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Apr 25, 2017

No Longer Stepping Around Age, Dancer Faces Looming Curtain Call

Paul Bloodgood has been dancing since childhood. But the rigors of ballet and his own age mean his career is coming to an end.

Apr 24, 2017

Lake Travis Football Players Learn the System Early and Often

The champion Lake Travis football team starts developing future players when they’re still in elementary school.

Apr 24, 2017

Austin’s Efforts to Curb Short-Term Rentals Fail to Budge Long-Term Controversy

With little chance of being caught, homeowners continue to rent their properties without a city license.

Apr 24, 2017

Want to Get a Car From a Vending Machine? Here’s How

Most buyers have their Carvana purchases delivered, but some choose to retrieve their automobiles from an automated dispenser.

Apr 23, 2017

Texas Lawmakers Debate Luck and the Legality of Fantasy Sports

A state House bill that would legalize fantasy sports faces opposition from the Texas attorney general and a Baptist group.

Apr 23, 2017

New Group Rallies Support for Texas Women’s Basketball Team

Volunteer “ambassadors” are working to get more people to attend University of Texas women’s basketball games, by deepening the connection of fans to the players and the game itself.

Apr 22, 2017

$100 Million Center Is Founder’s Latest Push for Public Education

The Holdsworth Center, founded by H-E-B chief executive Charles Butt, will offer intensive leadership training, but won’t offer academic credit.

Apr 22, 2017

Deputy Constable’s Mission: Protect, Serve and Entertain

By day, Monroe Stinson works for the Williamson County Constable’s Office. At night, he picks up a bass guitar to play in a band.

Apr 21, 2017

San Antonio Group Tackles Adult Literacy, One Student at a Time

In a city with high rates of adult illiteracy, Each One Teach One works to give students a second shot at an education.

Apr 21, 2017

From Road Races to Road Rage, Run Organizers Scramble to Finish Line

Race courses through the middle of a city try neighbors’ patience, but runners love them.

Apr 20, 2017

Nonprofit Provides Channels Into Technology for High School Girls

Portland-based ChickTech’s programs are generating interest in science, technology, engineering and math in Central Texas.

Apr 18, 2017

Iraqi Refugee Family Is Reunited in Texas After Tragedy, Trump Travel Ban

For Ammar al-Sahabi, getting his Iraqi family to the United States is a dream come true.

Apr 18, 2017

Online Communication Kick-Starts a UT Project in a South Indian Village

A cellphone rigged as a hot spot lets students iron out plans face to face with their partners in Tamil Nadu state.

Apr 17, 2017

Austin’s Bridges Are as Good as Its Traffic Is Bad

Just two spans have structural problems, and one of them has been closed for 15 years.

Apr 16, 2017

Mariachi Summer Camp Preserves Tradition, But Future Is Uncertain

Because most mariachi band camp participants come from low-income families in South Texas, attendance at a University of Texas-Austin mainstay has fluctuated since the camp started five years ago.

Apr 15, 2017

Easy Come, Easy Go: Tattoo Removal Isn’t Such a Big Deal Now

The availability of laser treatment is prompting many to get rid of their body art.

Apr 13, 2017

Universities Fear Trump Policies Driving Away Iranian Students

The president’s executive order, now on hold, would disproportionately affect Iranian students and researchers.

Apr 13, 2017

North Korean, Now a Texan, Tells of Life Under Oppression, and Escape

Joseph Han risked his life to flee his country during a famine. He’s now one of about 500 former North Koreans living in the U.S.

Apr 11, 2017

A Former Corporate Banker Plants New Roots in Urban Farming

Alejandra Rodriguez Boughton took a risk and quit the corporate world to become an organic farmer. She’s young, Latina and female — not the usual model for a farmer.

Apr 07, 2017

Sign Language Is the Big Draw for an Online News Program for Deaf People

Targeted at the deaf, the show is gaining 1,500 Facebook followers a week.