http://www.mail.com/locations/3234-austin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3234-austin.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare for Texas A&M's game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and getting ready to accompany Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel to New York, where he became the fir... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html 2012-12-13T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1758662-da-investigating-texas-troubled-3b-cancer-agency.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Turmoil surrounding an unprecedented $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas worsened Tuesday when its executive director offered his resignation and the state's chief public corruption prosecutor announced an investigation into the beleaguered agency. No specific criminal allegations are driving the latest probe into the Cancer Pr... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1758662-da-investigating-texas-troubled-3b-cancer-agency.html 2012-12-11T22:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection. No other team had more than two players selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six player... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html 2012-12-11T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756674-snowfall-boon-upper-midwest-outdoors-fans.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring last year's snowless winter, skiers and snowmobilers may have despaired of ever seeing a decent snowfall again. But fans of the wintry outdoors got their wish this weekend when a slow-moving storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest. "With global warming in the back of your mind, you think, 'Jeez,... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756674-snowfall-boon-upper-midwest-outdoors-fans.html 2012-12-10T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html BLUE RIDGE, Texas (AP) — The slain girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was a loyal friend who brought joy to others with her smiles and laughter, a relative said Thursday at a memorial service for the woman. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daught... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html 2012-12-06T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1719338-defense-sparks-tcu-no-18-texas-20-13.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — TCU could get used to these Thanksgiving games. Given their first chance to play one since 1928, the Horned Frogs beat No. 18 Texas to get the biggest win of their first season in the Big 12. Matthew Tucker scored two touchdowns, Jaden Oaberkrom kicked two field goals and TCU's defense forced four turnovers, three by Texas quarterback... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1719338-defense-sparks-tcu-no-18-texas-20-13.html 2012-11-23T03:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1719110-austin-scandrick-carter-hurt-cowboys.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys receiver Miles Austin, cornerback Orlando Scandrick and linebacker Bruce Carter left Thursday's game against Washington due to injuries. Austin strained his right hip and Scandrick hurt his left hand before halftime. The Cowboys said neither player would return. Carter injured his left elbow making a tackle in the fourth quart... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1719110-austin-scandrick-carter-hurt-cowboys.html 2012-11-22T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1709724-mclarens-hamilton-wins-us-grand-prix-austin.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lewis Hamilton wanted to make Formula One's return to the U.S. something special, for him and for racing. The Briton did just that Sunday, using a thrilling pass of Sebastian Vettel at the end of a long straightaway to take the lead, then holding off the German for the final 14 laps to win the U.S. Grand Prix, the first Formula One ra... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1709724-mclarens-hamilton-wins-us-grand-prix-austin.html 2012-11-18T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708814-no-13-oklahoma-beats-west-virginia-50-49.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia couldn't stop Oklahoma's Landry Jones. Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey ran circles around the Sooners' defense. In a wild finish, Jones got the last laugh. Jones' 5-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills with 24 seconds left lifted No. 13 Oklahoma to a 50-49 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. Jones finished with ... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708814-no-13-oklahoma-beats-west-virginia-50-49.html 2012-11-18T04:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1706136-dave-grohl-to-keynote-speech-2013-sxsw.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dave Grohl may be taking a break from his band, but with the addition of an appearance at South By Southwest next spring 2013 is shaping up to be a busy year nonetheless. The often eloquent Foo Fighters frontman has signed on to give the keynote speech at the 2013 South By Southwest Music Conference on March 14 in Austin, Texas. He's ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1706136-dave-grohl-to-keynote-speech-2013-sxsw.html 2012-11-16T18:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1704186-presidents-kids-talk-white-house-life.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whether it was to sneak a first kiss or listen to Led Zeppelin, climbing onto the roof of the White House was apparently a popular practice among a few presidents' children. Steve Ford garnered laughs during a panel discussion Thursday with fellow children of former presidents as he recalled dragging a stereo onto the roof with a frie... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1704186-presidents-kids-talk-white-house-life.html 2012-11-16T01:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1703726-vettel-alonso-duel-rolls-track-us.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Formula One season comes down to this: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by 10 points with two races left, the first on a track neither has driven before. The first U.S. Grand Prix since 2007 will be run Sunday on the new $400 million Circuit of the Americas built a few miles outside of Austin. With so fe... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1703726-vettel-alonso-duel-rolls-track-us.html 2012-11-15T21:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1694640-lance-armstrong-cuts-formal-ties-to-livestrong.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong resigned from the board of directors for Livestrong on Nov. 4. He had resigned Oct. 17 as chairman from the charity he founded but had kept a seat on th... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1694640-lance-armstrong-cuts-formal-ties-to-livestrong.html 2012-11-12T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1692236-no-19-texas-honors-royal-whips-iowa-33-7.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The wishbone formation on Texas' first play honored the memory of former coach Darrell Royal. The sound whipping of an overmatched opponent looked like a result straight out of Royal's days on the sideline as well. David Ash passed for 364 yards and two touchdowns and No. 19 Texas rolled over Iowa State 33-7 on an emotional day when t... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1692236-no-19-texas-honors-royal-whips-iowa-33-7.html 2012-11-10T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1691826-texas-pays-tribute-to-ex-football-coach-royal.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns paid tribute to former football coach Darrell Royal during their game against Iowa State on Saturday, honoring the man who won 11 conference titles and two national championships in his 20 years leading the program. Royal, who died Wednesday at age 88, won 167 games at Texas from 1957 to 1976, a mark that still sta... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1691826-texas-pays-tribute-to-ex-football-coach-royal.html 2012-11-10T17:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A son of Depression-era Oklahoma, Darrell Royal came to Texas to take over a sleeping giant of a football program. Over 20 years, his folksy approach to sports and life, his inventive wishbone offense and a victory in the "Game of the Century" — where a U.S. president declared his team national champion — made him an icon of college football. ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html 2012-11-08T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1676514-tcu-edges-no-23-wvu-2-ots-2-pt-conversion.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Despite a disappointing debut season in the Big 12, TCU is turning out to be pretty tough on the road. Corey Fuller caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and Trevone Boykin threw to Josh Boyce for the 2-point conversion, lifting TCU to a 39-38 double overtime win over No. 23 West Virginia on Saturday night. In becoming bowl eligible, TC... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1676514-tcu-edges-no-23-wvu-2-ots-2-pt-conversion.html 2012-11-03T23:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1668628-royals-fight-alzheimers-hope-to-raise-money.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Day by day, Alzheimer's disease is robbing Edith Royal of her beloved husband Darrell. "He's in his childhood now," she said in an interview this week at the assisted living facility where they live. "Sometimes, you wonder if anybody is ever going to make a breakthrough fighting this disease." She is doing what she... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1668628-royals-fight-alzheimers-hope-to-raise-money.html 2012-10-31T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1662634-giants-blow-23-point-lead-win-29-24-dallas.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Giants are still undefeated at Cowboys Stadium after another comeback victory under Eli Manning. None were quite like this one, the 20th time in Manning's career the Giants rallied from behind in the fourth quarter. Lawrence Tynes kicked two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter and the NFC East-leading Giants ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1662634-giants-blow-23-point-lead-win-29-24-dallas.html 2012-10-29T04:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1662294-vietnamese-americans-try-to-save-elders-stories.html IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The knock came at night more than 30 years ago. Hugo Van, then a young man, had a chance to flee newly communist Vietnam and walk to freedom. There were no guarantees, but Van didn't hesitate to take the risk. With a few hundred dollars, he and his younger sister got a car ride to a Vietnamese village, then a boat to Cambodia and beg... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1662294-vietnamese-americans-try-to-save-elders-stories.html 2012-10-29T04:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1657718-voting-monitor-group-well-adhere-to-texas-laws.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After Texas' top prosecutor told them to bring it on, the head of a group of international voting monitors at the center of an Election Day dust-up had a simple message Friday: settle down. