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  • Business Digest Austin-area gas prices edge up 1 cent

    Austin-area gas prices edge up 1 cent Austin-area gas prices edged up for the third consecutive week, rising 1 cent to an average of $3.40 per gallon, according to data from auto club AAA Texas.Local prices had risen 10 cents in the previous two weeks, according to AAA Texas.Statewide, the average price rose 2 cents this week to $3.43 per gallon, AAA said. The national average rose 6 cents to ...

  • Community News Round Rock library hosts free film free BBQ Hays County hospital offers free heart screenings for student-athletes

    Open house to discuss delayed road improvements An open house to discuss the long-delayed improvements at the Texas 71/U.S. 290 "Y" in Oak Hill will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Clint Small Middle School, 4801 Monterrey Oaks Blvd.The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation have begun an environmental study of how best to improve flow at the ...

  • SolarWinds acquires Canadian software company for $120 million

    Austin-based SolarWinds, which has grown through acquisitions in recent years, has agreed to buy a Canadian software company for $120 million.Solarwinds, which sells network management software, said it is paying cash for N-able and expects to complete the purchase by the end of ...

  • Preventing heat stroke in pets

    It's that time of year when Central Texas really starts to heat up and while humans are vulnerable to the heat don't forget your pets are as well. They can't tell you they're hot and not feeling well. Dr. Jeremy Varga from Austin Diagnostic Veterinary Hospital talks about heat and heat stroke, recognizing and treating heat exhaustion as well as prevention. If you have any ...

  • Officials All accounted for after Oklahoma tornado

    MOORE, Oklahoma. (AP) -- Authorities have now accounted for the last six people -- all of them adults -- who were believed to still be missing after the massive tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb. Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis says five of the six were found safe Wednesday. The other was discovered to be among the dead already accounted for by the state Medical Examiner's Office. Officials say ...


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Movie Review

Narc

Narc

Writer/director Joe Carnahan has a generic, unimposing name, the kind you would expect to see in the credits of a straight-to-video slugfest. And, in some ways, that is exactly what his sophomore film, Narc, is, except that it is filmed with such energy and bravado and boasts two performances by Ray Liotta and Jason Patric that are so impressive that it rises above its generic roots and be ... ...

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  • Fire destroys railroad trestle in Lampasas

    The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a fire that happened Sunday afternoon in Lampasas County. They're not sure what caused the fire on a railroad trestle yet. The trestle goes across the lower Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa. Officials say the loss of the 300-yard-long bridge could cost millions to ...

  • Cleanup crews move into Oklahoma town devastated by tornado

    More than $2 billion, that's the preliminary estimate from state officials who are assessing the tornado damage in Moore, Oklahoma. The number of dead still stands at 24 with more than 300 hospitalized. Wednesday, volunteers and cleanup crews moved in, including teams from Austin. As heavy equipment rolled in to haul away debris, relief supplies were being loaded up. A small army of ...

  • 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

    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 ...

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