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• Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about possible 2020 run

  08-01-2018 23:56 via kxan.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race — even if it’s only a fantasy.
  Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a public that largely disapproves of President Donald Trump’s job performance, the notion of a popular media figure as a presidential cand
  
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• Disney defends controversial decision to ‘brown up’ white actors in Aladdin

  08-01-2018 23:20 via kxan.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — Disney’s latest live-action movie production of “Aladdin” is under fire after reports surfaced of white actors being made to look darker to fit the ethnicity of the storyline.
  Fury broke out on social media after Kaushal Odedra claimed more than 20 “very fair skinned” actors were waiting in line outside of make-up tents to have their skin darkened before filming started, according to The Times article.
  According to IM
  
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• H&M apologizes for using black child to advertise ‘Coolest Monkey’ hoodie

  08-01-2018 23:13 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — Clothing giant H&M has apologized and removed an advertising image of a black model in a sweatshirt with the words “Coolest monkey in the jungle.”
  The brand removed the image, but kept in place other designs modeled by white children.
  U.K. Labour Party lawmaker Kate Osamor tweeted that she was “totally shocked, dismayed to say the very least” by the image and, addressing H&M, asked “do you think this imagery is an appropriate representati
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts cutting flatbread, some muffins from menu

  08-01-2018 23:04 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN/NBC News) — Even though Dunkin’ Donuts has been expanding its business footprint, the company says it’s now scaling back its menu.
  Dunkin’ Donuts says it’s cutting 10 percent of its menu at all locations by March. But stores in New York and the New England area will see a smaller menu starting this week.
  The company is cutting several sandwiches and smoothies to help streamline service. Flatbread items, tuna and chicken salad and some muffins are gettin
  
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• Police: Family of four died in Galveston beachfront hotel shooting

  08-01-2018 23:00 via kxan.com
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Police say the four people who were shot to death in a Southeast Texas beachfront hotel were family members.
  Investigators are looking at the shootings early Monday at the San Luis Resort in Galveston as possibly being a triple killing followed by a suicide in which the mother was the shooter. Galveston police Capt. Josh Schirard says the victims were a 37-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man and two boys ages 10 and 5. They were from Baytown about 35 miles north of Ga
  
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• Fourth person shot at Galveston beachfront hotel dies

  08-01-2018 23:00 via kxan.com
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Police say a fourth person has died as a result of gunfire in an apparent murder-suicide at an upscale beachfront hotel in Southeast Texas.
  Galveston Police Capt. Josh Schirard says three people were found dead at the scene around 4:30 a.m. Monday at the San Luis Resort. Schirard says a fourth person, a woman, was discovered wounded and transported to a hospital, where she later died.
  Schirard says another guest reported hearing a popping sound from a nearby room on
  
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• US ends protections for Salvadoran immigrants, sparking fear

  08-01-2018 22:41 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to end special protections for about 200,0000 Salvadoran immigrants filled many Salvadoran families with dread Monday, raising the possibility that they will be forced to abandon their roots in the U.S. and return to a violent homeland they have not known for years, even decades.
  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen gave Salvadorans with temporary protected status until Sept. 9, 2019, to leave the United States or face dep
  
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• End of protection for Salvadorans fills families with dread

  08-01-2018 22:41 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to end special protections for nearly 200,0000 Salvadoran immigrants filled many Salvadoran families with anxiety dread Monday, raising the possibility that they will be forced to abandon their roots in the U.S. and return to a violent homeland they have not known for years, even decades.
  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen gave Salvadorans with temporary protected status until Sept. 9, 2019, to leave the United States or
  
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• Texas woman dies after getting flesh-eating bacteria from raw oysters

  08-01-2018 22:29 via kxan.com
  LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Jeanette LeBlanc went crabbing with friends and family on the Louisiana coast back in September, picking up a sack of raw oysters in a market in Westwego.
  But it wasn’t long after when her health rapidly changed.
  We do want to warn you, some of the images may be disturbing. Texas residents Vicki Bergquist and LeBlanc, his wife, were visiting family in Louisiana.
  Their friend Karen Bowers says both she and Jeanette shucked and ate about two dozen raw oysters.
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• Lawsuit: Bus company in Texas State student’s dragging death lied to insurance

