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• Police: Father of 2-month-old mauled by dog refused drug, alcohol test

  20-01-2017 23:57 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos police say their investigation so far shows that there were no signs of previous abuse in the death of a 2-month-old girl mauled to death by a family dog in her San Marcos home on Tuesday.
  Preliminary findings do not show old trauma, such as previous broken bones, bruising or other injuries that could indicate prior abuse of the infant, Skylar Dean Julius.
  Police found there was not enough probable cause to obtain a warrant for blood tests on the fathe
  
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• Pflugerville police lieutenant under investigation will retire

  20-01-2017 23:52 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – A veteran city police lieutenant received an honorable discharge and plans to retire, according to a news release issued Friday. The decision from newly sworn-in Interim Chief Jessica Robledo means an ongoing internal investigation into Lt. Laura Wilkes will be administratively closed.
  “I have begun a reorganization of my department and Lt. Laura Wilkes is not part of the future management team,” Interim Chief Robledo said in the release.
  However,&n
  
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• Travis County sheriff issues new immigration policy

  20-01-2017 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez issued new policy Friday that prohibits deputies and jailers from inquiring about someone’s immigration status and limits how they will work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
  Sheriff Hernandez released a video statement outlining the policy changes and describing how the Travis County jail will respond to federal requests to detain inmates for immigration charges.Travis County Sheriff’s Office Policy on coo
  
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• ‘Stiffer penalties coming,’ Gov. Abbott warns Travis County sheriff

  20-01-2017 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez issued new policy Friday that prohibits deputies and jailers from inquiring about someone’s immigration status and limits how they will work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
  Sheriff Hernandez released a video statement outlining the policy changes and describing how the Travis County jail will respond to federal requests to detain inmates for immigration charges.
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to respond. In a
  
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• Wanted Blanco County sex offender surrenders to deputies

  20-01-2017 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) — A registered sex offender wanted by authorities in Blanco County has surrendered.
  Sonny Ray Byrne, who was convicted for the sexual assault of a child in 2011, was believed to be in San Antonio or New Braunfels. The Llano County Sheriff’s Office notified Blanco County authorities Friday morning that Byrne had turned himself in.
  KXAN Investigates: Sex offenders off the grid, sometimes go uncharged
  Byrne did not show up to renew his sex offender registratio
  
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• Man dies after being thrown, run over by his own backhoe

  20-01-2017 23:06 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man contracted to clear land in Williamson County was killed after he was thrown and run over by his own backhoe.
  Sheriff’s deputies were called to 8325 Pearson Ranch Rd. around 3 p.m. Friday, next to the Round Rock ISD West Transportation Facility. Authorities say the man’s machine hit a bump, ejecting the man forward. He was then run over by his own machine.
  EMS were called to the scene, north of the intersection of State Highway 45 and FM
  
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• FACT CHECK: Trump’s inaugural speech starts on familiar note: with exaggeration

  20-01-2017 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s inaugural address held familiar echoes of the campaign speeches that led to his presidential win: downbeat about the state of the nation, to the point of hyperbole. A look at some of his assertions Friday:
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  TRUMP: “The jobs left, and the factories closed … the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon.”
  THE FACTS: The U.S. economy is a lot healthier than the wreck Trump describes. Jobs have in
  
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• Trump begins wildcard presidency with populist message

  20-01-2017 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald John Trump became America’s 45th President at noon on Friday, as he delivered his inaugural address before a red-clad crowd gathered at the U.S. Capitol.
  Pres.Trump carefully walked down the red and blue carpeted stairs to the platform where he would set the stage for his incoming administration.
  Just as he began to speak, rain started falling from the sky.
  Any trepidation he might’ve felt melted away as the new leader of the free world laun
  
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• Attorney uses ‘Fonzie’ defense in sexual assault case; Judge refuses to dismiss charges

  20-01-2017 22:25 via kxan.com
  
  MADISON, WI (AP) – A judge refused on Friday to dismiss four charges against a suspended University of Wisconsin student accused of sexually assaulting and harassing several women, despite his attorneys’ claims that some of his actions were no worse than “Happy Days” television character Arthur Fonzarelli’s antics.
  Alec Cook is facing a total of 21 charges that also include strangulation and false imprisonment stemming from cases involving 10 women dating back to Ma
  
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• Protesters march through downtown as President Trump takes office

