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• Carl’s Jr. workers in Austin join national protest against Trump nominee

  12-01-2017 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Around a dozen fast food workers gathered in front of the Carl’s Jr. burger restaurant on Slaughter Lane Thursday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. Labor secretary.
  Andy Puzder, the nominee, is the CEO of CKE Restaurant Holdings, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. Puzder has said that large increases in the minimum wage would lead to job losses. Outgoing Labor Secretary Tom Perez, in contrast, has been
  
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• Charges dropped against Texas vet that kept dog alive for transfusions

  12-01-2017 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a North Texas veterinarian accused in 2014 of theft and animal cruelty.
  WFAA-TV reported Wednesday that a grand jury declined to indict Dr. Millard Lucien “Lou” Tierce of Fort Worth on the theft count. Court records show the remaining charge was dismissed in November.
  PREVIOUS: Texas vet investigated for alleged cruelty
  Investigators say Tierce was arrested after allegedly telling a woman that he euthanized her
  
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• 260-year-old tree spared the ax in construction of Buda municipal site

  12-01-2017 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — A live oak tree standing in Buda for a quarter of a millennium will be getting a new home this month.
  The city’s future Municipal Complex will be constructed where the tree currently stands, at the corner of Main and East Loop Street. Buda’s development code protects tree species greater than 20 inches in diameter, classifying them as “heritage trees.”
  The live oak is estimated to be more than 260 years old.
  JE Dunn, the city’s genera
  
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• Officer: ‘Black Lives Matter’ was written on doughnut box

  12-01-2017 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta and Krispy Kreme officials say they’re investigating a blog report that a police officer found the words “Black Lives Matter” written on his box of doughnuts when he went to pick them up.
  Smyrna police spokesman Louis Defense tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the agency is looking into the report and would release a statement once they have “vetted the issue.”
  Krispy Kreme spokeswoman Sarah Roof says the
  
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• Cellphone waiting lot at Austin airport temporarily moved

  12-01-2017 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The free cellphone lot at Austin-Begstrom International Airport is temporarily moving to make way for a new and improved waiting area.
  Starting Thursday, the lot will be located at 9430 Rental Car Lane, which is a lot adjacent to the “original” cellphone lot. The Austin airport says construction is starting to add more shopping, restaurants, a gas station and a kids play area into the original cellphone lot.
  Drivers who are waiting for arrivals at the
  
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• UT suspends leading basketball scorer Tevin Mack

  12-01-2017 21:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas sophomore guard Tevin Mack has been suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules according to a Texas release. “We have a set of standards that we expect people in our program to adhere to,” Texas coach Shaka Smart said. “Tevin has failed to reach them.”
  Mack, along with sophomore Kerwin Roach Jr. was suspended for their exhibition game against Angelo State and opener against Incarnate Word, also for violation of team rules.
  Mack leads Te
  
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• 6 reasons why Americans are giving up social media

  12-01-2017 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  Tampa, FL (WFLA) — 2017 is nearly two weeks old. How’s your New Year’s resolution holding up?
  According to the social media company Treem, the majority of Americans (51.9%) considered dropping out from social media in 2017.
  The top reasons, according to a poll of 1,000 Americans, include:
  1. Fake news2. Avoiding arguments about Trump3. Avoiding work colleagues’ desire to connect socially4. Wanting to avoid parents from connecting5. Hiding sexual orientation6. Having more
  
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• Woman in trouble calls wrong number but still gets a hero

  12-01-2017 20:01 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLORSVILLE, UT (KSL) An elderly Utah woman’s phone call to the wrong number ended up going to the perfect person to help her after she had fallen.
  Halene Johnson, 80, had fallen in her Taylorsville home. She struggled for hours to get help and was finally able to get to her phone to call her son.
  “I called him and I got the wrong number,” Johnson said.
  She ended up calling Detective Dana Pugmire with the West Valley City police department.
  “She was asking for her son an
  
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• Texas attorney general’s criminal fraud trial set for May

