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• Weekend Gardener: Keeping up with garden labels

  08-04-2017 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When your garden is growing and up to speed, it can be easy to lose the labels used to separate your plants.
  John Dromgoole with the Natural Gardener has some tips on how to label your plants without losing them over time.
  
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• Dell Children’s Medical Center celebrates a decade of service

  08-04-2017 20:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dell Children’s Medical Center is coming up on a decade of service to patients and families here in Central Texas.
  Dr. Mark Shen was in the studio with Gigi Barnett to talk about the work they’ve done over the years and what we can expect in the next decade.
  
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• Judge lets woman’s negligence suit against Baylor proceed

  08-04-2017 20:24 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that allegations can proceed to trial that Baylor University violated Title IX by disregarding women’s rape claims against a football player, leaving another female student prey to sexual assault by him.
  In a 27-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Waco denied arguments by attorneys for Baylor, former athletic director Ian McCaw and former football coach Art Briles for dismissal of negligence and heightened-risk claims mad
  
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• Silver Alert discontinued for missing Hutto man found safe

  08-04-2017 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has discontinued a Silver Alert for a missing Hutto man Friday night.
  69-year-old Johnnie Lee Johnson was found safe around 9 a.m. Saturday.
  Johnson was last seen at around 7 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Saul Street driving a 2007 white Ford pickup before he was reported missing.
   
  
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• Bat found in north Georgetown tests positive for rabies

  08-04-2017 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A bat found on a private property in Georgetown has tested positive for rabies, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirms.
  A resident reported the downed bat to Georgetown Animal Services Thursday afternoon when it was found on the 2100 block of North Austin Avenue. An animal control officer took the bat to the DSHS lab in Austin where the virus results tested positive for rabies Friday afternoon.
  It is not known if any people or pets were in co
  
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• Texas taco franchise sues over phrase ‘damn good tacos’

  08-04-2017 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A battle over the phrase “damn good tacos” is headed to federal court in Colorado.
  The Austin, Texas-based franchise Torchy’s Tacos says that a Fort Collins restaurant called Dam Good Tacos infringed on its trademarked catchphrase.
  Torchy’s registered its “Damn Good Tacos” tagline with the U.S Patent and Trademark office in 2008, about two years after the Colorado operation launched. The Colorado taco seller uses a different sp
  
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• Austin-based Torchy’s sues Colorado restaurant over phrase ‘damn good tacos’

  08-04-2017 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A battle over the phrase “damn good tacos” is headed to federal court in Colorado.
  The Austin, Texas-based franchise Torchy’s Tacos says that a Fort Collins restaurant called Dam Good Tacos infringed on its trademarked catchphrase.
  Torchy’s registered its “Damn Good Tacos” tagline with the U.S Patent and Trademark office in 2008, about two years after the Colorado operation launched. The Colorado taco seller uses a different sp
  
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• Two killed, one critically injured in crash near west SH 71

  08-04-2017 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man and a woman are dead following a crash near State Highway 71 Saturday morning.
  The crash happened on Thomas Springs Road near west SH 71 at around 8 a.m.
  According to Austin-Travis County EMS, a woman in her 20’s and a man in his 40’s were pronounced dead at the scene.
  Medics also transported one person to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with critical life threatening injuries.
  The eastbound and westbound lanes of SH 71 near Old Bee Cave
  
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• Wrong-way crash on SH 130 kills one, injures another

  08-04-2017 14:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating what led to a wrong way crash that killed a man and critically injured another person early Saturday morning.
  Around 3:13 a.m, Austin-Travis County EMS was dispatched to the 3400 block of south State Highway 130 near Highway 71.
  According to ATCEMS, a man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was also sent to South Austin Hospital with critical, life threatening injuries.
  The crash remains under investigation.
  
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• Sirens go off throughout Dallas in system malfunction

  08-04-2017 07:04 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — Reports are pouring in of tornado sirens sounding throughout the Dallas area, including downtown. That’s despite there being no storms in the area.
  A city spokesperson says the sirens are going off due to a system malfunction and emergency crews are working to fix the problem. The city’s Office of Emergency Management says there is no emergency and they are asking people not to call 911.
  Here’s a look at what people in the Dallas area are saying on so
  
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• Death of Hays High School senior being investigated by deputies

  08-04-2017 06:29 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Hays High School senior.
  Hays CISD says they learned late Friday night that 17-year-old Xavier Jacaman has died. “This is clearly very sad news for the Hays Rebel community and for his friends and family,” a statement said.
  The school district’s crisis counseling team will be on campus to talk with students and staff members on Monday. “As you know, the loss of a friend or peer can trigger different e
  
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• Man injured after exchanging gunfire with police officers in east Austin

