san felipe de austin was the epicenter of stephen f. austin's colony. this is where the treasury was operating of the provisional government. and now we've gone from serial number 1 to number 119. these all say to joshua fletcher esqui esquire. the treasurer 69 provisional governor of texas will pay to araftis smith money out of the treasury not otherwise appropriated. this puts smith the famed texas count in san felipe de austin in january of 1836. but they needed to raise real money so they had agents fan across text from san augustin to nacogdoches to nagorda. this is a receipt for cannonballs. 46 six-pound cannonballs. it was signed at quintana january 24th, 1836 by james w. fannon jr., agent for the provisional government. james fannon signed this in his capacity as an agent for the provisional government the very day that he sailed from velasco down to copano bay and began the march to golead in which he would be dead two months later. it was his signature as an agent of the provisional government that bound the government to pay this receipt. mcki

hundreds of people marched through the austin neighborhood yesterday members of the west austin communityall for justice for trayvon martin and peace in chicago ... somewheresome wore hoodies in solidarity weather conditions improved this morning off the coast of california... allowing the u-s coast guard to rescue two injured british sailors. the men were injured after when a huge wave struck their yacht during a storm. one of the rescued sailors may have suffered broken ribs and two other crew members who are also injured, were well enough to stay on the boat, which is now headed for san francisco and should arrive later today. the yacht, with 18 crew members in all, is taking part in an around-the-world-race ... the wave knocked out its steering. at least 31 people are dead after a russian passenger plane crashed in siberia this morning. the plane crashed just three minutes after takeoff on a flight to a northern oil town. 12 people survived the crash five of them are said to be in critical condition. the plane's "black box" has already been retrieved.. as investigators try to determin

martin case, in chicago on this palm sunday members of the west side church took to the streets in the austin neighborhood in the one not only justice for trade on the peace for chicago. police elected officials and members of the west side church today gathering for another march their arms were linked, some wearing hoodies to show the link between the death of 17 year-old trade on marta in florida and the ongoing violence in young men's lives for a year in chicago we need not to be on borderline hypocrisy. for one criminal to be arrested. >> we need to make sure we know what's going on in our household, it starts at home, gang members come from houses. >> the group created a lot of noise as they walked through the streets and people stopped to listen from the front door to their home in the windows of their cars and means a lot to see them out there representing and walking. the event was personal and painful, six years ago today he lost his son the team shot and killed outside a movie theater. he says they are fighting for attention and resources, jobs and youth programs anything that coul

. >> has the austin police department reached out to mr. paxton in any way? ff a spokesman for the police department said they didn't want to second-guess their officer and he had the right to defend himself if he felt threatened. >> what are you doing? what did you shoot my dog for? >> this is one of the saddest videos i've seen all day. it's a heartbreaker. a car fire out of california highway, the guys were out test-driving this car, and, as you can see, it is nothing more than a carbecue now. what makes this so desperately sad is that this pile of rubble used to look like this. >> oh! >> a lamborghini? >> a lamborghini. was out on a test-drive. this car worth about $400,000. and the guys who were following behind the lamborghini on the test drive says they saw the driver's rear tires start to catch fire and it took off and burned the whole car. >> that is so sad. >> you're test-driving a car like this, and it wrecks and bursts into flames, do you have to buy it? >> it belongs to the dealer still and it's their insurance. so their insurance will cover it. >

some in the community of austin have questioned the scary guy's $20,000 price tag. is a lot of money. the typical household income is $41,000. his invoice claims his corporation, kids visionheart, is a non-profit. as did his website before we sat down for an interview. the truth is, his charity is no longer registered with the irs. it lost tax-exempt status nearly two years ago. why isn't it registered? >> well, because it probably fell out because i didn't report all my taxes in the last seven years. >> reporter: so the money has been going to his bank account tax- free. >> i just filed -- >> reporter: scary says he's trying to work out his taxes now. but his life on the road has made it difficult. and, he says, schools don't care if he's a charity or not. he's right in the case of austin, minnesota. after two weeks of scary, those who booked him are still true believers. >> his image, he's using it to help others. >> reporter: you think it's money well spent? >> beyond a shadow of a doubt. >> reporter: how will you keep this going? >> the same way we keep anything