  12-01-2017 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to court in Collin County on May 1 for fraud charges claiming that he mislead investors.
  An order by Judge George Gallagher says jury selection will take place April 20 to 21 and April 27 to 28. Paxton is accused of allegedly recruiting investors while hiding the fact that he was being compensated to promote the stock for Servergy Inc.
  Federal securities regulators similarly accuse Paxton of duping investors in 2011, five y
  
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• Man wanted out of Victoria County arrested in east Austin

  12-01-2017 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fugitive being sought by the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office was arrested in Austin Wednesday evening.
  Hector Garcia, 49, of Austin, had a warrant out for his arrest charging him with bail jumping and failure to appear. He was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in the 1400 block of Meander in east Austin.
  Garcia was originally indicted in 2014 with negligent homicide where the victim, Natalie Luna, 22, was hit and killed by a vehicle allegedly drive
  
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• VIDEO: Guard dog drops the ball when burglars have treats

  12-01-2017 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  PEORIA, Arizona (KPNX) – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects captured on surveillance video using a doggy door to break into a home.
  The video shows the suspects, one man and one woman, pull up to the house and back into the driveway. They walk toward the front door and the woman knocks as the man jumps the back fence.
  Once in the backyard, the man appears to check something in his pocket before rounding the corner to the back patio.
  That’s when a ve
  
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• Trench rescue underway after person falls 20 feet in NW Austin

  12-01-2017 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person is currently trapped after falling 20 feet down into a trench, according to Austin — Travis County EMS.
  The rescue is underway at 12206 Scribe Dr. in Northwest Austin. ATCEMS says rescuers are able to talk to the victim, but can’t physically reach the individual yet.
  The Austin Fire Department is also on the scene assisting rescue crews.
  We have a KXAN crew on the way to the scene. 
  
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• Construction worker rescued after falling into trench

  12-01-2017 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man working on a construction project had to be rescued after he fell into a trench in northwest Austin, says the Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. at 12206 Scribe Dr. Initially, ATCEMS says rescuers were able to talk to the victim, but could not physically reach the individual.
  The Austin Fire Department assisted rescue crews by setting up a system to remove the person from the trench. Crews were able to get the person out of the trench wi
  
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• City of Austin seeking lifeguards after last summer’s shortage

  12-01-2017 18:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Record warm temperatures have many Austinites already thinking about summer. If you are looking for a summer job and like spending time under the sun, you might want to check out the Lifeguard Job Fair.
  The city of Austin is in need of lifeguards after a shortage last summer. There are a total of 650 positions that need to be filled.
  The job fair will be on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Aquatic Administration and Training Facility, located at 2818 San Gabriel St. Th
  
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• Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months, including jobs in Texas

  12-01-2017 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP/KXAN) — Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. over the next 18 months.
  The online retailer said Thursday that the jobs are full time and come with benefits. Many of the new jobs will be at fulfillment centers currently being built in a number of states, including California, Florida and Texas.
  The Seattle company says the new jobs will be filled by people of differing experiences and education levels. Over the past few weeks, Amazon has been airing commercials in
  
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• Stress ages everybody, especially the President of the United States

  12-01-2017 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — As Barack Obama wraps up his second term as president, people are looking back and reflecting on his lega– and who is the strapping, young man taking the oath of office?
  When Obama took office he was a fresh 47-year-old eager to bring reform to Washington. As he steps down from the presidency Jan. 20, he is a graying 55-year-old that has taken his fair share of punches during his two terms.Due to the high-stress nature of the position, the White House ages president
  
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• Senate takes first step to repeal ‘Obamacare’

  12-01-2017 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a measure to take the first step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, responding to pressure to move quickly even as Republicans and President-elect Trump grapple with what to replace it with.
  The nearly party-line 51-48 vote early Thursday came on a nonbinding Republican-backed budget measure that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.
  “We must act quickly to bring rel
  
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• APD investigating Clayton Lane stabbing

  12-01-2017 15:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police were called to the 1000 block of Clayton Lane, near the intersection of Interstate 35 and US Highway 290 East, Thursday morning after a man reported he’d been stabbed.
  Police tell KXAN they got the call at 8:30 a.m. and officers at the scene report the victim has non-life threatening injuries.
  Additional details weren’t immediately available. This story will be updated as more information is available.
  
