Austin Woman Shot, Killed in Houston Robbery; Teen Faces Capital Murder Charge

An 18-year-old Houston man faces federal charges after an Austin woman visiting the city to support a friend undergoing cancer treatment was fatally shot during a robbery in the Heights.

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