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UT beefs up disclosure policies in wake of fracking controversy
After a conflict-of-interest controversy involving a natural gas drilling report that roiled the University of Texas last year, the university has expanded its financial disclosure and peer review policies, according to a letter written this spring by the university provost.The 2012 report, published by the university's Energy Institute, had declared in its summary that there was little or ...
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Former yogurt shop suspect seeks compensation for imprisonment
A man whose conviction was overturned in the brutal killing of one of four teenage girls found slain at an Austin yogurt shop in 1991 has asked a federal court to clear his name.If the court finds him innocent, Robert Springsteen IV could collect more than $700,000 from the state for wrongful imprisonment, according to a petition filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Austin. Springsteen spent ...
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Officials Two found dead in northeastern Travis County home
Two people were found dead Friday afternoon in their home in northeastern Travis County, and sheriff's deputies say they've identified a person of interest in the homicide.The man and woman, whose names have not been released, were discovered about 2:30 p.m. by a person who was checking on a neighbor, sheriff's officials said.The home is located in the 23,000 block of Hog Eye ...
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25 years later Austin man is feted as longest heart transplant survivor in Central Texas
Every Aug. 30 on the birth date they share, Twain Schieffer of Austin talks to the man he and his family call a "miracle worker."Schieffer says Dr. John "Chip" Oswalt saved his life with a heart transplant 25 years ago, and now Schieffert is the longest living heart recipient in a 19-county Central Texas ...
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Movie Review
The Omen (2006)
The opening scene of John Moore's remake of 1976's The Omen presents us with a series of uneasy recent news images--the space shuttle exploding, the Twin Towers falling, the tsunami in Thailand, violence in the Middle East--that are meant to be interpreted as the fulfillment of signs in Bi ... ...
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Report Icahn seeking $7 billion to back Dell bid
Carl Icahn, an activist investor, during the 32nd Annual Gala for the Police Foundation in New York, March 16, 2010. The special committee of Dell's board overseeing the sale of the computer maker asked Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, whose combined stake is over 12 percent in the company, on May 13, 2013 to furnish more information about their recent demand for a special ...
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Travis CO authorities investigate double homicide
Officials are investigating a double homicide in Travis County. Authorities were called to 23006 Hog Eye Road, where two people were found dead in their home by a neighbor. Travis County investigators are treating the case as a double homicide and have identified a person of interest. Detectives do not believe there are any suspects at large at this time. The bodies have been taken into ...
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Police will arrest drunk boat operators
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Sgt. Len Snyder's work has just begun. Like dozens of other law enforcement officers Snyder will be looking for dangerous boat operators, and making sure boaters comply with required safety equipment. The first thing we want to do is identify the driver and ask him to provide the certificate of number, which is the registration card you get for your boat," said ...
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Austinite helps reclaim Memorial Day
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Saturday, May 25, 2013, several thousand people are expected to gather at a Burnet County ranch to do a bit of walking. Some will walk just a mile or two, others up to 20 miles. The hope, though, is to go as far as you possible can, and then a little more. The point is to reclaim the true meaning of Memorial Day. The idea is to Carry the Load . You know, said Kim Kelsall, 36, ...
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Medicaid threatens to pull $29 million from state care home
For the third time in 14 months, Austin's state institution for people with intellectual disabilities is in danger of losing millions of dollars in Medicaid money after a string of incidents left one resident dead and two severely injured.The facility has until June 17 to make significant improvements or it could lose its eligibility for Medicaid funding, which amounts to nearly $29 million ...