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• Hays High School sophomore killed in crash in Buda

  22-03-2017 23:33 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — A 16-year-old girl who was a sophomore student at Hays High School is dead after a crash just south of downtown Buda, the school district said.
  Hays County Sheriff’s Office says the two-vehicle crash happened in the 2600 block of Jack C. Hays Trail after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  DPS troopers are leading the investigation into the crash. The district says they will send a letter out to parents and counselors will be made available to students Thursday. The teenager&rs
  
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• DPS says Hays sophomore killed in Buda crash lost control, spun into oncoming lane

  22-03-2017 23:33 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — A 16-year-old girl who was a sophomore student at Hays High School is dead after a two-vehicle crash just south of downtown Buda, the school district said. Two other females in the other vehicle, ages 57 and 16, were taken to the hospital.
  Brynn Aylor, a member of the Hays Rebel softball team, was identified as the victim in the crash in a letter sent by Hays CISD to parents and staff.
  Hays County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened in the 2600 blo
  
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• Suspects impersonating police try to pull over woman in Kyle

  22-03-2017 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A woman driving with her friend in Kyle last week had a close call with a man impersonating a police officer.
  The woman told the Hays County Sheriff’s Office that she was driving with a friend at around 11:44 p.m. on March 16 when a silver Chevrolet pickup truck — with damage to the front left quarter panel — turned on red and blue interior lights.
  She pulled over on Farm to Market 2001, near Goforth Road, and watched as a man dressed in a
  
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• Fake cops try to pull over woman in Kyle

  22-03-2017 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A woman driving with her friend in Kyle last week had a close call with a man impersonating a police officer.
  The woman told the Hays County Sheriff’s Office that she was driving with a friend at around 11:44 p.m. on March 16 when a silver Chevrolet pickup truck — with damage to the front left quarter panel — turned on red and blue interior lights.
  She pulled over on Farm to Market 2001, near Goforth Road, and watched as a man dressed in a
  
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• Fake cops try to pull over two drivers in the Kyle-area

  22-03-2017 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A woman driving with her friend in Kyle last week had a close call with a man impersonating a police officer. Police now say they believe the same suspects pulled over another driver early Thursday morning.
  A woman told the Hays County Sheriff’s Office that she was driving with a friend at around 11:44 p.m. on March 16 when a silver Chevrolet pickup truck — with damage to the front left quarter panel — turned on red and blue interior
  
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• Texas Sen. Dawn Buckingham meets with Trump to talk healthcare

  22-03-2017 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KXAN) — Texas Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Austin, met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to discuss ways to navigate the Affordable Care Act moving forward.
  Buckingham, who is a plastic surgeon, was invited to participate in the administration’s “Women in Healthcare” panel, along with the administrators of Medicare and Medicaid. During her campaign last year, Buckingham cited the government’s intrusion into decisions between a d
  
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• Texas Senate wants more control over university tuition

  22-03-2017 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s been 14 years since lawmakers had a direct say over how much universities could charge for tuition. That could change this year.
  Lawmakers say tuition for public universities is rising too fast for Texas families to keep up.
  Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, filed several bills to slow the growth in tuition and held a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education.
  “The temperament of this legis
  
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• Man hit while crossing North Lamar Blvd. dies 8 days after crash

  22-03-2017 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man hit by a car while crossing North Lamar Boulevard on March 12 has died from his injuries.
  Austin police say Tomas Garcia-Servin, 59, was crossing North Lamar Boulevard just north of Rundberg Lane when he was hit by a Ford Focus.
  Garcia-Servin had critical injuries after being hit by the car’s front left side. Medics with Austin-Travis County EMS took him to University Medical Center Brackenridge, where he died eight days later on March 20.
  Officers say
  
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• PHOTOS: Attack on British Parliament

  22-03-2017 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  Attack on British Parliament Two policemen stand guard at a cordoned off area on the way to the Houses of Parliament in central London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. London police say they are treating a gun and knife incident at Britain's Parliament "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise." The Metropolitan Police says in a statement that the incident is ongoing. It is urging people to stay away from the area. Officials say a man with a knife attacked a police officer at Parliament and wa
  
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• East Texans rack up gargantuan catch