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• Taco Bell’s fried chicken taco shell going national

  12-01-2017 15:35 via kxan.com
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Taco Bell plans to go nationwide this month with its latest concoction: a taco with a shell made entirely out of fried chicken.
  Taco Bell says the shell of the Naked Chicken Chalupa is made up of all-white seasoned chicken. The rest of the taco is packed with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and avocado ranch sauce.
  The fast food chain says the taco tested well in markets in Bakersfield, California, and Kansas City, Missouri, over the past two years.
  It will be avail
  
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• Family lucky to be alive after home riddled with bullets

  12-01-2017 15:01 via kxan.com
  
  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Murfreesboro family is lucky to be alive after their home was riddled with bullets earlier this week.
  If the walls of that Sycamore Circle home could talk, the new homeowner would have been warned of its troubled and violent past. The homeowner is now wondering if the gunman was after previous tenants.
  “If you don’t feel safe in your own home, that’s not a place to be,” said homeowner Helen Adams.
  Unfrotunately, there is no need to ope
  
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• US Air Force announces new tattoo policy to boost recruiting

  12-01-2017 14:51 via kxan.com
  
  CLOVIS N.M. (KRQE) – You might be seeing more ink in the Air Force.
  The military branch is easing up on its tattoo policy to bring in new recruits. Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis is one of the many places that may be seeing more body art on their airmen in the near future.
  A statement released by the U.S. Air Force Thursday outlined a new tattoo policy.
  The previous rule stated recruits with tattoos covering more than 25 percent of their bodies could be disqualified from joining. Tha
  
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• CVS puts out generic competitor to EpiPen at a 6th the price

  12-01-2017 14:33 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. (AP) — CVS is now selling a rival generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen at about a sixth of its price, just months after the maker of the emergency allergy treatment was eviscerated before Congress because of its soaring cost to consumers.
  The drugstore chain says it will charge $109.99 for a two-pack of the authorized generic version of Adrenaclick, a lesser-known treatment compared to EpiPen, which can cost more than $600.
  CVS Health Corp., the nation’s second-largest drugst
  
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• Mad Men donating props, costumes from TV show to UT Library

  12-01-2017 13:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — You don’t have travel back in time to the 1960s to step into the world of Mad Men.
  Fast talking, suits, cocktails before noon and clouds of cigarette smoke have become synonymous with the show. On Thursday, the University of Texas at Austin is going to release details about an archive of items from the TV show coming to the Harry Ranson Center Library.
  The show’s creator Matthew Weiner and the production company have donated props, scripts, costumes and oth
  
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• Mad Men donating props, costumes from TV show to UT

  12-01-2017 13:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — You don’t have travel back in time to the 1960s to step into the world of Mad Men.
  On Thursday, the University of Texas at Austin announced the Harry Ransom Center Library received a large donation of items from the hit show. The donated materials include script drafts and notes, props, costumes, digital records and video relating to the creation, production and marketing of the series.
  “It’s our hope that the ‘Mad Men’ archive can satisfy acad
  
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• Austin students, city leaders plan to protest Trump’s inauguration

  12-01-2017 13:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders and other organizers are planning an anti-Donald Trump protest on Inauguration Day that may prompt students to leave class early.
  The group “One Resistance” tells KXAN that University of Texas students will walk out of the classroom at noon on Jan. 20. They say high school students are also planning to leave at 3 p.m.; even though high school dismissal at Austin ISD isn’t until 4:30 p.m.
  The group is planning to march from Auditorium Shores up
  
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• STAAR testing qualifications for students to graduate could change

