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Westbound Texas 71 reopened at Old Austin Highway in Bastrop

The Blotter

2:50 p.m. update: Officials say the wreck has been cleared and westbound lanes of Texas 71 have been reopened. All westbound lanes of Texas 71 in Bastrop, at Old Austin Highway are blocked after a wreck involving an 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler appears t... »

Bastrop County woman hit by stray bullet

The Blotter

A woman was shot by a stray bullet while changing her child’s diaper in her Bastrop County home Saturday morning, police said. The woman, 29-year-old Kimberly Jones, was airlifted about 20 miles northwest from her home in Dale to University Medical Cen... »

More residents ordered out of Southeast Austin apartments

The Blotter

At least 150 residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Friday night after more units of the Woodridge Apartments in Southeast Austin were determined unsafe to live in. The second-story walkways on five of the complex’s 15 buildings “are in imminen... »

Suspect pursuit forces lockdown at School for the Blind

The Blotter

The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Central Austin was placed on lockdown this morning following a nearby pursuit for a suspect in a vehicle burglary, a police official said. The school, at 4801 Grover Ave., was placed on lockdown f... »

Do Cowboy Boots Really make you a Texan?

Always Austin

                  I have a deep, dark confession to make….. I am a born and bred Texan and I do not own a pair of Cowboy boots. I know, terrible you say.  You might even call it unfaithful, disloyal and traitorous to not bear the perceived mark of [...] »

Police: Student's death after falling under bus was accidental

The Blotter

Austin police officials say they have closed their investigation into the death of a University of Texas student who fell underneath a Capital Metro bus last week, and have deemed it an accident. “It’s closed,” police spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said. ... »

Does East Austin really have a high level of homeowner turnover?

Austincontrarian

These statistics are not meaningful without a baseline to tell us what is "normal": More than 1 in 3 people who bought homes in some of East Austin's oldest neighborhoods in 1992 or earlier moved out of those homes after... »

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Applied Nanotech names Jernigan head of new division

Austin Business News: Local News

Molecular research firm Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. has enlisted Alan Jernigan as CEO of a new sensor commercialization division. Officials at the Austin-based company (OTC: APNT) said Tuesday they plan to increase revenue and the commercialization ... »

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