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Three Arrested for "Big Chief" Murders


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Published Jan. 19, 2009 at 4:54 p.m.

Austin police say a double murder from 2008 has finally beensolved and the murder suspects are now in custody. In February 2008two men were shot and killed at the Big Chief bar on East 6th. Twopeople have been arrested and police are looking for Melvin Avina.The suspects are accused of killing the bar owner and a loyalpatron in a botched robbery ...

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Southbound I-35 lower deck closed


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Published Jan. 16, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.

Southbound Interstate 35 lower deck is closed due to acollision. KXAN Austin News will provide more details as theybecome available ...

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Bank robbery at Compass Bank


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Published Jan. 14, 2009 at 4:54 p.m.

The Austin Police Department is responding to a bank robbery at13497 N. U.S. Hwy 183. KXAN Austin News is rushing a crew to thescene and will post updates as they become available ...

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Northbound I-35 closed due to collision


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Published Dec. 2, 2008 at 5:44 p.m.

Northbound Interstate 35 in the 1500 block is closed while theAustin Police Department cleans up after a collision ...

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I-35 service road at 38th closed


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Published Oct. 28, 2008 at 11:41 a.m.

The Austin Police Department said the Northbound Interstate 35service road is closed at 38th Street due to an accident. Noinjuries reported at this time ...

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Palin Reading Texan's Book


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Published Oct. 22, 2008 at 8:48 p.m.

After famously not naming any newspapers or magazines she's currently reading, McCain running mate Sarah Palin told People magazine she's "not a bubblehead" and is currently reading "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11". That's the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by the Austin-based writer Lawrence Wright. For your convenience, I linked you to the Texas Monthly talks piece with Wright from last summer ...

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Larry Joe on the Airwaves


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Published Oct. 20, 2008 at 6:49 p.m.

Rep. Michael McCaul's opponent is up with a new commercial criticizing the congressman's role in the current economic crisis. Since congressional district 10 stretches from the Austin market into the Houston market, I'm not clear whether this is just in one market or in both. (Houston's far more expensive.) ... The commercial was produced by Doherty's consultants, Message, Audience and Presentation (James Aldrete's outfit out of Austin) ... More to come ...

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Thanks, I Think?


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Published Oct. 15, 2008 at 11:24 p.m.

A big thank you to the editors at The Austin Chronicle, who gave me a Critic's Pick Award in this year's Best of Austin issue. The category for which I (perhaps ironically) won? "Best TV Reporter Who Can Write" ... The write-up: ... The sound-bite world of TV news can make the on-camera talent look a little superficial, but that's just image. When KVUE's Elise Hu isn't skillfully trimming down policy nuance for the idiot box, she's raising hell in her sometimes scathing, take-no-prisoners

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CD-10: DCCC Gives Greater Backing to Doherty


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Published Oct. 14, 2008 at 11:27 a.m.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has upgraded the Doherty challenge to U.S. Rep Michael McCaul, R-Austin to a more competitive status. The campaign arm, operated out of D.C., is going to give Doherty more financial and strategic support as part of its "Red to Blue" program ... "Larry Joe Doherty, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in Texas' 10th Congressional District, has taken what was believed to be a non-competitive district and, through the strength of his campaign, is

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UT Reverses Course, Lifts Sign Ban


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Published Oct. 9, 2008 at 5:16 p.m.

Well, that was quick ... The University of Texas-Austin suspended its longstanding rule banning signs in dorm rooms on Thursday, after two students' refusal to take down their political signs sparked community outcry ... On Wednesday, Connor Kincaid and his cousin Blake Kincaid were barred from registering for classes next semester as a penalty for breaking the UT rule ... "They didn't show any signs of backing down whatsoever," said Connor Kincaid ... But the university reversed course Thursday

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