  20-01-2017 21:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of protesters are marching throughout downtown Austin following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
  At around 3:45 p.m. Friday, the protesters were blocking Congress Avenue Bridge. All lanes are closed on Congress. Officers say to expect heavy delays in the area and use South First Street or Lamar bridges as alternate routes.
  Police are warning drivers to avoid the area, after previously encouraging people who are emplo
  
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• Texas court hearing case to limit gay marriage legalization

  20-01-2017 20:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has reversed its previous ruling and will hear a Houston case that top conservatives hope will let the state limit the impact of 2015’s federal legalization of gay marriage.
  The state’s highest civil court announced Friday it was setting arguments for March in a lawsuit seeking to halt same-sex spousal benefits that America’s fourth-largest city offers municipal employees.
  The all-Republican court ruled 8-1 in September not to
  
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• George H.W. and Barbara Bush improving in Houston Hospital

  20-01-2017 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says doctors have removed Bush’s breathing tube and that he’s breathing well on his own at a Houston hospital.
  The tube was inserted Wednesday while the 92-year-old former president was being treated for pneumonia. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says the tube was removed Friday morning at Houston Methodist Hospital.
  McGrath says the nation’s 41st president remains in intensive care but is comfortable and using
  
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• Trump steps into security bubble; will he bring his phone?

  20-01-2017 20:11 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A few hours after President-elect Donald Trump was briefed by intelligence officials about Russian meddling in the election, an Associated Press reporter called his cellphone seeking an interview.
  The call went to voicemail and the reporter did not leave a message. About an hour later, Trump called back.
  It’s hard to imagine many politicians — particularly one about to become president of the United States — calling back an unknown number on their cellph
  
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• Former President Barack Obama departs Washington

  20-01-2017 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are departing Washington.
  The Obamas held hands as they walked to a military helicopter parked outside the East Front of the Capitol after Donald Trump took the oath of office.
  Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump escorted the Obamas, and then the couples exchanges small talk and handshakes.
  The helicopter is heading to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where Obama will address staff and supporters before he and his
  
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• Father says he didn’t intend to hurt infant with 25 broken bones

  20-01-2017 18:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police responding to Dell Children’s Medical Center on Oct. 6, 2016, found a two-month-old baby girl with more than two dozen broken bones throughout her body, including her pelvis and multiple ribs, according to an arrest warrant.
  In addition, the baby had signs associated with “trauma to internal organs,” the affidavit states.
  Police have charged the girl’s father, Joel Ortiz Rodriguez Jr., 20, with injury to a child, a state jail felony. Rodr
  
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• Affidavit: 2-month-old baby found with 25 broken bones

  20-01-2017 18:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police responding to Dell Children’s Hospital on Oct. 6, 2016, found a two-month-old baby girl with more than two-dozen broken bones throughout her body, including her pelvis and multiple ribs, according to an arrest warrant.
  In addition, the baby had elevations in certain enzymes associated with “trauma to internal organs,” the affidavit states.
  Police have charged Joel Ortiz Rodriguez Jr., 20, with injury to a child, a state-jail felony. Rodriguez helped
  
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• Teen who stabbed mom with screwdriver arrested, injured in Illinois

  20-01-2017 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — The Dripping Springs teen who stabbed his mom with a screwdriver has been arrested in Alton, Illinois after days on the run.
  Earlier this week, police were called to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Limestone Trail, near US 290. William Michael Bryars, 17, drove away in his mother’s vehicle after attacking and beating her with a hammer, according to investigators.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says Bryars was caught after
  
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• Teen wanted in screwdriver stabbing arrested in Illinois

  20-01-2017 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — The Dripping Springs teen who stabbed his mom with a screwdriver has been arrested in Alton, Illinois after days on the run.
  Earlier this week, police were called to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Limestone Trail, near US 290. William Michael Bryars, 17, drove away in his mother’s vehicle after attacking and beating her with a hammer, according to investigators.
  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says Bryars was caught after
  
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• Trump’s Inaugural address by the numbers

  20-01-2017 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Donald Trump spoke for about 16 minutes in his Inaugural Address to Americans. Below you’ll find a visualization of the words and themes that appeared most often in his speech.Invoking again his campaign slogan of “Make America great again,” Donald Trump has wrapped up his first speech as president of the United States. His inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol included a pledge to empower what he called America’s “forgotten men and w
  
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• Violent protests, free marijuana usher in Trump inaugural

