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The Daily Hustle: 2/21/11

Better late than never, the Hustle has some new for you regarding changes affecting Rainey Street.

4:31PM Mon. Feb. 21, 2011, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Cockfights and Puppy Mills

Lawmakers last week stood up against puppy mills and cockfighting, offering bills that would strengthen laws against animal cruelty – and bring Texas laws into the modern era.

12:15PM Mon. Feb. 21, 2011, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 2/21/11

The President's Day edition of the Newsgeist is full of news stories on subjects like the Wisconsin unions, concealed handguns on campuses, and the Libyan protests. Read more for the links.

9:18AM Mon. Feb. 21, 2011, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny

Moody Amphitheater

Showgirls
at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Happy Together + God’s Own Country at Paramount Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The Totally Inter-Agency Totally Awesome Auschron Newscast

In tribute to Valentines Day, the ever-punctual Totescast gets all intimate. Jordan Smith asks why the Texas Senate is so interested in your uterus, Richard Whittaker catches AISD and council sitting in a tree, and the ol' city hall hustler Wells Dunbar gets ready for a full body scan.

4:50PM Fri. Feb. 18, 2011, Wells Dunbar, Jordan Smith and Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Official County Census Numbers Out

The U.S. Census Department has released population numbers down to the county level for Texas, and it confirms what previous estimates indicated: Texas' political districts are about to change radically. There was huge growth along the I-35 corridor, rural West Texas depopulated, and Hispanics were the major driver of the overall growth.

1:49PM Fri. Feb. 18, 2011, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 2/18/11

Feed your mind some replenishing information with today's Newsgeist. It contains articles on Planned Parenthood, Austin's population, and solar storms. The links can be found after the jump.

7:43AM Fri. Feb. 18, 2011, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

Guv Mansion Arson Linked to 2008 RNC Attacks?

Department of Public Safety officials say they've tied the arson fire at the Guv's Mansion in 2008 to actions at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota that same summer.

3:41PM Thu. Feb. 17, 2011, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Senate Talking Sonograms

Senators are discussing Houston GOP Sen. Dan Patrick's ultrasound-before-abortion bill (Senate Bill 16) on the floor right now. Among those in opposition to the bill are GOP Sen. Jeff Wentworth, who just rose to note that he is "a hairy-legged male who will never be pregnant myself."

2:30PM Thu. Feb. 17, 2011, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Texas Police Say 'No' to Immigration Enforcement

El Paso Co. Sheriff Richard Wiles is not impressed, at all, by the spate of bills filed at the Capitol which would make policing immigration a job for local cops.

10:15AM Thu. Feb. 17, 2011, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

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