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• Texas rep placed under state protection after filing bill to ban abortions

  30-01-2017 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, has been placed under the protection of the Texas Department of Public Safety after receiving death threats following his filing of a bill to criminalize abortion in Texas.
  “Representative Tinderholt and his family have received multiple death threats leading to his family being placed under DPS protection on multiple occasions,” Micah Cavanaugh, Tinderholt’s chief of staff, said in a stateme
  
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• 2017 is Houston’s 3rd time hosting a Super Bowl

  30-01-2017 23:32 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR) — This year will be the third year Houston has hosted a Super Bowl.
  The city last hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in 2004 when the New England Patriots defeated the Panthers by the score of 32–29.
  In 1974, Super Bowl VIII was played Rice Stadium on the campus of Rice University.
  Today, 43 years later, Rice Stadium sits largely unchanged.
  “I think the cool thing about Super Bowl XIII here is the stadium is very similar to how it was then,” R
  
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• Motorcyclist killed on SH 71 near Lakeway identified

  30-01-2017 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) — The motorcyclist killed in a crash with an SUV on State Highway 71 on Saturday has been identified.
  DPS troopers were called to SH 71 near Serene HIlls Drive at 6:03 p.m., about two miles west of Bee Cave. A Cadillac SUV was traveling eastbound and making a left turn from SH 71 onto Serene Hills Drive.
  James Rodney Holt, 51, of Spicewood, was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound in the outside lane of SH 71 when the two crashed.
  Holt was ejected from
  
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• Rep. Doggett encouraging people to sign up for healthcare

  30-01-2017 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In an effort to get people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, stopped by the Foundation Communities office in Central Austin Monday to spread the word.
  While at the center, Doggett talked about the future of the ACA now that Republicans have vowed to repeal it.
  “If President Trump sticks by his promise that he wants health insurance for everybody, I think that it will probab
  
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• Austin Water Utility division manager suspended without pay

  30-01-2017 23:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water Utility suspended a division manager Monday and placed him on disciplinary probation, following a series of critical audits that exposed “unacceptable job performance,” policy violations and a lack of oversight of questionable spending.
  Kevin Buchman, a manager of utility marketing services, is being suspended for a week and placed on disciplinary probation for a year, according to a disciplinary action report obtained by KXAN through the Texas
  
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• Austin Water division manager suspended without pay

  30-01-2017 23:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water Utility suspended a division manager Monday and placed him on disciplinary probation, following a series of critical audits that exposed “unacceptable job performance,” policy violations and a lack of oversight of questionable spending.
  Kevin Buchman, a manager of utility marketing services, is being suspended for a week and placed on disciplinary probation for a year, according to a disciplinary action report obtained by KXAN through the Texas
  
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• No students injured in Pflugerville ISD bus crash

  30-01-2017 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several students on a Pflugerville Independent School District bus had to be checked by paramedics after the bus they were riding in got into a crash Monday afternoon in north Austin.
  Austin police say the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of West Howard Lane and Thermal Drive north Austin. A spokesperson for PISD says the bus had 55 students from Northwest Elementary School on board.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says they evaluated six children and one adult
  
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• Resettlement agencies, faith leaders will hold Austin vigil for refugees

  30-01-2017 23:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A community vigil Monday afternoon with resettlement agencies, refugee leaders and faith leaders will express support for refugees coming to the United States.
  The vigil organizers say they denounce President Donald Trump’s executive action towards refugees, which temporarily suspends all immigration for citizens of seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days.
  “Texans have been welcoming refugees for nearly 40 years,” the organizers said. “Refugee-se
  
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• Resettlement agencies, faith leaders hold Austin vigil for refugees

  30-01-2017 23:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A community vigil Monday evening in support of refugees coming to the United States was met with a packed crowd.
  The vigil, which was held at First English Lutheran Church, was organized by resettlement agencies, refugee leaders and faith leaders. Organizers say they denounce President Donald Trump’s executive action towards refugees, which temporarily suspends all immigration for citizens of seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days.
  “Texans have been welcomi
  
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• Investigators of Lake Travis mosque fire set to meet this week

  30-01-2017 22:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A briefing on the Lake Travis mosque fire with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Travis County fire marshal is expected Thursday.
  The ATF is also investigating a mosque fire over the weekend in Victoria, which has strapped the agency’s available resources. At this point, the ATF says there is nothing indicating the two fires are connected.
  Federal investigators with the ATF says one of their certified investigators has com
  