  20-01-2017 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – President Donald J. Trump’s highly orchestrated inauguration took place at the U.S. Capitol well away from the widespread protests throughout the District of Columbia.
  The main show of opposition will take place Saturday at the Women’s March on Washington, which has attracted hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of protesters.
  Organizers hope to keep the demonstrations peaceful, but protests ahead of Friday morning’s inauguration sh
  
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• Texas unemployment holds steady in December at 4.6 percent

  20-01-2017 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate held steady in December at 4.6 percent.
  The Texas Workforce Commission on Friday reported the statewide jobless figure was also 4.6 percent in November. The nationwide unemployment rate for December was 4.7 percent.
  A TWC statement says Texas has added an estimated 210,200 seasonally adjusted jobs since December 2015, with the addition of 800 nonfarm jobs last month.
  The Amarillo, Austin-Round Rock and Lubbock areas had the lowest unemployme
  
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• SXSW organizers calling for volunteers

  20-01-2017 16:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — South by Southwest is rapidly approaching and organizers are calling on Austinites to help.
  Tami Richter, SXSW director of event staffing and resources, joins us live in the studio to discuss the call for volunteers.
  If this is your first time volunteering for SXSW you can fill out the registration form here. 
  If you are a returning SXSW volunteer you can re-register for this year here. 
  Local volunteers are asked to attend one of the SXSW volunteer information ev
  
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• Timing of El Chapo’s extradition seen as political

  20-01-2017 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s abrupt exit to face charges in the U.S. marks the end of an era in which he was Mexico’s most notorious drug cartel boss and, for some, the stuff of folk legend.
  It’s also seen by many in Mexico as a delicately timed maneuver aimed at limiting political fallout for President Enrique Pena Nieto, already deeply unpopular in part for his perceived mishandling of Donald Trump’s tough rhetoric on Mexico.
  Deputy A
  
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• WATCH: The Inauguration of Donald Trump

  20-01-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —  President-elect Donald Trump has taken the stage for his inauguration.
  Trump is joined by his family, including his five children Eric, Don Jr., Ivanka, Tiffany and youngest son, Barron. The Republican businessman from New York flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd as he was introduced.
  As Trump and President Barack Obama made their way to the Capitol, police were confronting a group of demonstrators wearing black in downtown Washington and using what appeared to b
  
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• WATCH: President Donald Trump receives inaugural parade

  20-01-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began his inaugural address by saying that “together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.”
  App users click here to watch live coverage
  President Trump has officially been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States and Mike Pence as the vice president. Trump says the United States exists to serve its citizens.
  He described closed factories as “tombstones”
  
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• WATCH: Donald Trump sworn in as 45th President

  20-01-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began his inaugural address by saying that “together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.”
  President Trump has officially been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States and Mike Pence as the vice president. Trump says the United States exists to serve its citizens.
  He described closed factories as “tombstones” that dot the county and says the federal gov
  
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• Donald Trump sworn in as 45th president of the United States

  20-01-2017 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began his inaugural address by saying that “together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.”
  President Trump has officially been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States and Mike Pence as the vice president. Trump says the United States exists to serve its citizens.
  He described closed factories as “tombstones” that dot the county and says the federal gove
  
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• PHOTOS: Donald Trump sworn in as 45th President of the United States

  20-01-2017 15:36 via kxan.com
  
  Donald Trump sworn in as 45th President of the United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at the White House, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sit in the rain waiting for the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States to begin during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Friday, Jan.
  
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• Reports: Child sex trafficking spikes more than 800 percent nationwide

  20-01-2017 15:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 2013 State Department report found that 27 million people are human trafficking victims worldwide.
  The Justice Department says half of the victims are 17-years-old and under. Reports of suspected child sex trafficking jumped 846 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  January is human trafficking awareness month and Brooke Crowder, Executive Director of The Refuge, joins us in the KXAN studio to discuss their eff
  
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• Shooting reported at high school in Ohio, shooter in custody

  20-01-2017 14:35 via kxan.com
  
  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — One person was injured after a shooting was reported at West Liberty High School, in Champaign County.
  According to firefighters, they were dispatched at about 7:45am, Friday, to West Liberty High School on the report of a shooting.
  Firefighters say one person was taken to the hospital. The Champaign County Sheriff tells WDTN, the shooter is in custody and a weapon has been recovered.
  No other information was released.
  
