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• 23-year-old charged with murdering father in northeast Austin

  07-05-2017 21:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office have made an arrest after the body of a man was found in northeast Austin early Sunday morning.
  Deputies arrested 23-year-old Tabyes Sauls of Round Rock in the murder of his father.
  At around 3:29 a.m., deputies responded to several caller who reported a vehicle stranded in a field near the 11000 block of Gregg Lane. When deputies arrived at the scene, they located the body of a black male in his 40s next to the vehicle wit
  
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• Missing Cedar Park woman found safe by police

  07-05-2017 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Cedar Park police have located a woman who was reported missing Sunday afternoon.
  According to police, 41-year-old Cary Christine Cosgrove has arrived to her home and is safe.
  The search, which was still active at 12:15 p.m., began at about 5:30 a.m. following a disturbance at the Camden Brushy Creek Apartments in the 1100 block of Brushy Creek Road just east of US 183. They would not say what that disturbance was.
  But they considered the circumstances of he
  
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• DPS helicopter helping police search for missing woman in Cedar Park

  07-05-2017 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Cedar Park police said they are searching for a missing woman in her 40s Sunday afternoon.
  The search, which was still active at 12:15 p.m., began at about 5:30 a.m. following a disturbance at the Camden Brushy Creek Apartments in the 1100 block of Brushy Creek Road just east of US 183. They would not say what that disturbance was.
  But they consider the circumstances of her missing to be suspicious, and they are concerned for her safety.
  Cedar Park PD said that t
  
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• University of Texas stabbings put campus carry law to test

  07-05-2017 18:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nightmare scenario of a knife-wielding attacker cutting through a crowd of students put Texas’ college campus concealed handgun law to the test but provided no real conclusion.
  Both gun rights and gun control activists insist the attack bolstered their argument that guns do or don’t belong on campus.
  Police say a 21-year-old University of Texas student with a history of mental health problems killed one student and injured three others Monday before he
  
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• One person hospitalized after officer-involved shooting downtown

  07-05-2017 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is in the hospital after a shooting involving Austin police early Sunday morning.
  Police say the shooting happened on the 400 block of East Sixth Street, near Trinity and Seventh Streets, just before 2:45 a.m.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says one person was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with critical injuries. It’s not clear whether the patient is a man or a woman, or if the patient is an officer or a suspect.
  KXAN has a crew at the scen
  
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• Man who ran from, shot at police killed in Sixth St. officer-involved shooting

  07-05-2017 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 24-year-old man is dead after he fired a gun at Austin police officers as they were chasing him early Sunday morning, the Austin Police Department said.
  Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of East Sixth Street, near Trinity Street, just before 2:45 a.m.
  While Austin Police have yet to identify the man who was killed, family members of Landon Nobles identified him.
  “We’re looking for answers because what eyewitnesses have told us does not li
  
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• Man who fired at officers on Sixth Street dies after police shoot him

  07-05-2017 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 24-year-old African-American man is dead after he shot at Austin police officers as they were chasing him early Sunday morning, said the Austin Police Department.
  Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of East Sixth Street, near Trinity Street, just before 2:45 a.m.
  Police said officers working on Sixth Street heard gunshots. They reported this to other officers monitoring HALO cameras in the area who then found video of a subject firing a gun into the ai
  
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• Family of man killed by Austin police after shooting at them wants to set record straight

  07-05-2017 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 24-year-old man is dead after he fired a gun at Austin police officers as they were chasing him early Sunday morning, the Austin Police Department said.
  Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of East Sixth Street, near Trinity Street, just before 2:45 a.m.
  While Austin Police have yet to identify the man who was killed, family members of Landon Nobles identified him.
  “We’re looking for answers because what eyewitnesses have told us does not li
  
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• Remembering Harrison Brown

  07-05-2017 05:26 via kxan.com
  
  GRAHAM, Texas (KFDX) – Harrison’s mother, Lori Brown said, “My son Harrison was a kind and compassionate, loving individual who lived life to the fullest every second of every minute of every day.”
  Many would’ve never thought they’d gather at the Graham High School gymnasium for an occasion other than a sporting event.
  But today, the facility was full for a celebration of life for one of their very own.
  “He was a wonderful friend, a wonderful son, a
  
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• APD officer was a former roommate of the Navy SEAL killed in Somalia

  07-05-2017 04:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin police officer was a good friend and roommate of the decorated Navy SEAL killed in combat in Somalia.
  Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken, 38, died on a special operations mission Thursday. His special operation team was targeting a compound with a local leader of the Al-Shabab terror group.
  As the 15-year veteran and his comrades moved in, they came under attack. Four were wounded and Milliken later died.
  Milliken is the f
  
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• Travis County deputies host town hall on annual racial profiling report

  07-05-2017 04:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office spoke to community members about their latest racial profiling report in a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon.
  TCSO Captain Craig Smith led the presentation, which was moderated by NAACP Austin branch president Nelson Linder.
  At the meeting, TCSO talked about reorganization for 2016 partnerships with the community and recruiting efforts along with the racial profiling report.
  To view the latest report, click here.
  
