austin texas

Expanding Austin, Texas is feeling a bit alienated from its image:

Does Austin's mythology as a magnetic, uber-cool city ring true with a citizenry that lives largely outside the gravitational pull of its inner core?

It was inevitable with the 3,000 liberal bloggers descending on Austin, Texas for a new-media conference that editors of the local paper, the Austin American-Statesman, would weigh in and take a few conventional mainstream shots at the bloggers.  However, I cannot get my around the editorial'

It all started with LBJ:

Michael Cass has the final numbers

As deadline nears, 15% of those whose data was on stolen laptop have registered
By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • April 3, 2008

Linda Goldman says she had no trouble signing up for the free identity-theft protection Metro Nashville offered after thieves stole computers containing voters' Social Security numbers.

Yay!  I’m finally back!  I thought it might be a good idea to visit Austin, Texas for a spell, but I missed Nashville too much to eva leave again.

Next time you see Jack Cawthon and his black cowboy hat, give him a pat on the back—but wipe your sticky fingers first.

On March 16, 2008, Luke Robinson will begin a walk that will lead him over 2,000 miles across the country from Austin, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts in memory of his beloved Malcom. His two other dogs, Murphy and and Hudson will complete the walk with him. This walk is to raise funds to benefit the very first canine cancer study by the Animal Cancer Foundation. From the press release:...