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Austwell Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Austwell, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 30 in Austwell, TX

  1. Under-funded REFUGES

    Monday Jun 23 | Victoria Advocate

    June 23, 2008 - 11:51 p.m. AUSTWELL One retiree volunteers his time to camp in the nation's wildlife refuges.

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  2. 2008 Great Texas Birding CalendarRead the original story

    Jan 12, 2008 | Texas Parks & Wildlife

    ... ) Every Weekend Interpretive Van Tours - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Austwell. Two-hour tours to see alligators, javelinas, whooping cranes (mid-October to March), armadillos, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, roseate spoonbills ...

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  3. 2008 Great Texas Birding CalendarRead the original story

    Jan 12, 2008 | Texas Parks & Wildlife

    ... ) Every Weekend Interpretive Van Tours - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Austwell. Two-hour tours to see alligators, javelinas, whooping cranes (mid-October to March), armadillos, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, roseate spoonbills ...

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    Related Topix: Port Isabel, TX, Kingsville, TX, Port Aransas, TX, Fulton, TX, Rockport, TX

  4. Museum makes some changes

    Apr 27, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... folk art. Q: What's the oldest artifact on display? A: We have a fossil from a woolly mammoth that was dug up in Austwell. Q: Where are you focusing your efforts? A: It is overwhelming because we have all of these ideas. Right now I'm trying to ...

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    Related Topix: College Station, TX, Bryan Metro, Refugio County, TX, Tivoli, TX, Refugio, TX

  5. Question and Answer Wales

    Apr 25, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... folk art. Q: What's the oldest artifact on display? A: We have a fossil from a woolly mammoth that was dug up in Austwell. Q: Where are you focusing you efforts? A: It is overwhelming, because we have all of these ideas. Right now I'm trying to ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Refugio County, TX, College Station, TX, Bryan Metro, Refugio, TX, Tivoli, TX

  6. Refugio Co. residents interested in Bayside branch libraryRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... Tivoli and Bayside? A:"The commissioners voted about a year ago to no longer open the branch library in the Tivoli-Austwell area. So we are going to bring all those books back to this library so that they will be in a climate-controlled environment. ...

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    Related Topix: Refugio, TX, Tivoli, TX, Libraries

  7. Ranging Reporter update: Bayside looks at getting a new library

    Apr 10, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... and Bayside? A: "The commissioners have voted about a year ago to no longer open the branch library in the Tivoli-Austwell area. So we are going to bring all those books back to this library so that they will be in a climate-controlled environment. ...

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    Related Topix: Refugio, TX, Tivoli, TX, Libraries

  8. Area players set for all-star contestsRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... begins at 4 p.m. Lindsay Markert and Charlean Mondine are representing Refugio, while Woodsboro's Emily Schneider, Austwell-Tivoli's Elizabeth Jackson and Ninfa Rios of Runge are also playing. Pettus' Jake Stanley, Refugio's Malcolm Whitmire and ...

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  9. Wind farms a new threat for rare whooping cranesRead the original story

    Mar 20, 2008 | TulsaWorld.com - Local

    ... through the central U.S. from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, is the only self-sustaining flock. That means it is also the species' best chance for survival, Stehn said. Whooping ...

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  10. Ric Tinney presents program to Decora

    Mar 19, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... to be held on March 19. Marjorie Jeane announced that the next program on March 25, would feature Sara Maxwell of Austwell, author of "Texas Women on the Cattle Trails. La Bahia: Moving Forward, Keeping Texas History Alive." She also reminded ...

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  11. Wind farms may pose threat to rare cranesRead the original story

    Mar 8, 2008 | Kansas.com

    ... through the central U.S. from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, is the only self-sustaining flock. That means it is also the species' best chance for survival, Stehn said. Whooping ...

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  12. How do you dispel a cannibalism myth?

    Mar 6, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    AUSTWELL The Karankawas have long had a flesh-eating reputation. But making this Native American tribe the poster boy for cannibalism is wrong, Texas Master Naturalist T.J. Fox said.

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  13. Birds face new threatRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2008 | The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

    ... the central United States from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, is the only self-sustaining flock. That means it is also the species' best chance for survival, Stehn said. Whooping ... 6 comments

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  14. Rare birds could be threatened by growth of wind farmsRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2008 | Newton Kansan

    ... through the central U.S. from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, is the only self-sustaining flock. That means it is also the species' best chance for survival, Stehn said. Whooping ...

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  15. Brown pelican population soars

    Feb 17, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    AUSTWELL The brown pelican may get booted off the endangered species list. As recovery efforts have brought the population of this endangered species to more than 620,000 brown pelicans across the country, the ...

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  16. 259 whooping cranes remain in coastal areaRead the original story

    Feb 10, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    AUSTWELL The estimated total of whooping cranes along the coast in and around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is still at 259.

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  17. ObituariesRead the original story

    Jan 28, 2008 | Gonzales Inquirer

    ... Contributed photo Runnin' Wildcats Roderick Alexander tries his luck from outside the arc Friday night against the Austwell-Tivoli Redfish at Ralph Bunche Gym. WHS won the game, 88-48, to improve to 4-0 in District 31-1A play. Photo by Mark Lube ...

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  18. Poverty and education

    Jan 25, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... also added that not all students identified as living in poverty need tutorials. "Some of them are high achievers." Austwell-Tivoli school district in Refugio County had the third highest percentage with 49 of the 170 children living in poverty in ...

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  19. Money will help preserve marshes

    Jan 23, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    AUSTWELL Starting this month, the refuge can start using a $45,000 grant from the Gulf of Mexico Foundation to restore marsh habitat on Matagorda Island.

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    Related Topix: Tivoli, TX

  20. Winning words

    Jan 20, 2008 | Victoria Advocate

    ... went to Kate Klimist and Brian Gann of Trinity Episcopal School respectively. Third place went to Lauren Kelso of Austwell-Tivoli Elementary. Natori's essay focused on the groundbreaking Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. "Back then ...

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