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  • 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 ...

  • Community News Central Texas students win $16500 at International Science Fair Williamson County nurses honored

    Local students to participate in a day of volunteering The 650 students representing Westlake High School's graduating Class of 2013 will participate in Senior Service Day volunteering from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at various nonprofits within the community.Students will work with 30 different agencies to help with a range of projects including volunteering at food banks, retirement ...

  • New mental health clinic helps underserved in eastern Williamson County

    Philip English, a 70-year-old resident of Thorndale, said he couldn't find any mental health services to help a troubled relative in eastern Williamson County. Then he heard about a new clinic at 404 Carlos Parker Blvd. NW in Taylor.English said he was impressed after the relative got counseling for anger issues at the new place -- Eastern Williamson County ...

  • Soto Chirinos fill void competently behind the plate

    Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went into Monday's game with the Athletics having won nine of their last 13 games. That's significant because those 13 games took place while catcher A.J. Pierzynski was on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his right rib cage. The Rangers were able to survive and thrive because of the work of Geovany Soto and Robinson Chirinos. Soto was ...


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

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

Everything about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, including its lengthy, colon-demarcated title (which The Village Voices J. Hoberman amusingly likened to a verbal freight train) and ... ...

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  • Texas lawmakers approve part of water overhaul

    AUSTIN (AP) Texas lawmakers have given final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to manage water resources amid drought and a rapidly growing population. Monday's vote sends the bill to Gov, Rick Perry, who had urged lawmakers to pass a new $2 billion fund to provide low-interest loans for water projects such as reservoirs and ...

  • Senators grill Perry’s nominees to UT board

    State senators sharply questioned three nominees to the University of Texas System Board of Regents on Monday regarding a long-running controversy about governance of the Austin flagship and the job security of its president, Bill Powers.One senator said during the confirmation hearing that he would vote against the nominees because he believes they are "on a mission" to dismiss ...

  • First wave of relief workers heads to Oklahoma

    The Austin Fire Department has sent two employees to Oklahoma to help with relief efforts.An engineer, who will help determine whether buildings are safe to search, and a communication specialist will join Texas Task Force 1, said department spokeswoman Michelle Tanzola.As of 7:30 p.m. Monday, both were enroute to the disaster area.The force is an elite search and rescue team at Texas A&M ...

  • Cap Metro mulls fare increase

    Capital Metro fares, last raised in 2010 after being static for much of the agency's first quarter-century, could be headed up again.A consultant hired by the transit agency to study fares, including how they compare with those in other comparable cities, recommended Monday that Capital Metro in January increase its weekly and monthly pass prices by 10 to 20 percent, and begin charging ...

  • Number of $100000-plus earners jumps 78 percent at Central Texas school districts

    As fast as Central Texas school districts are growing, the number of highly paid administrators is growing even faster.The number of school employees with salaries of more than $100,000 has jumped 78 percent over the past five years, an American-Statesman analysis of data from eight area school districts has ...

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