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• Family wants apology after baby’s head gouged during birth

  31-01-2018 23:47 via kxan.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A family is warning pregnant women after their baby was injured during birth. The Dantams say their baby’s head was gouged numerous times with ambiotic hook.
  They decided to take their concerns to social media after they said they weren’t happy with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s response to their complaint.
  The Facebook post has now been shared several thousand times, raising concerns with a number of mothers. The post shows little Lorel
  
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• 2018 Olympics will feature lyrics in figure skating music for first time

  31-01-2018 22:01 via kxan.com
  Until the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, ladies, men’s, and pairs skaters were not allowed to include lyrics in the pieces of music they skated to, be it Broadway songs or pop covers or classical music. PyeongChang will be the first Olympics where this is allowed.
  In the past, skaters could be docked points for including lyrics or words in their programs. However, Kurt Browning recalled to the New York Times that the word “tequila” in one of his eponymous programs never saw any ded
  
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• Fixing I-35: Is a bipartisan Washington plan a reality or a pipe dream?

  31-01-2018 21:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address Tuesday, he reinforced his call for a bipartisan deal for more than $1 trillion to rebuild America’s infrastructure.
  “Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and, where appropriate, tapping into private sector investment to permanently fix the infrastructure deficit,” said Trump during the address.
  Tackling congestion in Austin many times
  
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• PHOTOS: Person of interest in assault of UT student on the Drag

  31-01-2018 21:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police have released photos of a person of interest in an assault by contact case involving a University of Texas at Austin student.
  UT police said the student’s pants and underwear were pulled down by a man as she was walking with a group of friends in the 2400 block of Guadalupe Street — commonly known as the Drag — near West 24th Street on Sunday, Jan. 21 around 3 a.m.
  Det. Calvin Pierce with APD said in a briefing Wednesday the person in the pho
  
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• San Antonio bakery makes ‘Tide Pods’ pan dulce

  31-01-2018 20:36 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Leave it up to a baker in San Antonio to make Tide Pods-inspired pan dulce.
  On Tuesday, Cakes by Jandy posted a photo of the flaky dessert decked with crescent shapes in blue and red on its Instagram. The bakery, which doesn’t seem to have a storefront, takes orders for specialty celebration cakes and conchas.
  The baker did make it clear that people should “NOT eat tide pods,” and instead just indulge in the tasty Mexican pastry.
  Apparently, sw
  
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• Man died before he could use $1M lottery winnings for medical treatment

  31-01-2018 20:03 via kxan.com
  MASONVILLE, NY (WCMH) — At the beginning of January, Donald Savastano was one of the luckiest men in New York after he won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket. Weeks later he was dead from cancer.
  “This is gonna change our lives, to tell you the truth,” Savastano told WBNG earlier this month after finding out he had won the money.
  Savastano won the money in New York’s Merry Millionaire scratch-off ticket and had said he already had some plans in mind
  
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• Alabama trolls New Orleans with Mardi Gras billboard

  31-01-2018 19:53 via kxan.com
  NEW ORLEANS, La. (WKRG/KXAN) — Alabama is stepping up its marketing efforts when it comes to letting folks know where Mardi Gras actually got its start.
  At least one billboard has popped up in New Orleans telling visitors in the Big Easy “you are 114 miles from America’s original Mardi Gras.”
  The billboard includes the Sweet Home Alabama logo, the official travel website of Alabama.
  According to the Alabama Tourism Department, Mobile is recognized as hosting the first kno
  
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• Texas game wardens get search, rescue drone, based in Temple

  31-01-2018 19:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas game wardens have a new high-flying tool for search and rescue missions.
  The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Wednesday announced the acquisition of a camera-equipped drone that can transmit live images. The drone will be based in Temple, but available for deployment statewide.
  An agency statement says the drone was donated through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation’s Gear Up for Game Wardens . The program has generated more than $100,000 in
  
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• Burglary spree busted; police still searching for suspects

  31-01-2018 18:59 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two members of what Austin police are calling an “organized residential burglary ring” are in custody, but more are being sought in connection to thefts from five residences and vehicles across the city.
  The cases date back to November 2017, and the Austin Police Department says suspects also used items they stole to engage in identity theft, forgery, credit card abuse and altering identifications. More than 50 charges have been filed in the cases.
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• APD identifies organized burglary ring, searches for suspects

  31-01-2018 18:59 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two members of what Austin police are calling an “organized residential burglary ring” are in custody, but more are being sought in connection to thefts from five residences and vehicles across the city.
  The cases date back to November 2017, and the Austin Police Department says suspects also used items they stole to engage in identity theft, forgery, credit card abuse and altering identifications. More than 50 charges have been filed in the cases.
  Michael Allen
  
