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...bargain guaranteed. Prices have edged up as yesteryear's bare-bones outlet stores full of seconds and irregulars have given way to today's fancy discount malls full of first-quality goods. "You need a good eye or you can still get ripped off," observes Mark Trainor, an Austin computer salesman browsing for clothes at San Marcos Factory Shops, one of two outlet malls off the interstate highway between San Antonio and Austin. "There are good buys at the discount malls but not great buys," warns consumer advocate Mona Doyle at the Consumer Network, based in Philadelphia...
...Harvard men's swimming team's meet against Army, Kovacs qualified for the NCAA championships with a time of 49.80 seconds, just nipping the qualifying time of 50.13. The swim earned him not only an invitation to nationals in Austin, Tex., in March, but also a spot in the Olympic trials...
Established a little more than a year ago, Auto Critic also has locations in Austin, San Antonio, Cleveland and Little Rock, and will soon open in San Diego, Atlanta and Somerville, N.J. Franchises are available for $12,500, not including the fully equipped van, which costs...
...truck that drives over a row of cars, flattening them all -- except the Volvo. But last week the Swedish automaker withdrew the ad, admitting that the sturdy Volvo had a little help: steel posts welded to the chassis. When Volvo filmed the commercial last June in Austin, Bear Foot initially crushed everything in its path, including a Volvo. In view of 400 hired spectators, the production crew beefed up the dwindling supply of Volvos with the steel posts. Angry spectators prompted a state probe. In a settlement, Volvo agreed to pay Texas $316,000 in investigative costs...
Last month I returned home for several weeks to find Austin's atmosphere changed. Walking the dog late at night in the park I saw no evidence of streetwalkers. Those friends of Marina's who last year said they would move were-still there. After the memorial service, one of them who at first considered leaving told me "Marina would have wanted me to stick it out. And I will. Leaving would be to admit defeat...