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talk about austin.y he went to syria, what he was doing there is a journalist, and now where you think he is. >> well, austin is our oldest son, our firstborn. he is a big man. he has big passions. he is committed to things. when he gets committed, he takes action. one of the things that troubled him about the syrian conflict was the lack of credible, verifiable information about what was going on there. austin had spent some time in the region. had an affinity for the people there. and he decided he had the abilities and the skills to go to syria to see what was happening and communicate that to people in the u.s. in the western world so that we would know what is happening. >> so he freelanced for various papers. >> he did. he did a lot of work for the mcclatchy news organization, which has been incredibly supportive of us and austin since he is gone missing. as he moved south in the country, he was able to deliver information and reports to a number of different organizations. >> debra tice, what has
talk about austin.y he went to syria, what he was doing there is a journalist, and now where you think he is. >> well, austin is our oldest son, our firstborn. he is a big man. he has big passions. he is committed to things. when he gets committed, he takes action. one of the things that troubled him about the syrian conflict was the lack of credible, verifiable information about what was going on there. austin had spent some time in the region. had an affinity for the people there. and...
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as we talked about before, stephen f austin and moses austin, his father their hope for texas was to colonize it and make it a very prosperous place but this was mainly a dream for white colonists who came from the united states and from some european nations. the same promise was not necessarily available to people of other ethnicities. if you were of african descent you have basically no rights. this is a really fascinating document. basically a letter of safe passage. we might call it a passport for emily west, who was a free woman of color from new york who had come to texas before the texas revolution with captain morgan. during the revolution, she was trying to return home to new york and got this letter, which would have allowed her free passage. in the meantime, she was captured by santa ana and detained for a while. a myth grew out of this story that somehow she was a woman who had distracted santa ana at the battle of san jacinto. there's not much evidence for that but it was a myth that grew out of those infants and was perpetrated later on -- that grew out of those events
as we talked about before, stephen f austin and moses austin, his father their hope for texas was to colonize it and make it a very prosperous place but this was mainly a dream for white colonists who came from the united states and from some european nations. the same promise was not necessarily available to people of other ethnicities. if you were of african descent you have basically no rights. this is a really fascinating document. basically a letter of safe passage. we might call it a...
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stephen f austin was the president of this convention. a number of prominent men met to draw up a list of grievances they had with the mexican government. for a variety of reasons we're not sure about. it was never presented to the mexican government. the delegation from san antonio and the delegation from goliad was not president -- not present for the convention and basically was the work of the white male colonists. that's rather significant. hispanics and tejano's were not represented. this is another of our most iconic documents. this is the handwritten declaration of independence. the convention met on march 1 of 1836. at washington texas, which is now known as washington on the brazos will stop 59 delegates eventually signed this. there were three hispanics who signed it. there was also as a francisco louise. as we talked about before, stephen f austin and his father possible for texas was to colonize it and make it a very prosperous place, but this was a dream for colonists who came from european nations. the same promise was not
stephen f austin was the president of this convention. a number of prominent men met to draw up a list of grievances they had with the mexican government. for a variety of reasons we're not sure about. it was never presented to the mexican government. the delegation from san antonio and the delegation from goliad was not president -- not present for the convention and basically was the work of the white male colonists. that's rather significant. hispanics and tejano's were not represented. this...
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austin. if he and his father knew texas would be successful, they would have to have a good map of the area. so he worked with the tanner publication or the publishing company in philadelphia to create this map. the earliest one was in 1830s. and they issued several editions. the last one being 1836. the 1836 map. you'll notice that it still has the mexican eagle in the cartoush here. at this time in 1836, this time in the publication, it was still part of mexico. this book is a publication of the proceeding of the convention of texas at san felipe deshgs austin in october of 1832. and stephen f. austin was the president of this convention. and it was a number of it was prominent men who met to draw up a list of grievances they had with the mexican government for a variety of reasons that we're not really sure about it was never presented to the mexican government. but one significant thing about it is the delegation from beyer, san antonio, and the delegation from goal yad in southeast texas
austin. if he and his father knew texas would be successful, they would have to have a good map of the area. so he worked with the tanner publication or the publishing company in philadelphia to create this map. the earliest one was in 1830s. and they issued several editions. the last one being 1836. the 1836 map. you'll notice that it still has the mexican eagle in the cartoush here. at this time in 1836, this time in the publication, it was still part of mexico. this book is a publication of...
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next, he look at our recent visit to austin, texas.ou're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the capitol has a commanding presence in austin. it is at the top of the hill. capitol square is over 22 acres of park-like grounds. it has this beautiful renaissance revival style with sunset red granite. it is easy to see from almost any vantage point in downtown austin. we have a round dome, not unlike the nation's capitol, topped by the goddess of liberty at the top of the capitol dome. texans are proud of the fact that the texas capitol is actually taller than the national capital. when the first capitol was completed in 1853, it was very small and was not popular. officials started to make plans for a grander, more fitting state capitol for texas. they realized they could not afford what they had in mind and so they were able to set aside acres of land in the panhandle, and trade that so the texas capitol could be completed in 1888. it imparts to visitors the story of texas, the story of the land it too
next, he look at our recent visit to austin, texas.ou're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the capitol has a commanding presence in austin. it is at the top of the hill. capitol square is over 22 acres of park-like grounds. it has this beautiful renaissance revival style with sunset red granite. it is easy to see from almost any vantage point in downtown austin. we have a round dome, not unlike the nation's capitol, topped by the goddess of liberty at...
