HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury’s decision to indict two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos about Planned Parenthood might be less about sending someone to jail than about expressing disapproval for how the pair conducted their investigation, legal experts said Tuesday. (Article by ASSOCIATED PRESS , republished from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3416847/Pair-Planned-Parenthood-videos-indicted-Texas.html ) David Daleiden and Sandra […]

A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New York August 31, 2015. REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON (Article by  Jon Herskovitz, republished from http://www.reuters.com/article/us-plannedparenthood-texas-idUSKCN0V32QD ) Two anti-abortion activists behind the filming of videos on fetal tissue procurement by Planned Parenthood were indicted by a Texas grand jury on Monday, while clearing the […]

In Austin, Texas, honor is taken seriously. As any Austintonian can tell you, traditions are strong. Traditions like the ancient and venerated art of solving mild traffic disputes with a ritualistic bat-and-pole fight, just like these two noble morons did Monday morning, at least according to a Tweeted video of the epic and ridiculous battle. […]

9 p.m. update: In a statement published Monday evening in his Facebook account, former University of Texas quarterback Vince Young apologized to the people who look up to him and his employers for his driving while intoxicated arrest Sunday night. (Article by  Philip Jankowski and Katie Urbaszewski, republished from http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/former-longhorn-vince-young-arrested-monday-on-dwi/nqBtT/ ) “Regardless of the outcome of the […]

in austin, texas, a 50,000 square foot facility believed to be the largest bouldering gym in the world has opened its doors to the public after nearly two years of construction. the project’s architect was dylan johnson of DJA architects, while the interiors were completed by interior designer lilianne steckel. named the austin bouldering project, […]

From the January 2016 edition of Reserve, a Bloomberg Brief publication. (Article by Peter Elliot, republished from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-25/austin-texas-the-3-minute-restaurant-and-bbq-guide) The main ingredient in Austin’s recipe for delicious restaurants is old-fashioned cash. Its long streets are boiling with speculative capital that’s going into everything from tech and health, to media, music and food. Happy Hour at Hillside Farmacy in East […]

Public universities in Texas cannot ban guns from dorm rooms, despite efforts to do so at the University of Texas at Austin. Beginning in August of next year, license holders (you must be 21+ years old to obtain one) may carry a concealed handgun on university campuses. The new campus carry law, S.B. 11, was […]

The feds have decided to send more Syrian refugees to Texas, just two days after it sued the federal government and a refugee resettlement nonprofit, alleging that both were violating the Refugee Act of 1980. So far, 31 states have expressed opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in their regions, following the Nov. 13 […]

A city councilman tried to protect Austinites from being forced to fund the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Austin, but was met with immense opposition before being called “xenophobic.” Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman proposed that the city block spending on providing assistance to Syrian refugees, but the measure was struck down by the Public Safety […]

Texas officials no longer have to issue birth certificates to children of illegal immigrants born on U.S., also known as “anchor babies,” according to a ruling made by a judge late last month. The judge’s decision was in response to a lawsuit filed in June against the Department of State Health Services’ Vital Statistics Unit on […]