  12-01-2017 12:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers want to change the way Texas students are tested to graduate.
  The STAAR Test is taking center stage at the Capitol on Thursday. Two Republicans, State Senator Kel Seliger and Rep. Dan Huberty want to permanently change the law that mandates statewide testing.
  Students are given the STAAR to test their knowledge at the end of a course, like math, reading and science. Last Legislative Session, Senate Bill 149 was passed, which expires in September. It allows a stude
  
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• Person killed in FM 672 crash near Lockhart

  12-01-2017 12:24 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A person was pronounced dead after a crash on Farm to Market 672 and County Road 182.
  The crash on Wednesday night around 8:57 p.m. involved two vehicles in Caldwell County, according to the Department of Public Safety.
  Police have not said if the other driver was injured in the crash. The road was closed one mile northeast of Lockhart for five hours after the crash while crews investigated what happened.
  Until the next of kin has been notified, police will not rel
  
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• Person dies in FM 672 crash near Lockhart

  12-01-2017 12:24 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A person was pronounced dead after a crash on Farm to Market 672 and County Road 182.
  The crash on Wednesday night around 8:57 p.m. involved two vehicles in Caldwell County, according to the Department of Public Safety.
  Police have not said if the other driver was injured in the crash. The road was closed one mile northeast of Lockhart for five hours after the crash while crews investigated what happened.
  Until the next of kin has been notified, police will not rel
  
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• High school ‘sweethearts’ die in Lockhart crash

  12-01-2017 12:24 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A Wednesday night crash killed a current Lockhart High School student and a former student on Farm to Market 672 and County Road 182, according to Lockhart Independent School District.
  LISD says high school senior Lauren Garcia and former student, Isaac Garcia, were both killed. The school says they were high school sweethearts.
  The Department of Public Safety says the two-vehicle crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Initial information indicates the driver of
  
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• What should we do with UMCB when it’s no longer a hospital?

  12-01-2017 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Big changes are in the works for the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus. In May, the hospital is slated to move into its new building on Red River St. and Central Health.
  The public entity that owns the 14.3 acres of land the building sits on is trying to decide how the property should be redeveloped. On Thursday they will ask for public feedback during a community meeting at their central office.
  The current master plan for the land calls for a mix-used developm
  
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• What should we do with UCMB when it’s no longer a hospital?

  12-01-2017 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Big changes are in the works for the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus. In May, the hospital is slated to move into its new building on Red River St. and Central Health.
  The public entity that owns the 14.3 acres of land the building sits on is trying to decide how the property should be redeveloped. On Thursday they will ask for public feedback during a community meeting at their central office.
  The current master plan for the land calls for a mix-used developm
  
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• Feedback needed to turn Brackenridge campus into housing, medical clinic

  12-01-2017 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Big changes are in the works for the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus. In May, the hospital is slated to move into its new building on Red River St. and Central Health.
  The public entity that owns the 14.3 acres of land the building sits on is trying to decide how the property should be redeveloped. On Thursday they will ask for public feedback during a community meeting at their central office.
  The current master plan for the land calls for a mix-used developm
  
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• Feedback needed for Brackenridge campus

  12-01-2017 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Big changes are in the works for the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus. In May, the hospital is slated to move into its new building on Red River St. and Central Health.
  The public entity that owns the 14.3 acres of land the building sits on is trying to decide how the property should be redeveloped. On Thursday they will ask for public feedback during a community meeting at their central office.
  The current master plan for the land calls for a mix-used developm
  
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• Water main break has downtown intersection shut down

  12-01-2017 11:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction crews are working to repair a water main break in downtown Austin.
  Workers had to dig up a hole in the middle of the intersection at 7th Street and Trinity Street after the water main broke around 7 p.m. Wednesday night. The hole is an estimated 2 feet by 4 feet.
  There is no word on what caused the break. An 8 inch pipe is being repaired.
  Roads are expected to be closed until at least 7 a.m.
  We have a KXAN crew LIVE at the scene with updates. 
  
