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• Seton Hays triples number of heart surgeries from previous years

  12-07-2017 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – Seton Medical Center Hays is setting a milestone after completing 100 heart surgeries in one year. Officials with the hospital say this is triple the number from previous years.
  “Two years ago we were in the 30’s and no we’re over a hundred,” said Medical Affairs Vice President Fausto Meza.
  The hospital is located near Interstate 35 in Kyle, serving Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties as well as the New Braunfels community.
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• Man dies after Round Rock collision

  12-07-2017 23:06 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A man died following a collision last month at the intersection of Double Creek and Forest Creek drives in Round Rock.
  Round Rock police say Gustavo Trejo was pinned into a vehicle when officers were called to the scene of the crash around 1:50 a.m. on June 4. Firefighters worked to cut him from the vehicle and he was rushed to a local hospital where he later died.
  The investigation into the incident is still underway.
  In the month since the crash, a fence has be
  
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• Gov. Abbott expected to announce re-election campaign Friday

  12-07-2017 22:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to formally announce his campaign for re-election next year on Friday afternoon in San Antonio.
  Abbott is promising a “major campaign announcement” at 3 p.m. on the fourth anniversary of a San Antonio event where he unveiled his original gubernatorial campaign.
  Abbott’s seeking re-election isn’t a surprise. His campaign war chest is worth $34-plus million.
  But who might challenge him is unclear. No major Democrat has
  
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• California, Texas Democrats launch longshot bid to impeach Trump

  12-07-2017 22:37 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A California Democrat filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday in a longshot bid to remove the president from office.
  Rep. Brad Sherman accuses Trump of obstructing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, in part by firing former FBI Director James Comey.
  Sherman acknowledges that filing the article is “the first step on a very long road.”
  “But if the impulsive incompetency continues, then e
  
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• K9 Lobos, partner find $2M of cocaine in Fayette County traffic stop

  12-07-2017 22:29 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Around 49 pounds of cocaine were found Tuesday in a traffic stop near Flatonia, discovered by none other than K9 Lobos and his partner Sgt. Randy Thumann.
  Thirty-five-year-old Ricardo Gloria-Jasso, of Laredo, was driving a Dodge pickup truck on Interstate 10 at the 661 mile marker when Thumann stopped him for a traffic violation at around 12:39 p.m.
  Thumann became suspicious of the driver after talking to him about his travel plans, believing Gloria-Jasso was
  
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• Round Rock jewelry heist leads to chase, crash

  12-07-2017 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Two men are in custody following a jewelry store robbery and chase that ended in a crash Wednesday morning in Round Rock.
  Police were called to Stall Jewelers, at the intersection of Interstate 35 and US 79, around 11:50 a.m., after two armed men walked into the store and held employees at gunpoint.
  One of the robbers forced an employee to the back of the store where he fired a single shot into the ground. The robbers ran out of the store and jumped onto a m
  
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• Escapee found in Cedar Park transported back to South Carolina

  12-07-2017 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A convicted kidnapper who was found in Central Texas after escaping a South Carolina prison for the second time is being transported back to the state whence he came.
  The U.S. Marshals Office, with help from the Texas Rangers and other law enforcement agencies, captured Jimmy Causey in Cedar Park last Friday. Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody said in a statement that fugitives should find “another county to hide in because justice in WilCo will fi
  
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• PHOTOS: Fire put out on 9th floor of downtown Austin high-rise

  12-07-2017 20:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 100 firefighters — around 40 percent of the entire Austin Fire Department force — responded to a fire on the ninth floor of a downtown high-rise at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
  Most were turned around when they arrived once it became clear that the fire in the Perry Brooks Building at 720 Brazos St. didn’t need such a large response.
  A crew of firefighters put out the fire that started as maintenance staff were working on a generator and it overheated. A
  
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• Texas diver competing in World Championships

  12-07-2017 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Alison Gibson will compete in the 1-meter springboard competition at the World Diving Championships beginning Friday in Budapest, Hungary. Gibson finished 2nd at the USA Diving Winter National Championships to earn her spot on Team USA.
  “It’s super exciting,” Gibson said. “The experience of being able to dive for your country is awesome. It’s a really awesome experience that I can’t even describe in words. It’s just this feeling tha
  
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• Video shows brutal mob attack that killed Austin man in Greece

