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Farouk's Negative Campaigning is Politics As Usual

Burnt Orange Report — February 05, 2010

Before reading any further, read KT's great post, Attention Democrats: Farouk Shami Can't Win in November.  Now, this isn't going to be a rehashing of KT's greater points about polls or advertising. Instead, we are going to talk about hypocrisy and bro... »

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Laurie’s Town: Feb 6th-7th

Texas Music Matters — February 05, 2010

KUT's own music maven Laurie Gallardo takes us through her show choices for this weekend. It's Laurie's town we just get to live here. Show recommendations after the jump. »

Heat Things Up With Desire at the Blanton [Art Preview]

Austinist — February 04, 2010

Marilyn Minter Crystal Swallow, 2006 Enamel on metal, courtesy of the Blanton B scene: DesireFriday, February 5The Blanton Museum of Art (The University of Texas at Austin, MLK at Congress Ave.)6-10:30pm, free for members, $12 general public[info]Febru... »

Damion James a finalist for award

Bevo Beat — February 03, 2010

Longhorn senior Damion James is a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award. Here’s a release from Lowe’s: Twenty NCAA® men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were tabbed as finalists today for the 2009-10 Lo... »

Gas Leak at UT Campus

KUT News, Austin, TX : All — February 03, 2010

Officials have evacuated a science and engineering building on the University of Texas at Austin campus because of a gas leak. The leak at Robert Lee Moore Hall was reported around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. No one has been reported hurt, but police report t... »

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Revisited

Austin Post Latest News — February 03, 2010

Once again, the military's archaic 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy on homosexuality is in the news. I wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton back in 1998 urging him to discontinue the policy; I got a nice form letter back. And nothing has really ... »

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Where To Get Aztex News

The Aztexan — February 02, 2010

Ever wonder if you're getting all the Aztex info? I try to cover it all here, but I don't always get to everything, and I'm not always the fastest to get to breaking news, either. So, at the risk of putting myself out of business, I thought I'd share a... »

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Informal Asses: UT Decides to Shut Down Cactus Cafe and Community Learning Programs

m e a n r a c h e l — February 01, 2010

A few weekends ago, after a hard deep freeze that kicked off the beginning of January in Austin, I drove home along 12th Street and noticed that one of the older, thornless prickly pears, the height of a man and adorning a Clarksville resident's yard, ... »

Council approves $500,000 for Hanger Orthopedic Group

News 8 Austin Top Stories — January 29, 2010

Austin City Council approved a $500,000 economic development package for Hanger Orthopedic Group Thursday. The funds will be distributed to the company over the next 10 years. »

Cancer Patients Get Laptops

MyFox Austin — January 29, 2010

Heroes for Children and Best Buy donated two laptops to teens receiving treatment for cancer at Dell Children’s Medical Center. The laptops come from the group’s Laptops for Love initiative. »