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  • Budget settled after tumultuous negotiations

    The Legislature's tumultuous state budget negotiations came to close Friday when all sides agreed to a deal including more money for public schools in exchange for $1 billion in tax cuts and fee rebates."This is a very good budget, and I don't know how any member of the House or Senate could vote against this budget," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams, ...

  • Punishment phase in Andria Stanley trial recessed

    A woman who attempted to kill her husband by beating him with a wooden club, wrapping his head in shrink wrap and threatening him with a weapon shows characteristic traits of a sociopath and pathological liar, a psychologist testified in court Friday outside the presence of a Travis County jury.Andria Stanley, 32, was found guilty Thursday of aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and two ...

  • Two gun bills stall in Senate

    Facing feisty opposition and a threatened filibuster, two bills that would prohibit Texas police from enforcing new federal firearms laws and leave officers facing criminal charges if they seize guns improperly stalled Friday in the Texas Senate.House Bills 928 and 1314 failed to garner the 21 votes needed to be brought up for debate, a surprise in a legislative session in which gun-related ...

  • 2 tornadoes hit Young County no injuries

    GRAHAM, Texas (AP) - Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh says the tornadoes struck near the small community of Eliasville in southwestern Young County on Friday evening. Young County Sheriff Bryan Walls says the three people in the destroyed ...

  • Google Austin celebrates Food Revolution Day with Paul Qui

    To commemorate Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution Day," Google, Whole Foods and Austin ISD all teamed up to get the message out. The idea is to promote eating smarter and to buy that food from a farm near you. "Well one, a lot of times it tastes better, it's seasonal. You're getting things that are in season and there's a plentiful amount. It's sometimes ...


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Movie Review

Office Space

"Office Space" should have started with a brief dedication: "This film is dedicated to anyone who has ever worked in a cubicle." This film, the first live-action offering from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," is a wry tale of vengeance against cubicle culture, and anyone who has ever worked in one will find much to laugh about. I, for one, have worked in a cubi ... ...

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  • Former H.S. Football players sentenced for roles in 2010 rape

    Four former high school football players in Pflugerville will not serve time for their roles in the rape of a 9-th grader two years ago. All 4 men pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful restraint and were sentenced to 5 years deferred adjudication. Leonard Scales, 20 and 21-year-old Tommie Robins Jr had been charged with sexual assault. Deionta James, 21, and 19-year-old Curtis Franklin were ...

  • MLB.com-sponsored golfer visits Rangers Ballpark

    Houston native Shawn Stefani had the chance to meet one of his favorite players, Nolan Ryan. Professional golfer Shawn Stefani is currently in his rookie year on the PGA Tour. He is not only a good golfer, but also a big fan of baseball. So why not have MLB represented on the golf course? Stefani had the chance to come by Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for batting practice while he is in town ...

  • Security tightens for UT commencement

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas is hosting its 130th spring commencement through Saturday. But this one is different, and security will be tight. Some 8,300 students are graduating and about half are expected at Saturday's main commencement. In addition to no coolers, baskets, chairs or strollers, no bag may be larger than twelve inches. People with large bags will be turned away. ...

  • House Reforms applause for cancer agency

    The Texas House on Friday addressed the scandal at the state's cancer agency with a long list of reforms, including a provision that would allow state leaders to appoint a new board.The oversight committee for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has blamed agency mismanagement on its executive leadership, which has resigned, and none of the committee members has been ...

  • House passes craft beer bills

    Cheers rang out in the gallery of the Texas House -- and glasses later clinked -- in celebration Friday when lawmakers approved a host of beer bills.The proposals, originally by state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, make it easier for microbreweries and brewpubs to sell their sudsy products to a greater number of beer drinkers across the ...

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