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NewsCongrats, Grads! Here’s Your Loan StatementAccording to the nonprofit Institute for College Access and Success, 56 percent of 2010 college graduates had student loan debt. The average amount was more than $20,000.... |
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News, Top StoriesGuess Where Your Tomato Came FromNext time you buy a Texas tomato, check where it was grown. As Terrence Henry reports for StateImpact Texas, the answer might surprise you.... |
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What’s the Value of Finishing High S...
A high school diploma is touted as the bare minimum students need to achieve. And now a new study pegs the financial value of high school graduation to the Austin region’s economy.
The Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington DC-based non-profit ...
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TWIA Board Approves Premium Rate Hike
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s board of directors approved a 5 percent increase to all policyholders' premium rates that would take effect next year....
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Amid Low Turnout, Victory for Council ...
The next Austin City Council is going to look an awful lot like the current one.
Incumbents swept all three open council seats in city elections held Sasturday. Mayor Lee Leffingwell will also stay in office for another three years.
Mayor Leffingwell along with incumbent council members Mike...
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Forest Service to Assess State’s...
The Texas Forest Service plans to take a long look at Texas’ trees to see how much damage the ongoing drought has done....
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Austin Company Helps Women Veterans Re...
Women soldiers face specific challenges transitioning back into civilian life, and Vicky Garza with the Austin Business Journal reports that one Austin company is trying to help....
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Bill Spelman: In Re-Election Win, Vali...
Despite facing down six opponents in his Place 5 re-election bid, Bill Spelman did surprisingly well, winning a second consecutive term without a runoff.
With 217 of 237 precincts in, Spelman collected 58 percent of the vote. His nearest competitor, Dominic Chavez, only garnered 19 percent....
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First Election Day Results for Austin ...
Election day results so far show incumbents maintaining leads. ...
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Perry Declines to Weigh In on Powers
Gov. Rick Perry isn’t saying what he thinks about the performance of the University of Texas at Austin’s president, Bill Powers....
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Animal Center to Euthanize 23 Dogs ...
The Austin Animal Center is seeking adopters for at least 40 pets today, May 15. The Animal Center will euthanize 23 dogs today if at least 40 pets do not find a home.
The Animal Center has taken in a large number of pets recently, but they haven’t seen an equal number of adoptions. Since last...
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Council Revisits Energy Rate Increase
Today marked another chapter in the long-deliberated Austin Energy rate increase. Three members of the Austin City Council proposed a rate structure for customers that would start this fall.
“This is a terrible time for a rate increase,” said Councilmember Bill Spellman. “I wish we could...
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No Relief Coming for Loop 360 Traffic
Plans to improve traffic flow and safety on Loop 360 were scuttled last week. KUT’s Emily Donahue talks with the Austin American-Statesman’s Ben Wear about why the state’s plan to...
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Leffingwell Claims Victory in Re-elect...
With 52.08 percent of the vote and only 20 precincts outstanding, incumbent Mayor Lee Leffingwell has declared victory.
Mayor Leffingwell delivered his victory speech to supporters at Scholz Garten, where incumbent Austin City Council member Mike Martinez also celebrated success....
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Asian Chambers of Commerce Merge to Se...
Austin’s population is more Asian than Texas as a whole, but it has a lower percentage of Asian-owned businesses....
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