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  1. https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/homeless-man-arrested-for-attempted-kidnapping-of-8-year-old-girl-in-se-austin

    A homeless man was arrested Sunday after attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old girl at a park in southeast Austin, police said.

    Jeffery Alan Harpster, 36, approached a family having a picnic at Pleasant Valley Road near Lady Bird Lake and tried to grab the girl, according to an arrest affidavit. The girl's father intervened and Harpster claimed the girl was his niece and he had a responsibility to take her.

    Police said Harpster had approached the family earlier asking for food and left, but returned and focused on the young girl. He allegedly jumped over their picnic food trying to take control of her.

    The father told police Harpster became physically violent, swinging his arms, when confronted. Harpster tried to approach another female before being stopped by bystanders.

    A search of Harpster's backpack found 0.9 grams of methamphetamine, the affidavit said. This was the second call about Harpster that day, after a report he followed two females to their vehicle and tried to get inside with them.

    Harpster was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance, both state jail felonies.

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  2. Assholes randomly assaulting people seems to be thing now. I wonder if the asshole perp had someone nearby filming to upload to Instagram/TikTok or some bullshit.

     

    https://www.fox7austin.com/news/man-brutally-attacked-near-barton-springs-austin-texas

    On Saturday, April 6, Robles was walking around Zilker Park. Around 6 p.m., he sat down on the stone steps near the pool entrance. He says he was reading a book, when, totally unprovoked, a man ran up and kicked him in the face with his boots.

    Before Robles realized what had happened, the man ran off, and two bystanders began chasing him.

    "And then he swam across the spring, and then they lost him," said Robles. "People started screaming, and handing me tissues and stuff because I was just bleeding, like, nonstop."

    Medics rushed Robles to Dell Seton, where he had surgery for a broken nose.

    "They had to break it back into place and rearrange it," said Robles.

    He also had surgery for a broken orbital bone under his eye. He says he could finally start breathing through his nose a week later after doctors removed casts from his nostrils.

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  3. 2 minutes ago, HRSchenker said:

    Has the AAS editorial board always been unhinged? I'm not a big Ken Paxton fan but I don't get this....

    Since when has robbery been a "nonviolent" offense?

    https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/04/17/ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-proposal-plan-extend-reach-local-government-editorial/73338806007/

    It's an editorial. I usually avoid editorials because the views espoused are probably bullshit. If it were weren't batshit crazy, then they wouldn't have to "editorialize" it.

  4. Posted this on the 2024 Appraisals thread but it's too important not to post here, since this impacts Austin. 

    IMPORTANT PSA for Travis County voters. On May 4th, you will be able to vote for the assholes who control the Travis County Appraisal District. Here's your chance to be heard.

     

    https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/04/democrats-vs-republicans-first-election-coming-for-travis-county-appraisal-district-board/

    Even though their party affiliations will not be on the ballot, three Democrats, three Republicans and a Libertarian are running for three seats on the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. That election on May 4 will be the first such election since passage of a law requiring that three of those directors be elected.

    A new state law dictates that at least two of the three elected members of the TCAD Board of Directors agree on all Appraisal Review Board (ARB) appointments. 

    The Travis County Democratic Party has endorsed the three Democrats in the race: Jett Hanna, Shenghao “Daniel” Wang and Dick Lavine – in Places 1, 2 and 3, respectively.

    Two well-known Republicans – Travis County Republican Party Chair Matt Mackowiak and former Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman – and a lesser-known candidate, Bill May, are also vying for the three seats. In addition, software engineer Jonathan Craig Patschke, who is listed online as the treasurer of the Travis County Libertarian Party, is running against Wang and Mackowiak for Place 2.

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  5. IMPORTANT PSA for Travis County voters. On May 4th, you will be able to vote for the assholes who control the Travis County Appraisal District. Here's your chance to be heard.

    Honest question, is TravisCAD the only CAD where we can vote for the BoD?

    https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/04/democrats-vs-republicans-first-election-coming-for-travis-county-appraisal-district-board/

    Even though their party affiliations will not be on the ballot, three Democrats, three Republicans and a Libertarian are running for three seats on the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. That election on May 4 will be the first such election since passage of a law requiring that three of those directors be elected.

