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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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Texas Officials Cheer As Court Reverses EPA Pollution Rule

You could call it a win for Texas officials in their ongoing battle against the Environmental Protection Agency. A federal appeals court decided this morning the EPA went beyond its authority with a cross-state air pollution rule...
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Feds Propose Designating Four More Endangered Salamanders

Four salamander species native to Central Texas have moved closer to being classified as “endangered” by the federal government. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic…...
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“Superintendent of the Year̶...

A conversation with San Marcos Independent School District Superintendent Patty Shafer, who was recognized Tuesday by the Austin Chamber of Commerce....
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Dallas Fed Chief Warns On Higher Ed

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas CEO Richard Fisher was in Austin Tuesday to sound the alarm about Texas' lack of top tier universities....
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Austin Names New Solid Waste Director

A former Indiana environmental official is chosen from among six candidates to head Austin's Solid Waste Services Department....
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AISD Faces Tight 2010 Budget

It's mid-school year but the Austin Independent School District is already crunching numbers for its 2010-2011 school year budget....
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City Taking Applications for Cap Metro...

Between budget fights, union-management conflicts and controversy over the long-delayed commuter train, serving on the Capital Metro Board of directors is rarely dull....
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Friedman Weighs Governor’s Race ...

The author, musician, humorist and 2006 independent candidate for governor hasn't decided whether to leave the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial race....
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Plane Crash in Caldwell County

Plane bound for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport crashed Monday, killing two people....
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Who Comes After Bill White

Democrats were clamoring for a candidate like White to jump into the governor's race? But who will come after to fill out the ballot?...
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Great Movie About Theatre

The film "Me and Orson Welles":http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com opens on Friday....
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Learning by Video Gaming

Schools often measure achievement and learning by pointing to test scores or grades....
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Charter School Advocates Give Texas a ...

A national group that advocates for charter schools says Texas' law concerning those schools is among the weakest in the country....
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Fans Dish Out The Big Bucks For UT Gam...

Being a Longhorn fan, although thrilling and rewarding, comes with a heft price tag....
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Telegraph to Telephone to Television t...

A quiet revolution's been going on in recent years as teens and young adults abandon television in favor of internet and social media entertainment and communications....
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