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Senate passes budget deal reached on education
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Senate has passed a budget, lawmakers have reached a deal on public education changes and Gov. Rick Perry will soon receive a bill requiring drug screening for unemployment ...
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End of the line Alamo Heights rallies to stun Calallen baseball team in regional semifinal
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Calallen's Lee May Gonzalez pitches against Alamo Heights Friday, May 24, 2013 at Fairgrounds Field in Robstown. A four-run lead in the seventh inning wasn't enough for Calallen's baseball team to avoid another gut-wrenching result in the regional semifinal ...
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Letter to the Editor Windstorm insurance for tornadoes
I've always wondered that myself. Why, if you live in an area highly prone to windstorms like tornadoes, don't you have to purchase separate insurance like anyone living in an area highly prone to windstorms like hurricanes? It does seem like a double standard, when wind is wind is ...
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Astros players teach kids fundamentals at local clinics
Astros president Reid Ryan provides instruction to a young girl at one of three area clinics on Saturday. (Astros) HOUSTON -- The Astros organization continued to give back to the community, hosting three baseball clinics at youth baseball parks across the Houston area on Saturday morning. Four players, along with Astros president Reid Ryan, teamed up with the Astros Urban Youth Academy to host ...
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Rain causes flooding at animal shelter
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Recent rains in Austin are putting a strain on Town Lake Animal Center which was flooded this weekend. According to officials at the shelter the rain-waters have flooded parts of the facility, which they say has lead to an increase in kitten intake. The group Austin Pets Alive!, which runs the facility, says their staff are doing everything they can to keep flood waters from ...
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House Senate reach testing charter schools deal
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal to overhaul high school standardized testing and curriculum standards while increasing the number of charter schools in ...
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House adjourns while lawmakers resolved difference
With less than 36 hours left to pass laws during this regular session, lawmakers normally work all the way up to midnight. But this year, the House and Senate versions of many proposed laws differed enough to force them into conference ...
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Texas lawmakers send bill to modify concealed handgun licenses to governor
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas lawmakers have sent to Gov. Rick Perry a bill that allows concealed handgun license holders to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range. Current law certifies license holders to carry only the type of gun they use to get their license. The bill by Sen. Craig Estes, a Wichita Falls Republican, allows them to ...
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Woman killed in San Antonio flooding official says
SAN ANTONIO – A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area. San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says the 29-year-old woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters. He says her body was later found against a fence. Bove says rescue workers are searching for a second person who's missing after being trapped in another ...
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Texas gets OF Benson on waiver claim from Twins
SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers have acquired outfielder Joe Benson on a waiver claim from the Minnesota Twins, and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. Texas made room for Benson on its 40-man roster by transferring left-hander Matt Harrison from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Harrison, the team's opening day starter, has had two operations on his back since going on the DL in ...
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Texas flooding turns deadly as police confirm body found in water
reports . The body was found behind a store. A car had been found abandoned after being swept underneath a bridge into a culvert, but it isn't known whether the woman had been in that car. "Our officers and firefighters are doing a great job of monitoring the various closures and keeping the public safe," San Antonio police Chief William McManus said. "I've been kept ...
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Record rain leads to high-water rescues
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio firefighters have pulled people from submerged cars and rescued passengers whose bus was swept away in floodwaters. The city has had torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash flooding. Public transit spokeswoman Priscilla Ingle says firefighters on a boat were able to rescue the three bus passengers and ...
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Dozens rescued from flooded San Antonio area
The San Antonio International Airport by Saturday afternoon had recorded nearly 10 inches of rain since midnight. The highest amount of rainfall since midnight was 15.5 inches at Olmos Creek at Dresden ...
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Heavy rain turns deadly in San Antonio
By Patrick Garrity, NBC News The wet weather plaguing many parts of the U.S. this holiday weekend has turned fatal in sodden San Antonio.One person is dead, another is missing and nearly a hundred more have been rescued as heavy rain has pummeled the Texas city, causing flash ...
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Former Aransas County Sheriff killed in auto accident
Aransas County Sheriff Mark Gilliam jokingly offers up his hot dog to McGruff the Crime Dog in 2008 during the National Night Out Against Crime at the Rockport ...
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Cisterns serve useful purpose in yards
AUSTIN (KXAN) - This week John visits with ACC Permaculture instructor Caroline Riley, who showed us how she has implemented many techniques in her gardens that catches precious rainwater. A very important lesson in permaculture is to learn how to retain the water that falls on your property. And it is very easy to do the same things that Caroline has done! Rain barrels are a great way to get ...
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Cyclists kick off Anchorage ride
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A determined group of cyclists from the University of Texas will kick off a 70-day trip to Anchorage, Alaska, with the goal of raising awareness for cancer. The Texas 4000 is actually more than 4,000 miles across the country over summer break. On Saturday morning, team members and an organizer visited KXAN News Today to talk about the ride. The Texas 4000 website previews the ...
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Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop
The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone know that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, doesn't mean that the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a ...
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Battle Saint carries message of hope
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Karen LeMay was in the KXAN studio on Saturday morning to share the Battle Saint bracelet. The bracelets and scarves were the brainstorm of a military mother who wanted to provide comfort and hope to families of armed services members. "The BattleSaint project was hatched by a military Mom at a recent family reunion. She hosted 7 of her immediate relatives who were enlisted ...
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High-water rescues reported in San Antonio area
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio firefighters have pulled people from submerged cars and rescued passengers whose bus was swept away in flood waters from torrential rains.Officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash flooding.The city's transit agency says firefighters on a boat were able to rescue the three bus passengers and driver early Saturday. A spokeswoman says nobody was ...
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U.S. 181 in Pettus closed after flooding
PETTUS -- Northbound U.S. 181 in Pettus was shut down Saturday after heavy rains caused the road to flood, said Rickey Dailey, with the Texas Department of Transportation. The detour is Farm- to-Market road 623 in Pettus to Farm-to-Market 673 in Mineral to State Highway 72 in Pawnee back to U.S. 181 to Kenedy. See Caller.com for more ...
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Perry Texas Legislature honor fallen soldiers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry has addressed a joint session of the Legislature to honor Texans killed in combat, saying the duty to honor the fallen goes beyond ...
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New Braunfels rivers closed to tubers
NEW BRAUNFELS, Tx (KXAN) - The City of New Braunfels has closed the Guadalupe and Comal rivers on an opening weekend of summer. The area is not immune to flooding. During the summer of 2010, a man was killed and a number of people were rescued when the rivers overflowed their banks. Today's advisory comes during a heavy rain storm. "Due to recent heavy rains received overnight and ...
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In far North Texas authorities are searching for a prisoner from Florida who escaped from a transport van this morning
The search for an escaped prisoner out of Florida has spanned an enormous swath of North Texas this morning — from south of Wichita Falls all the way to Terrell, where police were briefly involved in the manhunt. But right now, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonnie Haschel, the search for 33-year-old Michael Rimmer of Bay County, Florida, is concentrated in and ...
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Pet of the Week Hunter
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Hunter, a treeing walker coonhound , is KXAN's Pet of the Week. Edward Flores of Austin Dog Rescue brought Hunter to KXAN on Saturday morning. According to the Austin Dog Rescue website, Hunter socializes well with other dogs. "Hunter is a sweet, affectionate, easy going boy that was rescued from a rural shelter on acold winter day in early January. He had only been at ...
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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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