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• Man shot on Riverside Drive in southeast Austin

  23-10-2017 23:39 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man in his 30s was shot on East Riverside Drive, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  Medics were called to the 6200 block of Riverside, near Montopolis Drive, at 4:12 p.m. Monday. Police had parts of the parking lot of a Conoco gas station blocked off with crime scene tape.
  The man has been taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening. Austin police say they do not have a suspect in custody.
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• Choices: Amazon says it got 238 entries for 2nd headquarters

  23-10-2017 23:27 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will be sorting through 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico that are hoping to land the company’s second headquarters and the investment it’ll bring.
  The online had retailer kicked off its hunt for a second home base in September, promising 50,000 new jobs and construction spending of more than $5 billion. Proposals were due last week, and Amazon made clear that tax breaks and grants would be a big factor in decid
  
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• All charges dropped against State Rep. Dawnna Dukes

  23-10-2017 23:11 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All the charges levied against State Rep. Dawnna Dukes have officially been dropped or resolved out of the courtroom, according to court documents.
  The Travis County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charges Monday due to insufficient evidence and in the “interest of justice.” The documents also suggest the DA’s office won’t re-file the charges.
  Dukes’ attorney Dane Ball said the representative was “innocent from day one.&rdq
  
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• 44 parents arrested for not paying child support in Travis, Hays counties

  23-10-2017 22:54 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Constables in Travis and Hays counties tracked down and arrested 44 people who hadn’t paid child support, according to a Monday release from the Texas Attorney General’s Office. In Travis County, 27 parents were arrested, while 17 were arrested in Hays County.
  In all, $48,256 was collected in unpaid child support.
  “Caring for your children is the fundamental moral duty of any parent,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said. “I commend everyone involv
  
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• Texas police await word on whether body is missing toddler’s

  23-10-2017 22:25 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Police on Monday were waiting for confirmation that a body found over the weekend was that of a 3-year-old girl who disappeared from her suburban Dallas home earlier this month.
  Sgt. Kevin Perlich, a Richardson police spokesman, said investigators don’t have reason to believe the body found Sunday is not that of Sherin Mathews, but they’re still waiting for the medical examiner’s office to confirm it and to determine a cause of death.
  Sherin, who was adopted
  
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• Sister of Texas girl feared dead to stay in foster care

  23-10-2017 22:25 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The sister of a missing 3-year-old Texas girl will remain in foster care for at least three more weeks.
  A Dallas County judge postponed a Monday custody hearing until Nov. 13 for the 4-year-old sister of Sherin Mathews to allow their father, Wesley Mathews, to hire an attorney.
  Police said Monday that they believe the body of a young child found about a half-mile from the family’s home in the Dallas suburb of Richardson is Sherin’s. They are still awaiting confirm
  
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• Father of missing girl charged with first-degree felony

  23-10-2017 22:25 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.
  Wesley Mathews, 37, was charged Monday afternoon with first-degree felony injury to a child, a crime punishable by up to life imprisonment. Bond was set at $1 million, Richardson police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said.
  Perlich did not say how Mathews’ new answers deviated from his previous statem
  
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• Man accused of trying to fire gun at ex-girlfriend in Buda home

  23-10-2017 22:18 via kxan.com
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — A man who tried unsuccessfully to fire a gun at his girlfriend several times at her home in Buda has been charged with attempted murder.
  Around 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Hays County deputies were called to the woman’s home in the Shadow Creek subdivision, about a mile east of Interstate 35 near Windy Hill Road.
  In the 911 call, she told deputies her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Michael Dean Sergeant II, had just left her home after threatening to kill her. She gave
  
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• Foo Fighters to kick off 2018 tour in Austin

  23-10-2017 21:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Foo Fighters announced the dates for their Concrete and Gold tour — and they’re headed to Austin first.
  Their latest album was released in September. Their tour begins April 18, 2018 at the Austin360 Amphitheater. They’ll then head to Houston April 19 and Dallas April 21 before making their way outside Texas.
  Pre-sale tickets will be available for Capital One credit card holders starting Oct. 26. On Nov. 3 the general public can purchase tickets, with
  
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• 85-year-old woman killed in SH 29 crash identified

  23-10-2017 20:53 via kxan.com
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An elderly Georgetown driver died in a crash on State Highway 29 near Georgetown Friday night.
  The crash happened around 9:20 p.m. approximately 10 miles west of Georgetown. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 85-year-old Clare Mashburn was driving her Toyota Rav4 westbound on SH 29 when it struck the trailer of an 18-wheeler.
  Initial investigation shows the 32-year-old man who was driving the 18-wheeler was going eastbound on the highway when
  
