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City, Capital Metro partner to bring Urban Rail train system to Austin

Jacob Kerr July 29, 2013

Future students may bypass cars, buses and bikes in Austin and take a train to class that could leave them right in front of the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The city of Austin, Capital Metro...

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Capital Metro to launch new, faster buses to improve city transportation

Rabeea Tahir July 29, 2013

UT students will soon be able to hop onto what some are calling the fastest buses the city has ever seen.  Capital Metro is launching MetroRapid next spring, a $38 million transportation initiative...

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Gay church youth director awaiting authoritative decision to become a minister

Rabeea Tahir July 29, 2013

After years of work to receive ordination, Mary Ann Kaiser will have to wait months or even years for religious authorities to decide if she can become a minister as an openly gay woman.  Kaiser,...

2400 Nueces opens in West Campus

Tucker Whatley July 25, 2013

The first student housing project to be built on University-owned land but developed and maintained by an outside company opened Tuesday. 2400 Nueces is a $63.9 million complex standing 16-stories...

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Austin wins summer X Games bid, prepares to welcome extreme fans

Sara Beth Purdy and Bobby Blanchard July 22, 2013

Within the state of Texas, sports are a way of life. Home to two MLB teams, two NFL teams, three NBA teams, NBC’s Friday Night Lights and a mob of frenzied fans, Texas is known for its all-American,...

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Students enjoy free meals for Ramadan

Rabeea Tahir July 15, 2013

Four years ago, UT alumna Pari Wafayee walked down to her cafeteria in her residence hall to break her Ramadan fast, only to find out campus dining halls operated on reduced schedules in the summer. Feeling...

Proposal to bury I-35 underground surfaces

Alex Niver Raisch July 12, 2013

A proposal by a University of Texas Alumni to reconstruct part of Interstate Highway 35 into an underground tunnel is gaining traction with the Texas Department of Transportation.  The proposal...

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Construction noise in West Campus irritates students

Rabeea Tahir July 11, 2013

A seemingly endless parade of construction continues in West Campus, attracting new companies to the West Campus area while vexing students who wake up to the daily sounds of hammers and engines.  Construction...

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Caffe Medici’s Guadalupe location reopens

Tucker Whatley July 9, 2013

After several delays, Caffe Medici’s Guadalupe location reopened on June 24 after a renovation intended to make the coffee shop more spacious and efficient. The coffee shop orignially closed...

Austin Symphony Orchestra to host Independence Day concert

Tucker Whatley July 3, 2013

Independence day is all about the fireworks and the Independence Day concert at Auditorium Shores is one way Austinites can get their fireworks fix this July 4. Austin Symphony will hold its 37th...

Plans brewing to keep Public Integrity Unit going

The Associated Press July 2, 2013

Travis County commissioners are considering ways to restore funds to the state's Public Integrity Unit that Gov. Rick Perry cut out of the state budget. Commissioners tell the Austin American-Statesman...

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Who is Wendy Davis?

Alberto Long July 1, 2013

Standing on her feet and talking nonstop for 11 hours without drinking water to oppose a bill on abortion restrictions made state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, a household name nationwide.  “She’s...

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