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Exclusive: How a $2M donation will reshape the future of The Contemporary Austin

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (346+ words) The grounds of Laguna Gloria on Monday, September 9, 2013." A $2 million donation will permanently fund the most senior curatorial position at"The Contemporary Austin, marking an expansion of the museum's endowment and its long-term investment in programming. The funding is designed…...

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Our readers took these stunning photos of the aurora borealis this week

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, lit up skies above Austin on Nov. 11, 2025. We asked, and our readers delivered! A geomagnetic storm gifted Central Texas with striking views of the northern lights on Tuesday and Wednesday nights....

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statesman.com > story > lifestyle > 07/22/2025 > stockton-photo-challenge-winners-show-off-their-photographic-green-thumbs > 85266774007

Stockton readers show off their photographic green thumbs

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (309+ words) The dark green frog is complemented by the lighter green of the lily pad that it's sitting on. An opening between the floating lily pads reveals a small portion of algae-laden water that's such a dark green that it's almost…...

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statesman.com > story > lifestyle > 07/01/2025 > the-color-green-is-the-subject-for-julys-readers-photo-challenge > 84375750007

It's easy being green. The color green is the subject for July's Readers Photo Challenge

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (226+ words) Green is a color that's so ubiquitous that it often goes unnoticed or overlooked. In the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" Kermit the Frog laments " it seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things. And people tend…...