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QA luxury Realtor Shannon Schmitz
Shannon Schmitz Shannon Schmitz has been a luxury home Realtor in Austin for 13 years. This year she made some major changes to secure an even larger slice of the luxury sector by switching brokerage firms and creating a three-person team. As the lead agent for the Shannon Schmitz Group, which is affiliated with Austin Portfolio Real Estate, a division of Keller Williams Realty, heres her take ...
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Swim style Whats hot in Austin for Memorial Day
Memorial Day is less than a week away and Austin is already heating up. While the water levels of Lake Travis and Lake Austin are perpetually surfacing in the conversation of locals, the water babies of the city are finding no deterrence from stripping down to find aquatic ...
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Solar plane lands in Texas completes 2nd leg of trip intended to boost clean energy interest
Solar Impulse, piloted by Andr Borschberg, takes flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, at dawn, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The solar powered aircraft is scheduled to land at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday May 23. The plane's creators, Bertrand Piccard and Borschberg, said the trip is the first ...
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Man gunned down in Southlake Town Square police report
wmiller@star-telegram.com A 43-year-old man sitting in a car with his wife in busy Southlake Town Square was fatally shot Wednesday evening by a gunman who fled in a white sport utility vehicle, police ...
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Austin a top city for working women
Washington, D.C. topped the list, followed by San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; Austin; and Dallas. Austin has been ranked among the best large cities for working women, according to a study by NerdWallet, a personal finance and credit card information service. The Capital City took the No. 4 spot on the study, which examined 366 metro areas and ranked them based on four criteria: highest pay, ...
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Jobless claims fall further than expected
Unemployment claims fell lower than expected last week in a positive sign that the job market is sustaining recent gains, Bloomberg reports. Applications filed for unemployment benefits decreased by 23,000 to 340,000 for the week ended May 18, according to Labor Department figures. The median forecast of 50 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a drop to 345,000. Federal officials still ...
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San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors react to playoffs semi-final Game 6 - video
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 of the NBA's Western Conference playoffs semi-final, to go 4-2 up in the series. Spurs coach Greg Popovich says a strong defensive performance won the game and his team did well to hold the Warriors to around 80 ...
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Bastrop semitruck rollover catches fire
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Bastrop County Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to an 18-wheeler rollover wreck that caught fire early Thursday morning. It happened on State Highway 71 around 6:15 a.m. when the big rig caught fire rolling in Garfield, shutting down the lanes heading west near the intersection of Old 71. Firefighters managed to put out the fire, and by 7:15 a.m. ...
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Texas Penguin reach settlement over e-books
Texas and 32 other states have reached a multistate antitrust settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations that the company colluded with Apple Inc. over e-book pricing. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 32 other states and territories have agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuits against Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations Penguin and Apple Inc. colluded to manipulate ...
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Texas lawyer gets prison for mail medical fraud
A federal judge in Tyler on Wednesday also ordered 55-year-old Steven Rushing of Longview to repay more than $929,000. Rushing in February pleaded guilty to mail ...
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Funeral Saturday for Dallas firefighter Wilson
DALLAS (AP) -- A funeral will be held this weekend for a veteran Dallas firefighter who died after being trapped battling a blaze at a condominium ...
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Suspect sought after man fatally shot at Southlake
Southlake police on Thursday sought clues to the shooting of a 43-year-old man as he sat in the parked vehicle with his wife in the shopping ...
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Man pleads guilty to stabbing Border Patrol dog
Prosecutors in McAllen say 19-year-old Luis Gilberto Cruz-Solis faces up to a year in prison when he's sentenced next month. Cruz-Solis on Wednesday pleaded guilty to willfully and maliciously harming a police animal and to entering the U.S. ...
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One hospitalized in 10-car I-35 wreck
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Emergency crews took one person to the hospital in a wreck involving 10 cars on Interstate 35 Thursday morning. A dozen other people refused any medical treatment. It happened in the lanes heading north in the 10th block of I-35 near Riverside Drive. The highway was shut down for some time but reopened at 7:13 ...
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Humana will fill 620 jobs in Texas
Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving, Texas that is expected to to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. Business First, citing a story in The Dallas Business Journal, reports that RightSource, Humanas pharmacy-management company, will operate the facility that is expected to open in ...
