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Travis County may be subsidizing constable work for out-of-county towns
When Travis County constables from two precincts head out several mornings a week in their recognizable cruisers, they might not always be working for the local taxpayers who pay their salaries.One of the primary jobs of Texas constables is serving arrest warrants for minor crimes such as unpaid speeding tickets. Yet, in an arrangement that appears rare, if not unheard of, in other precincts ...
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Community News Austin Humane Society offers reduced adoption rate Rebates offered for irrigation upgrades in Round Rock
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Officials Suspect in custody in northeastern Travis County slayings
A 41-year-old Travis County man is in custody in connection with a double homicide in rural northeastern Travis County, officials said Saturday.Carlos Whitcomb has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Kenneth Payne, 60, and Phyllis Payne, ...
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Memorial honors Johnston High alumni who gave their lives
The wounds of war still cut deeply in the tightknit barrios around the old Johnston High School in East Austin, where young men walked out the door for the last time and headed to Vietnam to serve their country more than 40 years ago.Many of them did not return, having made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Others came back but, according to their families, died later of the effects of ...
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Are helper robots the future of care for the aging
In the opening scene of the movie "Robot & Frank," which takes place in the near future, Frank, an elderly man who lives alone, is arguing with his son about going to a medical center for Alzheimer's treatment when the son interrupts him. "I brought you something," he says to Frank. Then the son pulls a large, white humanoid robot from the trunk of his car.Frank ...
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Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) [DVD]
Man Bites Dog (C'est arriv prs de chez vous) was destined for controversy. Everything about it elicits conflicting responses, so that even those who find it to be brilliantly subversive tend to have doubts about its methods. Its true attitude about its subject is blanketed in mystery and contrary statements, some of which suggest that it is a serious and significant cinematic explor ... ...
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Forecasters Austin-area rain has stopped but more could be on way
weather service radars show .Another storm system moving toward Central Texas could drop up to 2 inches of rain Saturday night, National Weather Service forecaster Mark Brundrett said. There is ...
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Is it time for you to turn to the cloud
Your email is likely in the cloud. Your photos and music might be there, too. So is it time to back up all the files and data from your computer to the Internet?Some storage experts and a growing number of consumers say yes. Online backup services have become more practical in recent years, offering consumers protection if their computers are lost or destroyed in a disaster. And in some cases, ...
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Legislature No audit for major events fund
The Legislature agreed Saturday to toughen oversight of its fund to recruit out-of-state events such as Formula One, but the Texas House stripped out a requirement that the fund be audited.State government has reimbursed Texas communities more than $200 million since 2004 for hosting events from Super Bowls and NBA All-Star games to a convention of Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises.The state ...
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Update on the double murder in Eastern Travis County
One man is now charged with capital murder after a double shooting in East Travis county Friday. 41 year old Carlos Whitcomb is charged with killing 60 year old Kenneth Payne and 61 year old Phyllis Payne. Travis County investigators where called out to Hog Eye Road between Manor and Elgin around 2:30 Friday afternoon. They say both died of gunshot wounds. Deputies say Whitcomb is Phyllis ...
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Austin Pets Alive experiences flooding woes this weekend
Saturday morning when the rain was slow and steady, Austin Pets Alive were trying to keep their furry friends dry.Executive Director Ellen Jefferson says on Friday during the flash flooding, the situation escalated quickly."It overpowered our drains and the water rose really fast and really high almost to the inside of the kennels," Jefferson said.They quickly opened up their drains to ...