Irony alert: Governor Perry was against Texas accepting the stimulus package, but the nonprofit group he founded will still receive a stimulus grant! (Gothamist)

AUSTIN – A nonprofit charitable organization founded by Gov. Rick Perry was awarded $250,000 in federal economic-stimulus funds Wednesday.

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Fourth member replaced on Texas panel probing execution

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has removed a fourth member of a state commission charged with investigating claims that an innocent man may have been executed, his office said.

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Did MTA Officers Beat Down Cartwheeler?

On Friday night, I was walking back to the subway with my friend Stace, about 1:30 in the morning after a friend's birthday party at the Grace Hotel. We cut through the giant main room of Grand Central, and it was really empty so I did a cartwheel.

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Police ready to 'take on' commenters, chief says

POLICE Police ready to 'take on' commenters, chief says People who misrepresent themselves as officials in online comments could face civil, criminal penalties, Acevedo says. By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, September 18, 2009

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Commentary: Drinking age of 21 doesn't work

John M. McCardell Jr., president emeritus at Middlebury College, is founder and president of Choose Responsibility, a nonprofit organization that seeks to engage the public in debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age.

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Societal Cost of Meth Use Is Gauged in New Study

In the first effort to calculate the national price of methamphetamine abuse, a new study said the addictive stimulant imposed costs of $23.4 billion in 2005.

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Deadly Force

What a SWAT team did to Cheye Calvo's family may seem extreme. But decades into America's war on drugs, it's business as usual.

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Super Bowl Sunday will be another no-refusal night for APD

The Austin Police Department will not allow drivers to opt out of a blood-alcohol level test on the night of the Super Bowl, similar to the initiatives Halloween and New...

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LSE Volume Rose in '08, But Value of Trades Fell as Rivals Proliferated

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Feds makes 150 use of force recommendation to Austin police

A U.S. Justice Department report released Monday recommends the Austin Police Department makes changes to improve its use of force policies.

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APD to take 'no tolerance' approach this New Year's (Austin)

No tolerance means that if you refuse a breath test, officers can obtain a search warrant. They can then draw some of your blood for alcohol testing.

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Austinites continue to question "no refusal" policy

Austin police will not release the number of blood withdrawals performed downtown Friday night, but they do say a total of 10 people were arrested on Sixth Street.

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Austin police announce 'no refusal weekend

If you drink and drive this weekend, Austin police say they will find proof through your breath or your blood. You can't refuse because this coming weekend will be a "no refusal weekend" in Austin.

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Drinking-age proposal

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Man Jailed Over 50-Cent Toll

ROCHESTER, N.H. -- A Massachusetts man who insists his New Hampshire highway tokens are still valid just spent three days in jail because he insisted on using two tokens to pay a 50-cent toll.

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