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's threats to arrest election observers resulted from a misunderstanding, said the head of the effort run by the... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1657718-voting-monitor-group-well-adhere-to-texas-laws.html 2012-10-26T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654352-jump-young-adults-moving.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Their lives on hold for years, young adults are now making big moves in the fledgling economic recovery, leaving college towns or parents' homes and heading out of state at the highest rate since the height of the housing boom. New census data released Thursday offer a detailed look at U.S. migration as mobility begins to revive after sl... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654352-jump-young-adults-moving.html 2012-10-25T15:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1655464-ballet-holocaust-battles-intolerance.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Within a small rectangle of light, nearly a dozen dancers writhed and convulsed on the stage, pressed together by imaginary walls denoting some kind of death chamber. For 12 minutes, a deafening air raid siren reverberates through the theater, as one-by-one the dancers fall out of the light, and roll into the darkness. The abstract sc... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1655464-ballet-holocaust-battles-intolerance.html 2012-10-25T12:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1652122-vroom-fastest-us-road-85-mph-opens-texas.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Motorists, start your engines. It's opening day for the last leg of a Texas toll road with the nation's fastest speed limit. The final 41-mile stretch of Texas Highway 130 opened Wednesday after three years of construction. The speed limit is 85 mph. The toll road is intended to help alleviate the increasingly crowded Interstate 35 corr... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1652122-vroom-fastest-us-road-85-mph-opens-texas.html 2012-10-24T19:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1653574-alamo-to-display-victory-death-letter.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Visitors to the Alamo late this winter will get a rare glimpse of the "Victory or Death" letter penned by the head of the outnumbered Texas forces while under bombardment by Mexican government troops. The State Library and Archives Commission voted Wednesday to allow the fragile, fading letter to be displayed at the Alamo for the anni... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1653574-alamo-to-display-victory-death-letter.html 2012-10-24T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1648846-texas-school-finance-case-focuses-demographics.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A boom in Texas' Hispanic population, coupled with starkly higher poverty rates for minorities statewide, could so hurt future household income that it would cost the Lone Star State $11.4 billion annually in lost tax revenue by 2050, a demographics expert testified Tuesday at a school finance trial. Steve Murdock, former director of ... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1648846-texas-school-finance-case-focuses-demographics.html 2012-10-23T20:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1650174-4th-bankruptcy-perrys-tech-fund-adds-to-losses.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A fourth Texas high-tech startup that received taxpayer dollars through Gov. Rick Perry's signature economic development fund has filed for bankruptcy in the $194 million portfolio's biggest bust yet. The collapse of bioenergy producer Terrabon Inc., which was awarded $2.75 million in 2010 and was backed by large Perry political donor... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1650174-4th-bankruptcy-perrys-tech-fund-adds-to-losses.html 2012-10-23T19:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1646354-lawsuits-texas-school-finance-system-trial.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution while keeping students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of tomorrow. The state countered that, even though the system is flawed, it's nowhere near a crisis p... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1646354-lawsuits-texas-school-finance-system-trial.html 2012-10-22T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1636052-armstrong-livestrong-head-loses-sponsors.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Already an outcast in cycling after a massive doping report, Lance Armstrong absorbed hits much closer to home Wednesday: to his wallet and his heart. Armstrong was dumped by Nike, Anheuser-Busch and other sponsors, and he gave up the top spot at Livestrong, his beloved cancer-fighting charity, a week after an anti-doping agency relea... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1636052-armstrong-livestrong-head-loses-sponsors.html 2012-10-17T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1627242-tweet-police-texas-rangers-probe-draws-questions.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers flash the baddest badge in the Lone Star State. They're the top cops working the biggest crimes beneath iconic white cowboy hats. They're the bodyguards for the governor. All of which raises the question: Why are they investigating a Twitter prank poking fun at a small-town city council? Since at least August, member... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1627242-tweet-police-texas-rangers-probe-draws-questions.html 2012-10-12T18:45:00Z