Spelling Bee raises over $70,000 for literacy

Suburb-city differences in gasoline consumption.
Last in this series . . .  Kahn and Glaeser also estimated the difference in carbon emissions between cities and suburbs for 48 MSAs.  I've again converted that to gallons of gasoline....

Austinities reflect on the history made with Obama's victory
Austinites awoke to a new era in American politics with the election of the country's first black President.

Austinites get creative with political pride
CBS 42 News found some Austinites who are coming up with more creative ways to show their support.

Do you have an Austin blog?
Calling all blogging Austinites: If you are a blogger and you live in ATX, I wanna know about it! I'm... (via That Austin Girl)

Travis County Reports Huge First Day Numbers
It appears this election cycle is living up to the hype.  Travis County is reporting that 32,607 Austinites have already... (via Burnt Orange Report)