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• Student on field trip trapped in San Antonio cave for hours

  08-03-2018 23:46 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — An 18-year-old on a guided school field trip is trapped 350 feet inside a cave on the north side of San Antonio.
  Local NBC affiliate WOAI reports the girl got stuck in the “Hole in the Wall” cave in the 100 block of Camellia Way, not far from the interchange of US 281 and Loop 410.
  The Lee High School student has been trapped in the cave since around 1:40 p.m. and is conscious, WOAI reports. She is expected to be rescued before it gets dark.
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• Student on field trip still trapped in San Antonio cave

  08-03-2018 23:46 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — An 18-year-old on a guided school field trip is trapped 350 feet inside a cave on the north side of San Antonio.
  Local NBC affiliate WOAI reports the girl got stuck in the “Hole in the Wall” cave in the 100 block of Camellia Way, not far from the interchange of US 281 and Loop 410.
  The Lee High School student has been trapped in the cave since around 1:40 p.m. and is with crews, MySA.com reports. Firefighters are using a chisel to carve away pieces of the c
  
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• Student on field trip rescued from San Antonio cave

  08-03-2018 23:46 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — An 18-year-old on a guided school field trip was trapped 350 feet inside a cave on the north side of San Antonio for more than 10 hours.
  Local NBC affiliate WOAI reports the girl got stuck in the “Hole in the Wall” cave in the 100 block of Camellia Way, not far from the interchange of US 281 and Loop 410.
  “The first thing that she told her mom when she got out was, ‘I didn’t want to die in there,'” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles
  
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• Waller Creek Tunnel is a ‘boondoggle’ says area businesses

  08-03-2018 23:22 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin wants $22 million of its money back from the construction company building the Waller Creek Tunnel. City staff is also threatening to retroactively cut payments of more than $40 million because the tunnel doesn’t do what it was intended to do, which is to protect against major flooding. The company, S.J. Louis, filed suit against the city in return.
  In 1998, voters originally approved the project for $25 million. Then came 10 years of delays and fla
  
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• Mother accused of shooting son who refused to go to school

  08-03-2018 23:12 via kxan.com
  INKSTER, Mich. (WDIV/NBC News) — A Michigan mother is in custody after shooting her 17-year-old son in the back early Thursday morning.
  The teen is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
  Investigators say the teen was shot by his mother after he refused to go to school. He was running from his mother when she fired at least one shot through a pane of glass on their apartment door, striking her son in the back.
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• Walmart parking lot hit-and-run case transferred to different APD unit

  08-03-2018 23:01 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The hit-and-run case involving a truck that belongs to an Austin Independent School District police officer has been transferred to a different department within the Austin Police Department.
  Michele Gonzales, 46, was struck by the unidentified driver on Feb. 9 around 2 a.m. while walking in the parking lot of a Walmart gas station on East Ben White Boulevard near Interstate 35. In surveillance video, a diesel Dodge pickup truck can be seen turning in the lot and then runni
  
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• Trump rolling out big trade tariffs, sparing Mexico, Canada

  08-03-2018 22:21 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and “other countries” might also be spared, a shift that could soften the international blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners.
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• Trump orders stiff trade tariffs, unswayed by grim warnings

  08-03-2018 22:21 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an “assault on our country” by foreign competitors. The president said he would exempt Canada and Mexico as “a special case” while negotiating for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  The new tariffs will take effect in 15 days, with America’s neighb
  
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• Trump announces stiff trade tariffs, unswayed by warnings

  08-03-2018 22:21 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an “assault on our country” by foreign competitors. The president said he would exempt Canada and Mexico while negotiating for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  The new tariffs will take effect in 15 days, with Canada and Mexico indefinitely exempted “to see
  
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• Suspect setting fires along Barton Creek Greenbelt in custody

  08-03-2018 21:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The man who authorities believe was setting fires in the Barton Creek Greenbelt Thursday afternoon has been arrested. The first brush fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. in the area of Bartoncliff Drive and Brookhaven Drive.
  Then two more fires were started around 11 a.m. Around 12:30 a.m., an onslaught of around a dozen fires began along the greenbelt near Barton Springs Pool moving toward Loop 360.
  Authorities originally said the suspect was described as a white
  
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• Suspect setting fires along Barton Creek Greenbelt charged

  08-03-2018 21:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The man who authorities believe was setting fires in the Barton Creek Greenbelt Thursday afternoon has been arrested. The first brush fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. in the area of Bartoncliff Drive and Brookhaven Drive.
  Then two more fires were started around 11 a.m. Around 12:30 p.m., an onslaught of around a dozen fires began along the greenbelt near Barton Springs Pool moving toward Loop 360.
  The suspect, identified as Daniel Daugherty, was taken into custo
  
