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How could school choice vouchers affect high school sports in Texas?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Public high school sports in the state of Texas are a big reason why Hutto Athletic Director Brad LaPlante is where he is. He feels that legislation being discussed in Texas right now could threaten the future of the system he believes in so much."If you're not getting the same funding that you're used to doing to provide what you think you need to do for your coaching staff and the great kids that you work with every day, it hurts," said LaPlante. Senate bill gives detailed look into Republicans’ plans for ‘school choice’ The legislation is being dubbed the "Parental Bill of Rights," by Gov. Greg Abbott and other advocates. It would give parents $8,000 of public money to cover home-schooling expenses or private school tuition for their children.LaPlante and others feel that if Senate Bill 8 were to pass, public schools could lose students, and in turn, money. It creates doubt in a lot of areas, including athletic departments.There are fears that athletic programs ...

Longhorn baseball moves up in 3 of 4 major national polls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Coming off their wild 2-1 series win over Baylor in Waco, the Texas Longhorns baseball team impressed poll voters enough to rise in all four major polls released Monday.Texas moved up five spots to No. 14 in the D1Baseball.com poll and Baseball America moved the Longhorns up one spot to No. 14. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper kept the Longhorns at No. 12 from last week and the Longhorns rose four spots to No. 14 in the USA Today coaches poll.Full D1Baseball.com pollFull Baseball America pollFull College Baseball Newspaper pollFull USA Today coaches pollTexas went 3-2 last week, splitting a 2-game midweek series with Texas State and topping Baylor 2-1 with wins on Friday and Sunday. The Longhorns were able to overcome 26 walks by their pitching staff to claim the series over the Bears thanks to 27 runs and 38 hits.Texas Tech is close behind the Longhorns in all four polls, checking at No. 15 according to Baseball America and No. 16 in the D1Baseball.com poll. Collegiate...

Hudson River wedgewire project in Albany almost complete

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is in the final phase of completing its wedgewire project on the Hudson River. The project will ultimately help protect aquatic life in the river. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The new wedgewire screening system has been installed at the Riverfront Pump Station in Albany. The pump station uses water from the Hudson River to cool the Empire State Plaza and nearby buildings during the summer.The wedgewire screening has small slots that prevent small fish and fish larvae from being drawn into the water intake. The installation of the screens will particularly help protect river herring and American shad, two migratory species that have suffered population declines, said the DEC. Albany police looking for info on abandoned dog "The installation of the wedgewire screening system in the Hudson River is one big project that will save mil...

Complaints stack up about not hearing tornado sirens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Powerful storms didn't just leave damage across the metro area, but frustration and worry across parts of the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County as well, as some residents complained the outdoor warning siren never went off.Chad Storie, who lives in south St. Louis City, said he never heard the tornado siren. He hasn't heard the siren in some time; something he's complained about. Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial "It's an unfortunate, toxic norm to know that we're not going to hear this," Storie said.Thomas Wokura and his wife also live in south city."Why do we have these new, improved sirens and they're not working? The old ones worked really, really good," he said.FOX 2 has found a growing number of complaints filed with the Citizens' Service Bureau about not hearing the tornado siren.2019: 34 complaints filed2020: 20 complaints filed2021: 106 complaints filed2022: 92 complaints filedAs of 4/10/23: 31 complaints filedWoku...

Ballwin parent grateful for rec center’s action during tornado warning 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

BALLWIN, Mo. - Work crews finished boarding up broken windows facing the pool area of The Pointe at Ballwin Commons on Monday. Saturday’s severe weather blew several windows out of their frames. No one was injured at the recreation center, even though a pool party was scheduled to take place during the storm. “We’re thankful everyone is safe,” said Dustin Boice, a Ballwin resident who rented the pool Saturday to celebrate his daughter’s birthday.  Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial He credited the staff at the recreation center for calmly taking the right steps when severe weather approached. Parents and children were led to a locker room area when a tornado warning was issued. “Within a minute and a half, we were hunkered down in the locker rooms,” Boice said. He said a short time later, glass shattered into a pool area where kids would have likely been playing. “It was an unbelievable job by the staff, and the...

