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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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Shootings Prompt Consideration of APD ‘Preservation of Life’ Standard

Austin’s Human Rights Commission could take action tonight on recommending a “preservation of life” standard in the Austin Police Department’s Response to Resistance Policy....
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Lawyers Argue Inmate Incompetent for Aug. 1 Execution

Druery, 32, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 1 for the 2002 fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Brazos County. On Tuesday, his lawyers will ask a judge to appoint experts to examine the convicted murderer, who they argue is ineligible for execution because of his severe mental illness....
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City Postpones Vote on Green Initiativ...

Austin City council was planning take up a resolution to make city purchases more eco-friendly....
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U.T. Michener Center For Writers Recei...

What could be the last known video taken of writer James Michener has been donated to the "center":http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mcw/...
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Challenger Emerges to SBOE’s McLeroy

The ousted chairman of the State Board of Education, Don McLeroy, is facing a Republican primary challenge from the son of a former Lieutenant Governor....
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