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• Several Texas GOP lawmakers on Amtrak train that crashed in Virginia

  31-01-2018 18:17 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP/KXAN) — Republican lawmakers and aides say a train carrying them to a policy retreat in West Virginia has struck a truck.
  Oklahoma GOP Rep. Tom Cole says a person on the truck may have been injured. Emergency workers were on the scene.
  Cole says he’s not aware of any injuries on the train. A GOP aide speaking on condition of anonymity because the aide was not authorized to speak publicly says no lawmakers were injured.
  Cole says he believes the accident occurred near C
  
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• Man charged with marrying 6 women to evade immigration laws

  31-01-2018 17:40 via kxan.com
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been charged with accepting money to marry six women to help them evade immigration laws.
  Federal prosecutors allege 57-year-old Peter Hicks, of Worcester, married the women from sub-Saharan African nations who between 2003 and 2013 and filed for immigration benefits for four of them. Some of the women were in the U.S. illegally.
  Authorities also allege that on at least one occasion, he was still married to one woman at the time of his marria
  
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• Wrong meter readings led to high Austin water bills over the summer

  31-01-2018 17:25 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 7,000 Austin Energy customers will receive refunds on their water bills after the city determined the anomalies associated with their summer water bill were due to user error and incorrect meter readings.
  After the customers received bills for August and September 2017 usage, the city says it received questions from people about the abnormally high bill in September. The city determined the usage in August was abnormally low, but then “overly concentrated&rd
  
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• Thousands to get credits after meter reader error led to high summer water bills

  31-01-2018 17:25 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 7,000 city of Austin utility customers will receive credits on their water bills after the city determined the anomalies associated with their summer water bill were due to incorrect meter readings.
  After the customers received bills for August and September 2017 usage, the city says it received hundreds of questions from people about the abnormally high bill in September. The city determined the usage in August was abnormally low, but then “overly concentra
  
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• Austin Energy admits meter reader error led to high water bills this summer

  31-01-2018 17:25 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 7,000 Austin Energy customers will receive refunds on their water bills after the city determined the anomalies associated with their summer water bill were due to user error and incorrect meter readings.
  After the customers received bills for August and September 2017 usage, the city says it received questions from people about the abnormally high bill in September. The city determined the usage in August was abnormally low, but then “overly concentrated&rd
  
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• Austin admits meter reader error led to high water bills this summer

  31-01-2018 17:25 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 7,000 city of Austin utility customers will receive credits on their water bills after the city determined the anomalies associated with their summer water bill were due to incorrect meter readings.
  After the customers received bills for August and September 2017 usage, the city says it received questions from people about the abnormally high bill in September. The city determined the usage in August was abnormally low, but then “overly concentrated” i
  
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• PHOTOS: Super Blue Blood Moon rises

  31-01-2018 17:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While lunar viewers in Austin missed out on the Super Blue Blood Moon show Wednesday morning because of fog, others in Central Texas and around the world got a good view of the unique phenomenon.
  A super moon happens when the moon orbits close to the earth, a blue moon occurs when there are two full moons in a month and a blood moon is a lunar eclipse that happens when the Earth’s shadow passes over the moon. It’s rare for all three events to coincide — th
  
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• H&M shares fall amid trouble adapting to online shopping

  31-01-2018 17:03 via kxan.com
  STOCKHOLM (AP/KXAN) — Shares in low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB plunged on Wednesday after the Swedish company said it was having trouble adapting to a rapid and global shift to online shopping among consumers.
  The company said its profits fell 33 percent in the fourth quarter, to 3.99 billion kronor ($506 million), with sales dropping 2 percent to 50.4 million kronor ($6.4 million). It said “the industry changes are challenging everyone and this will continue in 2018.
  
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• Al Michaels prepares to call his 10th Super Bowl

  31-01-2018 16:50 via kxan.com
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Nexstar) – He’s served as one of the most prominent voices of NFL football for nearly four decades. Sunday, Al Michaels will step into the broadcast booth to call a 10th career Super Bowl.
  “We treat each game like it’s a mini-Super Bowl,” Michaels said of his NBC broadcast team.
  While the players serve as the stars Sunday night, Michaels has earned his own stardom for calling some of the biggest sporting events in the world. He says his greatest
  
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• Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years

  31-01-2018 16:49 via kxan.com
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games.
  Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of the league’s other network partners. Fox announced Wednesday that it will televise 11 games between Weeks 4 and 15, with simulcasts on NFL Network and Fox Deportes.
  Fox, which has the Sunday afternoon NFC package, will produce all of the games.
  “This is a single partner deal, we are not splitting the package,&r
  
