UT Austin is one of eight universities selected to participate in a new U.S. Department of Education program that will give nontraditional students access to $17 million in financial aid. The Educational Quality through Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP) program will...

St. Gabriel’s Catholic School's robotics team earned second place in its division at the UIL State Championship this summer. The group consisted of eight 8th graders and two 7th graders. The school says its robotics program provides students with valuable experience...

Compassionate Austin is encouraging everyone in Central Texas to take part in the 2016 Compassion Games. The games are part of a global effort to inspire kindness around the world. From Sept. 11 to Sept. 21, the games aim to offer fun and creative ways to...

The Texas Teen Book Festival will include such authors as Sabaa Tahir, Ally Carter, Jeffery Self, Traci Chee and John Corey Whaley. The festival also showcases local, Austin-based writers and authors who are releasing debut, breakout novels. The annual event, in its...

Two local opportunities for free museum admissions are coming to Austin in September. The Austin Museum Partnership holds its Austin Museum Day on Sunday, Sept. 18. Smithsonian Magazine holds its Museum Day Live! event on Saturday, Sept. 24. Austin Museum Day opens...

Character traits, such as grit or desire to learn, have a heavy hand in academic success and are partially rooted in genetics, according to a recent study from UT Austin. Though academic success is dependent on abilities such as logic and reasoning, researchers...

Austin-based Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services (PCHAS) hosted a luncheon in August to share news of its expanded adoption services in Austin and the surrounding area. The organization also has new locations in Wichita Falls and Dallas. The PCHAS adoption...

Enjoy a free day of yoga classes on Monday, Sept. 5, courtesy of a group of Austin area organizers. The classes will take place at yoga and dance studios, hospitals, parks, churches and fitness centers throughout the greater metro area. Organizers suggest that...

Catch local lemonade whiz kid Mikaila Ulmer on ABC's WE Day broadcast on Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. The one hour, commercial-free special will highlight Mikaila’s story along with other remarkable young Americans, coupled with celebrities lending their voices to support the...

The Austin Home & Garden Show will happen Aug. 26-28 at the Austin Convention Center. This year’s celebrity is Chris Lambton of DIY Network’s "Yard Crashers" and HGTV's "Going Yard," where he and his wife Peyton transform backyards, one house at a time. In...

Agape Theatre of Georgetown recently announced the recipient of its first annual Joan Baker Scholarship in Theater Arts. Eryn Northcutt, a recent graduate of James Bowie High School, received the award. The Joan Baker Scholarship is offered to further Agape...

As school starts next week, about 22,000 students will be riding Austin ISD buses each day to and from school. And a new app can help students and families anticipate a bus's arrival time.  The app, called WheresTheBus, is downloadable from the AISD parent cloud. ...