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Ogden In, Gattis Out

The WilCo Republican primary seen got thrown into confusion over the weekend as Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, reversed his decision to retire, leaving his heir apparent, Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, without a race.

9:24AM Mon. Nov. 30, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Legeland Update

With the Thanksgiving turkey digesting, it's another weekend update from the Legislature.

9:00AM Sun. Nov. 29, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Ronnie the RINO

Newsdesk has been commenting for a while on the ongoing Republican civil war (the one that lost them one Congressional seat so far). Even we weren't too serious about an orthodoxy test. That, we left to the GOP.

11:08AM Sat. Nov. 28, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Switchblade Sisters

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

AGFADrome Presents Terminating Mystery Movie at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Bike Story Night
at Yellow Bike Project

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Obama Going to COP15

President Obama announced today he'll appear at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen Dec. 9; he receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo the next day. While the talks will not produce a legally binding deal, they'll set the terms, and Obama will propose a U.S. emissions reduction target. White House news release below.

5:18PM Wed. Nov. 25, 2009, Katherine Gregor Read More | Comment »

Latest UT-Aggie Matchup Is More Joke Than Game

How many Aggies does it take to beat the Texas Longhorns? All of them and they might want to call in Reveille, the Kyle Field clean-up crew, and the cheerleaders (alert Rick Perry and his hairdresser). The real answer: It depends on which Texas A&M football team shows up Thanksgiving night at Kyle Field.

3:12PM Wed. Nov. 25, 2009, Joe O'Connell Read More | Comment »

World Party

God bless Holland and its generous weed laws and walkable city centers. In Den Haag, Holland, last week for the Crossing Border Festival, a whirl of music and literature that lands here in March, I had a foggy vision of Austin.

1:50PM Wed. Nov. 25, 2009, Audra Schroeder Read More | Comment »

Gobble Up the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!

The Newscast is back, with a bountiful turkey-day menu. Up first is a trip through Austin's fluoridation policies, as relayed in our news feature this week. Then the wet work continues, with the Hustle's breakdown of Austin Water Utility conservation policies. As always, Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar are your totally awesome hosts.

1:37PM Wed. Nov. 25, 2009, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

This Week's Waste of Time

Only two more weeks to go (after this) to get through all the entrants in the Independent Games Festival. You'll miss it when we're done. But till then, suck it up, and get ready for the next batch of free browser games that you can play and judge. Although your judgment – like mine – will have no bearing on the actual winners.

11:28AM Wed. Nov. 25, 2009, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

We Got Your Smart Grid Right Here

Nothing like a happy press conference to announce a lottery winner – in this case, a $10.4 million Department of Energy grant to the Pecan Street Project to underwrite “an advanced smart grid project” at the Mueller neighborhood development.

6:16PM Tue. Nov. 24, 2009, Michael King Read More | Comment »

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