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Garth Brooks to be honored at ‘Austin City Limits’ 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Induction
Austin City Limits will kick off its 50th anniversary year by honoring Garth Brooks for its 10th anniversary Hall of Fame celebration. Brooks and his band will perform Sept. 5 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits (‘ACL’) is a music performance television show...
Austin to Manor Trail now complete, linking suburb to citywide trail network
The missing link in a 5.5-mile trail from Austin to Manor is now complete, connecting the fast-growing suburb with Austin’s expansive network of public paths. “It helps with quality of life,” Manor Mayor Christopher Harvey said while taking an afternoon stroll along the final section of the Austin to Manor Trail. “Great parks and great trail systems make this area a place where people want to come, and that’s what we’re seeing.”
The 12th Man: The student body
At Texas A&M University football games, fans twirl around white towels while shouting to distract the opposing team. A closer look will show that printed on the towel, in maroon letters, are the words “Texas A&M 12th Man.”. The 12th Man started with Earl King Gill, an Aggie backup...
Texas pension adds $200m to credit strategies
The $48 billion Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) in Austin added two funds within its credit programs so far this month. The commitments were made within strategic credit and direct lending programs that total $4.5 billion and $6.9 billion, respectively. Both strategies returned just over 12% for the year through June 30. In […]
StorSuite Launches StorEdge Full API Integration for FineView websites
StorSuite has released its latest product, the StorEdge Full API Integration for FineView marketing websites. This integration transforms the rental process by eliminating the need to redirect customers to the StorEdge rental center upon checkout, offering a more seamless and fluid customer experience. “We are excited to bring the StorEdge...
PMHNP Student Receives TNP Foundation Scholarship
Lauren Meadows, a student in the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, received a Texas Nurse Practitioner Foundation 2024 Scholarship. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing in Leadership in Diverse Settings from the UT Austin School of Nursing in December 2023. She currently works at the Shoal Creek Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric facility in Austin.
West Travis County returns to once-per-week watering due to over-irrigation
This move comes after customers west of Bee Cave and near Hamilton Pool Road experienced low water pressure or complete water system failure due to high irrigation demand. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) As of Aug. 22, the West Travis County Public Utilities Agency returned to Stage 2 watering restrictions, which limit...
Texas’ 2024 Fall Season Is Predicted To Be Unusually Warm And Wet
Texas' summer will, technically, be coming to an end in about a month with the start of fall on September 22. However, if I were you, I wouldn't expect the heat associated with summer to disappear. As Texans, we know that the fall months start off pretty warm -- It...
Texas Roads Buckle from Intense Heat
If you’ve been driving around Houston lately, you might have noticed the roads seem a little… wavy. No, you’re not imagining things—Houston’s infamous summer heat is taking its toll on the city's infrastructure, and the roads are buckling under the pressure. Downright Destructive. As temperatures...
Texas toll road texts: FBI issues warning for suspicious texts
HOUSTON - Heads up to drivers who drive on a toll road across the state of Texas. The FBI is reporting a spike in what they are calling smishing texts representing road toll collection services in multiple states. SUGGESTED: Houston traffic: I-45/North Freeway near Beltway 8 lane closures on Aug....
What to Know About Texas Corporal Punishment Laws
Illinois just banned corporal punishment in all schools and it became just the fifth state to do so. It's 2024 and only five states in the country have banned corporal punishment- and Texas is not one of them. Corporal punishment refers to the use of physical force with the intention...
Apartment Bills Family of Woman Who Died $15K for Breaking Her Lease
A Texas apartment complex has recently sent a bill to a family of a woman who has recently passed away! The bill from the apartment complex for $15,676 and a collections notice! The Texas law states that family members can cancel a lease if a loved one passes away. However, this apartment complex doesn't believe this.
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