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• This holiday weekend will be the first non-refusal weekend since new DWI laws took effect.
• APD targets aggressive drivers.
• Plans still underway for Super Wal-Mart at Northcross.

A SWAT situation has been going on since mid-afternoon on the Barton Creek Greenbelt near 360 and Mopac. APD says a man with a gun is threatening suicide. All Mopac southbound lanes are closed from 290/71 to 360, and KXAN posted to Twitter that the Mopac northbound lanes will be closed soon at 360. If you know an alternate way to get down south instead of Mopac, you might want to take it. [Statesman]

Texas AG Abbott filing against GM bankruptcy. Supreme Court won't take on the border fence case involving Texas counties. Hiring freeze: AISD no longer hiring teachers. Elsa Murano forced to resign as president of A&M? Elgin man arrested after robbing a topless dancer. APD launches web-based crime alerts.

Red light cameras have been in use for almost a year now; since late May of 2008 they have captured images of over 36 APD officers running red lights, KXAN reports.

• More drugs, please! Texas requests additional pharmaceutical weapons to fight swine flu.
• Deer Park, represent! House declares today Ron White Day. He's the dude from the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” who is clutching the cigar and the scotch.
• If your house gets burgled in the middle of the night this week, your detective might be yawning. APD is switching some detectives to the night shift.

The old saying, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" may need to be updated to "On Twitter, everybody knows you're not a cop."

• Super Bowl Sunday will be another one of APD's no-refusal nights.
• Lance Armstrong held a press conference yesterday to throw his support behind the statewide smoking ban.
• Tally of Austin's homeless was attempted last night.

It's official: Brewster McCracken announced today that he's running for mayor in 2009. State House Parliamentarian Terry Keel in trouble with other Republican members of the House for being too much of a toady to Craddick. Democrat John Sharp plans to run for KBH's seat in the US Senate. Chief Acevedo makes arrests too. Thieves going after holiday yard decorations. A naked man jumping on top of a car in North Austin yesterday morning was tasered and arrested. Horns headed to the Fiesta Bowl (v. Ohio State) on Jan. 5.

Pilgrim's Pride files for bankruptcy; perhaps Bo Pilgrim should have spent his lobbying monies better? Fed Chair Bernanke was in town and spoke at the Chamber of Commerce lunch this afternoon. UT Center for American History will now be named for former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe in recognition of/gratitude for his $15 million gift to the school. APD going after street musicians? Prayers at Austin Hindu Temple for victims of Mumbai attacks. Texas Dems suing over recount in House District 105. Parents suing Lake Travis ISD over the system used to check the sexual offender database.

Thousands are expected to attend the Feast of Sharing downtown this evening. On this busy travel weekend, APD is keeping an eye out for aggressive drivers. City of Austin now looking into the financial impact of city employees who drive their work vehicles to their out-of-town homes. Next year's Parade of Homes will focus on million-dollar homes in the Mueller area. Jim Mattox's body laid in state at the Capitol yesterday; his funeral was today. Texas' renewable energy economy likely to benefit when Obama's economic team takes over. Teen mother from the FLDS compound refuses to tell authorities where her child is.

Domestic disturbance in Dripping Springs trailer park leads to SWAT standoff with one death. 22 Bastrop students and their bus driver sent to the hospital after the vehicle drove off the road and into a barbed wire fence this morning. Austin sex offender arrested after not staying at home on Halloween. About half of those who were pulled over on "No Refusal Weekend" had over 2 times the legal amount of alcohol in their systems. If you ride the bus, you likely already know, but the CapMetro strike is over. Really, the headline says it all. Lame duck George W. Bush will give the December commencement speech at A&M.

CapMetro will offer free bus rides on Election Day, so there goes that excuse. After her Obama sign was stolen, a Northwest Austin resident painted another sign ... on her lawn. This weekend, APD will accept no refusals if you drink and drive. Chef at Burnet restaurant fixed a, um, special recipe for the chief of police there. Gov. Perry's data consolidation deal with IBM isn't working out well. You can meet and greet the candidates for Fire Chief on Nov. 3. People are expressing concern over the location of the new biological defense lab; it's set to open in Galveston in November.

People lined up before the doors opened this morning at early voting. Statesman surprises by endorsing Obama. Chief Acevedo starting first "no refusal" operation for those suspected of driving drunk. Collin County man involved in "forbidden" dance lessons (no, it's nothing to do with the lambada). LBJ LASA students got to speak with Garriott in space over the weekend. Two men dead after cliff-diving at Lake Travis. Trial for suspect of 2007 Juneteenth beating death begins today.

It's looking more and more likely that KXAN will go off Time Warner Cable at midnight. APD Chief Acevedo says that ARCH should be moved because it's too close to "temptation" for the homeless. Voter registration at ARCH is up this year. Hillary Clinton will be fundraising for Democratic candidate for Senate Rick Noriega in McAllen tonight. AG Abbott suing two hotels for price-gouging during Ike.