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• Investigation results on Lake Travis mosque fire pending

  30-01-2017 22:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A briefing on the the Lake Travis mosque fire with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Travis County fire marshal is expected Thursday.
  The ATF is also investigating a mosque fire over the weekend in Victoria, which has strapped the agency’s available resources. At this point, the ATF says there is nothing indicating the two fires are connected.
  The report will then go to a peer review process before it is submitted to the T
  
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• Del Valle man dies in wrong-way crash on SH 71

  30-01-2017 22:37 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Authorities have identified the man who died in wrong-way crash on State Highway 71 in southeast Travis County late Friday night as Jamal Smith, 32, of Del Valle.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety says the crash happened around 11:48 p.m. on SH 71 near Wolf Lane. Police say the 27-year-old driver of a Chevy Cruze was going westbound in the eastbound lanes of SH 71 when he struck a Buick Enclave traveling eastbound.
  Smith died at the scene. The driver of the Cr
  
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• Trump’s three Supreme Court finalists

  30-01-2017 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — The Supreme Court seat once occupied by Justice Antonin Scalia has sat vacant for nearly a year but that will soon change if President Donald Trump’s forthcoming nomination is successful.
  On Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, Trump will name his choice to join the high court’s nine-seat bench.
  In his now-standard superlatives, the president, surrounded by media and his ever-present glass of Diet Coke, dubbed his upcoming rollout “a very big decision on th
  
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• Trump’s 3 Supreme Court finalists

  30-01-2017 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — The Supreme Court seat once occupied by Justice Antonin Scalia has sat vacant for nearly a year but that will soon change if President Donald Trump’s forthcoming nomination is successful.
  On Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, Trump will name his choice to join the high court’s nine-seat bench.
  In his now-standard superlatives, the president, surrounded by media and his ever-present glass of Diet Coke, dubbed his upcoming roll out “a very big decision on th
  
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• HEB now selling Whataburger Buffalo sauce

  30-01-2017 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you love Whataburger’s Buffalo sauce, you’re in luck because the company is rolling out the product to your nearest H-E-B.
  Along with packaging their Buffalo sauce, Whataburger and H-E-B will now also sell 40-ounce sizes of Fancy and Spicy Ketchup. The grocery store originally started selling Whataburger’s Spicy ketchup in 20-ounce bottles in 2011 and then added Fancy ketchup in 2013.
  RELATED: New HEB in Hutto opens Whataburger attached to con
  
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• Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order

  30-01-2017 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues for the first time since leaving office.
  “The president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” Obama’s spokesman, Kevin Lewis, said.
  In his first statement on behalf of the former president, Le
  
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• $870K raised to rebuild South Texas mosque destroyed in fire

  30-01-2017 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  VICTORIA, Texas (AP/KXAN) — An online fund established to raise money for the rebuilding of a South Texas mosque destroyed by fire over the weekend has far exceeded its goal of $850,000.
  A GoFundMe page established on behalf of the Islamic Center of Victoria indicated Monday that about $870,000 has been raised in just two days. The page shows more than 18,500 people have contributed.
  Fire officials say it’s too early to determine the cause of the fire early Saturday morning.
  The mosq
  
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• Peeping Tom suspect wore SpongeBob clothing; also accused of molesting kids

  30-01-2017 20:23 via kxan.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – A man who was wanted for molesting children was arrested Monday morning after police say he broke into a woman’s home while she was sleeping and then peeped into the home of another woman – while wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants jacket and shoes.
  Detectives believe suspect Steven Charles Kirkland, 32, could have more victims.
  St. Petersburg Police Department officers responded a home burglary in the area of 21st Avenue South and 7th Street around 7:
  
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• New mental health unit coming to Dell Children’s, donations needed

  30-01-2017 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Help is on the way for children with mental health needs in Austin thanks to a generous donation from a local family.
  Nyle and Nancy Maxwell are partnering with Dell Children’s Medical Center pediatric and adolescent psychiatrists to expand resources for those in need of mental health services. Along with their donation, the Maxwell’s are offering a challenge grant, meaning every dollar donated from the public, the Maxwell family will match, dollar-for
  
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• Police: Man asked for online help in detailed plan to rape Austin woman

  30-01-2017 19:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man is accused of asking an anonymous person online for help raping a woman while her boyfriend was out of town in December.
  Blaine Alexander Mallon, 27, has been charged with criminal solicitation for the plan, and was booked into the Travis County Jail on Saturday.
  A detective with the Austin Police Department Sex Crimes Unit received a call from an attorney on Dec. 7, saying that his client knew of a plan to conduct a home invasion and rape a woman in Austin.
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• George HW Bush is released from Houston hospital

