Provides the latest RSS feeds for Austin News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Austin News.Net http://www.austinnews.net/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:53:19 -0400 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:53:19 -0400 30 McCain Friday focused on elderly investors who may be forced to take a big hit when they have to liquidate their retirement accounts. Speaking in Wisconsin, the Republican said the requirement that in... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546308&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:41:56 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546308&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- The auto industry is among the hardest hit by the economic downturn. Sales plunged in September, partly because credit is so tight that many potential buyers can not get loans.... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546278&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:44 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546278&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The Mars Science Lab is a souped-up rover designed to roam the Martian plains and study rocks to determine whether the environment could support microbial life. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546309&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:41:55 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546309&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DALLAS (AP) - Teams of federal agents arrested 99 people sought by immigration authorities during a 5-day operation this week in North Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday announ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546286&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:33 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546286&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HONOLULU (AP) - A soldier training with the Hawaii Army National Guard in preparation for deployment to the Middle East has collapsed and died in Texas. The soldier, whose name has not been released,... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546288&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:31 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546288&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Wall Street has ended a wild session with its best showing of the week after investors went in search of bargains among stocks devastated by seven days of massive losses. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546279&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:45 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546279&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 WACO, Texas (AP) - Baylor and Iowa State are both mired in 13-game losing streaks that precede the arrivals of their current coaches and young quarterbacks. For Baylor (2-3, 0-1 Big 12), it's a 13-ga... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546297&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:13 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546297&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 EL PASO -- With Hurricane Norbert headed toward Mexico's Baja California coast, West Texas officials are preparing for more flooding in the already saturated border town of Presidio. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546268&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:49 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546268&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 GALVESTON -- Hurricane Ike victims whose homes remain uninhabitable can stay in hotels or motels paid for by the federal government until the first of November. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546269&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:48 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546269&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The main lanes on I-35 and the frontage road were closed near Capital Plaza for a couple of hours after a moving truck was involved in a fiery wreck, around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546301&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:46 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546301&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Shawne Williams is getting a new start in the NBA. Dogged by three incidents involving police in the past 13 months, he's been traded by the Indiana Pacers to Dallas. In exchange... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546293&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:20 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546293&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DALLAS (AP) - A former teacher from Kaufman County who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday. Upon release, Chad Michael Hutchins, 29, of For... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546285&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:35 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546285&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - Democrat Rick Noriega and Republican Sen. John Cornyn squared off right away in their debate over the $700 billion economic bailout. Noriega said Thursday night he wouldn't have vot... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546273&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:39:10 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546273&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Administrators may be breaking the law by giving pizza to kids who pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test. The Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott is warn... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546275&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:51 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546275&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Oklahoma leads Texas 5-3-1 when both teams meet while ranked in the top 5. A look back at those nine games: 1950 - No. 3 Oklahoma 14, No. 4 Texas 13. Future Heisman Trophy winner Billy Vessels scor... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546294&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:16 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546294&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Mike Sherman coached Brett Favre and faced Peyton Manning in the NFL. So he knows what to expect when his Texas A&M squad plays Josh Freeman and Kansas State tomorrow... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546295&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:15 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546295&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) - The crowd on A-Wing A-Section at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit is about to be thinned. A dozen condemned inmates in the so-called "death watch" cells ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546274&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:39:07 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546274&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 PARKER, Texas (AP) - When he first read the script in the late 1970s, Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas." But his wife convinced him to give the key role of conniving o... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546289&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:29 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546289&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 NEW YORK (AP) - Whether it's backpacking, canoeing or picking stocks, good Boy Scouts approach all tasks with the same motto: Be prepared. Perhaps because of their outdoorsy image, few realize that m... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546287&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:32 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546287&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Nebraska (3-2) at No. 7 Texas Tech (5-0), 2 p.m. CDT Saturday (Fox) Line: Texas Tech by 20 1/2. Series Record: Nebraska leads 7-2. Last Meeting: 2005, Texas Tech 34-31 What's at Stake A victory w... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546300&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:07 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546300&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 WASHINGTON (CNN/KXAN) -- President Bush tried to reassure the nation that the government is working to resolve the current financial crisis. During the speech Friday morning, Bush said the massive bai... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546282&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:40 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546282&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 FIVE QUESTIONS WITH CHIP BROWN Chip Brown has covered Texas since 1992 while working for The Associated Press and The Dallas Morning News and currently writes for Yahoo/Rivals.com (his Texas coverage ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546270&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:44 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546270&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DALLAS (AP) - If the Texas-Oklahoma series was only about the sights, sounds and smells of their annual Cotton Bowl matchup, it would still be a lot of fun. It's special, though, because there's a lo... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546296&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:14 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546296&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A bald eagle has escaped from a South Texas zoo's aviary. It was last seen about two blocks from the zoo yesterday, when it disappeared over a rooftop. Gladys Porter Zoo of... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546283&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:39 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546283&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's attorney general says the state Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage will take effect on October 28th. He says there will be no appeal of the ruli... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546276&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:48 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546276&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers promoted Jim Sundberg to senior executive vice president today. Sundberg will assist team president Nolan Ryan in oversight of the Rangers, and become the li... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546292&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:22 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546292&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The bulk of the wounded Arizona Cardinals are participating in at least a portion of the team's practice. Getting a chance to play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday added incentive as ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546299&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:10 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546299&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - Ahman Green is finally healthy, but he hasn't returned to the role he once had with the Houston Texans. The 31-year-old 4-time Pro Bowl running back is now the backup to rookie Steve S... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546298&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:11 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546298&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) - One of the college football's oldest and most unique rivalries will capture the nation's eye on Saturday. The #5 Texas Longhorns (5-0) will play the #1 Oklahoma Sooners ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546272&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:39:13 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546272&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Starting Friday, more than 150 homes listed with Coldwell Banker in the Central Texas area are going to be marked down 5 percent, all in an effort to reinvigorate the housing m... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546281&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:42 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546281&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers are expected to release an ethics report into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner today, but some Republicans say it's being r... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546277&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:46 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18546277&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 on the merits of placing its planned National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in the Alamo City. Texas is committing more than $100 million to the effort, including $56 million that the governor and ot... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542222&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:41 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542222&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 LLC has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to commence an institutional equity sales and trading business. To kickstart the new business line — which Westlake Se... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542225&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:30 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542225&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 has expanded its management team with the addition of two executives. The Austin company named Jim Colson as its new chief operating officer and president of site selection and Steve Vierck as its pr... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542227&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:27 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542227&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Austinites who celebrate Halloween are expected to spend an average of $53 on candy and decorations for the holiday this year, about 13 percent more than the typical consumer nationally, according to ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18540377&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:25 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18540377&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Gains by European exchanges propelled the Dow to start on an up note on Thursday morning, but by late afternoon it dropped 313.73 points or 3.39 percent to 8,944.37. The Nasdaq fell 42.56 points or 2... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542224&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:35 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542224&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 on Thursday announced plans for an advanced manufacturing complex in West China. Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP (NYSE: HPQ) plans a 20,000-square-meter facility in Chongqing, where it will make notebook ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18540378&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:16 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18540378&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Inc. has agreed to sell the company to the senior management team. Terms of the deal, slated to close within 10 days, were not disclosed. Austin-based Hart InterCivic will keep its name and managemen... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542226&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:29 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542226&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 customers can now access the newly combined banks’ ATM network. Chase and WaMu customers can now make withdrawals and balance inquiries with no fee at any Chase or WaMu ATM. Those same customer... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542229&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:18 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542229&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 has laid off an undisclosed number of employees as part of a national restructuring plan. Robert McGrath, spokesman for CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG), would not disclose the number of workers being la... