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Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously as the "New York of Europe" and the "Black Spot on the Mersey." Waist-deep in this mosaic we find William Bower Forwood making a busy life for himself, making his fortune in cotton trading (including running the American blockade of the Southern States) and then delving into public affairs. We see the civic leader, dedicated to the betterment of "the go ...
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A new, immersive Vincent Van Gogh exhibit is coming to Austin this summer. What to know
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The man who painted "The Starry Night" is on his way to Austin — in spirit, of course. This June, the Circuit of the Americas will host "Beyond Van Gogh [van-GOH]: An Immersive Experience" where folks can view Vincent van Gogh's famous works as part of a three-dimensional world. The exhibit opens June 18 and will run through Aug. 8. "Beyond Van Gog…
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City's quadruple hopes ended by Chelsea, Newcastle creep towards safety and will Kane be fit for the Euros?
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Vicky and Darren are joined by Lianne Sanderson to reflect on Chelsea's FA Cup victory over Man City, ending Guardiola's side's hope of an historic quadruple, whilst Newcastle survive a scare against 10 man West Ham to improve their bid of staying in the PL. Also, after Harry Kane's injury late on against Everton, they discuss his chances of being …
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Barbie pop-up truck pulling into Austin this weekend for throwback tour
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Get ready for a blast from the past this weekend at the Domain. A Barbie pop-up Truck is setting up shop in Austin for one day only on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The hot pink truck's debut in Austin is part of the Barbie Truck Totally Throwback Tour, which is celebrating 60 years of Barbie. The pop-up will feature exclusive Barbie-themed merch…
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Love South Asian movies? Austin's Indie Meme Film Festival returns in 2021 for online event
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Indie Meme Film Festival, Austin's annual celebration of South Asian independent cinema, will return this month for an online edition. The sixth annual fest will be held over two weekends, April 16-18 and 23-25, via the Filmocracy.com platform. In addition to streaming films, viewers will find virtual Q&As with filmmakers. This is the second virtua…
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NASA picks Elon Musk's SpaceX to build craft for moon mission
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SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by recent Texas transplant Elon Musk, has been selected by NASA to build its next spacecraft that will take a crew to the moon. The mission would land astronauts on the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years. It's unclear where the lunar lander will be built, but SpaceX has a significant presence in far Sou…
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Pflugerville school district projects $14.3 million budget shortfall, reducing positions
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Saying it is facing a $14 million budget shortfall next year due to the pandemic, the Pflugerville school district on Friday announced it is looking at reducing staff positions for the 2021-22 school year. Chief Operations Officer Eduardo Ramos said potential solutions would include not filling all open positions in the district, repurposing staff …
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After heated debate, Round Rock school district votes to keep mask requirement
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Dueling online petitions calling on the Round Rock school district to either remove or sustain its mask requirements led to a heated debate Thursday and a vote by the Board of Trustees to keep the established protocols. More than 1,700 people signed an online petition asking the board to make masks optional and many speakers attended the Thursday m…
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Williamson County closing its COVID-19 vaccine waiting list Friday, will refer people to providers
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Williamson County closed its COVID-19 vaccine waiting list at 5 p.m. Friday. Officials said the county still has approximately 30,000 people on its waitlist, but only about 5% of the people invited to schedule an appointment are following through and making one. Officials say many of the people who got on the waitlist already have received their va…
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'The bill should be called common sense carry': Texas House backs no-permit gun carry legislation
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The Texas House on Friday gave final approval to a measure that would allow carrying a handgun in Texas without a permit, a multiyear effort that never before had gotten a vote in the lower chamber. The 87 to 58 vote was largely along party lines. HB 1927 would allow anyone over the age of 21 who can legally possess a firearm to carry a handgun in …
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Abbott blasts Biden administration decision to block health care safety net for uninsured Texans
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said the Biden administration is “obstructing healthcare access for vulnerable Texans” after officials rescinded approval for a waiver that delivers billions in federal dollars to hospitals in Texas. The 1115 Medicaid waiver serves as a federal funding agreement that reimburses hospitals in Texas for expenses they incur w…
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Judge rules government can take South Texas family's land despite Biden's 'pause' on wall
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The federal government can take immediate possession of additional land in the Rio Grande Valley for construction of the border wall, even though President Joe Biden has said he does not plan to push forward with the project, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling came in response to the government's motion filed during the waning days of the Trump …
