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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, dignitaries gather for a ribbon-cutting at Austin FC's new stadium under construction which has been named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

MLS 2021: Austin FC built in pandemic and ready to play

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

FILE - Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (7) gestures towards the crowd after scoring a goal in second half of an MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff soccer match against the Philadelphia Union in Atlanta, in this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, file photo. Martinez was knocked out of last year's season opener with an ACL injury that required surgeries that kept him out the rest of the season. He's not quite at full strength heading into United's opener, but close. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, FIle)

MLS season starts with hopes of returning to normalcy

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give statements after their meeting, at the prime minister's office, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP)

Cyberattack on Iran facility won’t derail talks on nuclear deal, Lloyd Austin says

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Tel Aviv with his Israeli counterpart and reinforced American support. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Israel amid nuke talks with Iran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Austin police name interim chief, start national search

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In this March 5, 2021, photo, owner Chris Marshall prepares an alcohol-free cocktail at San Bars in Austin, Texas. According to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, global consumption of zero-proof beer, wine and spirits is growing two to three times faster than overall alcohol consumption. (AP Photo/John Mone)

New wave of bars creates buzz without the booze

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lloyd Austin to visit India to meet with Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defense

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, March 11, 2021, photo provided by the Austin (Texas) Police Department is Christopher Taylor. Taylor, an Austin police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed Austin man was booked into jail and released on bond Thursday, March 11, 2021. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Taylor in the death of Michael Ramos. (Austin Police Department via AP)

Texas cop charged with murder in shooting released on bond

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FILE - In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2016. The U.S. airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general in Baghdad raises tensions even higher between Tehran and Washington after months of trading attacks and threats across the wider Middle East. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP)

James H. Baker, Pentagon strategist, says Iran nukes ‘probable’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, in Washington. The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, that the Pentagon said were used by Iran-backed militia groups, in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq. “I’m confident in the target that we went after, we know what we hit,” Austin told reporters flying with him from California to Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lloyd Austin, defense secretary, says COVID-19, China are top priorities

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 21, 2018 file photo, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley briefs the media in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas. Austin officials said Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, that Manley is stepping down after leading the police force since May of 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Austin police chief retires after criticism for use of force

By ACACIA CORONADO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 10, 2020, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association in Austin, Texas. Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later recommended for a job with the wealthy donor now at the center of criminal allegations against him, according to two people who said Paxton told them about the relationship. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Ken Paxton, Texas AG, served with subpoena amid Supreme Court election challenge: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 1965, file photo, Dennis Ralston, of Bakersfield, Calif., gets in position to return the ball during a first round singles match with Jim Hobson in the National Tennis Championships at Forest Hills in the Queens borough of New York. Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and an International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. He was 78. (AP Photo/File)

Dennis Ralston, Hall of Fame tennis player, dies at 78

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - This Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo shows then-Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Tavon Austin during pregame of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. Austin is attempting to make a comeback with Green Bay as the Packers look to add depth to their receiving group. The Packers announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, that they had signed Austin and released wide receiver Darrius Shepherd. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Former 1st-round pick Austin savors fresh start with Packers

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Armed Trump supporters stand outside of the Maricopa County Recorder's Office where votes in the general election are being counted in Phoenix, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-MIlls)

‘This isn’t over!’: Trump supporters refuse to accept defeat

By ANITA SNOW and DAVID GOLDMAN and LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2020, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas. Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later recommended for a job with the wealthy donor now at the center of criminal allegations against him, according to two people who said Paxton told them about the relationship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

AP sources: Texas AG’s affair tied to criminal allegations

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE - State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.&quot; Paxton’s defense attorney in the securities case, declined to comment on the new allegations Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Paxton pleaded not guilty in that case but it is not clear whether the new accusations are related. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Donor threatens to sue embattled Texas AG over dropped case

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Hundreds of Austin teachers pledge not to show up to teach

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Crews clean up historic Black cemetery vandalized in Austin

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