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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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Changing Austin, News

Republic Square Park Due for an Update

Republic Square Park is in line for a makeover as new development is changing the face of that part of downtown....
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High Demand For Foreign Skilled Workers in Austin

Austin had the twelfth highest number of H-1B visa requests per capita in the last two years, according to a report issued this morning by the Brookings Institution, signaling a high demand for employees in technology and engineering. H-1B visas are temporary work permits, up to six years in length, issued to foreigners who work in specialized occupations. Employers in Austin made 3,087 H-1B visa requests in 2010 and 2011, the report says, a rate of 3.9 applications per 1,000 workers. More than half of those...
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Swine Flu Wrongful Death Suit

The husband of a 33-year-old Cameron County woman who died from swine flu claims unsanitary conditions at a Mexican hog farm led to his wife's death....
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McCracken Concedes to Leffingwell

In a joint appearance today Council Member Brewster McCracken cleared the way for Lee Leffingwell to become the next Mayor of Austin....
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Got Ideas For Developing Waller Creek?

Austinites get a chance to tell officials what they want along the planned Waller Creek project downtown....
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Single Member Districts Bill

The Texas Legislature is working on a bill that could accomplish what the city of Austin has been unable to do: create geographical single member city council districts....
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Police Likely Will Charge Onlookers

As investigation into Monday officer-involved shooting death in east Austin continues, onlookers may be charged....
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McCracken to End Campaign

The outgoing Austin City Council Member concedes Austin mayor's race to council colleague Lee Leffingwell....
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A Mother’s Letter

Mother-daughter relationships can run the gamut from close friendships to tense animosity, and everything in between....
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AISD Hiring Freeze

Austin School District Superintendent Pat Forgione has announced a hiring freeze for jobs at the district's central office....
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Teenager Killed by Austin Police Offic...

A police officer shot and killed an African-American teenager this morning at an apartment complex in northeast Austin. The police officer says he did it in self-defense....
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