On May 1, “The Future of Black Life in Austin” panel discussed a topic that is critical to all in our community. Wednesday’s event was part of the annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, organized by University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. The symposium commemorates the legacy of the first African-American admitted [...]
NRA Marks ‘Gun Day’ in Texas with 70,000 Attendees
May 6, 2013 | Posted by
Six people have been injured in a drive-by shooting near a McDonald’s in the California city of Palo Alto. The incident came just as the National Rifle Association wrapped up a glitzy convention to mark the defeat of a new gun control law. An array of celebrities, right-wing politicians and newsmakers all appeared at the [...]
Texas Police Kill Suspect in Colorado Corrections Exec Murder
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
A suspect in the murder of Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements was shot and killed Thursday after trading gunfire with Texas police. Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, was driving a black Cadillac with Colorado license plates matching the description of the car seen near Clements home on the day of the shooting, and [...]
Fort Hood Massacre Survivors Accuse Government of ‘Betrayal’
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
Survivors of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre believe that the government betrayed them in the three years since the incident, and failed to provide adequate care for the victims after the national spotlight faded. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is still awaiting trial for the shooting spree that killed 13 and left 32 wounded at the [...]
South Padre Island, TX Opens New, Year-Round Water Park
December 27, 2012 | Posted by
If your family wants a warm winter get away with guaranteed fun for the kids–no matter the weather–head to Texas and the newly opened Schlitterbahn Beach Resort. The beachfront hotel located on South Padre Island, a sliver of land bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna Madre Bay, is near the southernmost tip of [...]
Houston Daycare Owner Sentenced To 80 Years For Death of Four Children
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
A Houston daycare owner was sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted for felony murder in the death of one of four children killed in a fire while under her care. In February 2011, Jessica Tata, 24, left seven children unattended at her home daycare while she went shopping, leaving a pan of [...]
College Football Uses Legendary Coach Darrell Royal
November 7, 2012 | Posted by
Darrell Royal, the former Texas coach who created the wishbone offense and won two national championships, has died. He was 88. Royal, an affable, likeable sort, had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and recently fell at an assisted living center where he was receiving care. Royal, who also starred as a defensive back and quarterback for [...]
Cavs’ Tristan Thompson Paid for Myck Kabongo Trip; NCAA Probes
October 12, 2012 | Posted by
Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers says he paid for Texas guard Myck Kabongo’s trip to Cleveland last spring that is being investigated by the NCAA. Thompson is represented by LeBron James’ long-time friend and agent, Rich Paul, who called NBA teams about Kabongo’s draft stock after last season — another concern for the NCAA. [...]
Texas Mom Outraged Over Daughter’s Paddling by Male Vice Principal
September 28, 2012 | Posted by
“Liar, liar, pants on fire,” is how the saying goes, but teens accused of cheating at one Texas high school may find themselves with inflamed tushes, for real. One sophomore accused of cheating wound up with a behind that looked like it had been “burned and blistered,” according to her mom, after the school’s male [...]
Vince Young: Once A Star, Now Broke
September 19, 2012 | Posted by
When Vince Young was drafted No. 3 by the Tennessee Titans a half-dozen years ago, he signed a guranteed contract worth $26 million. Today, the quarterback from Texas has spent or squandered most of it, a too-often heard, hard-to-understand tale. Attorneys have been arguing for months over whether Young is an out-of-control spender who put [...]