  12-07-2017 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newly released surveillance camera video reportedly shows a mob attacking an Austin man in Greece.
  Posted to YouTube by a Greek newspaper, the 15-minute video shows the violent attack on 22-year-old Bakari Henderson. The video, dated July 7, shows a man, who appears to be Henderson, running on the sidewalk and then into the street.
  As he’s running, several men tackle him and push him into a parked car. Over the next 10-20 seconds, numerous men can be seen punching him
  
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• Greek newspaper releases video of attack on Austin man

  12-07-2017 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newly released surveillance camera video reportedly shows a mob attacking an Austin man in Greece.
  Posted to YouTube by a Greek newspaper, the 15-minute video shows the violent attack on 22-year-old Bakari Henderson. The video, dated July 7, shows a man, who appears to be Henderson, running on the sidewalk and then into the street.
  As he’s running, several men tackle him and push him into a parked car. Over the next 10-20 seconds, numerous men can be seen punching hi
  
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• Man arrested, accused of punching passenger on Southwest Airlines flight

  12-07-2017 19:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 28-year-old man could face federal charges for allegedly causing a fight aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday.
  Austin police say they responded to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport around 4:41 p.m. due to an altercation between two passengers. Southwest Flight 3590 was about 30 minutes into its flight from Austin to Chicago Midway when it had to be turned around due to the fight.
  Kyle Vogt says he was sitting towards the back of the plane in a windo
  
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• Texas school district employees personal information compromised

  12-07-2017 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Association of School Boards says they are offering credit monitoring services for its members whose personal information might have been compromised after the agency accidentally made the data publicly accessible.
  The TASB, an association that represents Texas school districts, says it was recently notified that personal information, such as names and Social Security numbers, was accessible on the internet through one of its website applications. TASB says the ap
  
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• Woman brings 4-year-old along to burglarize Georgetown home, police say

  12-07-2017 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — A woman who authorities say was caught burglarizing a Georgetown home had her daughter in tow the whole time.
  On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., an owner who lived in the Cedar Hollow Crossing neighborhood called 911 stating their entry gate was broken and an unfamiliar vehicle was parked in the driveway. When Williamson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, they found 32-year-old Racine Young at the home along with her 4-year-old daughter.
  Stolen proper
  
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• Home Slice Pizza to open second restaurant in Austin

  12-07-2017 17:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you live north of the river, you know that making it over to Home Slice Pizza on South Congress can be a trek. With that in mind, the owners of Home Slice Pizza are opening a location in central Austin.
  The new location will be located at 501 E. 53rd St., which is near North Loop. The restaurant’s second location is currently under construction and is slated to open late this fall.
  Once open, the restaurant will have full service dine-in as well as patio seating. P
  
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• Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica

  12-07-2017 16:02 via kxan.com
  
  ANTARCTICA (KXAN) — One of the world’s largest icebergs has finally broken off from an ice shelf in western Antarctica.
  British scientists say the iceberg broke off from the Larsen C Ice Shelf sometime between Monday, July 10 and Wednesday, July 12. Researchers with Project MIDAS, a UK-based Antarctic research group, detected the break with the help of data from NASA’s Aqua MODIS satellite.
  The iceberg weighs an estimated 1.12 trillion tons and is approximately the size of Dela
  
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• Funeral arrangements set for Austin man murdered in Greece

  12-07-2017 15:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Funeral arrangements for a 22-year-old Austin man who was murdered while vacationing on a Greek island last week has been set.
  Bakari Henderson’s family says on Friday evening, a “Reflections of Life” service will be held at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, 4301 Tannehill Ln. in Austin. The service runs from 6-8 p.m. On Saturday, the “Celebration of Life” service will be held at 11 a.m. at the same church.
  CBS This Morning reports the at
  
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• ACL releases line-up schedule

  12-07-2017 15:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — You already know which performers you want to see at ACL Festival, but what day are they playing?
  ACL Fest released the lineup by day for both weekends Wednesday morning. JayZ closes out Fridays, Red Hot Chili Peppers on Saturday and The Killers on Sunday.
  While 3-day tickets for Weekend One are already sold out, 3-day tickets for Weekend Two is still available for $255. If you only want to jam out for one day, One-day general admission tickets go on sale Friday, July 14 at
  
