Design plans for the transformation of the old Seaholm Power Plant on the north shore of Town Lake were unveiled last week to Austin City Council members. The $100 million redevelopment project, slated for groundbreaking this fall, will convert the defunct 1950s plant site into a modern metropolitan cornerstone of the west downtown area.… Post the First Comment

Fifteen-year-old East Austin resident Catalina Herrera said she was not comfortable when she went to O. Henry Middle School in West Austin after completing Allan Elementary School. … Post the First Comment

After passing with a considerable majority in the U.S. Senate, the federal minimum wage increase now awaits approval by the U.S. House, where it will face more debate.… 1 Comment

America's welfare state is under threat from globalization and ineffective administrative practices, said economics Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz at an event held at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Friday. … Post the First Comment

When Gov. Rick Perry addresses the Legislature on Tuesday, he's likely to propose getting more Texans on health insurance, securing the state's border with Mexico and much more. The Republican governor has increasingly used the State of the State speech he gives to lawmakers every two years to set forth his agenda for the regular legislative session and to champion pet causes.… Post the First Comment