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• Downtown water main leak repaired overnight

  12-01-2017 11:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction crews have finished repairing a water main after it broke in downtown Austin.
  Workers had to dig a hole in the middle of the intersection at 7th Street and Trinity Street after the water main broke around 7 p.m. Wednesday night. The hole was an estimated 2 feet by 4 feet and has now been filled in after the 8-inch pipes were fixed.
  There is no word on what caused the break.
  Police say 7th Street has now reopened.
  
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• Crews dig hole to repair water main break in downtown Austin

  12-01-2017 11:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction crews have finished repairing a water main after it broke in downtown Austin.
  Workers had to dig a hole in the middle of the intersection at 7th Street and Trinity Street after the water main broke around 7 p.m. Wednesday night. The hole was an estimated 2 feet by 4 feet and has now been filled in after the pipes were fixed.
  There is no word on what caused the break. An 8 inch pipe has been repaired.
  Police say 7th Street has now reopened.
  
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• 8 interesting facts about past presidential inaugurations

  12-01-2017 11:29 via kxan.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — With all of the pomp and circumstance surrounding a custom as proper and important as a presidential inauguration, you’d think it’d be a bit of a boring affair. Often, it’s anything but.
  Here are eight interesting facts about past presidential inaugurations that will impress around the water cooler.
  1. Only two presidents have taken the oath four times
  Barack Obama, joined by his wife Michelle, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to
  
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• Why is Inauguration Day on January 20?

  12-01-2017 11:26 via kxan.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – On Jan. 23, 1933, Congress passed the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which moved the president-elect’s Inauguration Day from March 4 to January 20.
  But, why?
  The answer is fairly simple and found in the Amendment’s nickname: The “Lame Duck Amendment.”
  The 20th Amendment was crafted to cut down the time “lame duck” lawmakers held office following Election Day. Lame duck lawmakers are those that lost re-election or chose to step
  
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• Texas loses to TCU in Austin for first time in 30 years

  12-01-2017 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vladimir Brodziansky scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 50 seconds remaining, to lead TCU to a 64-61 victory over Texas on Wednesday night.
  Jaylen Fisher added 16 points and Kenrich Williams grabbed 13 rebounds for TCU.
  Jarrett Allen led Texas with 18 points.
  Kerwin Roach Jr. gave Texas (7-9, 1-3 Big 12) a one-point lead with a driving shot with 1:13 remaining. After Brodziansky put TCU (13-3, 2-2) back ahead, Roach missed a layup before Fisher added
  
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• Austin women heading to Washington to march for women’s rights

  12-01-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — By plane, train, bus or car, Austin women are making it their mission to march in Washington. The Women’s March on Washington will come one day after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. Organizers say anyone who believes women’s rights are human rights is welcome to attend.
  “I think this election showed people. You don’t get to sit on the sidelines if you have something at stake,” said Vanessa Crook. “And specifically being
  
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• D’Onta Foreman wins Earl Campbell Award

  12-01-2017 05:12 via kxan.com
  
  TYLER, Texas (KXAN) — Texas running back D’Onta Foreman broke Earl Campbell’s UT record for consecutive 100 yard rushing games in 2016 and then won his award on Wednesday night in Tyler, Texas. Foreman won the Earl Campbell Award which goes to the top offensive college player who was born in Texas, graduated high school in Texas or played college football in Texas.
  Foreman is the first Longhorn, and also the first non-QB, to win the award which started in 2013. He joins QB Bryc
  
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• Manor ISD joins districts against A-F rating; lawmaker offers alternative

  12-01-2017 05:10 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — After the Texas Education Agency released preliminary data for schools and districts across the state using the new A-F public school accountability rating system, area school districts have responded by voicing their opposition of the assessment.
  Manor Independent School District is now one of more than 100 districts against the grading system. The Manor ISD Board of Trustees has passed a resolution calling for the system to be repealed.
  In a letter from the superint
  
