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  • School rankings show innovation pays

    When students at Spicewood Elementary School use textbooks, which is rare, they compare the information in them with other sources, on the lookout for misinformation and bias.It's all part of teaching students how to navigate what Principal Beth June calls a "fire hose" of information available today. The International Baccalaureate program school in Northwest Austin focuses on ...

  • Austin’s tech scene Fewer workers but healthier ecosystem

    Back in 2001, just before the inevitable collapse of the high-tech boom -- and long before Austin had transformed into the more diverse and healthier technology ecosystem it is today -- every new perk seemed better than the last.Recruiters dangled new cars and ski weekends to entice the top college graduates. Students negotiated salaries for summer internships. And in Austin, when a night's ...

  • Kinsler out of lineup Murphy hits second

    Email ARLINGTON -- Ian Kinsler was out of the Rangers' lineup for the second straight game with sore ribs Saturday night and with Elvis Andrus bumped up into the leadoff spot again, manager Ron Washington made the surprising move of inserting struggling left fielder David Murphy into the No. 2 spot in the batting order. Washington said Kinsler is available to run or play defense but still ...

  • Discomfort not something for Ogando to be shy about

    Email ARLINGTON -- Sometimes the language barrier gets in the way but manager Ron Washington says he's pretty sure that Alexi Ogando now understands that it's his responsibility to let someone know if he's having some sort of discomfort, even if he's experienced it before. Ogando landed on the 15-day disabled list this week with some biceps soreness in his pitching arm that ...

  • Martin letting secret out about strong arm

    Email ARLINGTON -- Rookie Leonys Martin's arm is about to be a secret no longer. His bullet, on-the-fly throw to the plate to nail a sliding Andy Dirks at the plate in the third inning Friday night was his team-leading third outfield assist this season. Washington said Martin has the strongest outfield throwing arm on the team and his spreading notoriety may soon make opposing third-base ...


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Movie Review

The House on Haunted Hill

When infamous horror director/producer William Castle made schlock-shock movies like 1958's "The House on Haunted Hill," there was a certain charm to the effort that overrode the fundamental tastelessness of most of his work. Castle was a born showman (he once said that he modeled his career on P.T. Barnum), a talented promoter who was constantly coming up with new and devious ways to thrill and ... ...

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  • Burns making bullpen decision harder for Rangers

    ARLINGTON -- Called up as an extra reliever when starter Alexi Ogando was placed on the disabled list, right-hander Cory Burns has given manager Ron Washington something to think about when the team has to send someone out Monday to make room for starter Josh Lindblom, who is coming up from Triple-A Round Rock to start against the A's. It was assumed that Burns would be sent back out to ...

  • PolitiFact Was Obama’s statement about Austin’s tech economy on the mark

    Austin rocks, President Barack Obama indicated during his May 9 swing through the area, thanks in great part to its technology-related businesses.After listing plans by Apple, Visa and General Motors to add jobs in Austin, Obama told students and teachers assembled at the Manor New Tech High School, "According to one report, the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin's ...

  • Austin haze result of Mexican fires

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Take a look at Austins skyline and youll notice it is pretty hazy Saturday afternoon. Its all because of agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America. Breezy southerly winds are helping pull the smoke into Central Texas. MORE: Jim Spencer's BLOG The yearly burning of brush and trees allows farmers to clear land and also brings smoky air to Central Texas. At times the ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 18

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

  • The Blotter Second charge filed against murder suspect

    Second charge filed against murder suspect Another charge has been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting one man and injuring another in an attempted robbery in April.Last week, Drexell Washington, 21, was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Reynaldo Ortega, 19, outside of an East Austin apartment complex, according to an arrest affidavit. On Thursday, he was also charged with ...

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