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we continue with a look at the history of austin. this is american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ >> well, thse story we are telling at the bullock texas state history museum is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story a story that changed texas and america's history. just thinking of -- does thinking of la belle doom the french effort to colonize texas? la salle discovered the mouth of the mississippi river. claim to the lands for france. got a commission from louis the 14th two, back and build a colony at the mississippi river mouth. he got the slides together and came back in 1684, and landed at the texas coast thinking he was at the mouth of mississippi river. he thought texas was part of the mississippi river. and was insistent somewhere in that area he would find his river to build his colony. his problem was was that he had a map that he used at the time that he and his mapmaker put together that was dramatically wrong. it showed the mississippi river floating
we continue with a look at the history of austin. this is american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ >> well, thse story we are telling at the bullock texas state history museum is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story a story that changed texas and america's history. just thinking of -- does thinking of la belle doom the french effort to colonize texas? la salle discovered the mouth of the mississippi river. claim to...
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austin's brother is one of the rope swing engineers.s job is to make sure everyone survives to tell the tale. >> to actually jump you need two ropes. you always want a back-up rope when your life is on the line. something like this, you only mess up once. >> to build the rope swing, the crew is riffing off existing hardware left by past climbers. >> and there were five bolts placed on the arch in the '80s. we attached the two ropes we jumped onto webbing to attach to the five anchor points. >> they're taking a reper caution, but it's still a risky endeavor, a rope could break. a bolt might come loose. or as he discovers, a slight misstep could land someone over the edge, onto the unforgiving rocks below. >> if i would have slid maybe another foot and a half, it's 150 feet straight down. >> it's a close call. >> i got careless, i wasn't thinking, and i made a mistake. lucky i just brought brand new climbing shoes with rubber on the bottom. i was able to recover like a boss and live to do the rope swing. >> everything is in place for the
austin's brother is one of the rope swing engineers.s job is to make sure everyone survives to tell the tale. >> to actually jump you need two ropes. you always want a back-up rope when your life is on the line. something like this, you only mess up once. >> to build the rope swing, the crew is riffing off existing hardware left by past climbers. >> and there were five bolts placed on the arch in the '80s. we attached the two ropes we jumped onto webbing to attach to the five...
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she started the lady bird johnson center here in austin and other environmental-type programs. >> the beatles! >> ? oh, yeah i will tell you something i think you will understand when i say that something i wanna hold your hand ? >> music was a very large part of the 1960's. in partnership with the grammy museum, we have both the soundtrack for the decade that we highlight within the exhibit -- the grammy museum put together a panel of musical experts. some of the most influential songs of the 1960's and the lbj library then posted those songs on her website and allow the public to vote on which were the most popular songs. bob dylan, "blowing in the wind" -- that occupies the top spot. >> ? the answer is blowing in the wind ? >> with our exhibit program, we hope to give people a better understanding of american history, especially we are looking to give a different perspective on not only the decade of the 1960's, but the entire scope of american history. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring austin, texas. learn more about other stops on c-span's city's tour on
she started the lady bird johnson center here in austin and other environmental-type programs. >> the beatles! >> ? oh, yeah i will tell you something i think you will understand when i say that something i wanna hold your hand ? >> music was a very large part of the 1960's. in partnership with the grammy museum, we have both the soundtrack for the decade that we highlight within the exhibit -- the grammy museum put together a panel of musical experts. some of the most...
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it's easy to see it from almost vetting -- almost any vantage point in downtown austin.lus we begin with the live and service pilots and their contributions during world war ii. >> the bullock texas history museum is texas'official state history museum. we were open in 2001 and we are charged with telling the story of texas. we have three floors of exhibition space where we feature around 500 original artifact that tell the story of texas. we also have temporary exhibitions, including fly girls, which is what we are standing in right now. and to theaters with show films regularly. ♪ >> this is texas -- cradle of our armies air force. over headquarters rise a strange girl gremlin. out of those buses are stepping girls who give a new angle to an air force story. the women's air force service pilots. >> the fly girls exhibition is very special to us. it is an exhibition we opened on veterans day to tell the story of these world war ii female pilots and share that with the public was, we thought, an important texas story but a story that connects texas with the nation. when
it's easy to see it from almost vetting -- almost any vantage point in downtown austin.lus we begin with the live and service pilots and their contributions during world war ii. >> the bullock texas history museum is texas'official state history museum. we were open in 2001 and we are charged with telling the story of texas. we have three floors of exhibition space where we feature around 500 original artifact that tell the story of texas. we also have temporary exhibitions, including fly...
