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This undated photo provided by Foremost Group shows a portrait of Angela Chao, CEO and chair of her family's shipping business, the Foremost Group, and president of her father's philanthropic organization, the Foremost Foundations. Chao, a sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was killed in car accident in Texas, Feb. 11, 2024. The family confirmed Chao's death in a statement. The 50-year-old was part of a prominent, immigrant family with ties to Republican leaders and former presidents. (Courtesy of Foremost Group via AP)

Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was drunk when she drove into pond, police say

Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas.
 
Jesse Prado, center in cowboy hat, an Austin-based investigator, is pursued by the media after he shared his findings at a special city council meeting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A new Uvalde report defends local police. Here are the findings that outraged some families in Texas

 
Renowned architect Antoine Predock kneels next to a model of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in his studio in Albuquerque, N.M., April 30, 2018. Predock, whose list of credits includes award-winning buildings around the world, died Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends and colleagues. He was 87. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87

 
Shaimaa Zayan, left, holds Odi Doar, the mother of stabbing victim Zacharia Doar, as they stand near the podium during a press conference outside City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The stabbing of Zacharia Doar, a Palestinian-American, who advocates say was attacked near the University of Texas campus while riding in a car displaying support for Palestine merits the label of a hate crime, police announced Wednesday. (Mikala Compton /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Stabbing of Palestinian American near the University of Texas meets hate crime standard, police say

 
FILE - A Tesla vehicles charge, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Woodstock, Ga. Tesla reports their earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Tesla 4Q earnings fall short of analyst estimates as company warns of lower sales growth this year

 

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pardoned a white ex-Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against racial injustice.
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Jáder Obrian scores 2 goals, Austin beats Sporting Kansas City 3-2

Jáder Obrian scored two goals, Sebastián Driussi added another goal and Austin FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2.
 

At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses

Texas officials are investigating at least nine recent deaths involving an unusual spike of opioid overdoses in Austin.
 

Driussi and Austin visit Saint Louis City SC

Sebastian Driussi leads Austin into a matchup with Saint Louis City SC after a two-goal outing against the San Jose Earthquakes.
 

Driussi scores twice, rallies Austin to 4-3 victory over Earthquakes

Sebastián Driussi scored two goals, the second coming in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time, and Austin FC rallied last in a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.
 

Police say he got on a plane using a photo of a girl’s boarding pass. Now he faces a felony charge

A Texas man is accused of trying to sneak on board a flight by taking a photo of another passenger’s boarding pass, and authorities say he was caught because the flight was full and he didn’t have a place to sit.
 

Saint Louis City SC plays Austin after shutout victory

A game after shutting out New York City FC 2-0, Saint Louis City SC visits Austin.
 

Stabbing in Austin leaves one person dead and two injured

A man was arrested under suspicion of stabbing three people in a north Austin residence. Sunday morning.
 
FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. Austin has been released from the hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration officials for weeks. Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat cancer detected earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says

From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night.
 
FILE - The Austin Police Department investigates the crime scene after an Austin police officer died following a shooting in South Austin, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. On Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, a grand jury has cleared three Texas police officers who fatally shot a man who shot and killed another officer while wounding another officer and is believed to have killed his mother and brother.(Mikala Compton//Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

3 Austin officers are cleared in a fatal shooting during a standoff where an officer was killed

A grand jury has cleared three Austin, Texas, police officers who fatally shot a man who had killed another officer and two other people.
 
Pastor Bryan Carter of Concord Church speaks during funeral services for former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson at his church on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)

President Biden, House members among mourners for former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Mourners had gathered in Dallas to remember a longtime Texas congresswoman. The funeral for former U.S. Rep.
 
FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after their meeting about Israel's military operation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 18, 2023. The White House chief of staff on Tuesday ordered Cabinet members or secretaries to notify his office if they ever can't perform their duties, as the Biden administration, reeling from learning of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's surprise illness last week, mounts a policy review. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure. That’s according Air Force Maj.
 

Texas police officer indicted in fatal shooting of man on his front porch

An Austin, Texas, police officer has been indicted for deadly conduct in the fatal shooting of a man standing on his own front porch.
 
Domatilia Caal, center, is consoled by her brother, Cornelio, and sister Filomena, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas, at the site where her husband was killed in a violent trail of separate attacks on Tuesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas man killed parents and 4 others in a trail of violence from San Antonio to Austin, sheriff says

Authorities say a Texas man killed his parents and four others and wounded two police officers in a trail of violence stretching from San Antonio to Austin.
 
