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Austin among large U.S. cities with least amount of stress, study finds

Austin ranked 162nd out of more than 180 U.S. cities analyzed in a new WalletHub study that examines which places have the most stressful environments based on criteria such as weekly work hours, jobless rates, divorce rates and suicides per capita.


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Bastrop County Animal Shelter coordinator after National Adoption Week: ‘We are still at capacity and need more adopters’

Austin-based New Hope Animal Rescue and Bastrop County Animal Shelter connected many pets with loving families during a PetSmart Charities event held July 15-17 as part of National Adoption Week.





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Attorneys on return of murder suspect to Texas: 'We ask for respect for the privacy of Kaitlin’s family'

The woman who was the subject of a manhunt after she allegedly fled the U.S. in an attempt to evade arrest in the death of a young cycling star returned to the country on Saturday, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.




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Firefighter on colleagues killed in car crash: 'We're not blood-related, but to us, those are our family members'

Two Hill Country volunteer firefighters who were also siblings lost their lives in a car crash on Monday while returning home from battling wildfires, Austin-based media outlets reported.



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Parishioner on fire-damaged Catholic church: '[It's] a sad day but we will be OK'

A Roman Catholic parish in the Hill Country community of Hostyn was destroyed by a fire Thursday, Austin-based media outlets reported.



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Woman known as 'Baby Holly' found: 'I prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord has revealed some of it'

A cold case stemming from the early 1980s murder of a Houston couple has yielded a positive development on Thursday (June 9) when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (AG) announced that their infant daughter who subsequently went missing has been found alive, Houston-based media outlets reported.


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Escaped inmate dies in shootout: 'He exited his truck, fired additional rounds, at least four officers returned fire'

The three-week search for escaped convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez ended on Thursday night (June 2) with his death in a shootout with law enforcement officials, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.