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  • Search for survivors begins after tornado hits Oklahoma City

    The search for survivors goes on Monday night in Oklahoma. Fifty-one people are confirmed dead and at least 140 are injured. The National Weather service preliminary surveys calculate that this was at least an EF-4 tornado. It was a mile-wide at times with winds ranging from 160 to 200 miles per hour. Businesses and even an elementary school was literally flattened within a matter seconds. ...

  • Communities weigh in on tornado sirens Communities weigh in on tornado sirens

    HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) - In several communities across the region, tornado sirens are used to warn residents of impending danger. In Central Texas, San Marcos has 14 sirens and Cedar Park just added three in the city's largest parks. Georgetown also has the warning systems, and in the Hill Country, there are sirens in San Saba and Mason. In Austin and Round Rock, no tornado sirens are in ...

  • Austin-Travis County EOC StormReady Austin-Travis County EOC StormReady

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Should a major disaster strike Central Texas, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center and a team of first responders can activate a large, specially-equipped facility within 30 minutes. We dont have any control over the weather," said emergency coordinator Pete Baldwin. All we can do is make sure where the resources are, know to make sure they need to be ...

  • Beer bills move to Gov. Perrys desk Beer bills move to Gov. Perrys desk

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - On Monday afternoon, the House passed all of the four beer-related bills, which will now head to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. The vote was expected since three days prior , lawmakers used voice votes to overhaul regulations that apply only to craft breweries. Current laws prohibit brewpubs from packaging their beer for retail stores. They also prevent breweries from selling beer ...

  • Austin trustees weigh partnership for Eastside High

    Austin school trustees Monday night were still considering awarding a $393,690 contract to Baltimore-based Talent Development Secondary of Johns Hopkins University to operate the troubled Eastside Memorial High School. They hadn't voted by press time.While district administrators previously expressed concern about low test results for the group's flagship school, the Baltimore Talent ...


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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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  • Texas lawmakers pass Merry Christmas bill

    Texas lawmakers have just made it politically correct for teachers to say Merry Christmas in the classroom. It may be have been a hot 94 degrees outside the capitol, but inside it felt like Christmas for State Representative Dwayne Bohac of Houston. House Bill 308, what Bohac has dubbed the Merry Christmas bill, is now on the way to Governor Rick Perry's desk. "It allows school ...

  • Tips for protecting yourself from online impersonators

    When you reach a certain level of visibility online...you can become the prey of what are known as "trolls" and "griefers." "They're basically people who really want to cause problems," said Brad Bogus, the president of "Speak Social," a strategic marketing firm where social media is their specialty. Bogus said, "They can hack into your ...

  • City reveals park master plan

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Plans are in store for new park land in Austin. The area around the old power plant on Holly Street on the east side will be undergoing a transformation. As the city moves forward, they want input from the public. Austin's Parks and Recreation Department held a workshop Monday at Martin Middle School to engage the public. Project organizers presented a master plan to the ...

  • Diversity lacking in Austin map-drawing finalists

    Of the 60 finalists who could potentially draw 10 Austin City Council districts, most are white or Hispanic, 45 years old or older and live west of Interstate 35.That data, compiled by the American-Statesman and the city auditor's office, raises questions about whether the 14 people ...

  • Austin Colony could get ambulance service added

    Amid disagreements over how to serve growing populations outside Austin's city limits, county commissioners are expected to consider Tuesday whether to add ambulance service to a fire ...

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