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• Suspect setting fires along Barton Creek Greenbelt arrested

  08-03-2018 21:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The person who authorities believe was setting fires in the Barton Greek Greenbelt Thursday afternoon has been arrested. The first brush fire was reported around noon in the area of Bartoncliff Drive and Brookhaven Drive.
  Within two hours, several more fires were reported along the greenbelt between Barton Springs Pool and Loop 360. Authorities originally said the suspect was described as a white man in his mid-30s. He was last seen wearing tan cargo shorts and a
  
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• Man accused of setting fires along Barton Creek Greenbelt

  08-03-2018 21:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The man who authorities believe was setting fires in the Barton Creek Greenbelt Thursday afternoon has been arrested. The first brush fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. in the area of Bartoncliff Drive and Brookhaven Drive.
  Then, two more fires were started around 11 a.m. Around 12:30 p.m., an onslaught of around a dozen fires began along the greenbelt near Barton Springs Pool moving toward Loop 360.
  The suspect, identified as Daniel Daugherty, was taken into cust
  
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• Opioid overdoses prompts Round Rock Fire to help families through program

  08-03-2018 20:36 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — On Jan. 5, 2014, Donna Connell got a call every parent fears — her son Jordan had died from a heroin overdose.
  “It was all a blur after that,” said Connell.
  Connell’s other twin son Justin, overdosed on heroin four months later but survived. Connell is turning tragedy into hope for other families by sharing their story and partnering with LifeSteps, an alcohol and drug treatment program.
  The Round Rock Fire Department sees one to opioid ov
  
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• Austin, London breweries team up to make ‘Cockney Cowboy’ beer

  08-03-2018 20:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A collaboration with a city across the pond is arriving to taps in Austin this week, in the form of a beer called “Cockney Cowboy.”
  “We brewed this beer over the last month and it just came out into cans this morning – literally hours ago,” said Fred Schmidt with Capital Factory. He showed off the cans, emblazoned with an image of a London phone booth flanked by a Texas flag and an England flag. It’s the product of a collaboration between
  
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• Man spends $50K to clone his dog using Cedar Park company

  08-03-2018 19:35 via kxan.com
  VALLEY, Ariz. (KPNX) — An Arizona man has successfully cloned his 17-year-old blind Terrier-Bull Dog mix.
  Rich Hazelwood says he paid Cedar Park, Texas-based company Viagen $50,000 to clone his dog, Jackie. A year later, two dogs identical to Jackie were born.
  “I see so much commonality between the two. I mean they lay out in the sun and stretch out just like she does. The only difference we’ve been able to find is they don’t have stand-up ears,” Hazelwood said
  
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• Houston-area woman charged after neighbor’s home locks glued

  08-03-2018 19:20 via kxan.com
  TOMBALL, Texas (AP) — A 64-year-old suburban Houston woman is charged with felony criminal mischief after authorities say she damaged a neighbor’s home by filling locks with metal pins and then sealing the locks with super glue, spray painted windows and destroyed for-sale signs.
  Dallas Lott of Tomball, immediately northwest of Houston, posted $1,000 bond and was released Wednesday after a probable cause hearing.
  Her neighbor, Rodrigo Camus, says the damages began after he bought a t
  
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• Suspected drunk driver comes back to crash after hitting pedestrian

  08-03-2018 18:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A driver who police say ran away after allegedly hitting a pedestrian in northwest Austin Tuesday night was arrested and charged with intoxication assault.
  Three people were walking along Jollyville Road near Oak Knoll Road just before 10 p.m. when the crash happened. Two of the witnesses said the victim was walking next to the curb in the bike lane and they were in the grass when a truck swerved into the bike lane and hit the victim, according to an arrest affidavit.
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• WATCH: Closing arguments for former Texas State student deadly DWI crash

  08-03-2018 17:46 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — When Shana Elliott took the stand Thursday morning, she admitted: “I’m guilty.” Elliott, 22, says she was intoxicated and should not have been driving the evening of Aug. 2, 2016, after a day of tubing on the San Marcos River. 
  “We decided to go float the river, we weren’t thinking ahead, we didn’t plan who was going to be driving,” Elliott said on the stand. “The float ended around 5 and that’s when nobo
  
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• ‘I’m guilty’: Former Texas State student testifies in deadly DWI crash

