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News Ticker: April 18

Blake Farenthold tempts rejection, Ted Cruz faces defeat, and Pat Quinn is completely over it. Disappointment is on the News Ticker.

3:00PM Thu. Apr. 18, 2013, Brandon Watson Read More | Comment »

Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 1

We've all seen the harrowing smoke plume from the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas.

2:30PM Thu. Apr. 18, 2013, Kate X Messer Read More | Comment »

Explosion at Plant in West, Texas Shakes the State

Late Wednesday night, the north Central Texas town of West – perhaps best-known for the Czech Stop (pictured) and its kolaches on the I-35 corridor – was shaken by an explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant.

11:05AM Thu. Apr. 18, 2013, Monica Riese Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

ATX TV Festival

Downtown Austin

Juno Birch: The Probed Tour at Parish

No Idea Festival Day 1 w/ Ken Vandermark & Mabel Kwan at Monks Jazz Club

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Flipping Out

License plate numbers are recorded in any number of circumstances on a "daily basis," Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, noted during a committee hearing Wednesday. From border crossings to airports, toll booths to bank buildings, vehicle plates are monitored – and the ability to check and to confirm plate numbers is a routine part of law enforcement.

10:07AM Thu. Apr. 18, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

UPDATED: Lawsuit Seeks Lehmberg's Removal From Office

An Austin attorney yesterday filed suit in Travis County civil district court seeking to have District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg removed from office in the wake of her arrest last weekend for drunken driving. This post has been updated below to include information from a new, amended, court filing.

9:18AM Thu. Apr. 18, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

EasyPark Launches Locally

You may have heard, but Austin is a tech town. Everyone is envious of our Google Fiber, our Mac-to-PC ratio is way off, our nerds are the nerdiest, etc. So new apps and devices pop up all the time, and why wouldn't we be one of the first adopters? In that spirit, starting today we have EasyPark, a supposedly easier way to pay for parking.