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Austin FC's Cecilio Dominguez was suspended from MLS for five games during an investigation into possible "off-field misconduct." (Austin FC/Twitter)
Major League Soccer reinstated Cecilio Dominguez back into the Austin FC squad Wednesday evening after a month-long suspension and investigation into a domestic violence call with the Austin Police Department.
The Designated Player was suspended from the club's roster after Austin FC told the league about "alleged verbal and emotional abuse" toward his ex-partner on April 8. Less than a day earlier, Austin Police Department officers were called to Dominguez's ex-partner's residence due to a domestic dispute.
According to a police report obtained by ESPN, Dominguez "was advised to not come back to the home as a result of report of family abuse" but that no charges were filed against him. The star player was not arrested and no further action was taken. In the report, the alleged victim said that the two are no longer together and live separately, although Dominguez will continue to support her family.
After an external investigative firm thoroughly examined the incident, MLS said it has reinstated Dominguez "subject to his participation in ongoing counseling."
"MLS thanks the Austin Police Department and Victim Services and Austin FC for their support and cooperation in this matter," the league said.
Dominguez will return to the Verde roster after missing five matches. The club has won all four MLS games in his absence and currently sits at No. 2 in the MLS West.
Dominguez, who was Austin FC's second-highest-paid player last season under the highly coveted Designated Player status, has scored two goals and started in four of his five matches played this season. The forward was also tied with Diego Fagundez as Austin's top goalscorer last season.
Dominguez will return to the pitch in the club's upcoming home match against No. 3 LA Galaxy at Q2 Stadium on Sunday.
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(Moriah Wilson/Instagram)
Austin police are investigating the killing of Moriah "Mo" Wilson after she was found with gunshot wounds inside an Austin home.
Wilson, a gravel and mountain bike racer, was visiting Austin from Colorado in preparation for the Gravel Locos race on Saturday taking place in Hico, a small town 2 hours from Austin.
On Wednesday, her roommate came home and found Wilson unresponsive with "a lot of blood near her,” police said. It is now being investigated as a suspicious death. No further information on the suspect or motive behind the killing are available at this time.
Wilson recently had become a full-time biker after winning a slew of races in the past year.
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Some of your favorite Instagram filters can’t be used in Texas anymore and Austinites are sounding off on social media.
Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that certain filters would no longer be available in Texas.
The change is a result of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company uses facial recognition technology that violates laws in Texas. A release from Meta says it stopped using facial recognition tech in November 2021 and denies Paxton’s allegations.
Some Austinites bemoaned the shift, saying some of their favorite filters were now unavailable.
This was my FAVORITE filter on @instagram and they done removed it cause I’m in Texas ! Like wowwwwww pic.twitter.com/uX60hdIC0Q
— Pinkyy Montana (@inkstar_pinkyy) May 11, 2022
i heard that instagram filters got banned in texas? what the actual fuck y’all better give me my favorite filter back
— lia 🤍 (@liatootrill) May 11, 2022
loved this stupid filter sm i hate texas pic.twitter.com/DXr9mmUc64
— birthday boy jeno 🎂 (@beabtox) May 12, 2022
But more often than not, locals joked about the ban.
Texas women seeing the filter ban on IG pic.twitter.com/yDMcP3Qtsr
— Christian (Anabolic) Flores (@christian_flo24) May 11, 2022
So, the state of Texas has banned filter use on IG? THE END IS NEAR. 😂
— THE FRANCHISE! Франшиза (@NYCFranchise718) May 12, 2022
And some in-between chose to show off some natural beauty.
I live in Texas, but no filter needed. 😉 pic.twitter.com/A6teRgYMKn
— bad and bruja (@starseedmami) May 11, 2022
filter, no filter..texas women still reign supreme.
— 🎍 (@_sixile) May 11, 2022
Finally, some are trying to cash in on the opportunity.
Texas IG users- if you want to filter your picture cashapp me $1.50 $ErvnYng
— Gemini (@ervn_y) May 11, 2022
Meta said it plans to create an opt-in system for both Texas and Illinois residents, who are facing the same issues.