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As news helicopters swarmed over Dallas' Love Field on Wednesday evening to watch the second U.S. nurse to contract Ebola board a private plane bound for Atlanta, one lone mysterious man stood out from the pack. Holding a clipboard and directing the transfer, the unidentified man seemed to be the only person on the tarmac without protective clothing, wearing just a button down shirt and slacks. While Ebola is not an airborne disease, his presence so close to patient Amber Vinson's medical team sparked fears after he was seen grabbing a container and hazmat trash bag from one of the...

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(SPRING, TX) — A Spring Independent School District student was arrested Thursday after he allegedly struck a substitute teacher. The incident happened at Westfield High School. The teacher did not appear to be seriously hurt. See the Vine Video Below… Spring ISD released a statement, saying the student accused of striking the teacher was arrested for assault of a public servant. The Latest News Headlines, Traffic and Weather: “Safety and security is our number one priority for creating a conducive learning and work environment for students and staff members,” the statement read. The district says it is committed to take...

Full title- [Gov. Rick Perry Agreed to Take a Photo With Her — She Claims ‘Sangria’ Is to Blame for What She Did Next: Blog] When Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) granted one woman’s request for a picture at a Dallas restaurant last Thursday, she apparently thanked him by secretly giving him the finger in the photo. The woman, identified only as “Amanda,” reportedly told the Juanita Jean blog that her behavior was “fueled” by sangria. My TX friend Amanda met Gov Rick Perry last night. She is such a fan. Check out the tie. NOT photoshopped pic.twitter.com/MVeRO4nW48 Juanita Jean...

A robbery suspect shot to death after he allegedly opened fire on a violent crimes task force has been identified as 24-year-old Tyler Caraway. According to the Travis County Sheriff's Office: On September 8, 2014, at 6:54pm the Sheriff’s Office was notified by an FBI Agent on the scene that there was a shooting at 13712 Maye Place, in North Travis County They further advised that one person was shot and EMS was needed on scene. Sheriff’s Units blocked off the street and Sheriff’s Detectives along with APD and FBI investigators were called to the scene. Information gathered so far...

A tweet from Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry's verified account on Sunday night included a disparaging image of the Democratic district attorney who is at the center of his criminal indictment on charges of abuse of power. The tweet was later deleted, followed by another from Perry's account that disavowed the post. The earlier tweet posted an unflattering mock image of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who was convicted of drunken driving in April 2013. Perry vetoed funds to her office when she refused to resign, which led to a grand jury in Austin this month indicting Perry —...

In the near future, you may no longer have to wait in line to use the men's or women's room. A proposed city-wide ordinance would make all business, single occupancy bathrooms, "gender neutral." Some businesses around town already have unisex bathrooms. None of them wanted to talk to FOX 7 on camera, but if this ordinance passes, all businesses will eventually have to adopt the rule if their bathrooms only have one toilet. For some people, it's not as simple as identifying with the silhouette of a man or woman in a dress. "We're in regular contact with leaders within...

A Marlin police detective is under investigation and has been put on administrative leave after allegedly posting a rant on Facebook, Marlin Police Chief Darrell Allen said Monday. A post on Marlin detective Rob Douglas’ Facebook page centered around how it frustrates him to go grocery shopping at the first of the month with people who receive public assistance or food stamps but who may have tattoos or expensive tire rims on their vehicles. “I love being able to see how the useless lazy turd bags spend the hard earned money my working friends and I provided for them so...

My wife and I witnessed a single light heading from low in the sky from the Austin area and headed NW over our area in Lago Vista about an hour ago. We were sitting outside waiting for the unusually bright moon to come up which was a bust. I had just gotten outside after my shower after my shift at the local hardware store, sat down and she said "What the hell is that?" pointing to the east. Whatever it was, was a mercury vapor colored light traveling at a high rate of speed and broke into two lights. No...

