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NewsWilliamson County Named Healthiest in TexasThe study from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that Williamson County is the healthiest county in Texas this year, ahead of Collin County in Northeast Texas.... |
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NewsEarly Numbers Show Fewer Claims Under Women’s Health ProgramThe state’s move to drop Planned Parenthood from a health program for low-income women has resulted in a decline in claims of more than five percent.... |
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Electronic Meters Saving Headaches
The City of Austin owns thousands of paid parking spaces downtown, which generate more than $7 million dollars for the city each year....
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Lawmakers Question Cancer Agency
Two influential state lawmakers are demanding answers from the state’s troubled cancer fighting agency....
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USPS Offers Lady Bird Johnson Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new stamps today honoring Lady Bird Johnson. The First Lady would have celebrated her 100th birthday next month....
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HIV on the Rise Among Travis Youth
For World AIDS Day, the city-county Department of Health and Human Services in holding a daylong AIDS conference today focusing on how HIV is affecting young people in Travis County....
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Landowner Suing to Stop Oil Pipeline
Some of the Texans who own the land the Keystone pipeline is crossing are not happy about it....
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APD Fills in For Christmas Bureau, Ope...
Austin police announced today they will take over the nonprofit Christmas Bureau’s traditional role as Santa’s helper.
In the past, the Christmas Bureau has worked closely with Austin Police and the Travis County Sheriff to provide holiday meals and Christmas presents to needy kids and...
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Meeting Tonight on New High School
Plans are slowly moving forward for a new high school in South Austin, and the district is asking for community input at a 6:30 meeting tonight in the Bowie High School cafeteria. ...
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Emergency Crews Run Large-Scale Drills
Over the next 40 hours, Austin’s public safety agencies will assess Central Texas’ ability to respond to and manage terrorist events and other emergencies....
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Driest November in a Century
It didn’t rain at all in Austin this month, making it the driest November in more than 100 years....
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State Defers STAAR Grading Policy
For the second year in a row, students' end-of-course exams won’t have to count as 15 percent of their final grade....
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Apartments Outpace Condos Downtown
New developments are popping up downtown to accommodate the thousands of people moving to Austin each year, but most of the new construction is rental units. ...
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Now You Can Toss Foil in the Recycling
Tin foil and baking pans can now go in Austin's blue single-stream recycling containers for pickup....
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Perry: Defer 15-Percent Rule
Gov. Rick Perry today announced a one-year deferral for a controversial educational provision called the “15-percent rule.” ...
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Dewhurst Calls for Road, Water Spendin...
Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst says Texas should consider using up to $1 billion from the state's Rainy Day fund to pay for new water supplies.
Speaking in Dallas today, Dewhurst said the state’s growing population demands new spending on things like water and roads.
He called on...
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