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• Newborn who died of meningitis may have caught virus from a kiss

  18-07-2017 23:44 via kxan.com
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (WFLA) – An 18-day old baby died Tuesday morning and now an Iowa mother is warning other parents about the serious, life-threatening virus that killed her baby girl.
  At a week old, Mariana Sifrit contracted a deadly form of meningitis that doctors said she may have gotten from a kiss.
  Her mother, Nicole Sifrit, posted on Facebook that Mariana had died.
  “Our princess Mariana Reese Sifrit gained her angel wings at 8:41 am this morning in her daddy’s arms and
  
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• Fisherman catches massive catfish in Abilene creek

  18-07-2017 23:12 via kxan.com
  
  ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — An Abilene man reeled in a massive catfish at Lytle Creek over the weekend.
  Wes Bicknell was fishing with a perch hook and night crawler when he snagged something unexpected, a catfish that was about 3 feet to 3-and-a-half feet long!
  Bicknell didn’t get an official weight on the massive catch, so it’s unknown if it was record breaking.
  Record-breaking hammerhead shark caught near Texas City
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• K9 officer dies of heat exhaustion in Utah deputy’s truck

  18-07-2017 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  CACHE COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) — A Cache County Sheriff’s Office K9 officer is dead after officials say he was left in a hot patrol vehicle.
  It happened on July 3. The sheriff’s office says the dog’s handler was immediately placed on administrative leave without pay.
  Officials say policy and procedures were not followed resulting in the tragic death of K9 Endy.
  Sheriff Chad Jensen says all K9 patrol vehicles are equipped with safety features for the canine while the handler is
  
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• Texas Legislature begins hustling to revive ‘bathroom bill’

  18-07-2017 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Legislature has opened its special session with Republicans vowing to pass a transgender “bathroom bill” and other conservative priorities in record time and outnumbered Democrats trying to stall.
  Things in the state House stayed orderly Tuesday. That was a departure from the last day of the regular session in May, when tensions over a new anti-“sanctuary cities” law provoked a near fight between lawmakers on the chamber floor.
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• What’s next? Senate GOP scrambles after health care flop

  18-07-2017 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Now what?
  Senate Republicans were scrambling to pick up the pieces Tuesday after their attempt to repeal and replace the Obama-era health care law collapsed a second time.
  After working for months on a new health package, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Tuesday that the Senate would vote to simply repeal Obama’s health care law “sometime in the near future.”
  But even that effort is failing. At least three GOP senators came out ag
  
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• Nursing home employee accused of hitting patient for wetting bed

  18-07-2017 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a north Austin nursing home employee accused of hitting a 90-year-old woman who wet her bed.
  Carly Vondra, 44, faces a charge of injury to a disabled individual, a second-degree felony.
  On May 12, 2017, Austin police officers were called to Gracy Woods I Nursing Home at 12021 Metric Blvd., near Parmer Lane, for the report of an assault. A 90-year-old patient told her physical therapist that she had been assaulted by a nursing home
  
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• PHOTOS: As special session starts, protesters gather outside Capitol

  18-07-2017 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of people showed up on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol Tuesday armed with loud voices and posters. The One Texas Resistance group says they want to let lawmakers know the current legislation being considered is “discriminatory.”
  Many of the attendees had posters related to the so-called “bathroom bill” while others had posters about trees, in reference to Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to prevent cities from regulating what homeown
  
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• Jerry Jones: Cowboys still exploring latest Elliott incident

  18-07-2017 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday the team is still gathering details over Ezekiel Elliott’s involvement in an altercation at a Dallas bar, the latest off-field incident for the star running back.
  Elliott, who was already facing a potential suspension over the NFL’s investigation of a year-old domestic case, was involved in a dispute Sunday night that led to a man getting punched in the nose and being taken to a hospital. Dallas police said the
  
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• 2 APD officers suspended after using bolt cutters to enter motel room

  18-07-2017 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two Austin Police Department officers who used bolt cutters to gain entry to a motel room will be back at work this week after receiving temporary suspensions for not following department policy. One of the officers also left the suspect alone in a breezeway, allowing the suspect to flee the scene.
  According to the memo, on Jan. 21, Officer Brian Yarger was patrolling a motel parking lot searching for stolen vehicles when he located a vehicle that belonged to a suspect want
  
