It may be best to stay off IH35 this weekend; the highway closure in Buda will surely slow down traffic in Austin. Don't forget the municipal election tomorrow! Yeah, yeah, we know already: Perry reaffirms that he will run again for governor in 2010. Sinkhole overtaking the town of Daisetta....

Junta allowing aid supplies to slowly come into Burma. Chinese team takes the Olympic torch up Everest. Oklahoma hit by severe storms. Campaign official basically admits that Clinton will be out of the race by June 15. American women waiting later and later in life to have their first babies. Vote for the best character on TV: c'mon, Olive Snook (or Liz Lemon)! What happens when gas costs over $7 per gallon?......

Former Longhorn/current Chicago Bear Cedric Benson arrested over the weekend for driving (boating) while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Couple arrested for making meth in their Hutto home; 2 of their kids had the drug in their system. Someone left their pickup packed with 1,200 pounds of pot on the side of the highway in Baytown. Rick Noriega closing in on Sen. Cornyn in recently released poll numbers. Oh yeah, Jenna Bush gets married in Crawford on Saturday....

Employers cut fewer jobs in April. Hooray for April! Stocks jump after employment report. Barbara Walters had an affair with U.S. senator and I just threw up a little in my mouth. Bush wants $70 billion for war fund for 2009. Look at the size of this bridge! Texas gas prices continue upward trajectory. Madonna has some issues.......

First the traffic cams, now this: Chief Acevedo wants surveillance cameras on high-crime zones. Rep. Krusee from Round Rock, who fought for harsher DWI laws, was arrested last night on DWI charges. Blame a water main break on why you were stuck in traffic this morning near Lavaca and Fifth. American Lung Association gives our city a D for ozone pollution....

Obama "outraged" by ex-pastor's "ridiculous propositions" US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq What recession? Economy grows slightly in first quarter Albert Hofmann, father of drug LSD, dies in Switzerland Happy 75th birthday, Willie Nelson Paula Abdul gets confused on "American Idol" Spurs eliminate Suns to advance in NBA playoffs......

State officials say that over half the teenage girls removed from the Eldorado FLDS compound are either pregnant or already have children. FLDS sect leader sends a letter asking Perry to block judge's order keeping kids away from the compound. 2 former Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat members will serve time in jail after the death of Tyler Cross in 2006 brought to light the hazing going on in their fraternity. Two other former members were put on probation....

At Coachella this past weekend, Roger Waters released the giant Pink Floyd "Animals" tour pig into the air above the crowd during his set, the underside of which read "Obama." McCain is calling Obama names and stuff. Your brain has a need for social status, says a recent study. An increasing American life expectancy gap is revealing itself to researchers. Between 2005 and 2006, Travis County per capita income rose 3.8 percent to $39,781.......

Former Austin State Rep. and Texas Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero dies; she was only 50. Randi Shade complains about incumbent Councilmember Jennifer Kim's spending of tax dollars. Your phone bill may go down a little next year; the PUC is expected to lower the Texas' Universal Service Fund tax. Del Valle High School teacher suspended for hugging a student?...

Clinton wins in Pennsylvania; North Carolina and Indiana next up World food prices soar; threaten the poorest nations Violent days in Chicago: 36 shootings, 9 homicides PETA offers $1M prize for lab-grown meat Mysterious lights in the sky over Phoenix spook residents Bear from Will Ferrell movie kills trainer 15-year-old Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) to write memoir......

Cabela's has to return $173,000 in local tax incentives after failing to meet job goals. After failing to update their billing system after annexations, Time Warner Cable owes the city over $1 million. Three armed robberies in three weeks on the UT campus; police think the robber may be targeting Asian students. Some of the kids removed from the FLDS sect will be placed in foster care in Austin....

Pressure to keep army going leads to more ex-cons in the ranks. Condi takes on peaceful old Jimmy Carter. In the battle of rice vs. peanuts, it's clear who wins. An article about the Pope's love for cats is the number one most emailed article on the New York Times site today. More tainted stuff from China...this time it's a medicine. Skype about to make calling worldwide really, really cheap. That Yale abortion art......

According to Jimmy Carter, Hamas may, under certain conditions, accept Israel's right to exist. "Open access science": A possible future? New study claims that 58% of music in the U.S. is not paid for. The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary comes down to the wire... Austin has gained approximately 22,000 new jobs in the past year. Are we approaching a nationwide food shortage? The United Nations is urging a major increase in worldwide food production in......

Source: Vote SmartIn an election year already plagued by hijinks and absurdities, a prison inmate in Texas has successfully conned his way onto the ballot for Idaho's upcoming Democratic primaries -- making him at least the second most questionable candidate in the running. 49-year-old Keith Russell Judd mailed in notarized applications (with accompanying checks) to over two dozen states in his bizarre bid for fame. According to Texas prison officials, he managed to qualify as......