  08-04-2017 05:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 30s was seriously injured in a shooting Friday night, after exchanging gunfire with officers in east Austin.
  No officers were injured in the shooting, and the man’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The shooting happened in the 6300 block of Parliament Drive, near FM 969 and just east of US 183.
  Officers say the scene is still active.
  This is a developing story. KXAN will update this page as we g
  
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• Man injured after exchanging gunfire with officers in east Austin

  08-04-2017 05:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was seriously injured in a shooting Friday night, after exchanging gunfire with officers in east Austin.
  No officers were injured in the shooting, and the man’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. Chief Brian Manley, at an early morning press conference, described the suspect as a 21-year-old African-American male, but did not identify him.
  The shooting happened in the 6300 block of Parliament Drive,
  
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• Sharks migrating through South Padre Island

  08-04-2017 05:32 via kxan.com
  
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Six and seven foot sharks are migrating through the waters of South Padre Island.
  News Center 23 met with a local professional shark fisherman, David Woods, to learn more about the apex predators.
  “Stay away from the business at the end with all the teeth,” Woods said while chuckling.
  He said black tip and sand bar sharks are the major species in the spring migration, “they are headed towards Galveston and Louisiana into warmer waters from the
  
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• Texas House votes down plans to study border wall

  08-04-2017 04:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — State representatives passed the House’s budget after more than 15 hours of debate and hundreds of proposed amendments.
  Efforts by Texas Democrats to put the brakes on President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall were largely unsuccessful.
  The House voted down amendments that would have required state-funded studies to examine how a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and a border tax would impact Texas’ economy.
  “I think Republicans are just pla
  
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• Procedure for enlarged prostate improving quality of life for Austin men

  08-04-2017 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As humans age, certain body parts continue to grow. For men, that includes the prostate, and it can greatly affect their quality of life. The prostate is a walnut sized gland located beneath the urinary bladder.
  When the prostate grows, the channel where urine flows becomes narrow. It causes a frequent need to urinate both day and night, an urgent feeling of needing to urinate and a urinary stream that stops and starts.
  “Seventy-five perc
  
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• VIDEO: Lubbock officers run down as they wrestle for control of SUV

  08-04-2017 01:56 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Shocking police dash and body cam video shows Lubbock police officers wrestling for control of an SUV with a suspect trying to get away on Thursday.
  Carlos Martinez, 32, who was caught Friday after a massive 24-hour manhunt, got upset after he was being evicted and tried to leave the scene, according to KXAN sister station KLBK. 
  The body cam video shows one officer trying to stop the driver from getting away as another shocks Martinez with a stun gun. During t
  
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• Texans have an ear to President Trump on Syria

  08-04-2017 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As President Donald Trump and his team decide how to move forward on Syria, several Texans will have a big say in the process.
  Sitting next to President Trump is Texan and former Exxon CEO, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. His role is to build a coalition of countries to tackle the administration’s next steps in the region.
  “Texans know a lot about the Middle East because of the oil connection. We also know that he is a deal maker. He is someone who has organiz
  
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• Texans have a pipeline to President Trump on Syria

  08-04-2017 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As President Donald Trump and his team decide how to move forward on Syria, several Texans will have a big say in the process.
  Sitting next to President Trump is Texan and former Exxon CEO, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. His role is to build a coalition of countries to tackle the administration’s next steps in the region.
  “Texans know a lot about the Middle East because of the oil connection. We also know that he is a deal maker. He is someone who has organiz
  
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• Syrian families in Texas distraught over chaos in homeland

  08-04-2017 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Until last year, Texas took in more refugees than any other state. Refugee Services of Texas says the state welcomed more than 9,600 refugees and special immigrant visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan in 2015. So far this fiscal year the group says the state has taken in more than 1,200 refugees, 157 are from Syria and 42 have settled in the Austin area.
  In the wake of Tuesday’s chemical attack in Syria, many of the refugees in Austin say they’r
  
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• UT announces plans for new on-campus basketball arena

  08-04-2017 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After years of speculation about whether or not the University of Texas at Austin would move its basketball arena, the school announced Friday that the new arena will be built on-campus.
  The university says the new home for Longhorns basketball will replace the Frank Erwin Center in five to seven years. Diagrams show the new arena would be built just south of Mike A. Myers Stadium, near the intersection of Red River Street and Robert Dedman Drive.
  New location for UT Basket
  
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• Defense attorney found dead in southwest Travis Co. may have been ‘targeted’

  08-04-2017 00:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A defense attorney found dead Thursday in southwest Travis County’s Oak Hill neighborhood may have been “targeted,” the Travis County Sheriff’s Office says.
  Sources have described the victim as a defense attorney. The man in his 40s has not been identified.
  Deputies were called to the 8000 block of Rockwood Circle just before noon for a check welfare call. When deputies made it to the location, they found a man’s body.
  Authorities then got
  
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