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• Tom Herman makes Big 12 Media Days debut, talks quarterbacks

  18-07-2017 19:29 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (KXAN) — Tom Herman was the first coach to take the podium on Tuesday at Big 12 Media Days at The Star in Frisco.
  The new Longhorns head coach looked far more comfortable in his Big 12 debut than his predecessor. It was that same predecessor, Charlie Strong, that helped raise expectations for Texas this coming season, saying on multiple occasions that “the cake was baked” in terms of the team being set and ready to make a jump in 2017. Herman was quick to temper t
  
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• Regulating short-term rentals in San Marcos up for city council vote

  18-07-2017 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – San Marcos city council members will be hearing a presentation Tuesday night regarding whether or not they should regulate short-term rentals.
  The city has been considering an ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals since last July. Since February a sub-committee has been working to create regulations for the new ordinance. Some regulations include the owner of the home must pay Hotel Occupancy Taxes and must register their home under the city’s nu
  
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• Food bank expands mobile food pantry program to serve families in need

  18-07-2017 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A program meant to provide nutritious food options to central Texas families that might not find them otherwise is expanding.
  The Central Texas Food Bank put a new 18-wheeler into action at the beginning of June as part of their mobile food pantry program.
  Mark Johnson, the food bank’s chief development officer, said they’ve been loading up trucks and hauling food to several counties for a few years; the new tractor-trailer represents their third mobile food pan
  
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• Frontier Airlines launching more nonstop flights out of Austin

  18-07-2017 19:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More flights are coming to Austin courtesy of low-cost Frontier Airlines.
  On Tuesday, the company announced its doubling the number of nonstop flights from Austin to 16. The new routes will go to: Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, New Orleans, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Ontario and San Jose. Currently, Frontier has nonstop flights to eight cities from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
  This year, Frontier Airlines was ranked last in the Airline Quality Rating, which
  
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• Intersection of N. Lamar Boulevard at Parmer Lane now safer

  18-07-2017 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Safety improvements at North Lamar Boulevard and Parmer Lane were completed on Saturday, July 8, according to the Austin Department of Transportation.
  The city began considering improvements for the intersection late last year after it was rated one of the five most dangerous intersections in Austin. Improvements began in May at a cost of nearly $650,000. The city added a right-turn island, high visibility cross walks, a new traffic signal and a pedestrian hybrid beacon.
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• Hundreds of pounds of marijuana found inside brand new Ford Fusions

  18-07-2017 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  WARREN, Ohio (WKBN/KXAN) – Federal authorities are investigating after several Ford Fusions packed with marijuana were shipped to various dealerships in Ohio.
  NBC News reports a drug task force was called to the Ford dealership in Portage County on July 7 after a service department employee made the discovery while inspecting it after it was taken off a transport carrier. Inside the wheel compartment, authorities found more than 400 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of $1 million.
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• Daniel Radcliffe comes to aid of mugging victim in London

  18-07-2017 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Actor Daniel Radcliffe has come to the aid of a man who was mugged by moped-riding attackers in London.
  Former police officer David Videcette told the Evening Standard newspaper that two moped riders attacked a man just off the upmarket King’s Road in west London, slashing him across the face and making off with a Louis Vuitton bag.
  He said he saw 27-year-old Radcliffe consoling the victim after the attack.
  Singer Aaron Carter arrested in Georgia
  A spokeswoman for Radcl
  
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• VIDEO: Dog jumps into action, saves baby deer from drowning

  18-07-2017 16:51 via kxan.com
  
  LONG ISLAND, New York (NEWS10) – Video of a dog saving a fawn from drowning off the shore of Long Island is making everyone say “awww.”
  In the video shot by Mark Freeley, the dog, named Storm, can be seen swimming out towards a baby deer struggling in the water Sunday morning. As Storm’s owner shouts encouragement, Storm grabs the deer by the neck and drags it back to the shore.
  The deer stumbles a few feet and then lies down. Storm crouches next to the fawn, obviously c
  
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• Chick-fil-a testing ‘family style’ dining, new sides in Texas

