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• Austin police officer injured in motorcycle crash on North MoPac

  01-12-2017 23:05 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin police officer was injured in a motorcycle crash with a vehicle on North MoPac near the West 35th Street exit.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says it was called to the crash at 2:54 p.m. Friday and took a man to Dell Seton Medical Center with injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.
  The Austin Police Department says a lieutenant was involved in the crash, but police could not immediately confirm if he was on the motorcycle.
  Officers say the crash scene is
  
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• First baby from a uterus transplant in the US born in Dallas

  01-12-2017 22:54 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden.
  A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the baby at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
  Hospital spokesman Craig Civale confirmed Friday that the birth had taken place, but said no other details are available. The hospital did not identify the woman, citing her privacy.
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• LDS Church creates charity vending machines

  01-12-2017 22:50 via kxan.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created the first-of-its-kind charity vending machines.
  These machines can be found at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building during the month of December and give consumers the chance “Light The World” with service.
  “The idea is a simple way to donate and help charities,” Brent H. Nielson, Executive Director of LDS Missionary Department explained. “Instead of getting something out of a ve
  
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• Dog owner sics pet on APD’s Mounted Patrol

  01-12-2017 22:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who police say intentionally ordered his dog to attack a police horse named ‘Cowboy.’
  Austin police said Makel Rashad Farmer, 23, followed Mounted Patrol officers along East 6th Street around 1 a.m. last Sunday. At this time, Farmer was carrying his dog on his shoulder.
  When Farmer reached East 6th Street and Trinity Street, he placed his dog on the ground and held the dog by its hind legs to prepare it for an attack,
  
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• Injuries on South Padre from man o’ wars prompt new warning

  01-12-2017 22:19 via kxan.com
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — It’s one of the most painful stings beach-goers can expect on South Padre Island.
  According to Cameron County Beach Patrol, more and more people are reporting injuries from the jellyfish-like creatures. They may look like colorful balloons washed up on the shore, but these creatures pack a powerful sting.
  Most may refer to them as jellyfish, but they are not jellyfish. They are a siphonophore known as the Portuguese man o’ war. A colonial orga
  
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• Even with no money for construction, city looks to plans for Manchaca Road

  01-12-2017 21:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As more subdivisions and businesses continue to populate along Manchaca Road in south Austin, the four-lane road is in need of changes to make it safer for drivers and pedestrians alike.
  “Several times a week, I travel from my house to town,” says William Mayo who lives in the Bear Creek area. “I think traffic flows better on Manchca than most other roads.”
  Austin Transportation Department spokesperson, Mandy McClendon, says the city wants people to
  
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• Reports of rape rise in Austin compared to last year

  01-12-2017 21:32 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After several women were attacked in recent months with no apparent updates to their criminal investigations, KXAN is talking with the Austin Police Department about their case load of unsolved sexual assaults.
  The report of a man Austin police say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman Wednesday night in the Hyde Park area is just the most recent in a string of crimes committed by unknown attackers that may or may not be connected, but share obvious similarities.
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• Gold medalist Simone Biles to become honorary Houston Texans cheerleader

  01-12-2017 20:06 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the mat to the football field — four-time Olympic gold-medalist Simone Biles is trying on some cheerleading skills for size at the Houston Texans’ next home game.
  The gymnast from Houston was only the fifth female gymnast to win four titles in the same Olympic Games — and now she becomes the Texans’ first-ever honorary cheerleader. The team announced she would dance with the cheerleaders, and even have her own locker.
  “YES she will have th
  
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• Lubbock-area high school placed on lockdown

  01-12-2017 20:05 via kxan.com
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK) — Just after noon, a spokesman for Frenship High School in Lubbock said the school was on lockdown. A SWAT team was asked to respond to the location.
  Officers on scene confirmed with our reporters that a man in a ski mask entered the building.
  Frenship said at 12:52 pm, “Just before noon, Frenship ISD received a report of a gun sighted in the building. At this time, it is only a report. Nothing is confirmed. 911 was called and both FHS and the 9th Grade Center w
  
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• Fulmore MS teacher who made ‘insensitive statement’ won’t return

