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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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A Conservative, Business-Minded Approach to Immigration

An event in Austin today aims to bring together Texas leaders in business, law enforcement and faith to talk about immigration. Texas Summit: Taking a New Consensus on Immigrants…...
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Lawmakers Turn Focus to Career/Tech Education

Over the last several legislative sessions, lawmakers have been focusing on increasing the rigor of high school courses. With the goal of getting every student ready to attend college. Some business leaders say that’s come at the expense of career and technical education. Mario Lozoya is with Toyota Texas, whose plant is located in San Antonio. He told lawmakers on the Senate Education committee Tuesday the plant is "the high tech" manufacturing facility in South Texas. Which is why he regularly visits Central Texas high schools to make sure automotive/tech students are being trained to meet the plant’s job skill requirements. But, he said on many occasions, those expectations are not being met. “It pains me when I go into a bay in Career Technology Automotive...
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USDA: One in Five Texas Households At ...

The USDA report comes as Congress is debating changes to the food stamp program....
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One in Four Travis County Mosquitoes T...

More than half of the confirmed West Nile virus cases in the country this year have been in Texas – over 1,000 Texans have contracted the disease. And local authorities have surprising figures about how prevalent the virus is in the Austin area....
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Wildfire Oral History Project

Matt Lara

"I could hear propane tanks exploding. It looked like a scene out of 'Apocalypse Now.'"...
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Wildfire Oral History Project

Redford Lindsey and Susie Fowler

"It wasn’t like one thing that happens and then it’s done. It was weeks of suddenly dealing with it and then months of dealing with it."...
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Questions Raised About Solitary Confin...

The number of Texas prisoners being held in solitary confinement has gone down, but officials told lawmakers today that some serious problems remain....
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Home Prices Up Around Austin

New data released today shows homes in the Austin, Round Rock and San Marcos areas are increasing in value....
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Stage 2 Water Restrictions Back in Eff...

Starting today, the city of Austin is implementing stage 2 water restrictions. That means you can only water your garden or lawn once a week. But this time, some changes to the ordinance might help people save what’s in their garden....
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City, State Considering Incentives Agr...

By Wells Dunbar, KUT News and Ben Philpott, KUT News

City officials are mulling another economic incentives agreement...
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Wildfire Oral History Project

Jeannie Jessup

"I’m from Kansas. I know wind. It was windy, and we knew if something did get started, it would probably be all over. We were hoping we weren’t right."...
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Wildfire Oral History Project

Gwin Family

"He said, 'Jennifer, is that ash falling on our heads?' and I said, 'Yes.' That’s when he looked at me and said, 'I think we need to go right now.' "...
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Dallas Cowboys Kick Off NFL Season

The NFL season officially kicks off tonight Wednesday when the Dallas Cowboys take on the New York Giants....
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Travis County Burn Ban Extended

Travis County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to extend the burn ban into October. The county is still in a moderate drought and there have been several days of record breaking temperatures and low relative humidity....
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Texans Reading a Lot Into Castro Keyno...

Call them idealistic, but the Texas delegates in town for this week’s Democratic National Convention are reading a lot into the selection of San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to give Tuesday night’s keynote address....
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Gas Prices Seep Through Local Economy

In Austin, gas prices have jumped since Hurricane Isaac disrupted oil refining along the Gulf Coast. And local businesses are feeling the effects, but not always how you might think....
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