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Apr 29, 2013

Austin Company Has Unique Answer to Capturing CO2 Emissions

Austin’s Skyonic Corp. is building a new plant that will turn carbon dioxide into solids it can sell commercially.

Apr 26, 2013

A&M and Texas Take Different Approaches to the Death of a Student

Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin have yet another difference in policy — the way they notify the campus of a student’s death.

Apr 23, 2013

One Year Later, Campus Tobacco Ban Has Some Holes

According to student observers, campus areas that had been designated as temporary smoking areas for a transition period that ended more than two months ago still attract a steady flow of smokers.

Apr 19, 2013

Not Your Everyday Job: Man Sells $5 Rides on His Camel

For $5, you can ride a camel who has a interesting history and an owner with stories to tell.

Apr 19, 2013

Eyes on Texas: Fertilizer Explosion in West

This week in Eyes on Texas: coverage of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, a town north of Waco.

Apr 16, 2013

Ligustrum Control? Don’t Expect Texas Legislature to Help

The fight to kill off invasive plant species ligustrum are in full gear in Austin and other Texas locales, but experts say the effort cannot succeed without legislation banning the species on private land.

Apr 11, 2013

PiƱata Shop Thrives in a Changing East Austin

While Raquel’s Party Land has not had to adapt the neighborhood’s changing demographics, other businesses may have to.

Apr 09, 2013

What’s a Waste? Curbside Composting Pilot Draws Questions

South Austin residents are pleased with the city curbside organics collection pilot, but they’ve raised questions about what can be recycled with it.

Apr 05, 2013

For UT Student, Making Quidditch Gear Is Big Business

With no magical powers, quidditch players had to build their own equipment. A UT student is filling the void and hoping to cash in on the growing sport.

Mar 28, 2013

Bills Would Prevent Serving of Real Shark Fin Soup in Texas

The proposed legislation is designed to help shark conversation, now threatened by the worldwide demand for shark fin soup.

Mar 06, 2013

Central Texas Debates Gun Training for Children and Teens

Many Central Texans want to expose children to guns to teach them safety, while others want to keep them away from guns.

Mar 05, 2013

Eyes on Texas: Weird Weather, Touristy Houston and a Longhorn at the Oscars

In the news about Texas, bizarre weather captured on video, the Medicaid battle, and making Houston attractive to tourists.

Mar 01, 2013

Paper or Plastic? Not Anymore in Austin

On Day One of the plastic bag ban in Austin, stores had bags to give away and sell for shoppers, many of whom had forgotten to bring their own.

Mar 01, 2013

Teen’s Memorial Fund Reaches From Austin to Rwanda

The family of Ben Breedlove, whose death in 2011 received widespread attention, set up a memorial fund designed to help boys in Rwanda.

Feb 21, 2013

No Clothes Left Behind After Marathon

Goodwill volunteers collected 1,766 pounds of clothing shed by runners during the Livestrong Austin Marathon.

Feb 19, 2013

Eyes on Texas: Auf Wiedersehen, Y’all

In the latest Eyes on Texas roundup: the endangered Texas German dialect; the quest for more oil; Texans and their guns, and praise for breakfast tacos.

Feb 08, 2013

Highway Project Moving Slowly in Travis, Hays Counties

A committee has been appointed to determine the most environmentally friendly way to construct a controversial road.

Feb 07, 2013

Eyes on Texas: News and Views of the State

In this week’s Eyes on Texas, cattle rustling is given a British accent.

Feb 04, 2013

Opposition to Bill Removing Public Notices from Newspapers

Critics wonder whether public is willing to cruise hundreds of websites

Jan 20, 2013

Lone Star Views of the Inauguration

How Texans and Texas media participated in the second inauguration of President Obama in Washington.