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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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Occupy protestors evicted following policy revision

Kayla Jonsson February 6, 2012

After four months of 24-hour protesting at City Hall, Occupy Austin protesters were forced to leave City Hall Friday night. The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved by city...

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UT fraternity registers bone marrow donors to help young leukemia patient

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis February 6, 2012

Students gathered at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house to test their eligibility for registering as bone marrow donors to help those suffering from leukemia. The bone marrow drive this Saturday was...

Occupy Austin Members Forced off City Hall Grounds

Kayla Jonsson February 4, 2012

Members of Occupy Austin were forced to leave City Hall Friday night at 10 p.m. The eviction is the result of a revised building use policy approved Friday by city manager Marc A. Ott. According to the...

Political analysis company faces hacking accusations

Jody Serrano February 3, 2012

Political analysis company Stratfor has recently come under fire for allegedly being part of a plan to shut down local activist groups Occupy Austin and Deep Green Resistance Austin. An unknown hacker...

Students continue to engage in activist groups

Jody Serrano February 3, 2012

Gathered under the UT Tower for their weekly general assembly meeting, Occupy UT members discussed their demonstration plans for the following week. At first glance, the organization appears new —...

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City ordinance requires pregnancy crisis centers to detail services

Sarah White February 2, 2012

Pregnancy counseling centers offering numerous health and wellness services will be required by a city ordinance passed last Thursday to obtain a facility license that does not exist, said one center’s...

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Program installs bike-sharing kiosks throughout Austin

Kayla Jonsson February 1, 2012

Austinites will soon have a new way to travel around downtown through the upcoming Bike Share Program between a local bike shop and a city organization. The program began in December when the Capital...

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City council proposal approves increase in greywater systems

Kayla Jonsson February 1, 2012

Single-family residences in Austin will have the opportunity to implement greywater systems to increase conservation and lower costs under a new city council proposal. Properly designed greywater systems...

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Police search for unidentified victim, information

Sarah White January 31, 2012

The Austin Police Department is requesting help in locating the unidentified victim and suspect in a violent assault that occurred in the 700 block of San Jacinto Boulevard on the morning of Jan. 8. Cpl....

The Project unites alumni, students in community service

Sylvia Butanda January 30, 2012

Fifty Texas Exes alumni chapters and the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement will team up to host The Project, a community service event aiming to renovate two Austin area neighborhoods on Feb....

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