Austin News : Austin History Database
05-08-2006
05/28/2006 What changed since the 1981 flood
05/28/2006 Play it safe on the lake this Memorial Day
05/27/2006 Antone, 56, started blues club in Austin
05/27/2006 Missing man recovered in Lake Travis
05/27/2006 Private funeral for Antone held at church
05/27/2006 Blanton, Bullock solidify Austin arts district
05/27/2006 Margarita contest benefits children shelter
05/27/2006 Volunteers tend soldiers graves
05/27/2006 Man killed in car accident
05/27/2006 Motorcyclist killed in Cedar Park
05/27/2006 Pregnant teens get care at clinic that comes to them
05/27/2006 Texas Floods Remembering the 1981 Memorial Day flood
05/27/2006 Sharp, proud of tax plan, wont rule out run for office
05/27/2006 Former UT vice chancellor confirmed as chairman of NRC
05/27/2006 Schroeder takes the stand
05/27/2006 Landfill found near Dougherty Arts Center
05/27/2006 LCRA safety campaign targets young men
05/26/2006 Pot grow-house investigation is exhausting
05/26/2006 Use care when grilling
05/26/2006 Be safe in the pools
05/26/2006 Fatal hit-and-run in Buda
05/26/2006 Chlorine tanker no longer a threat
05/26/2006 Protester arrested at Schroeder hearing
05/26/2006 Austin-area '5-star' hospital raises concerns
05/26/2006 Google, Dell announce deal
05/26/2006 Gunfire at Capitol was construction noise
05/26/2006 Statewide gas prices drop 6 cents
05/26/2006 Hayden approved as CIA head
05/26/2006 Baby shot in driveby
05/26/2006 Martha wants titles back
05/26/2006 Austin gets landscaping grant
05/26/2006 Hays County works out roads deal
05/26/2006 Visitation for Antone Friday at 6 p.m.
05/26/2006 Unusual bank robbery in Round Rock
05/26/2006 Rio Vista Dam reopens
05/26/2006 Freescale snags Ericsson exec
05/26/2006 Patent office denies some of Forgent's patent
05/26/2006 Austin Area Briefs - 5/26/06
05/26/2006 Acivant withdraws its IPO filing
05/26/2006 Major banks target fraud
05/26/2006 I Am Indy Paddle Me, Austin!
05/26/2006 ArthroCare moves up on Business 2.0 "fasting-growing" list
05/26/2006 IronStone opening new Central Texas location
05/26/2006 Juvenile Justice Changing lives
05/26/2006 Texas Floods The flood plain
05/26/2006 Knee defends decision to fire Schroeder
05/26/2006 Chlorine leak has people talking about alternatives
05/25/2006 I Am Indy Wert and Austin Cover Indy; Indy Runs In Terror
05/25/2006 Vignette CFO stepping down
05/25/2006 Texas speed limits pushed to 80
05/25/2006 Hastert implicated in Abramoff scandal
05/25/2006 Congress wants to outlaw online gambling
05/25/2006 Pedestrian killed Wednesday night
05/25/2006 Dell Indian plant may be open soon
05/25/2006 Scott & White "tops off" new hospital in Round Rock
05/25/2006 Door Number 3 lands Dallas/Fort Worth tourism council as client
05/25/2006 Benold's Jewelers under new ownership
05/25/2006 Court ruling opens door for BGI's Alabama expansion
05/25/2006 Austin Area Briefs - 5/25/06
05/25/2006 Leaking chlorine tanker moved; AISD busing disrupted
05/25/2006 Texas State students give back to San Marcos
05/25/2006 Chlorine tanker leak continues; AISD busing disrupted
05/25/2006 Texas Floods Water rescues
05/25/2006 Skilling, Lay found guilty
05/25/2006 Murray named president, CEO at Toppan Photomasks
05/25/2006 Exploration company names CEO
05/25/2006 Music extravaganza celebrates Antone
05/25/2006 Michael Dell visits N.C. plant, talks about company's strategy
05/25/2006 McAvoy memorialized at Texas School for the Deaf
05/25/2006 First post-special session political ads air
05/25/2006 Plane has Troubled Flight, Landing at Austin Straubel