  08-03-2018 17:46 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — When Shana Elliott took the stand Thursday morning, she admitted: “I’m guilty.” Elliott, 22, says she was intoxicated and should not have been driving the evening of Aug. 2, 2016, after a day of tubing on the San Marcos River. 
  “We decided to go float the river, we weren’t thinking ahead, we didn’t plan who was going to be driving,” Elliott said on the stand. “The float ended around 5 and that’s when nobo
  
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• Former Texas State student testifies in deadly DWI crash

  08-03-2018 17:46 via kxan.com
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — When Shana Elliott took the stand Thursday morning, she admitted: “I’m guilty.” Elliott, 22, says she was intoxicated and should not have been driving the evening of Aug. 2, 2016, after a day of tubing on the San Marcos River. 
  “We decided to go float the river, we weren’t thinking ahead, we didn’t plan who was going to be driving,” Elliott said on the stand. “The float ended around 5 and that’s when nobo
  
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• Colorado cello street performer gets $48K UT scholarship

  08-03-2018 17:33 via kxan.com
  BOULDER, Colo. (KXAN) — A cello player from Colorado is celebrating after finding out he’ll soon be a Longhorn. How he found out was a complete surprise.
  Michael Casey is a high school senior, and for years in his free time has been playing his cello on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, a popular thoroughfare that often boasts musicians and street artists. All the dollars he earned were going toward one thing: college. Both his parents are on medical disability, and he was born with
  
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• KIPP student hit on Slaughter Lane dies from his injuries

  08-03-2018 17:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An 8th grader hit while on his way to school at the end of February died from his injuries.
  KIPP Beacon Academy sent a letter to parents Wednesday, saying Daniel Franco Tovar has been a beloved part of the school family.
  “School staff and students remember him as a fun-loving member of the KIPP Austin Beacon Prep community who loved to play soccer, read, and valued friendship and his friends,” the letter wrote. “Daniel’s resiliency, playful nature an
  
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• CapMetro’s new boss apologizes for MetroRail delays

  08-03-2018 16:56 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Capital Metro’s new CEO Randy Clarke started his job Wednesday, he immediately noticed the issues and complaints related to construction on the MetroRail were “unacceptable.”
  In a statement, Clarke said the recent delays and the agency’s lack of communication about it to riders is something the agency is working to address. This week, there were instances where the MetroRail was delayed for more than 30 minutes. However, with South by South
  
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• Snapchat lays off 100 engineers

  08-03-2018 16:25 via kxan.com
  VENICE, Calif. (KXAN) — About 100 engineers will soon be out of work at Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, according to a report by CNBC.
  That amounts to nearly 10 percent of its engineering team — the company’s largest layoffs yet. It had smaller layoffs in recruiting, marketing and content divisions, CNBC said. Snap had 3,000 employees as of its December quarter.
  Snap also recently released a redesign of its app, which was not received well by its users. On Feb. 22, Snap (
  
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• UT Fountain turns purple after vandalized with red spray paint

  08-03-2018 15:37 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Purple waters run through a fountain on the University of Texas at Austin campus after an incident of vandalism, according to police.
  Nearby, the words “This is the blood of survivors that UT ignores,” were spray-painted in red. Crews were pressure-washing the Littlefield Fountain on the south mall north of 21st Street to remove the words and return the water to its normal hue.
  In February, the UT Pharmacy building a quarter mile north of the fountain was tagged
  
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• Trump to meet with video game industry representatives

  08-03-2018 14:45 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to meet with video game industry representatives as he considers responses to gun violence after the Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
  The White House says attendees at Thursday’s meeting include representatives of the Entertainment Software Association, the Entertainment Software Rating Board and the Parents Television Council. Others represent the Media Research Center, a video game distributor, a software company, along w
  
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• Trump to meet with video game execs and critics

  08-03-2018 14:45 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — While decades of research have failed to find a link between gun violence and graphic depictions of violence in movies and video games, President Donald Trump has bemoaned the prevalence of violent images readily available to kids such as his 11-year-old son.
  As the president searches for ways to respond to last month’s Florida school shooting, he was wading into this debate by bringing together representatives of the video game industry and some of their most vocal
  
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• Trump meets with video game execs and critics

  08-03-2018 14:45 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump revived a debate over the link between gun violence and graphic depictions of violence in video games Thursday, bringing members of the video game industry and some of their most vocal critics to the White House.
  Trump kicked off the meeting in the afternoon, but unlike with recent White House discussions on violence did not open it to journalists.
  As he searches for ways to respond to last month’s Florida school shooting, Trump has bemoaned t
  
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• Trump discusses violence with video game execs and critics