  22-03-2017 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  TYLER, Texas (KETK) — A group of East Texans made a gargantuan catch over the weekend.
  Zach Royce, Laramy Barber, Hunter Graham and Josh Gibbs racked up a 7’11”, 258-pound alligator gar on Sunday morning during a bowfishing tournament at Toledo Bend.
  The catch set a new record for the largest alligator gar caught at the lake. The previous record was set on April 6, 2014, by Steve Procell, when he caught an alligator gar weighing 248 pounds and measuring 90.25″.
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• Future of South MoPac and Toll 45 projects are in front of a federal judge

  22-03-2017 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal judge will soon decide if road developers must combine three environmental studies into one.
  It would be a win for environmental attorneys affiliated with the Save Our Springs Alliance. The group has concerns that there’s been no way to measure the possible impact of how the three projects combined will affect the Edwards Aquifer or increase already heavy weekday traffic flow into downtown Austin from Hays County.
  “At least let’s have an honest a
  
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• San Marcos looks to expand historic districts

  22-03-2017 19:53 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Two historic districts in San Marcos could be expanding in the coming weeks. The Historic Preservation Commission is considering a recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the city council for the expansion of the Lindsey-Rogers and Hopkins Street historic districts.
  The proposed expansions include neighborhoods on both sides of West Hutchison Street, stretching from Scott Street to Moore Street.
  The city’s Planning & Development Service
  
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• FBI director James Comey to speak at UT intelligence symposium

  22-03-2017 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After canceling his South by Southwest appearance, James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is slated to attend a symposium at the University of Texas at Austin Thursday.
  The symposium, hosted by the Intelligence Studies Project at The University of Texas at Austin and the Business Executives for National Security, invites high-profile individuals to discuss national security challenges that face our intelligence and law enforcement agencies in dete
  
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• Nearly a hundred animals seized from no-kill shelter in Florence

  22-03-2017 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  FLORENCE, Texas (KXAN) — Ninety animals at a Florence animal shelter have been seized as part of an animal cruelty investigation.
  The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says they seized 89 cats and one dog from the R.U.G. Activity Center Animal Shelter, located at 383 Farm to Market 970, at around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday. An animal cruelty complaint from the Texas Department of State Health Services triggered the investigation and seizure of the animals.
  Officials say a regional ve
  
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• Dozens of animals seized from animal shelter in Florence

  22-03-2017 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  FLORENCE, Texas (KXAN) — A no-kill animal shelter in Florence is getting all of its animals seized as part of an animal cruelty investigation.
  The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says they seized approximately 90 cats and one dog from the R.U.G. Animal Shelter, located at 383 Farm to Market 970, Wednesday. Authorities won’t say what prompted the investigation.
  The Williamson County Animal Control is taking custody of the animals at this time. The Williamson County
  
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• Officials: Man arrested after going AWOL 45 years ago

  22-03-2017 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested a Florida man who went AWOL from the U.S. Air Force 45 years ago.
  The Ocala Star-Banner reports that 65-year-old Linley Benson Lemburg was arrested Tuesday. He had been living under an alias, William Michael Robertson, and was located by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after military officials sought their help. The newspaper did not say exactly what led authorities to Lemburg.
  Sheriff’s authorities confirmed Lemburg&
  
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• Argument between 2 cars led to passenger firing gun into air, police say

  22-03-2017 17:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police said an argument between people in two cars downtown during South by Southwest caused one of the passengers to point a gun out the window and fire at least three shots.
  Eric Benitez, 22, is charged with a third-degree felony after police used frame by frame analysis of HALO camera footage to identify him during the March 16 incident.
  According to an arrest affidavit, Benitez was the backseat passenger in a Silver Chevy Impala heading eastbound on Seventh
  
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• Eastbound frontage of US 290 at Parmer Lane blocked due to crash

  22-03-2017 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A two-vehicle crash along US 290 East at Parmer Lane is causing traffic delays in the area.
  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 10:45 a.m. on the eastbound frontage of US 290. A picture posted by the city of Manor indicates the crash involved a passenger vehicle and a truck with a trailer.
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  Austin-Travis County EMS says they’re transporting four patients from the scene.
   