  08-01-2018 21:52 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The company insuring a bus that dragged and killed a 20-year-old Texas State University student in 2016 claims the bus company lied multiple times to both gain and keep the insurance.
  The lawsuit was filed last Friday and involves the Manufacturers Alliance Insurance Company (MAICO) against bus company B&B Transportation.
  According to the 26-page lawsuit, B&B Transportation denied that it operates party buses when applying for insurance. It claims that th
  
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• South Padre Island seeks to become cruise destination

  08-01-2018 21:44 via kxan.com
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — South Padre Island, known as the hidden jewel of Texas, has an off season during October through April, which happens to be the peak of cruise season.
  “We’re conducting a feasibility study. It’s the first step in a multi-step process to explore the possibility of bringing cruise ships to South Padre Island,” said Mayor Dennis Stahl.
  With increasing concerns of over-tourism in some Caribbean ports, cruise lines are looking at differ
  
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• Austin State Hospital to undergo massive renovation

  08-01-2018 21:11 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During 2017’s legislative session, realizing the need to improve the state’s mental health needs, Texas lawmakers decided to approve $300 million in funds to make the necessary changes.
  On Monday, the Health and Human Services Commission announced the first round of funding that will be used to improve the state’s inpatient psychiatric care system. The initial $47.7 million will allow for the redesign of the Austin State Hospital at a cost of $15.5 million
  
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• Former Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison to run for mayor

  08-01-2018 20:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison is vying to be the city’s new mayor.
  Morrison announced her intentions Monday morning. She served for two terms on the city council from 2008 to 2011.
  “I’m running for mayor to reset that path that Austin is on, so that our future enhances the quality of life for the people who live here, rather than diminishes it,” Morrison said in a press release. “I hear from anxious Austinites from every corn
  
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• Officers identified in fatal shooting of Round Rock burglary suspect

  08-01-2018 20:27 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock Police Department released the names of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a car burglary suspect over the weekend.
  Sgt. Christopher Ybarra, a 14-year veteran at RRPD, fired shots at Richard Rangel, 21, early Saturday morning. Police say he has never before been involved in an officer-involved shooting. Officer Noah Moncivais accompanied Ybarra on the call but never fired his weapon.
  RRPD says Rangel was breaking into cars on Red Rock D
  
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• Kleinert won’t face charge after Supreme Court doesn’t take up case

  08-01-2018 20:12 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The United States Supreme Court has decided to not hear a case about whether an Austin police detective who shot and killed a man in 2013 should face a manslaughter charge. Because the high court decided to not take up the case, the decision falls to the lower court, which in 2017 dismissed the indictment against him.
  In light of the move, the Travis County District Attorney said in a release it has no other way to overturn the decision, and that its involvement in the case
  
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• U.S. figure skaters likely a threat for three medals at PyeongChang Olympics

  08-01-2018 20:03 via kxan.com
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — With a mixture of veterans and teens, the United States has its Olympic figure skating team. Are there any medals to be found among the 14 members?
  Probably, with Nathan Chen leading the men’s contingent and the Shibutanis ice dancing their way to PyeongChang. A team medal is not out of reach, either.
  For now, the winners at nationals are basking in the glow of that achievement rather than considering their chances under the scorching spotlight of an Olympic G
  
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• Joey Mantia, Heather Bergsma to lead U.S. Olympic speed skating team

  08-01-2018 20:03 via kxan.com
  The U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials wrapped up today with the last two races, the men’s and women’s mass starts.
  No new members were added to the team based on the final mass start results, which included points earned in two mass start races at the fall World Cup qualifying competition.
  Joey Mantia and Brian Hansen earned the U.S.’ two Olympic berths in the men’s mass start, while Heather Bergsma and Mia Manganello claimed the U.S.’ two spots in the wom
  
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• Pink to sing national anthem at Super Bowl

  08-01-2018 19:15 via kxan.com
  Pink is heading to the Super Bowl to sing the national anthem.
  The NFL announced Monday that the pop star will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
  Justin Timberlake is set to headline the halftime show. The Super Bowl will air live on NBC.
  Pink released her seventh studio album, “Beautiful Trauma,” in October. Its lead single, “What About Us,” is nominated for a Grammy this month.
  The Grammy- and Em
  
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• Princess Charlotte is off for her 1st day at nursery school

  08-01-2018 19:06 via kxan.com
  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released two images of Princess Charlotte as she begins her first day at nursery school.
  The 2-year-old is shown on the steps of the palace in one photo and standing holding onto a rail in another. The images were taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, before Charlotte went Monday to the nearby Willcocks Nursery School in London.
  Charlotte will be a full-time pupil at the school. It charges just over 3,000 pounds a term ($4,000) for those who att
  
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• PHOTOS: Take a look around Jensen Ackles’ new brewery, Family Business Beer Co.

