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3 task forces delayed; city job applications may change Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:36 pm

Three task forces delayed

Hays asks voters to approve $207 million in road bonds Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:31 pm

Hays County voters will consider a $207 million road bond in November — this, after voters turned down a smaller package last year.

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East Austin tax zone weighed to pay for homestead effort Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:28 pm

The City of Austin is moving ahead with a plan to build more low-priced housing in East Austin and help lower-income homeowners hang onto their homes.

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Austin students connect with gamer in space Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:50 pm

In the age of cell phones and virtual reality systems, Eastside Memorial High School senior Immanuel Peterson still thought that talking live over a satellite link with an astronaut soaring about 250 miles above Earth was cool.

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Former monk in sex scandal pleads guilty; Police chief's daughter back in jail Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:46 pm

BLANCO

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Expert education panel sparks doubts Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:43 pm

One of the leading proponents of intelligent design and two scientists who say they have doubts about the theory of evolution are among the six-member panel of experts that will be reviewing a set of proposed science curriculum standards expected to be adopted by the state next year.

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Four teens arrested in Planet K robbery Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:39 pm

Police have arrested four Austin teenagers and are looking for a fifth suspect in connection with last week's armed robbery at the Planet K adult gift store in San Marcos.

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Talks on limits on police guns in court tabled Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 9:48 pm

The undercover Austin police officer who left a gun in a public bathroom in the criminal courthouse while waiting to testify last month had been carrying the gun in the back of his pants without a holster and left it on a hook, a Travis County sheriff's office courthouse security supervisor said Wednesday.

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Judge aims for more diverse grand jury Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 9:14 pm

Breaking with a long-standing method of picking grand jurors in Travis County, state District Judge Charlie Baird has chosen his latest secret panel the same way that jurors for trials are chosen — from a random selection of county residents.

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Taylor, Round Rock set bond elections for Nov. 4 Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 8:29 pm

Two big bond issue elections loom Nov. 4 for voters in the Round Rock and Taylor school districts.

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Correction for 10.09.08 Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 7:22 pm

A story about Georgetown's proposed road and park bonds on the front page of last week's Williamson County This Week section contained incorrect information about the size of the proposals: Proposition 1 has $46 million worth of bonds, and Proposition 2 has $35.5 million. The entire bond proposal is worth $81.5 million.

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Animal shelter to fix feral cats for free; Hutto Old Tyme Days Festival is Saturday. Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 7:21 pm

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

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Landfill contract looms large in county attorney race Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 7:10 pm

Controversy over Williamson County's landfill has become one of the key issue in the race for county attorney between incumbent Jana Duty and attorney Jaime M. Lynn.

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Parks getting upgrades in Taylor Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 7:04 pm

Improvements were unveiled last week to Fannie Robinson Park off Dolan Street in the southeast part of town.

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Vandals, thieves target political signs Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:31 pm

It's presidential campaign season, and signs being stolen from a few residential yards can almost be expected. This year is no exception.

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Police release sketch of assault suspect Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:04 am

AUSTIN

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Austin police adopting new foot-chase policy Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:50 pm

Austin police officers must evaluate immediate danger, consider whether a suspect is known and can be arrested later, and ask themselves "what would be gained from pursuing the suspect" before beginning often-dangerous foot chases, according to a new department policy that takes effect this month.

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Texas chief justice denies suppressing Delay dissent Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:24 pm

Chief Justice Ken Law of the 3rd Court of Appeals has denied that he tried to suppress a colleague's dissent in a case involving two associates of former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land.

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Does neighborhood need new stop signs? Neighbors are divided Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:58 pm

After stopping at the new stop sign on Wooldridge Drive, Bill Pewitt rolled down his window and yelled out to a neighbor: "Ridiculous."

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Fewer Texas schools reach federal goals Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:50 pm

Hundreds of Texas schools and school districts missed academic targets established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act this year because of new federal rules requiring special education students to take more difficult standardized tests, according to preliminary data released Tuesday.

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No Child Left Behind Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 10:47 pm

No Child Left Behind

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McCallum academy plans open house; Hays seeks committee members Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:12 pm

AUSTIN

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Ad campaign launched supporting foster care children Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 6:44 pm

A two-month multimedia campaign sponsored by a national foundation was launched in Austin on Monday to raise awareness about ways to help children in foster care.

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Shooting victim identified by police Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:45 am

AUSTIN

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"He looked the part. He played the part. He was the part." Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 12:00 am

To this day, Richard Hodges is an enigma to former Austin police officer Burt Gerding.

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