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Panelists discuss police body cameras

Ellie Breed November 11, 2015

Body cameras for police officers would help achieve better policing standards and fairness for citizens and officers alike, according to Lakeway Chief of Police Todd Radford. “I think we...

Austin Disaster Relief Network initiates flood relief systems

Catherine Marfin November 11, 2015

As severe weather swept across the Gulf Coast on Oct. 30, hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed. Several days later, after more than 16 inches of rain in the Austin area alone, the death toll from...

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Noodles and Company leaves the Drag, other businesses to follow

Matthew Adams November 10, 2015

As time continues to pass, so, too, do the businesses along Guadalupe Street. Noodles and Company decided to close locations in Texas, ATX Books will be permanently closing and Melissa’s Custom Gifts...

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Slideshow: Fun Fun Fun Festival 2015

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Daily Texan Newscast: November 6, 2015

Lillian Michel and Anthony Green November 7, 2015

On this week’s episode of The Daily Texan Newscast, we cover UT’s collaboration with NASA, studies from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer and...

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Jury finds Owens guilty of capital murder for SXSW crash

Anthony Green November 6, 2015

An Austin jury has convicted Rashad Owens of capital murder from the 2014 South by Southwest Music Festival crash. The judge initially set aside three weeks for the SXSW crash trial. It only took one...

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Urban Outfitters expands, introduces Space 24 Twenty on Guadalupe Street

Nashwa Bawab November 6, 2015

Urban Outfitters on Guadalupe Street reopened its doors for a soft opening Thursday after a little over a week of renovations. Urban Outfitters bought the space formerly occupied by Mellow Mushroom...

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Mayor Adler discusses gentrification, segregation with University Democrats

Forrest Milburn November 5, 2015

Austin Mayor Steve Adler spoke Wednesday evening to members of University Democrats about segregation, gentrification and his first year as mayor. Adler, a UT alumnus, said gentrification is something...

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City Council gives Fun Fun Fun Fest smoking exemption

Rachel Freeman November 5, 2015

At a specially called City Council meeting on Oct. 22, the Council approved an exemption to the city’s parks smoking ban for Fun Fun Fun Fest.   The festival is held annually at Auditorium...

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Drawing Lines distinguishes new districts through public art

James Rodriguez November 5, 2015

UT alumna Lynn Osgood had an idea that she could not shake. Austin was in the midst of a political shift, as the city prepared to abandon its system of electing city council members at-large. Instead,...

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Longhorn Legislative Aides host campus-wide sock drive

Catherine Marfin November 3, 2015

To coincide with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, the Longhorn Legislative Aides are partnering with Street Youth Ministry to host “Feet the Streets,” a monthlong campus-wide sock drive...

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Two caves discovered under MoPac to delay construction for two to three weeks

Rachel Freeman November 3, 2015

Two small voids in the ground were found 40 feet below the surface near the southbound underpass of MoPac Expressway last week. Due to the cave discovery, the southbound section of the MoPac Improvement...

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