City and State [Extra Extra]
- Voices speak out about Ott's proposed budget cuts at last night's public meeting.
- Robbery spree last night in Central and East Austin; police suspect the same group of guys did it all.
- Man tried to stop his girlfriend from reporting his abusive treatment to the cops by kidnapping her from in front of a police substation (she escaped).
- Hilton employees open a strangely marked FedEx package addressed to "MTP" to find 6 lbs of pot; police arrest the man who signs for it.
- Sen. Cornyn is keeping money donated by Stanford.
- Some Texas GOP politicians (including Cornyn) support proposed bill that would require ISPs/WiFi-providers to keep user records for 2 years to assist police investigations.
- Mayor's Book Club pick for 2009: The Septembers of Shiraz.
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