  01-12-2017 19:56 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin middle school teacher who allegedly told a student who was speaking Spanish “to go back to Mexico” won’t be returning to the school.
  In a letter sent to Fulmore Middle School parents and staff on Nov. 30, Principal Lisa Bush says the teacher “made a racially insensitive statement to a student” and the district continues to “meticulously review this matter in order to make further employment decisions.”
  On the same day the
  
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• Jimbo Fisher resigns at Florida State to go to Texas A&M

  01-12-2017 19:32 via kxan.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP/KXAN) —  Two people with direct knowledge of the decision say Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has resigned to take the same job at Texas A&M.Fisher handed in his resignation after a meeting with university President John Thrasher on Friday.
  “Today, Jimbo Fisher informed me he has accepted an offer to become the next head football coach at Texas A&M University. Coach Fisher did an exceptional job as both an assistant coach at FSU and in the cha
  
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• Travis County Constable’s deputy disciplined in training investigation

  01-12-2017 19:16 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It took the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement three months to finish investigating allegations that the second-in-charge of the Travis County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office was signed in for a training class he never attended.
  The training, which focused on how officers should serve civil papers, happened Aug. 9-11 at the precinct’s headquarters on Heflin Lane. For second-in-charge, Chief Craig Howard, his name ending up on the training roster was described as
  
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• TCOLE: Travis Co. Constables chief didn’t show up to training even though he was signed in

  01-12-2017 19:16 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It took the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement three months to finish investigating allegations that the second-in-charge of the Travis County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office was signed in for a training class he never attended.
  The training, which focused on how officers should serve civil papers, happened Aug. 9-11 at the precinct’s headquarters on Heflin Lane. For second-in-charge, Chief Craig Howard, his name ending up on the training roster was described as
  
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• Constables chief didn’t show up to training even though he was signed in

  01-12-2017 19:16 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It took the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement three months to finish investigating allegations that the second-in-charge of the Travis County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office was signed in for a training class he never attended.
  The training, which focused on how officers should serve civil papers, happened Aug. 9-11 at the precinct’s headquarters on Heflin Lane. For second-in-charge, Chief Craig Howard, his name ending up on the training roster was described as
  
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• Abilene mother arrested after infant tests positive for cocaine, meth

  01-12-2017 19:07 via kxan.com
  ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — An Abilene mother was arrested after her 6-month-old baby tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamine.
  Mellisa Floyd, 32, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with endangering a child then released from jail after posting a $25,000 bond.
  Court documents state Floyd had the infant with her when she was arrested for theft in June of 2017, prompting authorities to release the child to Child Protective Services.
  A CPS-administered drug test revealed the
  
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• Man allegedly used children as a shield during police confrontation

  01-12-2017 19:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who allegedly pulled his children in front of him while police had their guns drawn is facing child endangerment charge. Daren Scott McDonald, 30, was charged with the felony count after the situation Wednesday in east Austin.
  Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1601 Montopolis Dr. around 10 p.m.
  “The caller stated that it sounded like someone shot at her door and that her brother in law had been banging on her door and believed he had a gun,”
  
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• Report: Central Texas lawmaker paid $84K to settle sexual harassment claim

  01-12-2017 18:54 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, used $84,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint from his former spokeswoman, according to a report from Politico.
  The D.C. based news outlet reports that Lauren Greene, Farenthold’s former communications director, sued him in December 2014 over “gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.”
  Politico reports that Farenthold used money from
  
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• Central Texas lawmaker paid $84K in taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment claim

  01-12-2017 18:54 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Two sources tell NBC News that Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, used $84,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint from his former spokeswoman.
  The D.C. based news outlet reports that Lauren Greene, Farenthold’s former communications director, sued him in December 2014 over “gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.”
  Politico reports that Farenthold used money from the U
  
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• Report: Officer safety put ahead of public safety at rally

  01-12-2017 16:43 via kxan.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Law enforcement failed to adequately plan for or respond to a violent white nationalist rally this summer in Virginia, leading to “deep distrust of government” in the Charlottesville community, an independent review released Friday found.
  Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy’s monthslong investigation found a lack of coordination between state and city police and a passive response by officials to the chaos. The report also found that police removed
  
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• Report finds law enforcement failed at Charlottesville rally

