Austin, By the Numbers
- Total annual budget for University of Texas system: $10 billion
- Number of cell phones confiscated from three "Texas citizens of Pakistani descent," which police alleged could be used in setting off explosives or making meth: 1,000
- Cost of renovating Carl's Corner truck stop on I-35 to include a hotel, saloon, and possible golf course, rebadged as Willie's Place in honor of investor Willie Nelson: $5 million
- Length of sentencing, in years, that 35-year old Libby Garcia McBee was given after pleading guilty to smothering her newborn infant, later discovered hidden in a box in a state of "advanced deterioration": 25
- Age of speeding ticket that Round Rock resident Darryl Hanson was ordered to pay, in years: 11
- Number of laptop batteries that local computer maker Dell is recalling after numerous models exploded in mid-use: 4.1 million
- Estimated sales tax dollars saved by Texans during the tax-free holiday weekend earlier this month: $49 million
- Number of patents granted to individuals and companies in Austin, in 2005: 1,705
- Number of graffiti sites cleaned up by city employees in 2002: 4,731
- In 2005: 11,000
- In 2006, as of August 12th: 10,000
- Amount paid by Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust to purchase downtown Austin's Frost Bank Tower: $188 million
- Austin's rank among the rest of the country in home foreclosures for Q2 of 2006: 5
- Minimum bales of marijuana found in an SUV near Georgetown, which police called "a pretty significant load of dope": 12
- Maximum fine, in addition to prison time, that 26-year-old Douglas Jaffe, CEO of Horseshoe Bay Resort, now faces after packing heat at Austin Bergstrom International Airport: $10,000
- Amount that UT spent on printing 25,000 football media guides featuring 3-D covers: $117,505
- Number of times that retired Air Force colonel and San Antonio resident Gene Kelly has campaigned for public office: 10
- Number of times that he's been elected: 0
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