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Austin Public Health keeping vaccine portal open for longer periods, officials say
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Austin Public Health on Friday announced that residents who need their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine can now schedule an appointment through the agency from Saturday night until Tuesday morning, a system now in place after thousands of time slots went unbooked Thursday. Officials said the agency is now brainstorming several ways to encourag…
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Texas health officials say COVID-19 vaccine demand continues, despite Johnson & Johnson pause
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State health officials said Thursday they expect to see continued high demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in Texas, despite an order to halt administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports of rare blood clots in six women. None of the six cases occurred in Texas, where about 500,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine hav…
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As city marks 23rd homicide in 2021, Austin police to target gun violence
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Citing a continual rise of gun violence in the city, Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon on Friday said the department is launching a violence intervention program that targets crimes involving firearms. As part of the new initiative, which will begin immediately and be reviewed at the end of August, Chacon said the department's organized cri…
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Craving live music? Austin outdoor venues offer an oasis in a time of pandemic purgatory
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Many of Austin’s top music destinations remain shuttered amid the pandemic, and many people might still feel most comfortable seeing live music outdoors. The good news: There’s a whole lot of options for hearing bands in open-air environments. Over the past few weeks, the Austin 360 team visited a dozen of these places and compiled a broad sampler …
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Williamson County extends deadline for small businesses to apply for COVID grants
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The deadline for Williamson County small businesses in the food service affected by the coronavirus pandemic to apply for grants has been extended to April 30. Businesses will need to provide documentation that they are eligible for the program and have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the Wilco Forward Phase 2 signup page fo…
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Leander mayor's race pits incumbent against City Council member
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Leander Mayor Troy Hill is running for his second term against City Council Member Christine Sederquist. Hill, who is 59, is a technology salesman. Sederquist, who is 39, creates digital marketing content and strategy for small businesses. She has served one term on the council. Both candidates said Leander faces issues with its infrastructure. See…
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Austin man indicted for crash that killed 8 undocumented immigrants in southwest Texas
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An Austin man has been indicted in connection to a crash last month that killed eight undocumented immigrants who were traveling in the back of his truck, according to the Department of Justice. According to immigration officials, 24-year-old Sebastian Tovar was driving a maroon pickup truck on March 15 with the eight undocumented immigrants in Del…
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DPS trooper fatally hits pedestrian lying in roadway near state Capitol, authorities say
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A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper early Thursday struck a pedestrian who was lying in the street near the Capitol, authorities said. Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded at 3:46 a.m. to the corner of West 13th and Colorado streets, where DPS troopers tried to treat the pedestrian at the scene. But the man, described by authorities on…
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Some in Mueller affordable home program stung with higher bill due to escrow issue
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Some residents who own homes designated as affordable in the Mueller neighborhood in East Austin experienced sticker shock recently when they learned of huge spikes in their escrow payments. The problem stems from lenders' calculations of escrow bills for 35 homeowners who last year bought condos that were earmarked for income-qualified buyers thro…
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Austin names first official dedicated to helping economically, culturally displaced residents
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Austin now has a city official dedicated to making sure residents who get priced out of their neighborhoods can seek help and remain in the place they call home. Nefertitti Jackmon, the former executive director of Six Square, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve the cultural legacy of Austin’s Black Cultural District, on Wednesday became the Housing…
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Texas House OKs Medicaid coverage expansion for mothers until one year postpartum
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The Texas House on Thursday approved a bill to extend Medicaid coverage to eligible women for at least one year after giving birth or experiencing a miscarriage, a move advocates say could reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate. Currently, eligible low-income women in Texas lose Medicaid coverage 60 days after pregnancy. See omnystudio.com/list…
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Texas Senate approves limits on transgender student athletes
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Split irrevocably along party lines, the Texas Senate on Thursday approved legislation banning transgender student athletes from competing in sports within their gender identity. All 18 Republicans voted for Senate Bill 29, which would require athletes in Texas public high schools and grade schools to compete in sports based on the "biological sex"…
