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True Stories Can Be Stranger Than Fiction [Extra Extra ]
- Former Texas Attorney General and Democratic politician Jim Mattox died last night in his sleep; he was 65.
- Water tower explosion in Giddings leaves 3 injured (one critically so).
- Rhoda Mae Kerr is now officially Austin's first female fire chief.
- Arrest warrant out for RRISD Special Education TA after he allegedly had an improper relationship with a 17-year-old student.
- Woman showering in an East Austin group home was injured by a bullet from a drive-by last night.
- Eyewitness ID process needs improvement in Texas.
- North Village branch of the APL is closing as of Monday, Dec. 1 (until the new building is ready in the spring).
Extra Extra: We Remember Jim Mattox
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where's the public outcry over the condition of waterloo park?
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