  08-03-2018 14:45 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump raised concerns about the graphic depiction of violence in video games at a White House meeting Thursday with members of the industry and some of their most vocal critics.
  Searching for ways to respond to last month’s Florida school shooting, Trump has questioned the impact of video games, although decades of research have failed to find a link between gun violence and graphic depictions of violence in games. Meeting attendees said he sought t
  
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• Researcher: Bones discovered on remote island are likely Amelia Earhart’s

  08-03-2018 13:45 via kxan.com
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A University of Tennessee researcher says he has concluded that bones found on a remote South Pacific island are almost definitely those of famed American pilot Amelia Earhart.
  Richard Jantz, professor emeritus of anthropology and director emeritus of UT’s Forensic Anthropology Center, re-examined the bones, which were originally determined to be that of a man when measurements were conducted in 1940 by physician D.W. Hoodless.
  Jantz used several modern
  
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• Austin water bills could decrease with new city council proposal

  08-03-2018 13:24 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thursday’s Austin City Council agenda looks a bit lighter than in recent weeks. Here’s a quick rundown of the items we’re eyeing.
  Austin Water retail customer rates (water & wastewater services)
  Austin residents’ water bills could soon be going down if the city approves a new proposal from the utility company. Austin Water is proposing to lower rates, after having to increase them during recent drought years.
  “When we were going through the
  
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• ‘GoFundMe for the homeless’: An Austin man’s plan to fundraise with stories

  08-03-2018 13:03 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Kevin Price moved to Austin a few years back, he was shocked by the number of people he saw sleeping on the streets.
  Coming from a small town in New Mexico, he had never seen so many homeless people in one place before. “I knew instantly the first day that I got here I was going to do something to make a difference,” he said.
  This week, ahead of South By Southwest, he’s poised to start doing that, launching an online platform called Hearing the Homele
  
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• McDonald’s flipping logo upside down for International Women’s Day

  08-03-2018 12:51 via kxan.com
  LYNWOOD, Calif. (WCMH/CNN) – A California McDonald’s franchise is honoring International Women’s Day in an eye-catching way.
  The restaurant flipped its iconic golden arches to make a ‘W.’ International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8.
  There are about a hundred other McDonald’s restaurants around the country that will have flipped arches Thursday. All of them are owned by female operators.
  The upside-down logo will also be seen on packaging, crew shi
  
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• Will Gov. Rick Scott sign legislature’s compromise on guns?

  08-03-2018 12:24 via kxan.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — All eyes are now on Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
  “I’m going to take the time and I’m going to read the bill and I’m going to talk to families,” said Scott, who wouldn&rsq
  
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• Florida governor won’t say whether he will sign gun bill

  08-03-2018 12:24 via kxan.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association but falls short of what the Republican and survivors of the massacre demanded.
  Now he must decide whether to sign it. Scott has not said what he will do, and he plans to take up the issue Friday with relatives of 17 people slain in the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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• Florida Gov. Scott mum on if he’ll sign gun-control bill

  08-03-2018 12:24 via kxan.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three weeks after the fatal Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott faces a gun-control bill that falls short of what he and survivors of the massacre demanded, and he hasn’t said whether he’ll sign into law the legislation that challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
  “I’m going to take the time and I’m going to read the bill and I’m going to talk to families,” said Scott, a Republican.
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• Texas holds on to beat Iowa State in Big 12 tourney opener

  08-03-2018 05:39 via kxan.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KXAN) — Texas beat Iowa State, 68-64, to not only advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, but, more importantly, to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
  Most prognosticators figured the Longhorns would be a lock to make the field of 68 with a win, but would be on the outside looking in with a loss.
  Freshman point guard Matt Coleman sealed the win with a stop-and-pop 18 footer with 46 seconds to play to bring the game to its final score.
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• Fire rips through roof of north Austin self-storage center

  08-03-2018 05:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fire went through the roof of a north Austin self-storage center Wednesday evening, the Austin Fire Department said.
  Crews were called to Watson & Taylor self-storage at 11712 N. Lamar Blvd. — near the intersection with Braker Lane — at 9:41 p.m.
  AFD said around 10 p.m. that the bulk of the fire was put out.
  Additional information on what may have caused the fire was not immediately available.
  A fire at 11712 N. Lamar Blvd. on March 7, 2018 (Courtesy/Phili
  
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• Lawsuit filed after city demands $22M from Waller Creek Tunnel builder

  08-03-2018 05:29 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new lawsuit has been filed involving accusations the Waller Creek Tunnel was not built correctly.
  The lawsuit was filed by S.J. Construction after the city of Austin sent a letter last month demanding $22 million from the company.
  Officials say that’s because the work wasn’t done correctly, the tunnel will require more maintenance and costs over its lifetime. The city says the tunnel will not work as designed.
  The letter also claims the city is still working o
  