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'The bill should be called common sense carry': Texas House backs no-permit gun carry legislation
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The Texas House on Thursday gave initial approval to a measure that would allow carrying a handgun in Texas without a permit, a multiyear effort that never before had gotten a vote in the lower chamber. The 84-to-56 vote was largely along party lines. House Bill 1927, authored by a number of Republican lawmakers, would allow anyone over the age of …
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Senate OKs bill allowing Lake Austin property owners to secede from city
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The Texas Senate approved a bill Thursday that would pave the way for hundreds of Lake Austin shoreline properties to secede from the city of Austin to avoid paying city property taxes. Senate Bill 659 from Senator Dawn Buckingham, a Republican from Lakeway, passed 18-to-12, with voting along party lines. Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat from Austin…
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Goals out of Austin's homelessness 'summit' include 3,000 housing units, millions in spending
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For the past month, Mayor Steve Adler and other city of Austin officials have met behind closed doors with community leaders to develop a plan to tackle the city's swelling homelessness crisis. The ambitious plan was unveiled to the public Thursday, highlighted by a three-year timeline and a total cost estimate of $250 million. The proposal is perh…
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Idaho Sports Prepcast | Century's Bruin Fleischmann and Middleton's Nate Hartman
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Century High junior Bruin Fleischmann has made his decision about where he will play college football, and discusses his decision. Then, Middleton has a new boys' basketball coach: Nate Hartman. We take a deep dive into Coach Hartman's background and coaching philosophies. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow the Idaho Sports team on Twitter Lik…
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Austin musicians can get their COVID-19 vaccines at Emo's this month.
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If you're an Austin musician and you'd like to get the COVID-19 vaccine at one of the city's premier music venues, Austin Public Health and the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians have just the opportunity for you. Austin Public Health will administer a limited number of Moderna vaccines to local musicians on two dates in April at Emo's on East Ri…
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Dell Technologies spinning off ownership stake in VMWare
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Round Rock-based Dell Technologies said Wednesday that it is spinning off its ownership stake in VMware, a California-based cloud-software company. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of calendar 2021 and result in two standalone companies. Dell Technologies said the companies will continue to work together. Dell Technologies owns a…
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Mobile Loaves & Fishes plans to quadruple its Community First Village for homeless Austinites
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Austin nonprofit organization Mobile Loaves & Fishes will break ground in summer 2022 on two new phases of its Community First Village that are expected to nearly quadruple the number of homes in this neighborhood designed to house people who have been chronically homeless. The next two phases will add 1,400 homes to the more than 500 homes in the …
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Judge: Williamson Co. could hit 70% vaccinated by May 31, prompting closure of hubs
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Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell on Tuesday said the county could have 70% of its population vaccinated from COVID-19 by Memorial Day. When the county reaches that vaccination rate, he said, it can close its vaccination hubs and people who need vaccines can go to pharmacies or their own doctors. According to data from the Texas Department of He…
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Lake Travis school board candidate cited by police after confrontation over mask at store
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Lake Travis school board candidate Kara Bell was cited last week for assault and released following a scuffle with a store employee after refusing to wear a mask at the Nordstrom Rack on Brodie Lane, according to Sunset Valley police. Police were called around 6 p.m. on April 7 by store employees when Bell shoved the store’s loss prevention officer…
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Ex-Austin Energy employee accused of stealing $130k in items from utility
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A former Austin Energy employee admitted to stealing $43,000 in equipment, triggering a joint investigation by the city auditor's office and the Austin Police Department that the city auditor's office says uncovered a pattern of theft that went even deeper. Rodney Stockton, an inventory control specialist, left Austin Energy in April 2019 after adm…
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Nonprofits helping tenants evicted from freeze-damaged Round Rock units after judge lifts order
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Two nonprofits are helping tenants after a Williamson County judge on Tuesday ended a temporary restraining order that directed the management of the Townhomes at Double Creek in Round Rock to pay hotel bills for those evicted from their freeze-damaged units. Sandalwood Management sent residents of 44 units at the town homes on Louis Henna Boulevar…
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Telehealth expansion, prescription savings program get tentative approval in Texas House
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The Texas House gave initial approval Wednesday to bipartisan bills that would expand telehealth after the coronavirus pandemic and create a prescription drug savings program for uninsured residents. Both measures are part of a sweeping health care package in the Legislature's lower chamber. House Bill 4 would expand virtual health care to Medicaid…