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• Judge won’t allow medical testimony in West Campus murder case

  23-10-2017 20:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The judge presiding over the trial in a 2015 West Campus murder reversed his decision regarding whether the medical examiner’s testimony could be used. In a Friday hearing, Judge David Wahlberg said Dr. Sam Andrews’ testimony would be admissible. On Monday, Wahlberg reversed course and said the jury will not be allowed to hear what Dr. Andrews has to say.
  The murder trial for Bryan Canchola, 22, began its second week Monday. Canchola is accused of killing his bo
  
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• All but one charge dropped in West Campus murder case

  23-10-2017 20:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All but one charge in a 2015 West Campus murder trial have been dropped. Bryan Canchola, 22, now only faces an aggravated assault charge in the death of his then-boyfriend Stephen Sylvester.
  The murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault with serious bodily injury charges were all dropped Monday.
  Earlier in the day the judge presiding over the trial reversed his decision regarding whether the medical examiner’s testimony could be used. In a Friday hearing, Judge Davi
  
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• $11 adoption fee this weekend at Austin Animal Center

  23-10-2017 20:22 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Animal Center wants to make sure the pets in its care have a happy “Howloween” by finding them new homes.
  The group is offering $11 adoptions Oct. 28-31 in an event its calling “Shelter Things” — a play on the popular TV show “Stranger Things.”
  “This inspired event is a great chance for adopters to get out of the upside down and bring home a pet for a reduced adoption fee,” a press release stated.
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• Louisville company now making bats for 2017 World Series

  23-10-2017 20:06 via kxan.com
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NBC News) — With Game 1 of the World Series scheduled for Tuesday night, production is well underway at the Louisville Slugger Bat factory.
  Workers at the Hillerich & Bradsby Company factory in Louisville have been busy perfecting the iconic bats.
  Each player on the L.A. Dodgers and Houston Astros who swings a Louisville Slugger gets at least two custom-made bats produced to each player’s individual specifications and preferences. The bats are also stamped with t
  
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• WATCH: 200 jack-o-lanterns make for one wild Halloween show

  23-10-2017 19:22 via kxan.com
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KXAN/KUSA) — A Colorado couple embraced the spooky spirit of Halloween — to the tune of 200 pumpkins.
  Jim Christopherson set up the jack-o-lanterns in his front yard — each one carefully carved into a familiar face. There’s Darth Vader, Woody from “Toy Story” and even “Despicable Me” minions.
  They all have lights inside, set to a timer so they’ll glow in time to Halloween-themed music, like Michael Jackson’s &ldq
  
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• Murder-for-hire plot foiled by Marine, police say

  23-10-2017 19:17 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An Austin man is in Travis County Jail after authorities say he tried to hire a U.S. Marine to kill his ex-girlfriend.
  Keith James Cote, 62, was arrested early Monday morning after officials executed a search warrant and arrest warrant for the suspect. Cote is charged with soliciting to commit capital murder and is being held on $1 million bond.
  Detectives with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office searched Cote’s home Monday morning, shortly aft
  
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• Murder-for-hire plot foiled by Marine

  23-10-2017 19:17 via kxan.com
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An Austin man is in Travis County Jail after authorities say he tried to hire a U.S. Marine to kill his ex-girlfriend.
  Keith James Cote, 62, was arrested early Monday morning after officials executed a search warrant and arrest warrant for the suspect. Cote is charged with soliciting to commit capital murder and is being held on $1 million bond.
  Detectives with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office searched Cote’s home Monday morning, shortly aft
  
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• Florida couple discovers 65 lbs of marijuana in their Amazon order

  23-10-2017 18:27 via kxan.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida couple got a shock when opening a package in the mail, finding a large amount of marijuana in the box.
  According to CNN, one Orlando woman who often shops on Amazon was surprised after she and her husband ordered 27-gallon storage totes. When the packages arrived, they knew something didn’t feel right.
  “They were extremely heavy, heavier than you would think from ordering four empty bins,” the woman said.
  She asked to remain anonymous
  
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• Astros go from woeful to World Series in just 4 years

  23-10-2017 18:17 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Just four years ago, the Houston Astros weren’t just bad, they were embarrassing — so embarrassing that many dubbed them the “Lastros.”
  Now Houston is heading to its second World Series in franchise history after beating the Yankees in the AL Championship Series, and its time as the league’s laughingstock seems like a distant memory.
  “You always picture yourself in the World Series, but to be here after my debut in 2012 with the team that
  
