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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 05:25 pm

Austin News

Local news for Austin, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

2 hrs ago | KEYE-TV Austin

Austin Man Gets 12 Years For Sex With Wis. Teen

A married Texas software consultant who traveled to Wisconsin to have sex with a teen he met over the Internet has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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6 hrs ago | KEYE-TV Austin

Austin Man Charged With Injury To Child; Child In Grave Condition

Moncebaiz is charged with beating a toddler on July 15. An Austin man is accused of severely hurting a three-year-old girl.

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11 hrs ago | KEYE-TV Austin

Man Shot During North Austin Attempted Robbery

Austin police are working a shooting investigation in North Austin Wednesday morning.

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15 hrs ago | Denton Record-Chronicle

Political bloggers work to step up offline activism

Moving their energy and political activism from the virtual world to the blood, sweat and tears of the real world is the goal of more than 2,000 progressive bloggers from across the nation who converge on ...

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Related Topix: Austin College, Austin (University of Texas System), University of Texas System, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Activism, Blog News

19 hrs ago | KVUE.com

Howard Dean speaks at conference in Austin.

Howard Dean speaks at conference in Austin. 08:07 PM CDT on Thursday, July 17, 2008 KVUE News Democratic leader Howard Dean addressed thousands of political bloggers Thursday evening at the Austin Convention ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Tensions high during manslaughter case

An 18-year-old Austin man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison today in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man during a chaotic confrontation on a Southeast Austin street ...

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX

KVUE.com

Man sought in parking lot robberies

A suspected robber who police say violently assaulted people in three separate hold-ups in May has been identified, according to investigators.

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Related Topix: Williamson County, TX, Barton Creek, TX

News 8 Austin

Travis Co. grand jury indicts former rodeo star in road rage incident

Former PRCA world champion steer wrestler Sid Steiner has been indicted by a Travis County grand jury on a felony charge of aggravated assault in connection with a road rage incident last year.

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX

Thu Jul 17, 2008

www.kxan.com | lwisser

Police search for driver after woman is hit and killed

Austin police are searching for the person who didn't stop after hitting and killing a woman with their vehicle Tuesday night.

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KEYE-TV Austin

Defense Upset About Delay in Receiving New DNA Evidence in Austin

A district judge today is giving prosecutors three days to provide defense attorneys information about the results of new DNA testing in the 1991 yogurt shop murders.

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Austin American Statesman

Girl dies; mom's boyfriend held

A 3-year-old girl who died at Dell Children's Medical Center on Wednesday was injured by her mother's boyfriend, Williamson County officials said.

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Related Topix: University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System), Williamson County, TX

Wed Jul 16, 2008

KEYE-TV Austin

Hit and Run Collision Kills Woman in North Austin

Austin police scour the scene of the fatal hit and run. A young woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision in North Austin.

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX

KXAN-TV Austin

Texas first lady announces mansion rebuilding fund

Texas first lady Anita Perry today announced a fund to help rebuild the Governor's Mansion after last month's devastating fire.

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Related Topix: Austin Metro

Tue Jul 15, 2008

www.news8austin.com | lwisser

4-day work week possible for city employees

If you work for the City of Austin , you might be getting an extra day off during the week.

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KEYE-TV Austin

Body Found On Roof Of Train As It Rolled Through Austin

A passerby reported the body to police shortly after 7:30 a.m. Monday. Traffic Conditions A South Austin roadway is now back open as police investigate how a body ended up on the top of a train car.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

KUT-FM Austin

Austin Light Rail Election Could Be Years Away

Voters in Austin may not get the chance to vote on plans for downtown light rail this November.

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News 8 Austin

APD employee admits to stealing from non-profit

An Austin Police Department employee admitted to stealing money from a non-profit organization.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Austin vets, rescuers fight to save severely abused puppy

A group of Austin animal lovers is closely watching a four-pound puppy that is fighting for life after being beaten by his owner's boyfriend.

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Related Topix: Kendalia, TX

KEYE-TV Austin

Man Killed in Early Sunday Accident on I-35

One man was killed in a single vehicle accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 35.

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The Austin American-Statesman

Join the Austin-based cancer computing grid

Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for more than nine years at the Austin American-Statesman and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech ...

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