05/25/2006 Juvenile Justice In the system
05/24/2006 Community leaders build woman a free home
05/24/2006 UT Nursing School gets grant
05/24/2006 Man dies in watercraft accident
05/24/2006 Spec's raises its glass to Austin
05/24/2006 UT fills VP post
05/24/2006 CBS may sell Austin radio stations
05/24/2006 UT power plant named for former employee
05/24/2006 Menard County sheriff quits
05/24/2006 Police dog sniffs out cash
05/24/2006 Dell will open 2 stores in malls
05/24/2006 White House hosts hurricane drill
05/24/2006 National Guard prepares for border work
05/24/2006 Execution set for Wednesday
05/24/2006 Company gets green light on Peruvian oil project
05/24/2006 Old Dominion expands Austin service center
05/24/2006 Juvenile Justice Orientation and assessment
05/24/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/24/06
05/24/2006 More than 30 charged in Austin gambling
05/24/2006 Texas Floods How dams control flooding
05/24/2006 More than 30 arrested in Austin gambling sting
05/24/2006 Court overturns conviction in Austin murders
05/24/2006 More Than 30 Charged in Austin Gambling
05/24/2006 More than 30 arrested in Austin gambling sting
05/24/2006 Antone impact on Austin
05/24/2006 Antone was a place to start
05/24/2006 Austin’s Hopscotch Lane to Participate in Hollywood’s Exclusive Rockin’ Baby Boom Boom Room Event
05/24/2006 SCIREX Offers Student Scholarships for Attending Medical Communications Conference in Austin
05/23/2006 Buckle up your children
05/23/2006 One big fire department
05/23/2006 Gambling Raid In Austin
05/23/2006 Boy, 8, faces possible negligent homicide charge
05/23/2006 Congress upset over FBI search
05/23/2006 Perry signs HB 2
05/23/2006 Perry asked to clarify racial profiling
05/23/2006 Senate rejects immigration plan
05/23/2006 Barnard is stepping down as CEO of HyPerformix
05/23/2006 Man restrained on Austin flight
05/23/2006 Home sales on a tear
05/23/2006 Fourier appoints new CEO for U.S. operations
05/23/2006 Elderly man restrained on plane
05/23/2006 Memorial for McAvoy
05/23/2006 Gubernatorial boots sell for 4,050
05/23/2006 ABIA traffic picks up; Mangia opens soon
05/23/2006 Graduation ceremonies and traffic tie ups
05/23/2006 Bazaarvoice adds to board of directors
05/23/2006 Teens urged to buckle up
05/23/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/23/06
05/23/2006 Broaddus to manage San Marcos center
05/23/2006 ABIA summer travelers get a taste of Austin
05/23/2006 Gas Main Breaks In NE Austin
05/23/2006 Bentsen dies at 85
05/23/2006 Texas Floods Why Central Texas floods
05/22/2006 APD commander arrested for DWI
05/22/2006 Round Rock man pleads guilty to child pornography
05/22/2006 Austin Child Guidance Center receives grant
05/22/2006 Lay expecting another trip to witness stand
05/22/2006 Experts predict very active hurricane season starting June 1
05/22/2006 Immigrant debate could split illegal parents from U.S.-born kids
05/22/2006 Perry launches new ad campaign centered on school funding
05/22/2006 Austin's semiconductor market drives Pintail expansion
05/22/2006 Austin gaming conference expands
05/22/2006 Sandefer inducted into Texas Business Hall of Fame
05/22/2006 Dresser Wayne buys Performance Retail
05/22/2006 Museum founder honored
05/22/2006 APD commander arrested
05/22/2006 Family left homeless after fire
05/22/2006 Home tour focuses on environmental design
05/22/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/22/06
05/22/2006 New Taco XPress opening delayed
05/22/2006 Candlelight memorial for AIDS victims
05/22/2006 Texas Floods A destructive and deadly history