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• South Carolina family welcomes first baby girl in 137 years

  12-07-2017 14:51 via kxan.com
  
  BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) — It’s been 137 years since the Settle family has given birth to a baby girl, but Carter Louise Settle changed that.
  “She was born on Sunday June 25th… 6 lbs. 14 oz…19 inches… and she’s perfect,” mother Kelen Settle said as she held her 2-week-old baby and first girl to be born to her husband’s last name in nearly 140 years.
  “My father actually did some homework when we found out it was a girl,” Will
  
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• County-owned downtown lot will be home to a new mixed-use development

  12-07-2017 14:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County officials were hoping the plot of land at 308 Guadalupe St. would have been home to a new courthouse, but after voters rejected a $287 million bond, the county has inked a deal to make money off the site.
  On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners agreed to a ground lease with the Lincoln Property Company and Phoenix Property Company to develop the county-owned property. In 2010, the county paid $21.8 million for the property. By leasing the property, the cou
  
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• The Latest: Trumps says Putin favored Clinton for president

  12-07-2017 14:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  3:15 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he gets along “very, very well” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he says the Russian leader would have preferred to have his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton in the White House.
  Trump tells Christian broadcast station CBN in an interview taped
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he learned of son’s meeting recently

  12-07-2017 14:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump says he was unaware of his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer until recently.
  Trump tells Reuters in a White House interview before departing for Paris Wednesday that he “didn’t know until a couple of days ago when I heard about this.”
  Tru
  
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• The Latest: Ryan on latest with Russia and Trump’s son

  12-07-2017 14:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  10:34 a.m.
  House Speaker Paul Ryan is deflecting questions about the latest revelation of President Donald Trump’s son meeting last June with a Russian lawyer for possible dirt on Hillary Clinton.
  Ryan told reporters on Wednesday that it’s important to get to the bottom of what happen
  
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• The Latest: Lavrov surprised by Trump Jr. controversy

  12-07-2017 14:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  8:15 a.m.
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is surprised that Donald Trump Jr. is facing controversy for meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign.
  Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Lavrov said didn’t he understand why the meeting, which Trump
  
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• Austin dance company highlights lifeguards, maintenance crew with pool dance

  12-07-2017 13:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Choreographer Allison Orr with Forklift Danceworks finds her art in the places most people overlook.
  Her stage for the past six months has been the Bartholomew Pool in northeast Austin. And perhaps the most unique part, the dance isn’t just about the pool workers, it’s performed by them.
  “What for many people feels mundane and every day and turn it into performance, it allows people to have a whole different perspective,” Orr said of her la
  
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• Takata adds new type of inflator to huge air bag recall

  12-07-2017 13:29 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the nation’s largest automotive recall.
  The company filed documents with the U.S. government adding 2.7 million vehicles to the recall from Ford, Nissan and Mazda, all with a type of inflator that previously was thought to be safe.
  The affected vehicles are from the 2005 through 2012 model years.
  Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 17 people have died
  
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• Traffic deaths on Austin roads unchanged year-to-year

  12-07-2017 12:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was early Saturday morning when Daniel Joseph Rayos, 31, was driving his silver 2008 Nissan Sentra down Farm to Market 2222 when Austin police say he drifted off the right side of the roadway and struck the end of the guard rail head-on. He died at the scene. His death marked the 33rd traffic fatality Austin has seen in 2017 – it’s the exact same number of deaths at this time last year.
  In an effort to curb the number of deaths that happen on Austin roads, th
  
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• Williamson County conducts checks to verify registered sex offenders

  12-07-2017 12:36 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Making sure registered sex offenders are where they say they are is always a daunting task for law enforcement since it takes manpower and time to verify locations.
  Earlier this week, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office along with the United States Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, conducted a county-wide sex offender compliance check. Out of the 191 registered sex offenders in the county, the operation targeted “high” to “moderat
  
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• America’s Got Talent honors doctor, musician killed in crash

  12-07-2017 06:13 via kxan.com
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — America’s Got Talent paid tribute Tuesday to a doctor turned viral music sensation who died after an accident last month.
  Before Dr. Brandon Rogers was able to step into the limelight on national television, he was involved in a tragic accident in Maryland. According to the police report, Rogers was a passenger in a car that veered off the road and crashed into a tree. He died from his injuries.
  Rogers was 29 years old. Family and friends remember him as be
  