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San Marcos HEB project tabled creating hardship for developer
The San Marcos HEB project would involve 259 acres between the Outlet Malls and the Embassy Suites and Convention Center along I-35. The San Marcos City Council has shelved an ordinance that would have brought a third HEB store to the city a plan the city approved nearly two weeks ago. At issue is whether developer Stratford Land Co. should pay the full cost of building a four-lane extension of ...
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Mavs shopping pick eyeing Howard MAY 23
Mavericks ], with their first lottery draft pick in a dozen years firmly in hand, have their eyes on a bigger prize. Multiple sources have told ESPN.com's Chad Ford ...
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Debated Lamar high-rise project up for Council vote
This 96-foot tall building is planned for the lot currently occupied by Taco Cabana along South Lamar Boulevard across from the new Zach Theatre. The Austin City Council is set to vote today on a South Lamar Boulevard project that has received push back from nearby condo residents who oppose a zoning change that could allow developers to build to 96 feet instead of the allowed 60 feet. The 211 ...
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West fertilizer plant blast shows flaw in U.S. law report says
An unknown woman is consoled by a Sheriff's Deputy at a command post in West, Texas, after an explosion that killed 14 people. Despite having been notified in 2012 by West Fertilizer Co. that it was storing potentially deadly chemicals at its plant, local fire officials and emergency responders never acted on the information to train for potential problems. A blast at the plant in central ...
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Austins Warehouse District getting 29-story office tower
Atlanta developer Cousins Properties Inc. will start construction next week on a new office tower in Austin's Warehouse District. An Atlanta-based developer is breaking ground next week on a 29-story downtown Austin office tower at Third and Colorado streets, bringing 371,000 square feet to the Central Business District. Cousins Properties Inc.'s project, called Colorado Tower, has ...
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Verizon Wireless Jennifer Lopez team up on Latino-themed stores
Jennifer Lopez and Verizon Wireless are teaming up on the Viva Movil retail concept. Verizon Wireless and singer/actress Jennifer Lopez are teaming up on a new cellphone retail store aimed at capturing the growing Latino market. CNET said the stores will be called Viva Movil. The first stores will be in Los Angeles, Miami and New York City, where the first store will open on June 15, CNET said. ...
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San Antonios Granary restaurant will be featured at Austin BBQ Bash
The Granary Cue & Brew has been invited to participate in theTravaasa Austin BBQ Bash on June 15. The Granary Cue & Brew, which can best be described as a hybrid hangout for people who love brewpub beer and barbecue, will be featured at a new food festival in Austin. The San Antonio establishment is one of five barbecue restaurants that have been invited to participate in the Travaasa Austin ...
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First Titan Corp. looking to expand oil interests in Texas
Bradenton, Fla.-based First Titan Corp. is planning to expand its oil and gas interests in Texas with the acquisition of a working interest in 1,000 acres in Hardin County near Beaumont. The companys Texas portfolio currently includes assets in Terrell County in far west Texas. The company announced plans for a more aggressive acquisition strategy centered in the Lone Star State in response to ...
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Stage set for voters to decide Texas water plan in November election
Action Wednesday in the Legislature puts the issue of the state's water plan to voters in November. It will likely be up to Texas voters to decide whether the state should dip into its Rainy Day Fund to pay for water infrastructure. Action by lawmakers Wednesday sets the stage for a November vote on the $2 billion State Water Implementation for Texas (SWIFT) plan to pay for new water ...
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Solar-powered aircraft makes historic landing at DFW Airport
Pilot Andre Borschberg talks about his record-breaking flight with media on the runway at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport immediately after finishing his 860 mile journey from Phoenix. Glowing red and green lights pierced the night sky as I stood on the runway at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Then, a row of LED lights came on, revealing the 200-foot wingspan that's ...
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Dallas city core development hindered by roadways
The Dallas freeway loop is a series of highways that wrap round the center of Downtown Dallas, built at a time when the inter-connectivity of neighborhoods was not yet appreciated, but with changing attitudes, a series of projects are underway to enhance the appeal of downtown.
Downtown Dallas, it’s the heart of the city, which is the commercial hub of Dallas County and the third largest city in Texas and the ninth largest in the entire United States. Yet, this area’s full potential has been hindered by a zoning decision in the 1980s that saw major freeways routed through the city and created a complex ring of highways (the Dallas freeway loop) around the core downtown area. Read more
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