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• Officials tell fans how to spot fake Super Bowl tickets

  02-02-2017 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — NFL and law enforcement officials say fans can tell if they are buying real Super Bowl tickets by checking for the heat-sensitive logos.
  On the front of each ticket is a full polymer graphic that is raised and the back features a true color security label with Houston’s skyline and the Super Bowl logo. The final security feature is a graphic on the lower portion of the back of each ticket which is printed with thermochromic ink. The HTX logo and the NRG Stadium image w
  
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• In South Texas, fire-ravaged mosque seen as symbol of unity

  02-02-2017 23:13 via kxan.com
  
  By Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune
  VICTORIA, Texas — Fog gave way to sunshine as more than 150 students and faculty of St. Joseph’s High School — many clad in Flyer blue — rounded one last corner on a Wednesday morning walk from campus.
  Their destination: the charred carcass of a golden-domed mosque.
  Some of the students clutched homemade posters — In UNION there is STRENGTH, Love your neighbor — as they squinted at the destruction. They brought gift
  
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• 5 Super Bowl watch parties in Austin worth your time

  02-02-2017 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Do you want a Super Bowl watch party all about stew and chili made by local breweries, or maybe a place to take the kids where you can also possibly win $1,040 worth of chicken wings on Game Day? Or maybe you’ll skip Super Bowl Sunday and make your way to Puppy Bowl Saturday at the Austin Humane Society.
  If you can’t make up your mind, or need a last minute suggestion, here are five to help you find your way this weekend.
  Looking for: A watch party all about the
  
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• 5 Super Bowl watch parties in Austin worth the trip

  02-02-2017 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Do you want a Super Bowl watch party all about stew and chili made by local breweries, or maybe a place to take the kids where you can also possibly win $1,040 worth of chicken wings on Game Day? Or maybe you’ll skip Super Bowl Sunday and make your way to Puppy Bowl Saturday at the Austin Humane Society.
  If you can’t make up your mind, or need a last minute suggestion, here are five to help you find your way this weekend.
  Looking for: A watch party all about the
  
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• Texas Interfaith leaders take a stand against SB4

  02-02-2017 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As hundreds of people gathered to speak out against Senate Bill 4, a bill that looks to prohibit “sanctuary city” policies, interfaith leaders from across the state stood up to deliver their own message.
  “This is not a political issue, this is a human issue,” Rev. Frederick Clarkson of Austin’s St. Timothy Episcopal Church said.
  Frankly put, faith leaders say this bill would hurt the relationship between a vulnerable population that needs to tr
  
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• Breitbart editor funding scholarship just for white men

  02-02-2017 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos is offering a college scholarship exclusively to white men.
  According to the scholarship’s website, The Yiannopoulos Privilege Grant “is available exclusively to white men” who want to pursue college “on equal footing with their female, queer and ethnic minority classmates.”
  Applications opened Jan. 31 and close Feb. 14. Yiannopoulos said grant recipients will receive $2,500. All applicants m
  
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• Girl who wanted to play on boys’ basketball team expelled

  02-02-2017 22:23 via kxan.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A girl who wanted to play for her Roman Catholic school’s boys’ basketball team has instead been kicked out of school after her family filed a lawsuit.
  Scott Phillips said that he was told Wednesday that both of his daughters would have to leave St. Theresa’s School in Kenilworth.
  A judge last month denied the family’s attempt to allow 12-year-old Sydney Phillips to play on the boys team after the girls team was canceled.
  The Archdiocese of Newar
  
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• Study: Americans hate the Patriots, rooting for the Falcons

  02-02-2017 22:18 via kxan.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – With the Super Bowl just several days away, football fans are coming together to hate on the New England Patriots.
  A new study finds that 53 percent of Americans want the Patriots to lose in Sunday’s big game to the Atlanta Falcons. An analyst for Public Policy Polling, which conducted the study, said people are generally tired of the Patriots always winning.
  Lisa Stephens of Paxton says despite their success, the team has overcome years of obstacles; “
  
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• Dips and cracks plague East Stassney Lane in southeast Austin

