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NewsTea Party Fights Republicans Over Texas “Rainy Day Fund”There’s a debate right now over what Texas lawmakers should do with the money in the Rainy Day Fund. It was set up in the 1980s to smooth out the differences from times of oil boom and bust.... |
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SXSW Update: Film ‘Midnighters&#...
Alien spiders, endangered vampires and – perhaps most horrifically – family reunions. These are among the many terrors contained in South by Southwest Film’s “Midnighters” series.
SXSW starts four weeks from tomorrow, which means Friday is the last day to buy badges
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Creating Marshals to Watch Over School...
Texas lawmakers have rallied around the idea of making elementary schools safer. There have been calls to allow anyone with a concealed handgun license to bring guns onto public school campuses. Or forteachers to get concealed carry...
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Lawsuit Claims Dell Buyout is at Expen...
Dell Inc. is facing a lawsuit. It was filed in Delaware on Wednesday.
The lawsuit accuses founder and CEO Michael Dell and other company directors of breaching their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value and selling the company at the...
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Austin African-Americans Made History ...
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation was not enforced in Texas until June of...
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Problems, Expenses, Delays for Barthol...
City of Austin’s Aquatic Division manages over 50 public pool facilities. The Bartholomew Pool, in particular, has demanded significant time and funding from the city since 2009.
Now, the city says the pool will need even more time and money before it's ready to reopen.
The Bartholomew Pool...
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Austin Airport Breaks Passenger Record...
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport saw more passengers last year than it ever has before. About 9.4 million people departed from or arrived to the airport in 2012. That wa…...
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Mayor Leffingwell’s 2013 State o...
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell is set to deliver the annual State of the City today.
That’s a Wrap: That does it for Mayor Leffingwell’s remarks this afternoon. KUT New…...
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Austin Businesses Prep for Bag Ban
Austin’s ban on some single-use bags goes into effect in just over three weeks. Today, area businesses will get training on the new...
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Austin Energy May Get Independent Over...
A week from today the Austin City Council will consider whether to relinquish most of its governing power over Austin Energy and create an independent board to oversee the utility.
In anticipation of the council’s actions, State Sen.
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Bill Would Cut Back on Standardized Te...
Texas high school students would have to take just five standardized tests to graduate instead of 15, under a bill filed today in the Texas House. State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, says House Bill 5 would give...
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City Hall Hustle: The State of the Cit...
There’s no City Council meeting this week: Instead, City Hall watchers’ eyes were on Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s 2013 State of the City address, delivered at a Real...
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Texas Lawmakers Take Stance on Gays Jo...
Update: The Boy Scouts of America board delayed its vote on whether to end a ban on gay membership until May.
Original Story (8:13 a.m.):More than 40 elected officials from acr…...
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Austin Traffic: Slow and Growing
A new study reveals what most Austin drivers could tell you anyway: Traffic here is bad.
But the study says Austin’s traffic has grown worse than any large metropolitan region…...
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Travis County Homeless Population Drop...
The annual Austin/Travis County homeless count shows the number of homeless people living the area is down by 5.5 percent from last year to 2,121.
The Ending Community Home…...
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