. >> i believe they are available at the austin -- office of family engagement. >> i will make a note of that and follow up with people that can provide health. -- help. >> ok. item f. public comment on consent items. there are no speaker cards tonight on this. item g, consent calendar. >> i move the consent calendar. >> any items withdrawn are corrected by the superintendent? >> on page 14141, items -- we would like to withdraw that item. k19. >> any items removed for first reading by the board? any items severed by the board or superintendent for discussion for a vote tonight? ok, let's move on to item -- as i mentioned earlier, i want to move to item m to this spot. this would be discussion of other educational issues. i want a commissioner to introduce the urban debate league. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome members of the urban debate league. i was invited to observe some of their semifinal tournaments'. i was impressed and amazed at how articulate the students were. and to engage in a policy discussion it was a very intimidating environment, but they really held their own.

schriefer is on you all about a race across the austin has passed his trolley up to one hundred kilometers per hour. but. you were to give me a very quick basic introduction into the culture so we have all our new bonus little walt. and actually a little wind and little luck we should be good friends. and even a little cause takes a lot of preparation. for starting. the first understand where the wind but from where now that. from here there. we're eight. thousand feet into the wind when you. take it out for some snow off and. then you just have to let the lines out after one or two full stops on the way. all of a must be you know like you driving a. bus keeping you in the air is easier said than done. or let let let let me. give you a little bit more. time rash. if. i do that i was great really fun though i can imagine actually doing so mooch is going to slowly me across the snow and it fortunately this time i don't have to but i'm just about maintaining at the moment i think and that's when. most notable attach that's. all this will do me i'm going to leave the actual racing to go here a

the austin food and wine festival brings the best of the culinary food from the heart of the lone star're pleased to have the owner and "food & wine" magazine, gayle simmons. and the author of "talking with my mouth full," also known as the josh elliott elliot story. you think food and wine. that's something i can get bee hind. >> all of the best chefs from around the state, around the south, all over the country, incredible wine experts. we're going to be rocking your taco. >> you're both cooking. let's start with you. fred flintstone would not be available. >> right. so, i brought you -- >> what have we got? >> this is a tomahawk chop state. i'm doing the largest hands-on grilling demo. >> hands-on and grilling, that sounds dangerous. >> we're doing a demo that has 200 people, building the perfect fire to building the perfect bite. all with steak. >> and you're using a cast iron skillet here. >> we're inside. it simulates cooking outside. lots of salt and pepper on the big steak. and if you want to get crazy, do a little chili rub right here. we're going to do that for three minutes

ago we first told you about a similar problem just up the road from this house, a landslide in the austin ridge subdivision also threatening homes there, threbbing people to move out and homes to be condemned. now dowling says his homeowner's association, armstrong management services is refusing to address the problem, despite a promise they made to him last year. >> they went so far as to tell me the work went out on the bid. in 2011 they called me into a homeowner's association meeting telling me they wouldn't fix it. reporter: he says his ruined plans of selling the home and reuniting with his family who left the home and moved to florida. >> nobody's going to give you a dime for a house that's going to sirng into the earth. reporter: we called the homeowner's association and never heard back. >>> . best buy is closing 50 stores, including three near here. the best buy at landmark mall in alexandria and two more in the baltimore area are among those company plans to shoulder. all 50 stores will be gone by the end of the year. most will close within a month. on tuesday the company's ce

