The Austin American Statesman reports that a woman was killed as she was attempting to cross Hwy 71 near the Austin-Bergstrom Airport early yesterday morning. According to investigators the incident happened around 6 AM yesterday when the woman, described as being in her 30s, was struck by a 2011 Mitsubishi as she was trying to cross to interstate. The woman was then hit by a Del Valle...
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April 10, 2013
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April 10, 2013
In San Marcos, the “Keep San Marcos Beautiful Spring Concerts Series” begins tomorrow at the San Marcos Plaza Park Stage near downtown. The free concert series highlights an array of musical talent, art and eco vendors in a family-friendly environment. The Whole Foods Market Truck will be the exclusive food vendor at each of the concerts, most of which will be performed by local artists. The...
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April 10, 2013
The Austin American Statesman reports that the issues of room shortages for tourists visiting our state capital may soon be over. Several new hotel projects are in the works, which will add more than a dozen hotels and 4,000 more rooms in Austin over the next two to three years. The extra amenities will ease the issues that occur during some of Austin’s biggest draws such as the Austin City...
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April 10, 2013
Internet giant Google has announced it will set up its Google Fiber headquarters in Austin, another big step for Texas’ transition into becoming one of the nation’s leaders in technology development and manufacturing. Google Fiber is an ultra high-speed broadband network with internet speeds up to 1 gigabyte per second. Google Fiber started as a project to build an experimental broadband...
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April 10, 2013
The Seguin Gazette Reports that the TCEQ is moving forward with Post Oak Clean Green’s request to establish a municipal solid waste disposal in Guadalupe County, informing the company that the first two parts of its application are now technically complete. The proposed landfill has been met with controversy by several area water purveyors and regulators including the Schertz-Seguin Local...
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April 8, 2013
The San Antonio Express-News reports that a 44-year-old contractor died this past Friday after falling from a catwalk at the AT&T Center. According to investigators, 44-year-old Dean Williams was attempting to remove lighting that was set up for a concert when he lost his balance and fell 70 to 100 feet onto a stage below. Williams was reportedly wearing a safety harness as he was...
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April 8, 2013
The San Antonio Express-News reports that the Hwy 130 toll road extension, which opened this past October, hasn’t generated the amount of traffic that officials had hoped for and now that private company that built the extension is facing a downgraded credit rating. According to TX-DOT officials, the extension, which boasts a speed limit of 85 MPH, generated over $2.5-million-dollars in...
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April 8, 2013
The Seguin Gazette reports that 24-year-old Roderick Sutton was sentenced to 17-years in prison last week after he was found guilty in Guadalupe County District Court on drug possession charges of crack cocaine and marijuana. Sutton was arrested in October of 2011 following a two month investigation by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office. Narcotics investigators searched Sutton’s home in...
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April 8, 2013
Game wardens for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department claimed one of their largest drug seizures ever this past week, capturing more than two tons of marijuana at a value of nearly $4-million-dollars. The drug seizure happened near the US-Mexican border in Starr County this past Wednesday night. A game warden received information that marijuana was being stashed at a residence in the...
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April 8, 2013
The Austin American Statesman reports that the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that unionized government workers in Texas do NOT have the right to be accompanied by a union representative while being questioned during internal investigations. The Supreme Court ruled that such representation is a basic right for unionized private sector and federal government employees, not for unionized...
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