FILE - People help a protester after he was shot with a rubber bullet under Interstate 35 freeway, May 30, 2020, in Austin Texas, while protesting the death of George Floyd. A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed Floyd's killing said Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, that he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate instead. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing said Monday he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate instea
 
File - Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. The windows were broken during a demonstration intended to show the strength of the glass. Musk is expected to give an update on manufacturing problems with the long-awaited Cybertruck at an event Thursday marking the first deliveries of the futuristic, angular pickup truck. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Tesla delivers about a dozen stainless steel Cybertruck pickups as it tries to fix production woes

With manufacturing kinks still to be worked out, Tesla has delivered the first dozen or so of its futuristic Cybertruck pickups to customers.
 
FILE - The National Transportation Safety Board logo and signage are seen at a news conference at NTSB headquarters in Washington, Dec. 18, 2017. The nation’s top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a Senate panel Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023 that close calls are incredibly rare, but we cannot ignore the recent increase in such events. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Safety officials release details of their investigation into a close call between planes in Texas

Safety officials are releasing details of their investigation into a close call between a FedEx plane and a Southwest Airlines jet earlier this year in Austin, Texas.
 
A visitor views items on display at the Lady Bird: Beyond the Wildflowers exhibit at the LBJ Library, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Projects featuring Lady Bird Johnson’s voice offer new looks at the late first lady

Lady Bird Johnson’s own voice is helping offer new looks at the former first lady in several recent projects.
 

Austin airport employee fatally struck by vehicle on tarmac

Officials say an employee at a Texas airport in Austin was fatally struck by a vehicle on the tarmac.
 
Police respond to an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A list of mass killings in the United States since January

Another mass killing happened in the United States on Tuesday after authorities say one man killed six people and wounded three in a trail of attacks that stretched 80 miles (129 kilometers) between Austin and the San Antonio area.
 
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes arrive before the start of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix at the Miami Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, May 7, 2023. Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, that he “jumped” at the the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team.(Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, File)

Patrick Mahomes says he ‘jumped’ at the chance to invest in Formula One’s Alpine team

Patrick Mahomes says he “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team.
 
FILE - People walk past an American Express logo near the entrance to a bank in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., Tuesday, July 19, 2011. American Express on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, announced a multi-year partnership with Formula One in the first new sports sponsorship in more than a decade for the global payment company. The (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Amex partners with F1 in 1st new sports sponsorship for payment company in more than a decade

American Express on Monday announced a multi-year partnership with Formula One in the first new sports sponsorship in more than a decade for the global payment company.
 
Emmy Martin, Editor in Chief of The Daily Tar Heel, the student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, poses with a copy of the Aug. 30 paper outside of the newsroom on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Samantha Lewis via AP)

While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism

An investigation into academic research leads to the resignation of Stanford University’s president.
 
President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Milley at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Fort Meyer, Va. Also held was an Armed Forces Hail in honor of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who the Senate confirmed as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address

Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 

Jackson runs for 197 yards, Austin Peay defeats Stephen F. Austin with unusual safety

Jevon Jackson ran for 197 yards, including the tying touchdown in the fourth quarter, Austin Peay scored the winning points on an unusual safety, and the Governors defeated Stephen F.
 

Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision

An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman’s vehicle, telling officers later that she had cut him off.
 

Texas Football magazine high school rankings

Texas Football magazine Week 5 high school rankings.
 

Red Bulls and NYCFC play to a scoreless draw in the Hudson River Derby

Matt Freese saved three shots in his fifth start of the season and New York City FC played the New York Red Bulls to a scoreless draw on Saturday in the Hudson River Derby.
 
An Austin Police vehicle blocks an entrance to The Arboretum shopping center after a fatal shooting on Thursday Aug. 31, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The shooting near The Arboretum on the north side of Austin started at 5 p.m. Thursday. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas authorities say 2 people including shooter dead outside shopping center in Austin

A shooting outside a large shopping center in Texas has killed one person and left another victim with critical injuries.
 
FILE - Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. In a document posted Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, U.S. auto safety regulators have opened another investigation into safety problems with Tesla vehicles concerning loss of steering control or loss of power steering in the 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions

Tesla is letting some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators.
 
Kimberlyn Barton-Reyes, who is paraplegic and visually impaired, poses for a photo at a rehabilitation center, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Austin, Texas. For Barton-Reyes, the Affordable Connectivity Program is a lifeline and its one-time allocation of $14.2 billion is projected to run out by the middle of 2024. That could end access to affordable broadband for her and more than 20 million households. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act

One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024.
 
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