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Congresswoman: Family heading to Houston for daughter’s brain cancer treatment stopped at checkpoint, deported

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This family was making the same medical trip they’d made for two years with all their documentation in order. Then something changed at the border checkpoint. HOUSTON — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia returned to Houston Friday night after visiting Mexico where she met with a family that was deported while attempting to bring their 11-year-old daughter … Read more

NEW VIDEO: Vietnam veteran intervenes to save woman in brutal dog attack on west side

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Security footage exposes a brutal, unprovoked dog attack that left a woman hospitalized in San Antonio, prompting legal action against the owner. SAN ANTONIO — Security footage released this week captures the brutal and unprovoked nature of a vicious dog attack on the west side. A woman was hospitalized after being attacked by three dogs … Read more

Bucs rookie Desmond Watson, at 464 pounds, tops list of the NFL’s heaviest players

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While no current NFL player tops 400 pounds, there have been a few who have played at or near four bills. WASHINGTON — Even though Desmond Watson is trying to make Tampa Bay’s roster, he’s already made history — as the NFL’s heaviest player. The 6-foot-6, 464-pound defensive tackle from Florida signed with his hometown Buccaneers … Read more

‘Doing our job as parents’: How this toddler’s parents were able to get her a life-saving $2.2 million infusion

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Luna received life-saving treatment costing millions of dollars for just one infusion. SAN ANTONIO — Genetics often plays a role in the diseases or conditions a child may be born with. Now we’re reporting on a disease that, while it has no cure, can be fought if caught early.   Spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, … Read more