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she started the lady bird johnson center here in austin and other environmental-type programs. >> thetles! >> ♪ oh, yeah i will tell you something i think you will understand when i say that something i wanna hold your hand ♪ >> music was a very large part of the 1960's. in partnership with the grammy museum, we have both the soundtrack for the decade that we highlight within the exhibit -- the grammy museum put together a panel of musical experts. some of the most influential songs of the making 60's and the lbj library then posted those songs on her website and allow the public to vote on which were the most popular songs. bob dylan, "blowing in the wind" -- that occupies the top spot. >> ♪ the answer is blowing in the wind ♪ >> with our exhibit program, we hope to give people a better understanding of american history, especially we are looking to give a different perspective on not only the decade of the 1960's, but the entire scope of american history . >> throughout the weekend american history tv is featuring austin, texas. learn more about other stops on c-span's city store on
she started the lady bird johnson center here in austin and other environmental-type programs. >> thetles! >> ♪ oh, yeah i will tell you something i think you will understand when i say that something i wanna hold your hand ♪ >> music was a very large part of the 1960's. in partnership with the grammy museum, we have both the soundtrack for the decade that we highlight within the exhibit -- the grammy museum put together a panel of musical experts. some of the most...
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this event is from book people bookstore in austin, texas. it's about 40 minutes. >> thank you, everyone for being here. welcome to book people. i'm steve bercu, one of the owners of the store. i'm very happy to have you here, and i'm particularly happy to people introduce richard parker this evening to talk a little bit about his book content. richard, in case you guys don't know this, is an award-winning journalist. he has written works that appeared in "the new york times," "the new republic," the "columbia journalism review," many other prominent newspapers and journals across the country. he has written about wars and conflicts in places like mexico our neighbor, and iraq kosovo. now he has continued more dangerous place to write, and that's texas. so the question i guess post here is texas going to be the california of the 21st century? will be six migration into this state truly transform our state into something that will lead the nation as we go forward into this century? and will texas still be texas when this is all said and done?
this event is from book people bookstore in austin, texas. it's about 40 minutes. >> thank you, everyone for being here. welcome to book people. i'm steve bercu, one of the owners of the store. i'm very happy to have you here, and i'm particularly happy to people introduce richard parker this evening to talk a little bit about his book content. richard, in case you guys don't know this, is an award-winning journalist. he has written works that appeared in "the new york times,"...
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in a row. >> what about you, austin.hen you were watching and the penguin separated from mom, were you crying? >> no. >> your daughter's got a good pouty lip. can you say no to that face? >> pretty impossible to say no to that face. >> austin i suggest you learn to do the pouty lip, too to get whatever you want. >> bye-bye. >> that's our show everybody. have a happy new year. we'll see you for the next edition of "right this minut [ cheers and applause ] >>> live from new york city, it's "the wendy williams show." today bad boy comedian russell brand is here. he said he had a crush on wendy. what will happen when they meet for the first time? and the november games roll on. who will take home cold hard cash? plus, all of today's juiciest hot topics. now here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ]
in a row. >> what about you, austin.hen you were watching and the penguin separated from mom, were you crying? >> no. >> your daughter's got a good pouty lip. can you say no to that face? >> pretty impossible to say no to that face. >> austin i suggest you learn to do the pouty lip, too to get whatever you want. >> bye-bye. >> that's our show everybody. have a happy new year. we'll see you for the next edition of "right this minut [ cheers and...
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we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left, just down the block is the river, colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing about the spot where [indiscernible] was.
we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left, just down the block is the river, colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing about the spot where [indiscernible] was.
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in a row. >> what about you, austin.you were watching and the penguin separated from mom, were you crying? >> no. >> your daughter's got a good pouty lip. can you say no to that face? >> pretty impossible to say no to that face. >> austin i suggest you learn to do the pouty lip, too to get whatever you want. >> bye-bye. >> that's our show everybody. have a happy new year. we'll see you for the next edition of "right this minut female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ ♪ >> welcome to "tmz live." harvey levin here. >> charles here. >> chris brown we've done a lot of stories about chris brown that have not been flattering from rihanna on. chris brown did something awesome. he went to a charity event a basketball game. the twist is -- >> it's involving the lapd. >> there is nothing you can look at
in a row. >> what about you, austin.you were watching and the penguin separated from mom, were you crying? >> no. >> your daughter's got a good pouty lip. can you say no to that face? >> pretty impossible to say no to that face. >> austin i suggest you learn to do the pouty lip, too to get whatever you want. >> bye-bye. >> that's our show everybody. have a happy new year. we'll see you for the next edition of "right this minut female announcer: get...
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austin has as well. there were times when these places were not the bulk of the population. but that's not sure anymore and people forget there were times in dallas and houston were staunchly republican but that is not sure either so the answer to your question is is the dense urbanization that begins to change peoples needs and when needs change politics will follow. yes sir. >> how do you think the okies have migrated influence california? >> that's a good question. initially they were actually very rare. people didn't really like them. as i noted in the book california was used to having wealthier migrants come and even single men so they were treated poorly and often treated as second rate citizens. but i think that part of my family were okies who went to california so i'm reflecting on their experience. they changed california for what they tried to do is they try to absorb as much of california and its traditions and folklore deepened its music as they could. .. >> >> is there any other questions? >> can you touch briefly on any shift between religion? >> i did not lo
austin has as well. there were times when these places were not the bulk of the population. but that's not sure anymore and people forget there were times in dallas and houston were staunchly republican but that is not sure either so the answer to your question is is the dense urbanization that begins to change peoples needs and when needs change politics will follow. yes sir. >> how do you think the okies have migrated influence california? >> that's a good question. initially they...
