Hill Country Voice

From Austin Business Journal , May 15, 2009... Austin's relative affordability and number of job opportunities has helped it rank first ...

From KEYE , May 13, 2009... Many Central Texans have been to San Antonio's Riverwalk, but imagine a development like that in Downtown Au...

From KEYE , May 13, 2009... Capital Metro says it is committed to opening the new MetroRail when it is ready, though there is no set date as...

From KEYE , May 14, 2009... About an hour from Austin, there's a hidden jewel that's doing its part to restore overgrazed ranch land...

From KEYE , May 15, 2009... On Monday organizers made the tough and, “painful” decision to cancel a huge Austin tradition for the next two y...

From KEYE , May 15, 2009... The Texas House tentatively approved a bill encouraging hunters to take on wild pigs from the air. Landowners ca...

From Forbes , May 12, 2009... Few places have received more accolades in recent years than Austin, the city that ranked first on  our list o...

From News 8 Austin , May 15, 2009... Capital Metro has been recommended to receive about $17.4 million in federal funding as early as 2010. ...

From Impact News , May 7, 2009... Washing clothes, churning butter and working in the garden may not be the first things that come to mind w...

From KXAN , May 8, 2009... Summer break from school is almost here, and that means parents need to find activities for their kids. Summer ca...

From News 8 Austin , May 8, 2009... House lawmakers are wrangling over a  Sunset Bill  to make top-to-bottom changes in the way the Texas De...

From News 8 Austin , May 8, 2009... Austin-based Valence Technology Incorporated could be bringing 4,000 new jobs to Central Texas if it can...

From Impact News , May 8, 2009... Austin ranks highest in traffic congestion of all medium-sized population groups, or cities with fewer tha...

From Impact News , May8, 2009... Central Texas transportation agencies are adjusting their long-range planning strategies this year to refle...

From KEYE , May 8, 2009... The House has adopted an amendment that would change oversight of the Texas Department of Transportation from a f...

From News 8 Austin , May 6, 2009... It's 11 miles of designated waterway with maps, signs and trail information for water enthusiasts of...

From Impact News , May 6, 2009... Home values increased by 5 percent in Travis County over the last year as neighboring Williamson County ex...

From Austin Business Journal , May 6, 2009... A bill that would allow the Eastern Williamson County Higher Education Center to expand its fa...

From KXAN , May 4, 2009... A lunchtime view across Lake Marble Falls is a welcome break from the workday for Interim City Manager Ralph Hend...

From News 8 Austin , May 1, 2009... Fort Hood Thursday transferred 662 acres of land to the Texas A&M University System for a new campus...

From KXAN , May 1, 2009... Swine flu fears are affecting everything from school field trips to local festivals and many events have been pos...

From News 8 Austin , April 30, 2009... A bill that would let Texans take their own wine into restaurants serving liquor has quietly cleared ...

From Austin City News , April 29, 2009... The Austin Water Utility (AWU) will implement its mandatory watering schedule beginning Friday, Ma...

From News 8 Austin , April 28, 2009... The Austin Parks Foundation announced Tuesday it would pledge $100,000 to plant trees in and around ...

From News 8 Austin , April 29, 2009... The City of Austin is fast-tracking the awarding of contracts for roadwork and other projects approve...

From Impact News , April 29, 2009... Six weeks after safety violations forced Capital Metro to reschedule the launch of its new commuter rai...

From KXAN , April 29, 2009... The Blue Bonnet Cafe , even during a recession, is doing quite well. Some attribute it to serving great food s...

From KXAN , April 28, 2009... San Marcos entered stage one drought restrictions on Tuesday at noon in response to the Edwards Aquifer Author...

From KXAN , April 29, 2009... This season, the Vanishing Texas River Cruise has lived up to its name. Passengers have not seen the prime at...

From Round Rock City News , April 29, 2009... On Monday, April 20, area elected officials including Mayor Alan McGraw, Williamson County Com...

From Austin Business Journal , April 29, 2009... Austin is among the nation's cleanest cities when it comes to particle pollution, accor...

From KEYE , April 28, 2009... Every spring our Mexican Free-tailed Bats return by the thousands to once again call the Congress Avenue Bridg...