05/22/2006 Schroeder appeals firing over use of deadly force
05/22/2006 Juvenile Justice Where it all begins
05/21/2006 Growth spills over to Deutschen Pfest
05/21/2006 Two Austin firefighters awarded Medal of Valor
05/21/2006 Accident prevention at heart of workplace safety summit
05/21/2006 Pedestrian killed on FM 2222
05/21/2006 Firefighters hit the streets for donations
05/21/2006 Enron jury to resume deliberations
05/21/2006 School districts struggle with higher cost to run buses
05/21/2006 San Antonio soldier dies in Iraq
05/21/2006 Need a vacation? National parks still a good value
05/21/2006 Driver kills pedestrian
05/21/2006 Austin remembers 1981 flood
05/21/2006 Garza avoids political details in speech to graduates
05/21/2006 Nonprofit gives books to children
05/21/2006 It a war of the words at O. Henry Pun-Off
05/21/2006 Dallas-Fort Worth unlikely to meet clean-air deadline
05/21/2006 Pedestrian struck by car, killed in west Austin
05/20/2006 Ranches, farms look to tourists to help with bottom line
05/20/2006 Near-drowning on Lake Travis
05/20/2006 Clinton tells UT grads that war should not govern U.S. foreign policy
05/20/2006 Parents offended by God removal on yearbook cover
05/20/2006 New Orleans voters head to polls for mayoral runoff
05/20/2006 Over the Hedge originated in our own back yard
05/20/2006 Prosecutors appeal to reinstate DeLay conspiracy charge
05/20/2006 Woman charged with intoxication manslaughter in motorcyclist death
05/20/2006 Peaches are the pits this season
05/20/2006 Police finally capture bridge jumper
05/20/2006 Boy arrested over Home Depot arson
05/20/2006 Clinton tells Austin audience to do good
05/20/2006 ASU lassos QB recruit from Austin
05/19/2006 New Type Of Implant Surgery Comes To Austin
05/19/2006 Class-action suit against AT&T filed in Austin
05/19/2006 Austin groups files class-action lawsuit against AT&T
05/19/2006 117 dogs rescued from puppy mill
05/19/2006 Austinite In Jeopardy Tournament Of Champions
05/19/2006 Libertad opens branch in East Austin
05/19/2006 Hampton gets refinancing
05/19/2006 Austin Studios announces upgrade
05/19/2006 Carving of western swing king Bob Wills vandalized
05/19/2006 Austin groups file class-action lawsuit against AT&T
05/19/2006 Travel Deal - Austin To Cancun From 299
05/19/2006 Texas unemployment up slightly in April
05/19/2006 Willie guide to happiness Keep laughing
05/19/2006 Documentary covers DeLay and his legal woes
05/19/2006 Judge denies reduced sentence for Iraqi asylum seekers
05/19/2006 Wentworth pushes plan for redistricting commission
05/19/2006 United States taken to task by UN for alleged torture
05/19/2006 Gas prices climb again
05/19/2006 Dell opts for AMD chips for some servers
05/19/2006 Fact vs. fiction in the Da Vinci Code
05/19/2006 Drunk driver convicted of felony murder
05/19/2006 Cedar Park animal lovers dont want to merge shelters
05/19/2006 City wants to expand tow truck program
05/19/2006 Unemployment down in April
05/19/2006 Child Guidance Center gets 60,000 grant
05/19/2006 Nature Conservancy buys proposed conference center site
05/19/2006 Mesa celebrated for life of service
05/19/2006 Austin Area Briefs - 5/19/06
05/19/2006 Patent awarded to Westlake High students
05/18/2006 GISD to refurbish Austin, close San Jacinto
05/18/2006 4 Austinites, Newspaper File Suit Against AT&T
05/18/2006 Raconteurs, Flaming Lips, Gnarls Barkley Line Up For Austin City Limits Fest
05/18/2006 Dell confirms use of AMD chips
05/18/2006 Trade four wheels for two and bike to work
05/18/2006 Multimedia Games CFO resigns
