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My thrifty valentine: Places to treat your love like royalty on a pauper's budget

Austin360.com

Full disclosure: I've been out of the dating scene for more than 20 years. But much of the rest of Austin hasn't. A recent study by Sperling's BestPlaces (bestplaces.net) and Axe Deodorant Body spray (Full disclosure: I've never intentionally used a "b... »

2 new phases for Blackhawk subdivision approved

statesman.com Local

Travis County commissioners approved revised preliminary plans Tuesday for two new phases for the Lakeside at Blackhawk subdivision, part of a master-planned community in the Pflugerville area in northeastern Travis County.The plans for new homes at th... »

Accordion-heavy conjunto music is 
focus of 3-day fest

statesman.com Local

When you strip Tejano music to its core, you'll find the rhythmic pulsations of conjunto music. They're the same soulful beats that once regularly filled Austin ballrooms and brought even the most uncoordinated dancers to their feet.Conjunto's squeezeb... »

Students win for their 'fridge art'

KXAN Local News

Archer Black and Maximiliano Saravia from Anderson High School designed the door that won the Judge's Choice category. »

In new deal, 7-Eleven will carry Austin company's prepaid debit cards

statesman.com Local

In a move that further expands its reach, Austin-based NetSpend Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its Visa prepaid cards at 5,000 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide.The agreement marks NetSpend's largest retail di... »

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Monday music links: Jonathan Toubin, the Doobie Brothers and more

Austin Music Source

Rolling Stone talks to former Austinite and New York Night Train soul DJ Jonathan Toubin, who was severely injured when a taxi crashed into his Portland hotel room Dec. 8. Toubin, who was in Portland to play a party, is still working to recover from hi... »

NetSpend to sell prepaid debit cards at 7-Eleven stores

statesman.com Business Blog

In a move that further expands it reach, Austin-based NetSpend Holdings Inc. said it has signed an agreement to sell its Visa prepaid cards at 5,000 7-Eleven stores nationwide. The agreement, announced Wednesday, marks NetSpend’s largest retail distrib... »

Road closures, school delays in Central Texas

Weather Watch

School delays | Austin road closures | Hays County closures | Williamson County road closures | Bastrop County road closures School delays • The San Marcos CISD will start school at 10 am today. Buses will run 2 hours late. • Elgin ISD will have a 2 ho... »

Dorial Green-Beckham Recruitment Hitting Final Stretch

Burnt Orange Nation

The life of any mega recruit isn't exactly simple and uncomplicated at any point in the recruiting process and is much less so in the final days. Such is the case for Springfield (MO) wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, one of the top recruits in the c... »

Family of slain aspiring firefighter seeks help with funeral costs

The Blotter

The family of homicide victim Mark Brandon Dominguez, an aspiring firefighter, is seeking help with his funeral costs, Travis County Fire Rescue officials said Thursday. Dominguez, a 17-year-old Akins High School student, was fatally shot Sunday while ... »