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this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >>> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this is private quarters. i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. and the remarkable thing about this space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. there's a document in the corner of this room signed among others, the the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my predecessors, myself and my successors that nothing in this room can change. >> so we're here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left just down the block is the river, the colorado river. and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo, austin's predecessor, was. it consisted of a cluster of c
this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >>> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this is private quarters. i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. and the remarkable thing about this space is...
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. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring austin texas the lone star state's n fourth largest city. posted by our time you cable partners, the c-span city tour staff recently visited sites showcasing austan's history. learn more about austan all weekend here on american history tv. ♪ >> the story here we are telling here is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story to tell, a story that changed texas and american history. lasalle is the key character. he discovered the mouth of the mississippi river in 1682 and claimed the land for france. he got the commission from king louis the 14th come back and build a colony at the mississippi river mouth. he got his supplies together and came back in 1684 and landed on the texas coast thinking he was at the mouth of the mississippi river. in fact, he thought texas was part of the mouth of the mississippi river and thought he would find his river to build his colony. he had a map he and his mapmaker put together that was dramatically wrong. it shows the mississippi r
. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring austin texas the lone star state's n fourth largest city. posted by our time you cable partners, the c-span city tour staff recently visited sites showcasing austan's history. learn more about austan all weekend here on american history tv. ♪ >> the story here we are telling here is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story to tell, a story that changed texas...
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austin take this ring place it upon dominique's finger and repeat after me.give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> so close, we're so close. dominique, take this ring place it upon austin's finger and repeat after me. i give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> i give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> i played my part. your honor, judge firetuck, take it from she. >> hi by the virtue vested in me by the laws of the state of new york now pronounce you husband and wife. [ cheers and applause ] >> you may kiss the bride! >> whoo! >> congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh my gosh. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> and in the spirit of the big event we have kevin hart who has agreed to do the honors with a special toast for the new newly married couple. >> go for it. >> it is tough because, austin you and i have shared some times, buddy. >> drinking again. >> you know austin i remember when you told me you said i got something special in this girl. i said what do you mean by special. you said kevin, have you ever seen a shooting star
austin take this ring place it upon dominique's finger and repeat after me.give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> so close, we're so close. dominique, take this ring place it upon austin's finger and repeat after me. i give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> i give you this ring as a symbol of our love. >> i played my part. your honor, judge firetuck, take it from she. >> hi by the virtue vested in me by the laws of the state of new york now pronounce you...
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we continue now with our look at the history of austin. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson. this is the private quarters of the president and first lady. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been opened. you are seeing this because of c-span's special status. the ip's come into this space just as they did during lyndon johnson's day, but it's not open to visitors on a daily basis. this is really a living, breathing artifact. it has not changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there's a document in the corner on this room signed by the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my processors myself and successors that nothing in this room can change will stop this is just as president johnson would have seen it in his day. there have been a number of luminaries in this room -- seven presidents have stride through these rooms. six first ladies, the queen of england, prince philip, prince charles, princ
we continue now with our look at the history of austin. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson. this is the private quarters of the president and first lady. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been opened. you are seeing this because of c-span's special status. the ip's come into this space just as they did during lyndon johnson's day, but it's not open to visitors on a daily basis. this is...
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and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin'swas. waterloo consisted really just of a cluster of cabins that were occupied by four or five families, including the family of jay carroll and i'm actually standing about the spot where the harrell cabin was. and this is where mirabella mature was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so, lamar and the other men jumped on their horses, congress avenue or wasn't really the avenue, in those days, it was just a muddy ravine that led north to the hill where the capitol now sits. and the men galloped on their horses. they had stuffed their belts full of pistols. and rode into the midst of this herd of buffalo, firing and shouting. and lamar at eighth and congress, what became eighth and congress, shot this enormous buffalo. and from there he went to the top of the hill where the capitol is and that's where he told everybody that this should be the seat of future empire. >> watch all of our events from austin, saturday at noon eastern on
and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin'swas. waterloo consisted really just of a cluster of cabins that were occupied by four or five families, including the family of jay carroll and i'm actually standing about the spot where the harrell cabin was. and this is where mirabella mature was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so, lamar and the other men jumped on their horses,...
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[applause] > wi the help of or loc cabl partner booktv visits austin texas th weknd. next we learneabout the texas justice syst from theuthor of bad boy. >>enneth allen i oneof th mo infamous crimina in t histor of texas and certainly in austin. he almt single-handedly broughabout one of the lgest construcon in the hstory o thefre word. changedhe cminal justice system becae he became e ce of what everyone thught was wrong with texas criminals. >> he was a serial killer who first committed murder in 16 and was sentenced to death for the brutal murders of three teenagers in the fort woth ea. 23 years laterhe as aroled even though he h been on death row. the stry i long and sordid but in thend after he got paroled he banurdering peopl in t wa and austin area a got capted aingot evited again and sent back a second time so he ione of ony two people in the history of the united states but has had two different members. whene was imprisoned in the first time for his murderous back in the 1960s the texas prison systemdidand -- did not grow the popation did so the 1970s an80s
[applause] > wi the help of or loc cabl partner booktv visits austin texas th weknd. next we learneabout the texas justice syst from theuthor of bad boy. >>enneth allen i oneof th mo infamous crimina in t histor of texas and certainly in austin. he almt single-handedly broughabout one of the lgest construcon in the hstory o thefre word. changedhe cminal justice system becae he became e ce of what everyone thught was wrong with texas criminals. >> he was a serial killer who first...
