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Texas Bill Spotlights Minors Charged With Prostitution
One Texas senator wants to allow more counties to set up specialty courts for minors charged with prostitution
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After Boston Bombings, Being Vigilant Without Being Paranoid
In the two weeks since the Boston Marathon bombing, suspects have been identified and news outlets have interviewed people who knew them – asking if there was any sign that they might be capable of the attacks.
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Remembering the First Responders Killed in West
More than 9,000 people gathered at Baylor University yesterday to honor the twelve firefighters and first responders who died in the West Fertilizer Plant Explosion.
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Time to Start Hoarding the Breakfast Tacos: North Korea Wants to Strike Austin?

North Korean director Kim Jong Un must not have gotten into that South by Southwest showcase he really wanted to see, because he's named Austin as a target in his latest threat to attack the U.S. mainland....
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Bill Would Train Teachers to Spot Mental Illness

A state lawmaker says Texas students are grappling with mental illness, but not all teachers, counselors and principals know how to recognize the signs. ...
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Single-Sex Schools Back on AISD Agenda

The Austin school board is set to resume discussion on a boys-only school. The move comes just one month after the topic was postponed indefinitely. The AISD board is set to discuss a total of three single-sex...
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Women’s Health Program Still Has...

The new state-funded Texas Women’s Health Program began on Jan. 1. It provides low income women in Texas with basic health screenings and contraception. State officials said the new program began with more capacity to serve clients then the...
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Tribcast: The Pre-Session Edition

There’s less than a week left before Texas lawmakers come back to Austin for another 140-day scramble. On this edition of the KUT News/Texas Tribune Tribcast, Evan Smith, R…...
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Could Same-Sex Marriage Come to Texas?

In recent weeks, same-sex couples in Maine, Maryland and Washington have gotten the right to marry. That's after voters in each of those states approved ballot measures clearing the way for them. That has some people wondering: Will same-sex couples in Texas be allowed to marry? ...
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Fiscal Cliff Would Mean Cuts to Local ...

Texas would lose about eight percent of its federal education funding if Washington can’t reach a compromise to avoid the package of spending cuts and tax increases contained in the “fiscal cliff.” ...
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When Bicyclists are Banned, Some Texas...

Texas cities are trying to reduce traffic congestion by promoting bicycling. Austin is adding bicycle-only lanes on city streets. Houston voters recently approved $166 million in...
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How Drought and Wildfire Could Bring B...

There are hardly any bears in Texas, but it hasn’t always been that way. Black bears used to roam the state from the Piney Woods of the east to the mountain ranges of the far west....
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The Lead: Armstrong’s Next Move,...

Good morning. This Monday should be relatively mild, with a high near 60. But beginning Tuesday, a strong storm system is expected to blow into the Austin area. The National Weather Service says rainfall totals of three to four inches are in the...
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Austin’s F1 Track Could Benefit ...

The brawl over, and eventual passage of, the so-called fiscal cliff bill reverberated across the county. But here’s one provision in Congress’ action that has specific resonance for Central Texas: extension of the “NASCAR loophole” providing public benefit to racetrack builders. And it...
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Texas Takes Over Women’s Health ...

The state of Texas launched its Women’s Health Program this week. Texas is funding the program on its own because the federal government pulled money after the state blocked Planned Parenthood from participating. The Texas version still serves low income women who would qualify for Medicaid if...
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Austin Doctors Build Online Platform f...

A two doctor family took lessons learned from one day of back-to-back emergencies and turned them into a better way to care for their patients. ...
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Politifact: Is Texas Over-Testing Its ...

Texas government requires too much student testing, while Massachusetts and Finland get superior results with fewer tests. That's what one state official is saying....
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