Students at Austin High School, LBJ High school, Travis High School, Westlake High School, Hendrickson High School, and many other local schools will join students across the nation in a Day of Silence to protest the discrimination, harassment and abuse faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and their allies in schools next Tuesday, April 18. Over 100 silent participants will wear stickers and pass out 'speaking cards' that read: "Please understand my... more ›

On December 23rd, perennial uber-rich athletic badasses at Westlake High School got kicked hard in their khaki Dockers when they played Dallas powerhouse Southlake Caroll at the Class 5A Division I State Football Championship. Westlake lost, 43-29. At The Alamodome in San Antonio, the game was tied 29-29 midway through the fourth quarter. Westlake was looking for its second state title and a perfect ending to a challenging season. But the odds were in... more ›

Over the past year, the students and faculty of St. Andrew’s high school , located on Southwest Parkway, have seen their campus divided over the content of the English Department’s reading list. This is part 1,208 in our nationwide series entitled “Ignorance & Self-Righteousness, or, America: The Great Leap Backward.” Last fall, Cary McNair – affluent film producer and son of millionaire oilman/Houston Texans owner Robert McNair – pulled his kids and his money... more ›

Westlake High School product Drew Brees has agreed to a six-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. After spending his first five years with the San Diego Chargers, Brees relocates closer to his hometown; how long the Saints stay in New Orleans is another question altogether. The deal will pay Brees $60 million. more ›

According to Variety, a television series based on the film Friday Night Lights has gotten the green light from NBC. Peter Berg, who directed the film starring Billy Bob Thornton (and which we always mix up with Varsity Blues), will write and executive produce the series. We have no doubt Texans will eat it up. Of course the film was based on a most beloved book about Texas high school Football. more ›

Austin cops busted a Fight Club-style boxing match last Saturday in Zilker Park, near MoPac and Rollingwood Drive. It seems that Westlake High School kids (and adults) gathered there for years to watch these unsanctioned fisticuffs. From the Statesman: more ›