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• Police identify two men hit and killed in Austin

  23-10-2017 18:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police released the names of two men killed in separate car-pedestrian collisions in Austin within a week of each other.
  The first happened Oct. 13 around 5:42 p.m. Police say Epifanio Jimenez-Garcia, 61, was crossing Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street at Cesar Chavez Street in east Austin.
  “The pedestrian was crossing from east to west without looking to see if vehicles were approaching,” police said in a statement.
  A white Chevrolet Malibu hit Jimenez-Garcia
  
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• WATCH: Katy Perry crashes St. Louis wedding

  23-10-2017 17:43 via kxan.com
  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NBC News) — Katy Perry became a legit wedding crasher over the weekend.
  Bride Hayley Rosenblum and groom Blonie Dudney were dancing at their wedding reception at a hotel when Perry showed up to the party. Guests say Perry came at the end of the reception and danced with everyone for about 10 minutes.
  Perry wore a pink baseball cap and a blue jumper. She even bumped booties with the bride!
  Perry was in St. Louis for a concert Sunday night.
   
  
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• Police: Man breaks into food truck, helps himself to barbecue

  23-10-2017 17:17 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An alleged barbecue burglar broke into a downtown food truck Sunday and helped himself to meat and a side before running away.
  A witness told officers around 10:57 a.m. that they saw the man run from the BBQ Heaven at 519 E. Seventh St., which was closed for business at the time. Officers saw a side door was opened and glass had been broken.
  One of the owners arrived and walked through the area, pointing out items that the man — who police identified as 31-year-old Ma
  
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• Murder trial that sparked immigration debate gets underway

  23-10-2017 16:41 via kxan.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trial is set to begin this week for a Mexican man who set off a national immigration debate after he shot and killed a woman on a popular San Francisco pier.
  Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 54, acknowledges shooting Kate Steinle in the back while she was walking with her father on the downtown pier July 1, 2015.
  But Zarate said the shooting was accidental. He said he was handling a handgun he found wrapped in a T-shirt under a bench on the pier when it accidentally fired. The
  
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• Murder trial starts for man who stoked US immigration debate

  23-10-2017 16:41 via kxan.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican national who touched off a debate on illegal immigration when he fatally shot a woman on a San Francisco pier fired the gun on purpose, a prosecutor said Monday in her opening statement at his trial.
  Deputy District Attorney Diana Garcia showed the gun to the jury and said a ballistics expert will testify that the only way to fire it is to pull the trigger.
  “It’s a very reliable, high-quality gun,” Garcia said. “It’s one that won
  
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• Trump tweets that 401(k) tax incentives ‘safe’ in tax plan

  23-10-2017 16:39 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised Monday there will be “no change” to tax incentives for the popular 401(k) retirement programs.
  “This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!” Trump tweeted.
  The president appeared to be responding to a recent report in The New York Times that Republican lawmakers were considering limiting the amount workers could save in 401(k) retirement accounts.
  He tweeted: “There
  
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• Trump shoots down retirement limit to pay for GOP tax cuts

  23-10-2017 16:39 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shot down a possible approach for raising revenue to finance tax cuts in politically must-do legislation for the Republicans, promising Monday the popular 401(k) retirement program will be untouched.
  As Republicans hurtle toward producing a bill to overhaul the U.S. tax system, they’re scrambling to find new revenue sources to pay for anticipated tax cuts exceeding $1 trillion. A proposal to eliminate the widely-used federal deduction for stat
  
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• Franklin Barbecue unveils new building plan after fire

  23-10-2017 16:18 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Over the weekend, Franklin Barbecue unveiled the plans for their remodel after a fire ripped through and destroyed the smokehouse in August. 
  In an Instagram post, the restaurant had a photograph of the new “smoker porch replacement.” The Austin Fire Department says the fire started after the wind blew an ember from the fire pit and it hit the backside of the building.
  Construction crews are expected to start the framework this week.
  While the restaurant ha
  
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• Horsing around is allowed when you do horse yoga

  23-10-2017 15:11 via kxan.com
  CUMMING, Ga. (WXIA/KXAN) — We’ve all heard about goat yoga, but a new type of yoga is emerging that uses a much bigger animal.
  At a pasture in Cumming, Ga. a group of yogis at Save the Horses is using equines as their yoga mats.
  “I’ve done yoga before, I’ve ridden horses since I was eight but combining the two was interesting to me,” says Ivonne Wetzels, who created the class. Wetzels says they mainly focus on gentle twists and balance.
  “W
  
