President Obama allowed gulf oil to hit coastal shores

President Obama allowed gulf oil to hit coastal shores and wildlife reserves President Obama, in his own words, is on record stating that letting the gulf oil come ashore was a good thing. He told gulf coast citizens the beaches could be cleaned up...

Russian scientists predict toxic rain from BP Oil Dispersants

A dire report prepared for President Medvedev by Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources is warning today that the British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico is about to become the worst environmental catastrophe in all of human history threatening the...

David Lee Powell Executed in Texas For Ralph Ablanedo Murder

David Lee Powell Was Executed in Texas June 15 2010 For 1978 Shooting David Lee Powell was the longest serving inmate executed in Texas after the state introuced executions in 1982. He was convicted in 1978 for the shooting death of then 26-year-old Austin police officer...

Texas Stays In Big 12? New TV Deal Keeps Texas In Big 12

Big 12 Realignment: Texas Longhorns  Staying In Big 12 Latest Reports The fate of the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 conference is beginning to become clearer as two reports indicate that Texas will stay in a...

Austin City Limits 2010 Full Lineup Announced

Austin City Limits (ACL) 2010 Lineup Includes Muse, Phish, Vampire Weekend The Austin City Limits 2010 full lineup has been announced, and it's packed with heavy-hitters in the music world, as ACL fans have come to...

Jessica Shepherd Texas Music Award Nominee: You're Country Now CD

Jessica Shepherd is a Texan and international artist nominated for the Texas Music Awards in the Best Female Vocalist Category. Shepherd is 1 of the top 5 for Best Female Vocalists from over 43,000 nominations in...

SXSW Austin Draws 100,000: 2000 Bands, $100 Million, Debut Films

At this year’s 24th SXSW festival almost 100,000 people came out in droves to witness 2000 musical acts from 40 countries and all of that made for buzz and bucks. Audiences came out for the newest and most...

Omar Ramos-Lopez Hacks Webtech Plus: Halts 100 Austin TAC Cars

Austin police arrested Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20, a disgruntled former employee of Texas Auto Centre who remotely prevented 100 vehicles bought from the dealership from starting or caused their horns to endlessly honk....

Polaris Prize Winning F**ked Up at SXSW, Matador

Canadians will be well represented this week at SXSW as hardcore sextet, F**ked Up will not only represent their hometown of Toronto, but also the most buzz-worthy label in the indie music scene, Matador Records....

Texas State Board of Ed. comes under Far Right Control

 New Curriculum will be taught to millions over a decade  A faction of the Texas State Board of Education with far-right leanings was able to enact provisions today which will insert conservative ideals...

Harlem Releases Hippies Album April 6th: SXSW Dates and NA Tour

Harlem started out in Tucson, Arizona and relocated to Austin, Texas garnering buzz for their live shows and their self-released Free Drugs. They'll follow that with a new album called Hippies, in stories April...

Texas Independence Day: 2010, Texas Primary Election

Tuesday, is Texas Independence Day and also voting day for the 2010 Texas Gubernatorial Primary Election. The Texas Primary on the GOP side features two Republicans who both claim the true conservative mantle....

Austin Independent School District (ISD) To Cut Jobs

The Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) voted to relieve 113 posts, 75 of which are already vacant. The AISD decided not to declare financial exigency but instead opt to cut jobs and programs. The Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said the board is facing a huge...

Joe Stack's daughter says her Dad a 'hero'

Joe Stack,  who flew his small plane into Austin, Texas' IRS building last week is being hailed as "a hero"  by his daughter Samantha.   In a telephone interview with ABC,  Samantha Bell told...

Piper Cherokee PA-28: Plane Used In Joesph Andrew Stack Crash

A Piper Cherokee Dakota (PA-28)  was the type of plane that Joesph Andrew Stack was flying when he crashed into an Austin Building. The Piper Cherokee Dakota is single engine four seater plane, according to the...

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