Registered sex offender held for sniffing butts and violating probation, again
He was arrested for violating his parole and will remain in custody until his hearing
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Fox found near Texas State campus tests positive for rabies
Officials urged the San Marcos community to take precautions after the city said a fox found near Texas State University tested positive for rabies.
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20% of voter-approved Austin bond funding from last decade yet to be spent, new dashboard shows
The city of Austin has spent about 70% of total bond funding approved by voters in the last decade, according to a new dashboard released to increase transparency with the public....
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Tesla Takes Over Austin: Thousands Roll Into Giga Texas for X Takeover
If it seemed like Teslas and Cybertrucks were taking over Austin, you weren't imagining things.Thousands of Tesla owners rolled into town for the X Takeover, a...
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As early voting nears, Musk dumps millions into Paxton-aligned groups
From the time he declared his run for U.S. Senate to the end of September, Democratic State Rep. James Talarico raised nearly $123 million to his campaign. In the same stretch, Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate campaign has raised nearly $19.5 million. In two weeks, Elon Musk ...
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West Campus church to serve as new polling location on Election Day
For the first time in five years, West Campus will have a polling location in the heart of the neighborhood just in time for the November midterm elections....
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Trump rallies in Georgia with Collins, Jackson ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump returned to Georgia on Friday afternoon to headline a campaign rally in Dalton.
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The Latest: Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving post after a rocky start
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as President Donald Trump’s chief spokeswoman. A person familiar with the matter said Zacharia is transitioning out of the job. The person was granted anonymity to discuss a...
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Watch: Manor vs. Lehman football live
Manor looks to extend its two-game winning streak Friday night against a Lehman team that has struggled on both sides of the ball in recent weeks.
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Mayor says Austin ISD petition to close schools seems to have enough signatures
Will the Austin Independent School District avoid a state takeover? That's the question that remains after a petition to close two failing schools is now getting some pushback....
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Petition to trigger AISD school closures appears to have enough signatures: Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
Mayor Kirk Watson says it appears that enough signatures have been collected to trigger the closure of Webb and Burnet Middle Schools to prevent a state takeover of the district....
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Amber Guyger released on parole after murder conviction
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of murdering a man inside his own apartment, was released from prison today.
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Giddings seeks dismissal of lawsuit over former officer soliciting sexual acts during traffic stop
The city's motion to dismiss the lawsuit says the plaintiff hasn't "pled facts to plausibly show" that a city policy or actions caused her an injury.