Auditorium Shores will again be the hub of Fourth of July festivities. The Austin Symphony Orchestra announced its Annual Fourth of July Concert is returning to Auditorium Shores after a stint at the Circuit of the Americas.
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Austin Symphony Orchestra returns to Auditorium Shores July 4
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Lufkin man on stolen motorcycle arrested after pursuit through East Texas
A Lufkin man has been arrested after leading officers from several East Texas counties on a high-speed pursuit on a stolen motorcycle. According to the Trinity Police Department, a Walker County deputy pulled over Daniel Spiecher, 33, of Lufkin, Monday evening for a routine traffic stop.
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2 children, ages 4, 5 seriously hurt in Trinity Co. wreck; parents arrested
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a Trinity couple on a variety of felony charges after their vehicle rolled over near the Lake L subdivision late Tuesday night, resulting in serious injuries to their two young boys. Joseph Collier, 34, and Melissa Thrasher, 32, were both arrested and charged with felony reckless injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.
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Trinity murderer heads straight back to prison after evading arrest twice within days
A Trinity murderer will go straight back to prison after signing a plea deal today for eight years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice for evading arrest twice within a few days according to the Trinity Police Department. According to arrest records, on August 1st, Officer Randy Wheeler arrested Hanson for evading arrest detention with a vehicle or watercraft on Trinlady Park Rd. Hanson was then arrested again on August 3rd by Chief Steven Jones and Officer Jeff Dean for evading arrest and detention along with driving while intoxicated - 3rd or more and misdemeanor possession of marijuana on Railroad and San Jacinto streets.
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East Texas police department goes viral with 'his life matters' photo
The Trinity, Texas, Police Department tweeted this poignant shot in May , but it's going viral now as tensions continue to simmer in Ferguson, Missouri, on the year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. The picture is a response to the #BlackLivesMatter campaign, a group that say it is "working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for demise.
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Austin, Houston bank merger to create $1 billion institution
The holding company of Pioneer Bank SSB has agreed to merge with the parent of a much larger financial institution, Sugar Land-based First Community Bank NA. Pioneer Bancshares Inc., based in Dripping Springs, just west of Austin, disclosed Thursday that the combined bank would report assets of $1.1 billion and 22 Texas branches.
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Texas police chief and officer's "His Life Matters" message goes viral
The Trinity Police Department shared a powerful photo of Chief Steven Jones and Officer Donald Givens, who are two different races, with "His Life Matters" written on the palm of their hands, each with an arrow pointed to the other. Texas police chief and officer's "His Life Matters" message goes viral The Trinity Police Department shared a powerful photo of Chief Steven Jones and Officer Donald Givens, who are two different races, with "His Life Matters" written on the palm of their hands, each with an arrow pointed to the other.
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It shows the two officers standing next to each other while holding out their hands. On each of their palms is a message that reads, "His life matters," with an arrow pointing to the other officer."
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Cenk Uygur rips cops comparing #BlackLivesMatter to KKK: Nobody's shooting you for being fat
Young Turks host Cenk Uygur slammed two Trinity, Texas police officers on Thursday for comparing institutional racism to size-based prejudice and calling the Black Lives Matter movement a hate group. "The KKK used to hang people, lynch them, burn them alive," Uygur said.
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Man who killed fellow oil worker wants to be free man
A Texas man who stabbed to death a fellow oil field worker in a North Dakota hotel about four years ago is seeking to be released from state supervision. Thirty-seven-year-old Charles Davis, of Trinity, Texas, acknowledged killing 48-year-old Donald Flowers, of Wichita Falls, Texas, in a conference room at the Candlewood Suites in Minot in March 2011.
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More charges for Trinity duo connected to arson case
According to Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace, 34 year-old Melissa Mackey and 18 year-old Brett Morgan were both arrested on different charges over the last week. In May, Mackey and Morgan were arrested after two homes were burnt to the ground.
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Police Rush to Outfit Officers With Body Cameras
Officials in Texas' Bexar County, for instance, which includes San Antonio, voted Tuesday to buy more body cameras for officers a day after cellphone video appeared to show sheriff's deputies there shooting a man with his hands up. Taser International Inc., the largest manufacturer of the devices, says it has had a 154 percent increase in sales in the past year.
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Trinity drug raid results in 4 meth-related arrests
Officers with the Trinity Police Department arrested four people on meth-related drug charges following a drug raid on Robb Street Sunday night. According to a post on the Trinity Police Department's Facebook page, A TPD officer received enough information to obtain a narcotics search warrant at a home in the 700 block of North Robb Street.
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Construction to begin at Inspiration Village
TRINITY A new day has dawn at Inspiration Village in Trinity, Texas with the official ground breaking for the new building that will serve as home for three resident full-time residents who qualify within the organizations guidelines.
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Fort Wortha s Trinity River Vision moves forward with bridge construction
A drone photograph shows the roundabout along Henderson Street along with bridge construction for the Trinity River Vision Project. Shown in the photograph are V-Pier structures that will support two bridges for Trinity River Vision.
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OSU's Nolen claims Big 12 golf medalist honors, team 2nd
Oklahoma State golfer Stratton Nolen has won the Big 12 golf title while the Cowboys finished second in the team standing. Nolen shot a final round 2-under 70 on Sunday at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas, to rally past TCU's Paul Barjon for medalist honors.
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Waco-area news briefs: May 24, 2016
A maximum of 25 participants will be selected for the class, which the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce conducts to identify potential community leaders and provide them with information about various facets of the community. The class begins Aug. 16 with a daylong retreat and will continue for nine sessions on the third Tuesday of each month, from September 2016 through May 2017.
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News Briefs for Wednesday, May 25, 2016
BOONSVILLELUNCH FUNDRAISER - The Boonsville Community Center Lunch Bunch will have their annual fundraiser luncheon noon Wednesday, May 25, at the community center on Farm Road 920.
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Houston Co. convicts Trinity man who stole mowers, led authorities on chase
A Houston County jury found a Trinity man guilty of stealing two zero-turn lawn mowers in 2013 and then leading authorities on a three-county chase. The judge on the case will determine Michael Miracle's sentencing at a later date.
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Former Trinity volunteer fireman accepts 10 years probation for groping teenage girl
A former Trinity volunteer firefighter has accepted a plea bargain deal of 10 years of deferred adjudication for groping a then-16-year-old girl in September of 2015. As part of the plea bargain deal Ricky Harrelson, of Trinity, pleaded guilty to felony indecency with a child.
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