  08-01-2018 18:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nestled on 15 acres, the Family Business Beer Co. was built to be an inviting craft brewery for families to visit. There is air conditioning inside the tap room for those hot Texas summers but if the weather is nice, there are plenty of picnic tables outside you can claim. There is also a playground for children to enjoy. If you get hungry, the Jep’s Southern Roots food trailer is on-site to cooking up Cajun specialties.
  The brewery is located at 19510 Hamilton Pool R
  
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• ‘Supernatural’ star Jensen Ackles opens brewery on the outskirts of Austin

  08-01-2018 18:50 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a three-week winter hiatus from shooting the hit CW show Supernatural, Jensen Ackles spent his downtime cleaning bathrooms, installing mirrors and stringing up lights – that’s the glamorous life of a TV star who is now the co-owner of Family Business Beer Co., a craft brewery in the Austin area.
  After 13 seasons and more than 260 episodes, Ackles can play Dean Winchester in his sleep, but this new gig has him joining forces with his wife, Danneel Ackles a
  
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• 18-year-old woman found dead in Georgetown-area home identified

  08-01-2018 18:34 via kxan.com
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Authorities in Williamson County are still waiting on an autopsy report to come back to determine how an 18-year-old woman died.
  On Saturday morning, the family of Lauren Elain Nowka, called 911 to report that they found her dead in her bed inside their home located on Buck Bend, which is just southwest of Georgetown. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says Nowka’s death is being investigated as a suspicious death because of her a
  
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• Co-defendant in criminal case against Sen. Carlos Uresti pleads guilty

  08-01-2018 18:17 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Texas State Senator’s Carlos Uresti’s co-defendant in his federal criminal case pleaded guilty to nine felony charges Monday morning, according to the San Antonio Express News. 
  Stanley Bates was the chief executive officer of FourWinds, the company authorities say operated as a fraudulent fracking business. According to reports, Uresti provided legal services for FourWinds and served as its outside general counsel in 2014.
  San Antonio
  
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• Road to the Olympics: Romance forms on the Ice

  08-01-2018 17:52 via kxan.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, MI (NEXSTAR) — When Madison Chock and Evan Bates step on the ice, their routine is always intimate.
  The pair has developed chemistry on the ice after years of ice dancing together, but that’s not what makes their dances so intimate. Chock and Bates are also a couple when they step off the ice, which they say makes their performances that much better.
  “I think now more than every we just absolutely love what we do, because we love each other,” Chock said. &ld
  
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• Arizona family files suit claiming 4-year-old died from infection after dental visit

  08-01-2018 17:48 via kxan.com
  YUMA, Ariz. (KRON) — An Arizona mother has filed a wrongful death complaint against a dental office in Arizona after her child died following a routine visit.
  “They took half of my heart,” her mother Francisca Lares said. “They took something from me that will never come back.”
  The family attorney, Marco Mercaldo, said the 4-year-old girl “had cavities and had a dental abscess.”
  In January 2016, Francisca took her young daughter Liseth to the Kool Smiles
  
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• New overhead walkway will connect Hilton Austin to Austin Convention Center

  08-01-2018 17:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — To make it easier for visitors of the Austin Convention Center to get around downtown, Hilton Austin is building a new overhead walkway that will connect the hotel to the center. The walkway will run from the hotel’s sixth floor to the fourth floor of the Austin Convention Center at Fourth and Neches streets.
  The hotel says the new walkway will provide a seamless and safer alternative for guests to move between the two buildings rather than cross at the street level &
  
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• US hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion

  08-01-2018 17:26 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion.
  The U.S. had 16 disasters last year with damage exceeding a billion dollars, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. That ties 2011 for the number of billion-dollar disasters, but the total cost blew past the previous record of $215 billion in 2005.
  Costs are adjusted for inflat
  
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• Austin man accused of drowning girlfriend’s cat