05/18/2006 Gov. signs new business tax bill into law
05/18/2006 Unitus, Dell Foundation invest in Indian fund
05/18/2006 National Western Life revises earnings
05/18/2006 MessageOne names new CEO
05/18/2006 While jury deliberates, Lay goes on trial in another fraud case
05/18/2006 Man dies in Travis County jail
05/18/2006 Incarcerated youths auction their art
05/18/2006 Hewlett-Packard to build 2 data centers in Austin
05/18/2006 Greyhound stepping up efforts in Austin
05/18/2006 Active Power names new CEO
05/18/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/18/06
05/18/2006 Campaign spin heightens with Legislature adjourned
05/18/2006 AG sues to shut down sales of reputed fuel-saving pill
05/18/2006 2,000 Austinites Without Phone Service
05/18/2006 Austin City Limits lineup set
05/18/2006 Proof that every vote counts
05/17/2006 Deliberations about Austin, closures continue
05/17/2006 Austin Police Chief Heads to Afghanistan
05/17/2006 Austin man arrested after 100 mph car chase
05/17/2006 Austin man arrested after 100 mph chase
05/17/2006 IRS may close Anson hospital
05/17/2006 2006 ACL lineup announced
05/17/2006 Organization forms to fight NAIS
05/17/2006 Condemned man files copy cat appeal to get stay
05/17/2006 McCLennan County denies lynching apology
05/17/2006 San Marcos to get 251-acre park
05/17/2006 Samsung giving 1M to Manor Education Foundation
05/17/2006 UT System forms biomedical engineering program
05/17/2006 Hospital performs stem cell implant
05/17/2006 New surgery for torn rotator cuff
05/17/2006 Manor schools to get 1 million
05/17/2006 Free Spanish-language station launches
05/17/2006 10 percent of seniors wont graduate
05/17/2006 Deadly night on the roads
05/17/2006 Sneak peak at 2006 ACL lineup
05/17/2006 Bastrop resort opens June 1
05/17/2006 Austin Area Briefs - 5/17/06
05/17/2006 E. Austin Police Chase Ends With Wreck
05/17/2006 Austin-area students go to court over walkouts
05/17/2006 Senior development set for Pflugerville
05/17/2006 Texas Guard prepares for border deployment
05/17/2006 Divers Kept Positive Attitude During Exhausting Search
05/17/2006 ATC’s Center of Innovation a Success for Austin’s Technology Companies
05/17/2006 ATC?s Center of Innovation a Success for Austin?s Technology Companies
05/16/2006 Austin police chief heads to Afghanistan
05/16/2006 A Day With An Austin Animal Control Officer
05/16/2006 Spc. Brandon Teeters dies in Germany
05/16/2006 A look back at Chief Knee career
05/16/2006 Perry will sign
05/16/2006 Community reacts to Knee departure
05/16/2006 Knee resigns as police chief
05/16/2006 Austin's Apprentice Candidate Makes Final Four
05/16/2006 Austin police chief to train cops in Afghanistan
05/16/2006 Dell signs 40M contract with Unilever
05/16/2006 ERCOT head resigns
05/16/2006 Magazine boost revenue with format change
05/16/2006 EZCORP brings credit reporting service to stores
05/16/2006 Checkers donor dies
05/16/2006 Perry supports Guard on the border
05/16/2006 State court puts executions on hold
05/16/2006 Mesa body arrives in Texas
05/16/2006 Sheriff sponsors hoops tournament
05/16/2006 Fort Hood specialist killed in Iraq
05/16/2006 Driver killed Sunday identified
05/16/2006 Students go to court over protests
05/16/2006 Austinite Killed While Trying To Break Up Fight
05/16/2006 Austinites React To President's Speech
05/16/2006 Bastrop spa opens June 1
05/16/2006 Jam Technologies names CFO
05/16/2006 Medicare Part D enrollment closes
05/16/2006 Propositions defeat a small setback for environmentalists
05/16/2006 Tornado or no tornado?
