Texas Book Festival Announces Lineup
In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Texas Book Festival announced 20 authors to be featured at the festival on October 17 and 18. The 2015 Festival authors and their featured books are: Margaret Atwood - The Heart Goes Last Chuck Palahniuk - Make Something...
SWA Updates Reusable Car Seat Bags
Southwest Airlines announced a recent update to their popular reusable car seat bags. The durable, weather-resistant bags sell for $15 and can fit a standard-sized stroller, car seat or booster seat. The updated bags can be purchased at ticket counters and are...
Area Third Graders to Help with UT Math Study
A UT education researcher plans to recruit 150 Austin-area third graders each year for four years to study ways to help students better solve word problems in math. Sara Powell, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, received a $3 million grant...
Duck Derby Returns to Lady Bird Lake
Austinites are about to say “hello to yellow” on August 8, when 10,000 rubber ducks take to the shores of Lady Bird Lake for the Austin Boys and Girls Club Foundation’s second annual Duck Derby! Proceeds will help more than 12,000 Austin-area children and adolescents...
Texas Sees First Hantavirus Case This Year
On July 10, Texas health officials confirmed the state’s first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome for 2015 in a resident of the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of State Health Services reminds people to protect themselves from the virus that causes HPS....
Hot Cars Are No Place for Kids
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds Texans about the dangerous potential for vehicular heatstroke in summer months when a child is left alone in a vehicle. Every year, children die from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle or entering a vehicle...
Berlin Olympics Exhibit Opens at UT
UT Austin has partnered with the U.S. Holocaust Museum to host the traveling exhibit “The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936,” July 6 through Jan. 29, at Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. It is free and open to the public. The exhibit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the...
WIC Income Guidelines Change
In late June, the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program announced revised U.S. Department of Agriculture income guidelines for eligibility in the WIC Program. To be eligible for WIC benefits, an applicant...
Local Student Wins “Don’t Mess With Texas” Scholarship
While members of Generation Z and Millennials (16 to 34 year olds) continue to litter more than any other age groups, some Texas high school students have been doing their parts to keep their communities trash-free. One Austin student was recognized on June 17 with a...
Texas Expands Newborn Screening
In late May, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) formally began screening all babies born in Texas for 24 additional health conditions that can cause serious problems like developmental delays, major illness or even death. In all, Texas babies are now...
Miracle Treat Day
On Thursday, July 30, Dairy Queen celebrates its 10th annual Miracle Treat Day benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN). On that day, $1 or more from each Blizzard purchase goes to help children in need. This year’s Miracle Treat Day comes during a...
Top Area High Schools Ranked
The U.S. News & World Report ranked Central Texas high schools in its annual “Best High Schools” ranking. Twelve area high schools made the top 100 in Texas list, with Austin ISD’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy placing 6th in Texas and 36th in the nation. KIPP...
