Austin American-Statesman
Inside Tesla's Cybercab: No steering wheel, no pedals and a few surprises
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- Inside Tesla's Cybercab: No steering wheel, no pedals and a few surprises
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
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- Tesla’s purpose-built robotaxi removes the steering wheel and pedals while adding entertainment features and butterfly doors.
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- Austin bands say the city's music scene is changing. They're still betting on it.
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 19 hours ago
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- For six hometown acts, playing ACL Fest is both a career milestone and a reminder of Austin's evolving music scene.
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- When will cold front, heavy rainfall hit Austin? Here's the updated storm timeline.
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 19 hours ago
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- Strong storms and heavy rainfall are likely across Central Texas as a cold front combines with remnant Pacific moisture from Hurricane Polo.
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- Hasan Piker says UT applied free speech standards unevenly before Austin event
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 23 hours ago
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- A week after University of Texas' University Democrats group said it struggled to find a larger venue for an appearance by left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker, Piker accused UT officials of selectively supporting free speech by refusing to accommodate his event.
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- Texas campaign signs are going up for the 2026 election. Know the rules
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Texas law limits where political campaign signs can go. Here's what to know about private property, roads, schools and penalties.
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- Austin EMS urges people to carry more Narcan as overdoses grow harder to reverse
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Austin EMS says some recent opioid overdoses have required up to six doses of Narcan. Learn the signs of an overdose, what to do and where to find free Narcan in Austin.
https://www.statesman.com/news/healthcare/article/austin-overdoses-more-narcan-doses-needed-22447284.php
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- #texasmensbasketball is back in the gym with the season opener weeks away
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- College basketball may still be a few weeks away but Sean Miller's Longhorns are starting to practice.
Texas not only has a top recruiting class but the fifth ranked transfer portal class. In Miller's first year, Texas made an appearance in the Sweet 16 but the squad has bigger goals for the season. #texaslonghorns #hookem
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- #texasfootball's defense gets it done in the SEC opener against the #tennesseevolunteers
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- A Texas football single game record was almost broken today by edge rusher Colin Simmons and safety Jelani McDonald broke up the Hail Mary pass to deliver the Longhorns a 20-17 win to stay undefeated.
Now the Longhorns have a bye and they prepare for the Red River Rivalry.
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- Texas football reporter Danny Davis breaks down the Longhorns' SEC opening win
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- Colin Simmons tied a single game sacks record that has stood since 1990 but he got into some hot water after an unsportsmanlike penalty. But Texas pulled off the win going into a bye.
Up next: Red River Rivalry. #texaslonghorns #hookem
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- Steve Sarkisian breaks down Arch Manning's performance against Tennessee in SEC opener
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- It's a tradition to smoke a few cigars if a team wins at Tennessee and that's exactly what Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian will do.
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Sarkisian also explains two penalties from quarterback Arch Manning who threw two illegal forward passes in the 20-17 win over the Volunteers. #texasfootball #hookem
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- WATCH: #texasfootball stay undefeated in its road win against the #tennesseevolunteers
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- 0:11
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- With the game on the line, the Texas defense stops a Hail Mary pass from Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon.
Texas stays undefeated and won't take the field again until the the Red River Rivalry game. #hookem #texasfootball #tennesseevolunteers
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- What does #texasfootball defensive coordinator Will Muschamp have up his sleeve against Tennessee?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- The Texas defense has gotten turnovers early in games against Texas State and UTSA.
With Will Muschamp's defense getting good results, how can the Longhorns challenge Tennessee and its freshman quarterback?
Click the link in bio to listen to the full episode of "On Second Thought" with guest, @thesamacho. #texaslonghorns #hookem
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- In 'Brothers,' Austin brings Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson's friendship home
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Speaking with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson feels like being invited into the man cave. This is the chemistry at the heart of “Brothers,” the new eight-episode Apple TV comedy starring the longtime friends as amplified versions of themselves. The first two episodes are out on the streaming platform.
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- Cedric Golden gives his prediction for # #texasfootball's SEC opener against Tennessee
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Sports columnist Cedric Golden gives his prediction why the #texaslonghorns will come out on top against Tennessee.
Click the link in bio to listen to the full episode of "On Second Thought" with this week's guest @thesamacho before the #longhorns play the Volunteers. #texasfootball #hookem
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- Between the #texaslonghorns and #tennesseevolunteers, who will get graggings rights for being "UT"?
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Should the "UT" abbreviation belong to the Texas Longhorns or the Tennessee Volunteers? The question is up for debate as the two football teams get ready to play their first ever regular season match-up on Saturday in Knoxville. #texasfootball #hookem
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- Texas leaders use Williamson County killing to push Abbott's prosecutor plan
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Weeks after a horrific random stabbing in Williamson County, Gov. Greg Abbott seized on the killing as he campaigns for a record fourth term and presses for the creation of a statewide prosecutor.
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- Casar visits man shot by ICE agent, says he needs surgery as APD seeks role in investigation
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- U.S. Rep. Greg Casar said Wednesday that a man who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this week in Austin is “in nonstop intense pain” and needs surgery to have a bullet removed from his body.
