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Akins students help out in Granbury
GRANBURY, Texas (KXAN) - Student from a South Austin high school were in Granbury Friday, delivering goods to those affected by Wednesday's killer storms. The damage left behind from the powerful tornado tugged on a bond between rivals turned teammates. Student from Akins High School packed their car with gift cards, bottled water, pillows and air mattresses to help the students, some whom ...
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Grossman excited to play against former team
Email PITTSBURGH -- It was always the dream of outfielder Robbie Grossman to one day play at PNC Park. He finally got the chance on Friday, even if it was in a different uniform than he originally envisioned. Grossman, who was acquired by the Astros in last year's trade that sent Wandy Rodriguez to the Pirates, was drafted in the sixth round by the Pirates in 2008 out of Cy-Fair High ...
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Altuve to rejoin Astros on Saturday
Email PITTSBURGH -- All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve will rejoin the Astros on Saturday and be in the lineup against the Pirates after missing three games on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother in Venezuela. He actually arrived in Pittsburgh on Friday, but manager Bo Porter told him to stay at the team's downtown hotel. Altuve left Monday's game in Detroit ...
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Norris given two extra days to rest back
Email PITTSBURGH -- Bud Norris, who left his most recent start, Monday in Detroit, with lower back spasms, could have taken his normal turn in the rotation on Sunday, but Astros manager Bo Porter decided to give him two extra days and push him back until Tuesday at home against the Royals. Lucas Harrell will start Sunday's game on his regular four days of rest, with lefty Dallas Keuchel ...
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House OKs state audit of Perry enterprise fund
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry's deal-closing Texas Enterprise Fund would receive a state audit under a bill close to clearing the state ...
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Akins High School students deliver supplies to Granbury
GRANBURY, Texas (KXAN) - Student from a South Austin high school were in Granbury Friday, delivering goods to those affected by Wednesday's killer storms. The damage left behind from the powerful tornado tugged on a bond between rivals turned teammates. Student from Akins High School packed their car with gift cards, bottled water, pillows and air mattresses to help the students, some whom ...
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Amid debris of tornado-ravaged Texas town ‘miracle’ dog found
GRANBURY, Texas -- Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, officials said on ...
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Video Texas tornado survivor found neighbors house in backyard
The tornado that ripped apart a Texas neighborhood spared Howard Smith's home, but what he found in his yard haunts him. Anna Werner shares his ...
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Mathis city managers resignation leaves two positions vacant
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Mathis officials confirmed that the city manager quit Thursday evening but declined to release further details. City Secretary Mary Gonzales said that Larry Whittington, who also served as Mathis' police chief, resigned during ...
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Leals well-placed hits pace Calallens victory over Flour Bluff in baseball quarterfinal opener
Photos by GEORGE GONGORA/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Calallen’s Preston Dorsey makes solid contact during Thursday’s Region IV-4A quarterfinal opener against Flour Bluff at Steve Chapman Field. Calallen's Mikey Leal seems to follow the advice of old-time major leaguer "Wee" Willie Keeler: "Hit 'em where they ain't." That proved most irksome for ...
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Bastrop pastor found guilty of animal cruelty
A jury deliberated less than an hour Friday to find Bastrop pastor Rick Bartlett guilty of animal cruelty in connection with the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood.County Court-at-Law Judge Terry Flenniken scheduled a June 24 sentencing for the 56-year-old Bartlett, who was a chaplain for the Bastrop Police Department and pastor at Bastrop Christian Church at the time of his ...
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UT graduation highlights busy weekend
AUSTIN (KXAN) - This is one special weekend for the students, family and friends of University of Texas graduates. Many will be flooding by foot to the Frank Erwin Center, and especially the UT Tower on Saturday night to watch the ceremonies , so take extra precaution driving anywhere around the area. If you're not participating, it will be best to steer clear of the 40 acres altogether. ...
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Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Power lines damaged by Wednesday's tornado litter the streets in Cleburne, Texas on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday ...
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Psychotic Voicemail From Losing Dallas Candidate To Reporter Goes Viral
Screenshot of Richard Sheridan clearly in action with a characteristic NSFW diatribe. Sore losers are a ‘feisty’ bunch. That’s a good word… feisty. Some other words that apply are whiny ...
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Texas tornado victim ‘it’s really devastating’
texas , officially the search for the missing is over. all are accounted for. the focus is on the devastation and the far-off recovery for the town and the region to the west of ft. worth ...
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Man in custody in death of son grandson
FAIRVIEW, Texas (AP) -- Police say an 83-year-old man has been taken into custody after his son and grandson were found shot to death in the North Texas home all three ...
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Child Dies After Being Left in Car in School Parking Lot
According to police, at about 1:20 p.m., someone spotted the child unattended in a car parked in the faculty parking lot at Frank Guzick Elementary School at 5000 Berridge ...
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Fitch Rates Texas AM Univ System Rev Financing System Bonds AA+ Outlook Stable
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Watch Teen Nabs 14-Foot Gator in Texas Hunt
Braxton deals he has been a hunter since he was eight years old. He's now eighteen and he's wanted to hunt alligators for years. -- if if parliament does a in my that was from the union for any ...
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Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman left off final nominations list
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman soon may be hitting the bricks, barring a last-minute change of heart in the state Senate. Kitzman's name does not appear on the list of nominees published in advance of a Monday hearing of the Senate Nominations Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Glenn Hegar Jr., R-Katy. It is mostly likely the committee's final ...
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Construction to start on $600000 Lamar Volunteer Fire Department station
CORPUS CHRISTI -- About 25 Lamar volunteer firefighters soon will have a new station to call home. Construction will start next month on a steel, hurricane-ready, 9,300-square-foot building in the 300 block of Bois D' Arc Street, officials said. Officials said the building, more than double the size of the current fire station, is expected to have four bays, a training room, office, ...
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Standoff between harbor pilots refineries raises questions about port commissioner conflicts
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Beach to Bay preparations
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesVolunteers sort through thousands of bags Friday at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach as runners pick up their bags for the annual Beach to Bay relay marathon, which is ...
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House OKs major changes to state cancer institute
AUSTIN (AP) The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board. The lower chamber used a simple voice vote Friday to give preliminary approval to one of the most-watched bills in the Texas Legislature. It mandates sweeping changes to the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute ...
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New bike lanes open on Barton Springs
AUSTIN (KXAN) - On "Bike to Work Day", Austin opened up its latest bike lane Friday. It stretches from South 1st Street to Lamar Boulevard on Barton Springs Road. The next generation of bike lane is more family friendly. The west bound side boasts a wider sidewalk to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. The east bound side now has a seven foot wide bike lane with markers to keep the ...
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San Antonio planning facelift for downtown
River North is widely considered to be one of the most rundown, neglected and unsafe areas of the city. It has stood for years at the edge of downtown like a blight on the conscience of San Antonio, reminding city officials and the community constantly that something must be done. But, finding the money to proceed with a redevelopment project has proven difficult, until recently.
River North will be entirely overhauled in a new project that aims to revamp the area and make it an integral part of the life and culture of the city’s core, rather than a ghost town that people avoided at all costs. The project is finally underway following the injection of over US$24 million in funding for the overhaul. Read more
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