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• Mainlanes of I-35 at Oltorf St. to close overnight this week

  23-10-2017 14:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The mainlanes of Interstate 35 will once again be closed in south Austin at Oltorf Street so construction crews can set large beams in place this week.
  On Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24, crews will shut down the northbound lanes from 10 p.m.-5 a.m.
  On Wednesday, Oct. 25 and Thursday, Oct. 26, the southbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m.-5 a.m.
  In addition, both directions of Oltorf Street over I-35 will close at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Drivers will be deto
  
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• Murder suspect still missing hours before trial scheduled to begin

  23-10-2017 14:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend is still missing as of Monday morning, just hours before his murder trial is scheduled to start at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center.
  Kevin Michael Waguespack,34, has been missing since Thursday when he didn’t show up for his final pretrial hearing. Investigators worked through the weekend to track him down but have yet to find him. Police and prosecutors say Waguespack killed his girlfriend, Catherine Dyer
  
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• Nationwide vegetable recall includes H-E-B, Walmart products

  23-10-2017 13:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —  A nationwide recall of Mann Packing vegetables has Texas ties since the product is also sold under H-E-B and Walmart brands.
  The company out of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling its “minimally processed vegetable products” because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company decided to recall the items after a single positive result was found in one of their products during a random sampling by the Canadian Food Inspection
  
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• Missing 3-year-old Florida boy found in underground water tank

  23-10-2017 12:49 via kxan.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida Missing Child Alert ended after a 3-year-old Jacksonville boy’s body was found in an underground water tank, WTLV reports.
  Amari Harley vanished around 3:45 p.m. Sunday after celebrating a birthday at Bruce Park. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene after the child had been missing for an hour.
  As a public cry for help, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shared news of Amari Harley’s disappearance around 7
  
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• Sgt. Bergdahl faces life in prison for endangering comrades

  23-10-2017 12:40 via kxan.com
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will appear Monday before a military judge who will determine his punishment for endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan. Before delivering his sentence, the judge will have to resolve a last-minute defense argument that new comments by President Donald Trump have tainted the case.
  Bergdahl faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty last week to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Prosecutors made no deal to
  
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• Military judge in Bergdahl case worries about Trump impact

  23-10-2017 12:40 via kxan.com
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s punishment said Monday he is concerned that President Donald Trump’s comments about the case could impact the public’s perception of the military justice system.
  Sentencing for Bergdahl on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy was set to begin Monday, but the judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, instead heard arguments about a last-minute motion by defense attorneys that recent comments by
  
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• Bergdahl could get life in prison for endangering comrades

  23-10-2017 12:40 via kxan.com
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will appear Monday before a military judge who will determine his punishment for endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan. Before delivering his sentence, the judge will have to resolve a last-minute defense argument that new comments by President Donald Trump have tainted the case.
  Bergdahl faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty last week to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Prosecutors made no deal to
  
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• School districts asking Central Texans to vote on big bond items

  23-10-2017 12:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 23 and four Central Texas school districts are asking taxpayers to approve millions of dollars in bond money. People who live in the Austin Independent School District, Lake Travis Independent School District, and Leander Independent School District wouldn’t see their taxes go up with the passage of the bonds, but Bastrop Independent School District residents would see a rise.
  AISD is asking voters to approve a bond that’s just o
  
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• Numerous Central Texas school districts asking voters to approve bonds

  23-10-2017 12:27 via kxan.com
   AUSTIN (KXAN) — Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 23 and four Central Texas school districts are asking taxpayers to approve millions of dollars in bond money. People who live in the Austin Independent School District, Lake Travis Independent School District, and Leander Independent School District wouldn’t see their taxes go up with the passage of the bonds, but Bastrop Independent School District residents would see a rise.
  AISD is asking voters to approve a bond that’s
  
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• I-35 reopens in Round Rock after downed line

  23-10-2017 11:44 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Interstate 35 reopened just in time for the Monday morning rush hour in Round Rock after being shut down for several hours overnight. Round Rock police said a construction crew had knocked down a power line at 35 and University Boulevard/FM 1431.
  Crews with Oncor Energy were on site working to clear the line and repair the pole.
  Oncor Energy says as of 4:15 a.m., 1,400 customers around the site of the crash do not have power.
  The crash was first reported by Willi
  