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Texas House gives initial OK to Medicaid coverage expansion for mothers until one year postpartum
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The Texas House on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill to extend Medicaid coverage to eligible women for at least one year after giving birth or experiencing a miscarriage, a move advocates say could reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate. Currently, eligible low-income women in Texas lose Medicaid coverage 60 days after pregnancy. A simi…
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Texas Senate backs penalizing cities that cut police spending
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Gaining stronger Democratic support than expected, the Texas Senate approved a Republican priority bill that would penalize cities and counties that cut spending on police. Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican from Houston, said Tuesday evening that her bill was intended to promote public safety and show support for law enforcement amid calls to defund …
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Wife of slain Austin jeweler Ted Shaughnessy voices grief, betrayal as hitman sentenced
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The wife of slain Austin jeweler Ted Shaughnessy conveyed her despair, grief and sense of betrayal Wednesday immediately after one of the hitmen who killed her husband — and who was hired by her son — pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The plea deal for 24-year-old Johnny Leon III was negotiated on the heels of two ot…
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ERCOT facing fresh skepticism as strains on Texas power grid continue
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The operator of Texas' power grid is facing fresh skepticism after the grid faced a near emergency Tuesday, just two months since February's deadly power outages. Even though it was a mild spring afternoon with highs in the 70s and 80s, power generation came close to falling short of demand Tuesday, leading the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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With Black Pumas run, Stubb's BBQ aims to bring full capacity shows back to Austin
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Back in the before times, Austin's powerhouse rock 'n' soul duo, Black Pumas, sold out an unprecedented run of four shows at the Red River Cultural District venue, Stubb's BBQ. Now, hot off a performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony where they were up for three awards including record of the year and album of the year, the band is scheduled t…
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Austin Parks Foundation announces call for artists for Zilker train bridge mural
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The Austin Parks Foundation has announced a call for artists to design a mural under the Barton Springs Road bridge as part of the new Zilker train. Developments to revitalize the Zilker train are underway with the anticipated reopening in the fall. The tunnel under the bridge will receive an update, as will the track, depot, and various features. …
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Health care company Fresenius cuts 121 jobs in Austin
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Fresenius Health Partners, a health care company that provides dialysis services to patients, is laying off 121 employees in Austin amid a cost-cutting effort that was announced by its Germany-based corporate parent six weeks ago. The Austin job cuts will be effective May 31, according to documents filed with the state. See omnystudio.com/listener …
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George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski gear up to take on Ken Paxton
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Democrat Joe Jaworski, a former Galveston mayor and the grandson of legendary Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski, and George P. Bush, the Republican Texas land commissioner who also has a famous grandfather, are setting their sights in the 2022 election on Ken Paxton, the current Texas attorney general who's been under indictment for nearly…
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Texas Supreme Court tosses Shelley Luther's contempt finding for refusing to close salon
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday tossed out contempt of court judgment against Shelley Luther, the Dallas hair salon owner who rose to national prominence when she was jailed last year for refusing an order to close under pandemic safety rules. In a unanimous ruling, the court said the contempt finding was improper because it was based on a judge'…
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Lawsuit accuses Texas AG Ken Paxton of improperly blocking critics on Twitter
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A federal lawsuit filed in Austin accuses Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of improperly blocking critics from following his official Twitter account. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by the ACLU of Texas on behalf of nine blocked Twitter users, argues that Paxton's pattern of blocking critics based on their viewpoint violates the users' rights to spea…
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Texas State notebook: Bobcats softball team ties school record with 18th straight win
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Texas State University's softball team tied a program record Tuesday with its 18th straight win, the same day the Bobcats found out they're ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2018. The 23rd-ranked Bobcats, who are 25 and 3, beat Number 25 Texas A&M 7-6 on second baseman Sara Vanderford's walk-off RBI double. The Bobcats' school record of…
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Abbott activates Texas resources ahead of possible storms, brush fire danger this weekend
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Governor Greg Abbott placed several emergency response units and resources on standby Friday as dangerous weather conditions was expected across Texas over the weekend. The National Weather Service forecast called for severe storms with heavy winds and large hail in the eastern third of the state and extreme fire conditions in the western and south…