Motorcyclist killed in early morning hit-and-run on 183 at Burnet Rd. UT cancer research lab fined by the USDA for the escape and death of a chimpanzee. APD searching for woman involved in 6th Street bathroom knife attack in July. The state has dropped half of the FLDS custody cases. Texas Parks and Wildlife increasing the acreage of Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

Man (and a couple of cars) crushed by falling pecan tree limb at parking lot near Zilker Hillside Theatre. Austin school board to choose new name for Johnston High today. The Florence fire flared up -- yet again -- on Sunday evening, causing more evacuations. After the deadly bus accident on Friday, Sen. Hutchison is calling for tougher charter bus regulation. FTC re-opening hearings on Whole Foods.

In a report released Tuesday, the Central Texas chapter of the ACLU confirmed many Austin citizens’ suspicions: APD could stand to better manage their resources.

An Austin Police Department employee may have dipped his hand into Santa’s toy sack. APD civilian supervisor Nicholas Medina was charged with theft by a public servant for stealing $959.17 worth of Wal-Mart gift cards from APD’s Blue Santa fund.

Oh, ExpressJet, we hardly knew ye. Oops: Federal officials in town to talk with CapMetro about commuter rail were on a train when it derailed today. 29-year-old driver walked away from a car accident in March, leaving his 19-year-old sister to die. Woman found the man suspected of stabbing her sister last night and brought him back to the Southeast Austin crime scene. Brazoria County investigator injured by the bullet used by another man to commit suicide.

Man who escaped Fayette County jail over the weekend found in Houston. APD chief fired a detective today for insubordination (keeping up financial investigations when he had been told to stop). This sort of thing seems to work better on TV. Three men from Central Texas are sentenced to two years in prison for identity theft after cashing fake checks. Grand jury rules that the Pasadena man who shot the two men robbing his neighbor's house shouldn't be charged. District Judge rules that Democrat Bill Dingus can run against current State Speaker of the House Craddick for his seat.

The Austin Police Department is conducting a web survey about driving safety and driving behaviour. With just a few clicks you can agree or disagree with questions like "There are a lot of bad drivers on the road." "Bad" seems redundant, but there are certainly a lot of drivers on the road, so umm ... "Strongly Agree" seems right.

APD seeks help in finding the man (pictured on the right) who hit a South Austin convenience store on June 15. Georgetown landscaper charged with deceptive trade practices (taking customers' money and not doing the job). Austin firefighter who was fired for sexual harassment of a co-worker (and for viewing porn at work) is appealing. Visitability organization asking city officials to require homebuilders make new homes handicap-accessible.

Oak Hill developer accidentally destroys ancient oaks. Salmonella case in Travis County linked to those tainted tomatoes. APD is on the lookout for aggressive drivers. Chief Acevedo fires officer for lying about a 2007 arrest he made. Billy Dan Carroll, accused of molesting six kids (at least), requests a court-appointed lawyer. City staff prefer the Trammel Crow plan for the Green Water Treatment Plant site. Texas Democratic officials in no hurry to change the primary/caucus process, but may set up a committee to collect opinion about it.

Austin places #6 on Kiplinger's 10 Best Cities (Houston is #1). Suspect on the run after shooting someone in Southeast Austin yesterday afternoon. Early voting for the city council runoff starts today. Round Rock Roller Rink going out of business. FLDS kids on their way back to their families.

Noooooooooooo. . . Perry plans to run again in 2010. Body found yesterday in Lady Bird Lake was a middle school teacher. 20 classrooms at Cedar Park Middle School vandalized overnight. UT police on the lookout for a robbery suspect. Custody case over the FLDS kids moving extremely slowly.

First female Travis County DA will be Rosemary Lehmberg. Two Zilker Elementary teachers named as finalists for HEB's educator awards. The 27-year-old teacher who wanted to marry his student has resigned from Akins High School. American Airlines ends up cancelling 1,000 flights nationwide today.

• Bad: A 22-year old arms dealer is selling to the U.S. Worse: The U.S. is buying old Russian weapons from a twenty-something.
• Bloomberg to introduce another Obama speech today? Some see an endorsement on the way.
• The Golden Age: South Carolina spa offers 24-carat facial.

Theft of large pickup trucks in the area is up 150%. Toyota plant in San Antonio slows down production of Tundras. APD releases video of Mayor Wynn's assault incident from two years ago. Williamson County caucus paperwork mailed to wrong location. Chimp's death after escaping medical research facility in Bastrop will be investigated.

Major heroin ring busted in town; 37 people indicted on drug charges. APD's annual racial profiling report was released last week. City of Austin releases list of SXSW street closures. Lorraine Branham, director of UT Journalism School, has been named dean of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. Gary Cobb to endorse Lehmberg for Travis County DA.

To quote the poetry oft-spewed by Tim's Molson Gold-swilling step-dad, we were "Young, dumb, and full of come."