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Spinal cord stimulator leaves local Marine paralyzed

Spinal cord stimulator leaves local Marine paralyzed

Spinal cord stimulator leaves local Marine paralyzed

From living with back pain for years to a life-changing procedure. Only the change was not at all what he expected.

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No extra help for misclassified or unpaid workers

The Texas Legislature failed to pass a bill that would help workers in the state fight back if their employers aren't paying up.

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Environmentalists say TCEQ violated Clean Water Act

A lawsuit filed against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wants to stop Dripping Springs from discharging treated wastewater into Onion Creek.

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City of Austin lacks funds to pay for sidewalk projects, audit shows

The project aims to improve Austin-area sidewalks that put pedestrians in danger.

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FDA holds hearings over surgical staplers

For decades, manufacturers have been allowed to file summary reports, hiding problems with medical devices.

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Liberty Hill water treatment plant cited for dumping waste in river again

This is an issue the KVUE Defenders have reported on extensively since last year.

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Here's how scammers target home sales

Scammers target home buyers, real estate agents and brokers. They’re using certain tactics to steal the down payment.

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Rape victim's story of survival highlights a growing issue: APD lacks investigators

Brenda woke up to find she had been assaulted by her Lyft driver. Her ongoing battle led to an even harsher discovery: She's joining a long line of survivors realizing Austin police are understaffed.

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How the Travis Central Appraisal District purchased home sales information

Texas is a non-disclosure state for home sale information, meaning you don't have to disclose it and the information isn't publicly available. It doesn't mean the information can't be sold.

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Medical device patients met with lawmakers in Washington D.C.

Impassioned pleas to lawmakers took place all day in the nation's capital.

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Williamson County murder victim's mother fighting for bond reform in Texas

The mother of 21-year-old Stormie Callison said people who confess to murders should not be allowed free on bond.

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For decades, medical device dangers were hidden in reports only the FDA could see

These reports were designed to hold information about known side effects for medical devices. But some of those reports were hiding issues like cancer.

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