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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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SXSW Film: One Maiden’s Fantastic Voyage

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SXSW Film: One Maiden’s Fantastic Voyage

A word of warning: if you're going to see “Maidentrip” at SXSW Film this week (and by all means, you should), you may want to secure a large line of credit beforehand, as afterwards you'll likely have the inclination to go out, buy a boat, and set off to circumnavigate the globe. You may also want to invest in a time machine while you're at it, so you can travel back to your teenage years to start your journey on the seas. Solo. Such is the inclination (and inspiration) of 14-year old Dane Laura Dekker, who set out in August 2010 to be the youngest person to ever sail around the world solo, a journey beautifully captured in this documentary. Next time your teenage daughter asks to take out the car on Friday night, think of Dekker,...
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SXSW Film Traces New Orleans’ Post-Katrina Trek to ‘Abnormal’

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SXSW Film Traces New Orleans’ Post-Katrina Trek to ‘Abnormal’

Hurricane Katrina changed more than just the landscape of New Orleans. After the disaster, thousands of people moved away from the city, most of them black and poor. In the years si…...
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Expect Long Lines, Longer Ballot Today

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Expect Long Lines, Longer Ballot Today

Officials are recommending that you vote early. Get it done before you head into work if you can. If you can’t make it before getting to work; you can still go. By law, you’re entitled to paid time off for voting on Election Day, unless you’re off work for 2 consecutive hours during the times...
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Downtown Group Backs Public Order Plan

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Downtown Group Backs Public Order Plan

Some people who live and work in downtown Austin spoke this afternoon at the city’s Public Safety Commission meeting backing APD's so-called Public Order Initiative...
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Fort Hood Families Sue U.S. Government

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Fort Hood Families Sue U.S. Government

Today is the third anniversary of a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded dozens at the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen. Survivors and family members today filed a lawsuit against the federal government....
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APD on Alert for F1 Human Trafficking

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APD on Alert for F1 Human Trafficking

Starting on the days leading up to Formula One races, officials say, pimps and human traffickers will camouflage themselves in the growing crowds and prey on unsuspecting victims....
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State Board of Education: District 5

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State Board of Education: District 5

Because of redistricting, all 15 seats on the State Board of Education are up for grabs this election. Two of those seats cover Austin, and today we’re looking at the race in District 5. Four candidates are vying for the seat, including the incumbent. Republican » read more

More to Props 3-4 Than Just Districts

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More to Props 3-4 Than Just Districts

If Prop 4, the 8-2-1 plan, were to pass, the City Council would presumably be drawing Austin’s new districts. But Prop 3, the 10-1 plan, provides for a redistricting commission....
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Anti-Doping Agency Approves Lance Armstrong Ban

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Anti-Doping Agency Approves Lance Arms...

The decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him from competitive sports for life will stand....
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Offense Coach Joins UT Hall of Honor

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Offense Coach Joins UT Hall of Honor

The UT Athletics Department's new inductees into the Longhorns Hall of Honor include offensive coordinator Major Applewhite....
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F1 Footrace Intensifies Traffic Fears

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F1 Footrace Intensifies Traffic Fears

Participants in Saturday’s Formula Run race saw bumper-to-bumper traffic, which has some residents worried about local traffic on the weekend of the big race....
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There’s No Doctor Shortage, Study Says

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There’s No Doctor Shortage, Study Says

Supporters of Travis County Proposition 1 say Austin needs a new medical school to attract more physicians. But a study says doctors are already moving to Austin....
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Vote Anywhere Tuesday, But Only Once

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Vote Anywhere Tuesday, But Only Once

Travis County voters can cast ballots at any designated polling place in the county tomorrow....
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Football, Fear and Family in Florida

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Football, Fear and Family in Florida

The unemployment rate in Belle Glade, Fla. varies between 25 and 40 percent. In the 1980s, it had a sky-high HIV infection rate. Belle Glade, known as Muck City for the drained Everglades soil where sugar cane flourishes, has also turned out 30 professional football players from its high school...
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Watergate Documents May Be Revealed

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Watergate Documents May Be Revealed

A professor at Texas A&M University is one step closer to getting court documents related to the Watergate scandal unsealed....
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Lawmakers Won’t Probe Copter Shooting

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Lawmakers Won’t Probe Copter Shooting

The Legislature will not investigate an incident in South Texas last week where a state trooper shot at a fleeing truck from a helicopter. Two people were killed. State Rep. Sid Miller, chairman of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, said he found no violations of protocol in the...
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