05/16/2006 Senate passes measure to fund university construction projects
05/16/2006 Taylor released on bail after arraignment on pot charge
05/16/2006 Legislature finishes school funding plan
05/16/2006 Bush to ask for thousands of Guard troops along border
05/16/2006 Meet Austin newest city council members
05/16/2006 Homeless Homer gets adopted
05/16/2006 Police believe boy started Home Depot fire
05/16/2006 Rio Vista Dam project to be finished by Memorial Day
05/16/2006 UT getting 50 million from Dell foundation
05/16/2006 Legislature ends special session
05/16/2006 Lawmakers say goodbye; Express relief
05/16/2006 Knee to resign as police chief
05/16/2006 Austin good Samaritan killed in Dallas
05/15/2006 Dixon Fix Austin, close two schools
05/15/2006 Good Samaritan shot in Dallas from Austin
05/15/2006 Dell pledges 50 million to UT-Austin
05/15/2006 Assam Co. buys stake in Austin Exploration
05/15/2006 Austin's Intrinsity gets new investor
05/15/2006 Former Motive execs launch software firm
05/15/2006 Qwest buys Austin's OnFiber for 107 million
05/15/2006 HealthTronics has stable quarter after Nasdaq troubles
05/15/2006 UT gets 50M gift from Dell Foundation
05/15/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/15/06
05/15/2006 Assam Co buys stake in Austin Exploration
05/15/2006 Silicon Labs buys French firm for 20M
05/15/2006 Rock Camp USA hits grand stage
05/14/2006 Telecom company takes a new path
05/14/2006 Mexican affiliate lands Winstead in court
05/14/2006 Missing Austin Man, Two Others Killed In Collision
05/14/2006 Austin-area dogs poisoned with anti-freeze
05/14/2006 Austin feel gives some Houston firms an edge
05/13/2006 Victory for Austin Mayor Wynn, council newcomers
05/13/2006 Austin homes lose water pressure after city pipe cracks
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05/13/2006 Austin to be target of new EEOC ad campaign
05/13/2006 ArthroCare taps new CFO
05/13/2006 UT to equip stadium with giant video display
05/13/2006 Hybrid campaign builds in Austin
05/13/2006 UT names interim dean for fine arts school
05/13/2006 Strayhorn Sales tax surge continues
05/13/2006 First Night on the hunt for artists
05/13/2006 Dell signs 23 million contract with Pennsylvania
05/13/2006 Sustainable Food Center lands foundation grant
05/13/2006 UT launches jobs site for employers, students
05/13/2006 from Austin Business Journal
05/12/2006 Austin animal workers rescue 30 dogs
05/12/2006 Plane Stuck in Mud at Austin Straubel
05/12/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/12/06
05/11/2006 Austin's Skyline To Gain Skyscrapers
05/11/2006 Exxon Mobil donates to UT
05/11/2006 Austin Area Briefs - 5/11/06
05/11/2006 Austin Teen To Compete In International Science Fair
05/11/2006 Ballet Austin stages Romeo and Juliet
05/11/2006 Senate passes tax cuts
05/11/2006 A closer look at Austin Props 1, 2
05/11/2006 Neighborhood kids catch accused gas thief
05/10/2006 Suspect arrested in 1999 sexual assault
05/10/2006 Clock ticking as lawmakers struggle with tax overhaul
05/10/2006 Voters to decide whether to sell park for development
05/10/2006 Development at center of Wimberley mayor race
05/10/2006 Introgen's loss widens
05/10/2006 Arlington police arrest teens for taped fights
05/10/2006 Students pick gifts for mom
05/10/2006 Austin uses record amount of energy
05/10/2006 Intoxication manslaughter charge upped to murder
05/10/2006 State workers take back outsourced work
05/10/2006 Inman honored with democracy medal
05/10/2006 Harris County reports first human case of rabies since 1997
05/10/2006 Strayhorn turns in voter signatures early
05/10/2006 Austin Briefs - 5/10/06
05/10/2006 Driver charged with intoxication manslaughter
05/10/2006 Senate still has work to do
05/10/2006 Suspected gas thief arrested
05/10/2006 Goodwill job fair
05/10/2006 Wear your seat belt
05/10/2006 Locals in the running for H-E-B educator awards
05/10/2006 No city elections in Hutto
05/10/2006 Crowded jail costs taxpayers thousands
05/10/2006 Storm brews over tree trimming
05/09/2006 Austin Straubel Gets Grant to Shift Runway
05/09/2006 Gas prices going down for awhile, analysts say
05/09/2006 Charges dropped against student
05/09/2006 Lawmakers want hate crime offenders to register
05/09/2006 Dallas 5th graders punished for Day of Inaction
05/09/2006 Bush tours Florida, pushes prescription plan
05/09/2006 Insurance filing tips
05/09/2006 Lake Travis level rises
05/09/2006 UT Tower lit for softball
05/09/2006 Tuesday is last day to vote early
05/09/2006 3 teenagers die in fatal accident
05/09/2006 Senate compromise in the works
05/09/2006 Changing minds about tree trimming
05/08/2006 Storm season strains Austin Fire Department, response center
05/08/2006 Three Austin teenagers die in wreck