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Spicewood, Texas

Population: 656,562

Living by the motto "Keep Austin Weird," the Texas state capital city presents an alternative side to traditional Texan culture. This offbeat attitude is partly due to the city's large college student population, chiefly from the University of Texas. Austin's reputation as "The Live Music Capital of the World" is made by the abundance of concert venues and events held in the city. In March, Austin plays host to the South by Southwest music and film festival, and in September the Austin City Limits Music Festival. As the sun sets over the desert sky, Congress Avenue Bridge becomes a hotspot as Austin's famous bat population launches into the sky for their own nighttime pursuits.
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State Farm files appeal over $310M order

KTEN-TV Denison - Wed Nov 25

State Farm Lloyds has filed an appeal to an order to pay home insurance policyholders $310 million in refunds and interest for alleged overcharges going back as far as 2003.

Typhus now an ongoing threat

Austin American Statesman - Wed Nov 25

After two years of typhus outbreaks in Travis County, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests in a recent report the once-rare disease in this area might be establishing itself here and "should be considered an ongoing public health threat." The fever illness, murine typhus, is spread by fleas from rats, possums, dogs, cats and ...

30-year mortgages return to record low; State Farm to appeal Texas refund order

Austin American-Statesman - Wed Nov 25

Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week, government-controlled financier Freddie Mac said.

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