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ACNewsdesk

  1. Early voting ends tomorrow - will Lloyd Doggett lose to low turnout? bit.ly/JVLNza about 23 hours ago via web
  2. The irony is that many TP higher-ups traditionally looked down on nola.com - sad news for all cc @ndhapple @gardnerselby 9:37 AM May 24th via Twitter for Android in reply to ndhapple
  3. Five years of Acevedo - Reviewing APD's top cop bit.ly/KizpWt 9:34 AM May 24th via Twitter for Android
  4. Awkward for @PounderFile "@CoryBooker: Let me be clear, #IStandWithObama" 10:07 AM May 22nd via web
  5. "Forget it, Jake, it's Sixth Street" Shedding some light on the Yassine Noir bit.ly/LaOUgJ 10:06 AM May 22nd via web
  6. Primary update: Republican turnout in Travis County ahead of Democrats bit.ly/KJW0wv 1:21 PM May 18th via web
  7. Breaking down the admissions numbers for IDEA Allan bit.ly/J3B2pD 2:37 PM May 17th via web
  8. New GOP superpac ad reveals 3 things the GOP hates: Black people,metrosexuals, and Abraham Lincoln. 7:06 AM May 17th via Twitter for Android
  9. When did the Travis County GOP.get so Birther-y? MT "@TravisGOP: New Film Claims Obama’s Real Father Was Commie Frank Marshall Davis" 10:02 PM May 16th via Twitter for Android
  10. You're welcome mt "@mqsullivan: At the voting booth. Appreciate those who created our system, & those who defend it!" 11:12 AM May 16th via Twitter for Android
  11. The sickly taste of budget cuts: Rep. Mark Strama and 54 $100,000,000 cupcakes at the @savetxschools rally #txlege twitter.com/ACNewsdesk/sta… 11:03 AM May 16th via Twitter for Android
  12. Did Texas execute an innocent man? A new @ColumbiaLaw report makes the case bit.ly/MhtjsB 2:12 PM May 15th via web
  13. Yay, the election is over! Yay, another one starts tomorrow! Early voting in the @TXDemParty and @RepPartyofTexas bit.ly/KksWNh 3:27 PM May 13th via web
  14. Council election update: @BrigidforMayor concedes in race against @TheLeeTeam bit.ly/KU0P2Q 9:29 PM May 12th via web
  15. Lee Leffingwell makes victory speech: Eddie Rodriguez, Mike Martinez, Lloyd Doggett and Leffingwell family at Scholz. twitter.com/ACNewsdesk/sta… 8:16 PM May 12th via Twitter for Android
  16. Council election update: With 98 out of 237 ballot boxes in, incumbents still all ahead but Leffingwell lead cut bit.ly/Jp6O22 7:25 PM May 12th via web
  17. Council election results: Incumbents ahead on early voting and look to be avoiding run-offs bit.ly/Jp6O22 7:16 PM May 12th via web
  18. And finally on the early voting: Martinez 54, Pressley 46 6:22 PM May 12th via Twitter for Android
  19. Now in place 6: Cole 70, Ireland 30 6:21 PM May 12th via Twitter for Android
  20. More early voting results. Place 5: Spelman 55, Chavez 20, Cannon 11, Duffy 6, Conley 4, Rubine 3, Prudente 1 #atxvote #atxcouncil 6:20 PM May 12th via Twitter for Android
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