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  • PolitiFact City’s growth isn’t projected quite as high as officials suggested

    Austin's city-owned utility, Austin Energy, needs more expert oversight than the Austin City Council can provide, Mayor Lee Leffingwell suggested in an American-Statesman opinion article he wrote with Council Member Bill Spelman."We've got 20-odd departments to watch over and -- with nearly a million people coming to town in the next 20 years -- incredible housing, land use, and ...

  • Profar collects two RBIs in Rangers loss

    Profar grounds to second, scoring Soto ARLINGTON -- The Rangers didn't get a quality start from pitcher Josh Lindblom in his first career Major League start and they fell, 9-2, to the A's on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. The reliever-turned-starter struck out four batters and tossed 88 pitches. ...

  • Humble Darvish tries to slow As roll

    At first glance, tabbing Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish as the club's ace seems like an easy connection to make. Coming off a historic rookie campaign, Darvish (7-1) boasts a 2.97 ERA and has struck out a Major League-leading 86 batters in just 60 2/3 innings. But if you ask the 26-year-old, he'll shy away from the label, insisting he hasn't reached that level yet. "I only ...

  • Search for survivors begins after tornado hits Oklahoma City

    The search for survivors goes on Monday night in Oklahoma. Fifty-one people are confirmed dead and at least 140 are injured. The National Weather service preliminary surveys calculate that this was at least an EF-4 tornado. It was a mile-wide at times with winds ranging from 160 to 200 miles per hour. Businesses and even an elementary school was literally flattened within a matter seconds. ...

  • Communities weigh in on tornado sirens Communities weigh in on tornado sirens

    HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) - In several communities across the region, tornado sirens are used to warn residents of impending danger. In Central Texas, San Marcos has 14 sirens and Cedar Park just added three in the city's largest parks. Georgetown also has the warning systems, and in the Hill Country, there are sirens in San Saba and Mason. In Austin and Round Rock, no tornado sirens are in ...

Movie Review

Crash (2005)

Crash (2005)

The message of Crash is simple and direct: Racism not only still exists, but it perniciously affects -- both directly and indirectly -- the everyday experiences of people from all walks of life. To make this point and drive it home, first-time director Paul Haggis (who wrote the screenplay fo ... ...

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  • Austin-Travis County EOC StormReady

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Should a major disaster strike Central Texas, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center and a team of first responders can activate a large, specially-equipped facility within 30 minutes. We dont have any control over the weather," said emergency coordinator Pete Baldwin. All we can do is make sure where the resources are, know to make sure they need to be ...

  • Beer bills move to Gov. Perrys desk

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - On Monday afternoon, the House passed all of the four beer-related bills, which will now head to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. The vote was expected since three days prior , lawmakers used voice votes to overhaul regulations that apply only to craft breweries. Current laws prohibit brewpubs from packaging their beer for retail stores. They also prevent breweries from selling beer ...

  • Austin trustees weigh partnership for Eastside High

    Austin school trustees Monday night were still considering awarding a $393,690 contract to Baltimore-based Talent Development Secondary of Johns Hopkins University to operate the troubled Eastside Memorial High School. They hadn't voted by press time.While district administrators previously expressed concern about low test results for the group's flagship school, the Baltimore Talent ...

  • Texas lawmakers pass Merry Christmas bill

    Texas lawmakers have just made it politically correct for teachers to say Merry Christmas in the classroom. It may be have been a hot 94 degrees outside the capitol, but inside it felt like Christmas for State Representative Dwayne Bohac of Houston. House Bill 308, what Bohac has dubbed the Merry Christmas bill, is now on the way to Governor Rick Perry's desk. "It allows school ...

  • Tips for protecting yourself from online impersonators

    When you reach a certain level of visibility online...you can become the prey of what are known as "trolls" and "griefers." "They're basically people who really want to cause problems," said Brad Bogus, the president of "Speak Social," a strategic marketing firm where social media is their specialty. Bogus said, "They can hack into your ...

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