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• To improve traffic through Manor, TxDOT proposes realigning FM 973

  07-12-2017 23:41 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — The Little Red Food Cart sits in the middle of Manor at Parsons and Lexington Streets.
  When you’re operating a food joint, it’s all about the location, and for owner Earl Welch, he’s seen more traffic than ever. “In the four years I’ve been here, I’d say the last year and a half it’s really increased,” says Welch.
  The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing realigning Farm to Market 973, which would mov
  
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• Being ‘local’ isn’t enough to get a coveted spot at Austin airport

  07-12-2017 22:44 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prides itself on promoting local restaurants and businesses inside its concourses. Whereas a lot of travelers will see large chains inside the airport, Austin airport’s current policy aims to lease 80 percent of its shops to local or regional brands.
  However, that percentage could change. In a memo dated Dec. 1 to the Austin City Council, the director of the Department of Aviation recommended the airport change to 70 percent
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow blankets large parts of Texas

  07-12-2017 22:42 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From Big Bend to the Hill Country and deep South Texas, snow blanketed large swaths of the Lone Star State Thursday.
  Photos from Big Bend National Park and the Davis Mountains show heavy snowfall that looks more like the Rockies.
  In Central Texas, sleet and gusty winds have hit the Austin-area, and viewers have been quick to send in video and photos of the snow flurries. 
  If you are around the state and have snow photos or video, send them to our Report It here. 
  
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• VIDEO: Flurries spotted across Central Texas

  07-12-2017 22:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As temperatures continue to hold in the low 40s, some Central Texans are seeing flurries come down in their area.
  Several KXAN viewers have reported seeing the winter precipitation in Cedar Park, Leander and Fredericksburg.
  Kimberly McCann in Cedar Park shot video of what looks likes like a mixture of snow flurries in her neighborhood.
  Around 4 p.m., people living in Wimberley saw a good dose of heavier snow.
  KXAN First Warning Weather Forecast
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• Ohio man hospitalized after crashing stolen vehicle in San Marcos

  07-12-2017 21:17 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A call about a traffic crash on Interstate 35 in San Marcos turned into a foot chase involving a suspect wanted for stealing a vehicle from another state.
  Witnesses told San Marcos police a driver in a 2004 Pontiac with Ohio plates was driving at high rate of speed when the driver lost control and slammed into a concrete barrier at the Posey Road exit around 7:18 a.m. After the suspect, identified as Michael Ray Russell, 30, crashed the car, police say he started
  
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• Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

  07-12-2017 21:12 via kxan.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a large Danish study suggests that, like older pills, they still modestly raise the risk of breast cancer, especially with long-term use.
  Researchers found a similar breast cancer risk with the progestin-only intrauterine device, and they couldn’t rule out a risk for other hormonal contraceptives like the patch and the implant.
  But the overall increased risk
  
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• Michigan doctor gets 60-year prison sentence for child porn

  07-12-2017 21:06 via kxan.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former elite sports doctor whose sexual assault cases have rocked Michigan State University and the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography.
  It’s the first of three prison sentences for Larry Nassar, who will learn his punishment in state court in January after pleading guilty to using his hands to molest girls at his campus office, his home and at
  
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• Chipotle giving away free queso on Dec. 12

  07-12-2017 20:21 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chipotle fans need to circle Tuesday, Dec. 12 on their calendar and remind themselves to wear their “cheesiest” sweater that day.
  The restaurant chain is giving away free queso that day when customers purchase an entree. All you have to do is wear that cheesy sweater — or that ugly holiday sweater you got for that one party last year.
  The deal is only valid on Dec. 12 at participating locations.
  Chipotle added queso to its menu in September. The company sa
  
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• WATCH: Front porch thief steals packages in Leander

  07-12-2017 19:58 via kxan.com
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Surveillance cameras captured a video of someone taking packages from a porch in Leander, and now police want people’s help to identify them.
  The Leander Police Department posted the video on its Facebook page Thursday of the theft on Connellys Crossing. It shows a person stoop down and pick up a number of packages, before running to their car and driving away.
  “Thefts like this are very easy so please contact the police with any suspicious activity in y
  
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• Georgia man says deputies made him cut his dog’s head off