Family of teens shot, killed by L.A. County deputies demand justice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

Activists and family members are speaking out against the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s decision not to file charges in the deputy-involved deaths of two teens in two separate shootings.  “He doesn’t get to pick and choose what cases he prosecutes,” activist and translator Alejandro Villalpando said of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Two separate families gathered Monday on the steps of the Hall of Justice building in downtown Los Angeles to demand action for the deaths of the two teens.  Translating for the father of one of the victims, 18-year-old Andres Guardado, Villalpando said the grieving father can’t understand why the district attorney would decide the shooting deaths were not homicides.  The 18-year-old was shot five times in the back by sheriff’s deputies on June 18, 2020. Deputies said they saw him with a handgun. In a memo from the DA’s office to the Los Angeles Times, officials said the teen complied with orders to drop ...

NBA playoffs live updates: Warriors’ turnovers have Kings ahead in Game 2 second quarter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

To view the live updates on your mobile device click here.GAME 2: Warriors at Kings at Golden1 Center, at 7 p.m. (PT). TV: TNT. Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (color commentary), Jared Greenberg (sideline reporting).ODDS: Warriors -2. OVER/UNDER: 239.5. (Both from Caesar’s Sportsbook.)CURRENT SERIES: Kings lead 1-0. SEASON SERIES: Warriors went 3-1 against the Kings in the regular season. PRIOR PLAYOFF HISTORY: None.In the first-ever all NorCal playoff showdown, the Kings came from behind to beat the Warriors — and now, the dynastic core could face something they’ve never dealt with before.In the eight prior trips to the playoffs that Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson (and Andre Iguodala, too, though he’s currently out) have had for the Warriors, they have never lost the first two games of the series. Yes, that even includes the series that they fell behind 3-1 through four games (Oklahoma City in 2016, Toronto in 2019).The Warriors...

2 armed robberies in Palo Alto believed to be connected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

(KRON) -- The Palo Alto Police Department is investigating two armed robberies on Monday that are believed to be connected. PAPD said both robberies occurred in the south end of Palo Alto within 25 minutes of each other.The first robbery happened on the 1100 block of Trinity Lane at about 6:35 p.m. It happened after a "neighbor may have interrupted an auto burglary," PAPD said. Nobody was injured, and the suspects fled in a white SUV that may have been a Kia. Police said one suspect pointed a handgun as they were fleeing. Person stabbed several times in Santa Rosa, suspect arrested The second robbery happened on the 800 block of Marshall Drive at about 7 p.m. Two suspects robbed a woman at gunpoint and took her phone, police said. No victims were injured in either incident. PAPD believes the same suspects committed both crimes. Both are Black men in their 20s, and at least one had a handgun. A third suspect, also a Black male, drove the getaway vehicle.This is a developing story....

Rangers ace Jacob deGrom leaves start with sore right wrist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom left Monday night’s start against the Kansas City Royals after four hitless innings because of a sore right wrist.The team said deGrom was removed as a precaution. He struck out five and walked one, throwing 39 of his 58 pitches for strikes. Two relievers finished a one-hitter for the Rangers in a 4-0 victory.“I felt it a little bit warming up,” deGrom said. “I thought it was going to loosen up and it actually tightened up a little bit as the game went on.“We’re playing it smart. Could I have kept going? Probably. But it was lingering and it got a little bit worse as the game went on. I just want to play it safe. We’ve got a long season ahead of us.”Beset by injuries the past two seasons with the New York Mets, the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner signed a $185 million, five-year contract with Texas as a free agent in December.The right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA in four starts for the Rangers.“I’m honestly not too con...

Soler’s pinch hit blast leads Marlins past Giants 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:19 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 Monday night.Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesus Sánchez had two hits each for the Marlins, who have won five of six.During Soler’s at-bat, first base umpire Lance Barrett signaled Giants starter Logan Webb had balked, allowing Jean Segura to score from third. But the umpiring crew met and ruled no balk occurred.Segura returned to third and Soler sent Webb’s next pitch over the wall in center for his second career pinch-hit homer and fifth of the season. The shot also snapped Soler’s career 0-for-10 slide against Webb.“The exciting part of it was that it put our team ahead,” Soler said. “The hitting coach told me today to move up and closer to the plate if I had an opportunity to face him. Perhaps that’s the reason for the result.”Webb’s outing ended after Soler’s blast. In his first start since signing a five-year $90 million contract extension ...