  30-01-2017 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Monday that the 92-year-old Bush is thankful for the prayers and kind messages he’s received during his stay at Houston Methodist Hospital and for the “world-class care” from doctors and nurses.
  Bush was experiencing breathing difficulties when he was admitted Jan. 14. D
  
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• Suspect accused of robbing, kidnapping victims on Grindr

  30-01-2017 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A suspect is now in custody after police say he confessed to the armed robbery and kidnapping of several people through the dating app Grindr, across Austin and the city of Kyle.
  Justin Carrillo, 22, is accused meeting men on the popular dating app and then taking them to ATMs to withdraw cash. The first instance was on Jan. 24 around midnight when a man told police he invited Carrillo to his apartment and ended up robbed at gunpoint.
  The victim said as soon as Carrillo ent
  
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• Long-awaited draft code affecting what can be built in Austin released

  30-01-2017 18:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders are releasing their development plans that will impact what can be built in Austin, once adopted.
  The plans are called CodeNEXT. It is the city’s land development code, which hasn’t been updated in the last 30 years.
  The release of the CodeNEXT draft will kick off several months of the city trying to get the community involved, starting with a public event at Palmer Events Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, which will include
  
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• 31 lbs. of cocaine found in nose gear of American Airlines plane in Tulsa

  30-01-2017 17:49 via kxan.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (KXAN) — An American Airlines plane rerouted to Tulsa for maintenance was found to have 14 kilos, or almost 31 pounds, of cocaine inside the nose gear of the aircraft, Sunday.
  Seven bricks of cocaine in total were found inside the plane during a maintenance check in Tulsa, sheriff’s deputies said. The plane, which took off from Bogotá, Columbia, landed in Miami, where it was flagged for maintenance. The base in Miami was too busy to do the maintenance, so the
  
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• Angel Shot: Bars offering life-saving help for women

  30-01-2017 16:10 via kxan.com
  
  TEMPE, AZ (KXAN/KPNX) — Imagine being on a blind date that goes beyond the normal bad date tropes, instead of bad breath and lingering eyes, you are fearing for you safety.
  According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women will become the victim of a sexual assault.
  Bars are hoping to combat this growing issues across the country with the Angel Shot. It is not an ordinary drink, the shot is a code for “I need help.” The idea is to give women a wa
  
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• A look at Trump’s executive order on refugees, immigration

  30-01-2017 15:50 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that makes major changes to America’s immigration system, sparking confusion at airports, protests around the country and denunciations from leaders around the world.
  A look at what Trump ordered and the reaction:
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  NO ENTRY
  Trump’s executive order temporarily suspends all immigration for citizens of seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days. They are: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yeme
  
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• Column: A preview of things to expect during Super Bowl week

  30-01-2017 15:04 via kxan.com
  
  There have been 50 of these already, making this Super Bowl LI in the roman numerals the NFL uses to make sure no one forgets just how important the game really is.
  And important it is, at least as a national holiday of sorts to the 100 million Americans who will tune in. People who have no clue who Malcolm Mitchell is and are only vaguely aware of Matt Ryan will party in homes and bars across the country.
  But there are things that even the casual fan should know. So here’s a primer on wha
  
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• Bennett defines his own ‘Patriot Way’ en route to Super Bowl

  30-01-2017 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — If Martellus Bennett had his way, people would live in his world.
  He describes it as a fun place, where imaginations can run wild and people can feel unrestrained.
  And in a way, Bennett has managed to do just that in his first season with the New England Patriots.
  Fair or unfair, under Bill Belichick New England has been branded as an organization where individuality is discouraged, and where Belichick’s boiler plate lines like “I’m going
  
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• Police help 16-year-old with Leukemia cross wish off bucket list: taser someone

  30-01-2017 14:46 via kxan.com
  
  NEWARK, OH (WCMH) — The Newark Police department helped a young girl with Leukemia cross a wish off her bucket list Saturday.
  16-year-old Alyssa Elkins was diagnosed years ago and went into remission after a bone marrow transplant, but the cancer returned and doctors gave her just four months to live.
  That’s when Elkins put together a bucket list.
  She wants to see Cedar Point, Disney World and New York.
  Elkins also wants a micro mini pig and a tattoo, but the wish the Newark Police D
  