    A new state law dictates that at least two of the three elected members of the TCAD Board of Directors agree on all Appraisal Review Board (ARB) appointments. 

    The Travis County Democratic Party has endorsed the three Democrats in the race: Jett Hanna, Shenghao “Daniel” Wang and Dick Lavine – in Places 1, 2 and 3, respectively.

    Two well-known Republicans – Travis County Republican Party Chair Matt Mackowiak and former Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman – and a lesser-known candidate, Bill May, are also vying for the three seats. In addition, software engineer Jonathan Craig Patschke, who is listed online as the treasurer of the Travis County Libertarian Party, is running against Wang and Mackowiak for Place 2.

     

     

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  6. 8 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

    Texas should just declare that it's mission is to have the lowest cost, cleanest, and most reliable electricity on the planet. Build the crap out of the grid - transmission and distribution. Stop pitting fossil fuels against renewables and nuclear against everyone. Just build everything, winterize everything. Make it the #1 destination for any data center, industrial or manufacturing facility, green hydrogen and chemicals production, DAC, CO2 sequestration, sustainable aviation fuel production, etc. It would not cost that much relative to the massive economic benefits and payback we could get here.

    O&G billionaires: is the ROI on all this shit less than the 100s of millions I'm making doing the bare minimum status quo? Yes? Then fuck that shit.

    You want our state leaders to build the best grid for Texans? Not in a million years.

    Our state leaders will approve to build what the O&G assholes, who own them, tell them to build. What ever is best for their wallets is best for our leaders and by default, Texans.

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  7. The rural parts of Texas will be "Hell yeah, we don't want no part of those major cities!"

    And when they find out how much of the population and businesses in those major cities pay for shit the rural counties desperately rely on, "Hey, I didn't mean that. Can you please come back? We need your socialist money."

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  8. 23 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

    Same boat as a lot of y'all. Down 8% but net up 10%. Gonna be that way for a while...

    Exactly. But my Appraised and Net Appraised are pretty much even now. Will be interesting what happens next year.

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  9. 1 minute ago, High Plains Drifter said:

     

    I would be all in for nucular also, if it wasn't for: 

     

     

    Instead of a grid failing because of our "business friendly" attitudes, it might be a meltdown. 

    I'm not even joking. I don't trust our state regulators to regulate dog catching, much less something that could cause serious  serious problems (even more serious than hundreds freezing to death during a freeze) when shit goes south. 

     

     

    Which is why no one wants the reactor in their backyard or downwind from it. Mother nature don't give a shit about about redundancy plans. The chase for profits by corporate leaders and greedy billionaires will insure that cost is minimize, processes and safety be damned. Hi, Boeing.

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  10. 7 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

    Perhaps some folks should stop stubbornly spurning Nuclear energy in favor of wind and solar as well.  If we really want to make sure the grid is firm, increased nuclear energy is going to be a must.  

    I'm all for nuclear energy. The problem will be finding people who want it in their city/county.

  11. Damn. Saw it for the 2nd time and it's even better. This may be the best movie I've ever watched. It's damned near perfect. I was sad the movie ended the first time, I'm more sad this time.

    On 2nd viewing and with better understanding of Vil's vision for Paul and Lisan Al Gaib, Chani's character becomes much more relatable and hits the feels. Anyone bitching about her pouty role better also be bitching about Rabban's character which was basically consisted of pissed off yelling.

    I eagerly await Vil's Holy War conclusion.

     

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  12. 16 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    He would still play the majors either way.

    Then he's definitely not winning any tournaments. This year will be 10 years since his last major win.

  13. 27 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

    This is just what liv does. They are desperate for attention. As soon as it gets quiet, make up some grandiose rumor about high profile tour players jumping to their tour. It's such a joke.

