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7/3/2009
In the sweltering heat, Vicky McCauley says she stumbled upon the remains of an animal between a Goodwill store and the Balcones Country Club in northwest Austin earlier this week. As temperatures were soaring past 100, McCauley says someone brutalized the dog, cutting it open and leaving it for dead not far from a dumpster along Balcones Club Drive.
"Back in this area. I would be concerned, because if this is a dog they did that to, what about a child," McCauley said Friday night. "What if it was your pet?"
McCauley says she contacted Austin Police and was not satisfied with the amount of investigation being conducted. She is now trying to alert neighbors and anyone else who will listen.
"This is not okay. I think that Austin, Texas really needs to wake up. People are going 'oh, it won't happen to me', or 'it won't happen in my neighborhood'. It happens," McCauley says.
The reward, she and PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is for hoping that somebody will come forward and give them some information.
You are urged to call Austin Police with information.
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7/3/2009
If you think you're seeing more Travis County Sheriff's patrol cars out on the highways around Austin this weekend, it is not your imagination. The Sheriff's Department is stepping up patrols.
"To look for impaired drivers and speeding violations," says Roger Wade, spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. "We know that speed and alcohol are preventable causes of accidents and if we have deputies out there looking for that, we'll prevent some of the more serious accidents that we've been having."
He says they're looking specifically for impaired drivers and speeding violations.
Wade says the penalties for getting arrested for Driving While Intoxicated are steep.
"A fine of up to $2,000, 72 hours to six months in jail, loss of your driver's license for up to a year, plus an additional $1,000 annual fee for three years in order to retain your license," he said.
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7/3/2009
Several groups are hosting "Tea Parties" in honor of Independence Day today and tomorrow in the Austin area.
This morning, the Austin Tea Party Patriots held a rally in Zilker Park. Co-organizer Greg Holloway says approximately 100 participants are demanding the federal government, "curb spending, reduce taxes and adhere to the US Constitution."
Joe 'The Plumber" Wurzelbacher headlined the Austin Tea Party Patriots' rally in Zilker Park this morning.
Sam Cox from Austin's Morning News program emceed the event.
"Tea Parties" planned for the 4th
On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity is sponsoring the "Take Back America" Tea Party on the south steps of the State Capitol. U-S Senator John Cornyn will be among the speakers at the event, which will be held from 2pm until 4pm.
In San Marcos, the group San Marcos 912 Patriots are having an Independence Day Tea Party on Saturday, beginning at 11am. The event will take place on the lawn of the Hays County Courthouse.
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7/3/2009
The Austin police department considers changes to current patrol car camera policy. The change in policy comes almost two months after the fatal police shooting by Officer Lenny Quintana outside the Walnut Creek Apartments, who at the time did not activate his dash-cam video. Sources inside the department reveal the changes being considered would mandate that patrol officers activate their camera system anytime a police was about to detain or even simply to stop someone suspected of a crime, which combined with the department’s current policy, would have officers recording nearly every traffic stop. The purposed policy change would also require back up units were recording an incident before assisting the initial patrol officer. The department hopes to have the new dash-cam policy in place by the end of the summer.
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7/3/2009
The only public boat ramp on Lake Travis that will be open for the 4 th of July weekend is located at the Mansfield Dam Recreation Area off Ranch Road 620 just five miles south of FM 2222. Authorities have had to close 11 of the 12 public boat ramps on the lake due to low water levels. Additionally, two of the four boat lanes are no longer usable. Travis County Parks officials urge boaters to be patient as this will cause long lines. Officials say they will close the park when parking spaces are filled there and at the Mansfield Dam Overlook Park. Staff regularly closes the park as early as noon on holiday weekends.
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7/3/2009
The Texas Legislature has adjourned a two-day special session. Two of the issues assigned to them by Gov. Rick Perry were adopted before Thursday's adjournment. The third, a measure that would allow the state to continue contracting for privately built toll roads, never made it out of committee. They passed a bill to keep five important state agencies operating for the next two years and a measure authorizing the state to spend $2 billion in bonds to build new roads. The road bonds were already approved by voters statewide in 2007, but the Legislature still needed to authorize the spending.
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7/3/2009
Austin Police are asking for help in identifying a four year old boy found alone in South Central Austin Thursday night.
Officials say he was found near the area of Allison Cove and Sunridge Drive accompanied by a tan pug dog that possibly goes by the name of "Chato".
The child is described as a white male, 43 inches tall and thin build, with blonde hair and green eyes. He is wearing a blue and white striped shirt with the number "18" on the front and wearing dark blue shorts. Police say the child has a diminished mental capacity and is unable to provide the officers with any information. The boy is currently in the care of Child Protective Services while police try to locate his parents.
APD asks anyone with information on the identity of this child to call 911 immediately.
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7/3/2009
A 21-year-old male from Elgin has been arrested for sending sexually explicit text messages to an underage female. Juan Pablos Ramos is being charged with online solicitation of a minor because he thought he was texting a known underage female, but was instead texting Bastrop County Special Investigators. Investigators learned Ramos was communicating through text messages in a sexual explicit manner, and was asking to meet the underage female to engage in sexual intercourse at a predetermined location. On July 1, Ramos arrived at the predetermined location, but was met by members of the Bastrop County Special Investigation Unit, the Vice Unit along with an undercover female Deputy. Ramos was taken into custody without incident.
MyFoxAustin:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/local/070209_deputies_arrest_man_for_sexting_a_minor
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7/2/2009
If you or your kids plan to shoot off fireworks this holiday weekend, Travis County Fire Marshal Hershel Lee says use caution. He says even those that don’t make noise are potentially dangerous. “Sparklers account for about a third of the injuries sustained by children age four and younger.” He adds that sparklers are like “mini-welding torches” and can reach a temperature as high as 1,200 degrees.
Lee says “The latest report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that there were seven fireworks-related deaths and an estimated 7,000 hospital emergency-room-treated-injuries in 2008.” He says those numbers are down from 2007 and he’d like to see that trend continue. His best advice: “leave the fireworks to the pros.”
In addition to the potential loss of life and injuries, Lee says fireworks always pose a threat to property, especially in Central Texas where drought conditions persist.
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7/2/2009
Round Rock is the second-fastest growing large city in the nation for the 12 months that ended July 1, 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its annual population estimates released Wednesday. The Williamson County municipality’s population grew 8.6 percent over the year period, making it second only in growth to New Orleans. Round Rock added 7,800 residents during the year. With 18,000 people added to its population count, Austin was the 9th biggest gainer in the country. The Capital City moved from the 16th largest city in the U.S. to the 15th, moving ahead of Columbus, Ohio.
The Austin Business Journal Reports:
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/06/29/daily26.html?t=printable
Texas had the most cities on the list on the top 25 fastest growing big cities with a total of seven. They include: Denton, Plano, Lewisville, Fort Worth and McKinney in North Texas and Killeen and Round Rock in Central Texas. New Orleans experienced an 8.2 percent increase in its population, which rose to 311,853, making the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the fastest growing city among places with populations greater than 100,000.
Among other Central Texas cities, Cedar Park ranked as the 54th biggest population gainer in nationwide and 14th in Texas. Buda ...
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