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Mayor Leffingwell proposes Austin Keep It Batty

By Kimberley Jones, 7:47AM, Tue. Mar. 30, 2010

Once again, Robin proves entirely superfluous.

At a Tuesday morning press conference, Mayor Lee Leffingwell is expected to announce a proposal to make the bat the "Official Animal" of Austin. Bats in the belfry? Or just an elaborate move to get Adam West to town? Do we have to choose one?

The bat will be celebrated in an annual free evening concert, called "Night of the Bat," on the Congress Avenue Bridge. Adam West, TV's original Batman and star of the 1966 feature film, has plans to attend a matinee screening of the film at the Paramount and the Congress Ave. concert.

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