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  • Circuit to ask City Council for help in attracting X Games

    Circuit of the Americas officials are expected to go before the Austin City Council this week to ask for help with the circuit's bid to land the X Games.The circuit is seeking for the city to become the endorsing municipality for the event, which would satisfy a requirement for the circuit to be eligible to obtain money from the Texas comptroller's Events Trust ...

  • Wear Looking at what the Legislature HAS done on transportation

    It wasn't all about the money.With one week left in the session, the chance that our 181 legislative heroes (Ever notice that matches almost exactly the number of defenders at the Alamo? Probably a coincidence.) will come up with significant new cash for the Texas Department of Transportation are ...

  • VIVA STREETS takes over East Austin VIVA STREETS takes over East Austin

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - From bikes to bats, revelers in East Austin took to the streets Sunday for VIVA STREETS!. The community event hosted by HEB and Texas Gas Service promoted active lifestyles in a "Get Moving Zone." The activities included a 55-foot obstacle course and 25-foot bungee run. REI even brought out a 30-foot rock climbing wall. VIVA STREETS! took over a 2-mile stretch of East ...

  • Burnet County Jail inmate dies

    Burnet County officials are investigating the death of a jail inmate.Sheriff's officials say Burnet County Jail personnel reported that an inmate died due to a self-inflicted cause about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.The inmate, whose identity has not been released, was taken to the Travis County medical examiner's office for an autopsy, according to the Burnet County sheriff's ...

  • Sheriff confirms murder suspect is dead Sheriff confirms murder suspect is dead

    BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed the prime capital murder suspect in a deadly shooting and house fire died in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the main investigator on the case identified the body at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning as Gregory Mark Currie, 30. His cause of death has not been confirmed. Law ...


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Movie Review

Loser

Poor Paul. A gentle, decent Midwestern farm kid who finds himself without a clue in the middle of New York City for his freshman year in college, his life is one excruciating embarrassment after another. Clumsy, ill-advised in his clothing choices, short on money, and too nice for his own good, he finds life in the Big Apple to be far more complex than he imagined, and his sheer decency kee ... ...

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  • Sheriff Murder suspect killed himself

    BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed one of two capital murder suspects in a deadly shooting and house fire killed himself in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the lead investigator identified the body of Gregory Mark Currie, 30, during an autopsy at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning. Smith said Currie tore a bed ...

  • Two injured in I-35 crash

    Two people were taken to the hospital early Sunday after a collision on northbound Interstate 35 north of Wells Branch Parkway, according to Austin police.Police say the crash involved two people on a motorcycle and another vehicle, but it was initially reported that pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle.The collision occurred about 7:15 a.m. and northbound traffic has been slow due to the ...

  • Burns On bonds and interest rates market is the great equalizer

    I have two questions about bond investments. First, with individual bonds, would a person be better off keeping the bonds to maturity when rates went up and receiving the full value at maturity? Or should he sell and reinvest in higher interest rate bonds? Second, does this work with bond funds? Do fund managers hold bonds to maturity, or do they generally sell and reinvest when interest rates ...

  • Holland looks to maintain season-long consistency

    In a rotation with two rookie right-handers and a converted reliever, Rangers left-hander Derek Holland has become increasingly important to his team. Delivering a level of consistency so far this season, Holland has tossed seven or more innings and allowed four runs or fewer in six of his eight starts. He'll look to give the Rangers that same kind of boost on Sunday against the Tigers in ...

  • Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants

    If the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't spilling out. Though not charged with fire prevention, had they spotted a fire hazard, officials say, there is a good chance they would ...

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