Design of Capital Metro’s new downtown Austin MetroRail station should be complete by the end of 2017. The station will replace the temporary platform the agency built on Fourth Street adjacent to the Austin Convention…continue reading
The Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Texas, according to a jobs report published by the Texas Workforce Commission. With a 3.2 unemployment rate for April 2017, the…continue reading
*Correction appended. A bill moving through the Legislature in the last week of the session is pitting doctors against hospitals over how much testing doctors should have to undergo to maintain their certification. Currently, Texas…continue reading
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services could soon be out from under the thumb of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved its version of House Bill…continue reading
Throughout this legislative session, a coalition of businesses has made up much of the opposition to lightning-rod efforts to regulate which bathrooms transgender Texans can use. Working with the Texas Association of Business, they have…continue reading
*Clarification appended Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a comment from a spokesman for Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas could ask public schools to make specific improvements to their pre-K programs — while cutting…continue reading
The Texas House of Representatives faces an impending deadline at midnight Tuesday. With a ticking clock, House members must vote to give initial approval to a number of bills originating in the Senate. At midnight,…continue reading
The City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a food truck vendor to provide concessions at the Rock’N River Waterpark located inside Old Settlers Park (3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd.). Vendors who serve lunch options…continue reading
Texans who take in abused and neglected children who are related to them could soon have access to monthly payments to help them pay for items like beds, food and clothes. State senators voted unanimously on Monday to approve House Bill 4, which would increase…continue reading
The Leander Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center hosted its third annual Old Town Street Festival May 19-20. The event featured artisans, food and drink, family-friendly activities, and a 5K through Old Town Leander, and Saturday’s…continue reading