  
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• Southeast Austin road re-opened after gas leak

  22-03-2017 16:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A southeast Austin gas main that sprung a leak after being hit Wednesday was repaired just before 1 p.m.
  The main, located at 6600 East Ben White Blvd. and Montopolis Drive, was hit just before 9:15 a.m.
  The westbound service road on Ben White is shut down as Texas Gas crews work to repair the main. Repairs were estimated at three hours around 10:30 a.m.
  Check for detours and routes around the closure here.
   
  
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• The Latest: Woman dies after bridge incident near UK parliament, at least 10 injured

  22-03-2017 16:19 via kxan.com
  
  The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain’s parliament (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  The London Ambulance Service says it has treated at least 10 injured people on Westminster Bridge after a vehicle hit pedestrians.
  It says the first ambulance arrived within six minutes of the first call at 2:40 p.m. (1440GMT).
  Ambulances, an air ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team were all sent to the scene.
  One woman has been confirmed dead, and a body was seen lying in the yard of Parli
  
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• The Latest: 4 dead in UK Parliament attack, more injured

  22-03-2017 16:19 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the incident outside Britain’s parliament (all times local):
  6:50 p.m.
  One British lawmaker was hailed by some as a hero in Wednesday’s attack on the British Parliament.
  Conservative parliamentarian and Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood, whose brother was killed in the Bali terror attack in 2002, performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the police officer who was stabbed and later died. About 10 yards away was the attacker who was shot dead by
  
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• 1 police officer, 3 civilians and attacker died in London terror incident

  22-03-2017 16:19 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the incident outside Britain’s parliament (all times local):
  10:30 p.m.
  British police say five people died in the terror attack outside Parliament.
  Counter-terrorism chief Mark Rowley said one policeman, three civilians and the attacker died.
  He said a further 40 people were wounded.
  The assailant has not been identified. Rowley said police think they know the identity of the man but would not reveal details. He said Islamic extremism is suspected in the
  
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• VIDEO: 3 year old girl steals Pope’s hat

  22-03-2017 16:02 via kxan.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (WCMH) — A viral video shows the moment a little girl got to meet the Pope and she decided to keep a souvenir from the meeting.
  The video, which has now gone viral, shows Estella Westrick, 3, meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.
  Estella receives a kiss from the Pope, and that’s when she makes her move and snatches the hat, called a zucchetto.
  The Pope had a great sense of humor about the whole situation, laughing at the incident.
  
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• Houston rappers Paul Wall, Baby Bash avoid indictment on drug charge

  22-03-2017 15:33 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP/KXAN) – A grand jury has declined to indict Houston rappers Paul Wall and Baby Bash on felony drug-related charges.
  The Harris County jury on Tuesday opted not to hand up indictments against Paul Michael Slayton, more broadly known as Paul Wall, and Ronald Bryant, known as Baby Bash.
  The rappers were arrested in December along with eight other people on a charge of engaging in organized criminal activity for possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The Harris C
  
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• 2 killed in Houston when handgun accidentally discharges

  22-03-2017 15:33 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Houston say two people have died after a handgun they were playing with accidentally discharged and they were both shot.
  The shooting occurred early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex as others looked on.
  A witness, who is the girlfriend of one of the victims and the sister of the other, said she told them to stop playing and leave the gun alone before it went off.KPRC-TV in Houston reports the gun fired twice, resulting in both victims being struck. One of
  
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• Ahead of amputation, hit-run driver still on loose calls victim to apologize

  22-03-2017 15:06 via kxan.com
  
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s been just over a month since a driver in a red Nissan hit a 34-year-old pedestrian in Vancouver and left him for dead.
  Someone noticed Paul Adams lying on the side of the road hours after the hit-and-run on NE 54th Avenue. They called police, and Adams was taken to the hospital where he remained unconscious for more than 2 weeks.
  He’s since woken up, but his road to recovery is far from over.
  A driver fled the scene after hitting and inj
  
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• Mother charged with child neglect after 3 year old fires gun outside school

