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[Read More »]( [Austin students want professor fired for writings on age of consent; UT says it s protected speech]( [Austin students want professor fired for writings on age of consent; UT says it’s protected speech]( Thomas K. Hubbard, a professor of classics in UT's College of Liberal Arts, has written extensively on relationships between adolescent boys and adult men, often using classic literature's depictions of homosexual relationships to suggest changing age of consent laws and challenging modern norms about youth sexuality. [Read More »]( [Appeals court tosses Austin housing lawsuit]( [Appeals court tosses Austin housing lawsuit]( A federal appeals court Wednesday tossed out a city of Austin lawsuit that fought to overturn a state law that limits housing options for poor people. [Read More »]( [Fewer Texas children entered foster care in 2019]( [Fewer Texas children entered foster care in 2019]( For the first time in recent years, fewer Texas children entered the foster care system than exited the system in fiscal 2019, while the number of adoptions hit an all-time high, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services officials said Wednesday. [Read More »]( [Protests pile up in land code rewrite]( [Protests pile up in land code rewrite]( Hundreds of property protests sit in a pile squirreled away on the third floor of City Hall in the latest attempt to derail a rewrite of the land development code. [Read More »]( Business [H-E-B to invest $200 million in South Austin, add 1,000 jobs]( [H-E-B to invest $200 million in South Austin, add 1,000 jobs]( H-E-B is targeting South Austin for a major expansion that includes $200 million in investment and more than 1,000 new jobs. [Read More »]( [Ex-city official Garza named chamber s Austinite of Year]( [Ex-city official Garza named chamber’s Austinite of Year]( Jesús Garza has had a hand on the rudder of Austin’s growth for nearly four decades, including an eight-year stint as city manager during the dot-com boom and a leadership role in helping to develop and maintain the health care safety net in Central Texas. [Read More »]( [Austin s Rev Gum wants to amp you up with caffeinated chewing gum]( [Austin’s Rev Gum wants to amp you up with caffeinated chewing gum]( Two years ago, University of Texas student Blake Settle was up late studying for finals and found himself in a predicament.“I was in the library at 2 a.m. and I went searching for coffee but couldn’t find anything open,” Settle said. [Read More »]( Sports [Baylor trying to quickly become familiar with championship ways]( [Baylor trying to quickly become familiar with championship ways]( WACO — Baylor closed the regular season a year ago at AT&T Stadium. The posh Dallas Cowboys’ venue inspired many blissful Bears memories. [Read More »]( [Soccer notebook: Before MLS board meeting, Austin FC owners had their own retreat]( [Soccer notebook: Before MLS board meeting, Austin FC owners had their own retreat]( Expansion is again on the agenda for the Major League Soccer Board of Commissioners as they meet later this week in New York City. [Read More »]( [DeWalt, Huskey have set Texas State volleyball up for recent success]( [DeWalt, Huskey have set Texas State volleyball up for recent success]( SAN MARCOS — Texas State has routinely fielded competitive volleyball teams over the last 40 years with head coach Karen Chisum at the helm, but the Bobcats have taken a step forward the last two years largely due to the additions of Emily DeWalt and Cheyenne Huskey. [Read More »]( [Austin Spurs score big in win over Texas Legends]( [Austin Spurs score big in win over Texas Legends]( Chimezie Metu recorded a double-double as the Austin Spurs defeated the Texas Legends 137-126 in Frisco on Wednesday night. [Read More »]( [Prescott: No time for talk, Cowboys need to beat Bears]( [Prescott: No time for talk, Cowboys need to beat Bears]( LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Dak Prescott saw no need for strong words or fiery speeches. 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[Read More »]( [Police chief firing puts spotlight on cops who let him go]( [Police chief firing puts spotlight on cops who let him go]( CHICAGO (AP) " When fellow officers discovered Chicago's police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any sobriety tests and let their boss drive home " a decision that has thrown a spotlight on what happens when one officer confronts another on patrol. [Read More »]( [Surprising 1st results from NASA s sun-skimming spacecraft]( [Surprising 1st results from NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft]( CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " NASA's sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star. [Read More »]( [Cause of fire that killed animals at wildlife park unknown]( [Cause of fire that killed animals at wildlife park unknown]( PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) " The cause of a barn fire that killed 10 animals at an Ohio wildlife park remains unknown, the state fire marshal's office said Wednesday. [Read More »]( [Tennessee governor not stopping planned execution Thursday]( [Tennessee governor not stopping planned execution Thursday]( NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) " Tennessee Gov. [Read More »]( World [58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania]( [58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania]( DAKAR, Senegal (AP) " Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the perilous journey to Europe. [Read More »]( [Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims remains]( [Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains]( BERLIN (AP) " An activist group has apologized to outraged Jewish organizations because of an urn placed outside the German parliament that the activists claim holds the remains of Holocaust victims. The Center for Political Beauty said late Wednesday they hadn't intended to hurt the feelings of Holocaust survivors and their descendants when they placed the urn in front of the Reichstag building Monday. [Read More »]( [Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France]( [Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France]( PARIS (AP) " France's vaunted high-speed trains stood still Thursday, schools across the country shut down and the Eiffel Tower warned visitors to stay away as unions held nationwide strikes and protests over the government's plan to overhaul the retirement system. [Read More »]( [1 dead in fire in refugee camp on Greek island]( [1 dead in fire in refugee camp on Greek island]( ATHENS, Greece (AP) " Greek authorities say one person has died after a fire broke out in a housing unit in a refugee camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. [Read More »]( [Cyprus to launch Hague court case over Turkey s gas drilling]( [Cyprus to launch Hague court case over Turkey’s gas drilling]( NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) " The president of Cyprus says authorities are launching legal action at the International Court of Justice in the Hague against Turkey's exploratory gas drilling inside Cypriot waters. [Read More »]( Austin360 [We need your help: It s not the holidays without (fill in the blank)]( [We need your help: It’s not the holidays without (fill in the blank)]( This holiday season we are gathering stories from readers about what it wouldn't be Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, Kwanzaa or a solstice celebration without. 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