From KEYE , April 28, 2009... The city of San Marcos has imposed water restrictions after officials determined the city is in the first stag...

From statesman , April 27, 2009... How times have changed: There's a 7.4-mile-long toll road opening in greater Austin in three days, we...

From News 8 Austin , April 26, 2009... Another popular festival involving a large herd of small dogs took over Buda this weekend. The 12th a...

From News 8 Austin , April 27, 2009... A uniquely Austin event ties together the upcoming Kentucky Derby and a local therapeutic horse ridin...

From KXAN , April 23, 2009... According to the U.S. Drought Monitor , Central Texas still remains under an exceptional drought. Last week...

From Austin Business Journal , April 17, 2009... Business and civic leaders in and around San Marcos hope to step out of Austin’s economic s...

From Austin Business Journal , April 22, 2009... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Prog...

From Austin Chronicle , April 24, 2009... To say that the month of March went poorly for Capital Metro is putting it mildly. In midmonth, af...

From Austin Business Journal , April 23, 2009... Sprouts Farmers Market is forging ahead with a third Austin-area location. The Phoenix-base...

From statesman , April 18, 2009... Central Texas continued to add jobs during March, in the face of a recession that led to job losses in ev...

From statesman , April 21, 2009... Sales of existing homes in Central Texas fell 22 percent in March — a six-year low for that month, accord...

From Austin Business Journal , April 20, 2009... The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill that would allocate $91 million per fiscal...

From Austin Business Journal , April 16, 2009... The average worker in Texas needs to earn more than twice the minimum wage to afford a two ...

From Austin Business Journal , April 16, 2009... President Obama has unveiled new components of a plan to build a nationwide high-speed rail...

From News 8 Austin , April 17, 2009... Texas lawmakers have passed a measure to use more financial incentives to lure movie and television p...

From KEYE , April 17, 2009... The Texas Workforce Commission today reports statewide unemployment edged upward -- to 6.7 percent in March. T...

From Austin Startup , April 17, 2009... Round Rock-based Kerlmax has released the latest version of their Austin Traffic iPhone application...

From News 8 Austin , April 17, 2009... Many peach orchards in the Fredericksburg area were devastated by last week's freezing temperatur...

From News 8 Austin , April 17, 2009... When you think of vineyards and winemaking, visions of Italy or Northern California may come to mind....

From News 8 Austin , April 17, 2009... March's hail storm pounded homes and cars, with North Austin as one of the hardest hit areas. Car...

From KEYE , April 17, 2009... In spite of opposition from Republican Gov. Rick Perry, the Texas Senate has passed legislation that would dra...

From Austin Business Journal , April 17, 2009... For the second consecutive month, Austin's unemployment rate has decreased as the regio...

From Elgin Courier , April 15, 2009... There was standing room only in the Bastrop County Commissioners Courtroom to hear the presentation g...

From News 8 Austin , April 14, 2009... Texas and barbecue go hand-in-hand, and now a new book showcases the art of the craft and everything ...

From wacotrib , April 13, 2009... Andy Wilkins was 15 when he tried cattle rustling for the first time. A pilfered yearling he sold to a whe...

From News 8 Austin , April 13, 2009... Texas continues to blow away the competition, but Iowa can now generate more wind power than Californ...

From News 8 Austin , April 13, 2009... Rain on Easter Sunday gave hope to people in parts of Texas devastated by wildfires. About 40 people ...

From News 8 Austin , April 8, 2009... Some transportation industry experts say transportation in Texas faces a bleak future, unless lawmaker...

From KXAN , April 8, 2009... The Austin Police Department Auto Theft Interdiction Unit has seen an increase in burglary of vehicles since t...

From statesman , April 7, 2009... A change in accounting procedures for the latest audit of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative's books ...

From News 8 Austin , April 7, 2009... Texas will receive millions of dollars in federal stimulus money to fix aging dams. Agriculture Secret...

From Austin Business Journal , April 6, 2009... A new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation argues that the money flowing in to the...

From Austin Business Journal , April 6, 2009... Texas ranks 13th in a new “Happiness Index,” based on economic well-being in the U.S. The su...

From Austin Business Journal , April 7, 2009... A new report from online consumer resource group Relocation.com backs up recent Census data ...