  07-12-2017 19:37 via kxan.com
  CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ga. (WCMH) — A man in Georgia says deputies ordered him to cut his own dog’s head off after it became aggressive.
  Crawford County Sheriff Lewis Walker told WMGT that deputies were recently called to a home after a dog attacked a woman. After arriving on scene the dog became aggressive with deputies.
  “The deputy left there and went to make contact with the owner of the dog. When he pulled into the driveway and got out of the vehicle, that same dog approached him
  
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• The Latest: Police identify victims of school shooting

  07-12-2017 19:27 via kxan.com
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a New Mexico high school (all times local):
  10:30 p.m.
  Authorities have identified two students who were killed when a gunman opened fire Thursday at a New Mexico high school.
  The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on social media the victims were Casey J. Marquez and Francisco I. Fernandez.
  Friends were sharing their condolences on Marquez’s Facebook page, which displayed photos of the teen in her cheerleading outfit.
  
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• The Latest: New Mexico governor calls shooting heinous act

  07-12-2017 19:27 via kxan.com
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a New Mexico high school (all times local):
  3:15 p.m.
  New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says several acts of bravery helped save lives during a deadly shooting at a small-town high school.
  Authorities say a student opened fire Thursday at Aztec High School, killing two classmates. The shooter also died.
  Martinez told reporters that teachers, school staff and law enforcement jumped in quickly to prevent more deaths. She did not provide any detail
  
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• Shooter among dead in New Mexico school shooting

  07-12-2017 19:27 via kxan.com
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a New Mexico high school (all times local):
  11:05 a.m.
  New Mexico State Police say the suspect in a high school shooting is among the three dead.
  Police didn’t release details about the shooter but confirmed the other two people killed Thursday at Aztec High School were students.
  The school was cordoned off as deputies with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and other police agencies cleared the buildings. Students were taken to
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in north Austin crash identified

  07-12-2017 19:19 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A motorcyclist who police say died in a crash while racing another vehicle earlier this week has been identified.
  The crash happened around 1:10 p.m. on the northbound frontage road of US 183 near North Lamar Boulevard on Monday. Police say motorcyclist Edwin Proenza-Benedit, 18, was in the left lane of the frontage road traveling at high rate of speed when he hit a pickup truck that turned onto the road. Proenza-Benedit lost control and crashed. He died at the scene.
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• 3 women charged in hot van death of woman in their care

  07-12-2017 19:12 via kxan.com
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP/KXAN) — Three women have been charged with murder in the death of a resident at a center for people with developmental disabilities in Southeast Texas whose body was found in a hot van in July.
  The Washington County District Attorney’s Office says the three women were indicted Nov. 28 in Amy Parrish’s death. They were arrested this week.
  Authorities say workers at the Brenham State Supported Living Center hunted for the 48-year-old Parrish for hours before di
  
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• Atheists put up billboard calling churches “fake news”

  07-12-2017 18:59 via kxan.com
  MONTGOMERY, N.M. (KOB) — A group of American Atheists in New Mexico has put up a billboard aimed at Christians that says “just skip church, it’s all fake news” next to a nativity scene. It also says “Happy Holidays from American Atheists.”
  The billboard went up Wednesday on I-25 near Montgomery, and it is not the only one. There are two in Dallas and five more going up in Oklahoma.
  Boerne man uses a billboard to ‘break up’ with ABC News 
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• Father shoots gunman threatening family in Texas restaurant

  07-12-2017 18:39 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police say a father eating with his family at a fast food restaurant in San Antonio fatally shot a robber who threatened his family with a gun.
  Police Capt. Michael Starnes told the San Antonio Express-News that the robber died at the scene Wednesday evening.
  San Antonio police Sgt. Roy Miller says the gunman threatened the father and restaurant employees and the employees ran out the back of the restaurant. The gunman demanded money and, when the father refused, the gun
  
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• First look: possible MLS soccer stadium along Lady Bird Lake

  07-12-2017 17:11 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As an Ohio soccer team considers Austin for its new home, it’s also working to find the best place for its players and fans — and has highlighted a park along Lady Bird Lake as a “virtually perfect” location to build a new stadium.
  In October, the Columbus Crew Major League Soccer team announced Austin made its list of places to move, but the team wanted a soccer stadium near downtown. Team owner Anthony Precourt said at the time that it would be wil
  
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• Columbus Crew releases renderings of possible soccer stadium along Lady Bird Lake