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542223&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:38 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542223&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Interior Mexican eatery El Sol y La Luna will move to East Sixth Street next spring, the latest Austin business to relocate to the city’s entertainment district corridor. El Sol y La Luna&rsquo... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542228&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:27:21 -0400 Austin Business Journal http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542228&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 e-mail this page ARLINGTON -- Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan announced today that the club has promoted Jim Sundberg to Senior Executive Vice President. In this position, Sundberg will assist Ryan... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542231&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:16:15 -0400 Texas Rangers http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18542231&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Travis County Sheriff deputies had to use pepper spray in a courtroom Thursday to break up a fight that erupted during sentencing for a man convicted of murder. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537912&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:26 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537912&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Austin police need help to identify two men who robbed the Guaranty Bank on Cameron Road back in July. Austin police responded to a bank robbery call at Guaranty Bank, 5720 Cam... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537891&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:59:06 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537891&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday finds regular-grade self-serve gasoline averaging $3.28 per gallon statewide. That's 22 cents lower than last week and about 12 cents less than the nation... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537898&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:42:53 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537898&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 just before the Highway 290 exit at 51st Street are shut down after an accident involving a furniture truck and another vehicle that was pulling a trailer. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537905&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:44 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537905&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Minor League third baseman Matt West ran afoul of Rangers outfield coach Gary Pettis this week in Instructional League. He was wearing his pant legs halfway up his calf. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537888&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:23:23 -0400 Texas Rangers http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537888&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Pizza parties, field trips and other rewards for students who pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills may violate education privacy laws by inadvertently outing students who fail. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537909&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:32 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537909&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl says the first death on Sept. 13 was a tour guide who fell ill in Zambia before being evacuated to South Africa. Two more deaths on Sept. 30 and Oct. 4. involved a paramedi... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537911&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:29 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537911&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 MIAMI (AP) - Paramedics at Miami International Airport are treating several passengers who complained of bumps and bruises after their flight from Argentina was rocked by turbulence. Tim Smith is a s... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537892&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:59:04 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537892&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Joe Ganz remembers where he was when the Cornhuskers got the worst drubbing in school history. He redshirted in 2004 and is probably he wasn't taking snaps as Nebraska got manha... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537896&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:58:59 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537896&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 "The road is wide open, so there shouldn't be a problem here. If you're doing the speed limit, you're not going to have a problem, but we've had a few here." Anthony Norris of the Austin Police Depart... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537906&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:40 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18537906&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) - The University of Texas was the site of Dallas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens' 11th town hall meeting on his tour across the country to promote the clean-energy focus of what h... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532571&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:53:30 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532571&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- For the first time, Burnet County is developing a transportation plan for the future. With major population growth over the past ten years, traffic congestion is becomin... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532566&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:53:19 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532566&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - Sen. John Cornyn is asking the Army for an independent investigation into a string of suicides among recruiters from the same Houston-based battalion. Cornyn wrote of his concerns in a... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532565&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:53:17 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18532565&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DALLAS (AP) - The planned layoff of nearly 1,100 employees in the Dallas school district has begun with the cutting of 150 non-contract employees and the elimination of 100 vacant positions. Those la... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527622&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:37 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527622&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Airline shares and oil prices used to move together like kids on a teeter-totter, with one rising while the other falls. But the financial crisis affecting the U.S. and other countries has thrown that... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527623&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:35 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527623&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (AP) -- The interim chancellor of the University of Texas System said a "significant" portion of workers will lose their jobs at the UT Medical Branch in Galveston. Kenneth Shine, who is also t... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527618&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:59 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527618&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (AP) - Results of the Texas Two Step drawing Thursday night: Winning numbers drawn: 21-32-23-10. Bonus Ball: 2 Number matching 4 of 4, plus Bonus Ball: 1 Winning tickets sold in: Edna, Love'... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527624&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:33 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527624&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (AP) -- Democrat Rick Noriega has launched his first television ad of the general election season, and in it he claims Republican Sen. John Cornyn has failed Texas families. Titled "Fed Up," th... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527619&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:57 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527619&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - Case Keenum threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns as Houston rallied to score six touchdowns in the second half, beating Alabama-Birmingham 45-20. The Cougars erased a 20-3 halftime d... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527625&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:32 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527625&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 CHICAGO (AP) - Gerald Green scored 18 points to lead six Dallas players in double figures, helping the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-102 in a preseason game. Bulls rookie Derrick Rose, last sp... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527626&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:35:31 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527626&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Blake and Connor Kincaid. The two pointed out signs hanging in other windows, and the university said the Housing and Food Department is addressing every student who has a sign or display that is in v... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527628&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:18:29 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18527628&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 AUSTIN (AP) - Travis County sheriff's deputies used pepper spray today to break up a melee that broke out in a courtroom Thursday as a judge was sentencing a man to 25 years in prison for murder. Pro... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523564&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:47 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523564&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DALLAS (AP) - DNA testing has reaffirmed the guilt of a man convicted in a 1993 Dallas capital murder case. The Dallas County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday that DNA test results were ... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523565&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:45 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523565&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 WACO, Texas (AP) - Cesar Maldonado has been selected as the next president of Texas State Technical College Harlingen. Texas State Technical College Chancellor Bill Segura announced Thursday that Mal... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523567&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:41 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523567&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities say five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by grenade-lobbing gunmen who fired more than 800 bullets in the attack. The officers... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523568&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:39 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523568&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 CANYON, Texas (AP) - West Texas A&M has named Darren Flowers as its head track and field coach to oversee the reinstatement of the school's men's and women's programs. The school announced the hi... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523574&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:28 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523574&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 SAN DIEGO (AP) - An American Airlines jet has landed safely at San Diego International Airport after the pilot reported an engine problem. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque (loo... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523562&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:54 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523562&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 DENVER (AP) - Dallas Stars co-general manager Brett Hull was honored tonight in Denver before the Colorado Avalanche's game with the Boston Bruins. Hull, Mike Richter, Brett Hull and Cammi Granato wi... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523575&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:29 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523575&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Houston say five people were indicted for an alleged scheme that cheated residential mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars. The five are: 48-year-old Antho... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523569&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:37 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523569&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The owner and the coach of the Denver Broncos praised the Denver Police Department for its dogged determination to bring charges in the slaying of Darrent Williams. The rising... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523573&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:26 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523573&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 HOUSTON (AP) - A Harris County grand jury today declined to indict a Houston municipal court judge who has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff's Office. After hearing from several witne... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523566&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:43 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523566&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Australia's Nathan Green shot an 8-under 62 today to take a two-stroke lead over Olin Browne and Paul Claxton in the Texas Open. Green birdied 9 of the first 16 holes before droppi... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523577&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:42:23 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18523577&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - So what about the No. 1 ranking and the rest of Oklahoma's impressive numbers from this season? The Sooners still think they can perform better. Better than the 49.6 points they'... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520443&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:51:17 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520443&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Canyon Creek Elementary School's Eleece Moffatt said she's thinking she'll retire within the next 10 years. While many that close to retirement are watching their 401Ks decline and are digging in thei... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520444&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:35:04 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520444&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 "We have to stand up as Texans for Texas children," he said. "We're number one in the United States of children who are uninsured. That's unacceptable as a Texan." http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520445&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:35:11 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520445&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Starz Family on cable channel 4. The premium service takes the place of KXAN while retransmission consent discussions continue between Time Warner Cable and LIN TV, owners of KXAN. http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520446&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:35:07 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520446&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 American Automobile Association (AAA) said the statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas has dropped more than 22 cents in the last week to $3.28. In the town of Taylor, some stations a... http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520447&cat=3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:35:00 -0400 News 8 Austin http://feeds.austinnews.net/?rid=18520447&cat=3772e08ad12afe08