Garden Festival
The Austin Area Garden Council will hold its 59th annual Garden Festival on April 2 and 3 at the Zilker Botanical Garden. This family-friendly event is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and offers a one-stop, garden shopping destination that includes a flower show,...
Texas Water Safety Month
Water is a popular way to cool off in Texas, but our state leads the nation in child drownings, with peak incidents happening in May, June and July. Because of these facts, the Texas Legislature has designated April as Water Safety Month in an effort to raise...
“Have a Ball” Art Contest
Artists and students are invited to turn a baseball into a work of art in the "Have a Ball" contest in Round Rock. There is no entry fee, and all entrants receive a free ticket to the Round Rock Express game on April 16. Entries will become available for purchase,...
DPS Says Stay Vigilant
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to remain vigilant with respect to potential crime and terrorist activity in their communities, and to report suspicious behaviors to the department’s iWATCH website at www.iwatchtx.org. The iWATCH...
Head Shaving Event
Clippers buzzed for a good cause March 19 at the Dell Children’s Medical Center Healing Garden. The Children’s Blood & Cancer Center (CBCC) at Dell Children’s teamed up with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research....
Think It Up Visits SXSWedu
Think It Up, the new initiative from the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), joined Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick, AISD superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz and hundreds of local students and teachers on March 10 during SXSWedu for the second in a national series of...
Organ, Tissue Donors Top 8 Million
In 2015 the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) logged more than one million new donor registrants to the Donate Life Texas Registry, boosting the total registry to more than eight million potential organ donors. The registry is the state database of individuals...
Free Heart Screenings for Teens
In preparation for the spring sports season, Championship Hearts Foundation will offer free heart screenings for student athletes ages 14-18. The screenings are on Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to noon at Seton Medical Center Hays, 6001 Kyle Parkway, Kyle. High...
Harlem Globetrotters
On Jan. 25, Harlem Globetrotter El Gato Melendez visited patients and their families at the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center at Dell Children’s Medical Center. The visit was part of Smile Patrol, an outreach program designed to spread joy and create lifetime...
Scholarships for Outstanding Students
Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) will once again honor 10 outstanding local and regional high school students with $1,000 scholarships. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 31. “CTMC is pleased to recognize and award students who have worked hard for their...
New Fossil Exhibition
In February, the Texas Museum of Science & Technology (TXMoST), received a gift with dramatic impact for the museum and its visitors. Marty Martin, renowned philanthropist, professor, playwright and creator of museums, has made TXMoST the home to his extensive...
Austin Diagnostic Clinic
On March 7, the Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC) will open its ninth Austin-area location in Cedar Park. The clinic will see patients ages 7 and up and will offer on-site lab services, as well as sports physicals for middle school, high school and college students. The...
