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[Greg Kelley's quest to have conviction overturned starts today ](
[Greg Kelley's quest to have conviction overturned starts today](
In a case that has sparked debate for four years, a former high school football star will start his ...
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Local News
[Dawnna Dukes lets clock run out on DA's offer to settle corruption case ](
[Dawnna Dukes lets clock run out on DA's offer to settle corruption case](
Unwilling to quit a job she's held for more than 20 years, state Rep. Dawnna Dukes signaled she will...
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[Austin council: There will be winners and losers in swimming pool plan ](
[Austin council: There will be winners and losers in swimming pool plan](
A new master plan for Austin's swimming pool system stands to pit City Council members with central ...
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[Wipe that brow, Austin: Relief from triple-digit heat is here ](
[Wipe that brow, Austin: Relief from triple-digit heat is here](
Keep in mind before reading on: Cooler is a relative term....
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[Faith leaders rally against transgender bathroom bills ](
[Faith leaders rally against transgender bathroom bills](
About 250 faith leaders gathered outside the Capitol Tuesday morning to denounce the transgender bat...
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[Men identify roommate as attacker in deadly 2015 stabbing attack ](
[Men identify roommate as attacker in deadly 2015 stabbing attack](
Byron Roberson's family and neighbors say he was kind man, a single father who opened two spare bedr...
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Business
[BUSINESS DIGEST: Texas State Securities Board names new leader](
STATE GOVERNMENT ...
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[After potential fix fails, Buffett still seeks Texas auto loophole ](
[After potential fix fails, Buffett still seeks Texas auto loophole](
Billionaire Warren Buffett has encountered another road block in his effort to maneuver around a Tex...
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[Dallas Fed: Texas economy powers ahead despite drop in retail sales ](
[Dallas Fed: Texas economy powers ahead despite drop in retail sales](
The state's manufacturers and most of its service-providing firms powered the ongoing expansion of t...
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[Texas city named best place to flip a house -- but it's not Waco ](
[Texas city named best place to flip a house -- but it's not Waco](
If you're looking to live out your "Fixer Upper" dreams, you're doing it in the wrong city. ...
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[BuzzFeed report: Popular dating app Bumble turned Austin high-rise apartment into its office, angering residents ](
[BuzzFeed report: Popular dating app Bumble turned Austin high-rise apartment into its office, angering residents](
UPDATED AT 4 p.m.: Bumble released a statement to the American-Statesman about its time at the Bowie...
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Sports
[Willie Calhoun quiet in Round Rock debut against El Paso ](
[Willie Calhoun quiet in Round Rock debut against El Paso](
Bryan Rodriguez tossed a five-hit shutout, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 4-0 win over the Roun...
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[Eyeing multiple trips to College Station and Louisville, Texas reveals its cross country schedule](
On Sept. 1, Texas' Longhorns will be off and running....
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[Austin Spurs hire Blake Ahearn as new head coach](
Blake Ahearn will be the new head coach of the Austin Spurs next season in the NBA G-League, Spurs S...
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[Golden: Will Shane Buechele be loud enough for Tom Herman? (HOOK'EM PLUS)](
Tom Herman's not saying it yet, but Shane Buechele will be Texas' starting quarterback ...
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Opinion
[Herman: The Dawnna Dukes non-plea-bargain bargain ](
[Herman: The Dawnna Dukes non-plea-bargain bargain](
Rep. Dawnna Dukes showed up late for work Tuesday in the Texas House. Better late than never when it...
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[Hiott: Thank you, Austin, for Kelso condolences ](
[Hiott: Thank you, Austin, for Kelso condolences](
Thank you, Austin....
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[John Young: Now playing in Washington: 'The Unconscionables' ](
[John Young: Now playing in Washington: 'The Unconscionables'](
Where does one begin?...
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[David Brooks: Before manliness lost its virtue ](
[David Brooks: Before manliness lost its virtue](
The Trump administration is certainly giving us an education in the varieties of wannabe manliness....
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[Jack Hunter: Common sense toward understanding transgender people ](
[Jack Hunter: Common sense toward understanding transgender people](
I've penned a few stories since President Trump declared he would implement a ban on transgender Ame...
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Nation
[Armed customer kills suspect during Arizona pharmacy robbery](
Authorities say a customer at a Phoenix drugstore shot and killed a man who was attempting to rob th...
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[Trump reportedly described White House as a 'real dump' ](
[Trump reportedly described White House as a 'real dump'](
President Donald Trump has told members of his New Jersey golf club that he spends so much time away...
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[Miracle on the Hudson hero makes case against privatization ](
[Miracle on the Hudson hero makes case against privatization](
Who are you going to trust when it comes to what's best for the flying public? Members of Congress o...
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[US launches unarmed ICBM from California in test](
The U.S. Air Force successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Californ...
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[Senate OKs bills to address VA budget crisis, claims backlog](
The Senate has approved a pair of bills taking aim at urgent problems at the Department of Veterans ...
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World
[German court rules against 'Spaghetti Monster church'](
A German court has ruled that local authorities are entitled to prevent a group calling itself the C...
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[Poland considers demanding WWII reparations from Germany ](
[Poland considers demanding WWII reparations from Germany](
Poland is looking into demanding reparations from Germany for the massive losses inflicted on Poland...
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[UK trio convicted of plotting attack on soldiers, police](
A British jury has convicted three men who dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers" of trying to mak...
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[1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes on the Turkish coast](
A tourist boat capsized off Turkey's coast in less than a minute Wednesday, killing at least one per...
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[High-profile lawyers targeted in Mexico spyware scandal](
Mexico's surveillance scandal widened Wednesday to encompass a pair of prominent human rights attorn...
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Austin360
[Preview a tantalizing chapter from a major history of Texas ](
[Preview a tantalizing chapter from a major history of Texas](
In 2013, the University of Texas Press announced an ambitious $1 million, 16-book project and accomp...
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[Mayim Bialik, Marie Lu coming to Texas Teen Book Festival in October ](
[Mayim Bialik, Marie Lu coming to Texas Teen Book Festival in October](
Who is ready to see America's favorite actress/author/girl nerd or the author of "The Young Elites" ...
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[Back to school: What should you do if your child is being bullied or is the bully? ](
[Back to school: What should you do if your child is being bullied or is the bully?](
In June, we wrote a story about a 12-year-old African American girl in Georgetown, who ...
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[Zach Ingram wins $15K Tito's Prize from Big Medium ](
[Zach Ingram wins $15K Tito's Prize from Big Medium](
Sculptor and printmaker Zach Ingram is the winner of the inaugural Tito's ...
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[Bon Appetit's list of 50 Best New Restaurants in America includes two Austin restaurants ](
[Bon Appetit's list of 50 Best New Restaurants in America includes two Austin restaurants](
The hits just keep on coming for the East Austin mash-up of izakaya and smokehouse and the all-day, ...
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