Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal charges
Hundreds of migrants arrested under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch and jail” border security push have been sitting in prison for weeks with no charges filed against them, and …
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Djitte, Gaines score first goals as Austin FC beats LA Galaxy to snap skid
Josh Wolff has been looking for Austin FC to show some discipline and will all season. Moussa Djitté and …
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CDC director warns of ‘dire straits’ in COVID-hit areas of US
Parts of the U.S. health system “are in dire straits,” as the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant …
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Low wages and pandemic gut staffing support for those with disabilities
Ernestine “Erma” Bryant likes her job, but the pay is a problem. She works in a caregiver role as a …
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Crackdown at Del Rio migrant camp shows competing powers of sympathy and get-tough policies
DEL RIO, Texas — By this weekend, the sprawling squalid migrant camp near the international bridge here …
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New position? No problem. Versatile Dallas Cowboys rookie Micah Parsons dominant in win.
So how much confidence and faith do the Dallas Cowboys have in rookie top pick Micah Parsons to not …
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Clarence E. Hill Jr.: It’s time for Cowboys to rein in special teams coach John Fassel
Dallas Cowboys special teams John Fassel is going to get head coach Mike McCarthy fired one day. It …
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House budget panel advances Biden’s giant tax, spending bill
The House Budget Committee advanced a draft version of President Joe Biden’s signature tax and …
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Americans ramp up Google searches for COVID tests amid scarcity
Searches for COVID-19 tests on Google are surging as the delta variant spreads in the U.S. and more …
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Perfect Game scouting org to build new headquarters, 16-field baseball, softball tournament complex in Cedar Park
Perfect Game will build a 16-field baseball/softball sports complex and a new headquarters with additional commercial development in Cedar Park, which will generate $20 million in new city revenues over the first 10 years.
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Two local high schools ranked among the best in Texas
Westwood and Vandegrift high schools were named among the best public high schools in Texas in a recent …
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City of Round Rock wins eight national awards for communications
The City of Round Rock took home eight awards for communications and marketing this month at the …
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Cedar Park Council to consider sport complex economic development agreement
The Cedar Park City Council will consider Thursday night approving two economic development agreements …
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Leander Council approves 5.7 cents cut to final 2021 property tax rate
The Leander City Council approved a 5.7 cent cut to the city's property tax rate Thursday with its …
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0 ICU beds left in Wilco area Monday, even as new infections trends downwards
Williamson County and the surrounding region continued to struggle through Monday evening with the …
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LISD Board to discuss filling trustee seat at next meeting
Following the abrupt resignation of Trustee Jim MacKay, the Leander ISD Board of Trustees last week …
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Local gas prices fall slightly, still higher than a year ago
Austin-area gas prices dropped 0.9 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $2.74/g as of …
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Cedar Park Chamber survey: Businesses optimistic about future, split on face mask policy
A year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, Cedar Park businesses are split about whether they …
China formally applies to join Asian trade deal Trump abandoned
Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the U.S. as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in the region. China submitted the formal application …
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Last of Haitian migrants cleared from camp in Del Rio, Texas, DHS chief says
The last remaining Haitian migrants who were living in squalid conditions in makeshift encampments …
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rights
In a bid to nullify Texas’ controversial near-total abortion ban, the U.S. House on Friday passed a …
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House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, to vote to legalize abortion nationwide
The House on Friday is expected to vote to legalize abortion nationwide until fetal viability, and even …
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Slicing up liberal cities becomes go-to redistricting strategy
As Democrats and Republicans duel over redistricting, line-drawers in more states are carving cities into …
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Breakthrough COVID-19 cases expected to become more common in coming months
Mild cases of COVID-19 among vaccinated individuals are becoming increasingly common as the highly …
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Trump’s lawsuit against New York Times and his niece is a ‘stunt,’ her lawyer says
Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times and his niece over an …
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Remdesivir averts hospitalization in study of high-risk patients
Early treatment with Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir kept high-risk COVID-19 patients out of …
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When will kids under 12 be approved for the COVID-19 vaccine? What parents need to know
