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Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

Track to the Future

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
Tilke GmbH unveils design for F1 track

Back to (Informal) School

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
UT's informal classes programs gets new lease on life

Debate? Check. Debaters? Er ...

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
Perry plans to skip Oct. 19 gubernatorial debate

More Debate Hate

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
Abbott leaves debate decisions to his campaign

The Hightower Report

Austin Chronicle News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:00
Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

UT football tickets have gotten too pricey for the Darryls

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:44
Two guys who won’t be going to University of Texas football games again this year? Jerry and Vernon Fuller , twin brothers from Jarrell who are avid Longhorn fans.

Austin tax breaks for historical landmarks more generous than other cities, review finds

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:28
Austin is the only large Texas city that offers permanent tax breaks to hundreds of historical homes and buildings, according to an American-Statesman review of preservation programs in the state .

Personal watercraft banned on Lake Austin during Labor Day weekend; Police searching for sexual assault suspects

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:17
LAKE AUSTIN Personal watercraft banned The use of personal watercraft, wet bikes, motorized surfboards and similar devices will be banned on Lake Austin over the Labor Day weekend beginning at sunset today.

Magician convention materializes in Austin

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:15
If you are out and about this weekend, you might see something a bit out of the ordinary, even for a city that prides itself on being weird.

Higher Education Notes: News about Texas colleges

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:14
HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY Symposium, jazz to mark 135th anniversary Huston-Tillotson will commemorate its 135th anniversary with a four-day celebration next month that will include a jazz concert and a symposium on health and wellness.

Labor Day closings

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:38
Federal, state, county and city offices: Closed Monday. Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions: Closed Monday.

Officials say Quintana fired for more than drunken driving arrest

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:24
Former Austin police officer Leonardo Quintana knew he was too drunk to drive when he got behind the wheel of his Cadillac Escalade after a night of partying in January, his lawyer said Thursday.

Former Texas chief justice, wife sued over alcohol-related teenage death

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:22
A wrongful death lawsuit has accused Tom Phillips, former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and his wife of routinely allowing teenagers to drink at their Bastrop home, leading to a 2 a.m.

Spiros shooters get 20 years

Austin American Statesman Local News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:18
For shooting into a crowd gathered outside a Red River Street club after a concert last year, two rappers from La Grange were convicted of aggravated assault Thursday and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Maintenance affects traffic at Red River and Cesar Chavez

Austin City Connection News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:46

Partial closures this weekend for natural gas maintenance.

All checkpoints open at Austin-Bergstrom airport

Austin City Connection News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:35

Malfunction at security gate is fixed. 

Weekend air travel tips

Austin City Connection News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:35

Arrive at least 90 minutes before departure; more info at www.tsa.gov.