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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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University of Texas graduates 4200
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas will graduate 4,200 students today. We spoke to two of them. The University of Texas at Austin is expecting about 4,200 graduating students at the main commencement ceremony Saturday night with a total crowd of about 25,000. Rebekah Scheuerle is a UT senior graduating from the Cockrell School of Engineering. Scheuerle, a chemical engineering major, set her ...
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Texas lawmakers protecting Merry Christmas from the Grinch
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It's Christmas in May in the Texas Legislature.The Texas Senate on Friday approved a bipartisan bill that aims to remove legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in Texas public schools. Traditional holiday symbols, such as a menorah or nativity scene, would also win a nod of state support so long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are also ...
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How the San Antonio Spurs match up against Memphis Grizzlies in NBA playoffs | Hunter Felt
The San Antonio Spurs will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals. We look at the matchups to decide which team has the ...
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Texas officials find body of missing postal worker
HOUSTON-Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb. U.S. postal carrier Marie Youngblood had used her personal vehicle to deliver mail on her rural route. Investigators found her body late in that car late Friday. The San Jacinto Sheriff's Department and other investigating agencies say they are ...
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Parker ready to lead Spurs against Grizzlies
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State's Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday night was nothing compared to Tony Parker's tirade at Green over the defensive lapse.It was a moment that must have made San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich proud."He's just really ...
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Pastor guilty of animal cruelty after injuring cat
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year.Rick Bartlett's conviction Friday of a Class A misdemeanor means he faces up to a year in jail. Sentencing is set for June 24. At the time of his arrest, the 56-year-old was a chaplain for the Bastrop police department and pastor at Bastrop ...
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Industry News From Across East Texas
Fenton Mazda, of Tyler, moved to 3225 SSW Loop, across from Sweet Sue's restaurant. The Fenton family is planning a major renovation of the facility, which should be completed by the end of the year, General Manager Chad Doan said. The Fenton Family of Dealerships has been in business since 1950 and has 16 dealerships. The Fenton family wants to expand the Mazda base in Tyler while ...
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KEDT to move its operations to Del Mar Colleges Center for Economic Development by 2015
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times KEDT’s Liz Laubach (left) waits to switch from a prerecorded interview back over to Leanne Winkler on Friday during the midday report at KEDT studios. KEDT plans to move its operations to Del Mar College’s Center for Economic Development Center as soon as July 2015. KEDT-TV plans to move its operations to Del Mar College's Center for Economic ...
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Report Clippers owner to meet with Vinny Del Negro MAY 18
Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate with the organization, a league source informed CSNNW.com. According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, says the two will meet in Los Angeles and a decision is anticipated shortly after. The ...
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Billie Sol Estes to be remembered at funeral
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.The funeral for Estes is set for Saturday afternoon in Granbury, located about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Estes died in his sleep Tuesday at the age of 88.He became one of the most notorious men in America ...
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Granbury residents hit by tornado to return home
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.The residents of Rancho Brazos Estates neighborhood will be allowed back in to survey things started Saturday morning.Granbury bore the brunt of the damage during Wednesday's ...
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Fort Worth museum displays art of 91-year-old
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works.Two dozen paintings by Dolores "Toppy" Cochran went on display Friday at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The exhibit called "Toppy's Passion" is on view through May 29.Cochran lives in an assisted living facility in Richland Hills, a ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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Austin musicians point to a variety of reasons to appreciate McCartney
May 18--As a kid in Connecticut, Jonathan Konya, drummer for Austin blues rock band the Ghost Wolves, went on camping trips with his parents and his sister, and the only tape in the car was the 1963 album "Please Please Me," the debut LP from the Beatles. Konya and his sister listened, on repeat, until the songs -- particularly "Love Me Do" and "I Saw Her Standing ...
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Additional water restrictions delayed in Corpus Christi conservation continues
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Kenny Mutchler, 63, waters his family vegetable plot with city water at his farm outside Taft on Monday. The family plot is next to 40 acres of sorghum and cotton, which he doesn’t water and relies solely on rain to grow. The National Weather Service is predicting continued drought through this summer. We need to make water conservation a lifestyle, ...
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Live Beach to Bay Relay Marathon coverage
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Whether you are running in the race, volunteering, watching, waiting for the after-race party to begin in downtown Corpus Christi or sleeping in, we'll have updates from Saturday's 2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. The 7 a.m. race begins ...
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West Oso Elementary Father-Daughter…
Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesBriseis Del Fierro, 8, laughs as she and her father, Edward, hit the floor Friday as they dance together at a father-daughter dance at West Oso ...
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Retired Moody principal to take West Oso ISD assistant superintendent job
(c) Jupiterimages West Oso ISD trustees consider retired, longtime Moody High School Principal Conrado Garcia as the West Oso district's new assistant ...
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Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
President Barack Obama attends a roundtable at the Center for Urban Families (CFUF) in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". CFUF is a Baltimore non-profit whose mission is to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
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Bradley retains advantage in Texas
Keegan Bradley maintained his three-shot lead at the HP Byron Nelson Championship by following up his stunning opening round of 60 with a one-under-par 69 in Texas on Friday. The American Ryder Cup star, who had four birdies and three bogeys in his second round at TPC Four Seasons Resort, will head into the weekend with compatriot Tom Gillis (63) and South Korea's Bae Sang-moon (66) as his ...
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Corpus Christi Parks Recreation Department Classes
Cheer Classes will be offered by the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department. Learn chants, cheers, dance, routines, and other fundamentals of cheerleading. This class combines fitness with fun and is a great opportunity for youth to stay physically active. This is a great opportunity for the youth to gain experience in cheerleading and meet new friends! Come join the party! It's ...
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Rangers offense falls short in 2-1 loss to Tigers
ARLINGTON, Texas — With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello ...
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El Paso still counting cost of storm
El Paso may be counting the cost of last year’s intense hail storm for the next two years according to expert opinions and data released by local insurance companies to El Paso news media.
On September 16th last year a hail storm hit the city causing extensive damage to homes, businesses and cars across the city but with the vast majority of damage centered around East Side. Around 20,000 cars and 10,000 homes were damaged according to the Insurance Council of Texas, which amounted to $150 million. Read more
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