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  • 29-story office tower set to break ground downtown

    The developer who brought Frost Bank Tower to Austin's skyline is ready for the sequel.Cousins Properties Inc. says it will break ground next week on its planned 29-story downtown Austin office ...

  • Westlake seniors ditch class for annual volunteer day

    Senior skip day is a popular tradition at many high schools, though it's rarely sanctioned by the schools. Westlake's senior skip day is a little different: It's encouraged.The school's 650 seniors ditched class for a few hours Wednesday morning to volunteer at various agencies across Austin as part of an annual Senior Service Day put on by the ...

  • Completion of boardwalk project just one year away Completion of boardwalk project just one year away

    AUSTIN(KXAN) - It's been talked about for years, but now the boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake is much closer to becoming a reality. A boat tour Wednesday showed the progress of the project that will connect the current end of the hike and bike trail to Lakeshore Park. City officials currently say it is dangerous to exercise on certain parts of the trail that gets close to Interstate 35. The new ...

  • Grimm faces familiar opponent in Seattle

    Safeco Field will be a welcomed sight for the Mariners -- and left-hander Joe Saunders -- when they return home Friday to host the division-leading Rangers for a three-game set. Saunders will take the hill in the series opener, as Seattle kicks off its brief five-game homestand fresh off a disappointing nine-game road trip. The Mariners enter Wednesday night's series finale against the ...

  • A fathers fight to regain custody of his kids A fathers fight to regain custody of his kids

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - After his kids went missing last summer a central Texas father couldnt get help from law enforcement. Stephen James served 20 years in the Army with tours of duty in Iraq and Kosovo. He's decorated veteran who fought for his country. But when his kids were abducted, nobody would fight for him. So, he turned to KXAN. KXANs investigation has spanned nearly seven months, several ...


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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) [Blu-Ray]

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) [Blu-Ray]

When Alfred Hitchcock made The Man Who Knew Too Much, which is arguably his first quintessentially Hitchcockian film, he had already directed more than 15 features, four of which were thrillers: The Pleasure Garden (1925), The Lodger (1927), ...

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  • Will business agenda survive Capitol drama

    The largest pieces of the Texas business agenda are tied up in the final days of drama at the Capitol.The Texas Senate rushed out tax-cut bills late Tuesday night as lawmakers tried to ready for next week's adjournment, knowing that fights over the budget, water and roads loom over every ...

  • Hasan seeking to defend himself in upcoming court-martial

    Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused in the Nov. 5 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, is seeking to fire his military attorneys and represent himself at his upcoming court-martial.Hasan, who faces a potential death sentence on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of premeditated attempted murder, has asked a military judge to "to waive his right to counsel and proceed pro se," according ...

  • Low water in Lake Travis but high hopes for Memorial Day

    Matt Allison of Austin and his son, Drew Allison, put the family boat into Lake Travis using Emerald Point Marina's private boat ramp as Cathy Allison and Carrie Allison, in the boat, wait for ...

  • Dell buyout group discounts companys dismal 1Q earnings

    Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is part of an investor group competing with a group led by Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell to buyout the companys shareholders. Dell Inc.s prospective buyout group is downplaying last weeks 79 percent decline in first-quarter profits. Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management Inc. wrote that Round Rock-based Dells (Nasdaq: DELL) performed well in the business ...

  • Engulfed railroad bridge crashes to the ground

    SAN SABA, Texas (KXAN) - A railroad bridge on the northern edge of the Hill Country came crashing down after flames engulfed the massive structure on Sunday. The bridge spans the Colorado River along the San Saba and Lampasas county line, east of San Saba, Texas, and north of U.S. Highway 190. A foot bridge that crosses the river also burned. Volunteer firefighters from Lometa and San Saba were ...

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