  07-12-2017 17:11 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As an Ohio soccer team considers Austin for its new home, it’s also working to find the best place for its players and fans — and has highlighted a park along Lady Bird Lake as a “virtually perfect” location to build a new stadium.
  In October, the Columbus Crew Major League Soccer team announced Austin made its list of places to move, but the team wanted a soccer stadium near downtown. Team owner Anthony Precourt said at the time that it would be wil
  
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• Man accused of shooting San Marcos officer has officially been charged

  07-12-2017 16:51 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The man accused of shooting and killing a San Marcos police officer, who was serving a warrant at his home, has been booked into the Hays County Jail Thursday by proxy.
  Stewart Mettz, 51, faces a capital murder of a peace officer in the shooting charge, along with assault and injury to an elderly person charges.
  Officers arrived at his San Marcos home at 177 Valero Dr. at 2:23 p.m. Monday to serve a warrant on those last two charges — which alleged Mettz hu
  
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• Man accused of shooting San Marcos officer has been booked in jail

  07-12-2017 16:51 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The man accused of shooting and killing a San Marcos police officer, who was serving a warrant at his home, has been booked into the Hays County Jail Thursday.
  Stewart Mettz, 51, faces a capital murder of a peace officer in the shooting charge, along with assault and injury to an elderly person charges.
  Officers arrived at his San Marcos home at 177 Valero Dr. at 2:23 p.m. Monday to serve a warrant on those last two charges — which alleged Mettz hurt his wi
  
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• Franken announces resignation from Senate amid allegations

  07-12-2017 16:08 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.
  “I may be resigning my seat, but I am not giving up my voice,” Franken said in the otherwise-hushed Senate chamber.
  Franken quit just a day after new allegations brought the number of women alleging mis
  
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• Combative Franken quits, points to GOP tolerance of Trump

  07-12-2017 16:08 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Al Franken, a rising political star only weeks ago, reluctantly announced Thursday he’s resigning from Congress, succumbing to a torrent of sexual harassment allegations and evaporating support from fellow Democrats. But he fired a defiant parting shot at President Donald Trump and other Republicans he said have survived much worse accusations.
  “I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office an
  
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• Announcement coming from Sen. Franken amid fresh accusations

  07-12-2017 16:08 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears on the brink of resigning from the Senate.
  Franken’s office said he will make an announcement at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in a speech on the Senate floor. His office tweeted Wednesday evening that he had not made “a final decision” on resigning.
  But a majority of the Senate’s Democrats called on the two-term lawmaker to quit
  
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• Gun regulation, new airport food, city manager search on City Council agenda

  07-12-2017 15:41 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here’s a quick rundown of some of the items topping Thursday’s council agenda:
  Domestic abusers and firearmsAt 9:15 a.m. Thursday, there will be a news conference on a resolution Council Member Alison Alter is presenting to “expand the City of Austin’s state and federal legislative agenda to include support for responsible, modern day gun violence prevention measures.” The move would support legislation specifically that limits or prevents
  
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• Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon sued for sex harassment

  07-12-2017 14:30 via kxan.com
  Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a California lawsuit.
  The lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made “unwanted and unsolicited” sexual advances while she worked for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company.
  A call by The Associated Press to Moon’s agent, Leigh Steinberg,
  
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• Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon sued for sexual harassment

  07-12-2017 14:30 via kxan.com
  Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a lawsuit filed in California.
  The civil lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made “unwanted and unsolicited” sexual advances while she worked for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company.
  The Washington Post first reported on the lawsuit Wedne
  
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• Man shot in east Austin bangs on homeowner’s door for help

  07-12-2017 14:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An east Austin man called 911 Thursday morning and alerted police to a man on his doorstep who had been shot in the back.
  “He called 911 saying he had heard a gunshot — two gunshots — a little bit earlier, and at this point there was a man banging on the door and he believed the man to have a gunshot wound,” Austin police Cpl. Joshua Shows said.
  The man was afraid to open the door, but when officers arrived to his home on the 3100 block of Lynridge D
  
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• Man found shot in east Austin, asks bystander to call 911

  07-12-2017 14:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man approached someone in east Austin Thursday morning and asked them to call 911 because he had been shot.
  Austin police came to the area where the man was in the 3100 block of Lynridge Drive around 5:32 a.m. Police do not yet know if that is the area where he was shot or when the shooting happened.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says the man was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center. His injury is critical and potentially life threatening. Officers can confirm there was a s
  
