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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'historicalcommission'

September 7, 2007

We saw an episode of "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" this season, but we didn't realize that The Defuser was one of Austin's finest. He won in last night's season finale. Congress bridge officially became the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in ceremony today. Man carrying at least 72 pounds of pot gets pulled over on the way up from Brownsville. The Live from the Plaza music series starts next Friday. That......

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September 5, 2007

Drippings Springs Baptist Church has been on fire since 3:30 this afternoon . . . and 290 (in Dripping Springs) is closed because of it. Inmate dies in Travis County jail. Perry and Dewhurst visit local schools to celebrate the signing of the 'defibrillators in schools' bill. Texas Historical Commission pays $490,000 for Davy Crockett's last letter. Animal control finds 41 dogs in a Round Rock home. Man saved from rising water in Leander early......

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January 27, 2006

F R I D A Y [ 2 7 ] [music] Explosions in the Sky, Octopus Project and A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Emo's (Sold Out!) [music] Brandi Carlile at Cactus Cafe (9pm) [music] Zilla featuring Michael Travis (String Cheese Incident) at Stubb's [music] Shake Your Ass Record Release Party with Chili Cold Blood, This Damn Town, Possessed By Paul James, Black Joe Lewis & Cool Breeze at Beerland [music] Chant, Exit, and......

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