    I'm too lazy to research but I think most of the rumors of defection have come true. I don't doubt that the ones which didn't come true were players actually considering the jump but reneged for whatever reasons. After Rahm left, Rory definitely changed his tune on LIV, taking a much softer stance. I think he wants the perverse sum of money from LIV thinking/hoping there will be a merger in the future and all will be forgiven. 

    If someone were dangling $850M in front of me for simply entertaining people by "competing" in golf, I'd sure the fuck sign. But I would know that I sold out and would be ostracized and be labeled a dick by most of my peers and fans. 

  14. If you live in Austin, you know the story of this fuckhead. He's held a community hostage for years. He's finally getting "help". How many other dipshits like him are there terrorizing Austin?

     

    https://www.fox7austin.com/news/rami-zawaideh-next-steps-austin-texas

    A homeless man who has terrorized a neighborhood in South Austin for years is finally getting help. Neighbors are relieved and are hoping they can now enjoy some peace and quiet.

    It’s been almost two years of what neighbors call "hell."

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    "There is a guy with an ax just screaming violent profane and chopping on trees," Westgate resident James Murff said.

    "Always walking around with a chainsaw and then after a week he had a pole saw," Westgate resident JJ Pepper said.

    Residents in the Westgate and Cherry Creek neighborhoods know the man by name, Rami Zawaideh.

    Man accused of carrying chainsaw, chopping down trees in Greenbelt

    Court documents show the man has been arrested multiple times for criminal trespassing. Neighbors said they’re concerned for their safety and want something done.

    He was first arrested in Travis County in July 2022 for criminal trespassing. The county attorney declined to prosecute.

    Zawaideh was arrested again in August, twice in September, and again in October 2022, but he was quickly back in the greenbelt threatening residents, chopping down trees, making sculptures, and screaming early in the morning.

    "There's only so much we can do. We can arrest them. We can file the charges and after that, that's up to the court," Austin Police Sgt. William Beck said.

    Residents said they thought charges were going to stick when Zawaideh took a sledgehammer to city property in January 2023.

    "This level of escalation with the boulders is just really worrisome," Cherry Creek resident Frankie Hefley said.

    Zawaideh was arrested and charged with felony criminal mischief, but the district attorney dropped the charges. Residents continued to push to get help for Zawaideh.

    "Mental health is obviously an issue, and we just don’t know when he’s going to snap and take it to another level," Hefley said.

    "This person needs to be removed and rehabilitated, so they can be put back into society, because they’re just unwell," Pepper said.

    Zawaideh’s mother agreed. She drove from New York to Austin and spoke with FOX 7 last week. She said she had been in town for about a month because she was planning on taking Zawaideh back home with her. She said she was told city officials had come up with a plan for Zawaideh and that he would be picked up, not jailed, but taken to a hospital, evaluated, stabilized, and he’d then be on his way to New York.

    Time passed though, and Zawaideh was still out in the greenbelt terrorizing a new neighbor.

    Residents hope for more action on homeless man with chainsaw

    Residents in the Westgate and Stassney Lane area have been reporting sightings of a homeless man chopping down trees with a chainsaw in a nearby greenbelt.

    "He's very profane, he's beginning to target me and my little dog, talking about murder, calling me obscene names," Westgate resident Debbie Horne said.

    She said she called 911 more than 30 times but, "I just don’t have any help."

    Just hours after FOX 7 contacted council member Ryan Alter’s office, the district attorney’s office, county attorney’s office, sheriff’s office, and the Austin Police Department, Zawaideh was picked up and taken to a hospital. City officials said it was a voluntary commitment. 

    Zawaideh’s mother said an order of protective custody would be filed. She said she hasn’t been able to get in contact with her son since he’s been picked up but hopes he will call soon and agree to head north with her. 

    A city representative couldn’t tell FOX 7 how long Zawaideh would be receiving treatment in Austin.

  15. How it started.

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    how it's going

    So we can expect Rory to join LIV in 3 months. His 180 on LIV stance especially as it relates to Ryder Cup is interesting. Maybe it all makes sense because he's going to bail. If $850M number is true, no one can blame him. Fuck him, but good for him.

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