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  • Bill to guide fund Texas water projects OKd

    Legislation to tackle Texas' water woes was approved by the Texas Senate on Monday. House Bill 4, filed by State Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, would direct $2 billion into a water infrastructure fund that would offer loans for projects such as new water reservoirs, pipelines and conservation projects. The legislation will restructure the Texas Water Development Board to a three-member, ...

  • Risk for severe weather today in Central Texas

    The threat for severe weather isn't over yet.Even after a devastating tornado in Oklahoma left at least 50 dead, including 20 children, the South Central U.S. corridor could see more dangerous weather by this afternoon or late Tuesday.There's a "moderate risk" for severe weather from large hail to damaging winds to a chance for an isolated tornado for an area stretching from ...

  • Texas first responders leave for Moore

    The state's elite search and rescue team deployed from College Station at midnight to help first responders in Oklahoma. The team is trained in urban search and rescue. According to Governor Perry's office 70 of the 84 members specialize in victim extraction and medical treatment. They are also bringing heaving equipment and canine teams. Gov. Perry says resources in Texas ...

  • Austin investment office properties trade at rapid clip

    Barton Oaks Plaza I in Southwest Austin was one of several major investment sales that closed in the first four months of 2013. Austin office properties have been trading at a rapid clip since the first of the year, resulting in nearly 3 million square feet of commercial space being sold to a wide variety of investors through April, according to information provided by Kennedy Wilson. Of deals ...

  • Lawmakers agree on $50 million for ETF

    The governor's office and legislative leaders have agreed to supply the Texas Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years to continue operations, State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told the Austin American-Statesman yesterday. Gov. Rick Perry originally requested $69.5 million for each of the next two years. Lawmakers still must decide whether to strip the states top three ...


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Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Sure to be a lightning rod in the current cultural wars, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain should be appreciated first and foremost as a heartbreaking romantic epic, a genuinely moving story about repressed desire that transcends any boundaries the various cultural warrior ... ...

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  • Austin firefighter catches a wave among U.S. entrepreneurs

    Matt Thomson founded Wavecation to reach vacationers looking for homes to rent where the surf is up. Upstart Business Journal which names five people across to country to its "Entrepreneurs of the Week" list highlights an Austin firefighter on its most-recent slideshow. Matt Thomson founded Wavecation LLC in early 2011 to provide an online listing of vacation homes geared toward ...

  • RunTex owes lender $625000 lawsuit claims

    Paul Carrozza Austin-based RunTex Inc.'s money woes are becoming more complicated, as a lender alleges it is owed $625,000, and has filed a lawsuit to ensure it collects that money prior to the landlord of the shuttered flagship store receiving his funds a $150,000 judgment. Court records indicate that Run-Tex Lending LLC composed of "local fans of the brand" wanting to help the ...

  • PolitiFact City’s growth isn’t projected quite as high as officials suggested

    Austin's city-owned utility, Austin Energy, needs more expert oversight than the Austin City Council can provide, Mayor Lee Leffingwell suggested in an American-Statesman opinion article he wrote with Council Member Bill Spelman."We've got 20-odd departments to watch over and -- with nearly a million people coming to town in the next 20 years -- incredible housing, land use, and ...

  • Profar collects two RBIs in Rangers loss

    Profar grounds to second, scoring Soto ARLINGTON -- The Rangers didn't get a quality start from pitcher Josh Lindblom in his first career Major League start and they fell, 9-2, to the A's on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. The reliever-turned-starter struck out four batters and tossed 88 pitches. ...

  • Humble Darvish tries to slow As roll

    At first glance, tabbing Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish as the club's ace seems like an easy connection to make. Coming off a historic rookie campaign, Darvish (7-1) boasts a 2.97 ERA and has struck out a Major League-leading 86 batters in just 60 2/3 innings. But if you ask the 26-year-old, he'll shy away from the label, insisting he hasn't reached that level yet. "I only ...

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