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Occupy Austin Plans Camp for Homeless
Occupy Austin is celebrating its anniversary Saturday. Many Occupy groups across the country have struggled lately to find a cause they can support, and Austin occupiers want to help the homeless. They plan to build a temporary camp tomorrow....
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New Short-Term Rental Ordinance Takes Effect Today
Starting today, Austin residents and property owners who rent out their homes to vacationers will be subject to new licensing requirements.
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Judge Says City Hall Bans Unconstitutional
A federal judge says the City of Austin can no longer ban people from City Hall's plaza.
The case revolves around a practice that came to light last year, amid the Occupy Austin protest at City Hall. Some Occupy members were issued criminal trespass notices and told they were banned from the...
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Nichelle Bielinski
"We looked over and my husband said,'If that fire jumps, we have 30 minutes to get out of this neighborhood.' And while we were standing there, it jumped."...
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Council Candidate Interview: John Duffy, Place 5
Early voting for city elections begins a week from today. There are 14 candidates running for four positions on the Austin City Council. Over the next week or so, we’ll hear from each of them.
In Place 5, self-described anarchist and Occupy Austin member John Duffy is running to unseat...
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‘Occupy’ Protests Lead to Review of Austin’s Banking Policy
Austin City Council members Laura Morrison, Sheryl Cole, and Kathie Tovo have sponsored a resolution asking the City Manager to review Austin’s current banking policies. They are also asking for recommendations that would give preference to banks that support community reinvestment. Morrison says...
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UT Tower Celebrates 75 Years
It looms over the University of Texas: a landmark, an icon, a timepiece.
Likely the best known building in Austin, the Tower is the spire at the center of UT’s 40 Acres. The Main Building – as it’s officially known – turns 75-years-old today.
Jim Nicar is with the Texas Exes, and...
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City Hall Plaza Cleared Of Occupy Austin Protesters
Almost four months ago to the day, Occupy Austin had been using the plaza at Austin City Hall as their place for protesting, but Friday night Austin Police cleared out the area and new city rules are going to keep it that way.
Protesters were give notice Friday night at 9:30 p.m. that the city's...
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Occupy Fired Up for 3-Month Anniversary
Today marks the three month anniversary of the Occupy Austin protest at City Hall. Since it began, the demonstration has seen a few arrests, fights and most recently, a bonfire.
A small group of Occupiers celebrated the movement’s anniversary by scrubbing the tiles outside City Hall. Someone...
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The Top Words of 2011
The Austin based Global Language Monitor has released it's list of top words for 2011.
Some year's it's very easy to pick the number one word. In 2001 "9/11" dominated the news media and was very quickly adopted into general use. Then there are years with several major events that thrust...
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Ruling Promised Soon in Occupy Austin Lawsuit
A federal judge in Austin says he’ll make a decision soon on a lawsuit suing the city of Austin over First Amendment rights involving Occupy Austin protesters. The hearings wrapped up yesterday without a ruling from the bench.
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KUT Morning Newspod December 21, 2011
Governor Perry Gets Help From Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
With two weeks to the first vote of the 2012 presidential race, Texas Governor Rick Perry revved up his bus tour of Iowa Tuesday bringing a long-time supporter along for the ride. From Iowa, KUT's Ben Philpott...
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Occupation Expands to State Capitol
Today marked Occupy Austin’s second month protesting at City Hall. The movement says it will continue this encampment while also expanding to occupy the State Capitol. Occupy Austin members joined thousands of carolers at this new location Saturday night, but they were singing different tunes,...
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