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The Daily Hustle: 12/17/10

To little surprise, last night's council action saw approval of a historic district for Hyde Park, and the controversial Water Treatment Plant No. 4 shaft along Spicewood Springs. Read on for more dirt.

4:33PM Fri. Dec. 17, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 12/17/10

It's the end of the week and Newsgeist has info on downtown Austin cameras, Mexican drug wars, and the TEA Party Caucus of Texas. Links and more following the bump.

8:43AM Fri. Dec. 17, 2010, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

#HappyBirthdayBill

If Bill Hicks was still alive, he would have turned 49 today. Sadly, he passed away in 1994, but the Twitterverse is coming to his rescue by making this birthday a trending topic.

4:48PM Thu. Dec. 16, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Red Shoes + Black Swan

Paramount Theatre

Squirrel Flower, Free Range, Lefty Parker at Hole in the Wall

Craft at the Umlauf: Paper Filigree With Michael Velliquette at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Hellmund Reacts to Rule Changes

Last week, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile announced a slew of rule changes that will hit Formula One over the next three seasons. With the Austin Grand Prix passing a major county vote Tuesday, we talked to project boss Tavo Hellmund about the changes.

1:30PM Thu. Dec. 16, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 12/16/10

Update: Not terribly much to report at City Council this morning, aside from announcing the postponement of several zoning items later this afternoon – good, since taking up the Hyde Park historic district and a public hearing over the WTP4 shaft will certainly eat up lots of time.

12:25PM Thu. Dec. 16, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 12/15/10

Is Thursday Water Treatment Plant No. 4's last hurrah? You'll recall City Council approved a controversial funding package for WTP4, so each expenditure no longer requires public scrutiny. The battle's moved to the neighborhoods, with Spicewood Springs residents opposing excavation of a shaft opposite their homes. Tomorrow, that comes to council.

1:04PM Wed. Dec. 15, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 12/15/10

It's not claimed to be the best, but it's certainly not the worst collection of news stories you'll find today. It's the Newsgeist, and it has stories on tweeting in court, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Facebook. Read more for the full scoop.

9:43AM Wed. Dec. 15, 2010, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

Peña and Ritter Jump Ship

So Reps. Allan Ritter of Nederland and Aaron Peña of Edinburg jumped to the Republican Party of Texas yesterday afternoon in a press conference seemingly more loaded with Republican activists and officials than actual members of the press. But with Peña saying his switch is to get a seat at the table, what does that say about committee seats?

1:07AM Wed. Dec. 15, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010

More teens are smoking pot than cigarettes, and Texas Congressman Ted Poe joins the fight against pot-growing on federal land. Details on these stories and more reefer-related madness below.

5:52PM Tue. Dec. 14, 2010, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

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