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  • Wolf set for first big league start vs. Parker As

    Ross Wolf will not have an easy task in his first Major League start. The 30-year-old, who has 25 big league appearances but none in a starting role, will face the Athletics, who have won five straight games and are going for a series sweep of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. Wolf will be starting in place of Nick Tepesch, who was scratched from the start with a blister on his right middle ...

  • Welfare drug testing fails after stall Welfare drug testing fails after stall

    AUSTIN (AP) - More than an hour of delaying tactics from House Democrats has blocked a vote on a hotly debated bill that would have mandated drug testing for some welfare applicants. Lawmakers earlier Tuesday night approved a measure requiring some people seeking unemployment insurance to undergo drug screening. But a proposal requiring such testing for people enrolled in Temporary Assistance ...

  • Senate approves Capitol complex protections

    The Texas Senate took another step Tuesday limiting public private partnerships and protecting the Capitol complex.The Senate approved House Bill 3436 that prohibits the Texas Facilities Commission and the General Land Office from disposing of land in the Capitol complex. It allows the commission, however, to develop and operate a project with the private sector's help only if the ...

  • Senate passes bills to cut business taxes

    The Texas Senate rushed out tax-cut bills Tuesday night as lawmakers tried to ready for next week's adjournment.The battle over taxes is far from ...

  • Man stabbed in San Marcos

    SAN MARCOS -; A man was stabbed Tuesday night in San Marcos, and an assailant who fled on a bicycle was being sought, the Sheriff's Department ...


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Movie Review

Zardoz [DVD]

Zardoz [DVD]

John Boorman's Zardoz is a mythically inspired, goofy cinematic debacle so fundamentally misconceived and laughably executed that it takes on a bizarre enjoyment quality all its own. Following a long history of progressive science fiction, Zardoz is primarily a movie of ideas--inspired by everything from Jungian psychological theories to obscure Greek mythology--but Boorman is s ... ...

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  • Ellis keeps tax exemption review alive

    Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has had a hard time getting a vote on his bill for a periodic review of the tax breaks that the Legislature has awarded over the decades.On Tuesday night, however, Ellis found two vehicles to keep his idea alive.Ellis attached his language to House Bill 500, which address cuts in the franchise tax, and to House Bill 3390, which offers tax breaks to companies ...

  • Senate continues school tax breaks for companies

    Capital-intensive businesses relocating to Texas or expanding here would face greater scrutiny to qualify for school property tax breaks under the Senate's version of House Bill 3390 that passed Tuesday night.The Texas Economic Development Act reduces school property taxes up to 90 percent for companies such as Samsung Electronics in Austin and Toyota Motor Works in San Antonio _ as well as ...

  • Lawsuit pending over Williamson County constable interviews

    A Central Texas civil rights group is threatening legal action after Williamson County commissioners interviewed candidates for a constable job and asked about their views on abortion, gay marriage, religion and politics.Such questions violate the Texas Constitution, as well as the First Amendment, said Jim Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project. "It's just astounding ...

  • City holds hearing on code violations at Casa De Luz

    A South Austin community center is back before the city's Building and Standards Commission for a series of long-standing code violations.The commission is set to hear from representatives of Casa De Luz, 1701 Toomey Road, at its 6:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday, as commissioners consider issuing an order to repair, demolish, vacate or secure the ...

  • Erwin Center and area hospitals prepared for severe weather

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas. At the Frank Erwin Center, thousands gathered for Taylor Swift concert. While the arena has a evacuation plan in place, it likely wouldn't be put into effect during severe weather. In fact, the Erwin Center itself can act as shelter in place. "We watch the ...

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