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Why Austin Shouldn't Have a Subway Transit Authority Figures, 2011 By now, you've probably seen a picture floating around of a hypothetical Austin subway system. The print is the work of a Massachusetts-based graphic design firm, Transit Authority Figures, that dreams up and designs mass public transportation for cities that don't currently have one. Since... continue reading on Austinist
Aggies Deform LonghornIn terrible things news, a recent post on the Alcalde, the University of Texas alumni blog, shows a picture of a small boy in a Texas A & M t-shirt holding a rope attached to a longhorn with his horns facing down. It was supposedly accomplished by weighing the horns... continue reading on Austinist
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