http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news RSS Feed for KHOU - News - Texas News - Austin News en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 21:12:41 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Vince-Young-earns-degree-from-UT-after-taking-19-hours-in-the-spring-207952361.html Vince Young’s NFL career may be up the air at the moment, but at least you can say the Houstonian is trying to get his personal house in order. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/206502191.html Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse — this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight headliners at least partially coming from across the Atlantic Ocean. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Drug-tests-for-unemployment-benefits-approved-208955991.html Workers who lose their jobs would have to clear a drug screening to qualify for unemployment compensation under a proposal approved by the Texas Legislature. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/206190291.html House lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to allow armed school employees in school districts and charter schools, and they also passed another bill that would allow college students to carry a weapon in the classroom. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Live-music-bill-aims-to-cut-alcohol-taxes-in-half-206104911.html State Rep. Mark Strama says his bill to cut taxes on alcohol sales in half for venues that play music at least four nights a week, 45 weeks per year is aimed at strengthening the music industry. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Amber-Alert-issued-for-two-teenage-girls-205859641.html The Amber Alert issued Thursday afternoon for two teenage girls has been cancelled after they were found safe in Galveston. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Gun-Day-Texas-House-to-debate-14-firearms-bills-206104161.html The Texas House has approved contentious plans to let college students carry concealed weapons to class and create special marshals for public schools statewide. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Travis-County-DA-posts-apology-letter-from-jail--205139921.html District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg is issuing another apology from jail, this time with a letter on her website. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Justice-says-Armstrong-was-unjustly-enriched--204391081.html The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France. http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/austin-news/Travis-County-DA-sentenced-to-45-days-in-jail-203829591.html Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg has been sentenced to jail for 45 days, and her license will be suspended for 180 days, after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and an open container violation.