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to austin. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo, austin's predecessor was which consisted of a cluster of cabins. i am standing at about the spot where the cabin was. he and the men got wind of a big buffalo herd. they jumped on their horses. congress avenue in those days was just a muddy ravine they galloped on their horses grabbed pistols and rode into the midst of buffaloes firing and shouting. he shot an enormous buffalo and went to the top of the help where the capital's and told everyone that this should be the seat of the future empire. >> watch all our events from austin saturday at noon eastern on t1 book tv. >> in january the new congress will see the largest gop majority. >> julia angwin is next on book tv. she argues due to the pervasiveness of the dragnet system we are in danger of becoming a society a society that censors itself instead of demanding rights. this is just under an hour. >> the national constitution center is the only institution in americ
to austin. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo, austin's predecessor was which consisted of a cluster of cabins. i am standing at about the spot where the cabin was. he and the men got wind of a big buffalo herd. they jumped on their horses. congress avenue in those days was just a muddy ravine they galloped on their horses grabbed pistols and rode into the midst of buffaloes firing and shouting. he shot an enormous...
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so we're here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left just down the block is the colorado river and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo's austin's predecessor was. it consisted of a cluster of cabance including the family of jake harold. and i'm standing at about the spot where the cabin was. and this is where lamar was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of the big buffalo herd in this vicinity. so they jumped on their horses, congress avenue or it wasn't really the avenue but a muddy ravine that led north to the hill where the capitol sits and the men gal lopped. they had stuffed their belts full of pistols and road into the midst of this herd and lamar at what became 8th and congress shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill and told everybody that this should be the seat of the future empire. fracking on the environment. >> i'm going to dive right into the questions. david, you have said that the energy industry should emulate the
so we're here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left just down the block is the colorado river and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo's austin's predecessor was. it consisted of a cluster of cabance including the family of jake harold. and i'm standing at about the spot where the cabin was. and this is where lamar was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of the big buffalo herd in this vicinity. so they jumped...
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very cold version of austin texas. because you have the university.aduate from school, and there's employment opportunities. >> so we have to think of columbus, detroit, and even phoenix? >> and denver. >> thanks very much. the head of real estate practice at peter vesey -- pwc. coming up, today's latin america report. a new chance for argentina could -- to come back to the debt market? details ahead on "bottom line." ♪ >> this is "bottom line" on bloomberg television and streaming on your tablet, your phone and of course at bloomberg.com. time for today's latin america report. president dilma rousseff officially began her second term as president of brazil yesterday, as the largest economy in latin america, whatever happens to brazil matters. willem marx followed the election battle, and joins us for more. let's start out with the challenges president rouseff faces in his second term. collect the big challenge for her will be the economy. there has been a great deal of inflation. it is difficult for ordinary people in brazil to keep up with price inc
very cold version of austin texas. because you have the university.aduate from school, and there's employment opportunities. >> so we have to think of columbus, detroit, and even phoenix? >> and denver. >> thanks very much. the head of real estate practice at peter vesey -- pwc. coming up, today's latin america report. a new chance for argentina could -- to come back to the debt market? details ahead on "bottom line." ♪ >> this is "bottom line" on...
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. >> woodruff: michael thompson joining us from austin, texas, xavier mcelrath-bey joining us from chicago. we thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now back to our second look at rethinking iran.
. >> woodruff: michael thompson joining us from austin, texas, xavier mcelrath-bey joining us from chicago. we thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now back to our second look at rethinking iran.
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we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin texas. >> we are in the private suite of lyndon ladybird johnson. this was private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i mean it. this is not part of a tour that's offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space as they did in lyndon johnson's day. it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about the space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of the room signed by among others the archivist of the united states and ladybird johnson telling my predecessors myself and my successors that nothing this this room can change. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important site in the city's history. this is where waterloo was. it was a cluster of cabin occupied by four or five familieses including j. carol. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. thi
we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin texas. >> we are in the private suite of lyndon ladybird johnson. this was private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i mean it. this is not part of a tour that's offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space as they did in lyndon johnson's day. it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable...
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we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left, just down the block is the river, colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing about the spot where [indiscernible] was. this is where mirabelle lamarr was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. lamarr and the other man jumped on their courses. -- horses. in those days it was a muddy ravine that leads north to where the capital now sits. they had stuffed their belts fullest this so and road into the midst of this herd of buffalo, firing and shouting. lamarr shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill where the capital is and that is were he told everybody this should be the seat of the future empire. >> watch all of our events from austin today at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> each week american history tv's reel america brings yo
we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left, just down the block is the river, colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing about the spot where [indiscernible] was. this is where mirabelle lamarr was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. lamarr and the other man jumped on their courses. -- horses. in those days it was...