  01-12-2017 16:43 via kxan.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Law enforcement’s response to a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia last summer failed on multiple fronts, an independent review released Friday found.
  Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy’s monthslong investigation of the Charlottesville rally found that the city failed by not adequately communicating or coordinating in advance and by removing an officer from an area where a car plowed into counterprotesters and killed a woman.
  Heaphy’s tea
  
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• Scammers taking advantage of online shopping this holiday season

  01-12-2017 16:40 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK CITY (NBC News) — Online scammers are taking advantage of the large amount of consumers shopping online this holiday season.
  According to the Better Business Bureau, online shopping scams peak in December. The average loss is $101 and the most susceptible to this kind of scam are young women. Scammers will make a site that mimics a well-known brand and try to fool shoppers into buying substandard goods or stealing money altogether.
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• Chewbacca joins the Fort Worth Police Department ‘force’

  01-12-2017 16:09 via kxan.com
  FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAN) — The Fort Worth Police Department added another officer to the force — in hopes that the force would be with him.
  In a video posted to its Facebook page, the Star Wars character Chewbacca joined the officers for a day.
  “You get the Wookie,” says the officer handing out assignments in the video.
  “I’m sorry, did you say the rookie?”
  “No, the Wookie!”
  Chewbacca engages in various antics while trying to be a police offic
  
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• Former Natl. security adviser Michael Flynn to plead guilty to lying to the FBI

  01-12-2017 15:29 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is scheduled to plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI.
  A plea hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EST. The Justice Department announced Friday that the hearing will take place before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras at a D.C. federal courthouse. Flynn is accused of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI while serving in the Trump administration
  Court documents released Frida
  
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• Former Natl. security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI

  01-12-2017 15:29 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
  Court documents show Flynn, an early and vocal supporter on the campaign trail of President Donald Trump whose business dealings and foreign interactions made him a central focus of Mueller’s investigation, will admit to lyin
  
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• Missouri parents accused of putting baby in microwave

  01-12-2017 15:17 via kxan.com
  ARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Parents of an eastern Missouri infant face child abuse charges for allegedly putting their son in a microwave, and other abuse.
  Derick Boyce-Slezak and Mikala Boyce-Slezak of Park Hills were charged Tuesday and are jailed on $500,000 bond. They do not have attorneys.
  The baby was taken to a St. Louis hospital in April when he was under 4 months old. Doctors found second-degree facial burns and head injuries.
  A state social worker said at a hearing Monday that the moth
  
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• Summit aims to answer DACA recipients’ questions as program nears its end

  01-12-2017 14:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Edilsa Lopez came to the United States when she was 13, fleeing a violent father in Guatemala. She settled in, got a work permit through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program — then she worked two jobs and became a student at UT Austin. Now, she faces the reality that she and thousands of other workers in Texas may have to leave.
  “We are giving back, we’re working, we’re paying our taxes,” Lopez said.
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• Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

  01-12-2017 14:05 via kxan.com
  In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion’s place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It’s not about the cake.
  At its core, the case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Dec. 5 is a showdown between a gay couple from Colorado and a Denver-area baker who in 2012 cited his Christian faith in refusing to make a cake for their wedding celebration.
  Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, was judged thro
  
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• Tourists fined for holding endangered sea turtle in Hawaii

  01-12-2017 13:18 via kxan.com
  HONOLULU (KHON) — Two California men who posted photos of themselves on social media holding an endangered green sea turtle have been fined.
  In October, the men posted a photo that showed them holding a Hawaiian green sea turtle on a Hawaii island beach.
  The caption read: “Missing the time we risked a $20,000 fine to catch a sea turtle with our bare hands.”
  The photo was reported to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the department’s Division of
  
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• Mayor: New York inferno sparked by amateur bladesmith

  01-12-2017 12:41 via kxan.com
  COHOES, N.Y. (AP) — An inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly two dozen buildings in a city in upstate New York was sparked by an amateur bladesmith who apparently was trying to imitate something he saw on TV, officials said.
  The blaze broke out Thursday afternoon in downtown Cohoes, just north of Albany, and was stoked by 20 to 30 mph winds.
  The Times Union of Albany reported that three buildings were destroyed, 18 others were damaged and at least 20 people were displaced. The city is u
  
