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Students win for their 'fridge art'
KXAN Local News
Jan 28Archer Black and Maximiliano Saravia from Anderson High School designed the door that won the Judge's Choice category. »
Weicker: God's assistant managers
statesman.com Local
Jan 28God's assistant managers gingerly juggle self-assurance and blessed assurance. I took up my managerial duties at Bible school many years ago after my sister and I, wearing matching yellow organdy pinafores, marched down the center church aisle to the t... »
Deaths sadden social Austin
statesman.com Local
Jan 25A somber mood settled over local social gatherings the past two weeks. Several prominent Austinites we won't name names are seriously ill. Additionally, at least five have died since Jan. 9.Creative, funny, kind and frighteningly well-organized, Rick J... »
High school boys, girls basketball polls
statesman.com Local
Jan 20POLL POSITION BOYS BASKETBALL Team | W-L 1. McNeil 25-1 2. Bowie 18-5 3. Liberty Hill 22-3 4. Jarrell 23-0 5. LBJ 19-5 6. Anderson 19-5 7. Lake Travis 20-5 8. Rouse 18-4 9. Elgin 21-3 10. Pflugerville 16-8 Note: records through Wednesday Five to circle... »
Poverty is a poor neighbor
statesman.com Local
Jan 08No baby skunks were harmed in the creation of this column.Yet, my McCallum High School student (who might have been named Marvin) saw this tiny critter as his "get out of jail" free card on a spring morning long ago. He was wrong about that.Our stalwar... »
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Independence and Experience
Burnt Orange Report
Jan 04Thirty five years of practicing law in Austin has shown me the need for judges who care enough to consider all court participants as individual human beings and to vigorously protect our constitutional system. I am running to replace my long-time frie... »
North Austin schools briefly placed on lockdown
The Blotter
Dec 13Two North Austin schools were placed on lockdown this afternoon for less than 30 minutes after separate incidents were reported to police, an Austin school district spokeswoman said. “Both lockdowns have been lifted, and everyone is safe,” spokeswoman ... »
Police: Teen attacked girl with scissors at McCallum High School
The Blotter
Nov 16Police officers arrested a 17-year-old girl, accusing her of attacking another girl with scissors at McCallum High School in October. Ashley Robbins is charged with aggravated assault, according to an arrest affidavit. Jail records show she is not curr... »
Marine charged in high school student sexual assault case
The Blotter
Nov 04A Marine Corps recruiter has been charged in a sexual assault case involving a 16-year-old female student during a McCallum High School football game, according to an arrest affidavit. Sgt. Timothy Lamont Craig, 26, has been charged with sexual assault... »
Second fiddle barbecue
Texas Monthly Blogs: Eat My Words
Oct 27The luminaries of Texas barbecue are justly revered—from Lockhart’s century old Kreuz Market, to Taylor’s estimable Louie Mueller Barbecue to the ever-popular Cooper’s Old Time Pit BBQ in Llano. For the BBQ dabbler these names are familiar, but their p... »