  18-07-2017 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Hungry customers in San Antonio will be among the first in the nation to try out Chick-fil-a’s new Family Style dining options and taste the fast food restaurant’s new side dishes.
  Family Style meals feed four and offer an entrée, two sides and eight mini rolls. The main dish ranges from Chick-n-Strips, Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Breasts ; Chick-fil-A Nuggets (30-count) and Grilled Chicken Breasts. Sides include Bacon Baked Beans, Fruit cup, Mac &a
  
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• Police end California chase with spin maneuver

  18-07-2017 14:22 via kxan.com
  
  CASTIC, Calif (NBC) — A speeding Volkswagen Jetta captured the attention of the California Highway Patrol Monday evening.
  The driver led officers on a chase down the Golden State Freeway before the CHP decided enough was enough and used a PIT maneuver to stop the driver.
  The suspect was taken into custody about 30 minutes after the chase began.
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• IHOP celebrates anniversary with 59-cent pancakes

  18-07-2017 13:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — IHOP is celebrating its 59th anniversary by selling short stacks of pancakes for just 59 cents today.
  The promotion runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. meaning you can move your 2:00 meeting with finance to the nearest IHOP or stop by for some cakes for dinner.
  The fine print is as follows: Customers are entitled to one short stack at the price and not all locations are participating in this deal, so check before you go.
  How many pancakes have you eaten in a sitting? Leave your reco
  
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• Trump blasts Congress over failure of GOP health care bill

  18-07-2017 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” Tuesday over the failure of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law, and warned, “we will return.”
  Trump’s early morning tweet unleashed a barrage of criticism at Congress over the collapse of the GOP’s flagship legislative priority. For seven years, the party has pledged to repeal President Barack Obama’s law.
  “Most Republicans were l
  
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• ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses

  18-07-2017 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Tuesday he’s going to “let Obamacare fail” after the Republicans’ effort to rewrite the 2010 health care overhaul imploded in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a vote on a backup plan simply repealing the statute, but desertions by his own party seemed to ensure that would fail, too.
  Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska sai
  
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• ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump declares as GOP plan collapses

  18-07-2017 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Tuesday it’s time to “let Obamacare fail” after the latest GOP health care plan crashed and burned in the Senate, a stunning failure for the president, Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a party that has vowed for years to abolish the law.
  In a head-spinning series of developments, rank-and-file Republican senators turned on McConnell and Trump for the third time in a row, denying the votes to move forward with a plan f
  
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• Health care bill collapse leaves divided GOP at crossroads

  18-07-2017 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The implosion of the Senate Republican health care bill leaves a divided GOP with its flagship legislative priority in tatters. Now, a wounded President Donald Trump and congressional leaders face dicey decisions about addressing their perhaps unattainable seven-year-old promise of repealing President Barack Obama’s law.
  Two GOP senators — Utah’s Mike Lee and Jerry Moran of Kansas — sealed the measure’s doom late Monday when each announced he
  
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• Cowboys’ Whitehead: Stolen dog is safely back home

  18-07-2017 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 ransom.
  Whitehead posted a video of Blitz on his Snapchat account early Tuesday with the note: “Look who made it home safely!!! THANKS EVERYONE.”
  Whitehead told NBC 5 in Dallas he was in Florida last week when Blitz was taken from his Texas home, along with some shoes and bags. Whitehead says he got phone calls demanding he “cut
  
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• Cowboys’ Whitehead: Dognapping and ransom is ‘sickening’

  18-07-2017 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead is asking for help locating his pitbull Blitz after burglars took the dog and demanded a $10,000 ransom.
  Whitehead told NBC 5 in Dallas (http://bit.ly/2ta2Qpv ) that he was in Florida last week when Blitz was taken from his Texas home, along with some shoes and bags. Whitehead has since gotten phone calls demanding he “cut a check” if he wants to get Blitz back alive, but he refused to pay $10,000 without first getting proof t
  
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• Special Session kicks off today

  18-07-2017 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) —Gov. Greg Abbott has formally called state lawmakers into a special legislative session starting today — directing them to approve oversight rules allowing some state agencies to continue operating before tackling a host of other proposals he wants approved.
  Abbott’s proclamation means the Legislature will reconveneat 10 a.m.
  For now, he asked only to extend operations of the Texas Medical Board and other entities set to expire this fall, after lawmakers faile
  
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• Lawmakers return today, here’s your Special Session Cheat Sheet

