Brown's work with George Benson, Boney James, Patti Austin and the late Luther Vandross, among others, has earned him two Grammys and dozens of number-one hits.

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The Star-Telegram also quotes University of Texas at Austin economist James Galbraith, who observes that net new jobs in Texas are not necessarily to be lauded because other big states lost so many jobs.

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The story is that Austin-born James J Truchard founded National Instruments when he figure he would never get a promotion unless people retired.

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General Austin succeeds Marine Corps General James Mattis.

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"It rings true to me, " said psychologist James Pennebaker at the University of Texas at Austin who studies how people handle secrets and self-disclosure, but was not involved in the project.

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And in Syria, a number of journalists are described as "missing", including the American Austin Tice, last seen in August, and James Foley who went missing in November.

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The name made the award stand out to James "Fly" Williams, a high-scoring guard and Hershberger winner for Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

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Onstage were Tom Ball of Austin Ventures, Joe Kraus of Google Ventures, Shervin Pishevar of Menlo Ventures, James Slavet of Greylock Partners, Rich Wong of Accel Partners, and George Zachary of Charles River Ventures.

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