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VimeoEach week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Texas A&M Aggies. But The Security Cameras Are Upon You: During the summer, someone broke into the Texas A&M football complex, stole equipment and left behind the message "The Eyes of... continue reading on Austinist

Toyota recalls nearly 4 million cars because of gas pedals that can get stuck in the floor mats More than 2 million Stork Craft cribs - some with the Fisher-Price logo - have been recalled The number of jobless claims sinks to its lowest level in more than a... continue reading on Austinist

The Pecan Street Project has been awarded $10.4 million in federal grant money to build a "smart-grid" community at the Mueller development in Northeast Austin. The grant money was part of $184.5 million in federal clean-energy stimulus programs announced today by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Pecan Street is a... continue reading on Austinist

cliff1066™/flickrAn Austin man has been charged with fraud as part of a scheme to steal millions from the FCC's Video Relay Service, a government program intended to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing communicate with hearing persons. David Simmons, 43, of Austin, is one of 26 people indicted Thursday in a... continue reading on Austinist

DeadspinEach week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Kansas Jayhawks. Coach Man-jerk-o (Ha!): Kansas head coach Mark Mangino is the subject of an internal investigation into the way he treats players, coaches and parking lot attendants. Now former players... continue reading on Austinist