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Annual festival brings together quilt artists

Joan Vinson September 17, 2012

Quilts hung from every corner at the Capital of Texas QuiltFest depicted different types of Texas wildflowers this past weekend, but a closer inspection also revealed stories of the artists who created...

Tech companies expand to Austin, providing jobs for graduates

Mary Ellen Knewtson September 14, 2012

With General Motors, Apple and Samsung all announcing plans to bring new operations to Austin, students looking to work in the technology industry will soon have more options close to the 40 Acres. General...

Increased police presence requested in West Campus areas

David Maly September 14, 2012

When 23-year-old transient Waylon Barnes asked another homeless man on the drag to be nicer to a group of pedestrians, he said he never could have imagined he would get stabbed. The man stabbed Barnes...

A Tale of Two Neighborhoods

Andrew Messamore September 14, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series of stories examining the demographics of two neighborhoods where students live ­— West Campus and East Riverside. The next installment,...

GOP hopefuls may make DREAM Act fulfillment unlikely

Kenny Chilton September 10, 2012

Undocumented students may once again battle for the right to an affordable higher education if three Texas Legislative hopefuls capture seats at the Capitol in November. Kelly Hancock (R-Fort Worth),...

ACL may repeat smoking ban

Alex Raisch September 7, 2012

Smokers attending the Austin City Limits music festival may be constrained for the second year in a row because of a burn ban set for all of Travis County. The Travis County Commissioners Court approved...

Austin water restrictions advance to stage two

Matthew Stottlemyre September 4, 2012

The City of Austin will implement city-wide water restrictions Tuesday in response to declining water levels in Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan. Restrictions will enter stage two of the city’s four...

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Women gather at Texas Capitol to protest Planned Parenthood funding cut

Mary Ellen Knewtson August 29, 2012

A quiet congregation of more than 200 people stood at the Texas Capitol building’s south gates Saturday protesting the funding cuts that family planning organization Planned Parenthood will receive...

Hundreds gather at City Hall to fight an end to drug violence

David Maly August 29, 2012

Editor’s note: Quotes from Javier Sicilia and Maria Guadalupe Aguilar Jáuregui were translated from Spanish by a translator at the rally. Hundreds of members of the Austin community gathered...

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Austin City Council approves ACL extension

Joan Vinson August 27, 2012

Austin City Council approved the extension of ACL Aug. 16 after C3 Presents, the entertainment planning company that produces ACL, and the City of Austin finalized negotiations. The expansion will bring...

City Council delays vote on group housing ordinance

Bobby Blanchard August 17, 2012

The Austin City Council delayed a vote Thursday on an amendment ordinance that would make it more difficult to build cooperatives or Greek homes in areas near campus. The vote will now take place on September...

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Co-op permit process may not be more difficult than anticipated

Bobby Blanchard August 6, 2012

While city officials claim a new policy requiring property owners to seek approval before constructing group housing buildings is a process that would only take a few months, history shows the approval...

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