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- Sam Acho breaks down the pressure on Arch Manning | On Second Thought
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- 37:05
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- On the latest “On Second Thought” podcast, ESPN college football analyst Sam Acho conducts a master class in examining the challenges facing Texas quarterback Arch Manning as the No. 1 Horns open SEC play at Tennessee.
The Longhorn legend also projects what we can expect from defensive coordinator Will Muschamp against Tennessee’s electric freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon.
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- #texasfootball plays the #tennesseevolunteers this weekend to open a tough conference schedule
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- With the No. 1 Longhorns playing No. 14 Volunteers this weekend, it is the start to a grueling SEC schedule. There are 10 SEC teams in the AP top 25 and Texas plays seven of them.
Oklahoma fell out of the rankings after scraping by New Mexico.
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- Austin students walk out of class to protest ICE shooting of Garcés Pérez
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Austin-area students walked out of class on Tuesday to protest the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez by federal immigration officers.
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- New APD videos show moments before, after Austin ICE shooting
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- The Austin Police Department released three videos Tuesday afternoon in connection with the continuing investigation into the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez.
Read the latest: https://www.statesman.com/news/article/ice-shooting-austin-wilber-deportation-updates-22443786.php
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- Pete Hegseth visits Austin startup behind autonomous military vessels
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Austin defense startup Saronic Technologies “the gold standard” of American military manufacturing during a visit to the company’s headquarters Friday.
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- Protest at Texas Capitol following Austin ICE shooting
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- A crowd gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Monday evening to protest the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez by a federal immigration officer. Demonstrators called for his release from ICE custody, an independent investigation into the shooting and broader changes to federal immigration enforcement.
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- Protesters gather in Austin after ICE agent shoots, injures man
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- After an ICE agent shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin Sunday, about 100 protesters gathered at the site near Research Boulevard and West Anderson Lane and rallied into the night.
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- Video shows Austin man after being shot in back by ICE agent
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- A video taken at the scene, and independently verified by the Statesman, shows Garces Perez sitting in the driver’s seat of a blue Toyota after the shooting. In the video, two federal immigration officers stand beside him before two Austin police officers arrive at the scene.
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- Protest erupts in Austin after ICE shooting leaves man with serious injury
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- An ICE agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, prompting Austin officials and demonstrators to call for transparency and an independent investigation. The man was in serious but stable condition.
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- Columnist Cedric Golden gives his take on Texas' Week 3 win over UTSA
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Arch Manning wasn't happy about his performance even though Texas beat UTSA 30-9.
Sure, the defense denied the Roadrunners a touchdown for the first time in seven years, but Manning knows that they need to play better since there are bigger things ahead.
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- Danny Davis recaps Texas football's Week 3 win over UTSA.
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- After a historic win over Ohio State last week, the Texas Longhorns struggled a bit against UTSA in Week 3.
Could it have been the off field distractions like a social media firestorm or a member of the coaching staff not on the sidelines after a DWI?
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Will the Longhorns' efforts Saturday night be enough next week when they open SEC play on the road against Tennessee.
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Click the link in bio to see how Texas graded against the Roadrunners. #texasfootball #hookem
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- Cedar Ridge defeated Rouse 34-16 to move to 4-0 on the season for the first time since 2017
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- After averaging just over 36 points last season, Cedar Ridge is scoring 41.8 points this year. Now, they are getting ready for district play.
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- "They rewarded me:" Texas Ex Jackson Jeffcoat stayed for the Longhorns' big game against Ohio State
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- After landing in Austin from Brazil, Texas Ex and Hall of Honor inductee Jackson Jeffcoat went to DKR to watch his Longhorns beat Ohio State.
He is excited at what the team will do next as they prepare for SEC play.
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- Eggs and beef were recalled in Texas. Are they safe now?
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- American families sometimes avoid an entire food category when a recall has been announced. Here's what to know in Texas after eggs and beef were recalled.
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- Your weather app may not show how hot Austin really is this week. Here's why
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Human meteorologists are significantly more accurate than standard weather apps during extreme or unusual weather events.
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- Texas is flying high, but staying grounded after the Longhorns beat Ohio State
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Austin American-Statesman columnist Cedric Golden explains that the Longhorns left some plays on the field in their win over Ohio State.
Texas is preparing for its final nonconference game against UTSA.
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- The Arch Manning AI fallout, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor | On Second Thought
- Runtime
- 37:33
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the fallout from the Arch Manning-Holly Rowe-Steve Sarkisian-AI video fallout and welcome UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor, whose Roadrunners play at Texas Saturday.
Traylor discusses the daunting task of facing the top-ranked team in the country and the challenges that come with retaining talent in the NIL-transfer portal era.
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- Former sheriff in notorious Williamson County case shares post on distaste for Talarico
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody said he would not be voting for U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico for how he responded to the 2019 death of Javier Ambler II following a chase involving two of his deputies while a TV reality show filmed. In a viral social media post, Chody says Talarico "chose a politically convenient position" and "that's why James Talarico will never get my vote." But Chody, who had built his political profile from the show, does not mention that Talarico, as a junior lawmaker, proposed what became near unanimous bipartisan Legislation that banned reality TV shows from partnering with Texas law enforcement agencies.