  02-02-2017 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Driving along East Stassney Lane between Burleson Road and Teri Road can feel like a rollercoaster with all the dips, cracks and potholes.
  Mark Berger has lived in the area since the late ’70s and says the problem has been something he’s had to deal with for a long time. “The speed limit is 55, you’re taking your life in your hands if you try to go 55 on this because it is so bumpy,” said Berger.
  A spokesperson for the Austin Transportation Dep
  
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• Letters written before daughter’s death bring comfort to mother

  02-02-2017 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  TIFT CO., GEORGIA (WALB) A mother mourning the loss of her teenage daughter is now remembering her through a series of notes written before her death.
  The words “Open when you’re feeling lonely” mark the start of one of 25 letters 16-year-old Macy Mathis wrote for her mother on her birthday.
  Cindy Mathis would never expect that the reason she was feeling alone was because her teenage daughter had died in a car accident.
  “She really helped me out in a lot of ways that I di
  
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• Trump jabs at ‘Apprentice’ ratings during National Prayer Breakfast

  02-02-2017 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought prayers Thursday for Arnold Schwarzenegger over ratings for “Celebrity Apprentice” — the show Trump once hosted and which he said has become a “total disaster” since California’s Republican former governor took over the franchise.
  Trump harkened back to his days as a reality TV sensation during an address to the National Prayer Breakfast.
  “When I ran for president, I had to leave the show,” Trum
  
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• Prosecutor: Pair charged in girl’s death cited ‘God’s will’

  02-02-2017 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  READING, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple who told police their faith forbids any kind of medical treatment were charged Wednesday in the pneumonia death of their 2-year-old daughter, becoming the latest members of their sect to be prosecuted for failing to take a dying child to a doctor.
  Jonathan and Grace Foster attributed the Nov. 8 death of their daughter, Ella Grace Foster, to “God’s will,” according to a police affidavit.
  They were charged with involuntary manslaugh
  
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• Houston shop specializes in custom cowboy boots

  02-02-2017 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Not all cowboy boots are created equal and at Tejas Custom Boots, they know why.
  Tejas is a small cowboy boot shop in midtown Houston that’s been described as both a showroom and a workshop.
  Owner Mike Kuykendahl says he’s just trying to make a boot that looks good and fits. It may sound simple but the process is anything but.
  Kuykendahl has been making custom boots since 1984 and it still takes him, on average, six to eight weeks. And the boots are pr
  
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• Boston Marathon bombing survivor engaged to firefighter who saved her life

  02-02-2017 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing is now engaged to the firefighter who saved her.
  Roseann Sdoia tells The New York Post that she and firefighter Mike Materia got engaged during a trip to Nantucket in December.
  Sdoia was standing near the finish line during the 2013 Boston Marathon when the bombs went off, badly mangling her leg. Materia rushed to help her, and stayed with her on the ride to the hospital. He continued to visit her in intensive care and
  
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• Belton ISD duped into releasing personal data

  02-02-2017 19:18 via kxan.com
  
  BELTON, Texas (AP) — Employees of a Central Texas school district were fooled by an email scam into releasing personal information for approximately 1,700 current and former district workers.
  Belton school officials say the district’s business office received an email that appeared to be from Superintendent Susan Kincannon asking for IRS W-2 forms, which show the amount of taxes withheld from an employee.
  The forms were forwarded Friday before the district realized Kincannon had neve
  
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• Tamron Hall exits NBC after learning she was losing ‘Today’

  02-02-2017 19:08 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – NBC said Wednesday that news anchor Tamron Hall is leaving the network, the first casualty of its decision to sign Megyn Kelly away from Fox News Channel.
  Hall co-hosted the third of NBC’s four-hour “Today” show, airing at 9 a.m. ET, with Al Roker. Last week they were told that their hour was giving way to Kelly, who was promised a slot in NBC’s daytime lineup.
  NBC said Hall, who also hosted an hour of news programming each morning on MSNBC, had her
  
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• Federal agency traces listeria in Blue Bell product to Iowa