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• Reports: Italy avalanche survivor total now 8

  20-01-2017 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Italian news reports say the number of people found alive under the rubble of the avalanche-crushed hotel in central Italy has risen to eight, including two children.
  State-run RAI, Sky TG24 and the ANSA news agency, citing carabineri, raised the initial number of survivors. Earlier, AP staffers reaching the scene on foot overheard firefighter radio reports saying five people had been located and requesting helicopters to bring them to hospitals.
  An estimated 3
  
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• NTSB: Pilot certified 21 days before Lake Erie plane crash

  20-01-2017 14:02 via kxan.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month received his certification to fly that type of aircraft just 21 days before the fatal crash, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report.
  The NTSB report issued Thursday night provides a timeline for the Dec. 29 crash, but does not indicate why the Cessna Citation 525 suddenly lost altitude and crashed just one minute after takeoff.
  Killed were Columbus businessman John Fleming
  
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• First genetically-modified apples will go on sale in U.S.

  20-01-2017 13:50 via kxan.com
  
  SUMMERLAND, B.C. (KXAN) — Starting in February the first batch of genetically-modified apples will hit shelves in the Midwest.
  The agriculture website Capital Press is reporting the apples will be sold under the brand name Arctic Apples. The USDA approved the apples in 2015.
  The company selling the apples, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, expects the fall 2017 crop to yield 6,000 boxes of apples. The modified fruit it unique because it has reduced amounts of enzymes that prevents the apple from
  
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• UNESCO: 30 percent of Aleppo’s ancient city destroyed

  20-01-2017 13:10 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — UNESCO says about a third of the ancient city of Aleppo has been destroyed during the war in Syria.
  The United Nations cultural organization conducted an emergency mission in Aleppo from between Monday and Thursday this week to assess damage at the World Heritage Site and reported “extensive damage” at the Great Umayyad Mosque, the Citadel and other historic buildings.
  UNESCO said in a statement that “60 percent of the old city of Aleppo has been severely dam
  
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• Ex-Westlake teacher accused of improper student relationships heads to court

  20-01-2017 12:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former Westlake High School teacher arrested and charged with having improper relationships with two students will face a court hearing on Friday morning.
  At 9 a.m. 28-year-old Haeli Wey’s case will head to court. She resigned from teaching at the high school in October 2016 after it was discovered she had inappropriate relationships with students who were under-age.
  Wey left the high school seven days after a school administrator heard about texts exchanged be
  
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• Houston Astros caravan hits Austin

  20-01-2017 06:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Houston Astros in town on Thursday taking their annual caravan tour through several bright spots of Austin. All of this before, a hopeful bright season in Houston.
  First stop of the day– Oak Springs Elementary School where Astros pitchers Mike Fiers and Chris Devenski signed autographs and answered questions from the students.
  The Astros clearly want to win in 2017 after missing the postseason. They added Carlos Beltran and Josh Reddick in the offseason
  “We
  
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• More than the Score: NFL Championship Weekend

  20-01-2017 06:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Erin Hogan from 104.9 The Horn joins Roger Wallace talking NFL Championship weekend.
  
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• Underground transformer fire put out at DPS Headquarters

  20-01-2017 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters are assessing damage caused by an underground transformer fire at DPS Headquarters in north Austin, Thursday night.
  The department said the initial report was of light smoke at 5805 N. Lamar Blvd. A photo sent by AFD showed what appeared to be flames under a manhole.
  After 11 p.m., firefighters said the building has been reoccupied and there were no injuries.
  Firefighters respond to an underground transformer fire at DPS headquarters on North Lamar Bo
  
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• Retaining wall collapse forces relocation of 28 apartment units

  20-01-2017 05:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The partial collapse of a retaining wall caused the foundation of a southeast Austin apartment building to separate.
  The Austin Code Department says 28 units were affected. All of the tenants are being relocated to other units in the complex at 4300 E. Oltorf St.
  Texas Gas has disconnected the gas service and a structural engineer has been retained to assess the structural stability and a way to temporarily brace both the wall and building foundation.
  Caution tape has been
  
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• Retaining wall collapse forces relocation of 23 apartment units

  20-01-2017 05:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A structural engineer is expected to have a report early next week into why a retaining wall at a southeast Austin apartment complex partially collapsed, prompting emergency evacuations of tenants living in 23 units at the Aspect Apartments.
  Friday morning, 24 hours after the wall broke apart and a large gap appeared under the corner of building 12, tenants were moving into other vacant units in the complex at 4900 E. Oltorf St.
  “They were worried about just gett
  
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• Locals leave on 24-hour bus ride for Women’s March on Washington