  22-03-2017 14:31 via kxan.com
  
  DELTONA, Florida (WESH) — A woman was arrested Monday after a 3-year-old boy got hold of her loaded gun and pulled the trigger outside of a school, authorities said.
  Abbie Moldonado, 30, who does have a concealed weapon permit according to WESH, was arrested on a felony charge of child neglect after reporting the incident to school officials.
  “…put this child in harm’s way, put everyone else in the immediate vicinity in harm’s way. It absolutely could have been a t
  
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• Sears has “substantial doubt” about its future

  22-03-2017 13:54 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Sears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is “substantial doubt” that it will be able to keep its doors open.
  Company shares, which hit an all-time low last month, tumbled more than 5 percent before the opening bell Wednesday.
  Millions of dollars have been funneled through the hedge fund of Chairman and CEO Edward Lampert to keep Sears afloat but with sales fading, it is burning through cash. Lampert combined Sears and Kmart in 2005, about two
  
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• WATCH: College students jump to the rescue after man falls onto train tracks

  22-03-2017 13:48 via kxan.com
  
  SOMERVILLE, MA (NBC News) — A group of college students are credited with saving a man who fell onto the tracks at a Massachusetts train station.
  It happened Friday evening, when an intoxicated man fell onto the tracks at an MBTA station in Somerville.
  That’s when a group of freshman from Tuft’s University came to his aid.
  Two of them jumped onto the rails and lifted the man to safety.
  The 47-year-old man suffered a broken ankle in the fall.
  A minute or two after the rescue, a
  
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• Biloxi to close 6 train crossings after deadly collision

  22-03-2017 13:28 via kxan.com
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The city council in Biloxi has approved a plan to close six railroad crossings in the city.
  Biloxi had already been planning to close a half-dozen of its 29 railroad crossings before a CSX freight train hit a tour bus, killing four and injuring dozens on March 7. The crash focused more attention on the 29 crossings in the city.
  The Sun Herald reports the city councilors at a Tuesday meeting approved closing six of the crossings.
  Biloxi Mayor Andrew Gilich said 29 rail
  
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• Aquatics groups stress swim safety after Round Rock boy drowns

  22-03-2017 12:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a four-year-old boy appeared to have drowned in his swimming pool on Monday in Round Rock.
  The Sheriff’s Office said Alister Hyder and his mother were napping. When Alister’s mother woke up, he was gone. She eventually found him in the pool. Investigators believe the childproof knob going to the pool wasn’t working.
  Spending time at the pool is a favorite activity for kids during
  
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• ‘Gong Show’ creator, possible CIA assassin Chuck Barris dies at 87

  22-03-2017 12:27 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included “The Dating Game,” ”The Newlywed Game” and that infamous factory of cheese, “The Gong Show,” died at 87.
  Barris died of natural causes Tuesday afternoon at his home in Palisades, New York, according to publicist Paul Shefrin, who announced the death on behalf of Barris’ family.
  Barris made game show history right off the bat, in 1966, with “The Dating Game,” hosted by Jim Lan
  
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• City looks to spend millions on sidewalks and bike lanes

  22-03-2017 11:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — How can walkers and bikers get around in a safe manner in Austin? That is the question at the heart of a series of public meetings hosted by the city of Austin Transportation Department called Walk + Bike Talks. The department is working towards creating a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. This comes from the Vision Zero plan that aims to reduce traffic deaths. That plan found the biggest threat is to those walking, biking or on a motorcycle.
  Because of the $720 million mobili
  
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• Former Trump campaign manager had plan to ‘greatly benefit the Putin Government’

  22-03-2017 11:25 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
  Manaf
  
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• First look: Risk of damaging storms on Friday

  22-03-2017 11:12 via kxan.com
  
  Severe weather season is ramping up, and our first springtime storm system arrives in two days.
  The First Warning Weather team will constantly be fine-tuning the expected timing and impacts from this storm. Stay tuned for frequent updates, especially if you’ll be attending the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament, or Rodeo Austin events.
  Download the KXAN First Warning Weather app.
  First look at potential storm timing
  10:30 a.m. Friday — Showers, isolated thunderstor
  
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• Reducing ‘surprise bills’ for emergency room patients