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• San Marcos residents approve $32M city improvement bond

  07-05-2017 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Residents in San Marcos voted to approve a $32.2 million bond for improvements for the city of San Marcos.
  Voters said yes to both propositions.
  Proposition 1 focuses on public safety — passing with 71 percent of the vote — while Proposition 2, focusing on the expansion of the library, passed with 76 percent for the proposition.
  Proposition 1 – $19 million covers:
  Renovations for the police department for $5.5 million
  A new fire statio
  
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• Voters pass $250M Hays CISD bond, funding new schools and facilities

  07-05-2017 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Voters in Hays County have passed a $250 million bond election for the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
  Voters said yes to the two propositions. Proposition 1, worth $189 million, will be used to build a new high school and two elementary schools. Proposition 2, for $60 million, will fund other facilities and equipment for a number of students programs as well as maintenance and security.
  Prop 1 passed with 1,252 votes (60 perce
  
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• San Marcos CISD $107.3M bond passes

  07-05-2017 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — San Marcos residents have passed a $107.3 million bond for the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District.
  Voters overwhelmingly approved the measure, with 74.65 percent voting FOR the measure and 25.35 percent voting AGAINST.
  The majority of the bond money will go towards renovating and upgrading campuses. With the money, all of San Marcos’ elementary schools would be renovated, as well as Goodnight and Miller middle schools.
  Bond breakdown:
  
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• Voters say no to Round Rock ISD bond package

  07-05-2017 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock ISD’s $572 million bond package has been voted down, with Travis County voters being especially opposed.
  Propositions one and two got the approval of voters in Williamson County, however Travis County voters largely went against the measures. Proposition three, which included funding for an indoor aquatic center, did not pass in either Williamson or Travis County.Travis Co.Williamson Co.For
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• Travis County voters defeat Round Rock ISD bond

  07-05-2017 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock ISD’s $572 million bond package has been voted down, with Travis County voters being especially opposed.
  Propositions one and two got the approval of voters in Williamson County, however Travis County voters largely went against the measures. Proposition three, which included funding for an indoor aquatic center, did not pass in either Williamson or Travis County.Travis Co.Williamson Co.For
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• Texas State Guard conducts annual disaster preparedness training

  07-05-2017 03:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas State Guard members from across the state spent a day at Camp Mabry for the annual training event Saturday afternoon.
  The training consists of shelter management operations, web-based emergency operations, evacuation tracking procedures, emergency communications and disaster district coordination support. The training activities are designed to strengthen emergency response capabilities.
  “This Texas State Guard Annual Training prepares our soldiers, airmen
  
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• Electrical work closes I-35 at Slaughter Lane Sunday morning

  07-05-2017 02:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Drivers on Interstate 35 in south Austin will face some road closures early Sunday morning.
  Both directions of I-35 between Slaughter Lane and Onion Creek Parkway will be closed from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. for electrical work.
  TxDOT crews will be directing traffic in both directions as they stretch new electrical lines across the interstate. The short-term closures during the affected hours are expected to last 10-15 minutes in duration each, with police stopping traffic as neede
  
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• Always Dreaming wins 143rd Kentucky Derby in slop

  07-05-2017 01:20 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — Always Dreaming has won the 143rd Kentucky Derby, pulling away from Lookin at Lee in the slop.
  Race officials confirmed the win for Always Dreaming minutes after he crossed the finish line first at Churchill Downs. The win gives trainer Todd Pletcher his second Derby win.
  Battle of Midway finished third in the 20-horse field.
  Always Dreaming covered the 1 1/4-mile track in 2:03.59.
  Always Dreaming overtook early favorite Classic Empire as the betting choice on Saturday morning, brie
  
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• State of Texas: In Depth – Health care repeal energizes challengers for Congress

  07-05-2017 00:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – As the final votes came in to pass the Republican bill to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act, a group of defeated Democrats broke out in song. “Na na na na, hey hey, goodbye,” they sang, their voices rising as the final tally confirmed the GOP victory. Normally, that song’s for winners. Sports fans sing the chorus to taunt a losing team. Democrats chose the song to taunt the winners, because they believe the health care vote will put some Rep
  
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• Navy SEAL Killed in Somalia Identified as 15-Year Veteran Kyle Milliken

  07-05-2017 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  The Navy SEAL killed in Somalia during an operation against terrorist group al-Shabab was identified Saturday as a decorated 15-year veteran.
  Kyle Milliken, a 38-year-old senior chief special warfare operator from Falmouth, Maine, was killed Thursday in a far-flung area of Somalia — about 40 miles west of the capital of Mogadishu — after he and his team came under fire from al-Shabab fighters. The attackers were “neutralized,” but Milliken was killed and two others were i
  
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