stay tuned, update the forecast for you tomorrow. watching us in austin texas, play on ten, interactive mini golf holes, created by artists and architects at art on the green, austin museum of art, that is the "early today" event of the day. >> not a difficult thing to do. >>> now here's an early look at the morning headlines in entertainment. michael jackson's former british body guard launched a legal bid to prove he's the biological father of the late singer's younger son blanket. >> here we go. >> the man tells the tabloid daily star he plans to ask the jackson family for a dna test. he claims he gave jackson a sperm donation in 2001, after the king of pop said he wanted an athletic child. >> didn't need the last paragraph. >> for background. britney spears is close to signing a deal to be on the next season of "x-factor" there are reports of $15 million contract in the works. >>> people magazine reports anna paqquin and steven moyer are expecting their first child. they met on the set of "true blood" in 2007 they were married in 2010. congratulations

not far away, the austin ridge subdivision faces similar erosion problem last year. several of those houses had to be condemned. >>> secret service scandal is overshadowing president obama's diplomatic visit to columbia tonight. nearly a dozen secret service agents have been brought back to the u.s. amid allegations they brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in columbia. tonight, white house spokesman jay carney says the president retains confidence in the secret service. carney adds the incident is under investigation and have had no impact on presidential security but wouldn't comment beyond that. >> i'm not going to have many answers for you on this matter. this is a matter for the secret service to look into. that is what they are doing. i don't have any characterization of this beyond my referral to the secret service for more information. >> well, surae chinn has more on what happened. >> it's the biggest scandal in the history of the secret service. >> reporter: ronald cestler, a secret service insider and author of several books says the scandal was expose

it is one of the greatest companies in the history of the world, so austin could use apple. what everyone is saying, what john is saying is true. i just read an article from fox business.com, about 275 were the biggest companies in the united states now pay a 17% tax rate. why they are paying a third of what an llc pays in new york city is because they have the ability to buy off crooked politicians who are giving these tax breaks to these companies. that's why our tax code is so long. >> jonathan, hold on. we will have to go to the fox business.com to get into that side of it. jonathan, at the same time, you are making the argument here government doesn't have the right. but these communities could use big companies to come in. isn't it fair -- hold on. isn't it fair, jonathan -- you have to let me finish now. isn't it fair, though, for them to say? it's a huge economic boost to any city who can get a company like apple in its doors. >> well, i don't -- i disagree, cheryl. i don't think it's a boost to anyone to give them a job that they are not deserving. it's like economic

the echelon building in austin. irs. >> from austin, texas a single-engine aircraft has crashed into a seven-story building. >> it was like a fire bomb. people let out a scream all around me. a few people were crying. >> reporter: stack slammed his plane between the first and second floors of the building. it exploded on impact. one man was killed. vernon hunter, an irs employee. >> the country, the city, the region in danger. >> reporter: immediately, there were fears that this was an act of terrorism. but it wasn't. it was simply one man's grudge against the irs. and then came the manifesto. before stack would die by suicide, the 53-year-old software engineer would leave behind a rambling diatribe online where he railed against the government in excruciating detail. "i choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at big brother while he strips my carcass," stack wrote. i choose not to ignore what is going on all around me. i have just had enough. ♪ >> reporter: today, that manifesto still haunts sheryl stack. what

at the end of the third quarter and austin shot increased the lead to 21-4.it was not the most dramatic moment but he is in the third grade. earning his own place if the last seconds of "studio b." austin in keyes, oklahoma. art at he will be popular with the third grade girls. >>ndy: he will never forget that moment. >>jonathan: cool. that was cool. >>shepard: good for you, austin. that is it for the b and check out the dow, not a go day. i blame neil cavuto.

austin. and in november 1835 there was a consultation gathered from across texas at the san phillipa del austin and they were there to select delegates for the formation of a provisional government. and they elected brezorria as the chairman and henry smith as the provisional governor. now, among the highest of priorities, it was said that money needed to be raised to finance the war for independence. because hostilities that commenced october the 2nd of 1835 culminating with 200 mexican cav'cavalry on the bank the guadalupe river which ended up being the battle of gonzales. and the texas answer, you want this cannon, come and take it. but they had to raise money to continue the struggle. so as the provisional government was formed, the founders established a treasury department. and he this established a treasury department initially with the committee on finance, then they had the offices of treasurer, auditor, and comptroller added shortly thereafter. but it was a treasury that was established despite a lack of funds. they had no money on hand, and they had no money which could be disbursed.

