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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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Michael Dell Taking Company Private (Updated)

Dell's announcement this morning has thousands of Austin employees wondering how going private will affect them. Michael Dell sent an email out to employees shortly before 8:30 this morning. Dell's email doesn't specifically promise jobs will stay but Dell does state he looks "forward to working with all of you, including our current senior leadership team, to accelerate our efforts." He also acknowledges there will be "both challenges and triumphs" ahead. But, he says, they are making the right decisions for Dell, the team and customers....
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EMS Audit, Traffic Deaths on Public Safety Commission Agenda

The commission plans to discuss a broad swath of measures, including a potential audit of the city's EMS department, traffic fatalities and even a suggestion to curb gun violence in Austin. The commission will finalize details of the EMS audit. Critics have accused the agency of mismanagement and dogged the department in recent months, spurring a city audit of the department. Administrators defend their record, citing a lack of qualified EMTs for the decline in productivity. Austin police...
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Child-Safety Laws Recommended, Tough t...

Every year, almost 1,000 children in Texas die from non-natural causes like accidents, murders and suicides. A volunteer group studying these deaths and how to prevent them is calling on state lawmakers to make some changes, but has struggled to push legislation forward. Big changes take...
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Most Central Texas School Districts Fa...

A majority of Central Texas school districts did not meet federal standards this year under the No Child Left Behind law. It’s largely the outcome of tougher passing standards. But the results have some education officials questioning the validity of the testing system. Some of the Central...
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Ted Cruz to Address GOP Convention

On the heels of his decisive victory over David Dewhurst for the GOP nomination to fill an open U.S. Senate seat, Ted Cruz was named one...
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Checking into Border Signs in Chinese

Before David Dewhurst lost the republican senate runoff, interesting signs in the Texas border region caught his attention....
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Austin Vigil for Victims of Sikh Templ...

A candlelight vigil will be at 8:30 p.m. on the Texas Capitol grounds in memory of the six killed and several wounded in a Wisconsin shooting. ...
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Local Group Works to House Aging Music...

Housing opportunities for aging Austin musicians can be few and far between, but some local music advocates are doing their part to help. When legendary blues singer Miss Lavelle White moved back to Austin from New Orleans earlier this year, she only had a few items in storage, no place to live...
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Thunder Whistles for Austin’s Homele...

Six homeless people have been killed in Austin in the last 10 months. Those attacks and others led homeless advocates to hand out 1,000 whistles to people living on the streets downtown. “Thunder whistles” sound on a different decibel than those used by the Austin Police Department. The...
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Politics Focus on Texas’ Hispanic Le...

This year, Texas Hispanics will have prominent speaking roles at both the Republican and Democratic national conventions. What could this mean for the state's role in deciding future elections? U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro have different political...
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Bees in Central Texas Pose Potential T...

A 40-year-old man is now in stable condition after being stung by bees about 300 times this morning in Pflugerville. Experts say there are more bees in Central Texas this year than there have been in years...
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Interactive: Who’s Eligible for ...

The Obama administration next week will begin accepting applications for deferred action from what it expects to be hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the country illegally. The policy, which was announced June 15, grants relief from deportation proceedings to certain immigrants who meet...
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Travis County Burn Ban Back in Place

Fire Marshal Hershel Lee recommended the ban be put back in place during a county commissioners’ meeting this morning....
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Save Our Springs Ordinance Turns 20

An environmentally friendly ordinance has shaped development in Austin for the past 20 years....
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Fracking’s Link to Smog Worries ...

Oil and gas production has soared in Texas since the introduction of the mining technique called hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” But the boom in production has some complaining about an increase in air pollution, as well. For StateImpact Texas, Dave Fehling reports. Drilling...
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Fracking Shown to Cause Small Earthqua...

If you live in the drilling area around Dallas-Fort Worth known as the Barnett Shale, you may have noticed that recently the ground has been a bit shakier than usual. According to a study out this week from the University of Texas, the culprit is the oil and gas industry. For StateImpact Texas,...
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