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- Where can the #texaslonghorns improve after beating #ohiostate? Here is what #stevesarkisian said.
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian says the Longhorns have plenty of room for improvement even after they moved to No. 1 following a win over Ohio State.
“I'm very honest, and so I got on the offense's butt this morning about the ball,” Sarkisian said Monday. “Our ball security is not good enough to be a championship team. Our third-down defense right now is not good enough to be a championship team, and that's not to diminish the win. That's to show how we can continue to improve and where there's area for improvement. We're not a finished product yet. We're two games in, you know?”
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- Austin yogurt shop investigators, family members discuss case's enduring impact
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- For decades, the truth eluded the families of four girls killed in a North Austin yogurt shop murder and gripped the city with the question of who carried out the unspeakable crime. American-Statesman Associate Editor Tony Plohetski recently sat down for a public conversation with Austin Police Cold Case Detective Dan Jackson and former Travis County Assistant District Attorney Mindy Montford, who oversaw breakthroughs in the case, and Shawn and Angie Ayers, the brother and sister-in-law of Amy Ayers, about the case's enduring impact on Austin.
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- Austin yogurt shop investigators, family members discuss case's enduring impact
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- 1:11:18
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- For decades, the truth eluded the families of four girls killed in a North Austin yogurt shop murder and gripped the city with the question of who carried out the unspeakable crime. American-Statesman Associate Editor Tony Plohetski recently sat down for a public conversation with a cold-case detective, former prosecutor and family members.
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- Austin yogurt shop murders: The case, the breakthrough and its lasting impact
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- 1:11:18
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- More than three decades after four girls were killed at an Austin yogurt shop, investigators and family members reflect on the case, the breakthroughs that identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers and the lasting impact on those connected to the victims.
Austin American-Statesman Associate Editor Tony Plohetski talks with Austin Police Cold Case Detective Dan Jackson, former Travis County Assistant District Attorney Mindy Montford, and Shawn and Angie Ayers, the brother and sister-in-law of Amy Ayers.
Watch the full conversation and hear from those who helped bring the case to a breakthrough.
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- Vandegrift RB Preston James recounts his 71-yard TD run vs. Liberty Hill
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- James had 168 yards from scrimmage and ran for two touchdowns Friday night as Vandegrift beat Liberty Hill 45-14.
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- #texasvolleyball's final point to get the win over Wisconsin at Moody Center
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Texas lost to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament last year but in front of a Moody Center crowd, the Longhorns beat the Badgers.
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- Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian explain how Texas came back from a bad start to upset Ohio State
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- After being down 17 points at the half, the Texas Longhorns stormed back to upset the No. 1 team in the country.
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- "It saved the season." Sports columnist Cedric Golden gives his take on the win over Ohio State.
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Texas football was down 17 points at the half against Ohio State but the Longhorns came back to upset the No. 1 team in the country.
With a win like this, Austin American-Statesman sports columnist said that it saved Texas' season as they prepare for a brutal SEC schedule after it plays UTEP next week.
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- #texasfootball makes a comeback to upset No. 1 #ohiostate
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- To open the 2025 season, Texas fell 14-7 on the road to Ohio State in what was Arch Manning’s first year as the official starter for the Longhorns.
But with a bit of help from the run game, the Longhorns made an epic Saturday night comeback against the Buckeyes.
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- Sports columnist Kirk Bohls gives his prediction of #texasfootball's game against #ohiostate
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- There is some optimism from columnist Kirk Bohls that the #texaslonghorns can pull off the win against the #ohiostatebuckeyes.
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- They went to Ground Zero after 9/11. 25 years later, Austin responders still remember
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Austin members of Texas Task Force 1 recall searching the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11.
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- Experts break down the I-35 matchup between UTSA and Texas State
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- 24:09
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- There's another big football game happening this weekend in South Central Texas, with the UTSA Roadrunners heading up the road to face the Texas State Bobcats in San Marcos.
Texas State beat writer Caleb Yum from the Austin American-Statesman joins the San Antonio Express-News' Greg Luca to discuss what to watch in the matchup.
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- Tim May gives his prediction for Texas vs Ohio State
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Sports columnist Tim May joins the "On Second Thought" podcast to discuss all things #texaslonghorns and #ohiostatebuckeyes before the two teams square off Saturday night in Austin.
Click the link in bio to hear more leading up to the game.
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- Columbus journalist Tim May gives an Ohio State primer | On Second Thought
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- 53:49
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- With the massive top-five matchup between Texas and Ohio State looming, legendary Columbus journalist Tim May stops by “On Second Thought” to give us a peek behind the Buckeye curtain as the top-ranked team in America seeks to run its winning streak over the Longhorns to three game.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls give their game predictions and discuss the latest developments in LSU’s feud with the SEC.
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- #archmanning explains why he and the #texaslonghorns are "excited" to play Ohio State
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Nearly a year removed after being named the full-time starter for Texas football, Arch Manning has grown a lot since the 14-7 loss in 2025 to Ohio State. Now, with a bit more experience, offensive weapons and a stronger defense, Texas is ready for the Buckeyes.