  02-02-2017 18:55 via kxan.com
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Federal inspectors have confirmed that listeria found in a brand of Blue Bell ice cream, prompting another recall of its products, originated with a third-party supplier.
  The Houston Chronicle reports that the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter last month to Iowa-based Aspen Hills detailing the company’s failures in preventing contamination.
  The contamination that forced the Blue Bell recall in October was traced to Aspen Hills’ chocolate
  
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• Several Kyle homes burglarized, police ask public for help

  02-02-2017 18:49 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – Police in Kyle are hoping the public can help identify a person they believe is behind a number of home burglaries.
  Police say the suspect has been targeting the Amberwood and Spring Branch neighborhoods. The suspect has been seen driving a red four-door SUV.
  Investigators say the burglaries have been happening in the middle of the day when they believe residents are away from their homes at work.
  If anyone has any information regarding the burglaries, you are ask
  
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• Father facing charges for strangling daughter caught shoplifting

  02-02-2017 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A Round Rock father is in custody accused of strangling his 13-year-old daughter until she passed out for shoplifting at a Walmart.
  The father, who KXAN is not identifying to protect the identity of the victim, is facing charges for assaulting his daughter on Jan. 31 around 6:17 p.m. The incident began when police gave the girl a citation and released her to her parents. Moments later a witness flagged down officers to say a man was attacking a girl next to
  
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• Gasoline tanker truck rolls over in Lampasas, driver injured

  02-02-2017 18:03 via kxan.com
  LAMPASAS, Texas (KWKT) — The driver of a gasoline tanker truck was trapped for a period of time after his truck rolled over Wednesday night south of Lampasas.
  The crash happened on US 183, about 4.5 miles south of Lampasas, just before 10 p.m. The investigating trooper said the truck was going north on US 183 when the driver went off the road onto the grass shoulder, continued down a hill and rolled over onto the driver’s side. DPS says  the tanker was carrying 49,000 gallo
  
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• ‘Sanctuary City’ bill will require law enforcement to hand illegal immigrants over to feds

  02-02-2017 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The battle over sanctuary cities is heating up at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday with more than 500 people signed up to voice their frustrations with the bill they say is targeting immigrants.
  State lawmakers are continuing the process to pass a bill forcing sheriff departments to comply every time the federal government asks to hand over someone who came to Texas illegally.
  Before the hearing started, several amendments were added to SB 4, the biggest changes bei
  
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• Hundreds lined up to voice concerns with sanctuary city bill at Senate hearing

  02-02-2017 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The battle over sanctuary cities is heating up at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday with more than 500 people signed up to voice their frustrations with the bill they say is targeting immigrants.
  State lawmakers are continuing the process to pass a bill forcing sheriff departments to comply every time the federal government asks to hand over someone who came to Texas illegally.
  Before the hearing started, several amendments were added to SB 4, the biggest changes bei
  
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• Hundreds flood Capitol in hopes of stalling immigration enforcement bill

  02-02-2017 15:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The battle over sanctuary cities is heating up at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday with more than 500 people signed up to voice their frustrations with the bill they say is targeting immigrants.
  State lawmakers are continuing the process to pass a bill forcing sheriff departments to comply every time the federal government asks to hand over someone who came to Texas illegally.
  Before the hearing started, several amendments were added to SB 4, the biggest changes bei
  
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• 2017 Could see a bacon shortage

  02-02-2017 15:46 via kxan.com
  
  NBC NEWS – Call it the first sign of the aporkalypse: The nation could be facing a bacon shortage, with stocks of the salty strips at their lowest since 1957 due to a surge in demand (bacon ice cream, anyone?).
  Recent data from the USDA shows that 2016 inventory for frozen pork belly, which puts the B in your BLT, is down 35.6 million pounds from 2015 levels.
  For now, the nation’s pork farmers are meeting the heightened demand, said Rich Deaton, President of the Ohio Pork Council, wh
  
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• Correctional officer dies during Delaware prison hostage situation

  02-02-2017 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — After the death of a correctional officer during a hostage situation in a prison, Delaware Gov. John Carney says the priority is to determine what happened and how.
  In a statement released Thursday morning, Carney says officials will “hold accountable anyone who was responsible” after the hostage situation at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
  Carney says they’ll “make whatever changes are necessary to ensure nothing like it ever happe
  
