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Gun Crazy!
Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo salesBY JORDAN SMITH
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Developing Stories: Chipping at the Waterfront
Revised waterfront ordinance returns to City Council today (Thursday, May 21)BY KATHERINE GREGOR
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Cap Metro: One Deadline at a Time
A MetroRail update – and an update on the next updateBY LEE NICHOLS
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Yogurt Shop Case Takes Another Turn
Defendant's bond hearing delayedBY JORDAN SMITH
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ON THE LEGE
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When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa
Bad bills fly, while good bills dieBY THE NEWS STAFF
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Topless Tax Bottoming Out?
Two competing bills at play over admission fees at topless clubsBY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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LegeLines
Quickies from the CapitolBY THE NEWS STAFF
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Thumbs Up for State-School Reforms
At long last, some changes afoot in state schoolsBY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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House Tweaks Death Penalty Law
Kenneth Foster Act aims to clean things upBY JORDAN SMITH
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Back to the Drawing Board
Council rejects proposals for the creation of city music and arts departmentsBY WELLS DUNBAR
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Bicycle Master Plan Gets a Tune-Up
If it's May, it must be Bike MonthBY DANIEL MOTTOLA
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Bike Thief Draws Four-Year Sentence
Clayton cops a plea dealBY ROB D'AMICO
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Sunset Comes in Many Colors
How agencies are faring at the Sunset Advisory CommissionBY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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Downhill for Webberville
A bill to help Webberville fight the landfill has found few friendsBY LEE NICHOLS
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No Place for Perkins on Paroles
See what happens when you dis sex toys?BY JORDAN SMITH
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What Ever Happened to Prince Albert in a Can?
People generally call 911 for help, but one guy is calling to make terroristic threatsBY JORDAN SMITH
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Media Watch: KLRU's Numbers Don't Add Up
The recession has hit at KLRUBY KEVIN BRASS
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Point Austin: The Super Looks Back
Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spentBY MICHAEL KING
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City Hall Hustle: Fiery Colors
Reorganizing the AFD is about money ... and justiceBY WELLS DUNBAR
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The Hightower Report
Too Big to Punish?; and Begging for RegulationBY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
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Burger Bonanza
While higher-end restaurants may be struggling in the current economy, the local burger business is boomingBY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Burgers We Love
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Food-o-File
Emotions flow at Tower of Salsa benefit, and Texas recognizes the good will of Les DamesBY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Event Menu: May 22-25
Local food events
music
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A Gathering of Tribes
Timmy Hefner sleeps in a fortress of vinyl just to bring you Chaos in TejasBY AUDRA SCHROEDER
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Off the Record
Striking down the Thunder of Gods FestivalBY AUSTIN POWELL
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Texas Platters
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That Thing They Do
The Paramount Summer Film Classics' season of starsBY KIMBERLEY JONES
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The Long Con
After kicking around for months, The Brothers Bloom finally makes its markBY JOSH ROSENBLATT
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Film News
News from Cannes and nearer climesBY JOE O'CONNELL
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TV Eye
What's In and What's OutBY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Film Reviews
the arts
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Not Weird but Real
Celebrated British artist Edward Povey has good reasons for making Austin his new homeBY ROBERT FAIRES
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The Hideout
A team of local improvisers has acquired the home base for Austin's improv revolutionBY ROBERT FAIRES
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'Anagenesis'
Anthony Garza fuses animals and man-made structures to make monumental nature paintingsBY RACHEL KOPER
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2009 Funniest Person in Austin Contest
From a strong field of 14 comics, Bryson Turner took this year's comedy crownBY ROBERT FAIRES
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Blanton Museum of Art
Ned Rifkin, former Smithsonian undersecretary of art, is the new director of the BlantonBY ROBERT FAIRES
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Arts Reviews
columns
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Page Two: Looking Up
Along the path back to wonderBY LOUIS BLACK
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Letters at 3AM
'A brilliant cascade of cause and effect' can describe my lifeBY MICHAEL VENTURA
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After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar is back. In black.BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
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Day Trips
A guide to the Big Bend region of TexasBY GERALD E. MCLEOD
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Gay Place
Can you feel it? Pride is coming.BY ASH BELL
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Playing Through
Sixteen-year-old Chelsey Sveinsson is on her way to becoming an elite runnerBY THOMAS HACKETT
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Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Catfish hate cold water, Americans chew less, and moreBY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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The Common Law
Deferred Adjudication – What Is It?BY STEPHEN TOLAND
The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones
Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch
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