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Buda Weiner Dog Races are back
About 400 dogs are entered to race in the 2-day event in Buda.
‘They just wanted their moms’ | Mother survived deadly Texas bus crash, recounts tragic day
AUSTIN, Texas — A school bus crash in March that killed a 5-year-old boy forever changed the lives of more than 50 teachers and students. Now, for the first time, a survivor of that day is speaking about the crash that left her and her daughter seriously injured. In...
Heritage Home Tour to highlight Wonder World cabin
, , Lest anyone think that Wonder World Park is some sort of recent establishment with a slightly schmaltzy name, think again, because this is actually one of the most historic nature tourism destinations and oldest enduring business names in Texas. The cave itself dates back to an ancient earthquake along the Balcones fault line. Its entrance was accidentally discovered in 1893 and word spread. By 1903, it had lured so many adventure seekers that a cabin/ticket office was erected to cover its entrance. The cabin was called the Bevers House, named for the ex-cowboy who first discovered the cave beneath. That...
Protests and free speech on college campus - What's Your Point?
HOUSTON - "Free, free Palestine! Free free Palestine!" Pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus of our state's flag-ship institution of higher education. The effort dubbed "occupy campus" - was labeled an unlawful assembly and met with a phalanx of law enforcement including more than 100 state troopers, complete with riot gear and heavy batons, dispatched by Governor Greg Abbott.
The Texas Bucket List – Desert Door Sotol in Driftwood
Driftwood – The landscape of west Texas can be pretty darn desolate. With the Chihuahuan Desert sprawling across this part of our state, it’s hard to imagine being able to harvest something out here. But if you learn about the natives that lived here thousands of years ago, you’d realize that there is substance all around you. “This plant has been here for 10,000 years,” said Brent Looby. “Think about all of the atmospherics that it has gone through in its life, and it is still here to this day.”
Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ Is Being Sold to New Owners
Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Texas barbecue restaurant Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ is closed in Buda from April 25 through May 8 as it undergoes a management change and is in the middle of being sold to new owners, as reported by Austin Business Journal (ABJ).
Austin city council members react to chaotic week at UT Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — The pro -Palestine protest at the University of Texas at Austin made headlines nationwide. Over 50 people, including a photojournalist, were arrested at Wednesday’s protest, and that was just the beginning of what would be a news-filled week. It’s been a busy week at UT,...
AMBER Alert: 3-year-old from San Marcos found, suspect arrested in Dallas
DALLAS - A 3-year-old abducted from San Marcos is safe, and a suspect is in custody after they were found in Dallas. An AMBER Alert was issued for the toddler on Saturday night. San Marcos police say at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Sunday, both the boy and the suspect, 46-year-old...
Woman shot 5 times after road rage incident; 25-year-old suspect arrested
AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a road rage incident escalated into a shooting. Michael Rivera is accused of shooting a woman five times in an incident that occurred just after 8 a.m. on April 24. According...
Police investigating shooting death of man in downtown Austin's Rainey Street District
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man Saturday morning in the Rainey Street district of downtown Austin. Police Sgt. Destiny Silva said several people called 911 around 6:30 a.m. to report hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a victim in the 90 block of Red River Street. She said officers arrived at 6:35 a.m. and found the man with obvious signs of trauma to his body.
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