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• Off-duty APD officer shoots suspect in Burnet County road-rage incident

  01-12-2017 11:30 via kxan.com
  BURNET COUNTY (KXAN) — A off-duty Austin Police officer is safe after engaging in a Thursday night gun battle with a road-rage suspect eight miles east of Marble Falls in Burnet County.
  According to Capt. Chris Jett of the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, the unnamed APD officer was driving home just after 10 p.m. in the 12200 block of FM 1431 when he came across a man firing a gun into a vehicle. The officer exchanged gunfire with the man before shooting him. The suspect was found un
  
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• Rick Cantu talks Week 3 of the high school football playoffs

  01-12-2017 05:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin American-Statesman high school beat writer Rick Cantu joins Roger Wallace on More than the Score to talk high school football playoffs.
  
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• Cowboy comes home: musician returns to childhood home on Rainey Street

  01-12-2017 05:35 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In just over a decade, a neighborhood of single-family homes on Rainey Street transformed into an entertainment district with bars, restaurants and a new cluster of high-rise buildings.
  KXAN recently joined a 90-year-old Tejano musician who returned to his childhood home on Rainey Street–only now it’s a popular bar.
  Manuel “Cowboy” Donley is in the Tejano Music Hall of Fame, has won many awards, and until recently, played weekly gigs. He grew up in A
  
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• 90-year-old Tejano musician returns to childhood home on Rainey Street

  01-12-2017 05:35 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In just over a decade, a neighborhood of single-family homes on Rainey Street transformed into an entertainment district with bars, restaurants and a new cluster of high-rise buildings.
  KXAN recently joined a 90-year-old Tejano musician who returned to his childhood home on Rainey Street–only now it’s a popular bar.
  Manuel “Cowboy” Donley is in the Tejano Music Hall of Fame, has won many awards, and until recently, played weekly gigs. He grew up in A
  
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• Cowboys keep playoff hopes alive with 38-14 win

  01-12-2017 05:22 via kxan.com
  ARLINGTON (KXAN) — Dallas beat Washington, 38-14, on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak and keep its wildcard hopes alive.
  The win puts the Cowboys at 6-6 on the year and 1.5 games back of Seattle and Atlanta for the second wildcard spot. The Seahawks host the NFC East-leading Eagles on Sunday Night Football on KXAN, while the Falcons host the Vikings Sunday afternoon. Detroit also has .5 game lead on Dallas with a 6-5 record. The Lions play at the Ravens this week.
  The Cowb
  
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• FIRST LOOK: Winter Wonderland at the Circuit of the Americas

  01-12-2017 05:20 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Driving down Farm to Market 812 on a December night — on a road hundreds of thousands have taken to see some of the fastest cars and best drivers race in Formula 1 — you’ll find something unusual glimmering in the distance.
  A city of lights appears over the hill, with countless colors, topped by the tower at the Circuit of the Americas coated in red and white light — a giant candy cane soaring over the track.
  It’s all a part of the Winter Wond
  
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• Senate weighs scaling back tax package to win deficit hawks

  01-12-2017 05:11 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans weighed scaling back the tax cuts in their massive package to secure crucial support as congressional analysts said Thursday the legislation would add $1 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next decade.
  Republicans were making major changes to the bill up to the last minute, including one that would roll back some of the tax cuts after six years to appease deficit hawks. The first revamp of the tax code in three decades — a top political
  
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• Jewelry designer Kendra Scott surprises Austin airport passengers

  01-12-2017 05:06 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Passengers on an Austin flight bound for Chicago received early Christmas gifts this year from Austin jewelry designer Kendra Scott.
  The designer teamed up with Southwest Airlines for the big, yellow surprise. Scott was there at the ticket gate to hand each passenger a small gift, but little did they know the bigger gift was waiting for them in Chicago.
  When the passengers arrived at Chicago Midway, they were given a golden ticket and headed to baggage claim, where they met
  
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• Hunter in deadly shooting accident indicted on manslaughter charge

  01-12-2017 04:12 via kxan.com
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A New York hunter who authorities say shot and killed his neighbor the day before Thanksgiving, mistaking her for a deer, has been indicted on a manslaughter charge.
  Thomas B. Jadlowski, 34, surrendered himself to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the Nov. 22 incident.
  Rosemary Billquist, 43, was out walking her dogs behind her Sherman home around 5:22 p.m. when Jadlowski shot and killed her, believing she was a deer, according to the C
  
