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Austin American-Statesman
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Austin 4/20 guide: Where to celebrate amid uncertainty over THC laws

7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (650+ words) Cara Todkill smells cannabis flower from Warren Campbell, owner of W Squared Distribution in Houston, at the CHAMPS Trade Show at the Palmer Events Center Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025." In Austin, where outlaw country hums through dive bars and the line between…...

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

1+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

Austin American-Statesman
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Our readers took these stunning photos of the aurora borealis this week

5+ mon, 2+ day 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....

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

9+ mon, 2+ 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…...

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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

8+ mon, 3+ week 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…...