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Texas high school football: Arizona State, TCU commits among Austin area's best 10 WRs
As the 2024 Texas high school football season nears kickoff Thursday, the American-Statesman takes a look at the top 10 players at every position. High school reporters Colby Gordon and Rick Cantu rank the top 10 wide receivers from the Austin area who surely will find themselves in the end zone plenty this year. ...
Austin ISD settles lawsuit with Disability Rights Texas over special education backlog
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD has reached a settlement agreement over a 2021 lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Texas that accused the school district of failing to provide timely special education services to five students. Last Thursday, the Austin ISD board voted to approve the settlement. However, neither the...
Tip to FBI possibly prevents school shooting in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A tip on social media helps prevent a possible shooting at Graham Elementary School in northeast Austin. The tipster alerted the FBI to 17-year-old Giana Castillo and her posts about planning a shooting at her former elementary school. Castillo allegedly wrote about hating people and trying to acquire a gun. She is now facing one charge of terroristic threat, for allegedly planning a shooting at Graham Elementary School in the Austin Independent School District.
13-year-old shot and killed in East Austin shootout between two other minors
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police arrested two minors for their suspected involvement in a recent shooting that left a 13-year-old dead. The shooting happened on Thursday, August 22 at around 8:35 p.m. in the 6300 block of Thurgood Avenue. Police say the 13-year-old and another minor drove a stolen...
The rules have changed. Read this before you buy or sell a home!
DALLAS — There have been a lot of headlines lately about legal settlements that are changing the way homes are bought and sold. Probably the most talked about settlement was the $418 million one entered into by the National Association of Realtors earlier this year. That agreement, and the changes it brought about, just went into effect nationwide this month.
Man charged after allegedly attempting to enter Austin bar with firearm, resisting arrest
AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly attempting to enter a downtown Austin bar with a loaded firearm and then fleeing from police. According to an arrest affidavit, Joshua Alexander West faces charges including attempted unlawful carrying of a weapon on licensed premises,...
Watch Fists and Vests Fly in Texas Biker Brawl
The Wild Texas Showdown You Won't Believe: Biker Brawl Erupts in AustinHeadline. We will be breaking down the video at the bottom of this article with out any context whatsoever. Sort of a blind play-by-play if you will. Triple Threat Match. The video opens and we are already right in...
New Technology Results With Mother Arrested In Texas Cold Case
A 23 year old Texas cold case finally got the break it needed because of new technology developed in the field of DNA, and thanks almost entirely to private donations, charges were finally brought against the mother of a day old baby that was abandoned in 2001, and buried with the name Angel Baby Doe.
Screen time with Austin entrepreneur Adam Lyons
Austin entrepreneur Adam Lyons wants to shake up the cellphone industry. Driving the news: He recently launched Really, a wireless carrier focused on privacy. Context: Lyons previously was a founder at The Zebra, an Austin-based online insurance adviser. Several Really executives previously worked at other Austin companies, including chief revenue...
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