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• WATCH: UT introduces new football coach Tom Herman

  27-11-2016 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a whirlwind weekend in Longhorns sports, the University of Texas at Austin is making sure everyone knows about Herman coming back to Texas. Herman was flown from Houston to Austin and landed before noon on Sunday to get ready for the day’s news conference.
  Herman was a graduate assistant at Texas under Mack Brown from 1999-2000 where he received his Master’s in Education. Herman also coached at Texas State where he was an offensive coordinator in 200
  
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• UT introduces new football coach Tom Herman

  27-11-2016 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a whirlwind weekend in Longhorns sports, the University of Texas at Austin is making sure everyone knows about Herman coming back to Texas. Herman was flown from Houston to Austin and landed before noon on Sunday to get ready for the day’s news conference.
  With the newness barely setting in, Herman started his speech by thanking all the fans in Houston.
  “I want to give a heartfelt thanks to the University of Houston… the Houston campus and the great
  
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• New Texas Coach Tom Herman: Now we’re home

  27-11-2016 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a whirlwind weekend in Longhorns sports, the University of Texas at Austin is making sure everyone knows about Tom Herman coming back to Texas. Herman was flown from Houston to Austin and landed before noon on Sunday to get ready for the day’s news conference.
  With the newness barely setting in, Herman started his speech by thanking all the fans in Houston.
  “I want to give a heartfelt thanks to the University of Houston… the Houston campus and the g
  
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• Border security push yields bumper crop of traffic tickets

  27-11-2016 22:14 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A new border security approach promoted by the Texas Department of Public Safety has yielded at least one result: a bumper crop of traffic tickets.
  Traffic stops in Starr and Hidalgo counties on the Texas-Mexico border accounted for nearly 8 percent of all traffic tickets issued in Texas in September, an analysis by The Dallas Morning News found. The analysis comes as the Department of Public Safety is preparing to ask the Texas Legislature for an unprecedented $1.1 bill
  
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• Ice skating at Whole Foods is back in season

  27-11-2016 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Feel like taking in a little winter fun despite the lack of snow or ice in Austin? Celebrating its 12th consecutive year, Ice Skating on the Plaza is returning to Whole Foods flagship store in downtown Austin.
  Starting Sunday, families can visit the rink from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through January 7.
  New this year, attendees will have a chance to participate in Skate for a Cause Day on December 18.
  The event benefits Boneshaker, whose mission is to inspire kids to lead hea
  
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• Program helps support local small businesses

  27-11-2016 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As you do your holiday shopping, you may want to think about gifting from a local small business.
  Shopping locally allows you to find unique gifts and keep your money in your community.
  Out of every 100 dollars spent at local stores, about half stays here.
  If you decide to spend the same amount of money at a big box or chain store, only about $15 stays in the community.
  KXAN’s Gigi Barnett sat down with Dean Lofton, the director of the iBiz District Program, which sup
  
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• Mark the holidays with the 50th anniversary of the Zilker Tree lighting

  27-11-2016 14:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The holidays are officially here and one of Austin’s most iconic holiday displays will once again usher in the season.
  Organizers will kick off the 50th lighting of the Zilker Holiday Tree at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, with the winner of the 2016 Zilker Holiday Tree drawing contest turning on the lights.
  The tree lighting ceremony will also feature local entertainment, food and live music.
  The event marks the 50th year that Austin Energy crews have transformed Zilker Park&rsqu
  
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• Over two dozen treated for K2 cases into the weekend

  27-11-2016 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin/Travis County EMS has treated over two dozen people for K2 incidents since Friday.
  According to ATCEMS, medics transported 11 people between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.
  On Friday, medics responded to a total of 14 K2 incidents between that same time period on near 6th Street and Neches Street. Another 12 people were transported into area hospitals overnight.
  In August, a new batch of K2 circulated in downtown Austin, leading up to 69 people being treat
  
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• Over 50 people treated for K2 cases over the weekend

  27-11-2016 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin/Travis County EMS has treated over 50 people for K2 incidents since Friday.
  On Sunday, ATCEMS treated a total of 17 patients. ATCEMS says they also transported 11 people on Saturday.
  The outbreak started on Friday afternoon where medics responded to 14 K2 incidents on 6th Street and Neches Street. Another 12 people were transported into area hospitals overnight.
  In August, a new batch of K2 circulated in downtown Austin, leading up to 69 people being t
  
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• Shop Small Saturday brings big business

  27-11-2016 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Locally owned businesses all over Texas had their own version of Black Friday on Saturday. Shop Small Saturday had mom and pop stores offering great deals that will keep their money in the community.
  “It brings me back to when I was a little girl,” said San Marcos resident Laura Butler as she looked at a wall of candy.
  Butler says she shops at Candy Sweets and Treats not just for the sugar, but to support the local economy.
  “They support us ever
  
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• Nephew of ex-NBA player Camby found dead on Texas property

  27-11-2016 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas have found the body of the 9-year-old autistic nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby who went missing during the family’s Thanksgiving celebration on Camby’s property.
  Pearland Police Lt. Onesimo Lopez told the Houston Chronicle that the body of Marcus McGhee was found in a lake on Camby’s Houston-area property on Saturday morning.
  Lopez said there appeared to be no signs of foul play.
  McGhee, who had autism and was nonverbal
  
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• Missing elderly woman found safe

  27-11-2016 01:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —The Austin Police Department has cancelled a silver alert for a missing woman after she was found safe.
  Police say 73-year-old Luccasia Cozart was last seen around 2 p.m. Saturday leaving her home on Sun Spirit Drive in Southwest Austin. She was headed to Central Market on South Lamar but never arrived.
  She was later found safe around 10:40 p.m.
  Police say Cozart has dementia and Alzheimer’s disease which created a concern for her welfare.
   
  
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