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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A legislative committee examining ways to better protect youngsters in Texas foster care will convene for the first time since two foster children drowned over July Fourth weekend.

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Millionaire NYC real estate heir Robert Durst, who was acquitted in the murder of a Galveston man in 2001, is accused of urinating on the candy rack and counter at a Houston CVS.

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TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press
SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press

Two Americans who were soldiers for the Israel Defense Force were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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Those who were at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston this past weekend may have noticed something very strange and disturbing happening to the birds there. 

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TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who had minor acting roles in film and television has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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The man accused of murdering six members of his ex-wife’s family in Spring, TX is also the subject of a restraining order obtained by his mother.

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Austin-based online entertainment company Rooster Teeth has made history with their funding effort for a new feature film, called Lazer Team, raising their initial goal of $650,000 in only ten hours and reaching a total of almost $2.5 million dollars to become the most funded film project in the history of crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.

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If someone asked you to design a Texas food pyramid, what would be on it?

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A mosquito-borne virus that causes severe joint pain and fever has made its way to Texas. A patient in Williamson County was recently diagnosed with the chikungunya virus after a trip to the Caribbean.

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A traffic pursuit turned deadly was captured on San Marcos police dash cameras last month, prompting criticism of police procedure.

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