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Officials say a man wearing only a black shirt and an orange hat led police officers on a foot chase in East Austin on Tuesday after a woman reported seeing him standing naked from the waist down with an erection outside the bedroom window of her two young sons.

Among her peers, 17-year-old Emily Schexnayder says sexual orientation is not an issue when it comes to being involved in Scouting or school activities.

Yikes. A seemingly family-friendly game of kickball ended in a trip to the hospital.

Indianapolis has gotten bumped from its spot as the nation’s 12th-largest city. Blame Austin, Texas.

Austin's Austin-Bergstrom International Airport really aims to embody the area it serves without seeming inauthentic.

NASA has doled out a research grant to develop a prototype 3D printer for food, so astronauts may one day enjoy 3D-printed pizza on Mars.

A Ft. Hood soldier has been arrested, accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping and sexual assault of an Austin woman last week.

Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.

The man is Michael Jastroch of ColdTowne Theater, and he's in the mood to 1) drink a dirty martini, and 2) tell people about the upcoming Austin Sketch Fest.

Until last Thursday, I honestly had no idea how many flamenco fans lived in Austin.

The line of dancers snaked around the theater in Los Angeles, where a second day of auditions took place for Season 10 of "So You Think You Can Dance." In the lobby, hopefuls rehearsed their best moves and chatted with host Cat Deeley.

Accused Fort Hood shooting spree gunman Major Nidal Hasan asked a U.S. military judge on Wednesday for permission to fire his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself at his court martial, a Fort Hood spokesman said.

"Everything about America changed after Kennedy was shot. We lost our innocence," Evans said.

An Austin man was charged with arson. Robert Daniel Cummins was accused of setting fires at his apartment and his brother's house.

Last week, Texas Monthly ground office productivity to a halt statewide when they leaked their greatly anticipated, "we only do this twice a decade" Top 50 BBQ list via Twitter .

'I Knew You Were Trouble' hitmaker Taylor Swift, with opening act Ed Sheeran, played the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

One year into its work to catalyze the creation of world-class bicycling facilities in the U.S., our Green Lane Project announced the opening of a major new protected bike lane in Austin, Texas on Friday.

'I Knew You Were Trouble' hitmaker Taylor Swift, with opening act Ed Sheeran, played the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

JoDee Purkeypile was with his band The Alice Rose for a decade before he decided to break off from the group and start a solo career.

And now here's this second book for the kiddos, highlighting the adventures of a young octopus in the great wide ocean, an octopus who enjoys hanging out with friends but who also likes, sometimes, to be alone.