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Austin officer suspended 15 days over May shooting
Austin — An Austin police officer is suspended for 15 days for not turning on his patrol car camera during an altercation in which a teen was fatally shot.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says the unpaid suspension began Thursday for Officer Leonardo Quintana. Acvedeo determined the May 11 shooting did not constitute excessive force.
A Travis County grand jury in August declined to indict Quintana over the shooting of the armed suspect, 18-year-old Nathaniel Sanders II.
The suspension was because Quintana violated policy by not turning on the dashboard camera before approaching Sanders.
Police have said Quintana fired at Sanders after the pair struggled over a weapon that the suspect had in his waistband. Sanders had been asleep in a car that police had investigated as being involved in several crimes.
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Wildflowers: Rainfall expected to bring Texans an abundant array
Texas should have a colorful spring, with recent rains bringing an abundance of wildflowers and blooms already popping up, experts say.
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Soldier from San Benito killed in Iraq
A 20-year-old soldier from south Texas has been killed in Iraq.
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Roof collapses at Fort Worth brewing company
Storm damage is helping keep the beer cold after part of the roof at a Fort Worth brewery collapsed under heavy snow.
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Texas Supreme Court will hear strip-club fee case
The legal dance over Texas' so-called "pole tax," a $5 entrance fee at strip clubs, is going before the state Supreme Court.
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Ex-President Clinton undergoes heart procedure
Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted in one of his heart arteries after being hospitalized with chest pains, an adviser said Thursday.
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Retail gasoline prices down 3 cents in Texas
Retail gasoline prices in Texas slipped for the fourth straight week to settle at $2.48 a gallon.
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Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 76
The late Rep. Charlie Wilson worked tenaciously to funnel millions of dollars in weapons to Afghan rebels who fought off the Soviet Union, only to watch Afghanistan plunge into chaos and eventually harbor al-Qaida terrorists.
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Snow slows travel across North Texas
Snow blanketed parts of Texas in a winter storm that slowed traffic and led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
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