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Friday, March 01, 2013  A Central Texas city's ban on retail single-use bags has begun.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Consumers in Central Texas have the chance to learn more about Austin's ban on retail single-use bags that starts March 1.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Local educators, and the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, went to the state's capitol on January 24th to lobby for education reform.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A Central Texas city has started a yearlong pilot program for curbside collection of compost.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is accusing a longtime political adviser of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign account.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Authorities are searching for a 16-year-old state inmate who - while shackled - eluded guards by wriggling through a fence hole and jumping onto a passing train.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A Texas man will serve life in prison without parole after his capital murder conviction in the deaths of his daughter's girlfriend and the girlfriend's mother.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  Despite calming winds, firefighters have yet to get control of destructive Texas wildfire

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  A federal judge in Austin has struck down key provisions of Texas' new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  With the Texas House already struggling to make quorum, the leader of the Republican Caucus is away from the capital - and his staff won't say exactly where.

Monday, May 23, 2011  House and Senate negotiators have moved closer to finishing up their work on the next two-year state budget.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Education in Texas faces major cuts as lawmakers deal with budget shortfall.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Work on Texas Governor's Mansion continues

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  Local lawmakers file file proposed legislation addressing illegal immigration, the  controversal voter ID bill, concealed handguns on campus, and health care in Texas, to name a few.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  An audit says Austin needs to do a better job overseeing five cemeteries that it maintains.