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• AP source: Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3B

  31-01-2018 16:49 via kxan.com
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games.
  Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of the league’s other network partners. Fox announced Wednesday that it will televise 11 games between Weeks 4 and 15, with simulcasts on NFL Network and Fox Deportes.
  Fox, which has the Sunday afternoon NFC package, will produce all of the games under the deal, which is worth a little more than $3 billion, according to
  
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• 7-year-old dies a day after testing positive for the flu and strep throat

  31-01-2018 16:27 via kxan.com
  HURT, Va. (WFLA/NBC News) – The flu has taken the life of another child. A 7-year-old Virginia boy died Sunday, one day after he tested positive for the flu and strep throat.
  Kevin Baynes Jr. was sent home from school on Friday after he threw up and fell asleep in class, according to his father. The boy was taken to the emergency room of a local hospital Saturday morning. Doctors gave him a couple prescriptions after he tested positive for strep throat and the flu.
  Kevin’s father sai
  
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• Go big or go home: The best TV deals before the Big Game

  31-01-2018 16:15 via kxan.com
  (WCMH) – Do you want to go big for the big game? Here’s where to find the best deals on televisions before the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots kick off on February 4.
  AmazonTCL 32S305 32-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV – $149.99 (save $50)
  TCL 43S305 43-Inch 1080p Roku Smart LED TV – $279.99 (save $80)
  Samsung Electronics UN50M5300A 50-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV – $431 (save $68.99)
  TCL 55P607 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV &ndas
  
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• I-35 Blanco River bridge reopens in San Marcos after semi-truck hits it

  31-01-2018 16:14 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — An 18-wheeler drifted off the highway Wednesday morning and crashed into the supports of the Blanco River access road bridge.
  Texas Department of Transportation crews closed the bridge before 9 a.m. to inspect it. Once the bridge was deemed safe, the bridge and turnaround were reopened around 1:30 p.m.
  The semi-truck had been driving south on Interstate 35 when it went through the median and traveled down the embankment before smashing into the bridge. The driver
  
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• I-35 Blanco River bridge closed in San Marcos after semi-truck hits it

  31-01-2018 16:14 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — An 18-wheeler drifted off the highway Wednesday morning and crashed into the supports of the Blanco River access road bridge.
  Texas Department of Transportation crews closed the bridge before 9 a.m. to inspect it. The semi-truck had been driving south on Interstate 35 when it went through the median and traveled down the embankment before smashing into the bridge. The driver went to South Austin Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the
  
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• Austin city manager offered $325,000 a year

  31-01-2018 15:50 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The new Austin city manager could make about $325,000 per year, not including extra benefits, according to Mayor Steve Adler.
  The city has offered Spencer Cronk the position, which has been vacant for more than a year. In addition to that base salary, Cronk would receive $7,200 in executive allowance each year, as well as $4,500 each month for six months to offset costs of a temporary residence.
  The city council announced he was its top pick Dec. 19. He most recently worked
  
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• The untimely injury that nearly derailed ‘Cool Runnings’

  31-01-2018 15:21 via kxan.com
  Jamaica, the sprinting powerhouse, unexpectedly qualified to compete in bobsled at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
  The loveable islanders quickly became fan favorites. T-shirts with the phrase “Hottest thing on Ice” flew off the shelves, and their reggae record “Hobbin and a Bobbin” became a hit. Their underdog story was even told, loosely, in the film “Cool Runnings.”
  But an untimely injury nearly derailed the Jamaican bobsledders.
  Just days before the comp
  
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• Nassar to face another sentence, victims in return to court

  31-01-2018 14:34 via kxan.com
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting more than 150 women and girls, will be confronted again by scores of victims as he faces another prison sentence for molesting gymnasts, this time at an elite Michigan club run by an Olympic coach.
  Judge Janice Cunningham has set aside several days for roughly 60 people who want to confront Nassar or have their statement read in court. The hearing starting Wednesday could unfold much the same as a h
  
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• Another wave of victims confronts disgraced sports doctor

  31-01-2018 14:34 via kxan.com
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Another wave of victims confronted disgraced former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar at his third and final sentencing hearing Wednesday, this time about sexual abuse at an elite Michigan club run by an Olympic coach.
  The judge presiding over the case said the number of people who allege they were abused by Nassar has climbed to 265. That total includes 150-plus victims who offered statements at a different hearing last week, as well as scores of new ones who are expe
  
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• Abuse victims say they were required to see disgraced doctor

