Transportation
Cruise recalls 950 self-driving vehicles over software glitch
Posted on · The software problem caused a car to drag a pedestrian forward after a crash in San Francisco last month.
Transportation
Austin Cyclists Split On Sharing Bike Lanes With Pizza Delivery Robots
Posted on · Some Austin cyclists are not happy about the robots using bike lanes, while others are optimistic that sharing their path will lead to good things down the road.
Guns
Victim Dies From Injuries Suffered In Mass Shooting On Austin’s 6th Street
Posted on · Douglas John Kantor was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries following the shooting early Saturday. Austin Police said the 25-year-old died Sunday afternoon.
Mass Shooting
Austin Police Arrest Suspect In Mass Shooting On 6th Street, Say Another Is Still At Large
Posted on · Police are reviewing surveillance footage and smartphone video in an attempt to identify who is responsible for wounding 14 people early Saturday in the heart of Austin's entertainment district.
Education
What A 1950s Texas Textbook Can Teach Us About Today’s Textbook Fight
Posted on · The Texas State Board of Education preliminarily voted 14-0 Wednesday to reject a Mexican-American history textbook that scholars have said was riddled with inaccuracies. A final vote on the textbook is due Friday.
News
Texas executes Woman For 1998 Murder Of Mentally-Impaired Man
Posted on · The State of Texas executed a woman last night. It's only the fourteenth time a female prisoner has been executed in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the death penalty to resume in 1976.
News
UT Bomb Scare Over; Questions Remain
Posted on · A bomb threat sent thousands of people streaming into the streets at the University of Texas in Austin today.
News
Food Banks Fret Over Looming Food Stamp Cuts
Posted on · A major overhaul of the country's nutrition and farm program is stalled in Congress. That legislation — the Farm Bill — is set to expire later this month. It accounts for close to a trillion dollars' worth of government spending over ten years. And the biggest portion of that is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.
News
State Parks Feel Effects Of Maintenance Cuts
Posted on · Years of cuts and deferred maintenance has created a major headache at Texas Parks and Wildlife sites. And it could result in widespread park closures.
News
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Illegal Immigrants
Posted on · The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the Affordable Care Act last week cleared the way for its implementation. But as Nathan Bernier reports from Austin, there's one very large segment of the population for whom the new law will not apply.
Education News
Texas Science Ranking Drops In “Nation’s Report Card”
Posted on · Texas' national ranking has dropped in a widely watched science test known as "The Nation's Report Card."
Education News
Rally Wants To ‘Save Texas Schools’
Posted on · People who support public education are demanding the state reverse cuts enacted during the last legislative session. They're hoping to repeat a massive protest they staged almost a year ago.
News
Child Abuse Raid Still a Mystery a Year Later
Posted on · A year ago today, Texas officials launched one of the largest child abuse investigations in American history. As Nathan Bernier reports, the custody battle is over, but questions over what to do next still linger.
News
Mexican Border Violence May Worsen TB Crisis
Posted on · Tuberculosis is a growing problem around the world, especially in Mexico and other Central American countries. Worldwide, TB kills 5000 people every day. Texas health officials want to help, but Mexico's drug violence is making it hard for them. Nathan Bernier reports from Austin.