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Comments from our readers: On severe weather, on higher speed limits, on UT regents extending Mack Brown's contract
statesman.com Local
Jan 28Excerpts from online reader comments about recent stories that appeared on statesman.comOn severe weather that spawned a tornado in Northeast Austin and dropped 2 to 7 inches of rain in the Austin area. However, forecasters said the rain did little to ... »
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... »
Rain had little effect on lake levels, drought
statesman.com Local
Jan 26The widespread storms in the area early Wednesday brought much-needed rain to Central Texas but did little to ease an ongoing drought or to raise lake levels.The overnight rains helped replenish streams and helped ease fire concerns, but a long-term pe... »
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... »
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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... »
Air Jordan sales trigger interest, police activity
The Blotter
Dec 23Austin police responded to scenes at several malls late last night for eagerly acticipated sales of Nike Air Jordan shoes, a police official said. The sneakers were due to go on sale late last night at Barton Creek, Highland and Lakeline malls, in addi... »
Hancock Rec Holiday Break Day Camp
Mueller Community, Austin Texas
Dec 21Author: kim wine Forum: Mueller Announcements Posted 23 minutes ago Hello Parents, Thank you for sending your children to Hancock Recreation Center for camps! I want to let you all know that we still have openings for Winter Camp December 27-30. We hav... »
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 ... »
Riding the Trails in Dallas
Austin Parks Foundation Blog
Nov 28I (Charlie) was in Dallas for Thanksgiving and decided I needed to do some more exploring of the ever growing Dallas Trails network. My spouse’s parents live right near Central Expressway and Walnut Hill, so, I jumped on my bike ready to do a circuit ... »