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The Liberty Beat Surpasses Fundraiser Goal
By: Brian Hagen We did it! Thanks to your generous support, the Liberty Beat was able to pass our goal and raised $7,380, through our now complete IndieGoGo fundraising campaign! Included in this...
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Austin Open Carry Walk Planned For Thursday
By: Brian Hagen A walk for open carry support. That’s planned to happen prior to Kokesh’s presentation, with supporters to gather in front of Brave New Books at 5:00 Thursday evening. With the walk set...
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Kokesh Coming To Brave New Books
By: Brian Hagen A unique opportunity happens Thursday, as Adam Kokesh visits Austins Brave New Books for an intimate chat about his experience in jail, his book project, and his insight into the future...
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Bitcoin ATMs Coming To the States
By: Brian Hagen Bitcoin ATM kiosks are coming to Seattle, Washington and Austin, Texas. Reuters reports the first bitcoin automated teller machines in the United States are expected to be installed...
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Bitcoin ATM Unveiled In Austin
By: Brian Hagen Billed as the first bitcoin ATM in the United States, an unveiling ceremony was held Thursday at the HandleBar, an East Fifth Street Austin bar where the machine now stands in place....
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Fusion Center Secrets Revealed
By Julie Wilson Using the September 11 attacks as justification for the implementation of ongoing domestic surveillance, the U.S. government has spent billions of dollars building what they call...
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Austin City Council To Discuss Fluoridation Contract
By: Brian Hagen Artificial water fluoridation is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Austin City Council. The council plans to discuss the contract with Mosaic, the company that provides the...
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Austin To Continue Fluoridation
By: John Bush The Austin City Council voted unanimously yesterday to continue the fluoridation of Austin’s water supply. The vote came after 45 minutes of testimony from community leaders, toxicology...
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Edward Snowden to Speak on Panel at SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas
By: Derrick Broze The organizers of the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival have announced that former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden will participate in a panel discussion on...
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Houston Area $250k Drone Crashes, While Austin Police Dept. Drone Request is...
By Julie Wilson: The search for a drone used by a police department north of Houston continues continues after it crashed into a lake last week during a training exercise, reported the Houston...
View ArticleFormer APD Det. Charles Kleinert indicted for manslaughter
By Julie Wilson: Monday a Texas County grand jury indicted a former Austin police detective for manslaughter. The second-degree charge is punishable between 2-20 years in prison and up to a $10K fine....
View ArticleCourt halts Texas execution over mental health claims
A federal appeals court halted the execution of convicted killer, Robert Campbell, Tuesday evening after his attorneys appealed his sentence citing mental impairment, making him ineligible for the...
View ArticleTexas man facing possible life sentence for pot brownies
By Julie Wilson: A 19-year old former football player, with a clean record from Round Rock, Texas, has been charged with a first-degree felony for making and selling pot brownies. Jacob Lavoro faces up...
View ArticleAustin Organization to Hold Accused Silk Road Founder Fundraiser
Raising money for the defense fund of Ross Ulbricht is the goal Saturday when the Alliance of Austin Agorists hold their 6th networking party at Austin’s Brave New Books. Alliance founder Joel Anthony...
View ArticleUber Launches in Austin
By Julie Wilson: Two new transportation services, Lyft. Inc. and Uber, have launched in Austin despite city officials publicly denouncing the services. Similar to Lyft, Uber allows users to hail a...
View ArticleAustin area men arrested on terrorism charges
Two Austin men have been arrested on charges of terrorism after allegedly conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, reported KVUE. Tuesday, the Central Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force...
View ArticleGrand jury clears officer in deadly 2013 shooting
A Travis County grand jury failed to indict an Austin police officer who shot and killed a man in March of 2013, as stated in a report by KXAN. Officer Jonathan Whitted responded to a 911 call from a...
View ArticleCapitol staffer charged with taking lewd videos
An employee with the Texas Legislative Council is charged with secretly recording lewd videos of a staffer without her permission, according to a report by KXAN. Clifton James Bryan, 31, was arrested...
View ArticleAustin Council Unanimously Approved Funds for Urban Rail
On Thursday, the Austin City Council voted unanimously to approve a $1 billion bond proposal to move forward with an urban rail. Council members now have until Aug. to determine what could be included...
View ArticleAustin City Council Votes to Legalize Medical Pot
The Austin City Council voted to approve medical marijuana in Texas on Thursday during a city council meeting, according to a report by KXAN. The resolution, which was sponsored by councilmen Bill...
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