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he spent no time here in austin. doesn't know the terrain. doesn't know his surroundings. out he left with nothing. he didn't have anything on him. so we did think he would be an easy catch. but that hasn't been the case. >> once they made that big leap, once they become a fugitive and all the boundaries are crossed, that's when they accelerate the behavior. that's when they're dangerous. while they're out there, they're going i got nothing to lose, when i get caught, i'm going back and maybe i'm going back forever. that's when nobody's child is safe. >> i know there's an age difference with us but i figure if two people really like each other, then age shouldn't matter. >> he preyed on these young girls who were having problems at home. he would win their trust. >> mr. stoeser is a predator. >> my fear that kevin comes back, small town, i don't think he would, but i didn't think he would do this, either. >> it bothers me the most that i don't know where he's at or if he's alive, even. it's the thing of not knowing. >> kevin stoeser has the name kayla tattooed on his forea
he spent no time here in austin. doesn't know the terrain. doesn't know his surroundings. out he left with nothing. he didn't have anything on him. so we did think he would be an easy catch. but that hasn't been the case. >> once they made that big leap, once they become a fugitive and all the boundaries are crossed, that's when they accelerate the behavior. that's when they're dangerous. while they're out there, they're going i got nothing to lose, when i get caught, i'm going back and...
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host: austin from california.er: i was just wondering why all republicans always seem to go back to when reagan was in office, like the glory days. did __ don't they think about all the people who leave that died of aids. obama exactly doing a great job. i live in california, i am white, i'm 19, i'm aall for the immigration policy. hosst: that was austin from california. austin, texas is the topic of our program on "american history tv." you will hear many things, including an interview from jeffrey kerr. you would hear from him how often became the capital of texas. [video clip] >> tto my left, just down the block is that colorado liver. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo, austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing at about the spot where the herald cabin was. this is where bomar was staying when he, and the rest of the men got wind of the big buffalo herd. lamarand his men jumped on their horses. the men galloped on their horses __ they had stuff their belts full of pistols __ and bro
host: austin from california.er: i was just wondering why all republicans always seem to go back to when reagan was in office, like the glory days. did __ don't they think about all the people who leave that died of aids. obama exactly doing a great job. i live in california, i am white, i'm 19, i'm aall for the immigration policy. hosst: that was austin from california. austin, texas is the topic of our program on "american history tv." you will hear many things, including an...
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you don't show up for the austin flight. we go up against corporations that can outspend me. i have the consumers on my side. they see the value in what i'm doing. >> joining us from los angeles is travel expert and founder of airfarewatchdog.com, george hobiker. good to have you with us. this is not illegal. many airlines banned it. we agreed to it in the carrier contracts when we buy a ticket. the big positive is that this can save a lot of money. >> it saves a lot of money. on the other hand when within airline loses a dollar it will add a dollar to somebody else's fare. we have to realise that the airlines have a slim profit margin, it's been 1%. in good times negative 1% or 10%, and other times - i think that what will happen is if skiplag becomes popular and the suit made it well-known what will happen is that people will pay more on the other end. >> i want to get to the negatives in a moment. this has been an insider strategy. it's been around for years. zamon says he made no profit. he's taking information accessibl
you don't show up for the austin flight. we go up against corporations that can outspend me. i have the consumers on my side. they see the value in what i'm doing. >> joining us from los angeles is travel expert and founder of airfarewatchdog.com, george hobiker. good to have you with us. this is not illegal. many airlines banned it. we agreed to it in the carrier contracts when we buy a ticket. the big positive is that this can save a lot of money. >> it saves a lot of money. on...
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conup, who austin says, broke a pledge of ethics not to run for mayor. >> he said i plan to stay my i'm going to do what i'm going to do, not running for mayor, only a few weeks later to come out and say, you know what, i'm going to run for mayor. >> this is an important issue. sees conup campaigning literally at his front door. >> i was sitting on my porch one morning. people showed up. someone approached me to let me know who was going to be coming, and would i want to put on a t-shirt and come down there and join. i let him know what i thought and told them no. >> conup's staff updates him on the situation. >> i think there was some indication that there was a guy there who was, you know, a bit ornery, but we decided to go forward with it. >> we have a situation in toledo. >> as conup launches into his talking points about faulty water lines, austin makes his voice heard. >> run for mayor somewhere else. i seized my opportunity to boo him and call him a liar. >> liar. >> over and over. >> liar. >> and over. >> liar. boo, boo, liar, boo! >> this is really annoying. i wanted to try
conup, who austin says, broke a pledge of ethics not to run for mayor. >> he said i plan to stay my i'm going to do what i'm going to do, not running for mayor, only a few weeks later to come out and say, you know what, i'm going to run for mayor. >> this is an important issue. sees conup campaigning literally at his front door. >> i was sitting on my porch one morning. people showed up. someone approached me to let me know who was going to be coming, and would i want to put...