  31-01-2018 14:34 via kxan.com
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Another wave of victims confronted Larry Nassar on Wednesday, this time about sexual abuse at an elite Michigan gymnastics club where young athletes felt they had to use the disgraced doctor’s services and could not question the adults who ran the facility.
  The judge presiding over the case said the number of people who allege they were abused by Nassar has topped 265. That total includes 150-plus victims who offered statements at a different hearing last week
  
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• Abuse victims return for Nassar’s final sentencing hearing

  31-01-2018 14:34 via kxan.com
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Larry Nassar appeared Wednesday in a Michigan courtroom for the start of his final sentencing hearing, and a judge said that a total of 265 people have come forward to declare that they were abused by the disgraced former gymnastics doctor.
  That number included both the 150-plus victims who offered statements at a different hearing last week, as well as scores of new ones who are expected to speak over the next few days.
  Nassar faces another prison sentence —
  
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• Texas leaders react to Donald Trump’s first State of the Union

  31-01-2018 14:02 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Donald Trump focused on immigration, infrastructure and the economy Tuesday night in his first State of the Union address. Here’s a few reactions from Texas leaders on both sides of the aisle.
  Coming up LIVE on KXAN News on the CW at 8:15 a.m., the Texas Democratic Party executive director and the Travis County GOP Chairman discuss the State of the Union’s key points
  Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas
  “I think he tried to reach out on a bipartisan basis a
  
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• State Senate takes up free speech on Texas college campuses

  31-01-2018 13:30 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A Texas Senate panel met Wednesday to address free speech on campuses across the state.
  During the meeting, held at the student center on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, lawmakers heard invited and public testimony relating to the First Amendment.
  One of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s interim charges aims to “ascertain any restrictions on Freedom of Speech rights that Texas students face in expressing their views on campus along with freed
  
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• State Senate takes up free speech on Texas campuses

  31-01-2018 13:30 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Senate is set to address free speech on campuses across the state in a hearing on Wednesday.
  During the meeting, which will be held at the student center on the campus of Texas State University, lawmakers will hear invited and public testimony relating to the First Amendment.
  According to a state Senate advisory, the group will focus on one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s interim charges, which aims to “ascertain any restrictions on Freedom of Spe
  
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• High schoolers need $200,000 for trip of a lifetime to learn about music in LA

  31-01-2018 13:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for music students at an Austin high school, but they’ll need help with fundraising efforts to pay for their spring trip to southern California.
  The trip, expected to cost around $200,000 in all, will take Akins High School guitar, orchestra and choir students to Los Angeles. Students are paying what they can, but each will be responsible for about $1,100, director of orchestras and classical guitar Paul Crockett said.
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• Tackling lunchroom cliques – one middle school’s mission of inclusiveness

  31-01-2018 12:54 via kxan.com
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) – Walking down the halls of Leander Middle School you are welcomed each step of the way with a colorful poster aimed at displaying the school’s diversity, culture and inclusive nature. As one of the oldest schools within the district and the former location of Leander’s high school many years ago, students like 7th grader Jasmine Johnson want to make everyone feel welcomed.
  “I love standing up for people when someone is talking about someone behind t
  
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• How Leander Middle School is tackling lunchroom cliques

  31-01-2018 12:54 via kxan.com
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) – Walking down the halls of Leander Middle School you are welcomed each step of the way with a colorful poster aimed at displaying the school’s diversity, culture and inclusive nature. As one of the oldest schools within the district and the former location of Leander’s high school many years ago, students like 7th grader Jasmine Johnson want to make everyone feel welcomed.
  “I love standing up for people when someone is talking about someone behind t
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claims in his State of Union address

  31-01-2018 12:29 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The AP is fact-checking remarks from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Here’s a look at some of the claims we’ve examined (quotations from the speech as delivered or as released by the White House before delivery):
  WAGE GAINS
  TRUMP: “After years and years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.”
  THE FACTS: Actually, they are not rising any faster than they have before. Average hourly pay rose 2.5 percent in 2
  
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• Dell could once again go public if a reverse-merger goes through

  31-01-2018 05:24 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Reports say Dell Technologies may be looking at ways to go public again. The company has not made any official announcements, but CNBC is reporting Dell is considering a reverse-merger, in which Dell’s subsidiary, VMware, would buy Dell.
  In reverse-mergers, a public company buys a private company, letting that private company be traded publicly without having to undergo a lengthy process to go public.
  Dell, headquartered in Round Rock, became a private
  
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• Full text: President Trump’s first State of the Union address

  31-01-2018 05:16 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s full State of the Union address on Jan. 30, 2018:
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans:
  Less than one year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American people and to address their concerns, their hopes, and their dreams. That night, our new administration had already taken very swift action. A new tide of op
  
