In July, the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program honored nearly 200 student volunteers with $1,000 scholarships toward higher education. Two youths from the Austin area were chosen from more than 37,000 nominees nationwide for making a positive impact in their...

  In August, the Round Rock ISD Athletics Department began for the first time selling online tickets to all varsity football home games. Users can buy tickets at rrisdtickets.com and print them at home or use an e-ticket option. Users can also purchase single...

  Eanes ISD and three of its schools were included in the top 10 ranking of schools in the Austin area by Houston-based non-profit Children at Risk. The organization’s ranking system represents a compilation of factors that indicate the degree to which a campus...

  Austin ISD announced that four Lanier High School math teachers received a check this summer for nearly $20,000, which will allow them to further their education in support of algebra II, calculus and geometry classes.   Andrea Bowen, Kirsten Cole, David...

On the cusp of the fall youth sports season, the YMCA of Austin is investing in significant improvements to provide increased safety in all of its flag football programs. RockSolid RS1 Soft Shell Head Guards will be used at the Hays Communities Family Branch this...

Austin Children’s Services (ACS – formerly Austin Children’s Shelter) is taking the lead role in a major evidence-based child abuse prevention program in Travis County called Project HOPES (Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support). Lead funding of $1.8...

Hey, Central Texans, it's hot out there! The mercury is at its peak, and whether you're mowing the lawn, going for your routine run or starting football two-a-days, you're much more susceptible to heat exhaustion and dehydration now than at any other time of year....

Sarah Young, 16, of Pflugerville, a home schooled Girl Scout, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to...

Westlake Lessons is a new music education company that brings music educators to homes in West Lake Hills and surrounding communities. They have teachers for all instruments and levels of experience, for students as young as four years old. “Making music education...

The Austin Area Asian American Health (4A+ Health) team has been selected to participate in the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (NLAPH) program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   The 4A+ Health team will work on...