Corner Canyon High School hasn't even opened yet, and it's already facing controversy. The new school, scheduled to open in 2013 in Draper, Utah, announced this week that it had chosen its mascot and school colors. According to KSTU-TV Fox 13, future students within the school's boundaries were mailed ballots to vote for the sports teams' colors and mascot. The colors navy, silver and white were selected and the Charger was named the mascot -- the first in Utah to use it. The Chargers wasn't the most popular team name with the kids. Instead, the top name was the Cougars,...

Communist Goals (1963) Documention below Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963 Current Communist Goals EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, January 10, 1963 Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America. At Mrs. Nordman's request, I include in the RECORD, under unanimous consent, the following "Current Communist Goals," which she identifies as...

As the South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival gains momentum Wednesday, activists with an Austin group that supports less restrictive gun laws plan to march downtown with rifles and other long guns. The march is scheduled to start around 11 a.m. near the Capitol and at least a dozen participants are expected to walk to Sixth Street. It will be the second such event in Austin since SXSW started, and a third is planned for Saturday. Ordinarily, the group — Come and Take It Austin — holds monthly marches, called “freedom walks.”

Lago Vista [PD detective] charged with misdemeanor for kicking, flatulating in co-workers face Carol Nelson 2/13/2014 A Lago Vista Police Detective is in trouble after assaulting one of his co-workers while at work. An affidavit says 45 year old Detective Lawrence M. Jonap hit a co-worker in the back December 10th with such force the co-worker fell forward, then later had to seek treatment because of pain. The next day, Detective is accused of approaching the victim at his desk, hitting him in the head, shaking his chair and asking 'how's your back'? Jonap then proceeded to flatulate in the...

Tea party activist and frequent guest on Fox News has entered the race for governor in Texas, offering an alternative on the right of frontrunner Greg Abbott.

An Austin police officer shot and killed a dog Wednesday night in a north Austin pet store. Investigators say it happened after a dog attacked another dog. The shooting took place, shortly after 7:00 Wednesday night, inside the Petco store near Lakeline Mall. Two pet owners, one with a pit bull the other with a small dog like a Maltese entered the store at the same time. Both were using a leash. "The pit bull got aggressive toward the Maltese and apparently there was an altercation between the dogs. The owners were able to separate the dogs and went to...

Marriage and the Church Someone quipped, "The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." I thought rather cynically about this quote as I listened to the Supreme Court argue over the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Just a decade and a half ago, this legislation was signed into law, defining marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman. DOMA came as a safeguard against individual states redefining marriage and forcing the federal government (the whole nation!) to treat same-sex...

(Video) Travis County DA sentenced to 45 days for DWI Newsroom 4/19/2013 Sheriff's deputies have taken Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg into custody after a judge sentenced her to 45 days in jail for DWI. Lehmberg pleaded guilty to the charge Friday after she was arrested last weekend. She later issued a formal apology and said she would plead guilty to whatever charge the county prosecutor thought appropriate. She did not ask for a plea deal or any special treatment. Based on sentencing standards, it was not immediately clear how long she would actually spend in jail. Lehmberg said...

Affidavit shows state rep's BAC more than twice the legal limit Newsroom 3/14/2013 State Representative Naomi Gonzalez had a blood alcohol content of 0.164, more than twice the legal limit, according to the arrest affidavit. It also mentioned that Gonzalez slurred in her speech, failed several sobriety tests and cried to officers saying "how hard she worked to get where she was." The Democratic State Representative from El Paso sits on several committees including investigating and ethics, and ways and means. She was named freshman of the year by the Mexican-American Legislative caucus last session. But around 2 a.m. Thursday...

Sent with nostalgia... The Green Thing In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment." He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them...

Fort Worth police issued a warrant for the arrest of a former Lake Travis High School teacher. She is accused of having an improper relationship with a student. The teacher at the center of this investigation is 39-year-old Cristina McCann. McCann began working at Lake Travis High School in 2007. In addition to teaching marketing and finance, she served as the DECA club sponsor. DECA is an international organization for business and marketing. According to a Lake Travis ISD spokesperson, McCann accompanied the DECA students to the state competition in Fort Worth Feb. 24 through Feb. 27. It was during...