From KEYE , April 6, 2009... Texans who love their cheesy enchiladas and chicken-fried steak, take heart. Lawmakers who want to ban trans fa...

From KEYE , April 3, 2009... People are out of work now more than ever, but a twist on an old idea is taking shape and finding the jobless j...

From News 8 Austin , April 3, 2009... In the near future, you will start seeing city of Austin employees zipping around in these yellow Smar...

From statesman , April 3, 2009... Valence Technology Inc. will build a $760 million battery manufacturing plant in Central Texas that could ...

From News 8 Austin , April 1, 2009... In a statement issued Wednesday, Capital Metro said it is working on a new timeline to get rail servic...

From KVUE , April 2, 2009... Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six...

From Austin Business Journal , April 1, 2009... The Austin metropolitan area is not likely to see a major correction in home prices, accordi...

From KEYE , April 1, 2009... If you love living in Austin, you're not alone and a recent national report says to expect even more new fa...

From Austin Business Journal , April 1, 2009... New home starts in the Austin area continued to decline in the first quarter of 2009, accord...

From KEYE , March 30, 2009... Austin makes meteoric rise in rankings of top places for business and more jobs are expected to be created in ...

From Associated Content , March 19, 2009... Cases of rabies in Central Texas are on the rise.In 2008 bats accounted for 271 cases in a 30-c...

From News 8 Austin , March 30, 2009... It didn't take long, but the burn ban for Travis County is back in place. Read more...

From News 8 Austin , March 25, 2009... Central Texas farmers reluctantly began planting corn crops about a month ago, but with drought condi...

From KXAN , March 27, 2009... Central Texas hospitals report a severe doctor shortage. A new study by the Seton Family of Hospitals shows o...

From KXAN , March 27, 2009... The new 183A toll road is more profitable than officials dreamed it would be, bringing in $5 million more than...

From KVUE , March 25, 2009... The City of Austin, already considered one of the most park-friendly cities in the country, is getting a littl...

From KVUE , March 25, 2009... There is one word in the English language that stands for all living things -- water. Without it nothing is po...

From KVUE , March 25, 2009... The first detailed statewide tree count in Texas history is headed toward this conclusion: Texas is No. 2, sec...

From KVUE , March 27, 2009... Living in Central Texas, it's pretty common to see intense rain storms. They can dump a large amount of ra...

From Austin Chronicle , March 27, 2009... To say things are not going well at Capital Metro right now ... well, let's not even bother wi...

From Austin Business Journal , March 26, 2009... Austin city officials on Thursday [March 26] unveiled plans for a 200-vehicle, pilot car sh...

From Austin Business Journal , March 27, 2009... Ten of the top 25 fastest growing counties in the country between July 2007 and July 2008 a...

From Austin Business Journal , March 27, 2009... Forbes.com ranks Austin the 8th best place for business and careers in its latest list. Tex...

From Austin Business Journal , March 30, 2009... The Austin Aviation Department is seeking proposals from developers to build and operate a ...

From Austin Business Journal , March 30, 2009... Texas posted the largest decline of online job postings in March, according to new numbers ...

From KEYE , March 26, 2009... The Texas unemployment rate climbed to 6.5 percent in February --- still well below the 8.1 percent national u...

From KEYE , March 27, 2009... A sharp rise in gang activity from 2007 to 2008 is what’s sending a clear message to members of the Austin Pol...

From Austin Business Journal , March 19, 2009... Austin was the nation’s second-fastest-growing metropolitan area between 2007 and 2008, acc...

From Austin Business Journal , March 20, 2009... Contracts for future commercial construction in the Austin area fell 49 percent in February...

From News 8 Austin , March 5, 2009... Texas transportation officials approved the addition of more road projects Thursday. The projects will...

From KEYE , March 5, 2009... TXDOT commissioners Thursday gave the green light for some big changes on Central Texas roadways; allocating mo...

From KEYE , march 5, 2009... Texas transportation officials are proposing adding a few more road projects to the $1.2 billion in major road ...

From Impact News , March 5, 2009... Austin City Council voted unanimously March 5 to negotiate and execute a contract with San Fransisco-bas...

From KEYE , March 5, 2009... The Austin City Council Thursday approved the next step in creating a new trail around Lady Bird Lake. The Boar...