  18-07-2017 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott has formally called state lawmakers into a special legislative session starting today — directing them to approve oversight rules allowing some state agencies to continue operating before tackling a host of other proposals he wants approved.
  Abbott’s proclamation means the Legislature will reconvene at 10 a.m.
  For now, he asked only to extend operations of the Texas Medical Board and other entities set to expire this fall, after lawmakers fai
  
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• Firefighters letting Bastrop brush fire burn

  18-07-2017 12:28 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A small brush fire will continue to burn in Bastrop State Park after it was sparked by lightning Monday evening. Firefighters were called to the blaze, near Harmon Drive and Second Streets in the southeastern part of the park, just after 8 p.m.
  The fire was quickly contained and Bastrop County Emergency Management Officials say it will burn for three or four days as the flames consume fuel left over from the 2011 Bastrop Complex wildfire.Firefighters burned an addit
  
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• Business leaders say Texas economy could take big hit from bathroom bill

  18-07-2017 05:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Texas lawmakers return to the Texas State Capitol for the special session, major companies are pouring their resources into preventing the passage of what’s known as the “bathroom bill.” If passed, it would require transgender people to use the bathroom that correlates with their biological sex, rather than that of the gender they identify with.
  Business leaders with ties to the Lone Star State say the proposed legislation would hurt the state’s e
  
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• Under-enrolled east Austin school looks to Montessori program to fill seats

  18-07-2017 05:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District is launching its first Montessori program this year at Winn Elementary School, an under-enrolled school in East Austin.
  The teaching method that involves more hands-on learning and an environment where students are given more freedom to make choices dates back to the early 1900s.
  There are more than 20 Montessori options in Austin, but up to this point, all but one are private schools west of Interstate 35.
  “The parents in t
  
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• AISD hopes first Montessori program will fill under-enrolled campus

  18-07-2017 05:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District is launching its first Montessori program this year at Winn Elementary School, an under-enrolled school in East Austin.
  The teaching method that involves more hands-on learning and an environment where students are given more freedom to make choices dates back to the early 1900s.
  There are more than 20 Montessori options in Austin, but up to this point, all but one are private schools west of Interstate 35.
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• 2 more GOP senators oppose health bill, killing it for now

  18-07-2017 04:32 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest GOP effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare” was fatally wounded in the Senate Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition to the legislation strongly backed by President Donald Trump.
  The announcements from Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas left the Republican Party’s long-promised efforts to get rid of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation reeling. Next steps, if any, were not imm
  
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• NTSB to determine cause of deadly Lockhart balloon crash in October

  18-07-2017 04:28 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KXAN) — As the one year anniversary of the hot air balloon crash in Lockhart that killed 16 people approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board says it will hold a board meeting to determine the probable cause for the crash in October.
  On the morning of July 30, 2016, balloon pilot Alfred “Skip” Nichols lifted into the Central Texas sky with 15 passengers on board while his ground crew with Heart of Texas Balloon Rides kept watch on the ground.
  While up in t
  
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• Big 12 Media Days, Day 1: Former Lake Travis Cavalier and Texas Tech

  18-07-2017 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Big 12 conference is going back to a conference championship game which will be played at the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, so they are holding Big 12 Media Days at the Cowboys Star complex in Frisco, Texas.
  Monday featured five schools meeting with the media headlined by defending champ and preseason favorite Oklahoma. Baker Mayfield enters his senior year with high hopes. The former Lake Travis Cavalier is trying to get back to New York City and another Heisman Tro
  
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• Michael Vick tells Colin Kaepernick to get a haircut

  18-07-2017 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick gave Colin Kaepernick some advice on Monday: Get a haircut.
  The former 49ers quarterback still doesn’t have a team to play for.
  Kaepernick was at the center of controversy last season for his national anthem protest. Now, his social activism is being blamed for his inability to sign with a team.
  However, Vick believes that Kaepernick’s talent is to blame, not his activism.
  “It has nothing to do with him being blac
  
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• Driver failed to yield in deadly crash on SH 71 in Del Valle

  18-07-2017 03:14 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A woman who failed to yield to the right-of-way at an intersection on State Highway 71 in Del Valle caused a deadly crash Friday afternoon, authorities say.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety says the two-vehicle crash happened around 1:45 p.m. on SH 71 near Albert Brown Drive. Authorities say a 25-year-old man driving a Dodge Ram was going westbound on SH 71 but when he approached the intersection, the driver of a Chevy Malibu, Phyllis Perales, 79, failed
  
