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Democratic senators say they have a tentative deal to drop a government-run insurance option from health care legislation. Full Story »

Fans might get the chance to watch the Austin Ice Bats again. The team’s owner and president, Randy Sanders, told Austin News by phone he has been shopping the franchise around. Full Story »

Jennifer Reyes' story from East Austin may not play out as heart wrenching as Hollywood's new movie, Precious , set in Harlem. But when she became pregnant at the age of 17, the father was out of the picture and her family did not have enough money to help. Full Story »

When the city began to develop a master plan for Barton Springs, part of the proposal called for a major dredging operation to remove the gravel with a huge crane that would be parked on top of a big hill on the north side of the pool. Full Story »

"[The neighbor] could see two males knocking and looking in the front of the windows of that house," said Cpl. Scott Perry. The neighbor did the right thing and called 911. Full Story »

The National Championship game in Pasadena is less than a month away, but ticket prices are already starting to skyrocket. Full Story »

The Austin School District has launched an online survey to gain additional community input on the school district budget. Full Story »

Thousands of unemployed Texans will lose their unemployment benefits at the end of the year, unless Congress passes a bill extending it. Full Story »

Austin Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School junior Dan Liu won a piece of a $100,000 pie, along with two of his other team members who participated in a math, science and technology competition over the weekend. Full Story »

The Travis County District Attorney's Office said it intends to seek the death penalty for a man accused of raping and stabbing a 17-year-old student to death in her East Austin apartment May 31. Full Story »

The City of Austin is considering ways to make more money from a recycling contract after losing more than $2 million on what was supposed to be a revenue-generating contract over the past year. Full Story »

Craig Ashurst and Caterina Coyne, who play the lead roles in Riverdance, are ready for opening night at Bass Concert Hall. Full Story »

Capital Metro has resumed testing its MetroRail trains, and trains are back up and running between 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Full Story »

A major extension for Highway 71 is up for consideration by the Texas Transportation Commission. Full Story »

Austin homicide detectives are investigating a weekend fire that killed two people when it ripped through a South Austin apartment, and investigators said this might not be an accident. Full Story »

Another meeting is scheduled Tuesday for the Austin Independent School District's new approach to try and help struggling schools. Full Story »

Farmhouse Delivery was started in the spring to help small Austin farms get their produce to the public. Full Story »

An elementary school principal caught several students with marijuana and under the influence of marijuana on campus at Palm Elementary School in Southeast Austin. Full Story »

Colt McCoy is headed back to the Heisman Trophy presentation as a finalist, along with Tim Tebow, running backs Mark Ingram and TOby Gerhart and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.  Full Story »

The city's first appeal of an outdoor music permit takes place this week in front of the Austin City Council. Full Story »

A small-plane crash north of Lockhart at Highway 183 left a South Texas pilot and his young grandson from Austin dead after it hit the ground and disintegrated. Full Story »

Tickets to the BCS Championship game skyrocket into the thousand dollar price range following Sunday's announcement. Full Story »

Fire investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire that killed two people on Cougar Drive in South Austin on Saturday night. Full Story »

A fire tore through an apartment building and killed two people Saturday night. Full Story »

Politicians, including former President George H.W. Bush, attended the grand opening of the newly expanded Bush Gallery at the National Museum of the Pacific War in the Hill Country on Monday. Full Story »