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Police admit to infiltrating Occupy Austin, may have acted as provocateurs

When the local offshoot of Occupy Wall Street began a five-month encampment in Austin, Texas last fall, the Austin police assigned at least three undercover officers to infiltrate the group and gather information on potentially illegal actions. According to the Austin Statesman, court documents and interviews show that the infiltrators…

Texas LGBT activists arrested for occupying county clerk’s office

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Taking their cues from the local “Occupy” movement, three LGBT activists in Austin allowed themselves to be arrested Tuesday morning during an annual marriage equality protest at the Travis County Clerk’s office. Instead of the usual parade of LGBT activists applying for marriage licenses on Valentine’s Day,…