Silicon Wafer by kjetilv on stock.xchng Austin-based chip company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has once again found itself in hot water, and this time it's over something far more visible than damaging the Edwards Aquifer. According to a lawsuit filed with the Travis County District Court on Wednesday, the company is responsible for multiple birth defects in at least one child of a former AMD employee who worked in the manufacturing "clean room." Austin resident......

University of Florida journalism student provokes John Kerry, gets Tasered by campus cops. A 10-year-old boy has woken up with a posh English accent after undergoing life-saving brain surgery. Betty Perry is charged with resisting arrest and failing to maintain her landscaping, both misdemeanors. Fed up with the threats, tired of natural disasters, Nebraska's longest-serving state senator is using his legal muscle against who he says is the culprit - God. State Sen. Ernie......

Good-bye to Texas University. So long to the Orange and White. Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the real old fight. The eyes of Texas are upon you. That is the song they sing so well, So, good-bye to Texas University, We're goin' to beat you all to -- Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem! Chig-gar-roo gar-rem! Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A&M! Saw Varsity's Horns Off! Saw Varsity's Horns Off!......

In a decision that would have Tyler Durden’s seal of approval, U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Matsch of Colorado ruled last Thursday that the scrubbing or sanitizing of movies by removing profane language, or deleting scenes containing sex and violence is an “illegitimate business.” In his 16-page judgment, he writes: "Their (studios and directors) objective. . . is to stop the infringement because of its irreparable injury to the creative artistic expression in the......

Local: It seems that Delay's 2003 gerrymandering has left Texans confused about what district they reside in. One Austin couple appear to be in two Congressional Districts at the same time. In other redistricting news: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has ordered that all proposed solutions for fixing the state's congressional districts are due to the court on July 14th. State: Republican Gov. Rick Perry delivered a speech to......

The Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus (ALGPC), whose mission is to "unite and organize Austin-area LGBT citizens and our friends and supporters in political action against all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender expression," recently extended an opportunity to the Democratic candidates running in March's primary elections for ALGPC endorsement. Those seeking endorsements were asked to fill out a questionnaire, answering questions such as: Should you receive this endorsement, would you publicize......

- The Hammer motioned to have his appointed judge, Travis County District Court's Bob Perkins, remove himself from the case, his attorney arguing that "Perkins has specifically given money to people or organizations that have opposed DeLay." The defendant himself whined that he was "charged with beating Democrats." Actually, Tom? You're charged with being a fucking crook. - Judge Perkins also presided over the case of Jackson Ngai, the UT student accused of brutally......