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add to facebookUpdate #2: Hasan is not dead, as was previously believed to be the case. AP reports that he had previously received counseling as a medical student for trouble dealing with patients.
Update: both suspects who were arrested earlier have been released.
The shooter has now been identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, who was a psychiatrist at the Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood. Hasan was evidently about to be deployed to Iraq and, as officials told Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, was "upset about it."
AP is reporting that a dozen people are dead and at least 31 wounded after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base this afternoon. All three suspects believed to have been involved were United States soldiers; one was killed in the attack, while the other two are in custody. The shooting occurred at the Soldier Readiness Center on the base; AP describes this building as "where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening." [AP]
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- Republicans win governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia
- Maine voters repeal their state's new law allowing same-sex marriage
- Warren Buffett buys a railroad: Berkshire Hathaway acquires Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Authorities have charged 19-year-old Austinite Michelle Lozano with theft after she allegedly looted what sounds like a small weapons depot in an AISD police car.
Councilmember Chris Riley and Mayor Lee Leffingwell are crapping all over a plan by the Cities of Leander and Granite Shoals to discharge treated sewage, or effluent (pronounced "eff-you-uhnt"), into the Highland Lakes, including Lake Travis and Late Austin. Late Austin is currently the sole source of drinking water in Austin and the newly approved water treatment plant will draw from Lake Travis. Other councilmembers will decide on Thursday whether to join them in opposition. The Lower Colorado River Authority and Travis County have already indicated that they are opposed to the new plan. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules currently prohibit new treated wastewater effluent discharges into any of the Highland Lakes. LCRA predicts considerable degradation of water quality in the Highland Lakes if new discharges are authorized. Most of the fecal matter is removed from treated wastewater (unless there is a malfunction or it rains), but other contaminants remain - notably pharmaceuticals.
As they've been promising, the Texas Tribune officially launched its site this morning. With the debut comes a plethora of content, including the results of the first-ever University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll (we'll report on this later), almost a dozen downloadable databases of stuff from gubernatorial appointees to Texas campaign expenditures, and a nifty page that lists all elected officials and what party they belong to.
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- You might not remember the details from Halloween on 6th Street, but it really happened!
- Be careful what you put on Facebook. That’s especially true if you do super-tacky things!
- Look at the planning for this incredible wedding that was scheduled for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead.)
Over beers at TRIO last Tuesday, we had a chat with former Texas Monthly president and editor-in-chief Evan Smith about his new nonprofit media project, the Texas Tribune.
Hector Ruiz, former CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, is leaving his job with an AMD spinoff company after reports linking him to an insider trading case. Ruiz is taking a leave from his position as chairman of chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries, then will resign officially on Jan. 4. Last week, the Wall Street Journal identified Ruiz as the AMD executive who shared confidential information about his company with a trader who has since been arrested as part of the Galleon Group scandal. Ruiz has not been charged in the case. [Associated Press]
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