Travis County
The Travis County Sheriff's office wants the public's help in solving the murder Thomas Baker. The 68-year-old was found dead off Old Highway 20 just east of Manor in April 2011.
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Austin
The City of Austin plans to install a push-button crosswalk light at South First Street and Thelma Drive. On Dec. 27 of last year, 17-year-old Joshua Milton and 16-year-old Melodie Hewitt were attempting to cross the intersection when they were struck by a pickup truck. They both died from their injuries.
7:42 PM
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Travis County
Elroy resident Don Haywood is working on starting up a nursery business on his 15-acre property in southeast Travis County. However, those efforts have been stymied by Formula One track developers who have filed a lawsuit against the former police officer, claiming his water line is trespassing on track property.
7:04 PM
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Williamson County
The incumbent is at the center of a prosecutorial misconduct case that is still under investigation, and the challenger has a public reprimand on her record. YNN's Political Reporter Alana Rocha takes a look at what voters can expect in the race for Williamson County District Attorney.
6:37 PM
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Austin
Austin Energy officials are asking the city council for more than $1 million to cover legal fees if the power company's planned rate hike is challenged by the Public Utility Commission. However, the actual scale of the hike in customer bills is still not solid.
5:37 PM
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Austin
The City of Austin and Capital Metro are working on a deal that would extend MetroRail service to Friday and Saturday nights until midnight, between Downtown Austin and the Lakeline area.
4:58 PM
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Austin
A new state law makes any theft of copper a state jail felony. Scrap dealers are also targets of the new legislation. The law makes it harder for them to purchase copper.
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US
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2-1 Tuesday that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedents when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
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US
An executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. Karen Handel announced her resignation as vice president for public policy in a letter to Komen officials Tuesday. She was supportive of cutting off funding from Planned Parenthood.
12:33 PM
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Austin
The Super Bowl theme carried over to the Boys and Girls Club of South Central Texas. Sunday, they held a tailgating party fundraiser in San Marcos.
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