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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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Concern Grows as Obesity Soars Among Texas Latinos

Latinos are Texas’ fastest-growing population group. And they are grappling with soaring obesity rates. According to the Department of State Health Services, almost 40 percent of Hispanics are obese. To combat the health crisis, cities as well as state lawmakers are aiming to get Latinos exercising and eating healthier....
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Where Are the Bluebonnets?

If you are one of those parents who drag your kids all over town to find the picture-perfect patch of Texas bluebonnets in the spring, then brace yourself: There aren’t as many flowers this year....
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Prof Provokes Race Controversy (Again)

Lino Graglia told the BBC African-Americans and Hispanics are less academically competent than whites....
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Austin Job Market Has Strong Outlook

The Austin-area job market is expected to be among the strongest in the nation next year, according to an employment outlook survey by the HR consulting firm Manpower....
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DA Investigates State Cancer Institute

The Travis County district attorney’s office is investigating how the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded contracts....
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A National Title for Austin Deaf Schoo...

The UT Longhorns football team may have fallen short of its goals this season. But another local sports team has been named national volleyball champions....
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Food Drive Seeks Busload of Donations

The Capital Area Food Bank is teaming with Cap Metro and Whole Foods for a food drive called Stuff the Bus. The goal is to literally fill a bus outside Whole Foods with about 20,000 pounds of donations....
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Panel Urged to Require Workers’ Comp

An advocate urged a state Senate panel to require companies to provide workers’ compensation insurance....
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Austin’s Changing Demographics a...

The momentum the minority vote produced when it carried President Barrack Obama to a second term in office is still felt around Austin, one of the cities with the fastest growth in the nation....
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Austin Struggling With Population Boom

The budget battle in Washington has economic forecasters nationwide biting their nails. Here in Austin, it’s a population boom that we’re facing, according to an economic forecast for next year released this morning by Angelou Economics. Austin...
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Coolers Returning to Hike & Bike Trail

At a press conference Tuesday morning, parks officials said the coolers would return, albeit with new security measures: they will now be locked and fully permitted....
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Drought Means Smaller Christmas Trees

Everyone knows Austinites like to buy local. However, as Texas foliage faces continuing dry conditions, a tall, green Texas Christmas tree might be hard to track down. For StateImpact Texas, Elizabeth Trovall reports how the dry weather in much of the...
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Black Bears Making a Comeback in Texas

Counties along the Texas-Mexico border are reporting a surge in reports of hungry invaders from Mexico: Bears. And wildlife biologists are trying to quickly educate border residents about the do’s and don’ts of living with the big mammals. Black bears are native to most of the Southwest, but...
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Power Reserves Still Less Than Ideal

You could continue to hear warnings during the heat of next summer asking you to reduce your electricity consumption in the hopes of preventing blackouts....
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Video: How to Shut Off Your Water

Freezing temperatures are expected in the Austin-area tonight, and Austin Water wants to make sure your pipes don’t burst because of it. Spokesman Jason Hill says you should wrap all pipes that are outside or in unheated areas of your home....
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State Term Limits Will Get Another Try

In less than a month, Texas lawmakers will convene in Austin for the 2013 legislative session. A couple of bills already filed would have a huge effect on which lawmakers get to come back in future sessions....
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