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• Animal lover helps save wild rabbit from California wildfire

  07-12-2017 13:46 via kxan.com
  VENTURA COUNTY, CA (WCMH/NBC) — A wild rabbit got a hand from an animal lover evacuating from the fast-spreading California wildfires, and the rescue was caught on camera.
  You can see the man struggle to chase down the bunny by the side of Highway 1 west of Los Angeles. But he isn’t fast enough to grab the animal before it runs into the brush.
  But the man doesn’t give up, moving in closer and finally snatching his new floppy-eared friend and carrying it to safety.
  The fire
  
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• Kyle Christmas tree lot names ‘tribute trees’ for fallen service members

  07-12-2017 12:51 via kxan.com
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — If you need a reminder to buy a Christmas tree two and a half weeks before the holiday, this is it.
  A Hays County business that sells trees this time of year wants to remind people who shop there of something else in the run-up to Christmas. The trees at Cross Plants and Produce all have names; most of them are holiday-themed, like Blitzen and Snowflake, or puns like Spruce Willis.
  But, walking through the rows of firs, visitors come across names that don’t seem
  
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• City seeking new vision for vacant Home Depot site on I-35 near St. Johns

  07-12-2017 12:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twenty acres of prime Austin real estate bought with public tax dollars more than 10 years ago continues to sit empty. The land that once housed a Home Depot and car dealership was purchased for $6.9 million with a 2006 public safety bond to eventually become a new police substation and municipal court. The city never moved forward with those plans. Thursday, city council will vote on a resolution asking the city manager to move forward with a new vision for the property.
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• City seeking new vision for site of former Home Depot in northeast Austin

  07-12-2017 12:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twenty acres of prime Austin real estate bought with public tax dollars more than 10 years ago continues to sit empty. The land that once housed a Home Depot and car dealership was purchased for $6.9 million with a 2006 public safety bond to eventually become a new police substation and municipal court. The city never moved forward with those plans. Thursday, city council will vote on a resolution asking the city manager to move forward with a new vision for the property.
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• Crash kills one person, knocks out power to nearby homes

  07-12-2017 08:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police think speed and wet weather were factors in a deadly crash early Thursday morning in northeast Austin. According to police, two men were heading south in the 3300 block of Northeast Drive when their vehicle hit a pole just after midnight.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says paramedics took one of the men to Dell Seton Medical Center with critical life-threatening injuries. The second man was pronounced dead after crews assessed his condition once he was taken out of
  
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• One in custody after heavy police activity in Williamson Co.

  07-12-2017 06:30 via kxan.com
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Neighbors in the Pioneer Crossing subdivision east of Round Rock were being told to stay inside Wednesday night as heavy police activity descended on the area.
  Around 11:38 p.m., Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody said a suspect is in custody and an all clear is expected shortly. While deputies did not say what they were responding to, the department asked neighbors who see suspicious people to call 911. Deputies put out a tweet warning residents of th
  
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• St. Edward’s students living in hotels face uncertainty after construction delays

  07-12-2017 06:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the fall semester comes to a close at St. Edwards University, an on-campus apartment complex designed to house more than 400 students remains unfinished.
  The university is planning that the “The Pavilions” will open partially on Jan. 13, but recognizes the date could be pushed back again.
  “Our level of confidence is below 100 percent because certain things are beyond our control — weather, labor availability, city approvals,” said St. Edward
  
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• Retired Austin firefighter with cancer sues city after being denied workers’ comp

  07-12-2017 05:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A retired Austin firefighter who’s battled cancer is now battling the city in court. Crockett Foster was a firefighter for 17 years before he was diagnosed in 2002.
  “It was stomach cancer. And it had spread throughout my abdomen,” Foster said. “They ended up removing my stomach and my spleen and part of my pancreas, part of my esophagus, part of my intestines and 19 lymph nodes.”
  The city says Foster missed the state deadline to file a wor
  
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• In a ‘scary world,’ state leaders struggling to keep hackers at bay

  07-12-2017 05:23 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — State lawmakers addressed concerns about protecting Texans’ information Wednesday in order to identify possible policy changes.
  The Senate Select Committee on Cybersecurity was created in October by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to take a closer look at security plans for state agencies as well as “identify risks and vulnerabilities.”
  “We need to protect our data and info at all levels,” said the committee’s chair, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound
  