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• Three killed in fiery crash on I-35 in Waco

  12-07-2017 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (KWKT) — The Waco Police Department has confirmed a third fatality in the multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 35.
  At this time, one truck driver and two passengers in a passenger vehicle have been reported dead. The crash involved four 18-wheelers and two passenger vehicles.
  None of the victims have been identified.
  The Texas Department of Transportation has determined the flyover leading traffic from South Valley Mills Drive onto the northbound lanes of I-
  
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• ABIA outlines latest response to asbestos exposure in public meeting

  12-07-2017 05:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A KXAN Investigation is making waves with the city of Austin and the group tasked with recommending change at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
  This development comes after airport workers revealed to KXAN a health and safety concern they say airport management ignored. It led to the revelation of a significant asbestos contamination during a construction project there last year.
  KXAN’s investigation forced the city to admit it had not been forthcoming abou
  
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• California city closes beaches after great white attacks kayaker

  12-07-2017 04:42 via kxan.com
  
  SANTA CRUZ (KRON) — A kayaker had a terrifying encounter with a great white shark Tuesday when it attacked his kayak in Santa Cruz.
  Steve Lawson, a seasoned kayaker, was paddling about a quarter mile out from Steamer Lane at around 11 a.m. when he felt something hit his kayak.
  The large shark then attacked Lawson’s kayak and he was thrown into the water.
  Lawson used his marine radio to call for help.
  Record-breaking hammerhead shark caught near Texas City
  Luckily, he was rescued and
  
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• Carbon monoxide concerns reported in 6 APD units in less than a week

  12-07-2017 04:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department says it is committed to take action after six officers have reported carbon monoxide leaks in Ford Explorer patrol vehicles in the last six days. Police say the officers were all treated and released.
  APD says since the department experienced its first exposure to carbon monoxide back in March, the department has been working on this issue.
  “We have placed paper carbon monoxide detectors in all of our Ford utility vehicles. We have hardwir
  
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• Hays County responds to additional claims of missing votes

  12-07-2017 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — There are new claims in Hays County that hundreds of votes went uncounted during last November’s election.
  At an Election Commission meeting, Austin resident Laura Pressley spoke during public comment making three claims of missing votes. Pressley claimed 677 mail-in ballots were missing from the canvass, 900 Election Day ballots were missing compared to the download from voting machine memory cards and a claim that 2,400 more ballots were voted in early vo
  
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• Astros roll into All Star Break

  12-07-2017 03:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Erin Hogan, from 104.9 The Horn FM, joins Roger Wallace on More than the Score Tuesday night. The MLB season hits the All Star Break and the Houston Astros could take two weeks off and still lead the AL West. Plus, talking season begins with SEC Media Days.
  
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• Rescue crews respond to reported drowning in Lake Travis

  12-07-2017 02:46 via kxan.com
  
  LAKE TRAVIS, Texas (KXAN) — Rescue crews are on their way to Hippie Hollow Park on the east shore of Lake Travis on Tuesday for a reported drowning.
  Austin-Travis County-EMS was called to the park, located at 7000 Comanche Trail, at 7:22 p.m.
  Medics say the victim was reportedly pulled from the water, but the victim’s location is unknown.
  Hippie Hollow is famous as the state’s only clothing-optional public park. Entry is restricted to people who are 18 years and older.
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• Reported drowning at Hippie Hollow a false alarm

  12-07-2017 02:46 via kxan.com
  
  LAKE TRAVIS, Texas (KXAN) — A reported drowning in Hippie Hollow Park on the east shore of Lake Travis on Tuesday turned out to be a false alarm.
  Austin-Travis County-EMS was called to the park, located at 7000 Comanche Trail, at 7:22 p.m.
  Medics say they cleared the scene after determining there was no one that needed treatment.
  Hippie Hollow is famous as the state’s only clothing-optional public park. Entry is restricted to people who are 18 years and older.
  A 34-year-old man died
  
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• After police activity at east Austin park, neighbors wonder why not sooner

  12-07-2017 02:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Complaints from people who live near an east Austin park led to the arrest Sunday of a man police say was there to sell marijuana.
  But people who grew up in the area around Givens Park in the Martin Luther King neighborhood say problems with people using the park to peddle drugs aren’t new — and neither are the complaints.
  They believe the new police response they’ve seen may be because of the new neighbors. “Loud events at Givens Park,” Cecili
  