Bush to meet Benedict at the airport, near the Alitalia baggage claim, holding a white carnation. If they miss each other they'll use their cell phones. Sure, and NOBODY was bitter during the Depression. Tell that to Herbert Hoover. Bloomberg picks gun control as way to bring himself to national attention - almost as politic a choice as that congestion pricing thing. Gawker Media is selling Wonkette. We care more than we should. Supposedly,......

Photo by Aaron Gustafson on flickr Oregon farmworkers are in town to talk with Whole Foods about unions. Higher gas prices mean local merchants use more local food, hopefully. 60-year-old man killed Sunday afternoon after his car was hit pulling out of a driveway onto South Congress. Honda stolen in January found covered in algae in Lake Travis. No hiring freeze at City of Austin, but city purse strings may be pulled a little tighter......

The South Texas Project - a nuclear energy facility containing two nuclear reactors - may be expanding soon. Why New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson chose to endorse Obama over Hillary. Interesting little expose piece on the polygamist farm out in West Texas. Yesterday, down Uruguay way, meat enthusiasts set the new world record for the largest amount of beef ever cooked at once. It was 26,400 pounds. Yeah. This is gonna be good. The......

Marine suspected of killing a pregnant woman caught in Mexico. American Airlines cancels more flights. Is that really a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses? China rages over attack on disabled torch bearer. Facebook sex addict slept with 50 men. Coachella to pay Prince $4 million for performance? Bush still hates Iran.......

Two arrests so far in the investigation into the polygamist compound near Eldorado. Local cyclists spoke out at City Council candidates forum last night. Akins High School teacher accused of improper relationship with student applied to marry the 17-year-old girl. Farewell, Pinkdome! San Antonio airport flooded with NCAA basketball fans flying out after last night's game....

Pink Dome, a political blog that has followed the hijinks of the Texas Legislature for some three years now, has closed down....

General Petraeus in front of the Senate today; faces three very anxious senators. New Chinese plan: re-educate Tibetans about -- wait for it -- how bad the Dalai Lama is. French Grand Prix chairman in trouble for taped S&M orgy with Nazi overtones. Sorry, Spitzer, you're going to have to kick it up a notch. Mayor Bloomberg's totally radical traffic plan is dead in the water. The nightmare is about to begin: EU approved......

Since Thursday, state & local law enforcement officials have removed over 200 people - 159 of them children - from the polygamist compound out near Eldorado, Texas. Condi Rice for Vice President? From his cold dead hands...like, right now. Why do some smokers get lung cancer while some don't? A recent study says: The answer might be in your genes. Yet another terrible idea endorsed by the Bush Administration: "The FDA's decision on whether......

State judge says strip club fee violates First Amendment rights. No matter what you may have heard, the Democratic county conventions are indeed on for tomorrow. Don't let the Capitol 10K thwart your attempts to get downtown on Sunday! Here's some information on street closures. State Board of Education says standard English and social studies guidelines can be applied to elective Bible courses for Texas high schools....

Texas is hot in more ways than one, apparently. Umlauf family selling some of their sculpture pieces (not the ones donated to the city). All-female jury rules in favor of the police officers in the Ramon Hernandez lawsuit. Time Warner wants you to switch to digital cable: they are taking the weather radar channel off the basic lineup....

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. A Marble Falls grandmother arrested in connection with shooting. That APD helicopter flying above your head costs Austin taxpayers $3 million a year. Elton John's benefit concert for Hillary......

Massive ice shelf in Antarctica about to break loose. This is how The Day After Tomorrow began. Another deadly crane accident, this time in Miami. Obama related to Brad Pitt, Clinton to Angelina Jolie. No joke, just genealogy. Nude photos of French president Sarkozy's wife turn up. Sheryl Crow said she was going to sing with Fleetwood Mac. The band was surprised to hear that. A child found part of a parachute that may......

Clinton: The "sniper fire" I dodged was really more like little bits of fast-moving air. That adulterous new NY gov also tried coke and pot when he was younger. What decadence! In the movies, there's always an air marshal on your flight at the right time. Apparently in real life it just ain't so. Relatives of Virginia Tech victims are being offered $100K not to sue the pants off of the school. Google wants......

Easter Bunny at Lakeline Mall arrested after injuring a child. Tejano star Emilio in critical condition after his tour bus crashed over the weekend in Houston. UT Men move on to the Sweet 16. Out of 3,700 Austinites who are reported missing each year, about 2,600 are runaway teens....

Obama had "three times as much money in the bank at the end of February as Hillary Clinton." This puts him at a significant advantage as the Democratic convention grows closer. Yes! Money can buy you happiness. But here's the rub: You have to give it to someone else. The Chinese government claims that the Dalai Lama is colluding with Muslim terrorists to disrupt the coming Olympic Games. There may be water on one......

Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico (and former presidential candidate), endorses Obama. A few people from the State Department peered into Obama's passport file. Soon there will be a horror movie about sting rays. Consumers are not getting the benefit of the recent Federal Reserve rate cuts. Bank of America customers look out! Judge Orders Starbucks to Pay More Than $100 Million in Back Tips. Man admits to having group sex with former......