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  • IRS official in center of targeting probe I have not done anything wrong.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS official in center of targeting probe: "I have not done anything wrong."Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups, invoked her Fifth Amendment right yesterday against incriminating herself, but only after reading a defiant statement that she did nothing wrong. Lerner heads the office that ...

  • Meet Bobby Patton Colonial chairman and Dodgers owner

    While the garments didn’t match, Bobby Patton said all of the clothing held meaning for him as he ceremonially opened the baseball game between Texas Christian University and the University of Texas. In the grandstands, a handful at best grasped the sartorial ...

  • A festive Cliburn day ends with ‘draw party’

    At what is known as the draw party, Fei-Fei Dong of China was the first name selected from a silver chalice held by the 2009 co-gold medalist, Haochen Zhang. In a new procedure at this year’s Cliburn, Dong was allowed to choose her playing slot. She opted for ...

  • Budget stalemate ends in Austin

    AUSTIN — Breaking a budget impasse with days left in the 2013 session, House and Senate members approved key elements Wednesday of a two-year spending plan that boosts education funding and addresses a looming water ...

  • Texas cities again lead nation in population growth

    Eight of the 15 fastest-growing U.S. cities and towns for the year ending July 1, 2012, were in the Lone Star State, according to population estimates released today by ...

Movie Review

Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma

The ads for Alex & Emma, both in print and on television, proudly declare that it comes to us from Rob Reiner, the director of When Harry Met Sally, but dont be fooled. For every bit that the latter is a warm, engaging, funny, and knowing exploration of modern romance, the former is an awkward, trite, manufactured romantic comedy that is not particularly romantic or funny. If the ad ... ...

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  • Swim style Whats hot in Austin for Memorial Day

    Memorial Day is less than a week away and Austin is already heating up. While the water levels of Lake Travis and Lake Austin are perpetually surfacing in the conversation of locals, the water babies of the city are finding no deterrence from stripping down to find aquatic ...

  • Burning railroad bridge collapses in Central Texas

    SAN SABA, Texas (AP) -- A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone ...

  • Solar plane lands in Texas completes 2nd leg of trip intended to boost clean energy interest

    Solar Impulse, piloted by Andr Borschberg, takes flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, at dawn, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The solar powered aircraft is scheduled to land at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday May 23. The plane's creators, Bertrand Piccard and Borschberg, said the trip is the first ...

  • Man gunned down in Southlake Town Square police report

    wmiller@star-telegram.com A 43-year-old man sitting in a car with his wife in busy Southlake Town Square was fatally shot Wednesday evening by a gunman who fled in a white sport utility vehicle, police ...

  • Austin a top city for working women

    Washington, D.C. topped the list, followed by San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; Austin; and Dallas. Austin has been ranked among the best large cities for working women, according to a study by NerdWallet, a personal finance and credit card information service. The Capital City took the No. 4 spot on the study, which examined 366 metro areas and ranked them based on four criteria: highest pay, ...

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