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Disaster Relief
How you can help tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma
By KVUE News
05.21.13 | 11:40 am
A massive tornado ripped through neighborhoods in Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, this week. Houses have been destroyed, as well as two elementary schools. At least 24 people were killed ...
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You're Invited
CultureMap ushers in summer with Mixers on the Map at Olive & June
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05.20.13 | 02:36 pm
What better way to kick off summer than with refreshing drinks, tasty bites and world class rides? Before the heat completely takes over, CultureMap and Cadillac are teaming up to ...
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The Eyes of Texas
Thousands of Longhorns celebrate graduation amid tight security
By Shannon Murray / KVUE
05.19.13 | 03:56 pm
KVUE -- Thousands of longhorns wrapped up their time at UT Saturday night. At the ceremony thousands of grads heard from Olympian and former longhorn Sonya Richards Ross. President Bill Powers ...
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Travel Light
Austin dubbed one of the most affordable getaways by Travel + Leisure
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05.19.13 | 01:47 pm
It seems that someone still finds value in traveling to Austin (no matter what that Huffington Post article said). Travel + Leisure recently ranked Austin the No. 9 spot on its ...
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Traffic Woes
Get ready for delays on MoPac for next several months
By Kris Betts, KVUE News
05.18.13 | 03:00 pm
KVUE — Beginning Sunday and continuing through the end of July, lanes along MoPac will be closed from Lady Bird Lake to Parmer Lane for 15-minute intervals between 9 p.m ...
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Links we love
The week's top links: The Office ends, honoring Robocop & tons of cocktail recipes
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05.18.13 | 12:17 pm
Here are just a few of the stories, lists and videos we loved this week: Spin is streaming Japanther's new album, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart (which wins ...
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Weekend Roundup
Welcome the weekend heat with arts, crafts, music and rasslin
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05.17.13 | 03:00 pm
We all hoped it could be delayed a bit longer, but the heat of summer has finally crept over our town. Sorry to break it to you folks, but summer ...
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Law & Order
Randy Travis sues to keep his drunk ass out of the spotlight
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05.17.13 | 02:00 pm
Country music star Randy Travis is no stranger to the spotlight, but the singer is suing two state agencies to prevent a video from his August drunk driving arrest from ...
Walking on campus
Legislative Cocktail Hour
Texas House passes an amendment that could legalize discrimination on college campuses
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05.17.13 | 11:15 am
You know that little clause at the bottom of pretty much anything that says something like, “we don’t discriminate based on gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, hair color, etc ...
Cafe is a big dog with a sweet, gentle soul
Big Dog, Soft Heart
APA! office dog and staff favorite, Cafe, is ready for a permanent home
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05.16.13 | 02:33 pm
  This week we are introduced to a dog that is incredibly close to the APA! staff members' hearts. The beginning of his life was spent in rough situation, but staff ...
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Texans Have Manners
A well-mannered win: Texas ranks super low in swearing
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05.16.13 | 12:26 pm
With all our yes ma'ams and no sirs, we Texans are a well-mannered bunch . . . and now there's statistical data to prove it. According to a new study, the ...
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Drunk Driving?
New proposal could mean DWI arrest after one drink
By Kris Betts, KVUE News
05.15.13 | 12:14 pm
KVUE — Exactly 25 years ago, a drunk driver hit a bus in Carrollton, Kentucky killing 27 people; most of them children. “It was the largest of fatalities in an alcohol-related ...
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Austin's Landscape
South Shore of Lady Bird Lake plans revealed
By Shelton Green / KVUE
05.14.13 | 03:18 pm
KVUE – About 100 people showed up to the Regency Hotel on Barton Springs Monday night to hear a nationally known urban developer talk about what could become of the South ...
AISD bond package vote here sign
Education News
AISD superintendent responds to election results
By Heather Kovar / KVUE
05.13.13 | 01:23 pm
KVUE -- The Austin Independent School District asked voters for $892 million, the largest bond proposal in its history. Only two of the four propositions passed, and Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen ...
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Should She Stay or Should She Go?
Emotional Hardbody Answers: Ex-husband's new girlfriend wants advice on marriage clash
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05.13.13 | 10:45 am
Dear Emotional Hardbody, My ex-husband Bruce and I were married for seven years (no kids) and have been divorced for four years. We’re not best friends or anything, but ...
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