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• Congressman: Police should arrest undocumented immigrants at State of the Union

  31-01-2018 03:23 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (WCMH/AP) – A congressman from Arizona is asking the U.S. Capitol Police to arrest any undocumented immigrants attending Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
  In a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Paul Gosar said he contacted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Capitol Police and asked that they consider checking identification of everyone attending President Trump’s speech. He called for the arrest of “any illegal aliens in attendance.”
  He al
  
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• Trump warns of immigration peril, touts economy in address

  31-01-2018 03:00 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a “new American moment” of unity in his first State of the Union address, challenging Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and warning darkly of evil forces seeking to undermine America’s way of life.
  Trump’s address Tuesday night blended self-congratulation and calls for optimism amid a growing economy with ominous wa
  
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• LIVE: President Trump’s first State of the Union address

  31-01-2018 03:00 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will call for a “new American moment” in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, as he seeks to rally a deeply divided nation and infuse his presidency with a sense of optimism, for at least one high-profile night.
  According to excerpts released ahead of the prime-time address, the president will declare that there has “never been a better time to start living the American dream.” He’s calling on lawmakers in
  
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• Police release photo of boy whose body washed ashore on Galveston seawall

  31-01-2018 02:17 via kxan.com
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP/KXAN) — Police have released a photo of a still-unidentified boy whose dead body washed ashore three months ago in Galveston, Texas.
  Investigators made the unusual move Tuesday in hopes of generating new leads. Police spokesman Josh Schirard says investigators didn’t take lightly their decision to release the photo of the boy’s face. He says it was edited slightly to remove signs of decomposition to make it easier for the public to see. The boy has been giv
  
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• ‘Designated survivor’ for State of the Union will be agriculture secretary

  31-01-2018 02:05 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will skip Tuesday’s State of the Union address, serving as the so-called “designated survivor.”
  A member of the presidential line of succession traditionally skips the address to the joint session of Congress and is safeguarded at an undisclosed location to ensure continuity of government in the event of a catastrophe. Usually, a lesser-known member of the president’s Cabinet is selected — with higher-profil
  
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• Longhorns making most of Super Bowl appearance

  31-01-2018 01:14 via kxan.com
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KXAN) — Patriots defensive tackle and former Longhorn Malcom Brown is making his second straight appearance in the Super Bowl.
  Brown was part of the epic comeback against the Falcons and is now a veteran to the big game. His fellow Longhorns playing in Super Bowl LII are newcomers, Eagles Jordan Hicks and Marcus Johnson, and enjoying every moment.
  “I’m enjoying it, I truly am, you don’t get this opportunity all the time, and to be there so early on in
  
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• Home invasion suspect shot and killed by APD officer identified

  31-01-2018 01:11 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who was shot and killed by an Austin police officer in a home invasion in central Austin Friday morning has been identified as 23-year-old Christopher Eric Giles.
  The incident stemmed from a 911 call that came in at 3:40 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 from someone inside a home in the 4500 block of Avenue G near 45th Street. While on the phone with dispatch, the people on the call told dispatchers someone was inside their home and they were hiding in the closet.
  At 3:43
  
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• Pflugerville police ask for help finding missing man

  31-01-2018 00:39 via kxan.com
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Officers are asking for your help finding a missing 53-year-old man who has a “limited mental capacity.”
  Police say George Earl Brazil left his home in Pflugerville on Sunday, Jan. 28 wearing a burnt orange hoodie, burnt orange baseball cap, jeans and white tennis shoes.
  Brazil walks with a limp and frequents fast food locations. Anyone who sees Brazil should call 512-990-6700 and select option 0.
  A missing man in Pflugerville, George Brazil, was la
  
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• Teenage getaway driver sought in robbery turned shooting near Lake Austin

  31-01-2018 00:32 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The suspect believed to be the getaway driver in a shooting and robbery on Saturday afternoon has been named by authorities, who have put out a warrant for the 17-year-old’s arrest.
  Deputies were called to the intersection of Saracen Road and San Juan Drive — in a subdivision along Lake Austin — around 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 for the report of shots fired.
  A 911 caller reported seeing a bloody man and “lots of kids” running down the street. Wh
  
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• App shows you changing MoPac toll prices before you hop on

  31-01-2018 00:20 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It starts with two tech guys who just want to get home after work.
  “I wouldn’t know a toll price until I’m ready to get on the toll when I go through the Cesar Chavez entrance,” explains William Kluss.
  So he started a search for a solution. “It would really be great to know sooner so maybe I can stay a little later and leave when it’s lower. Worst case, it’s closed and you don’t know and before you know it you’re just st
  
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