  08-01-2018 17:02 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police discovered a dead cat during a welfare check at a home in south Austin Saturday. Jonathan Wong, 28, faces a cruelty to non-livestock animal charge.
  Officers went to the home on the 9300 block of S. 1st Street Saturday at 7:03 a.m. after a woman asked them to conduct a welfare check on her boyfriend who was feeling “suicidal” and had also harmed her cat the previous night, according to an affidavit.
  Wong told the officer he was playing with one of t
  
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• Mack Brown to enter College Football Hall of Fame

  08-01-2018 15:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Longhorns football coach Mack Brown will join the College Football Hall of Fame, ESPN reports.
  He was among the 13 coaches and players selected for the honor announced Monday. They will officially be inducted Dec. 4 in New York City.
  Brown coached at four different schools, but stood out at the University of Texas at Austin, leading the Longhorns to a national championship in 2005. ESPN reports he had 244 career wins, the 10th most in Football Bowl Subdivision histor
  
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• Houston police find missing journalist

  08-01-2018 15:41 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Houston police officers found missing journalist near a shopping mall Monday morning.
  Courtney Roland has been missing since Sunday around 5:40 p.m. and was last seen walking alone in a store in the mall, according to the Houston Police Department. Overnight, officers found her white Jeep at 5006 Westheimer Road, across the street from the Galleria mall.
  “Her phone and other items were inside the vehicle. Her purse was found at a nearby business,” HPD tweeted.
  
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• Disappearance of Texas A&M sports reporter linked to medication

  08-01-2018 15:41 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — A sports reporter who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon might have had the episode due to a reaction to medication she was taking, Houston police say.
  Courtney Roland, who covers Texas A&M for Rivals, a Yahoo!-owned online publication, was reported missing around 5:40 p.m. and was last seen walking alone in a store in the mall. KPRC reports it was her roommate that reported her missing. Overnight, officers found her white Jeep at 5006 Westheimer Rd., a
  
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• From Oprah’s speech to wearing black, women’s issues take center stage at Golden Globes

  08-01-2018 14:40 via kxan.com
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey gave a movement-defining speech. Natalie Portman threw shade at the all-male directing nominees — while presenting that award — and then Geena Davis did the same for the actors. Barbra Streisand scoffed at the bleak fact that she remains the only female director to win a Golden Globe — and that was 34 years ago. Some of the highest-profile actresses brought female activists as their dates. And nearly every soul wore black in supp
  
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• Bastrop pastor to open mini-shelters for homeless families

  08-01-2018 14:19 via kxan.com
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A pastor who runs a soup kitchen in Bastrop is looking for sponsors of several short-term mini-shelters for homeless families he’s putting on his property.
  Pastor Roland Nava, of In the Streets-Hands Up High Ministry and the Open Door Soup Kitchen, already has three large sheds that he’s converted into fully-furnished shelters with electricity and space for a family of five or more. Two of them will open to families who need them next week, and he’
  
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• Manor ISD: Supposed threat was related to out-of-state school

  08-01-2018 14:06 via kxan.com
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Manor ISD says no threats have been made against schools in the area, after people were concerned about a post circulating on social media. Officials say the post was made in another state and talked about a school with similar initials to a Manor ISD campus.
  “This post had nothing to do with Manor ISD, however, due to the coincidental similarity, we wanted to reassure parents that no threats have been made to any Manor ISD campuses,” the district wrote in
  
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• Bathroom behavior got this Florida man kicked off his flight

  08-01-2018 12:57 via kxan.com
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Frequent flyer tip: if you’re going to use the airplane bathroom, take good aim. Otherwise, you might be grounded.
  Flight attendants say Dante Bencivenga left a mess and urine all over the floor of the bathroom on a Spirit Airlines flight before takeoff Thursday night.
  According to WBBH TV , the 58-year-old was escorted off the plane and charged with trespassing and disorderly intoxication. He also was banned from Southwest Florida International Airport for on
  
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• Apple investors urge action to curb child gadget addiction

  08-01-2018 12:19 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two major Apple investors have urged the iPhone maker to take action to curb growing smartphone addiction among children, highlighting growing concern about the effects of gadgets and social media on youngsters.
  New York-based Jana Partners LLC and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or CalSTRS, said Monday in open letter to Apple that the company must offer more choices and tools to help children fight addiction to its devices.
  “There is a develop
  
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• Missing pilot’s dog-rescue mission completed by fellow volunteers