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• Georgetown Social Security office closed for business

  12-07-2017 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — It took less than 10 minutes Tuesday morning before a half-dozen people were standing outside the front doors of the Georgetown Social Security Administration building.
  We went to the office after someone wrote KXAN asking why the federal office building on Parkview Drive was closed. The tipster said they’d noticed the building closed around June 19, but have never seen any work trucks parked there.
  We went to find out. So did Don Allen.
  “You’ve
  
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• Travis County DA seeks US Supreme Court review of Kleinert case

  12-07-2017 02:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County district attorney is seeking a review of the case against a former Austin police detective before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  A team of assistant district attorneys is preparing a petition that will be filed in the nation’s highest court.
  On May 12, 2014, a Travis County grand jury issued a felony manslaughter indictment against Charles Kleinert after the shooting of Larry Jackson, Jr. on July 27, 2013.
  Kleinert was at the Benchmark Bank in the 1500 bloc
  
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• DPS searching for driver who left scene of crash that killed woman

  12-07-2017 02:05 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR CREEK, Texas (KXAN) — A Cedar Creek family is asking for help in finding the person who hit a woman in Bastrop County and then took off. The crash hospitalized Maria Salazar-Martinez who later died in the hospital.
  According to the Department of Public Safety, a 2007 GMC Yukon was traveling eastbound on Highway 21 on July 5 and a 2017 Honda Accord driven by Martinez was traveling westbound. Deputies say the Yukon crossed the center stripe hitting Martinez’s vehicle.
  The Yukon r
  
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• Lady Bird Lake vegetation at risk after ‘mass migration’ of carp

  12-07-2017 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On a steamy summer morning, professional bass fishing guide Ray Tomasits rigged up 10 fishing rods and carefully placed them across the front of his powerboat before pushing off the bank of Lady Bird Lake.
  With a KXAN crew in tow, Tomasits stood at the bow, maneuvered the trolling motor with one foot and spoke, all while deftly zipping sidearm casts beneath low-hanging branches and lobbing lures just inches from the bank.
  Tomasits was searching for bass, but there’s a
  
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• Could Gov. Abbott’s tweets be the key to unlocking the special session?

  12-07-2017 01:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar)– In the 21st Century, some say being social media savvy is a requirement. Just ask Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
  One way Abbott prepared for next week’s special session to begin was to meet with lawmakers about issues he wanted to address in the legislature.
  He posted a series of tweets of those meetings, including photos of him around the table with State Senators and Representatives. The tweets mentioned topics such as “local gov. spending reform,” and &l
  
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• Fight forces Southwest plane to return to Austin

  12-07-2017 00:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Southwest Airlines plane returned to Austin just after takeoff Tuesday after a fight between passengers.
  Southwest Flight 3590 was headed for Chicago’s Midway Airport when the pilots turned the plane around. It landed at 4:46 p.m.
  A photo from former Williamson County commissioner Lisa Birkman, who was on the flight, shows two APD officers making their way down the aisle with one of the passengers.@SouthwestAir just turned our flight 3590 from #Austin to #Chicago ar
  
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• Fight forces Southwest flight to return to Austin

  12-07-2017 00:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Southwest Airlines plane returned to Austin just after takeoff Tuesday after a fight between passengers.
  Southwest Flight 3590 was headed for Chicago’s Midway Airport when the pilots turned the plane around. It landed at 4:46 p.m.
  A photo from former Williamson County commissioner Lisa Birkman, who was on the flight, shows two APD officers making their way down the aisle with one of the passengers.@SouthwestAir just turned our flight 3590 from #Austin to #Chicago ar
  
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• NCAA finds no evidence of rule violations in Bamba case

  12-07-2017 00:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The NCAA announced Tuesday that Texas basketball recruit Mo Bamba remains eligible after reviewing the assistance the incoming freshman received from a Detroit financial adviser.Bamba’s older brother, Ibrahim Johnson, released a Facebook video last month in which he said that Greer Love gave Bamba money and gifts . Love previously worked in New York and was involved in youth sports in Harlem, where he got to know Bamba’s family.
  “After
  
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