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NewsSXSW Film Traces New Orleans’ Post-Katrina Trek to ‘Abnormal’Hurricane Katrina changed more than just the landscape of New Orleans. After the disaster, thousands of people moved away from the city, most of them black and poor. In the years si…... |
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NewsShould Texas Use ‘Rainy Day’ Fund for Water Projects?Should Texas take money from the state’s so-called Rainy Day Fund for water projects? It’s an idea that will get a closer look today.
Lawmakers in the House Appropriations C…... |
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Lawmakers Won’t Probe Copter Shooting
The Legislature will not investigate an incident in South Texas last week where a state trooper shot at a fleeing truck from a helicopter. Two people were killed.
State Rep. Sid Miller, chairman of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, said he found no violations of protocol in the...
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Drought Could Return to Texas Next Yea...
Rains this year put minds at ease in many parts of Texas, but any respite from the drought may be short-lived....
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State Board of Education: District 10
Two candidates are running for the board in District 5, which includes much of Austin north of Lady Bird Lake....
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One More Day of Early Voting
Tomorrow is the last day to vote early. Most voting locations close at 7, but the mega-voting site at Highland Mall will be open until 9 p.m. today and tomorrow....
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28 Kids Adopted Into Permanent Homes
After spending years wading through temporary homes in the foster system -- some for most of their lives -- 28 children were adopted into permanent homes toda...
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Candidates Battle over Transportation
One of the top concerns in the area is transportation infrastructure. The Texas Department of Transportation has no money to build new roads. Different ideas on for dealing with transportation are colliding in the race for Travis County Commissioner....
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Senate Candidates Differ on Medical La...
Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Paul Sadler have different stances on the Affordable Care Act and the role of federal government....
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Bring Your Voter Registration Card
Most early voting polls will close tonight at 7; the voting megacenter at Highland Mall will stay open until 9. Photo ID is not required this year....
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Schools Turn to Electronic Monitoring
Two schools in San Antonio have added radio frequency chips to all student ID cards. Those chips give off an electronic signal that can be easily monitored, so students can now be tracked in and outside of school....
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Texas Guardsman Gets Purple Heart
Gov. Rick Perry presented the Purple Heart today to an Army National Guardsman from Galveston who was injured in Afghanistan....
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Vote Early to Catch Registration Goofs
Some voters have been purged from the rolls in error; an official says voting early will help catch those mistakes...
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Auditor: Money Handled Poorly at EMS
Austin’s city auditor says billing collection at Austin-Travis County EMS is so poorly done that the department could have money stolen or bills miscalculated and not even realize it....
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New Women’s Health Program Not L...
This morning was supposed to be the first day of the Texas Women’s Health program – a new system to provide health screenings and other services to uninsured women, while excluding Planned Parenthood from its list of approved health service providers. But when the clock struck midnight, nothing...
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Sound Portrait: The House of Torment
Austin’s House of Torment is in its 10th year of operation and its last year at Highland Mall. It started in a South Austin backyard as a ploy to encourage trick-or-treating, but grew too popular for the neighborhood to contain. KUT went for a tour with Jon Love, one of its organizers....
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