. >>> tigers and red sox, top of the ninth. austin jackson poked a single past third and down the line for the game winner. tigers won 3-2. >>> cubs haven't won a world series in 104 years and this is not the way they want to start a new season. tied with the national in this the ninth, ian desmond slapped an rbi single to right, in game the go-ahead run, nats won 2-1 in wrigley. >>> blue jays rallied in the ninth against the indians. encarnacion tied the game 4-4. then in the 16th, j.p. put toronto on top for good. blue jays won the longest opening day game in history 7-4 in 16 innings. >>> the first round of the masters, tiger woods is five strokes back. >>> nba, derrick rose sat out his 12th straight game. luol deng led a balanced attack against the celts. >>> the magic are falling apart right before our eyes. yesterday afternoon coach stan van gundy told reporters dwooits howard wanted him fired. the magic were torched by the knicks. new york won 96-80. magic are reeling, they've dropped five in a row. >>> they made a mid-season r

there was the get back to the land sort of -- we laugh at that now in the austin powers movies and everythings why idaho is so crucial coming through in this book. you're at the height of your fame and you're making all this money and you go and uproot and live in idaho for three years and you live off the land. doing stuff as your friends at the time said to you, you can get people to do this. you can pay people. but you wanted to do it. to lead a life of often, freezing cold, no electricity, no televisions. >> snowed in all winter. teaching my own children and -- >> tell me what that was like, this life-changing time for you? >> it was an adventure. people say, why would you want to go do that? i met this man, rick sorenson who lived in a more remote place but sort of came together in this one place. and i thought of it as an adventure. and it was. it was remarkable adventure. my kids had a little harder time, my younger kids had a harder time because they didn't want to be there. i chose to be there. but in spite of that, they got so much out of it and the teaching was just totally fun for

folks in the austin area are asked to be on alert. he was sentenced to prison in 1989 breaking into a home armed with a knife an trying to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl. he was paroled in 2010 and placed on super intensive, supervised program with 24 hours monitoring. moone was not after loud to leave the austin house he was staying unless he submitted a travel plan, something he did not do after he bolted. authorities were unable to track him after he removed his monitoring device. a warrant for his arrest was immediately issued. with the university of texas campus not far away students are advised to stay on their guard. >> walking around their neighborhoods, areas they feel safe in, around campuses, areas they feel safe in. people are looking for an opportunity to commit a crime. if they're walking down the street, totally oblivious to what is going on around them, it makes them an easy target for a criminal. >> reporter: moone is described as bald with hazel ice. stands about 5 foot 6. anyone with information call the sex of

correct a wrong. >> on cross-examination, prosecutor asked him this, you were on the stand for three days, weren't you, mr. austines. >> your plea agreement was read to the court, correct. >> yes. >> you admitted previously lying, correct. >> yes. >> you were cross-examined by seven attorneys. is that right. >> yes. >> you wrote a letter to the judge who would be sentencing you, admitting your involvement, correct? yes. you never filed a motion to withdraw your guilty plea. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> lawyers expected another witness to recant his testimony as well. >> yesterday he surprised them by refusing to recant. >>> all of a sudden d.c. is standing for dominating city when it comes to sports. caps, nats and even the wizards winning. >> up next the nats continue their trip out west with one starting pitcher looking for his first win of the season. stay with us. we will be right back. switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month - over 2 million people so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without having to rinse them first. now see for you

at the end of the third quarter and austin shot increased the lead to 21-4.it was not the most dramatic moment but he is in the third grade. earning his own place if the last seconds of "studio b." austin in keyes, oklahoma. art at he will be popular with the third grade girls. >>randy: he will never forget