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• Texas gets 1st road win, downs Texas Tech

  05-11-2016 22:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — D’Onta Foreman had career highs with three touchdowns and 341 yards, and Shane Buechele threw for two touchdowns to lead Texas over Texas Tech 45-37 on Saturday.
  It was Foreman’s 10th straight game with more than 100 yards rushing.
  He almost had a fourth rushing touchdown for Texas (5-4, 3-3 Big 12), but had the ball stripped from him near the goal line, which was returned for a Red Raiders touchdown.
  Texas Tech (4-5, 2-4,) had leads in the first half but
  
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• Wind your clock back 1 hour this weekend, enjoy extra sleep

  05-11-2016 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Time won’t fly this weekend. In fact, it’ll actually hitch a ride back.
  Daylight saving time is ending and it’s back to standard time for most people in the United States. The annual fall ritual means turning back your clocks by one hour, and relishing 60 minutes of extra sleep this weekend.
  The change comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, and the shift moves one hour of daylight to the morning from the evening.
  Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some
  
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• Baylor coaches disagree with regents on what Briles knew

  05-11-2016 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor’s assistant football coaches are disputing claims by school regents that former coach Art Briles knew of a gang rape involving a player.
  The Dallas Morning News reports that the assistant coaches issued a statement on Twitter on Friday.
  The coaches say the alleged victim reported an incident to her sport’s coach, who then reported it to ex-athletic director Ian McCaw. The coaches claim Briles wasn’t told about the incident until nine months later
  
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• One dead, three injured in crash on FM 1431 near Leander

  05-11-2016 17:23 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A two-vehicle crash near Leander Saturday morning killed one person and sent three others to the hospital.
  According to DPS, the crash happened around 10:40 a.m. in the 18000 block of FM 1431 near Vista Rock Drive.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says one person is dead, two women were taken to Round Rock Medical Center and a child was taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center.
  Only one lane on FM 1431 is open
  DPS says to avoid the area and use caution.
  This is a
  
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• Man dead, 2 adults and child injured in crash on FM 1431 near Leander

  05-11-2016 17:23 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A head-on collision near Leander Saturday morning left one dead and sent three others to the hospital.
  According to Austin-Travis County EMS, the crash killed a man in his 30s around 10:40 a.m. in the 18000 block of FM 1431 near Vista Rock Drive.
  A man in his 60s with critical injures and a woman in her 40s with potentially critical injuries were taken Round Rock Medical Center. A child with potentially critical injuries was taken to Dell Children’s
  
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• Early voting ends in Travis County with record turnout

  05-11-2016 16:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Early voting came to a close Friday night with more people casting their ballots this year compared to 2008 and 2012.
  According to the Travis County Elections Office, more than 50 percent of registered voters or 372,188 people cast their ballots since early voting started October 24.
  While it started out strong during the first week of early voting, the number of voters coming back to the polls after the weekend significantly dropped off.
  The first day of early voting in Tr
  
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• Raising awareness during National Diabetes Month

  05-11-2016 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — November is National Diabetes Month.
  Almost 30 million kids and adults in the U.S. have diabetes. The disease kills more Americans each year than AIDS and breast cancer combined.
  KXAN’s Gigi Barnett sat down with Dr. Sherwin Yen, an endocrinologist with the Austin Diagnostic Clinic and Susie Jockisch, a patient with Type 1 diabetes, to discusses a walk to raise awareness for diabetes research, community education and advocacy.
  Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes , the Ame
  
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• Crash kills man on bicycle in Southwest Austin

  05-11-2016 14:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man on a bicycle in his 30s was struck and killed by a vehicle in Southwest Austin Saturday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  Austin Police say the crash happened around 7:20 a.m. on the eastbound service road in the 5100 block of West U.S. 290 near Brodie Lane.
  All lanes on the eastbound frontage road near the crash are closed.
  Drivers should use caution and avoid the area.
  This is a developing story. KXAN has a crew on the way to the scene and will provide
  
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• Young voters still participating less in presidential elections

  05-11-2016 05:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During early voting, Texans went to the polls in record-breaking numbers. Despite campaigns efforts to get out the youth vote, young people are still less likely to show up and vote.
  Friday night, the line snaked around the Flawn Academic Center on UT Austin’s campus for the last day of early voting. A surge of last minute early voters took many by surprise, including Swecha Ramireddy and her friends, who stood in line for an hour and a half. “Like we were
  
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• Southbound MoPac traffic shift leads to Friday night closures

