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State makes progress on food stamp backlog

9/7/2010 9:48 PM

With hundreds of new workers on board, Texas has dramatically improved its speed and accuracy processing food stamp applications, Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs plans to tell state lawmakers today...Read More

Lawmakers seek answers on Texas' budget outlook

9/7/2010 9:43 PM

A lack of clear, updated information about just how much financial hardship the state faces heading into next year's legislative session is starting to frustrate some lawmakers...Read More

Announcment of Chicago mayor provides opening for White House chief of staff

9/7/2010 8:56 PM

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has made no secret of his desire to run for mayor of Chicago one day, saying as recently as April that being mayor of his hometown had "always been an aspiration." With the surprise announcement Tuesday that Chicago Mayor Richard Daley won't run for a seventh term in 2011, speculation in Washington quickly t...Read More

Travis County prosecutors seek to extradite former nonprofit director from Venezuela

9/7/2010 8:44 PM

Travis County prosecutors are trying to extradite Louanne Aponte, who is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Austin nonprofit, from Venezuela, where she recently signed her divorce papers...Read More

Colorado fire forced residents to make mad dash

9/7/2010 8:42 PM

David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red flames towering skyward...Read More

The Nation Digest: Study: BP oil spill not creating Gulf 'dead zones'; 2 asteroids to whiz past Earth today.

9/7/2010 8:41 PM

GULF OF MEXICO Study: BP oil spill not creating ‘dead zones' MIAMI - Millions of barrels of crude oil spewed by BP's blown-out well have reduced deep-sea oxygen levels - but nowhere near enough to create another of the "dead zones" that periodically plague the Gulf of Mexico, a federal study said...Read More

Collapsing Gulf marsh dwarfs oil spill as ecological disaster

9/7/2010 8:40 PM

Claude Luke throttles down the motor of his 21-foot aluminum work boat. Off to the left, the snout of an alligator disappears near the mouth of a watery gash in the Louisiana marshland...Read More

Inmate tried to have victim killed, police say

9/7/2010 8:36 PM

A Travis County jail inmate tried to have the victim of an aggravated sexual assault killed so he could escape the charges, according to an arrest affidavit filed Tuesday...Read More

Battle looms over health care repeal if GOP wins control of Congress

9/7/2010 8:34 PM

If you thought passing the health care overhaul was messy, wait until Republicans try to repeal it if they regain power in Congress this fall...Read More

A sweet start to the Jewish New Year

9/7/2010 8:32 PM

Stacey Pomerantz tossed crushed pineapple and sautéed onions over the third marinated sweet brisket she would make in as many weeks...Read More

Skull surgery a milestone in teen's recovery

9/7/2010 8:13 PM

Houston Bradley gets his skull back today. Just over two months after the 17-year-old suffered a potentially deadly skateboarding accident that required surgeons to remove part of his skull as his brain swelled, and after an arduous and successful rehabilitation, he will stroll into University Medical Center Brackenridge for what doctors hope is a...Read More

Man implicated in CIA abuse rehired as contractor

9/7/2010 7:57 PM

A former CIA officer accused of revving an electric drill near the head of an imprisoned terror suspect has returned to U.S...Read More

Texas Digest: Chisum eyeing speaker run; Tomball considers tough immigration limits

9/7/2010 7:21 PM

POLITICS Chisum eyeing speaker run Another conservative legislator is considering a challenge to moderate Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, raising the specter of a GOP leadership battle just as lawmakers face a budget shortfall...Read More

Leander trustees to consider tax increase; Bastrop seeks strategic plan committee volunteers

9/7/2010 6:33 PM

LEANDER District celebrates 10th annual band festival Middle and high school band students will take to the field to perform in the Leander district's 10th annual Festival of the Bands at 7 p.m...Read More

Correction for 09.08.10

9/7/2010 6:10 PM

The Question Everything column on Page D1 Monday should have made clear that an artist from Christopher Radko, not Radko himself, will sign ornaments during an Oct...Read More

Fire reported at Austin Enchanted Forest

9/7/2010 4:26 PM

Police said this evening that firefighters are battling a blaze at Austin Enchanted Forest on Oltorf Street near Lamar Blvd. West Oltorf has been shut down in both directions, police said. View Large...Read More

Woman charged in hit and run of 9-year-old girl

9/7/2010 1:49 PM

Police charged a woman today with felony failure to stop and render aid after they said she hit a 9-year-old girl with her car on Friday, according to an arrest affidavit. Paula Salinas, 38, was driving a Silver Pontia...Read More

Will Austin's track stand the test of time?

9/7/2010 1:32 PM

Plans for a Formula One race track southeast of Austin were revealed last week, and on paper, the layout looks promising. There appear to be several overtaking spots, and the elevation changes should make for thrilling races. Germa...Read More

Judge, sheriff candidates to weigh in at tonight's forum

9/7/2010 1:12 PM

Just a reminder: tonight the the Hill Country Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #23 and the Hays County Law Enforcement Association will host a forum featuring Hays County candidates running in the November election. The forum will include Count...Read More

Inmate tried to have victim killed, police say

9/7/2010 10:56 AM

An inmate at the Travis County Correctional Complex tried to have the victim of an aggravated sexual assault killed so he could escape the charges, according to an arrest affidavit filed today. Lamar Lovett, 41, told inmates at th...Read More

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