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• WATCH: The ultimate shot-clock violation?

  19-11-2017 23:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Rob Price took his two sons to watch their sister’s basketball team from Texas A&M-Commerce play against St. Edward’s University in Austin on Saturday, Nov. 18, both of them were invited to attempt a half court shot during a fourth-quarter timeout for a chance to win a $100 Chick-Fil-A gift card, Price wrote on his Facebook page.
  With his dad cheering him on, Jenson Price went for the shot … and missed! In a video Price shared with KXAN, the ball
  
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• Longhorns back in the Bowl business

  19-11-2017 20:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns will play in their 54th bowl after earning their bowl qualifying 6th win Saturday at West Virginia, but it will be their first since 2014. There are several bowl sites for the Longhorns, they won’t get the official invitation for a couple of weeks.The most likely destination will come from three games, the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Florida on December 28th, the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 30th and the Texas Bowl in Houston on
  
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• Bowl Projections: Where will the Longhorns play?

  19-11-2017 20:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns will play in their 54th bowl after earning their bowl qualifying 6th win Saturday at West Virginia, but it will be their first since 2014.
  There are several bowl sites for the Longhorns, they won’t get the official invitation for a couple of weeks. The most likely destination will come from three games, the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Florida on December 28th, the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 30th and the Texas Bowl in Houston on
  
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• TRAFFIC: Southbound I-35 shut down at William Cannon due to fuel spill

  19-11-2017 20:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near William Cannon Drive after a fuel spill from a tanker truck.
  Austin Fire Department tweeted that their hazardous materials task force was responding to the tanker after it struck a median. They say the leak is from the truck’s fuel tank- not from its cargo.Austin Police say no one is injured but lanes are expected to be shut down for a while. In the mean time they are diverting traffic to exit at
  
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• TRAFFIC: IH-35 SB shut down at William Cannon due to fuel spill

  19-11-2017 20:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near William Cannon Drive after a fuel spill from a tanker truck.
  Austin Fire Department tweeted that their hazardous materials task force was responding to the tanker after it struck a median. They say the leak is from the truck’s fuel tank- not from its cargo.
  Austin Police say no one is injured but lanes are expected to be shut down for a while. In the mean time they are diverting traffic to exit at
  
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• Fuel spill shuts down southbound I-35 traffic at William Cannon for hours

  19-11-2017 20:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near William Cannon Drive for several hours Sunday after a fuel spill from a tanker truck.
  Austin Fire Department tweeted that their hazardous materials task force was responding to the tanker after it struck a median. They said the leak was from the truck’s fuel tank — not from its cargo.Austin Police said no one was injured but the lanes were shut down to ensure safety. The lanes reopened before 4 p
  
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• Longtime country singer, songwriter Mel Tillis dies

  19-11-2017 19:32 via kxan.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died.
  A spokesman for Tillis, Don Murry Grubbs, said Tillis died early Sunday at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. He was 85.
  Grubbs said Tillis battled intestinal issues since 2016 and never fully recovered. The suspected cause of death is respiratory failure.
  Tillis, the father
  
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• AP PHOTOS: British royals to celebrate 70th anniversary

  19-11-2017 17:08 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — When Britain’s 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth married 26-year-old Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in 1947, the wedding sparked joy and celebration in a country just recovering from World War II.
  Seven decades on, the couple who would become Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — both now in their 90s — are still going strong, their marriage a bedrock in British public life amid a world of change.
  On Monday, they mark their 70th wedding ann
  
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• Superheroes swoop into Austin for Wizard World Comic Con

  19-11-2017 16:52 via kxan.com
  Austin (KXAN)– Superheroes, Stormtroopers and villains took over Austin this weekend. The Wizard World Comic Con hosted panels and booths about different comics. Some celebrities, including Aquaman star Jason Momoa, attended the event to promote their latest movie.
  “It’s a wonderful way to get together and meet people, who obviously share the same interests,” Megan Wallace, member of Star Wars fan organization 501st Legion, said.
  One group marched in the Chuy’s para
  
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• African American Cultural Facility re-opens with new upgrades

  19-11-2017 16:35 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The African-American Cultural and Heritage Facility celebrated a re-opening in East Austin, Saturday.
  The City of Austin recently added the facility to its Cultural Arts Division. To mark the occasion, an open house showcased the newest upgrades. Those updates include a new mural, a dance studio, meeting rooms and a computer lab.
  The facility plans to make more upgrades, including a film space.
  The cultural center is located on East 11th Street.
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• Kids, parents getting into the spirit of giving with Generation Serve

  19-11-2017 16:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s the season of giving, and local nonprofits are working hard to get people involved.
  Generation Serve is the first city-wide day of service, and about 1,200 children and parents joined forces with 30 local nonprofits on Saturday at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex to inspire a new generation to help those less fortunate.
  “When they get involved from a young age and continue on throughout their childhood and their development, it just becomes a habi
  
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• State of Texas: Sexual harassment stories bring calls to change the culture at the Capitol

  19-11-2017 15:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More women are telling stories about being harassed and even assaulted while working at the Texas State Capitol. Now, their stories are leading to new calls to improve policies to report – and prevent – sexual harassment.
  Former staffers and lawmakers have stepped forward in recent days to shed light on accusations of sexual harassment. “This goes back years and decades even,” said Jolie McCullough, a Texas Tribune reporter who is part of a team inve
  
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• Sexual harassment stories bring calls to change the culture at the Capitol

  19-11-2017 15:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More women are telling stories about being harassed and even assaulted while working at the Texas State Capitol. Now, their stories are leading to new calls to improve policies to report – and prevent – sexual harassment.
  Former staffers and lawmakers have stepped forward in recent days to shed light on accusations of sexual harassment. “This goes back years and decades even,” said Jolie McCullough, a Texas Tribune reporter who is part of a team inve
  