  05-11-2016 03:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A traffic shift Friday night at 10 p.m. will close southbound MoPac Expressway exits to Cesar Chavez Street, Fifth Street and Lake Austin Boulevard.
  The shift will also close the right southbound lane of MoPac from Westover Road to Lady Bird Lake, weather permitting. Early Sunday, the lane closure will switch to the left lane and, for a brief period, the southbound lanes will completely close around Enfield Road.
  All lanes should be reopened no later than 6 a.m. Saturd
  
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• Justice Unraveled: How flawed forensics will impact high-profile cases

  05-11-2016 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- By the evening of Sept. 9, 1998, Louis Castro Perez’s feet were raw from wandering barefoot down South Austin streets. He was scratched, bleeding and disheveled, and he needed a place to sleep.
  Perez, 36 at the time, was in shock. He’d just spent a leisurely day with a new acquaintance, a California drug dealer. The pair went to Zilker Park. They watched girls play volleyball in the sun. They snorted cocaine. They drank into the late afternoon.
  Then Perez returned to
  
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• PHOTOS: High School Football – week 11

  05-11-2016 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  PHOTOS: High School Football – week 11 Kuempel football Stadium where Hendrickson faces off against Pflugerville (KXAN photo/ Todd Bailey)Round Rock vs the Mavs football (KXAN photo/Todd Bailey)Round Rock vs the Mavs football (KXAN photo/Todd Bailey)Cedar Park vs Elgin football (KXAN photo/Todd Bynum)Cedar Park vs Elgin football (KXAN photo/Todd Bynum)Cedar Park vs Elgin football (KXAN photo/Todd Bynum)Cedar Park vs Elgin football (KXAN photo/Todd Bynum)Cedar Park vs Elgin football (KXAN p
  
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• Friday Night Game Night: Week 11 Scores

  05-11-2016 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  CLASS 6A
  Allen 49, Wylie 0
  Amarillo 34, Dumas 13
  Arlington 28, Arlington Houston 21
  Austin Bowie 59, San Marcos 7
  Austin High 56, Austin William Travis 28
  Austin Westlake 54, Cedar Park Vista Ridge 0
  Beaumont West Brook 48, Conroe 19
  Belton 56, Copperas Cove 21
  Canyon 35, Plainview 27
  Channelview 41, Baytown Sterling 15
  Cibolo Steele 34, Schertz Clemens 13
  Clear Falls 48, League City Clear Creek 6
  Colleyville Heritage 53, N. Richland Hills 36
  Converse Judson 17, New Braunfels Canyon 9
  Coppell 52
  
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• ‘Super-lines’ coming to a polling plane near you on Election Day

  05-11-2016 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday marks the final day of early voting in Central Texas. Though officials say the number of people who cast ballots early broke records, it wasn’t enough to save what some are calling “super-lines” come Election Day on Tuesday.
  Williamson County voter, Linda Dade, is sticking to her theory though: the early bird gets the worm. “Oh my goodness, I am going to avoid the lines on Tuesday so voting early is a must. It only took me five minutes max,&rd
  
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• ‘Super-lines’ coming to a polling place near you on Election Day

  05-11-2016 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday marks the final day of early voting in Central Texas. Though officials say the number of people who cast ballots early broke records, it wasn’t enough to save what some are calling “super-lines” come Election Day on Tuesday.
  Williamson County voter, Linda Dade, is sticking to her theory though: the early bird gets the worm. “Oh my goodness, I am going to avoid the lines on Tuesday so voting early is a must. It only took me five minutes max,&rd
  
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• Counties prepare for long lines, high Election Day voter turnout

  05-11-2016 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday marks the final day of early voting in Central Texas. Though officials say the number of people who cast ballots early broke records, it wasn’t enough to save what some are calling “super-lines” come Election Day on Tuesday.
  Williamson County voter, Linda Dade, is sticking to her theory though: the early bird gets the worm. “Oh my goodness, I am going to avoid the lines on Tuesday so voting early is a must. It only took me five minutes max,&rd
  
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• Kyle welcomes new semi-pro basketball team

  05-11-2016 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – In just one year, the city of Kyle has welcomed two semi-pro teams to call the city home. Most recently, it was the semi-pro basketball team, the Kyle Stallions.
  The Stallions’ season begins on Saturday and no one’s more excited about the start of the semi-pro basketball season than the Kyle Stallions General Manager Geoff Harner.
  “Seeing guys improve, seeing guys hungry just makes me excited, I want to help those guys,” said Harner. “I fi
  
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