![Trash Truck Ballet, Hank Hill Rides Off Into the Sunset [Extra Extra]](http://austinist.com/assets_c/2009/01/nightskyline-thumb-105x105-53663.jpg)
Trash Truck Ballet, Hank Hill Rides Off Into the Sunset [Extra Extra]
- Trash Dance: The Forklift Danceworks’ Trash Project performance attracts over 700 people to a “trash truck ballet.”
- The New York Times visits our Guadalupe Mountains, falls into a West Texas cactus.
- Even with the start of this $135 million Texas beach enrichment plan, Austin’s own Okkervil River will still be singing “Lost Coastlines.”
Will Swine Flu Derail The Football Season?
Last week may have set a record for the number of college football stories that included the word "vomit". It had nothing to do with ESPN showing Kenny Chesney singing at nearly every commercial break, though: Swine flu is taking its toll on athletes across the country.
First H1N1-Related Death in Travis County
A 49-year-old man from Pflugerville has died after contracting the H1N1 flu virus, becoming Travis County's first death from the pandemic. Statewide, Texas has at least 2,802 confirmed cases of H1N1 and 14 total fatalities, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Travis County has 127 confirmed cases as of the last update on June 24th. [News 8 Austin]
![Iran on the Move [News Bits]](http://austinist.com/assets_c/2009/01/nb-thumb-105x105-58941.jpg)
Iran on the Move [News Bits]
Protests continue in Iran; the Web watches. Breaking: Iran's Guardian Council says it will recount votes. Gay marriage: DC may be next. Obama pitches health care to the AMA. British Airways wants a free ride. Study says swine flu proves we're all connected. Bruce Willis gets remarried, celebrates in interesting ways.
Inappropriate Behavior [Extra Extra]
Low turnout for early voting so far. Firefighters talk about yesterday's apartment fire. DPS director resigns amid allegations of touching women in his office inappropriately and other unprofessional behavior. Bill up before state legislature would require sex offenders to register online. Hill Country Galleria files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. UT student may have swine flu. Do you know how much your school district superintendent makes?
Coming Back Round Again [News Bits]
Murtha's nephew got $$ in contracts. Torture critics remind us: it rarely happens like it does on TV. Swine flu: stay out of our swine. Mutiny in Tbilsi has been put down. Obama to National Academy of Sciences: Help kids make, not just buy. US soldiers out to convert Afghans? Janet's boob is still in court.
The Latest iPhone App: Swine Flu Tracker [News Bits]
U.S. Guantanamo request fires up German political debate The latest iPhone app: Swine flu tracker Flu economics, part two Journalist group: US reporter hospitalized in Iran Australian court grants teen breast removal Potential porn star politico launches "Listening Tour" across Louisiana Google Earth reveals Japanese secrets Obama all in on health care reform
![Oink If You're Terrified About the Swine Flu! [Extra Extra]](http://austinist.com/assets_c/2009/04/3478989522_fe541b0efc_m-thumb-105x105-210821.jpg)
Oink If You're Terrified About the Swine Flu! [Extra Extra]
- 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.
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