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Austin American-Statesman

• Central Texas wrecks kill two; toll roads save time and gas and cut emissions, study says

  Austin American-Statesman – 54 mins ago  

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• Traffic report

  Austin American-Statesman – 56 mins ago  

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• New Conservation Corps to beautify trails, help young adults with jobs and education

  Austin American-Statesman – 58 mins ago  

  Xavier Netherland said he has felt more independent since he started working a month ago with a team dedicated to preserving the trails alongstrong Full Story »

• Mourners grieve Cameron man shot at Fort Hood

  Austin American-Statesman – 1 hr 44 mins ago  

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• Astronaut tweeted from space and snacked on chips and salsa

  Austin American-Statesman – 1 hr 55 mins ago  

  Col. Tim Kopra sent more than 60 tweets from space, snacked on chips and salsa and kept in shape on a floating weight-lifting machine during his three months on the International Space Station during the summer. Full Story »

KVUE-TV Austin

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The Austin Chronicle

• Questions Unanswered

  The Austin Chronicle – Fri Nov 13, 1:09 am ET  

  APD suspends Quintana, fires Dunn – but doubts remain about the Nate Sanders II shooting Full Story »

• Acevedo: Chris Dunn Is 'Damaged Goods'

  The Austin Chronicle – Fri Nov 13, 1:08 am ET  

  Two days after Nathaniel Sanders II was shot and killed by Austin Police Officer Leonardo Quintana , Internal Affairs investigator Detective Chris Dunn had an idea for how to approach the eventual administrative investigation into whether the officer had complied with policy and training during the fatal incident. Full Story »

• City Audit

  The Austin Chronicle – Fri Nov 13, 1:08 am ET  

  The city auditor's review of the Austin Revitalization Authority is very mixed Full Story »

• Waller Creek Plan Flows Along

  The Austin Chronicle – Fri Nov 13, 1:08 am ET  

  We now have a formal draft of the plan now it's time for your input Full Story »

• The Renewed Relays

  The Austin Chronicle – Fri Nov 13, 1:08 am ET  

  East Side Fair attempts to right the wrongs of last year's Texas Relays debacle Full Story »

News 8 Austin

• 41st mayor of Austin dies at age 96

  News 8 Austin – 30 mins ago  

  A day after his successor passed away, Travis LaRue, the 41st mayor of Austin, died. He was 96. Full Story »

• Seton honors longest-surviving Daughter of Charity

  News 8 Austin – 59 mins ago  

  It wasn't your average birthday party. In fact, Sister Gertrude Levy's birthday wish list was less for herself than it was for families in need. Full Story »

• Nick says he's ready to score his forever family

  News 8 Austin – 1 hr 15 mins ago  

  Statistics show 70 percent of harder-to-adopt children end up in prison or age-out of the foster care system. Children with special needs are considered to be part of that harder-to-adopt group. But as is the case with 14-year-old Nick, special needs kids aren't any harder to love. Full Story »

• Longhorn football player suspended after DWI

  News 8 Austin – 1 hr 29 mins ago  

  University of Texas at Austin freshman kick returner D.J. Monroe was arrested early Sunday and charged for driving while intoxicated. Full Story »

• NASA's shuttle launch countdown going smoothly

  News 8 Austin – 1 hr 29 mins ago  

  Atlantis is scheduled to blast off at 2:28 p.m. Monday with tons of spare parts for the International Space Station. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 90 percent. Full Story »

KXAN 36 Austin

• Fort Hood shooting victim mourned

  KXAN 36 Austin – 31 mins ago  

  A central Texan killed in the Fort Hood mass shooting is being mourned at a funeral mass.  Friends and family of Michael Cahill gathered this afternoon at Saint Monica's Catholic Church in Cameron. Full Story »

• 16,800 Texans have unclaimed property

  KXAN 36 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 4:51 pm ET  

  Free money is waiting for thousands of Texans to claim. Full Story »

• D.J. Monroe, #26, arrested for DWI

  KXAN 36 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 1:48 pm ET  

  Longhorn football player was taken to the Hays County Jail on Sunday after being arrested for a DWI. Full Story »

• Plane crash kills one in Burnet

  KXAN 36 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 10:51 am ET  

  The pilot who died in a Saturday plane crash has been identified as 81-year-old Louis Marvin Harris.  Full Story »

• Vehicle hits telephone pole, man killed

  KXAN 36 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 9:51 am ET  

  A single vehicle accident Saturday night leaves one passenger dead. Full Story »

KEYE TV Austin

• Sunday Weather Webcast

  KEYE TV Austin – 1 hr 27 mins ago  

  Stormtracker Meteorologist Mark Chapin says it will be windy with cooler temperatures tomorrow. Full Story »

• Former Austin mayor Travis Larue dead at 96

  KEYE TV Austin – 1 hr 37 mins ago  

  Just days after former Austin Mayor Roy Butler’s death Friday, Austinites are mourning another former Mayor, Travis Larue. Full Story »

• Historic area of downtown under threat by new development

  KEYE TV Austin – 1 hr 38 mins ago  

  The Heritage Society of Austin is concerned about buildings in the Warehouse District being replaced by new development Full Story »

• "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer in Austin

  KEYE TV Austin – 2 hrs 54 mins ago  

  Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer comes to Austin, and leaves a valuable collection behind here in the Capital City. Full Story »

