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Study: Poverty in Austin suburbs rises sharply

A new publication reveals the Austin metro area over the course of a decade saw the nation's second-fastest increase in the number of poor people living in the suburbs.

Update: Lawmakers strike a state budget deal in Austin

Dave Montgomery is the Star-Telegram's Austin bureau chief, 512-739-4471 Twitter: @daveymontgomery

Lawmakers on verge of state budget deal in Austin

Dave Montgomery is the Star-Telegram's Austin bureau chief, 512-739-4471 Twitter: @daveymontgomery

Gag order bill draws late opposition in Austin

Dave Montgomery is the Star-Telegram's Austin bureau chief, 512-739-4471 Twitter: @daveymontgomery

Brick appointed to AP's Austin, Texas, bureau

Former New York Times reporter Michael Brick will join the Austin bureau of The Associated Press as a reporter covering the work of the state's 83rd Legislature.

Turner named to leadership post in Austin

AUSTIN -- Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, was named to the No. 2 spot in the House Democratic leadership Tuesday, vowing to reverse the "harmful budget policies" of the Republican majority.

As lawmakers return to Austin this week, a heap of work awaits

A trial is under way in an Austin district court, but the ruling will likely be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.

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Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment...

So You Think You Can Dance recap: A Family Affair

Season 10 auditions head to L.A. and Austin, where bones break, families unite, and 4 year-olds...

Playwright Dan Dietz takes Aeschylus to post-Katrina New Orleans

About a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina, playwright Dan Dietz was living in Austin and...