23-Texas baseball vs. KansasWhen: 7 p.m. today; 7 p.m. Saturday; noon SundayWhere: UFCU Disch-Falk FieldTV: Longhorn NetworkRadio: KVET (1300 AM, 103.1 FM)Records: Texas is 18-12, 7-2 in Big 12; Okla. State is 17-14, 4-5Probable pitching matchups: Toda... »
Pat Summitt was relaxed, smiling and even cracking jokes looking and sounding at peace knowing she will never coach her beloved Tennessee Lady Vols again.The Hall of Fame coach who just eight months ago revealed she had been diagnosed with early-onset ... »
AUSTIN Old electronics can be recycled for Earth Day Electronic Recycling & Trading is offering Austin residents an opportunity to turn in used and unwanted electronics during today's free citywide electronic recycling drives. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., si... »
AustinClerk asks for increase in early voting sitesTravis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir is asking her bosses for approval to increase by 50 percent the number of early voting locations in the two weeks leading up to the May 29 Republican and Democratic... »
Missouri's Chelsea Thomas, the reigning Big 12 Conference pitcher of the week, hurled a complete game five-hitter and worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh inning as the 11th-ranked Tigers outlasted No. 3 Texas 2-0 on Saturda... »
Erich Weiss went 4-for-6 with a two-run homer to lead a 19-hit attack as the University of Texas slammed Texas Tech 14-3 Saturday at Rip Griffin Park.The Longhorns (17-12, 7-2 in the Big 12) took two of three from the Red Raiders (18-15, 3-9) in the s... »
No disappointment. No doubt. Little celebration.Roughly a year removed from a harrowing regional final loss to Texas A&M, top-ranked Baylor rolled through No. 9 Tennessee, 77-58, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Baylor moves on to its third Fi... »
NORTHWEST AUSTIN Fire Department aware of construction blasts Austin Fire Department officials say they are being inundated with 911 calls because of blasting at a construction site in Northwest Austin. The blasting will occur three times a day for the... »
Bummed that you missed your favorite band a couple weeks ago because you were standing in line for kebabs? Don't worry, they're all coming back in April (except Skrillex, but he'll be back in May). Well, not all, but a bunch that were just here, as wel... »
Baylor was only minutes removed from beating Georgia Tech on Saturday in the NCAA women's basketball tournament when coach Kim Mulkey was asked about Tennessee.The matchup seemingly everyone wanted to see will happen tonight at 6.The winner will go to ... »
Interstate 35 (Hays County): Northbound entrance from FM 2001 closed.Interstate 35 (Travis County): Northbound entrance from Grand Avenue Parkway and the northbound Louis Henna Drive exit closed from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. tonight. Northbound lower level ... »
Lyndon Henry, a former Capital Metro board member, has been pushing for passenger rail in Austin since 1973.He's long been involved with Light Rail Now, a local advocacy group and website. Passenger rail has perhaps no more venerable and determined sup... »
A $1.3 million project to add sidewalk extensions at intersections along South Congress Avenue, so-called bulb-outs, is scheduled to begin today. The work will cause temporary lane closures along the busy area for the next eight to 12 months.The 16-foo... »
Two years after the trains began running, and more than seven years after voters approved the 32-mile line, transit-oriented development has been sparse at MetroRail's nine stations. A stop-by-stop summary:LeanderNo transit-oriented development here, o... »
Tennessee was down 14 points against 11th-seeded Kansas, an unheralded bunch that few thought could test the mighty Lady Vols.Feisty sophomore Meighan Simmons gave Tennessee the boost it needed to survive and advance to yet another regional final.Simmo... »
