell Crow the winner in the contest for rights to redevelop the Green Water Treatment Plant and the Energy Control Center. The Trammell Crow proposal was the most ambitious in many way - most total square footage, most parking, most green roofage and most solar panels crammed into a small area. They were among the lowest in retail square footage, and more parking just means more smelly cars, so they weren't our favorite, but they were the City Staff's favorite. more ›