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Quentin Tarantino to present award to Dazed and Confused at Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards honors the best and brightest films and filmmakers with deep roots in the Lone Star State. This year’s 13th annual celebration hosted by the Austin Film Society will shine a special spotlight on Richard Linklater’s coming of age cult hit Dazed and Confused with its prestigious Star of Texas Award — and it will be presented by a high profile fan of the Texas film, Quentin Tarantino.

Tarantino, director of instant classics Django Unchained and Pulp Fiction, has always expressed his love for Linklater’s film, especially in 2002 when he included it on his personal list of the top 10 greatest films in a Sight and Sound poll.

The Star of Texas Award commemorates the 20th anniversary of Dazed and Confused, which the Austin Film Society will also mark with special screenings and a cast reunion at the Marchesa Hall and Theatre on March 6 — the eve of the actual Hall of Fame awards ceremony.

Tarantino joins other high profile presenters at the awards ceremony including Jack Fish, Julie Hagerty, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner and Sissy Spacek; Annette O’Toole, Henry Thomas, Stephen Tobolowsky and Robin Wright comprise the impressive group of honorees.

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TxDOT breaks ground on $606 million I-35 lane expansion

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The project will add a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) managed lane on each side, plus other features to help flow, but skeptics say it won't improve traffic.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for part of the three-part Interstate 35 project.

At 10 am on March 29, TxDOT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Capital Express North I-35 project in Austin. The project will cost $606 million and will be on I-35 between State Highway 45 and U.S. 290 East.

The project aims to create one high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) managed lane in both directions. Additionally, it will rebuild six bridges; add a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) located at Wells Branch Parkway; reconstruct all entrance and exit ramps; and add intersection bypass lanes.

In addition to all these changes to this portion of the corridor, shared-use paths with be built to accompany the highway.

"We recognize the importance of this project that offers enhanced safety, increased mobility, and congestion relief, as well as more transit options," said Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT district engineer for Austin.

This is one part of three projects that TxDOT will be implementing across the city in an attempt to decongest I-35, which will cost a total of $5 billion.

Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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