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Free ‘NPR Music At SXSW’ Sampler

Download a free 11-song sampler of the artists featured by NPR Music at this March’s South by Southwest Music festival in Austin, Texas, including music from Spoon, Broken Bells and G-Side. NPR Music will offer live streaming, podcasts and full coverage of the exhausting and exhilarating music event. Presented with KUT in Austin, WXPN in Philadelphia, WFUV in New York, KEXP in Seattle, and The Current in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
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Hate in Texas

March 8, 2010

in Education, Politics

Out of 934 active hate groups in the U.S. Texas is home to 66. That’s according to The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate Map of Texas. Texas leads the nation in the number of hate groups. California comes in 2nd on this list with 60. SPLC didn’t include individuals with hateful websites alone. They focused on organizations of individuals that “have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”

Various Texas groups from all over the state made the SPLC’s list. From the Austin chapter of League of the South to the Houston chapter of the Nation of Islam. All of major metropolitan and many rural areas are home to the groups on the list.

NPR’s Guide to SXSW: Top 100

March 7, 2010 Arts & Culture

Listen to the 6.5 hour mix now. Set list after the jump.

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The “Super Bowl” of Energy Hits Houston Next Week

March 7, 2010 Energy

The IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ 29th annual energy forum next week, aka CERAWeek, the Houston Chronicle reports.
The event, now expanded to five days of panel discussions and keynote speeches, has been referred to as ‘the Super Bowl of energy conferences’ because of its importance as the premier Offshore Technology Conference. It will be [...]

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Petro Thicker than Pride for ConocoPhillips?

March 7, 2010 Economy

Despite efforts by the federal government to discourage companies from doing business with Iran, the New York Times reportsHouston-based ConocoPhillips Inc. has active contracts in Iran. Apparently the $1.7B in revenue and benefits from the U.S. Government didn’t come with strings attached.

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Board of Ed to Resume Social Studies Revisions

March 6, 2010 Education

Bob Craig is a conservative Republican incumbent on the Texas State Board of Education. He just defeated a hard-right challenger in the GOP primary. In this podcast, Craig discusses the SBOE with Mark Haslett of Amarillo’s High Plains Public Radio. The Board will meet on March 10 to continue its revision of Social Studies teaching guidelines.

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Community of Iraqi Refugees Emerge in Dallas-Fort Worth

March 5, 2010 Dallas-Ft Worth and North Texas

Dallas-Forth Worth has become one of the country’s largest Iraqi refugee communities, reports Laura Burke of the Texas Observer. According to Burke’s report, The United States has offered refuge to tens of thousands of Iraqis.  In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, established Muslims are working hard to keep refugees from falling through the cracks. Their efforts [...]

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PMT Political Podcast | Seven

March 3, 2010 Agriculture Commissioner

Big night for Texas politics last night. Michael and Terry break it all down in the freshest podcast in town. Terry eats crow, Michael is crow-intolerant but did so in spirit. Doc Gould will have to return to feet doctorin’ TPR: Canseco Will Face Hurd in GOP 23rd District Congressional Runoff [...]

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