Many parents and children are eagerly awaiting news from vaccine manufacturers and the Food and …
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Taliban name UN ambassador and ask to address General Assembly
The Taliban nominated Mohammad Suhail Shaheen to be Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations and requested that their foreign minister …
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US FAA asks airlines to turn up heat on unruly passengers
The federal regulator charged with keeping the nation’s airways safe met Tuesday with representatives of U.S. passenger airlines and urged …
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House passes stopgap funding, debt ceiling suspension bill
The House passed a catchall budget package Tuesday that is intended to avoid a partial government shutdown and debt limit crisis, but it seems …
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15-year-old Virginia student arraigned following arrest in school shooting that wounded 2
A 15-year-old Heritage High School student was arraigned Tuesday on charges of shooting two fellow students at the school Monday morning. The …
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I got a ‘mild’ breakthrough case. Here’s what I wish I’d known
The test results that hot day in early August shouldn’t have surprised me — all the symptoms were there. A few days earlier, fatigue had …
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Gov. Greg Abbott and local officials are fighting several legal battles over mask mandates. Here’s what you need to know.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is locked in several pitched legal battles with cities, counties and school districts over their bids to require masks in …
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Hundreds of COVID-19 North Texas school cases were missing from state data. Here’s why
At first glance, the latest iteration of the state’s COVID-19 case tracker for Texas public schools might be cause for alarm. Case counts at a …
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How a Black high school principal was swept into a “critical race theory” maelstrom in a mostly white Texas suburb
It was June 3, 2020, and James Whitfield couldn’t sleep. He hadn’t been able to sleep for the last several days. As a Black man, the deaths …
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First draft of Legislature’s map of new State Board of Education districts shores up Republican majority
The Texas Senate on Monday released its first draft of a new map for the State Board of Education's 15 districts. It attempts to reinforce a GOP …
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Round Rock ISD wins round in court, looks to continue mask policy
A mask requirement was reinstated late last week after a court ruled that the Round Rock Independent School District could once again enforce …
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Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in less than two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year
Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads, mask mandates are …
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US initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose for a second week
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, led by a surge in claims in California, a sign of choppy weekly data as the labor market continues its broad …
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Consumer Confidential: Consumers are receiving billions of car-warranty calls. Ignore them
It's hard to feel lonely working from home when you get called every day about your car warranty. You …
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8 Texas-based airline employees sue United over vaccine mandates
Eight United Airlines employees based at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport are suing the carrier …
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A tangled supply chain means shipping delays. Do your holiday shopping now
Brian Bonilla was riding his handmade titanium bike recently when he glimpsed dozens of giant cargo ships …
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Susan Tompor: There's going to be a major toy shortage this holiday season
Store shelves during the holiday shopping season — and yes, we're talking about Hanukkah and Christmas …
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Carla Fried: Hidden mutual fund and ETF fees can cost you plenty
With more than $30 trillion riding on U.S. mutual funds and exchange traded funds, you would think …
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Southwest Airlines rewards vaccinated workers with two days of bonus pay
Southwest Airlines will give vaccinated workers two days of bonus pay that will arrive in paychecks …
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US retail sales unexpectedly jump in sign of resilient demand
U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly in August as a pickup in purchases across most categories more …
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GM tells Bolt owners to park 50 feet from other cars in parking garages, confirms 12 fires
As it seeks a solution to a battery fire risk, General Motors issued yet another safety …
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US initial jobless claims rose last week, led by Louisiana
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose last week, led by a jump in Louisiana, as Hurricane Ida continues to throw a wrench in …
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Tech giants used ‘loopholes’ to duck merger reviews, FTC says
Hundreds of deals by U.S. technology giants flew under the radar of merger watchdogs, fueling the companies’ unchecked growth in the …
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Florida COVID ‘vaccine passport’ fines kick in Thursday for businesses, governments
Businesses and governments that require customers to show proof of a coronavirus vaccine will start to face hefty fines on Thursday, but some …
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