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NewsCivic Leader and Volunteer Mary Margaret Farabee DiesAustin citizen, volunteer and philanthropist Mary Margaret Farabee passed away Sunday morning at home, with her family by her side. The wife of former state Senator Ray Farabe…... |
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NewsNew African-American Center Opens TodayToday is the grand opening of Austin’s new African-American Cultural and Heritage Facility. The center is housed in a historic structure at 912 East 11th Street. …... |
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AISD District 5 Candidates Address Par...
District 5 was represented by school board president Mark Williams for the last eight years, but he is resigning....
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Workers’ Comp Premiums Have Drop...
Workers’ compensation premiums -- the ones paid by employers -- have dropped sharply in Texas. The state Insurance Department says those rates have dropped by almost half in the last seven years....
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Closures Thursday Morning Along 183
A giant truck making its way from oil fields in Alberta, Canada, to a Houston refinery will pass through Central Texas tomorrow. Expect intermittent road closures on U.S. 183 in Cedar Park starting around 9 a.m., as workers will need to lift traffic signals and power lines there....
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Armstrong Steps Down; Livestrong Will ...
The Austin-based Livestrong Foundation says it will continue to focus on its mission of supporting cancer survivors and research as Lance Armstrong steps down as the non-profit's chairman....
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Here’s All the Permits Vendors a...
As Austin’s inaugural Formula 1 Grand Prix rounds the corner, city officials are reminding business owners and entrepreneurs that permit applications are fast approaching....
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AISD School Board Candidates: District...
The Austin school board is made up of nine people who are responsible for approving almost a billion dollars in annual spending. As many as four of those people could be replaced in the November election. KUT News is profiling the races this week, and we begin with a look at District 2, which...
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After Resignations, State Cancer Insti...
The state’s $3 billion effort to battle cancer was delivered a major blow this month when 18 scientific reviewers resigned. Many quit in solidarity with their Nobel Prize-winning scientific director, who has also quit. Most of them allege that the organization was favoring politics, rather than...
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Texas House: More New Members and Less...
Early voting for the November 6th, 2012 elections starts Monday, October 22nd. No matter what happens in those elections, though, the Texas House is going to look significantly different when the 2013 legislative session begins on January 8th. About half the House members will be in their first or...
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Legislature to Deal With Tight Budget ...
Texas lawmakers are expected to have more tax revenue to work with when writing the next state budget in 2013. But some of that money will be needed to help pay for accounting tricks used to help balance the current budget....
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Six to be Added to Austin Music Memori...
Today the City of Austin announced that six more important figures in Austin music will have their names added to the Austin Music Memorial. ...
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Texas Joins Lawsuit over Religious Ban...
The State of Texas has officially joined the high-profile legal battle over religious expression at a Beaumont-area public school....
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Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death Penalty...
Special prosecutor Lisa Tanner will not seek the death penalty for Mark Norwood, the Bastrop man charged with the 1986 murder of Christine Morton, a crime for which her husband was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 25 years....
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Examining a Commissioner’s Stanc...
In this week’s PolitiFact check in, we look at a statement by Travis County Commissioner Karen Huber, who is running for re-election in precinct three on the county commissioners court. ...
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State Sen. Mario Gallegos Dies at 62
State Senator Mario Gallegos died today. Gallegos was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1994. He was the first Hispanic Senator elected to represent Harris County....
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