• Capitol Area Food Bank begins holiday season food drive

  KEYE TV Austin – Sun Nov 15, 8:49 pm ET  

  Capital area food bank says its need for food has increased by 60 percent Full Story »

FOX 7 Austin

• UT Football Player Arrested

  FOX 7 Austin – 34 mins ago  

  A University of Texas football player was suspended indefinitely Sunday after a run-in with the law. Full Story »

• Funeral for Ft. Hood Victim Held

  FOX 7 Austin – 1 hr 34 mins ago  

  Funeral services were held for 62-year-old Michael Cahill Sunday. He was one of the Fort Hood shooting victims. Full Story »

• UT Football Player Arrested

  FOX 7 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 5:38 pm ET  

  A UT football player was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, overnight. Full Story »

• Car Hits a Telephone Pole, Kills One

  FOX 7 Austin – Sun Nov 15, 12:03 pm ET  

  A man was killed and two injured when the car they were riding in left the roadway and hit a telephone pole Saturday night. It happened just before 10pm at 15204 General Williams Dr near 620.   Full Story »

• Hundreds Gather for Health Care Reform

  FOX 7 Austin – Sat Nov 14, 6:48 pm ET  

  "It was the victory last November that made the victory this November a reality," said U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett as he addressed hundreds of universal Health Care Supporters at the Capitol Saturday. Full Story »

San Marcos Daily Record

• Rockin' Rattlers

  San Marcos Daily Record – Sat Nov 14, 6:01 pm ET  

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• No more freebies: University program hoping to create ‘Money Savvy Cats’

  San Marcos Daily Record – Sat Nov 14, 6:01 pm ET  

  No more free T-shirts.At least, not for college students who sign up for a credit card, not after February of next year. Full Story »

• Council may clear aisle for ‘I dos’ in courtroom

  San Marcos Daily Record – Sat Nov 14, 6:01 pm ET  

  You can do it in a church or alongside the San Marcos River; pretty soon, San Marcos residents can likely add Municipal Court to the places they can schedule upcoming nuptials. Full Story »

• District earns high financial marks again

  San Marcos Daily Record – Sat Nov 14, 6:01 pm ET  

  San Marcos CISD school district has been recognized by the Teachers Education Agency as receiving the Superior Achievement rating in 2009 for financial accountability. Full Story »

• Kenworthy new president at Sage Capital Bank here

  San Marcos Daily Record – Sat Nov 14, 6:01 pm ET  

  Joe Kenworthy, a veteran banking professional, has been named president of Sage Capital Bank’s full-service banking center in San Marcos. Full Story »

Cedar Creek Pilot

• Death of GBC man draws 20 year sentence

  Cedar Creek Pilot – Wed Nov 11, 9:41 am ET  

  3rd District Court Judge Mark Calhoon sentenced an Athens man to the maximum of 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for an Intoxication Manslaughter charge arising from a June 2008 wreck that killed 33 year old Billy Eric Thompson of Gun Barrel City. Full Story »

• Voters vote down Mabank ISD tax ratification

  Cedar Creek Pilot – Wed Nov 11, 9:41 am ET  

  The voters in the Mabank School District have spoken. Full Story »

• Payne Springs goes wet

  Cedar Creek Pilot – Wed Nov 11, 9:41 am ET  

  At least some Payne Springs residents are heaving a sigh of relief after finally passing the liquor option election. Full Story »

• BREAKING NEWS: Residents stunned over judge’s arrest

  Cedar Creek Pilot – Mon Nov 9, 12:11 pm ET  

  SEVEN POINTS — When the FBI and County law enforcement officers arrested the city’s municipal judge, Monica Corker Thursday, cell phones around this small town began lighting up. Full Story »

Lockhart Post-Register

• Lockhart men arrested with drugs, cash

  Lockhart Post-Register – Fri Nov 13, 3:29 pm ET  

  A two-month investigation into alleged drug trafficking ended last week with two arrests and the seizure of a large amount of drugs and cash from a Lockhart residence. Full Story »

• DPS seeks witnesses to fatal Oct. 26 crash

  Lockhart Post-Register – Fri Nov 13, 3:28 pm ET  

  Witnesses to a collision that clipped short the life of a Kyle child are asked to come forward and help bring the driver responsible to justice. On Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, a gravel truck was seen to pass another vehicle while traveling southbound on Highway 80, in rural Caldwell County near Fentress. Full Story »

• Letters - Reader compares gridiorn losses

  Lockhart Post-Register – Thu Nov 12, 7:44 am ET  

  A Tale of Two Cities. Both lost coaches, one city coming off a Bi-District Championship and their first playoff win in 37 years and the other city coming off a winless season. In one city the coach is just a distant memory. Full Story »

• Letters - Citizen responds to Doggett on health care

  Lockhart Post-Register – Thu Nov 12, 7:44 am ET  

  To the Editor: In response to Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s article in the Lockhart Post -Register on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, I am more concerned regarding what Doggett DIDN’T say, then what he DID say. Full Story »

• From the Sidelines - ‘Atta way, Hardaway! Way to bring the Lions back!

  Lockhart Post-Register – Thu Nov 12, 7:44 am ET  

  What a difference a game makes. The Lions went back to basics during their “must win” game against the Lehman Lobos at Bob Shelton Stadium on Friday night and boy, did they deliver. Full Story »