  22-03-2017 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Miriam Moorman began her quest to cure a swollen knee, it was the beginning of a long, expensive journey. She started with her general practitioner, asking the doctor to refer her to a specialist for insurance purposes.
  Instead of referring Moorman to a specialist, the doctor decided to treat her by draining her knee and giving her a steroid shot. Moorman, who’s not good with needles, briefly passed out. But she told the doctor all she needed was some r
  
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• Parents to take 22 year old hit by car off life support

  22-03-2017 03:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Parents of the 22 year old hit by a car early Sunday morning in north Austin are struggling to understand the circumstances of the crash, as they prepare to take their son off life support.
  Tahjai Jackson was hit around 2:30 a.m. in the 11400 block of Burnet Road. Medics with Austin-Travis County EMS say they performed CPR on the man and took him to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center where he’s remained in critical condition.
  On Tuesday evening
  
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• Man shot near Dripping Springs school recovers as suspect is still on the run

  22-03-2017 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Grosbin Sabillon, who police believe shot another man near Dripping Springs Elementary School on March 8, is still on the run.
  The 26-year-old man shot in the incident has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.
  Deputies think Sabillon, 30, is still in the Austin or Dripping Springs area and still driving the red Dodge pickup he was last seen driving. Law enforcement still consider hi
  
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• Suspect wanted on drug charges jumped from motel window to escape police

  22-03-2017 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — A man wanted on multiple felony drug charges jumped from the second-story window of an Austin motel in an attempt to escape officers closing in on him.
  Austin-Travis County EMS medics treated Danny Johnson, Jr., 30, for his injuries. Officers made the arrest at around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
  Johnson, who was wanted for felony possession of marijuana, felony possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug, was then booked into the T
  
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• Surgeons remove parasitic twin from baby girl

  22-03-2017 02:19 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (NBC News) — Imagine having a baby with a significant birth defect and then having to send that child thousands of miles away for several months for a rare and risky surgery.
  That’s what happened to a baby in Africa, born with a malformed conjoined twin, who found her way to a group of caring physicians in Chicago.
  10-month-old Dominique’s radiant smile stole the heart of Nancy Swabb when Dominique came off a plane in February.
  “Love at first sight, I think that&r
  
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• Johnson ready to defend #1 ranking

  22-03-2017 01:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dustin Johnson is one victory away from something not even Tiger Woods has accomplished: a sweep of the four World Golf Championships.
  All that remains is the Dell Technologies Match Play, and Johnson has to be considered a strong favorite. He is the No. 1 seed for the first time. He is coming off consecutive victories at Riviera and the Mexico Championship. His form has never been better.
  And he won’t have to worry about Mark Wilson.
  Wilson isn’t part of t
  
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• With no leads on West Campus sex assault, students told to stay vigilant

  22-03-2017 01:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After two weeks of investigations, Austin police still have no leads in the sexual assault of a University of Texas student that happened in West Campus earlier this month. 
  Police say patrols are closely monitoring the area, and are asking anyone living in West Campus to remain vigilant.
  “Know where you are and who’s around you, keep your head up, don’t have it buried in a phone, but keep your phone handy so that way if you need to call 911 you have
  
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• Alum Creek bridge in Bastrop County back open after flood damage

  22-03-2017 00:52 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A bridge in Bastrop County that was washed away during the May 2016 floods is finally back open to drivers.
  The Texas Department of Transportation and Bastrop County worked together to get the $431,000 needed to fund the repair of the Alum Creek bridge. Construction began in December and was completed three weeks ahead of schedule.
  Alum Creek Bridge damage in Bastrop County during May 2016 floods. (Courtesy: TxDOT)“The engineers were out here the d
  
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• Close to $30K raised for family of girl killed in Caldwell rodeo

  22-03-2017 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  CALDWELL, Texas (KXAN) — A 10-year-old girl died Saturday at the Caldwell Rodeo after her horse was spooked and fell backwards on top of her.
  Pipe Faust was competitive, lively and helpful, family told KBTX. “People just met her and they were drawl to her. She was the brightest little star,” her father said.
  The accident happened just as Faust was getting ready to compete in barrel racing.
  VIDEO: Chuck wagon driver injured in nasty fall at Houston rodeo
  The girl had s
  
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