Y2K dawns with calm Texas morning across state
Texans woke to a quiet dawn as the Y2K hype faded and new century reality set in. Coffee cups emptied, revelry leftovers cleaned, and residents reflected on the millennium with varied views from faith in tech to skepticism that the event would matter.
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Houston
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bryan
Bryan College Station Eagle
Texas A&m University
San Angelo
Congress Avenue
Austin
No place like home as Y2K fears keep crowds local
In Texas and across the nation, many celebrated New Year 2000 at home or nearby due to Y2K fears and travel costs. Texan Aaron Bunger toasted with friends, while others chose Dallas or Lubbock celebrations over distant destinations, preferring safety and convenience to Times Square crowds.
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Lubbock
London
Glenn Bunger
Texas Tech University
Bunger
David Rains
Los Angeles
California
Stephanie Hunter
Boston
Seattle
Wylie Carpenter
New York
Dallas
Corinne Hendren
Jordan
Abortion notification law goes into effect today
A 16 year old seeks abortion in San Antonio as Texas enforces a new rule requiring unmarried teens age 17 or younger to notify a parent or guardian 48 hours before the procedure. Waivers available via local judge but not used by the teen in this case.
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San Antonio
Alamo City
Nancy Snodgrass
Reproductive Services
Planned Parenthood
Jeffrey Hans
South Texas
San Antonio Express-News
Texas
George W. Bush
Hans
DotComGuy Lives Online In Self-Imposed Housebound Year
Mitch Maddox, 26, a former computer systems manager, locked himself in a two bedroom Dallas house with a donated laptop to live entirely online for a year. He will order food furniture and clothes via the Internet and host a 24 hour live feed from cameras around the home while remaining indoors. Maddox changed his home’s name to DotComGuy and aims to show how shoppers can use e commerce while viewers follow his life on the online show. Sponsors may visit but he cannot leave the yard.
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Mick Maddox
Dallas
Mitch Maddox
Maddox
DotComGuy
Len Critcher
DotComGuy Inc
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