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  • Eight members chosen for Austin districts commission

    Eight members were chosen Wednesday for a 14-member city commission that will draw 10 Austin City Council districts.The eight will spend the next few months reviewing applications from 52 remaining finalists, and will choose six more people to round out the commission's gender, age, ethnic and geographical ...

  • Amber Alert issued for missing 18-month-old boy

    The Harris County Sheriff's Office has issued an Amber Alert for a missing 18-month-old boy who was last seen with his father on Monday.Deputies describe Luke Towner as a white boy who is approximately 2 feet tall and weighs 26 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.Luke and his father, Cody Towner, were last seen on Monday, May 20 at the Crown Plaza Hotel on the Southwest Freeway in the ...

  • Independent AE board could be shelved Independent AE board could be shelved

    In special session on Tuesday, the Austin City Council members discussed several possibilities on how it would oversee a new board of directors for Austin Energy. After nearly an hour of discussion, the council decided to schedule a vote Thursday on whether to postpone the idea of an independent board for Austin Energy indefinitely. Council members discussed plans that would create a committee ...

  • Hecklers interrupt Gov. Perrys speech Hecklers interrupt Gov. Perrys speech

    AUSTIN (AP) Hecklers have repeatedly interrupted a speech by Gov. Rick Perry, demanding that Texas expand the Medicaid program under the White House-backed health care reform law. Perry was beginning his address at an Austin business forum Wednesday when a woman chanted "Expand Texas health care!" He replied, "I gotcha." A man began yelling a few minutes later and Perry invited ...

  • Oklahomans begin focusing on recovery

    As the initial shock form Monday's devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma eased on Wednesday, victims began focusing on recovery. The governor has confirmed that 24 people were killed and 324 were injured during the storm. To help those affected by the disaster volunteer groups are beginning to mobilize into the damage zone. Several people with the Austin Disaster Relief Network are ...


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Movie Review

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) [Blu-Ray]

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) [Blu-Ray]

When Alfred Hitchcock made The Man Who Knew Too Much, which is arguably his first quintessentially Hitchcockian film, he had already directed more than 15 features, four of which were thrillers: The Pleasure Garden (1925), The Lodger (1927), ...

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  • House members kill more Senate bills as revenge

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Members of the Texas Houses have expanded their retaliation against the Senate for failing to move their bills. A Republican lawmaker joined the fray Wednesday by targeting minor bills by Granbury Republican Sen. Brian Birdwell. Rep. Debbie Riddle announced she would filibuster each of his proposed laws unless Birdwell moved forward on bills affecting Harris County. ...

  • Kidnapping sexual assault suspect arrested in Waco

    A 28-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault after DNA evidence linked him to a March attack. The victim was riding her bike in the 1900 block of College Row when a 4-door pick-up truck ...

  • Roundup Web developer locks in space at Stonecliff

    Here is a roundup listing of recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday: BSR Trust LLC, an owner and operator of multifamily properties in the southeastern and south central United States, purchased the Heritage at Hillcrest Apartment Homes, 1200 Broadmoor Drive. The 286-unit apartment community built in 1969 and renovated in 2009 sits on 9.6 acres in ...

  • Official Lady Bird Lake boardwalk trail about 30 percent complete

    The Lady Bird Lake boardwalk trail, an idea that germinated for two decades before getting voter approval in 2010, is about 30 percent complete and should finish on schedule in about a year, the project manager said Wednesday.David Taylor with the city of Austin's Public Works Department on Wednesday took the media on an hour-long boat tour of the construction along the lake's south ...

  • Which brands are the most valuable in the world

    Apple is the world's most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Apple Inc. is once again the worlds most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Thats the latest estimate from the analysts at BrandZ, who just released its 2013 list of the 100 most valuable brands. Coming in second was Google Inc., whose brand is worth an estimated $113.6 billion. The study, commissioned ...

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