Post Apartment Fires, Cities Urge Renters To Get Insured

AFD Urging People to Monitor Smoking Materials
Austin fire officials say that after the three recent apartment fires started by cigarettes, they want the public to be more cautious when smoking...

Buy Local: Austin Area Christmas Trees
The troubled economy means tough times this holiday season, for consumers and businesses. So some are pushing Texans to “buy local” when it comes...

Texans protest passage of California proposition
About 1,000 people gathered outside Austin City Hall on Saturday to protest passage of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in...

Pecan shortage worries Texans: 2008 yield less than half of...
Pecans are in high demand as a shortage is sweeping across the Lone Star State and the nation as a whole.

Ike unemployment assistance extended to Dec. 12
The deadline to receive Hurricane Ike-related unemployment assistance for Texans in 34 designated counties has been extended to Dec. 12.