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• Firefighters step in after puppy gets his head stuck in tire

  02-02-2017 15:26 via kxan.com
  
  BUTTE, Mont. (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — The idiom says curiosity usually kills the cat, but it can get dogs into their fair share of trouble, too.
  (Courtesy: Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department/Facebook)One Montana coonhound pup named Blaze learned that the hard way.
  According to a Facebook post by the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department, Blaze’s owner returned home Monday to find the pup’s head stuck in a wheel. Blaze was brought to a veterinary hospital who called the local fire department
  
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• Drivers asked what they think about I-35 in Travis, Williamson Co.

  02-02-2017 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Traffic, delays, and congestion are all words many drivers say are synonymous with Interstate 35.
  Now the Texas Department of Transportation wants to hear your thoughts about improvements on a 16 mile stretch of the interstate. TxDOT says the section of I-35 they are focusing on is in both Travis and Williamson Counties between Ranch to Market 1431 and US 183.
  The meeting asking for public feedback is Thursday night at 6 p.m. inside Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock. Th
  
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• 911 call leads to discovery of marijuana growing in child’s closet

  02-02-2017 14:02 via kxan.com
  
  (WKRG) — It started with a 911 call Monday night. One sentence caught the dispatcher’s attention: “You want to pull a gun on me?”
  It didn’t take long for sheriff’s deputies to pull up outside this home on Tansey Lane in Crestview.
  Inside, deputies say they found marijuana plants growing inside the closet of child’s room.
  Even more plants were found in a shed outside.
  According to the report from the sheriff’s office, a woman in the home called 911
  
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• Semi truck flips on its side causing downtown delays

  02-02-2017 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Traffic delays are being reported in downtown Austin east of north MoPac after a semi-truck flipped on its side.
  The crash is on west 5th Street and Campbell Street in downtown Austin. Police say Campbell Street is closed and one eastbound lane of west 5th Street until the scene is cleared.
  KXAN Traffic Map: Detours 
  The driver of the semi-truck is reportedly okay.
  We are working to get more information. 
  
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• Roads reopen after semi truck flips on its side downtown

  02-02-2017 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Traffic delays have cleared out after police towed away a semi-truck flipped on its side in downtown Austin, east of north MoPac.
  The crash was on west 5th Street and Campbell Street in downtown Austin. Police say Campbell Street was closed and one eastbound lane of west 5th Street, which have now reopened.
  The driver of the semi-truck is reportedly okay.
  
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• Critics say easing state standards opens door to creationism in schools

  02-02-2017 13:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Board of Education plans to ease up on the curriculum requirements for high school science classes; a change that some say discredits the theory of evolution.
  In a preliminary vote on Wednesday, the board sided with a panel of teachers, not the scientists who warned against the changes. Opponents believe the vote will open the door to creationism in public schools.
  The State Board of Education wants to simplify science requirements to streamline how public schools
  
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• Former NFL players advocate for medical marijuana

  02-02-2017 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Marijuana is currently on the list of substances banned by the NFL but several former players are hoping to change that.
  A cannabis convention was held Wednesday night at the Revention Music Center in Houston ahead of Super Bowl LI and Jim McMahon, former NFL quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champion, was among those in attendance.
  “Marijuana is not a drug,” said McMahon. “It’s a medicinal herb. Drugs happen only when man puts their hand
  
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• Armadillo day: Will Bee Cave Bob see his shadow

  02-02-2017 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — Across the country people are discussing Punxsutawney Phil’s extended winter forecast after he saw his shadow Thursday morning. In Central Texas, communities will cheer on Bee Cave Bob for their own version of Groundhog Day; Armadillo Day.
  Bob, the armadillo, will look for his shadow at 12:30 p.m. at the West Pole, located off of State Highway 71 at the Hill Country Galleria. Last year, the event made big headlines when country star Kevin Fowler showed u
  
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• Armadillo day: Bee Cave Bob says spring is coming