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so austin were you more impressed than the audience? >> more bored. >> he brought up health care and the energy and the economy. the president wants to take credit for all the good things that happen and doesn't want credit for the bad things that happen. this is the guy that had the food stamp rolls increase 45% since he took office. you don't hear him talking about that or home ownership is the lowest in 20 years. he wants to talk about the nice flowery things. >> this is my least favorite obama. the papa obama telling you how you should behave. we're apparently a tight-knit family, he doesn't like us cynical teenager the recalcitrant republicans, he knows what's best for us. this is his state of the union speech that you get before you get grounded. i was not a fan. >> dan? >> i guess what struck me you have to give obama credit for being consistent. every single state of the union address, bigger government and more dependency, uncle sugar daddy, that should be the tombstone on the obama presidency. free stuff as we become greece. j
so austin were you more impressed than the audience? >> more bored. >> he brought up health care and the energy and the economy. the president wants to take credit for all the good things that happen and doesn't want credit for the bad things that happen. this is the guy that had the food stamp rolls increase 45% since he took office. you don't hear him talking about that or home ownership is the lowest in 20 years. he wants to talk about the nice flowery things. >> this is my...
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katherine ward, and austin peterson. were you more impressinged? >> i was bored. president wants to take credit for good things but not credit for bad things he had food stamp rolls increase 45 percent since taking office. he just wants to talk about the flowers nice thing. john: katherine this is my least favorite obama like papa obama telling you how you should behave. we're a tight knit family, he does not like us teenagers, this is a sort of you know. state of the union as you know speech you get before you get grounded. i was not a fan. john: dan? >> what struck me, you have to give own credit for being consistent. every single state of the union bigger government, uncle sugar daddy giving us tree stuff free stuff that should be on tombstone of obama presidency, free stuff as we become greece. john: cut away from panel go to brand-new republican members of congress lee of new york. did both parties applaud? >> really it depended on what president was talking about. there were times that president said we need to hire more vets that got everyone of us up and a
katherine ward, and austin peterson. were you more impressinged? >> i was bored. president wants to take credit for good things but not credit for bad things he had food stamp rolls increase 45 percent since taking office. he just wants to talk about the flowers nice thing. john: katherine this is my least favorite obama like papa obama telling you how you should behave. we're a tight knit family, he does not like us teenagers, this is a sort of you know. state of the union as you know...
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this is where waterloo austin's predecessor was. and i am standing at about the same spot where the cabin was. he and the rest of the men wind of this big buffalo herd. they got wind of this. the men galloped on their horses said their belts for love pistols and the road into the midst of this herd of buffalo's and shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill and told everyone that this should be the seat of the future empire. >> watch all of our events saturday and sunday afternoon at two. >> book tv continues with a book by katie pavlich "assault and flattery: the truth about the left and their war on women"". [applause] the afternoon. 84ery >> all right. good afternoon. thank you for being here. i talked to you this morning. i thank you for being here. thanks for being here for the roundtable we appreciate as a a longtime supporter of the of america foundation and also to mr. rodriguez mr. rodriguez, although lot of people wear those t-shirts where was in college my mother sent me my a anti-che t-shirt th
this is where waterloo austin's predecessor was. and i am standing at about the same spot where the cabin was. he and the rest of the men wind of this big buffalo herd. they got wind of this. the men galloped on their horses said their belts for love pistols and the road into the midst of this herd of buffalo's and shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill and told everyone that this should be the seat of the future empire. >> watch all of our events saturday...
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. >> officers sherman and austin took us back to sunday morning, the fifth district undercover officers were assigned to check on businesses in olney, they just went into the dunkin' donuts and saw a man walk up and pull down a halloween mask and walk inside. >> ten feet away from us and goes in. right behind him. >> the rest was captured by surveillance cameras as the officers moved in and they walked up behind the unsuspected suspect who was now holding a gun, i put the gun to him and said please get down on the ground and he complied. >> i covered him from the door and took control and he complied and weren't right down and we had that under control there and disarmed him and cuffed him up. >> they got him quick. >> nobody got hurt that is a good thing. >> is he behind bars where he should be. the suspect, russel mason watts is this man caught on surveillance robbing a family dollar store from the same complex a week earlier, a week later another district officer chuck cassidy was shot and killed when he checked on a dunkin' donuts and walked in on a robbery in process. the officers
. >> officers sherman and austin took us back to sunday morning, the fifth district undercover officers were assigned to check on businesses in olney, they just went into the dunkin' donuts and saw a man walk up and pull down a halloween mask and walk inside. >> ten feet away from us and goes in. right behind him. >> the rest was captured by surveillance cameras as the officers moved in and they walked up behind the unsuspected suspect who was now holding a gun, i put the gun...
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good luck to austin!>> okay, stocks just off session highs, gains of 212 for the dow. everything is up, the nasdaq, the s&p, the russell as we enter the final half hour of trade, this is when the market is getting wilder and wilder just about every day. 28 minutes left. we've got the markets covered for you. the close and earnings after the bell. >>> the dow boosting profits, they're not bitten by that old problem. chairman andrew liveris will tell us why he's not worried about the greenback, and my picture of andrew and i doing the greek egg smashing tradition. who won this one? liveris or liz? in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some, every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. start investing with as little as fifty do
good luck to austin!>> okay, stocks just off session highs, gains of 212 for the dow. everything is up, the nasdaq, the s&p, the russell as we enter the final half hour of trade, this is when the market is getting wilder and wilder just about every day. 28 minutes left. we've got the markets covered for you. the close and earnings after the bell. >>> the dow boosting profits, they're not bitten by that old problem. chairman andrew liveris will tell us why he's not worried...
