Austin, TX

Rick Perry said he's pondering another run at the statehouse in 2014. Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history with three full terms, has kept a low profile since exiting the presidential race Jan. 19 but told The Austin American-Statesman... Full Article at United Press International

Texas, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the strengthening United States job market, Adecco Staffing US, part of the world's largest recruitment and workforce solutions provider, continues to see a high volume of job opportunities in Austin,... Full Article at PR Newswire

N.Y. , Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuesday's Children, a 9/11 family service organization, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, is bringing 17 young adults this week to Austin, TX, to help build homes for families less fortunate with their... Full Article at PR Newswire

Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a case developed and argued at the administrative level by Ryan, LLC, a Texas Court of Appeals ("Court") has ruled that certain specialized surgical instruments are exempt from sales and use taxes. In Zimmer US, Inc. v.... Full Article at PR Newswire

Justice Elena Kagan withdrew from consideration of the case. She was U.S. solicitor general in 2010 when her office filed a brief in the dispute. More than three-fourths of freshmen enroll at the Austin school under a state law that gives automatic... Full Article at United Press International

Texas, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidelight Business Solutions, Inc. is an Austin, Texas area based enterprise application development Company who has recently widened the scope of their services into the mobile application market. With this move,... Full Article at PR Newswire

The winner may choose from the following four School of Rock music camp locations: Dallas; Austin, Texas; Farmingdale, N.Y. or North Hollywood, Calif. To enter, visit www.celebratedliving.com through May 14, 2012. One winner will be selected and... Full Article at PR Newswire

“Now you have a group of inflamed, enraged and constantly provoked women,” says Clare Coleman, who heads the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. Or, as Planned Parenthood’s president, Cecile Richards, said incredulously on... Full Article at The Washington Post

Full line-up of free SXSW activities hosted by Trover: Join Trover and enjoy free drinks with local street artists at a Live Art Party Friday, March 9 through Monday, March 12 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at East Side Drive-In, 1001 East 6th Street Austin,... Full Article at PR Newswire

Conference. Mr. Fanning will address insurance company executives, investigators, and local, state and federal law enforcement officials at the TDI Fraud Conference, scheduled for February 28-29, 2012, at the Commons Conference center on the University... Full Article at PR Newswire

Texas, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin-based Texas Methodist Foundation (TMF), which is the largest United Methodist foundation in the country, has announced that a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Central Texas Methodist Foundation... Full Article at PR Newswire

Conn. , Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TopCoder®, Inc. , the world's largest competitive Community of digital creators, today announced that it will be exhibiting at booth #106 at this year's 2012 SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, TX. The TopCoder... Full Article at PR Newswire

Adding capacity or an extra layer of frequency to cell sites – like adding lanes to a highway – with the addition of nearly 1,900 of these layers, or "carriers". Upgrading more than 325 cell sites to provide fast mobile broadband speeds. AT&T also... Full Article at PR Newswire

Feb. 19, 2012 at 5:18 PM AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- An Austin, Texas, organization said it is working to build the world's largest ball of dog fur and has asked for donations. Texas Hearing & Service Dogs is building a ball of dog fur, named... Full Article at United Press International

That’s because his films are everything that Hollywood is not. They’re short and usually shot in black and white — and the characters are stick figures. But that hasn’t stopped the cognoscenti from bestowing on Mr. Hertzfeldt — a Californian who... Full Article at The New York Times

Texas, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IE Discovery, a leading provider of comprehensive Discovery Management solutions to the legal community, has announced the results of its "BRIDGE" volunteer program for Fiscal 2011. During the year, IE Discovery... Full Article at PR Newswire

Texas, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the South by Southwest festival next month, Zagat has released its first-ever Flavor of Austin guide, designed to showcase the best of SXSW dining and give festivalgoers an edge in finding the... Full Article at PR Newswire

[The New York Times] The Texas Forest Service says that the current drought has killed 5.6 million trees in the state’s cities alone. [The Austin Amefrican-Statesman] Environmental regulators in Michigan reach a deal under which Dow Chemical will clean... Full Article at The New York Times

George W. Bush began his career in politics as the 46th Governor of Texas and made history as the first governor in Texas to be elected to consecutive four-year terms. In Austin, he earned a reputation for his bipartisan governing approach and his... Full Article at PR Newswire