  20-01-2017 05:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group from Austin is traveling across the country on a 24-hour bus ride to participate in a national march the day after Trump takes office. They say they will be participating in the Women’s March on Washington.
  “Last week I decided I can’t stand by, I have to go,” said Austin resident Reena Kaven. The group left just before 9 p.m. Thursday night and isn’t expected to make it to Washington D.C. until 11 p.m. Friday night.
  “We’re
  
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• Students surprised by Vantage Career College’s sudden closure

  20-01-2017 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A career college in Austin has shut its doors unexpectedly. KXAN Viewers say there was no warning as they showed up to find a notice on the college doors.
  On Vantage’s website, the college says they are closing as of Thursday, after federal student aid funds to the school were cut off. Vantage has five locations in the state: two in El Paso, two locations in San Antonio and one in Austin at 314 E. Highland Mall Blvd.
  The school says the U.S. Department of Ed
  
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• Buda delays putting fluoride in water after getting feedback

  20-01-2017 03:47 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — After receiving feedback from Buda City Council members and citizens, City Manager Kenneth Williams has put the city’s scheduled fluoridation on hold.
  The city said the decision is not final and the hold will be in place until the City Council revisits the move and makes a more permanent decision.
  At the request of Mayor Todd Ruge, the city will hold a public hearing on the fluoridation of the water supply during the Feb. 7 City Council meeting. Officials sa
  
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• Report details potential losses for Austin if ‘bathroom bill’ passes

  20-01-2017 03:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An often-cited report about potential economic impacts of a so-called ‘bathroom bill’ in Texas also suggests some of Austin’s biggest and most iconic events could take a hit if the Texas Privacy Act passes.
  The bill would require policies based on “biological sex” for using multiple-occupancy bathrooms in public schools and government buildings.
  “We’re opposed on a moral standpoint, we also feel it will have a big impact from a busi
  
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• Council Member Garza hopes to use incentives to alleviate ‘food deserts’

  20-01-2017 02:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After driving hundreds of miles, an Austin City Council member says she has an idea to help solve the problem of “food deserts,” where people live more than 10 miles away from a large grocery store in rural areas or more than one mile away in urban areas.
  Council Member Delia Garza, whose district covers much of southeast Austin, went to Houston last week. She visited several stores in a part of the city that used to not have any grocery stores, but go
  
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• Local psychiatrist sees patients depressed over Trump inauguration

  20-01-2017 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — There are mixed emotions as America prepares to welcome Donald Trump into the Oval Office. Dr. Joanne Sotelo, division director of psychiatry with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Round Rock says several of her patients are severely depressed ahead of the inauguration.
  “Instead of it being just angry or worried or a little bit depressed, it’s more of the excessive worrying that can be very extreme,” explains Sotelo. “
  
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• Texas State student killed in motorcycle crash

  20-01-2017 02:25 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car in San Marcos, Thursday evening.
  San Marcos police say the car was turning left out of Highcrest Apartments at 1518 Old Ranch Road 12 at 6:25 p.m.
  Quirino Ramirez, 20, a Texas State University student living in San Marcos, was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle west on RR 12 when he hit a Toyota exiting the apartment complex. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
  Officers say the driver of the Toyota, also a Texas State stud
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash with car on RR 12 in San Marcos

  20-01-2017 02:25 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car in San Marcos, Thursday evening.
  San Marcos police say the car was turning left out of Highcrest Apartments at 1518 Old Ranch Road 12 at 6:25 p.m. Officers say the driver reported not seeing the motorcycle before the crash.
  Police say the road will be closed for several hours while they investigate.
  KXAN will update this page as we get additional information. 
  
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• Police search for two suspects who robbed, hit woman with car

  20-01-2017 01:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officers are asking for your help finding the suspects who robbed a woman in the parking lot of a southeast Austin apartment complex earlier this month. The woman who was robbed by two men was also hit by the suspect’s car and seriously injured.
  Officers were called to the Logan’s Mill Apartments at 1912 E. William Cannon Dr. on Jan. 2 at 6:30 a.m.
  The two suspects are described by police as black males in their late 20s, between five-foot-10 and six-f
  
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• Police ask downtown employees to work from home ahead of Trump protests

  20-01-2017 00:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Donald Trump gets sworn in to be the nation’s 45th president, seven organizations will be marching, protesting and rallying in downtown Austin and University of Texas campus areas Friday and Saturday to protest the incoming president.
  Austin police say traffic will be a nightmare as they close streets for the protests. The department is already asking Austinites to work from home if they can. Officers are also being prepared to handle any kind of vio
  
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