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NewsExpanded Asset Tests for Medicaid ProposedThe state of Texas has not joined in the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. At the Conservative Political Action Conference late last week, Gov. Rick Perry saidÂ…... |
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NewsAISD Kids Make the (Average) Grade on Obesity ScaleAustin Independent School District teachers may tell their students they’re special, but numbers never lie. And the numbers say that they’re (just a bit) above average.... |
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Replanting Begins in Bastrop County
This week, the area will take a major step towards recovery as volunteers start planting nearly a half a million loblolly pine seedlings....
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John Steen Named Texas Secretary of St...
The governor's office announced Tuesday that John T. Steen Jr., a lawyer from San Antonio, will be the new Texas secretary of state. He is replacing Hope Andrade, who resigned...
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Some Lawmakers Want Budget to Stay Cut
After cutting $15 billion from the state budget in 2011, some in the Legislature had hoped to see at least some of it restored. But others are pushing to limit that spending....
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Input on How AISD Uses Its Buildings
The Austin school district wants to hear community input on the future use of some of its buildings for the 2013-14 school year....
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Rick Perry Taps Chief of Staff for Tex...
Jeff Boyd is the governor’s choice to replace replace Dale Wainwright on the Texas Supreme Court. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. ...
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ACC Restaurant Trains Next Generation ...
Austin is increasingly becoming known for its dining options, and they continue to grow.
One of them is tucked away inside Austin Community College’s Eastview campus. That’s where culinary students serve five-course meals to the public as...
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Coping with Memory Loss and a Changing...
The Thanksgiving holiday give many of us a chance to spend time with our families. And for some of us, it means we have to confront the challenges our aging relatives are dealing with - like memory loss....
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Hutchison Files Immigration Bill That ...
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide legal status for immigrants brought to the country illegally as minors....
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Waller Tunnel Has Some Thinking Subway
As the Waller Creek tunnel gets closer to completion, some Austinites are wondering what else we could do below Austin’s surface....
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Longhorns Limping Into Final Game
The University of Texas Longhorns football team heads has what could be its toughest game of the year Saturday against #7 ranked Kansas State....
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Public Information May Get Redefined
Texas lawmakers met today to discuss possible changes to the Public Information Act in light of advances in data and technology, and may redefine what is public information and what isn't....
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Report Urges Changes to State Oil and ...
The state's Sunset Advisory Commission recommends ramping up enforcement efforts by the Railroad Commission, increasing pipeline safety oversight and changing the Commission’s name....
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Aging Austin Comes With Unique Challen...
Austinites may be used to seeing the city’s name in a variety of number one lists. But this number one is on a list few of us may think about: out of the 100 largest metro areas in the country, Austin has the fastest growing number of people who are between 55 and 64 years old....
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LCRA Vote Resonates in Spicewood Beach
A vote to send more lake water to rice farmers downstream irks some in this community that ran out of water last year amid the drought....
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