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Austin, Texas · AustinPlanning Department staff explained to a portion of City Council members this week why they intend to move forward with only about half of the Planning Commission’s suggested changes to the South Central Waterfront Plan. At a combined meeting of… The post Ahead of May vote, Council hears staff feedback for revised South Central Waterfront plan appeared first on Austin Monitor.See the Story
Ahead of May vote, Council hears staff feedback for revised South Central Waterfront plan - Austin Monitor
Austin, Texas · AustinAustin’s voter-backed transit expansion faced a critical legal test Wednesday inside a courtroom on Guadalupe Street. Seated in front of a marble wall and flanked by Texas and U.S. flags, Travis County Judge Eric Shepperd presided as attorneys in dark… The post Legal showdown threatens to end Austin’s light-rail plans appeared first on Austin Monitor.See the Story
Legal showdown threatens to end Austin's light-rail plans - Austin Monitor
Austin, Texas · AustinAn update from Ken Snipes, director of Austin’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management, to the Public Safety Committee showed a shifting approach in how the department is being run. Snipes told the committee that, due to “a multitude of threats… The post Austin’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management to get a communication tuneup, among other changes appeared first on Austin Monitor.See the Story
Austin's Homeland Security and Emergency Management to get a communication tuneup, among other changes - Austin Monitor
Austin, Texas · AustinAUSTIN (KXAN) -- Prior to the protests that took place on Wednesday and Thursday at the University of Texas Austin, it has been awhile since Austin has seen protests this physically charged on the UT campus. For some, Wednesday conjured up images of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which included protests over the Vietnam War, civil rights issues and even local environmental issues, according to UT campus history and The Battle of Waller Creek on…See the Story
UT has a history of protests dating back to the 60s and 70s
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Austin, Texas · AustinMarcus Glen Kemper, a 20-year-old Port Arthur resident wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, has been captured in Austin, Texas today by members of the US Marshals Service. The Port Arthur Police Department, along with the US Marshals Service, had been relentlessly searching for Kemper following his indictment on April 17th for a shooting incident that occurred on December 29, 2023, in the 4100 block of 39th Street. During the inc…See the Story
Port Arthur Shooting Suspect Captured in Austin by US Marshals
Austin, Texas · AustinThe Austin girls golf team took fourth place in the first of two Big Nine Meets in Rochester Thursday. The Packers finished with a team score of 355. Northfield won the meet with a team score of 341. Austin scoring: Ailani Thiravong, 80; Sydney Lewis, 88; Lucy Annis, 88; Izzy Sellers, 99; Reagan Harty, 102; Gracie Greenman, 109 The post Austin girls golfers finish fourth in Big Nine meet appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.See the Story
Austin girls golfers finish fourth in Big Nine meet - Austin Daily Herald
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Nike · AustinAUSTIN, TX - DECEMBER 01: Nike's Elite Championship game ball being held by the referee during the game between Texas Longhorns and Creighton Bluejays on December 1, 2022, at Moody Center in Austin, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire/Getty Images One college basketball coach hates the state of college basketball right now. This coach, who remains anonymous, went off to FOX's John Fanta on Thursday evening…See the Story
College Basketball Coach Says Sport Is A "(Expletive) Disaster" Right Now
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Austin, Texas · AustinAUSTIN (KXAN) — An angler out at Lady Bird Lake said she caught a koi fish near the Waller Beach area. Callie White said about an hour into fishing March 17, her line began getting dragged out to the center of the lake. “I began to reel it in. After a quick, 5-minute fight, the fish was close enough to see some bright orange peak through the water. At this point, I was very shocked by what I saw. “I was thinking I hooked onto a catfish or a comm…See the Story
Reel surprise: Woman catches 30-pound koi fish in Lady Bird Lake
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