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They're a daring new generation of Austin developer. Jeffrey and Katie Bullard would rather renovate lived-in historical old houses than build shiny new ones.

For the second consecutive year, more schools statewide earned the state's top accountability rating, "exemplary," Texas Education Agency officials announced today.

Editor's note: Pastiche is an occasional column exploring the diversity within the Austin music community.

The City Council rejected any settlement with the family of Nathaniel Sanders II yesterday.

A fugitive accused of abduction and sexual assault in Detroit was arrested Friday afternoon at an eastern Travis County home, according to an official with the U.S. Marshals Service.

Leonard Eugene Wilson, 26, who had been listed as one of the DPS Most Wanted Sex Offenders, was arrested July 30 by the Rapid City, South Dakota Police Department after Texas authorities received a tip about his location.

A pretrial hearing was held Wednesday for the woman accused of helping kill a 21-year-old during Mardi Gras in 2009.

There are no dorms for the Austin Publishing University, but there is plenty to learn.

Randolph-Brooks FCU Vice President Sonya McDonald said customers continue to flock from traditional banks, so more branches are on the way.

It is a program with the mission of getting girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

After several transfers from Town Lake Animal Center and three smaller shelters, The Austin Humane Society is 200 percent above capacity.

Austin police said they are looking for a man who robbed the First State Bank of Central Texas Thursday about 2:30 p.m. Police said the man did not display a weapon and no injuries were reported at the bank, located at 3951 Parmer Lane in Northwest Austin.

It's a happy homecoming for Texas Army National Guard soldiers, who came back to Central Texas today after 10 months in Iraq.

Stag offers a traditional selection of menswear with a distinctly modern flair in a setting that's both inviting and familiar.

Austin Police Department officials announced today that during the 4th of July no refusal initiative - which began at 9 p.m. July 3 and ended at 5 a.m. July 4 - officers charged 25 of 27 drivers tested with driving while intoxicated.

Saddled with substantial debt and facing declining ridership, Austin CarShare informed its members on Tuesday that it has permanently ceased operations.

The Austin Film Festival's annual Funniest Filmmaker in Austin finalist screening took place Monday, July 26, at Cap City Comedy Club, with Bradley Jackson and Luke Korem's "Your Future Husband" taking top prize.

Michael Barnes is the Austin American-Statesman's social columnist. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats.

When it rains, it pours. No, the Hustle isn't referring to any of the sudden summer deluges that threaten to turn his backyard into the 100-year floodplain at any moment, but the sudden rush of activity marking the week that City Council returns to the dais, following a month off.

It's been an axiom of this column that what's bad for the country is good for journalism.