Los Angeles Times - Fri Nov 20
After hearing Jim Engle of Sierra Madre talk about the headaches he and his wife endured on a round trip from Burbank to Detroit on American Airlines in the summer, you might be surprised to hear that the country's airlines continue to get great marks in customer service.
Man guilty of 2008 murder; one killed, three injured in Travis County wreckAustin American-Statesman - Fri Nov 20
Man found guilty of murder A Travis County jury Friday found Fred Ora Ridings III guilty of murder in the Aug.
Woman gets 40 years in sexual assault captured on videoAustin American Statesman - Fri Nov 20
A woman who a prosecutor said held a child down while her husband sexually assaulted the girl - an act the couple captured on video - pleaded guilty in a Travis County courtroom Friday and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
UT students and staff rally for same-sex benefitsNews 8 Austin - Thu Nov 19
A student rally was held Thursday in support of domestic partner benefits for University of Texas at Austin faculty and staff.
Man rescued from Austin storm drainNews 8 Austin - Thu Nov 19
An arm sticking out from a gutter opening helped lead Austin emergency personnel to a trapped man.
Who's got the swine flu vaccine?Austin American Statesman - Thu Nov 19
Dillon Miller, 7, gets an H1N1 flu vaccination Thursday from nurse Margie Silva at the Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center in Austin.
More Hispanics in social studies curriculum or elseFort Worth Star-Telegram - Thu Nov 19
Hispanic leaders on Wednesday assailed a draft social studies curriculum under consideration by the State Board of Education, saying it woefully ignores the role that Hispanics have played in shaping state and national history.
Trial Date Set for Nona AllenThe Austin Chronicle - Thu Nov 19
The Austin Fire Department 's only African-American female firefighter has won the right to sue the city of Austin for gender discrimination.
Goodbye to All ThatThe Austin Chronicle - Thu Nov 19
Former UT professor Rachel Tsangari at a protest rally in University Inc. "Fuck football, free film!" In Texas, at least, that slogan sure sounds like sacrilege, but in the late Nineties it was gospel for film fans in Austin for anyone, really, who believed that a university should tend to its students, not just its big-ticket donors, and tend to ...
Drunk driver leads police on chase with child in the carNews 8 Austin - Wed Nov 18
Police say a drunk driver led them on a high speed chase from Georgetown to Austin with his three-year-old son in the back seat.
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