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Francisco Lopez found guilty, sentenced to 28 years for 2019 murder in South Austin
A Travis County jury found Francisco Lopez Jr., 36, guilty of murder on Thursday and sentenced him to 28 years in prison for the 2019 death of Guillermo Bernal Gomez, 32. In the early hours of June 23, 2019, a 911 caller reported a man "slumped over" with blood on his arms in a South Austin apartment complex. When officers responded, they found Gomez dead with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators eventually discovered that Gomez had been with Lopez and a man named Evan Zanders shortly before his death.
Austin cuts minimum residential lot size by more than two-thirds under HOME Phase 2
Austin City Council passed Phase 2 of the HOME initiative May 11. The changes will allow developers to build homes on significantly smaller lots. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) Austin officials voted to slash the minimum lot size for individual residences by more than two-thirds in a bid to address rising housing...
No. 1 Texas softball powers past Northwestern, improves to 2-0 in NCAA Tournament
Top-seeded Texas matched its efficiency with plenty of explosiveness while blasting Northwestern 14-2 Saturday at McCombs Field and cruising into the final day of the NCAA Tournament’s Austin Regional with a 2-0 record. A day after leaving a dozen on the bags in a 5-0 win over Siena, Texas (49-7) didn’t strand a single runner while racking up a dozen hits against the Wildcats, including four home runs. That helped ease some frustrations for a UT squad...
Texas Tech to meet Texas Tuesday to kick off 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships
ARLINGTON, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – With the regular season in the books, the seeding for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship has been released, and Texas Tech will face third-seeded Texas on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. The matchup will be aired live on ESPN+/Big 12 Now. Texas Tech...
Texas weather: Downed tree pokes holes in roof of Austin home
AUSTIN, Texas - After storms blew through Central Texas on Thursday evening, Chester Gero walked out to an unexpected sight at his home in southwest Austin. "I heard a big bang, and I mean, it was really loud," said Gero, who checked outside but didn’t see anything initially. "I went to go to the restroom, and I looked inside the bedroom. I looked and it was full of insulation."
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