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  • Rangers fall in 13 after Nathans first blown save

    TEX@SEA: Rangers lose heartbreaker on Bay walk-off SEATTLE -- Jason Bay singled home the winning run with two out in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday at Safeco Field. The Rangers used eight relievers with Michael Kirkman taking the loss and Ross Wolf giving up the game-winning hit. Joseph Ortiz was the only reliever left in the ...

  • Ellis threatens to filibuster business tax cuts

    Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, is threatening to filibuster House Bill 500 that provides $714 million in cuts to the franchise tax.He's upset because the House stripped out his language to have a periodic review of all tax breaks approved by the ...

  • Study Mortgage deduction rates vary widely among states

    The mortgage interest deduction, widely viewed as a tax break for a broad slice of middle-class America, benefits the residents of some states far more than others, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts.The number of filers who take the deduction, and the amounts they claim, vary widely. The percentage of tax filers deducting mortgage interest in 2010 ranged from a high of nearly 37 ...

  • Lawmakers commission study of Travis DA Lawmakers commission study of Travis DA

    AUSTIN (AP) - State lawmakers are turning the tables on an investigative unit with a long record of holding elected officials accountable for corruption. In a bill sent to the governor Sunday, legislators instructed the state ethics commission to study the work of the Travis County district attorney's public integrity unit. The unit has handled prominent cases against officials including ...

  • Guns in cars on college campuses passes Guns in cars on college campuses passes

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas Legislature has approved a bill allowing students with proper licenses to keep guns in their cars on college campuses. The House and Senate previously passed the proposal by Republican Sen. Glenn Hegar of Katy. Both chambers on Sunday then approved a version reconciled in conference committee, sending it to Gov. Rick Perry's desk to be signed into law. The measure ...


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3 Women [DVD]

3 Women [DVD]

After he hit what many consider to be his career peak in the mid-1970s with the masterful ensemble drama Nashville (1975), Robert Altman entered a strange period of experimentation that would largely define his career in the late 1970s and unfortunately lead into his de ... ...

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  • Jarrell marks 16th tornado anniversary

    JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) - This Memorial Day will mark the 16th anniversary of a deadly tornado that ripped through Jarrell, Texas. In Depth: Top 10 deadliest Texas tornadoes since 1900 | KXAN's 'Surviving the storm' On May 27, 1997, 27 people were killed and 12 injured by an F-5 Tornado that stretched 3/4 of a mile wide and took a 7.6 mile path of destruction. The tornado followed an ...

  • Groundwater issues are vortex for river authority water developers

    Phillip Brown, one of the many Browns clustered near Lexington in Lee County, got a call last year from Garry Brown, his neighbor and cousin, to talk about a plan to sell their groundwater to a company that wanted to ship it to the Austin area."He said, 'You can either join us, or we're going to take the water from beneath your land,' " Phillip ...

  • Getting There Carpooling or just new-age cabs

    Want to get access? If you are a subscriber to the Austin American-Statesman, you already have total access to MyStatesman.com. Just register your account here for uninterrupted access, included in your ...

  • PolitiFact Alegebra II helpful but not required under college admission law

    In an opinion article in the American-Statesman this month, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte warned that lawmakers could water down academic expectations for students, reducing college admissions.The San Antonio Democrat suggested that House Bill 5 would make it more likely that high school students take course loads that run short of preparing them for higher ...

  • Forecasters Possible storms Sunday sunny Memorial Day

    Sunday could be the last of a series of wet days this long holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.Forecasters say there is a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the Austin area, while south in San Antonio, there is an 80 percent chance of heavy storms throughout the day.A flash flood watch was issued for Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and other south central Texas counties until ...

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