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• Funding for CPS debated after 200 Texas children died

  30-01-2017 14:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last year, more than 200 Texas children died with nearly half having open Child Protective Service case files.
  On Monday, a group of Texas senators are going to start working on the agency leaders say is in the middle of a crisis. The meeting is to go over funding for CPS that is in desperate need of hiring caseworkers to keep up with the demand.
  News broke in 2016 that CPS responded too late or not at all to hundreds of reports of abuse every day. Almost 50 children e
  
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• Japanese arcade pioneer and ‘Father of Pac-Man’ has died

  30-01-2017 13:55 via kxan.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Masaya Nakamura, the “Father of Pac-Man” who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91.
  Nakamura, who died on Jan. 22, founded Namco, part of Bandai Namco, in 1955. It started out as just two mechanical horse rides on a department store rooftop but went on to pioneer game arcades and amusement parks.
  Bandai Namco, formed in 2005 from a merger of two game companies, confirmed Monday that Nakamura had died.
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• Trump blames Delta, protests for airport woes

  30-01-2017 13:46 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that “big problems” were created at airports by a Delta Airlines computer outage, “protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer.”
  The president tweeted early Monday that only 109 out of 325,000 people “were detained and held for questioning” following his executive order to bar individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
  A Delta systems outage Sunday night led to departure delays and cancellations o
  
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• Texas man fatally shoots wife, teenager before killing self

  30-01-2017 13:38 via kxan.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas man has shot and killed his wife and stepdaughter as they spoke with police and then wounded another stepdaughter before killing himself.
  McAllen police said in a statement Saturday that 30-year-old Cruz Orlando Pinon was found dead inside a home after firing on his family as well as officers late Friday evening.
  Investigators say officers responded following a confrontation between Pinon and a 14-year-old girl in the home. The girl while speaking with o
  
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• IKEA recalls 30,000 beach chairs after fingers amputated

  30-01-2017 13:23 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. (KXAN) — IKEA is recalling more than 30,000 beach chairs with a wood base and an attached polyester fabric seat for a safety issue.
  The company says 10 people have been hurt because the chair collapsed while they were sitting on it. Of those injured, six of them reported having their fingertips amputated.
  The chairs were sold in stores and online between February 2013 and December 2016. Proof of purchase is not required; you can return the chairs at any IKEA store for a full
  
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• IKEA recalls 30,000 beach chairs after finger amputated

  30-01-2017 13:23 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. (KXAN) — IKEA is recalling more than 30,000 beach chairs.
  The company says 10 people have been hurt because the chair collapsed while they were sitting on it. One person reported having their finger amputated.
  The chairs were sold in stores and online between February 2013 and December 2016. Proof of purchase if not required; you can return the chairs at any IKEA store for a full refund or replacement.
  IKEA issued a statement saying “after washing the fabric seat it is
  
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• Amputated fingers prompts IKEA recall of 30,000 beach chairs

  30-01-2017 13:23 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. (KXAN) — IKEA is recalling more than 30,000 beach chairs with a wood base and an attached polyester fabric seat for a safety issue.
  The company says 10 people have been hurt because the chair collapsed while they were sitting on it. Of those injured, six of them reported having their fingertips amputated.
  The chairs were sold in stores and online between February 2013 and December 2016. Proof of purchase is not required; you can return the chairs at any IKEA store for a full
  
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• Texas lawmaker filing bill calling Trump’s order ‘discrimination against Muslims’

  30-01-2017 13:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday a state lawmaker plans to file a bill asking the Texas House of Representatives to condemn President Trump’s executive orders to temporarily restrict entry for refugees and immigrants from seven-predominately Muslim countries.
  Over the next 90 days travelers from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and Libya are banned from entering the U.S. under Trump’s order. The order also suspends refugee admissions for 120 days. Trump said the order was nec
  
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• Free Fun in Austin for week of Jan. 30

  30-01-2017 12:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- If you’re looking to enjoy your week without reaching for your wallet, here’s some ideas courtesy of our partners at Free Fun in Austin.
  Japanese New Year Cherry Blossom Painting – Tuesday, January 31 at 6:30 p.m. Love art? Be Art Smart and explore different ethnic arts, art media, and techniques at this weekly family art experience for all ages and generations. Recommended for ages 3 and up. FREE! APL – Willie Mae Kirk Branch, 3101 Oak
  
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• 5 vehicles involved in New Braunfels I-35 crash