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• I-35 back open in Round Rock

  23-10-2017 11:44 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Interstate 35 reopened just in time for the Monday morning rush hour in Round Rock after being shut down for several hours overnight. Round Rock police said a construction crew had knocked down a power line at 35 and University Boulevard/FM 1431.
  Crews with Oncor Energy were on site working to clear the line and repair the pole.
  Oncor Energy says as of 4:15 a.m., 1,400 customers around the site of the crash do not have power.
  The crash was first reported by Willi
  
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• An early look at the views, features at Austin’s new Central Library

  23-10-2017 07:05 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After years of planning and preparation, Austin’s New Central Library is set to open downtown on Oct. 28. On Sunday, KXAN got an early preview of what the library will offer.
  The library has six floors of bright, well-lit space — 200,000 square feet in total.  In addition to books, it includes PCs and Macs as well as laptops and tablets that can be checked out for use inside the building. Visitors can try out virtual reality and interactive art display
  
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• Families sue over roofing jobs never completed

  23-10-2017 05:28 via kxan.com
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — A New Braunfels roofing company is hit with dozens of complaints after not completing work. Customers said Bow Tie Roofing Systems signed contracts after some hail storms going back to more than a year, but work never started.
  The Felton’s roof was damaged after a hail storm in April of 2016. The couple made a deal with Bow Tie to get it repaired several months later. “I put my faith in some people that knocked on my door,” said Cynthia Felton. Her hu
  
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• Travis County Dems urge Austin City Council to reject proposed police contract

  23-10-2017 04:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – In a resolution they voted on and approved Sunday night, the Travis County Democratic Party is calling on the Austin City Council to shoot down the proposed Police Association contract.
  They say it does not include enough transparency, oversight and accountability. (You can review the resolution the Travis County Democrats voted on at their website.)
  The last contract ended on Sept. 30, but negotiators used a 30-day extension to give them more time to work through some issu
  
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• PHOTOS: President Bill Clinton, Usain Bolt attend US Grand Prix

  23-10-2017 03:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former President Bill Clinton was the person who handed Formula 1 racer, Lewis Hamilton, his fifth U.S. Grand Prix trophy.
  Together, Hamilton and retired sprinter Usain Bolt struck Bolt’s familiar “To the World” pose, their fingers pointing to the sky and perhaps the way toward another Hamilton Formula One championship. Formula 1 US Grand Prix 2017 Actor Omar Benson Miller, second from right, poses for pictures with sprinter Usain Bolt, second from left, a
  
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• Fresh off F1 performance, Justin Timberlake announces Super Bowl gig

  23-10-2017 03:14 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (AP) — One day after performing for Formula One at Circuit of the Americas, Justin Timberlake has finally been invited back to the Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the “wardrobe malfunction” with Janet Jackson cause a national controversy.
  WATCH IT ON KXAN: Justin Timberlake will headline the Super Bowl LII halftime show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. NBC will air the performance (and the game, of course) live.
  Timberlake and the
  
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• Dallas Cowboys beat the winless San Francisco 49ers, 40-10

  23-10-2017 01:17 via kxan.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott gained 219 yards from scrimmage and tied a career high with three touchdowns just days after a legal reprieve put his suspension on hold and the Dallas Cowboys beat the winless San Francisco 49ers 40-10 on Sunday.
  Elliott was granted his second temporary restraining order on Tuesday, putting his six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations on hold and then gave the Cowboys (3-3) a big boost on the field.
  Elliott matched his season total
  
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• Officials: EF1 tornado tore part of Oklahoma casino roof off

  23-10-2017 01:14 via kxan.com
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An overnight batch of severe storms spawned an EF1 tornado that tore part of a casino roof off in central Oklahoma during a concert and downed power lines and trees throughout the state, emergency managers said Sunday.
  The twister touched down in Cleveland County, one of several counties where National Weather Service officials were surveying damage after reports of as many as four tornadoes late Saturday. No injuries were reported.
  Part of the Riverwind Casino’s
  
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• U.S. Senate candidate O’Rourke holds town hall at UT

  23-10-2017 00:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, made a campaign stop in Austin Sunday afternoon to reach Central Texas voters ahead of next year’s election to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.
  He held a question-and-answer session at Burdine Hall at the University of Texas at Austin – one of many town halls he’s already held across the state.
  While there, he spoke about the need for universal healthcare, his support for immigrants in America and his opposition
  
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