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• Former Lake Travis, SMU coach Chad Morris takes Arkansas job

  07-12-2017 04:01 via kxan.com
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas had its best back-to-back seasons in the Southeastern Conference when Bobby Petrino was leading a high-powered offensive attack during the 2010-11 seasons.
  The Razorbacks have turned to an up-tempo, offensive-minded coach — albeit one without the Petrino’s scandalous baggage — to try and rekindle that level of success.
  Arkansas hired SMU’s Chad Morris on Wednesday, ending nearly two weeks of uncertainty following Bre
  
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• New arena, stadium planned for Travis County Expo Center

  07-12-2017 02:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Expo Center may be getting a major face-lift thanks to a new proposal from a local group called Austin Sports & Entertainment, co-founded by former University of Texas swim star Sean Foley and sports entrepreneur Andrew Nestor. The project is called East Austin District.
  The group is partnering with Rodeo Austin and plans to work with both the city and county to replace the Travis County Expo Center with a 15,000-seat arena next to a 40,000-seat o
  
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• Man found guilty of grisly northwest Austin murder gets life

  07-12-2017 01:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who shot and killed a 75-year-old man in his garage in November 2015 will spend the rest of his life in prison.
  A jury found Irwin Pentland, 48, guilty of capital murder Wednesday. He was automatically sentenced to life without parole.
  Pentland killed Phillip Liberty and left his body in the garage of his home on Las Ventanas Drive in northwest Austin on Nov. 19, in what court documents showed to be a grisly crime scene.
  Authorities said Pentland was behind on ch
  
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• Texas fathers’ rights group says state needs equal custody law

  07-12-2017 01:29 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mothers and fathers in Texas are continuing to fight for equal parenting laws.
  Several of them were in Austin Wednesday to get more information about the state’s child support division and custody laws. The Texas Fathers’ Rights Movement says too often, parents are unable to get equal visitation time with their kids during a separation or divorce.
  “We’re advocating for people that want to be a part of their kid’s life, that want to see them,&rd
  
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• Central Texas family welcomes home premature baby, remembering loss of twin

  07-12-2017 01:08 via kxan.com
  TEMPLE, Texas (KXAN) — Since his birth in May, the only home Liam Gutierrez has known is Baylor, Scott and White’s McLane Children’s neonatal intensive care unit.
  Shaniqua and Fernando Gutierrez waited seven months to bring their infant son home. This week, the long-awaited trip home finally came.
  Liam was born three months premature. His identical twin brother, Leo, died five days after he was born. The family and healthcare workers did not expect Liam, the smaller and sicker
  
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• Former Texas nurse to be arraigned in deaths of 5 children

  07-12-2017 01:07 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 Texas children is set to be arraigned on murder charges in the deaths of five children in the early 1980s.
  Genene Jones, who is 67, will be arraigned Thursday in San Antonio. The Bexar County district attorney’s office announced the five indictments over the last year.
  Jones is serving concurrent 99-year and 60-year sentences in state prison for the killing of a 15-mo
  
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• Dash camera video released of off-duty officer driving the wrong way

  07-12-2017 00:32 via kxan.com
  FERNDALE, Mich. (KXAN) — Authorities in Michigan have released dash camera video of an officer driving the wrong way on a highway last month in his personal vehicle.
  WDIV reports Roseville Police Officer David Raymer, 40, was suspected of drunk driving around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 in the city of Ferndale, but was never administered a breathalyzer test. Video shows an officer pulling up to a Cadillac that is in the far left lane of the highway in Ferndale, Mich. Police said his pas
  
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• Wells Fargo Bank robbed in north Austin

  07-12-2017 00:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are responding to a bank robbery in north Austin Wednesday afternoon.
  The robbery call came in just before 4:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo bank at the corner of Interstate 35 and East Braker Lane. No one was injured in the robbery.
  Authorities are asking people to avoid the area for the time being.
  
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• Melania Trump makes a pit stop to Whataburger during Texas visit

  07-12-2017 00:03 via kxan.com
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KXAN) — The first lady of the United States took a break for lunch Wednesday at a South Texas Whataburger, during a trip to meet with families affected by Hurricane Harvey.
  A photo tweeted by Stephanie Grisham, the White House director of communications for the first lady, said Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence made the decision to stop at the popular Texas burger chain. Grisham wrote that Whataburger opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi in 1950.
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