• How to learn the benefits of recycling

    How to learn the benefits of recycling
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nov. 15 is the day set aside for Texas Recycles Day. Rich Segal spoke with Laura Lopez from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the history of this day and the reason it is so important.This event dates back to 1994 when it was National Recycles Day. There are 40 states, including Texas, participating in their respective Recycles Day.Lopez said this day is important because one person throws away seven pounds of of waste per day. It adds up to nearly 30 pounds of wa
  • SMPD: Man accused of shooting, killing neighbor's dog with pellet gun

    SMPD: Man accused of shooting, killing neighbor's dog with pellet gun
    SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- One man was arrested after police said he shot and killed his neighbor's dog, the San Marcos Police Department said on social media Tuesday.On Monday, SMPD received a call with the victim saying the incident happened in the Victory Gardens neighborhood.Andrew Kennedy, 68 | Courtesy San Marcos Police DepartmentOfficers were able to obtain surveillance footage showing a man, Andrew Kennedy, 68, who was walking with a weapon, shooting the dog. Other evidence collected at

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