  30-01-2017 12:21 via kxan.com
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) — Police are investigating what led up to five vehicles, including one semi-truck, crashing on Interstate 35 in New Braunfels around 3:30 a.m.
  Northbound I-35 is closed at Exit 195, near Watson Lane. There is no word on when the road will reopen. Traffic is already starting to back up in the area.
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  San Antonio police say there are injuries, but have not said the extent or how many people are injured.
  We have a KXAN crew o
  
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• Five surefire,* can’t-miss,** prop bets for Sunday’s ‘big game’

  30-01-2017 12:14 via kxan.com
  
  *This analysis is for entertainment purposes only. Using this information to contravene any law or statute is prohibited.
  **Seriously, don’t take this seriously. Prop bets are fun but are a farce. This is a crapshoot and you have to be off your rocker to take this advice.(NEXSTAR) — Football fan or not, the Super Bowl is a spectacle to behold and celebrate.
  It’s a day dedicated to chicken wings and figuring out new ways to put cheese in and on different foods. But might I add a
  
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• Canada PM says mosque attack that killed 6 is terrorism

  30-01-2017 11:59 via kxan.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Six people were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers. Authorities reported two arrests in what Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism.
  Quebec provincial police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe said early Monday that some of the wounded were gravely injured. She said the dead were approximately 35 to 70 years of age. Thirty-nine people were unharmed. More than 50 were at the mosque at the time of the at
  
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• Teacher arrested for biting child at trampoline park, police say

  30-01-2017 11:53 via kxan.com
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – An elementary school teacher has been arrested after biting a child at Sky Zone Trampoline Park, according to the Greenville Police Department.
  Police say 35-year-old Melanie Rose Johnson has been charged with Assault and Battery after biting an 11-year-old boy on the arm.
  The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  The mom of the child filed a report on Sunday, and police say they have video of the incident.
  According to the school’s website, John
  
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• Texas wins 14th straight pulling away from West Virginia

  30-01-2017 06:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas won its 14th straight game and continued its perfect run in the Big 12 with a 69-54 win over West Virginia Sunday.
  In the fourth quarter, Brooke McCarty extended Texas’ lead with a pair of three pointers and the defense held West Virginia to nine points giving Texas a comfortable lead to the finish.
  Longhorn sophomore Lashann Higgs provided a big boost from the bench giving Texas 10 points and three steals in 26 minutes.
  “Points were hard to come by for a
  
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• Immigrant legal defense groups brace for tough slog ahead

  30-01-2017 05:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Travis County moves to cooperate less with the federal government, the state is trying to step in. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office will change its policy on detainers, which is when the federal governments asks jails to keep people in custody who may have violated immigration law.
  Sheriff Sally Hernandez says her office will only hold inmates who are charged with or have been convicted of more serious crimes like capital murder, murder, aggravated sexu
  
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• Man in custody after SWAT situation in south Austin

  30-01-2017 04:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police confirm a man is in custody following a SWAT situation in south Austin.
  APD officers responded to the scene of an attempted suicide around 8:15 p.m. in the 8200 block of West Gate Boulevard, between William Cannon Drive and Davis Lane.
  The SWAT team was called shortly after because the subject was barricaded and possibly armed, police said.
  After a few hours of negotiation, the subject came out without incident. There were no injuries reported.
   
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• Mosque president says 5 dead in Quebec City shooting

  30-01-2017 04:30 via kxan.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Five people have been killed in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque, the president of the center said Sunday.
  Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre President Mohamed Yangui reported the number of dead late Sunday in a telephone call from the provincial capital.
  Yangui said the shooting happened in the men’s section of the mosque. He said five males had died and he worried that some were children. He said he wasn’t at the center when the attack occ
  
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• White House: Supreme Court choice could be announced Monday

  30-01-2017 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Donald Trump could announce his pick for the Supreme Court as early as Monday.
  Trump originally said the announcement would come on Thursday, but the official says the timeframe could be sped up.
  Three federal appeals court judges are said to have emerged as leading candidates: Neil Gorsuch, Thomas Hardiman and William Pryor. The official says the president has also been considering Diane Sykes, one of his early favorites for the high
  
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• Military: First-known combat death since Trump in office

  30-01-2017 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been described as the greatest burden any commander in chief must bear.
  Just days into his young presidency, a U.S. service member has died in military action authorized by Donald Trump. It’s the first known combat death of a member of the U.S. military since Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20 and underscores the gravity of the decisions he now makes.
  Three service members were also wounded Sunday during the firefight with militants from al-Qaida in
  
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