Characterized for its hipster vibe, live music festivals, and topless swimming pools, Austin is a millennial’s paradise. But the city also has a dark side: unaffordable housing, unbearable traffic congestion, and a nanny state government that just regulated ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft straight out of Austin. Aside from the fact that drunk-driving related crashes […]

Over the last five years, men working in the oil and gas extraction industry have mysteriously dropped dead on the job. Several of the deaths were determined to be a result of cardiovascular failure, a cause the coroner deemed natural. However, new information reveals the workers likely passed away after inhaling noxious vapors while sampling […]

Law enforcement discovered an “extremely dangerous” improvised explosive device (IED) beneath a bridge near Farm to Market 1963 in Rosebud, Texas, a small community located about 40 miles southeast of Waco, according to reports. The device was designed to hurt people, as it would have shot out shrapnel if it had exploded. Police learned of […]

Drinking water in West Texas may be laced with extremely harmful chemicals linked to brain cancer, leukemia and birth defects, according to health officials warning of a potential catastrophe. Heavy rains triggered flooding across the Lone Star State in recent months, causing an array of noxious fracking chemicals to be washed into local waterways. Emergency […]

As the old saying goes, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” and unfortunately that does not exclude toxic industrial admissions. A new analysis conducted by Environment Texas and the Environmental Integrity Project found that 68 million pounds of air pollution, the majority of which was released illegally, entered into the atmosphere last year. About “679 industrial […]

The Austin State Hospital, the oldest psychiatric hospital in the state, continues to leave residents living nearby frightened and concerned as patient escapes increase in frequency, some of whom have violent histories. Located on Guadalupe Street about three miles from downtown Austin, patients don’t have to journey far if they wish to escape, as public […]

Parking just got a little bit easier in Austin with the release of a new app called ParkX, which allows users to pay parking tabs remotely via a smartphone. Gone are the days when your meeting or workout class runs over, forcing you to sprint to your car in an attempt to avoid a pesky […]

Parents in Central Texas are opting out of vaccinating their children at unprecedented rates, according to recently released data published by KXAN. The report features a mother from Austin who decided to stop vaccinating her children after her daughter had an adverse reaction to the rotavirus vaccine. The rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq is a liquid given […]

A one and a half year investigation ended with the arrest of more than 20 individuals suspected of having ties to a violent gang on Friday in Seguin, Texas, a town located roughly 50 miles south of Austin. The suspects apprehended are believed to be associated with the Texas Mexican Mafia, also referred to as […]

New research from the University of Texas at Austin suggests that fracking may have triggered one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in East Texas. The quake struck the small town of Timpson, located about 30 miles northeast of Nacogdoches, on May 17, 2012. It was reported to have been felt as far as Shreveport, […]