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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, Baylor head coach Art Briles watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Baylor University's board of regents says it will fire Briles and re-assign university President Kenneth Starr in response to questions about its handling of sexual assault complaints against players. The university said in a statement Thursday, May 26, 2016, that it had suspended Briles &quot;with intent to terminate.&quot; Starr will leave the position of president on May 31, but the school says he will serve as chancellor. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Art Briles built Baylor brash, bold, leaves tarnished legacy

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

In this May 18, 2015, photo, authorities search a vacant lot near the Twin Peaks restaurant Monday, May 18, 2015, in Waco, Texas. About 170 members of rival motorcycle gangs were charged with engaging in organized crime Monday, a day after a shootout at a Twin Peaks killed nine people and wounded 18. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson)

Some see differences between perceptions of Waco, Baltimore

By Jesse J. Holland - Associated Press

Bikers congregate against a wall while authorities investigate a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Violence long simmered between rival Texas biker gangs, memo says

By Emily Schmall - Associated Press

Law enforcement officers stand sentry atop the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, where Sunday's deadly shootout between rival motorcycle gangs left 9 dead and 18 more injured. The chain's Dallas headquarters announced the Waco location would have its franchise agreement yanked due to what it called improper security. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald/Associated Press)

Twin Peaks drops Waco franchisee in wake of biker shootout

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

A McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Waco Police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton told KWTX-TV there were &quot;multiple victims&quot; after gunfire erupted between rival biker gangs at the restaurant. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

192 arrested in Waco, Texas; security heightened after biker gang shootout kills 9

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

A McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Waco Police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton told KWTX-TV there were "multiple victims" after gunfire erupted between rival biker gangs at the restaurant. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Biker gang shootout in Waco, Texas, kills 9

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Ohio State cornerback Doran Grant holds a rose in his teeth after the Buckeyes 59-0 victory over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Conference championship NCAA college football game after midnight Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Indianapolis. Ohio State won 59-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

College Football Playoff: After Alabama, Oregon, confusion reigns

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Repairs set for stretch of I-80 in Nebraska

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2 men found slain at Waco apartment were cousins

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Port Arthur man who killed wife gets death penalty

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Port Arthur man convicted of killing wife in Waco

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M. CDT, AND THEREAFTER - In this undated photo, Aubrey Brickhouse, president of the Central Texas Astronomical Society, shows off the research telescope at the Paul and Jane Meyer Observatory in Texas' northern Coryell County. The reflective telescope has a primary mirror that is 24 inches in diameter. (AP Photo/The Killeen Daily Herald, Tim Orwig)

Central Texas observatory draws stargazers

By TIM ORWIG - Associated Press

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama bow their heads behind a photo of volunteer firefighter Capt. Cyrus Adam Reed, who was killed, at Thursday's memorial service for victims of last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

‘We stand with you,’ Obama tells devastated Texas town

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times