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• Run with the Heroes 5K to honor fallen officers

  19-11-2017 14:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin Police is partnering with the community for a 5K run.
  The Run with the Heroes 5K is an annual event were law enforcement officials and civilians alike lace up their running shoes in honor of fallen heroes and in support of the Central Texas Special Olympians. This year, the run will especially honor Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq of the Austin Police Department who was killed in a crash while escorting a funeral procession.
  Assistant Chief Chris Mcllvain joined us on KXAN
  
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• Run with the Heroes 5K honors fallen first responders

  19-11-2017 14:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin community laced up its sneakers to remember fallen first responders Sunday morning.
  The Austin Police Department held its annual Run with the Heroes 5K at Camp Mabry and dedicated this year’s run to Police Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq.
  He was working a funeral procession when a car crashed into his motorcycle last year and fatally injured him.
  “It lets us honor our word to the families of the fallen when we tell them your loved one will not be forgotten,
  
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• Witnesses: Sparks fly during high-speed chase on I-35 in Hays County

  19-11-2017 04:40 via kxan.com
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Witnesses who said they saw a high-speed chase on Interstate 35 in Hays County began contacting KXAN about the incident just after 7 p.m. Saturday night.
  They told us it happened just north of San Marcos. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it was involved in a pursuit in that location but could provide no additional details.
  DPS said the Hays County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency handling the case. KXAN reached out to them but did not hear bac
  
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• Witnesses: Sparks fly as police pursue red truck on high-speed chase on I-35 in Hays County

  19-11-2017 04:40 via kxan.com
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Witnesses who said they saw a high-speed chase on Interstate 35 in Hays County began contacting KXAN about the incident just after 7 p.m. Saturday night.
  They told us it happened just north of San Marcos. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it was involved in a pursuit in that location but could provide no additional details.
  DPS said the Hays County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency handling the case. KXAN reached out to them but did not hear bac
  
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• Cedar Park Police ask man how much marijuana is in his house: ‘Quite a bit,’ he replies

  19-11-2017 04:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Charges have been filed after 45 pounds of marijuana and a marijuana derivative were found inside glass jars and multiple freezers at an Austin home, said the Cedar Park Police Department.
  According to arrest records, a search warrant led Cedar Park Police to the home of Michael Crouch and a woman in the 1200 block of Pasadena Drive in north Austin.
  After police read Crouch his Miranda Warning, they asked him how much marijuana was in the residence and if it belonged to him
  
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• Cedar Park PD asks man how much marijuana is in his house: ‘Quite a bit,’ he replies

  19-11-2017 04:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Charges have been filed after 45 pounds of marijuana and a marijuana derivative were found inside glass jars and multiple freezers at an Austin home, said the Cedar Park Police Department.
  According to arrest records, a search warrant led Cedar Park Police to the home of Michael Crouch and a woman in the 1200 block of Pasadena Drive in north Austin.
  After police read Crouch, 62, his Miranda Warning, they asked him how much marijuana was in the residence and if it belonged t
  
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• Texas improves to 3-0 with dominant win over Lipscomb

  19-11-2017 02:23 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mohamed Bamba produced 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks and Texas defeated Lipscomb 80-57 on Saturday night.
  Bamba, a 6-foot-11 freshman, accomplished that while playing only 19 minutes because of foul trouble.
  Guard Kerwin Roach II led Texas (3-0) with 16 points, converting 7 of 8 shots from the field. Matt Coleman scored 10.
  Garrison Mathews led Lipscomb (2-2) with 17 points, nearly nine fewer than his average coming in. Mathews went scoreless in the first half
  
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• Funeral held for Texas State student found dead after fraternity event

  19-11-2017 01:42 via kxan.com
  KINGWOOD, Texas (KXAN) — Friends and family said goodbye Saturday to the Texas State University student who was found dead after a fraternity event.
  Matthew Ellis was laid to rest in Kingwood, Texas, near his hometown of Humble northeast of Houston.
  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the San Marcos Police Department, the university and the fraternity’s national chapter are all investigating the death.
  Phi Kappa Psi shut down the local chapter at Texas State University last week
  
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• Japanese tug boat scrapes US Navy ship during exercise

  19-11-2017 00:17 via kxan.com
  TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer during a towing exercise Saturday, the Navy said.
  The USS Benfold sustained minimal damage, including scrapes on its side, the Navy said in a statement. No one was injured on either vessel. The commercial tug boat was being towed to a port in Yokosuka, the home of the Navy’s Japan-based 7th Fleet.
  The collision occurred in Sagami Bay, which is southwest of Tokyo. The Navy said the B
  
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• Spokeswoman: David Cassidy in hospital with organ failure

  19-11-2017 00:04 via kxan.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida with multiple organ failure.
  Publicist JoAnn Geffen tells The Associated Press that Cassidy is in a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital with liver and kidney failure. She says he’s in a private room, conscious and surrounded by family. Geffen says there is nothing “imminent” about his condition, and doctors are hoping to “keep him as well as they can until they
  
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• Rep says David Cassidy in hospital, ‘surrounded by family’

  19-11-2017 00:04 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida.
  His representative tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Cassidy is “now conscious” and “surrounded by family.” The rep adds that Cassidy was in pain and taken to the hospital on Wednesday. No additional details were provided.
  The 67-year-old said earlier this year that he was struggling with memory loss. He also announced this year that he was ending his 50-yea
  
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• New US weather satellite launched from California

  19-11-2017 00:03 via kxan.com
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An advanced U.S. weather satellite designed to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts has been launched into polar orbit from California.
  The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:47 a.m. PST Saturday atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket.
  The satellite is the first of four next-generation spacecraft for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  Circling the Earth from pole to po
  
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