https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2011-01-14/newsgeist-1-14-11/

Newsgeist: 1/14/11

By Eric Pickhartz, January 14, 2011, 6:43am, Newsdesk

Start your Friday morning with a hot cup of Newsgeist! In today's edition you'll find news on a Texas Senator who's calling it quits, Brazilian floods, and the North Korea situation. Read more for the links.

-Friday means you get a weekly market update.

-Kay Baily Hutchinson will not campaign for re-election next year, opening the door for others.

-Texas youth prison system officials received a pay raise last year, much to the chagrin of other state agencies who where forced to make cuts.

-The US Defense Secretary holds hope that peace talks with North Korea will happen.

-529 people have already lost their loves in the Brazilian floods.

-Jeopardy is pitting Watson, and IBM-made trivia computer against past champions next month. See a preview here.

-And finally, the mystery of the San Antonio Water System problems has been solved.

We need your help!

If you have any suggestions on how to make Newsgeist better, more informative, and genuinely more satisfying, let us know!

Leave comments in the section below and we'll do our best to accommodate. Want more links? Less? Found a great story that should be included? Want to design a logo? Let us know!