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• With more officers on leave, new worries about APD staffing ahead of SXSW

  08-03-2018 05:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With 15 APD officers recently put on administrative leave following officer-involved shootings, some are expressing concerns about police shortages ahead of South by Southwest, when a heavy police presence will be needed.
  The Greater Austin Crime Commission expressed concerns to KXAN in a statement, saying:
  “Every year during March, Austin’s population increases by hundreds of thousands of people as they travel to Austin to attend SXSW and other events, leaving
  
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• FBI speaks to parents after students were blackmailed for explicit photos

  08-03-2018 04:21 via kxan.com
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) — The FBI showed up in the Hill Country Wednesday night to talk with parents about a blackmailing case involving a Snapchat account asking for sexually explicit photos.
  On Tuesday, CPS Investigator Cindy Keele told KXAN the case involved a stranger students thought was a fellow teen contacting them but investigators believe it could be an adult.
  Around 200 Johnson City ISD parents packed into the Johnson High School to hear FBI agent Rex Miller speak.
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• US bars govt workers from Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen

  08-03-2018 03:49 via kxan.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a new travel alert for the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, where an explosion on a tourist ferry injured 26 people last month.
  The embassy says in an alert posted on its website that it received information Wednesday about a “security threat” in that city and U.S. government employees are prohibited from going there.
  It adds that the U.S. consular agency in Playa del Carmen “will be closed until further n
  
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• City reviewing demolition permit process as demand grows

  08-03-2018 03:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin Development Services Department is hoping input from the public will help them draft a more efficient set of rules and regulations for its demolition permit process.
  Last year’s audit done by the City Auditor’s Office found that the permit process isn’t as efficient as it should be. The study also found that the city wasn’t doing an adequate job at making sure all safety procedures, like checking for asbestos and lead paint, w
  
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• City reviewing demolition permit process and asking for your opinion as demand grows

  08-03-2018 03:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin Development Services Department is hoping input from the public will help them draft a more efficient set of rules and regulations for its demolition permit process.
  Last year’s audit done by the City Auditor’s Office found the permit process isn’t as efficient as it should be. The study also found that the city wasn’t doing an adequate job at making sure all safety procedures, like checking for asbestos and lead paint, were b
  
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• Voter turnout, fundraising challenges ahead for candidates in May runoff

  08-03-2018 02:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Primary season isn’t over in Texas just yet and a number of races are headed to a runoff election in May, before November’s general election.
  Andrew White, son of former Texas Gov. Mark White, and former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez will continue campaigning to secure a spot to go against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
  “One of the real challenges to campaigns that find themselves in runoffs is that they have to go back and re-mobilize their voters,&rdqu
  
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• Shoppers at The Domain unnerved by shooting death with suspect on the run

  08-03-2018 02:06 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Domain is supposed to be a fun place to shop, eat and sometimes work. A woman named Tiana told KXAN she is at the outdoor mall four or five times a week because she works nearby. But Tuesday evening she saw something she’d never seen before.
  “She was holding something and then she dropped it and it was all bloody,” Tiana remembered.
  Tiana pulled up near DICK’S Sporting Goods after a man had been shot in the parking lot. She says she saw a woman c
  
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• Capital Metro’s new CEO plans to ride the bus every day

  08-03-2018 01:28 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you’re the CEO of a public transportation agency, it’s probably best that you show up to work on one of those modes of transportation. That’s what Randy Clarke did Wednesday. Clarke, who is Capital Metro’s new CEO, was chosen to lead the agency earlier this year after several meetings.
  He says his two major priorities include making sure the largest change in service coming up this June goes smoothly and how Project Connect will set the groun
  
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• Women candidates dominate Texas Primary election in 2018

  08-03-2018 01:22 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, 28 women on the Texas Primary ballot either won their race outright or are heading to a primary runoff. It was a historic night for Republican and Democratic women in a state that has elected few of them to office. Currently, just three of the 36 members of Congress from Texas are women.
  The last 24 hours changed Mary Wilson’s life.
  “My phone is much busier today than it was yesterday,” said Wilson.
  This longtime pastor and math teacher never r
  
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• Austin taking steps to make walking safer with new signals

  08-03-2018 01:15 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin has hired a pedestrian coordinator to help make the city a safe, walkable city.
  The position was created a year and a half ago and is part of the Austin Transportation Department.
  Part of Joel Meyer’s goal as pedestrian coordinator is to study crash data on every crash involving a pedestrian and vehicle. It’s a significant problem according to Meyer who helped put together Austin’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan released in January.
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