  02-02-2017 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — Across the country people are discussing Punxsutawney Phil’s extended winter forecast after he saw his shadow Thursday morning. In Central Texas, communities cheered on Bee Cave Bob for their own version of Groundhog Day; Armadillo Day.
  Unlike Phil, Bob the armadillo did not see his shadow around 12:30 p.m. at the West Pole, located off of State Highway 71 at the Hill Country Galleria; meaning spring is right around the corner. Last year, the e
  
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• Houston-based Sport Star’s gear protecting players in big game

  02-02-2017 12:44 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Houston-based Sport Star Athletics promises safety, innovation and quality in their gear and their dedication has taken them all the way to Super Bowl LI.
  Founded in 1991, Sport Star has become one of the leading brands for chin straps and other athletic gear.
  To make their chin strap the safest in the business, they constantly adapt to the changing needs of the football industry.
  Every single chin strap goes through a system of checks and balances to ensure that
  
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• New Braunfels bank robber caught by FBI in Travis County

  02-02-2017 12:23 via kxan.com
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) — A Georgetown man is in the Travis County Jail facing charges for two bank robberies last month.
  Reness Leonce Broussard, 35, is accused of robbing the First Commercial Bank on Jan. 25 and Schertz Bank and Trust on Jan. 20. Working alongside the Texas Rangers, New Braunfels police were able to gather evidence from both scenes and identify the suspect.
  On Feb. 1, Broussard was arrested around 1 p.m. by the FBI, Texas Rangers, New Braunfels police, and Scher
  
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• Travis High student says 2 men tried to grab her in south Austin

  02-02-2017 05:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating after a student says two men tried to grab her in south Austin, Tuesday morning
  According to Austin ISD, the 18-year-old Travis High School student says it happened at a bus stop near Oltorf Street and South Congress Avenue. She told officers two men were staring at her, drove into the HEB parking lot, and then tried to grab her.
  The district says the student is fine now.
  KXAN will provide updates as we learn more about th
  
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• Immigration advocates bracing for possible raids, training volunteers

  02-02-2017 04:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local immigration attorneys and activists are bracing for possible raids in Central Texas, after President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that makes substantial changes to America’s immigration system. This federal order, combined with the current immigration policy back-and-forth battle between Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez and Gov. Greg Abbott, has immigration advocates concerned.
  “Right now there’s a lot of rumors that Immigrati
  
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• Police cracking down on illegal parking at 360 overlook

  02-02-2017 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Loop 360 bridge overlook is one of the most iconic spots in Austin, featured in the Austin Insider Blog sponsored by the Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
  Now, Austin police say thanks to an increase in visitors, what’s known officially as the Pennybacker Bridge is becoming dangerous for pedestrians and passing traffic.
  An Austin police officer posted on Nextdoor, saying:
  Hello all, starting Monday January 30th, 2017 I will be enforcing the no parking
  
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• Ken Paxton talks SCOTUS pick, travel ban and border wall

  02-02-2017 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In an one-on-one interview with KXAN’s Phil Prazan, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took on a wide range of issues, spanning President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court to the border wall.
  While punishing local governments that don’t comply with federal immigration law was listed as a priority item of Gov. Greg Abbott, Paxton says he can’t take legal action against local officials like Sheriff Sally Hernandez because it’s a federal statute.
  
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• Lawmakers highlight crimes as ‘sanctuary’ policy rolls out

  02-02-2017 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County will not honor an immigration detainer request for a suspect in an Austin sexual assault case, according to online jail records.
  A grand jury indicted Jose Carranza-Rubio for sexual assault. He would still have to pay toward his $75,000 bond to get out of jail. Even then, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials could take him into custody, the jail simply would not hold Carranza-Rubio in their facility.
  Protesters marched at the Capitol Wednesday. Marilu
  
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• Herman defends hiring of former Baylor staffer

  02-02-2017 02:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Tom Herman is defending hiring old friend and former Baylor assistant Casey Horny into the Longhorns program.
  Herman hired the former assistant director of football operations at Baylor as a quality-control assistant for the Longhorns. The move angered some Longhorns fans as Baylor continues to face swirling allegations of years of sexual and physical assaults by football players.
  Horny’ 2016 Baylor contract, which was obtained by The Associated Press
  
