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    Bring Me The Horizon are to receive the NME Innovation Award at next month’s NME Awards 2016 ceremony with Austin, Texas. (Article by NME.com, republished from http://www.nme.com/news/bring-me-the-horizon/90978) The band follow previous winners including Damon Albarn and Crystal Castles. Mike Williams, editor-in-chief of NME said of the honour: “Awarding Bring Me The Horizon with this year’s Innovation […]
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    AUSTIN, Texas — Darrell Bazzell has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of The University of Texas at Austin. He is currently the vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Article by University of Texas, republished from http://news.utexas.edu/2016/01/26/darrell-bazzell-named-chief-financial-officer-of-ut-austin) Bazzell’s appointment begins April 18. “Darrell brings to the university 13 years […]
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    Lawmakers in Austin, Texas approved new regulations on peer-to-peer economy transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft. (Article by Andy Torbett, republished from http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2016/01/13/austin-texas-lawmakers-put-brakes-uber) Starting in February, the new city ordinance, signed into law by Mayor Steve Adler (D), restricts how many hours a transportation-network company (TNC) driver may work, and it requires them to […]
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    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this year, Mayor Steve Adler took the challenge of finding homes for an estimated 200 homeless veterans.(Article by KLFY News, republished from http://klfy.com/2015/12/31/city-of-austin-texas-working-to-house-all-homeless-veterans-by-2016/)Adler promised a deadline of Veterans Day and missed it. The new goal is to find homes for the veterans by the new year.“Homelessness is like the worst. You know what I mean. […]
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    AUSTIN, Texas — In the first thorough account of the collections at The University of Texas at Austin, a new book from the University of Texas Press spotlights more than 80 collections — some familiar and others virtually unknown outside their fields of research — acquired since the university’s inauguration in 1883.  The book shows the […]
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    “We appreciate Austin’s reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World and recognize David Bowie for all he did for the music industry and more” (Article by Ben Kaye, republished from http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/austin-street-sign-vandalized-to-honor-david-bowie-city-decides-to-leave-it-up/) Photo via Ricardo B. Brazziell photos/American-StatesmanTributes honoring the passing of David Bowie have been far ranging, from covers to clip recaps, from extensivefeatures to […]
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    Austin is the capital of Texas, but it brands itself as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” And for good reason: On any given night, 200 venues across the city host live performances. The city is also known for South by Southwest, its annual festival of indie arts, media and tech culture. (Article by […]
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      Texas Tech hits the road for the first time in the 2016 season at the ITA Kickoff event hosted by the University of Texas. (Article by Texas Tech, republished from http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/012216aaa.html ) Jan. 22, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 15 Texas Tech men’s tennis team will travel to the ITA Kickoff weekend Saturday […]
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    Lisen to the story: (Article by  Wade Goodwyn, republished from http://www.npr.org/2016/01/05/462059772/foundation-in-austin-texas-subsidizes-mental-health-care-for-musicians ) Transcript: AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A musician’s life can be difficult. Perhaps no place knows this better than the city of Austin, Texas. It’s where thousands of musicians have launched their careers. And for the last 20 years, the city’s community of artists has […]
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    HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury’s decision to indict two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos about Planned Parenthood might be less about sending someone to jail than about expressing disapproval for how the pair conducted their investigation, legal experts said Tuesday. (Article by ASSOCIATED PRESS , republished from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3416847/Pair-Planned-Parenthood-videos-indicted-Texas.html ) David Daleiden and Sandra […]