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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Food is Free Project continues to promote community through gardening events

David Maly February 13, 2012

The Austin-based Food is Free Project hosted their third volunteer event Saturday with the planting of “wicking bed” gardens along Joe Sayers Avenue. The organization was originally founded...

Whole Foods stock hits all-time high as post-recession growth continues

David Maly February 13, 2012

Whole Foods Market, the Austin-based Fortune 500 supermarket chain, experienced an all-time high in its stocks last Thursday, marking a major point in the company’s post-recession recovery and growth. The...

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Program utilizes equine movement to help handicaps

Jillian Bliss February 13, 2012

Adjacent to a paintball range and on the same lot as a brewery rests a type of therapy less destructive than blasting bullets and healthier than booze. Nestled in the hills of West Austin, two horses,...

Austin snow not a possibility for now

Jody Serrano February 13, 2012

A blanket of sleet may be the only ice Austinites will see fall from the sky this season. Many experts are expecting conditions to warm up this afternoon and remain for the rest of the week. Representatives...

Spending limits affect SG campaigns

Jody Serrano February 9, 2012

Corrected on Feb 15: Due to a reporting error, the article inaccurately claimed Mulugheta and Desai's campaign acquired $234 in fines. They acquired $126 in fines and would not have been disqualified...

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YMCA seeks Austin City Council’s help in building new aquatic center

Sarah White February 9, 2012

The YMCA of Austin is looking for help from Austin City Council to build a 40-acre recreational aquatics center in downtown Austin as a family-friendly escape from the heat. If constructed, the complex...

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Cabs to tax peak hours fee

Alexandra Klima February 9, 2012

Austin taxi services will begin charging a $1 fee per passenger during peak evening hours in less than a week, city of Austin public information spokesperson Leah Fillion said. The Austin City Council...

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Austin nonprofit proposes low-income apartments downtown

Kayla Jonsson February 8, 2012

The first low-income resident apartment complex in the heart of downtown may soon begin construction, which will provide a refuge for Austin’s starving artists and those looking to get back on their...

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After Komen funding controversy, many turn to other foundations

Sarah White February 7, 2012

UT students and Austin residents who no longer want to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation can redirect their support to several local organizations after Komen made the decision to refund Planned Parenthood. Sarah...

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Ailing animals found hoarded in Austin home

Kayla Jonsson February 7, 2012

Fifty six hoarded animals were found in one Austin house last week, leaving two animal centers to scramble for funds and supplies to rehouse and recuperate the furry companions. Austin Animal Services...

Austin Urban Rail proposal has support, uncertainties

Bobby Blanchard February 6, 2012

The city will gain either a new medical school or an Urban Rail initiative depending on how Austinites vote on two competing proposals. City Council member Bill Spelman said he believed the medical school...

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Spirited locals participate in annual Color Run

Andrew Messamore February 6, 2012

More than a thousand Austinites brought their white shirts and barreled through explosions of multicolored paint as they traversed hills and mud as part of the annual Austin Color Run on Saturday. The...

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