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NewsPoll Finds Texas Support for Ban on Assault WeaponsA new survey of Texas voters reveals support for a ban on assault weapons: 49 percent of those surveyed supported a ban on military-style rifles, while 41 percent opposed a ban…... |
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NewsShould Lobbyists Help Rewrite Austin’s Land Development Code?An admittedly wonky but far-reaching undertaking at the City of Austin is getting started – and the question of lobbyists’ roles in what happens next is putting pressure on the Austin City Council.
All development in Austin is governed by city code – zoning, land uses and just about everything conceivable in the built environment. The Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan – the recently-passed blueprint for the city’s long-term growth – calls for a revision of the city’s dense, endlessly-amended development code, and in December the... |
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Emergency Crews Plot Formula 1 Strateg...
Emergency responders from Austin and Travis County got together today in anticipation of the Formula One race this fall....
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Fun on a Friday the 13th Weekend
This weekend, check out Forklift Danceworks' "Solo Symphony," the Alliance Française d'Austin Bastille Day Party and Sky Candy Aerial Arts' performance of "The Flame."...
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Texas Universities Get Natural Gas Gra...
A federal agency awarded millions of dollars in research grants across the country to help develop cars to run with natural gas. Two Texas universities are among the recipients....
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New Lake Boardwalk Finally Being Built
KUT's Wells Dunbar spoke with Ben Wear, transportation reporter at the Austin American-Statesman, about the vision for the project and what the holdup was....
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Gas Prices Up Slightly
For the first time in months, gas prices are up across Texas. ...
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Latest Poll Has Cruz Ahead of Dewhurst
A new independent poll puts challenger Ted Cruz 5 percentage points ahead of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the race for U.S. Senate....
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Health Care Law’s Projected Cost Drops
It looks like the cost for full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Texas may be lower than first anticipated....
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Alcohol on Alamo Grounds Sparks Revolt
The General Land Office is allowing beer, wine and liquor to be served outside of the Alamo – and for some, that decision isn’t going down easy.
A decision from the GLO allows for alcohol to be served during private events at Alamo Hall, on...
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Arguments End at Texas Voter ID Trial
Closing arguments in the Texas voter ID case took place in Washington today. Texas has been arguing that the new law is needed to decrease voter fraud in the state...
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Bastrop Group Collects Wildfire Histor...
The Bastrop County Commissioners Court recently approved of the assembly of a historical-archive task force. The goal of the group is to organize and archive documents from the 2011 wildfires that burned through Bastrop County.
Michael Fisher coordinates Bastrop’s Emergency Management...
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Pick Your Pet’s Caretaker Carefully
As many families depart on their summer vacations, the Austin Better Business Bureau advises they do their homework when deciding where to board their pets, to be sure they’ll be treated well while you’re gone....
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Biden Counters Romney at NAACP
Just one day after GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at the NAACP’s annual meeting in Houston, Vice President Joe Biden took the same stage. ...
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Abdo to Represent Himself at Sentencin...
The soldier convicted of plotting to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood soldiers will represent himself in court for his sentencing trial....
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Austin Lifts Stage II Water Restrictio...
Starting Monday, Austin residents will be able to water two days a week under Stage I restrictions. Stage II water restrictions had been in effect since last September....
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