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austin in california. austin. >> caller: hey, jim. how are you? >> i'm real good austin. how are you? >> caller: i'm grade. i have a question for you. i have some money invested in time warner cable. i wonder what you felt like in terms of what direction the company is heading in and if it stinks should i hold onto it. >> i like time warner twx, the entertainment company. i think that's what you want to be in. the cable company is involved in the merger. i like twx t one run by jeff bu cass, who, by the way, may i add is great american. how about jude in new jersey. hi, jude. >> caller: hi jude. >> how are you? >> caller: good. thank you for all the money you made me. sorry about your dad's death. >> thank you. it's tough, but thank you for mentioning it. >> caller: i have a simple question for you. in the ebay environment, is it a good split up? >> i've got to study the conference call. i do like the fact that they're announcing a kind of rationalization. i know some people feel that guidance wasn't that good, but, remember, they're splitting and that's what matters. oka
austin in california. austin. >> caller: hey, jim. how are you? >> i'm real good austin. how are you? >> caller: i'm grade. i have a question for you. i have some money invested in time warner cable. i wonder what you felt like in terms of what direction the company is heading in and if it stinks should i hold onto it. >> i like time warner twx, the entertainment company. i think that's what you want to be in. the cable company is involved in the merger. i like twx t one...
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we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> the private seat of london and lady bird johnson. this is not part of a tour that is offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it is not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about this space is that it is a living breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of this room sign, among others the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson telling my predecessors myself, and my successors that nothing in this room can change. >> we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important historic site in the city because this is where waterloo was. it consisted of cabins that were occupied by four or five families coming clean the family of j carroll. this is where mirabelle amar was staying
we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> the private seat of london and lady bird johnson. this is not part of a tour that is offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it is not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about this space is that it is a living breathing artifact. it hasn't changed...
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austin the second and is the most consistent performer in our top five. it's a night dynamic generator of jobs in the technology sector. just to give you a sense of the consistency among it ranked first third and ninth in job growth respectively from 2008 through 2003. in 2003 and year-over-year in august of this year. also it has very high wage growth. another part of the country, also in the west about polo was in the top three and really between san francisco boston and provo they were very close at the top three there. provo actually led the country in job growth over the past year rising 5.3 percent. so, another significant up, which meant. when you look at gross metro product and provo it grew by seven and half percent versus the us about 2.4 percent. so, low taxes payroll business climate there. fortunately have another barrier of economy and the top five san jose the silicon valley area and is the largest technology hub in the country. and the world for that matter. that division employed 270,000 people in the technology sector. it has the hardwar
austin the second and is the most consistent performer in our top five. it's a night dynamic generator of jobs in the technology sector. just to give you a sense of the consistency among it ranked first third and ninth in job growth respectively from 2008 through 2003. in 2003 and year-over-year in august of this year. also it has very high wage growth. another part of the country, also in the west about polo was in the top three and really between san francisco boston and provo they were very...
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and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor was. water consisted of a cluster of cabins occupied by four or five families including the family of jay carroll. i'm standing at about the spot where the cab bib was. this is war lamar was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so lamar and the other men jumped on their horses congress avenue or it wasn't really the avenue but in those days it was a muddy ravine that led north to the hill capitol now sits. they stuffed their belts full of pistols and rode into the midst of this herd of buffalo firing and shouting and lamar at 8th and congress shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill where the capitol is. that's where he told everybody that this should be the seat of a future empire. >> watch all of our events from austin saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on "american history tv" on c-span3. >> coming up next former white house press secretaries from t
and this is an important historic site in the city's history because this is where waterloo austin's predecessor was. water consisted of a cluster of cabins occupied by four or five families including the family of jay carroll. i'm standing at about the spot where the cab bib was. this is war lamar was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so lamar and the other men jumped on their horses congress avenue or it wasn't really the avenue but in...
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we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left is the colorado river. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo was. waterloo consisted of a cluster of cabin is occupied by four or five families, including the family of j carroll. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. this is where mirabelle lamarr was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this blowhard in the vicinity. lamarr and the other man -- buffalo herd in the vicinity. lamarr and the other men galloped on their horses. they stuffed their belts full of pistols and rode into the midst of that herd of buffalo. lamarr at eighth and congress shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill where the capital is and that is where he told everyone that this should be the seed of the future empire. >> watch all of our events from austin throughout the day on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> here on c-span, "the communicators" is next, with a look at technology issues likely to come up and 2015. tha
we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. to my left is the colorado river. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo was. waterloo consisted of a cluster of cabin is occupied by four or five families, including the family of j carroll. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. this is where mirabelle lamarr was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this blowhard in the vicinity. lamarr and the other man -- buffalo herd in the vicinity....