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• Texas bill hopes to reform standardized testing

  02-02-2017 02:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A central Texas lawmaker wants to take the weight off standardized testing in Texas with the Teaching Over Testing Act. The goal is to move the focus of public education away from standardized testing, and back to the classroom.
  Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, unveiled House Bill 1333 on Wednesday. He believes the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test is a disservice to the students of Texas.
  The four reforms in the bill include:
  Al
  
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• Texas senator behind ‘Sanctuary City’ bill says it regulates local officials

  02-02-2017 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The day the Travis County sheriff changed her immigration detainer policy, Gov. Greg Abbott crossed out $1.5 million in future grants. Now, state lawmakers will continue the process to pass a bill forcing sheriff departments to comply every time the federal government asks to hand over someone who came to Texas illegally.
  Tuesday, Gov. Abbott named a statewide ban on “sanctuary cities” an emergency item in the legislature, forcing lawmakers to tackle that issue
  
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• A look at how many Travis County inmates are on ICE detainers

  02-02-2017 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The day the Travis County sheriff changed her immigration detainer policy, Gov. Greg Abbott crossed out $1.5 million in future grants. Now, state lawmakers will continue the process to pass a bill forcing sheriff departments to comply every time the federal government asks to hand over someone who came to Texas illegally.
  Tuesday, Gov. Abbott named a statewide ban on “sanctuary cities” an emergency item in the legislature, forcing lawmakers to tackle that issue
  
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• Falcons reflect on journey from Signing Day to Super Bowl

  02-02-2017 01:56 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR) — For college football fans, today is a holiday of sorts: National Signing Day. For most recruits, this can feel like the end of a long road, but in reality, it’s only the start…with the Super Bowl as the final destination.
  “It was one of the most exciting days of my life. National Signing Day was amazing, was so cool, was super fun,” says Patrick DiMarco, fullback for the Atlanta Falcons.
  But the journey to Super Bowl LI didn’t start in the
  
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• Woman in her 20s critically injured in motorcycle crash

  02-02-2017 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman riding a motorcycle was critically injured Wednesday evening in northwest Austin.
  The crash happened in the 9800 block of Farm to Market 620, south of Anderson Mill Road, between the motorcycle and a vehicle.
  KXAN Traffic Map
  Austin-Travis County EMS say they were called at 5:59 p.m. and took the woman in her 20s to Round Rock Medical Center with potentially life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Dripping Springs, Austin closer to Onion Creek wastewater discharge agreement

  02-02-2017 00:54 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Dripping Springs appears to be inching closer to a settlement agreement with the City of Austin over a controversial state permit that would allow treated wastewater to be discharged into Onion Creek.
  The draft permit, which is still under Texas Commission on Environmental Quality review, would allow Dripping Springs to release nearly 1 million gallons of treated wastewater into Onion Creek everyday, 365 days per year.
  Dripping Springs officials say only a
  
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• Dog that bit baby girl to death in San Marcos put down

  02-02-2017 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A dog who police say bit a 2-month-old girl to death in San Marcos in January has been put down.
  The city of San Marcos says the dog, a German Shepherd, was euthanized Tuesday at the owners’ request. The request was forward to San Marcos Animal Control, which carried out the euthanasia based on their own investigation and from information gathered from San Marcos police.
  Officers were dispatched to Sagewood Trail on Jan. 17 at around 1:30 p.m. for the repor
  
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• Dog in deadly mauling of baby girl in San Marcos euthanized

  02-02-2017 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A dog who police say bit a 2-month-old girl to death in San Marcos in January has been put down.
  The city of San Marcos says the dog, a German Shepherd, was euthanized Tuesday at the owners’ request. The request was forwarded to San Marcos Animal Control, which carried out the euthanasia based on their own investigation and from information gathered from San Marcos police.
  Officers were dispatched to Sagewood Trail on Jan. 17 at around 1:30 p.m. for the rep
  
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