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A man convicted of killing two people in Dallas in 2001 died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, despite pleas to stay the execution from a man who survived an attack by the murderer.

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District Judge Lee Yeakel upheld the execution of convicted killer Mark Stroman on Wednesday afternoon. Yeakel said in a court order that he lacks jurisdiction to interfere with executions and the criminal justice system would be corrupted if the court granted Stroman clemency.

Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, spent close to $50 million on her campaign.

Then she lost to state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- but not before blowing one last wad of cash on a big party.

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Disclaimer: Austinist editor-in-chief Allen Chen is a member of the Austin Arts Commission, which met on Monday to pass a resolution in favor of preserving the existing rules regarding arts funding and the hotel occupancy tax.

Some condo projects are better than others. After reading a story in the New York Times, I can safely say that the worst condo project in the country is not in Austin.

There's a picnic Sunday in Onalaska, Wisc. It's B-Y-O-G which stands for: Bring Your Own Gun. The picnic is to celebrate an opinion from the state attorney general, saying that citizens who openly carry firearms shouldn't be cited for disorderly conduct.

In Germany, a man was angry that a figure of Adolph Hitler turned up in a wax museum. He was fined after he leaped over a desk to rip off Hitler's head.