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Capital Tonight: The Week in Review

The Reporter Roundtable discusses water legislation, gay marriage, and raiding the rainy day fund. Gardner Selby fact checked statements made by Sen. Ted Cruz at CPAC. Visitors are still checking out the Capitol, even though lawmakers have gone home for Easter weekend.

03/29/2013 04:30 PM

Capital Tonight: Lawmakers mull drug testing for benefits

A bill requiring a drug test prior to receiving unemployment benefits is being considered in the Legislature this session. The Reporter Roundtable discussed the weeks events in politics. The LBJ National Historic Park is being directly affected by budget cuts in Washington. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo testified in Washington about background checks for gun purchases.

03/15/2013 03:00 PM

Capital Tonight: Testing the limits of education reform

In Tuesday's Capital Tonight: A proposal to make changes to the number of tests needed to graduate is currently being considered by the legislature; craft brewers are pushing for a bill that would allow direct-to-customer sales; Railroad Commissioner David Porter talks about a new report on fracking; and Capital Commentators Harold Cook and Ted Delisi discuss George P. Bush's official entrance into Texas politics.

03/12/2013 01:39 PM

A closer look at NASA's new Webb telescope

In an exclusive interview, Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons takes time to learn about the technology, origins and future of the James Webb Space Telescope. A life-size model of the scope sits outside the Long Center during the SXSW Gaming Expo.

Updated 03/07/2013 03:12 PM

Capital Tonight: Calls for Medicaid expansion growing

More than a thousand people gathered at the Capitol asking lawmakers to expand Medicaid; one Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Lon Burnam, has a plan to do just that; Harold Cook and Ted Delisi discuss Gov. Perry's stance on the issue; and we look at a new poll on Texans and gun control.

03/05/2013 04:49 PM

Helping veterans heal wounds through music

Soldier Songs and Voices is a nonprofit on a mission to help veterans wounded from war heal with music. YNN's John Salazar listened in as veterans shared their war-time experiences through song.

11/12/2012 10:24 AM

Lone Star Scene: Austin film critic turns 'Sinister' screenwriter

Much of the new horror film "Sinister" is written by local author C. Robert Cargill, who broke into the business after years of writing movie reviews.

10/07/2012 01:20 AM

Fantastic Fest unleashes 'Frankenweenie'

Tim Burton's animated pet resurrection comedy ushers in an eight-day run of genre films.

Updated 09/21/2012 07:34 AM

Endeavour takes flight over Austin

The shuttle Endeavour left Houston Thursday morning at the Johnson Space Center riding piggyback on a jumbo jet. It flew over Austin about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Endeavour is scheduled to stop at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso. Then, it's on to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for a night.

09/20/2012 08:36 AM

Local expert provides perspective on Libya attack

The attacks against American embassies in Egypt and Libya are shocking, but historians say the events are not all that surprising. An expert on the Middle East at the University of Texas says the recent attacks that took the life of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens are thanks to crushing poverty and widespread illiteracy in the region.

09/12/2012 05:39 PM