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Pet of the Week: Owen
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Feb 22, 2022
Pet of the Week: Owen
Austin’s I-35 segment ranks 27th in new truck bottleneck study
By LGIS News Service | Feb 18, 2022
The portion of I-35 in Austin came in 27th among the 100 top truck bottlenecks ranked by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) based on big rigs’ GPS data.
'The world’s fastest creature': Famous Peregrine falcon catches flight after recovering from injuries
By Trina Thomas | Feb 15, 2022
An injured Peregrine falcon named Yukon Jack made its way to Texas from Minnesota, even if there were a few hiccups during the flight.
'Somebody lost their daughter': Arizona teen dies traveling to Austin volleyball tournament
By Trina Thomas | Feb 15, 2022
A teenager from Arizona has died while in Austin for a volleyball tournament.
Pet of the Week: Sour Patch
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Feb 14, 2022
Pet of the Week: Sour Patch
Pet of the Week: Jimmy Buffet
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Feb 7, 2022
Pet of the Week: Jimmy Buffet
183 North Project in Northwest Austin commences, authorities 'excited to be breaking ground'
By Zachary Richter | Feb 5, 2022
Work on the $612 million 183 North Project in Northwest Austin has begun.
Pet of the Week: Marshmallow
By Pipeline Advisers | Jan 31, 2022
Pet of the Week: Marshmallow
'This one is even more personal for me': Texas synagogue hostage situation worries Jewish community
By Bob Martin | Jan 28, 2022
On Jan. 15 a man took four people including a rabbi hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel outside of Dallas for 10 hours, and while each hostage was rescued safely, the suspect was pronounced dead.
Pet of the Week: Maxie
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jan 25, 2022
Pet of the Week: Maxie
Texas finishes 30th in ranking of most family-friendly states
By Austin Journal Reports | Jan 19, 2022
Texas ranked in the bottom half of the 50 states in a new WalletHub study that examines how family-friendly the states are based on criteria such as school quality, housing affordability and income tax rates.
20 relocated from Austin homeless encampment to transitional housing shelter
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
Twenty individuals were moved from a north Austin homeless encampment to a transitional housing shelter this week, the city announced last week.
Austin's job market is booming
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 18, 2022
Austin is one of the best-performing major metro areas in the country when it comes to job growth.
'He was not due home': Authorities, family search for answers a year after disappearance of Jason Landry
By David Hutton | Jan 17, 2022
More than a year after his disappearance, friends, family and law enforcement officials continue to search for Texas State student Jason Landry, who turned up missing in December 2020.
Pet of the Week: Beatrix
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jan 17, 2022
Pet of the Week: Beatrix
Pet of the Week: Nano
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jan 11, 2022
Pet of the Week: Nano
'It's a no-brainer': U-Haul ranks Texas as fastest-growing state
By John Kelly | Jan 7, 2022
Texas has the most rapid growth of any state in the country, according to a report from U-Haul's Growth Index, with individual Texas cities performing well, according to their index as well.
Classic Black was Texas' No. 1 license plate in 2021
By Zachary Richter | Jan 7, 2022
My Plates, a vendor for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, has reported that Classic Black was the top specialty license plate design in the state for 2021.
Grackles flock to central Texas, in particular to grocery stores
By Bob Martin | Jan 6, 2022
It is grackle season in many areas of Texas, which involves area grocery stores being invaded by huge numbers of the large black birds.
Pet of the Week: Texas
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Jan 3, 2022
Pet of the Week: Texas