memorial day weekend

By Teresa Mioli

Daily Texan Staff

Rising gas and airfare prices may be causing Texans to trade cross-country road trips and overseas flights for camping, hiking, swimming and exploring at state parks closer to home.

Texas state parks have seen a 22 percent increase in camping reservations for the Memorial Day weekend compared to the same period in 2007, said Tom Harvey, spokesman for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Revision3 has investigated the denial of service attack that kept it offline over the Memorial Day weekend and has concluded that anti-piracy group MediaDefender is to blame.

In a blog post on Thursday morning, Revision3 Chief Executive Jim Louderback writes that much of the traffic that bombarded the Web TV ...

Phew, I am exhausted. A recap of memorial day weekend including toobing the river and playing on a party barge. (via This is Life in Austin)

Speculation about a vice-presidential selection heats up as Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, meets with potential running mates.

Meanwhile, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spend the Memorial Day weekend on the road. Renee Montagne talks with Juan Williams.

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The Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer season. Travis County Park Rangers are also on county lakes looking for alcohol and other safety violations.

How would you like to get fifty miles to the gallon when you take off this Memorial Day Weekend? You can - as older, gas-friendly rides make a comeback.

A survey from AAA shows that the number of people traveling 50 miles or more from home this year is down compared with last year's Memorial Day weekend — but it's only down by about 1 percent.

Spokesman Mike Pina says about 6 million people are flying and more than 31 million will hit the roads.

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Travelers taking to the road this Memorial Day weekend face soaring costs as prices at the pump maintain their record run.