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• Round Rock police search for man who pulled gun at gas station

  12-01-2017 03:59 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Police are asking for your help locating a man who pulled a gun at a Round Rock gas station.
  On Jan. 3, officers were called to the 7-Eleven at 1118 E. Palm Valley Boulevard for the report of a disturbance involving a firearm at around 2 a.m. Officers were told a store employee and customer got into an argument.
  As the customer was leaving, he displayed a silver and black handgun from his waist and held the weapon by his side. Before running from the store, he pl
  
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• Texas lawmakers set rules and gear up for House vs. Senate session

  12-01-2017 03:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wednesday, Texas lawmakers set the rules for the 85th legislative session. They will operate under these rules every day as they try to pass bills impacting Texas lives.
  The Senate set up a structure that will allow its Republican majority to fast track their bills. The house, however, did the opposite: setting up a tougher threshold for passing controversial measures.
  Nearly every day at the Capitol some group will announce they love or hate something. Wednesday, it was &l
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 3 children last seen in Houston

  12-01-2017 03:00 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (KXAN) – Three children are believed to be in danger, prompting the Department of Public Safety to issue an Amber Alert.
  Jason, Aaliyah and Isac Frausto were last seen in Houston with Doris Camerena. It’s believed she is driving a gold 2011 Chevy Cruz with Texas license plate FGJ6333
  Details for all of the missing:
  Jason Frausto,, 2 years old, 09/08/14, 2’00”, 30 lbs, black hair, brown eyes.
  Aaliyah Frausto, 3 years old, 09/16/13, 2’6” 30 lbs, b
  
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• Boy with multiple genetic disorders hears mother’s voice for first time

  12-01-2017 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There’s something about the nature of a mother’s unconditional love; always present even in the midst of life’s biggest challenges.
  News 4 introduced viewers to then-18-month-old Gavin last year, as his mom Jennifer Arroyo sought answers to why her baby son was born with a variety genetic disorders.
  She sought answers to why he was mostly deaf and blind and often ill since birth.
  But last month, Gavin’s dim world grew brighter, when he heard h
  
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• Texas 911 operator takes call from her own house

  12-01-2017 02:29 via kxan.com
  
  MADISONVILLE, TX (AP) — An emergency call a 911 dispatcher in Texas recently answered turned out to be from the dispatcher’s daughter who was reporting that their house was burning.
  Layla Wray was working an overnight shift in Madison County, north of Houston, when her 14-year-old daughter called to say the fire began on a back porch.
  Wray maintained her composure during the call early Saturday and told the teen to remain calm and that firefighters were en route.
  Wray’s da
  
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• Wrong-way driver who killed family of 4 will serve at least 20 years

  12-01-2017 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Wilson Molinares, the Texas State University student who crashed into a family of six — killing four — while driving the wrong way on Interstate 35 last year, has pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter charges.
  Molinares, 22, was sentenced on Dec. 15 to 40 years in prison following a plea deal. After serving 20 years, Molinares becomes eligible for parole.
  Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said Wednesday, “There was
  
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• Man accidentally shoots, kills himself while getting out of car

  12-01-2017 00:49 via kxan.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A man accidentally shot and killed himself while getting out of his car in a parking lot in Raleigh Wednesday morning, police said.
  According to police, officers responded to a parking lot at 6500 Creedmoor Road in connection with a “Code Blue” call concerning an adult male around 8 a.m. Code Blue is the code generally used when a subject is believed to be deceased or in immediate need of resuscitation.
  The man died from an accidentally self-inflicted gun
  
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• Mario Sategna returns to Texas track and field program

  12-01-2017 00:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas track and field head coach Mario Sategna is back with the program after a nearly three-month leave of absence while the university launched an investigation into alleged misconduct.
  “The university investigated the concerns that were brought to our attention,” both Mike Perrin and Chris Plonsky said in a joint statement. “They ahve all been addressed by Coach Satenga and appropriate responsive measures have been put in place.”
  The inv
  
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