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The Cost of Growing Old
Debbie Littell anticipated a retirement spent with family and away from the pressures of her former career. Now, she wakes up at 3 a.m. five days a week to prepare for the nine-hour workday required to afford her health care and insurance costs.
Austin employees take the fall for most illegal sales of alcohol to minors and the intoxicated, state data says
More than half of Austin’s violations of state alcohol regulations for selling alcohol to minors and intoxicated individuals results in no administrative discipline against businesses, according to six years of data from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Instead, individual employees usually take the fall thanks to a “safe harbor” protection that can shield establishments from liability.