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Powerball fever grips players
Raising her Powerball ticket in the air, Hortcina Martinez shouts in excitement in hopes of winning the jackpot from a ticket purchased at Oscar's Food Mart #1 on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra ...
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My Pet Learning Discipline
Service Dogs Inc. shows you have to use treats to encourage discipline with your dog. You want to use treats to get and treat your dog's attention. Be sure you have good eye contact. Allow your dog to smell your hand, then when get the desired behavior, offer your dog a treat. This use of treats also can extend to other ...
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Engineering Olympics teach kids its okay to fail
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Cunningham Middle School students Sierra Mendoza, 13 (left), and Jason Jasso, 12, work with their materials as they build a wind turbine Friday during the school’s Engineering Olympics. Students had a set budget and bought supplies with available funds. In addition to building the turbines they also will present them to classmates. Cunningham Middle ...
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Weekend Gardener Rainwater harvesting
AUSTIN (KXAN) - This week John meets with Dani Slabaugh of Yard To Table Gardens to talk about rain water collection. Slabaugh designed and built this Thai Rain Jar cistern for Paige Hill of Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms using the traditional construction method. She used a container of mulch wrapped in chicken wire which she then covered with a thin layer of cement. The mulch is then ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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Pet of the Week Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin, a labrador-retriever mix, is up for adopt at Austin Pets Alive. Here is something more from the Austin Pets Alive website: " With a little twinkle in his eyes, Austin comes over to greet you as if to say, 'Hi friend, let's go for a walk!' Easy-going, friendly and playful, he embodies many of the wonderful traits you would want in a family pet. Austin ...
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University of Texas graduates 4200
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas will graduate 4,200 students today. We spoke to two of them. The University of Texas at Austin is expecting about 4,200 graduating students at the main commencement ceremony Saturday night with a total crowd of about 25,000. Rebekah Scheuerle is a UT senior graduating from the Cockrell School of Engineering. Scheuerle, a chemical engineering major, set her ...
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Texas lawmakers protecting Merry Christmas from the Grinch
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It's Christmas in May in the Texas Legislature.The Texas Senate on Friday approved a bipartisan bill that aims to remove legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in Texas public schools. Traditional holiday symbols, such as a menorah or nativity scene, would also win a nod of state support so long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are also ...
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How the San Antonio Spurs match up against Memphis Grizzlies in NBA playoffs | Hunter Felt
The San Antonio Spurs will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals. We look at the matchups to decide which team has the ...
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Texas officials find body of missing postal worker
HOUSTON-Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb. U.S. postal carrier Marie Youngblood had used her personal vehicle to deliver mail on her rural route. Investigators found her body late in that car late Friday. The San Jacinto Sheriff's Department and other investigating agencies say they are ...
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Parker ready to lead Spurs against Grizzlies
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State's Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday night was nothing compared to Tony Parker's tirade at Green over the defensive lapse.It was a moment that must have made San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich proud."He's just really ...
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Pastor guilty of animal cruelty after injuring cat
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year.Rick Bartlett's conviction Friday of a Class A misdemeanor means he faces up to a year in jail. Sentencing is set for June 24. At the time of his arrest, the 56-year-old was a chaplain for the Bastrop police department and pastor at Bastrop ...
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Industry News From Across East Texas
Fenton Mazda, of Tyler, moved to 3225 SSW Loop, across from Sweet Sue's restaurant. The Fenton family is planning a major renovation of the facility, which should be completed by the end of the year, General Manager Chad Doan said. The Fenton Family of Dealerships has been in business since 1950 and has 16 dealerships. The Fenton family wants to expand the Mazda base in Tyler while ...
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Dallas city core development hindered by roadways
The Dallas freeway loop is a series of highways that wrap round the center of Downtown Dallas, built at a time when the inter-connectivity of neighborhoods was not yet appreciated, but with changing attitudes, a series of projects are underway to enhance the appeal of downtown.
Downtown Dallas, it’s the heart of the city, which is the commercial hub of Dallas County and the third largest city in Texas and the ninth largest in the entire United States. Yet, this area’s full potential has been hindered by a zoning decision in the 1980s that saw major freeways routed through the city and created a complex ring of highways (the Dallas freeway loop) around the core downtown area. Read more
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