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Charity founder who made millions off migrant children promises an independent audit for company

Charity founder who made millions off migrant children promises an independent audit for company

Charity founder who made millions off migrant children promises an independent audit for company

Tax records indicate the charity Southwest Key received $242,595,551 in 2015. It spent nearly two-thirds of its budget on salaries.

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SCAM CALLS: What we learned about fraud calls after catching scammer on camera

We got an inside look at a scammer call and caught it all on camera. The KVUE Defenders broke down the call and investigative reporter Erica Proffer shows us the red flags pointing to a scam.

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Central Texas has seen three 100-year floods in 5 years. Now thousands are destined to flood

Once every 100 years. That's the mark of a major flood. That means homes have a one percent chance of experiencing a flood in any given year. We've had three 100-year flood events in five years. Scientists say it's a sign of the times. Thousands more families in Central Texas are destined to flood.

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Texas Gov. Abbott promises investigation into alleged non-citizen voting

Greg Abbott said he can't confirm if the video is accurate, but he will start an investigation.

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Defenders find other apartments at risk after fatal San Marcos fire

The KVUE Defenders found thousands more apartment buildings in Central Texas also don't have sprinklers, either.

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Texas sees 42 percent rise in inappropriate student-teacher relationship investigations

Data obtained from the Texas Education Agency shows a continuous rise in allegations of inappropriate teacher and student relationships.

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University of Texas, Texas State officials encourage fire safety for both on and off campus housing

When it comes to on-campus housing, colleges tend to have stricter rules as opposed to residents who live off-campus.

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‘Got an explosion’ | New video shows moments before Austin serial bomber killed himself

The Austin bomber began his spree March 2, and continued through until the morning of March 21. Two people were killed during the 19-day period that terrorized Austin.

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New website tracks how much you'll pay in Travis Co. property taxes

The Travis Central Appraisal District launched a website to track each taxing entity and how much they plan to tax properties.

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More than 6,500 Texas workers haven’t been paid what they’re owed

And many won't be getting their money anytime soon.

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Majority of Central Texas schools do not have enough counselors

82 percent of individual schools we checked do not meet national recommendations of student-to-counselor ratios. A third of 21 Central Texas districts do not have any schools meeting national recommendations.

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Lack of counselors leaves students and schools more vulnerable

A nationwide investigation found one in four U.S. schools don't have any counselors at all and early one in five school districts don't have districtwide, according to an analysis of the most recent U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection from the 2015-2016 school year.

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