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• Georgetown offering free holiday string-light recycling

  01-12-2017 03:50 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — It never fails when you take down the box of holiday lights, there will be a strand that won’t light up.
  In an effort to make sure you just don’t throw those lights into the garbage can, the city of Georgetown is partnering with Texas Disposal System to offer free holiday string-light recycling to all Georgetown residents. Yard art, inflatables and other holiday lighting will not be collected.
  Residents can drop off their old or broken strin
  
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• Holiday deals mistakenly advertise recalled Ford trucks for sale

  01-12-2017 02:56 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Ellen Miri and her husband saw a Black Friday deal on several Ford F-150 trucks on Covert Ford’s website. 
  Ellen Miri says the ad touted a discount of more than $12,000 off MRSP for three F-150 trucks listed as “Featured Vehicles.” The couple showed up to the dealership on Black Friday with every intention of buying a new truck that day. But when they showed up, they were surprised by the response.
  “All the trucks
  
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• Libbey Glass recalls bourbon taster glasses

  01-12-2017 02:43 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Drinking a bourbon neat is good. Drinking a bourbon with a broken glass is a no-no.
  Libbey Glass is recalling its “Bourbon Taster Glasses” due to the possibility of the glass breaking during normal use. The recall, which was issued on Nov. 29, involves the 8 oz. glasses that were sold in boxed sets of four or individually.
  The glasses are made of clear, colorless glass and measure about 3 7/8 inches tall. The glasses have one of three logos laser-etched on the b
  
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• Testimony starts in ex-priest’s trial for 1960 Texas killing

  01-12-2017 01:44 via kxan.com
  EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor tells jurors evidence will show an 85-year-old former Catholic priest was responsible for the slaying of a South Texas teacher and ex-beauty queen 57 years ago.
  Opening statements and testimony began Thursday in the trial of John Feit in Edinburg, Texas.
  He’s accused of the April 1960 beating and suffocation of 25-year-old Irene Garza. She was found dead five days after going to a McAllen church for confession.
  The Monitor of McAllen reports prosec
  
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• Texas town repeals law making English official language

  01-12-2017 01:41 via kxan.com
  FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) — Officials in a Dallas suburb have repealed a controversial, decade-old ordinance that made English the city’s official language.
  The Farmers Branch City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal the 2006 English-only resolution. The resolution declared that all city business must be conducted in English, and prohibited official translations for city documents and programs unless required by state or federal law.
  The council approved another ordinance ar
  
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• Abilene Red Kettle bell-ringer accused of pocketing Salvation Army donations

  01-12-2017 00:47 via kxan.com
  ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — Abilene’s Salvation Army wants to stress there is “nothing for donors to be worried about” after a bell ringer accused of stealing donations was arrested Wednesday afternoon.
  Tyneka Porter, 41, was taken into custody at her ringing station around 4 p.m. and charged with Theft of Property (Enhanced) and Possession of Marijuana. She’s being held in jail on bonds totaling over $4,000.
  Salvation Army representative Shelley Futrelle told KTAB
  
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• K-9 donations help boost small police departments

  01-12-2017 00:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A K-9 unit on a police force makes it easier to conduct drug busts and find suspects. But, getting a police dog comes with a hefty price tag—as much as $25,000—that can cut deep into a department’s budget.
  That is where K9s4Cops steps in. The group raises the thousands of dollars it takes to buy and train police dogs before donating the K-9s. The group uses vendors in Europe to find and train dogs.
  Weimar Police Officer Casey Thumann and her K-9
  
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• Longhorns return home from PK80 tournament with win over FAMU

  01-12-2017 00:22 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After the Texas Longhorns missed 12 of 13 3-point shot attempts in the first half, coach Shaka Smart suggested that they make a stronger effort to score inside.
  The result was incredible accuracy and an 82-58 victory against Florida A&M (1-8) after the Longhorns (5-2) held just a nine-point lead at the half.
  “We shot 75 percent in the second half,” Smart said. “We’ll take that any day of the week.”
  Dylan Osetkowski
  
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