  08-01-2018 06:27 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ever since Bill Kinsinger, a volunteer pilot with the nonprofit Pilots N Paws, went off course Wednesday while flying on a volunteer mission in his single-engine plane, his absence has filled those who are connected to him with worry and sadness.
  Kinsinger was flying from Oklahoma City to Georgetown to pick up a husky, Masaru, who had been recently saved from being euthanized. He had been in communication with air traffic control at the start of his flight but never landed
  
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• Elderly Georgetown man likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning

  08-01-2018 05:01 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) – Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a man’s death in Georgetown Sunday.
  Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the elderly man’s death, according to Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody. Police went out to the home around 7:18 p.m. for a welfare check and found the man in his garage in the 1000 block of Segundo Drive, north of Serenada Drive and west of Airport Road. A woman called for the welfare check on her husba
  
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• Elderly Georgetown man likely dead of carbon monoxide poisoning, Wilco Sheriff’s Office says

  08-01-2018 05:01 via kxan.com
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) – Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a man’s death in Georgetown Sunday night, said Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody.
  He said that carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the elderly man’s death.
  The man was found in a house in the 1000 block of Segundo Drive north of Serenada Drive and west of Airport Road.
  Sheriff Chody said foul play was not suspected.
  
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• Former Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez kicks off campaign for governor

  08-01-2018 04:41 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (KXAN) – In a rally held in Dallas, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez officially kicked off her campaign Sunday afternoon for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Texas Governor.
  Valdez became the state’s first openly gay Hispanic sheriff in 2004.
  For the past two years, she’s had an ongoing feud with Gov. Greg Abbott about who should be held at local jails before immigration officials come to deport criminals.
  Valdez is one of 10 Democratic candidates that
  
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• The Latest: New Globes winners get their trophies engraved

  08-01-2018 03:29 via kxan.com
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the presentation of the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California (all times local):
  9:30 p.m.
  The newly-minted Golden Globes winners had a good reason to stop by the official show after party this year, and it has nothing to do with the booze.
  For the first time, winners could have their Globes trophies engraved at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s party. Among those who stopped by to
  
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• Runners still waiting for safety improvements along Austin’s popular hike-and-bike trail after attacks

  08-01-2018 03:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On any given day Austin’s hike-and-bike trails are packed with runners, walkers and bikers.
  Hemant Makan is a regular. “I’ve been running here since I came to UT … 1991,” he said.
  Makan said he was hoping to see safety improvements along the trail after several sexual assaults last year. “It’s been disappointing and I think we all should get a safer hike-and-bike trail,” he said.
  Runners were hoping by now lighting would
  
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• Winter Olympics always boost interest in Austin’s curling club

  08-01-2018 01:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While it’s warming up outside, things were chilly inside as a local curling club took to the ice in north Austin Sunday.
  Pat Popovich of the Lone Star Curling Club offered players encouragement on the ice at a mini curling session.
  “So here comes the rock. He doesn’t want them to sweep because it’s going in a good speed,” she said as a team made their way down the ice. “May hit the red rock in front and push it in. OK, now … let it
  
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• Austinites give curling a try

  08-01-2018 01:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While it’s warming up outside, things were chilly inside as a local curling club took to the ice in north Austin Sunday.
  Pat Popovich of the Lone Star Curling Club offered encouragement as she helped participants through the sport.
  “So here comes the rock. He doesn’t want them to sweep because it’s going in a good speed,” she said. “May hit the red rock in front and push it in. OK, now … let it die, let it die, let it die, let it d
  
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• Water main break floods baggage claim area at JFK Airport in New York

  08-01-2018 01:32 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (KXAN) – It was a soggy day at one of the busiest airports in the world on Sunday.
  A water main break forced thousands to evacuate at John F Kennedy Airport in New York.
  It flooded a baggage claim area, stranding passengers and soaking their luggage. It also caused several flight delays.
  The break happened in Terminal Four, which is a main international hub for the airport serving mainly Delta Airlines.
  The FAA is limiting some flights to the airport.
  A cause for the break remains
  
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• Uptick in K2-related incidents in downtown Austin Sunday

  08-01-2018 00:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Travis County EMS said they responded to multiple K2-related calls in downtown Austin Sunday.
  Since just before 11 a.m., there have been four calls with a total of 10 patient contacts, ATC EMS said.
  The calls were at several different locations across downtown.
  Officials said they are monitoring the situation to see if any extra action needs to be taken.
  
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