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• How Austin’s mayor plans to house the homeless, fund convention center

  18-07-2017 02:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday morning, Mayor Steve Adler announced a proposed plan to make tourists pay to house the city’s homeless. KXAN broke the story Sunday night and now, we’ve learned the details of this massive development program meant to also beef up local tourism and bring in millions of dollars.
  It relies on a downtown tax increment finance zone or “TIF” that could fund homes for about a quarter of Austin’s homeless, an expanded Waller Creek TIF
  
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• War over local tree ordinances rages on into special session

  18-07-2017 02:33 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Gov. Greg Abbott wants Texas lawmakers to ban city tree ordinances across the state. So much so that it’s an item lawmakers are expected to tackle during a special session.
  “The reality is most everybody likes trees, they plant trees in their yards and there’s a reason for it. It makes their yard look good, provides shade, adds value, but it’s one thing for an individual to decide they want to plant trees on their own private property, it&
  
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• Proposed HUD funding cuts could impact thousands in Austin

  18-07-2017 01:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s growing concern over President Donald Trump and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson proposing more than $6 billion in cuts to affordable housing programs.
  Carson has expressed his desire to see affordable housing programs and projects become less reliant on federal funding, and instead turn to local governments, private investors, and non-profit organizations for support.
  Several Austin-area organizations say they simply can’t help as many
  
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• Suspects in 9 Round Rock, Austin-area car wash burglaries caught

  18-07-2017 01:14 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A man and a woman have been arrested in connection to nine burglaries of car washes in Round Rock and Austin, as well as the burglary of a moneylender in Round Rock.
  At the end of a three-week investigation, detectives caught Morgan Wilson, 25, in Houston on multiple felony warrants. The man who allegedly entered each business was identified as Dajuan Bryson, 29, who was found to already be in custody in the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office jail in Waxahachie
  
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• Sooners ready for life after Stoops

  18-07-2017 01:13 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Lincoln Riley never expected this.
  Two months ago, he was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma. On Monday, the 33-year-old Riley was center stage representing the preseason league favorites as the youngest head coach in the Bowl Subdivision less than six weeks after Bob Stoops’ surprise retirement following 18 seasons, 10 conference titles and a national championship with the Sooners.
  “It’s been probably best described as whirlwind,” Riley said
  
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• Spike in cyclospora cases has doctors searching for source

  18-07-2017 01:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services says it is trying to track down the source that is causing a spike in cyclospora cases this summer.
  Within the past month, there have been 68 reported cases of cyclospora infection. On Monday, the DSHS issued a health advisory recommending health care providers to test patients for the parasite cyclospora if they have diarrheal illness lasting more than a few days or diarrhea accompanied by severe loss of appetite or fatigue.
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• Source of recent spike in cyclospora cases unknown at this time

  18-07-2017 01:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services says it is trying to track down the source that is causing a spike in cyclospora cases this summer.
  Within the past month, there have been 68 reported cases of cyclospora infection. On Monday, the DSHS issued a health advisory recommending health care providers to test patients for the parasite cyclospora if they have diarrheal illness lasting more than a few days or diarrhea accompanied by severe loss of appetite or fatigue.
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• President Trump tries on Stetson hat as part of ‘Made in America’ week

  18-07-2017 00:36 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KXAN) — On Monday afternoon, heavy-duty construction equipment and even a fire truck was parked outside the White House as part of “Made in America” week at the nation’s capital.
  The showcase featured products from all 50 states. Inside the White House, President Donald Trump donned a Stetson cowboy hat to showcase the item made from Texas. Started in Philadelphia, many Stetson hats are now made at the HatCo Factory in Garland.
  “We’ve been mak
  
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• Kendrex White indicted on murder charge for UT stabbing

  18-07-2017 00:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County grand jury has indicted Kendrex White, the suspect in the stabbing attack on the University of Austin at Texas campus that killed one student and injured three others, on first-degree murder.
  White, 21, has also been indicted on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the three students he allegedly injured, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.
  In June, White was found competent to stand trial by two doctors. H
  
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