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Austin, Texas (KETK) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged an Austin-based residential construction contractor with deceiving Texas homeowners and misrepresenting funding sources available to pay for home repairs and restoration.

Castro Property Restoration, its owner Victor James Castro and his business associate Allen Lloyd Kinman are named in the States enforcement action as defendants. According to court documents, the defendants solicit business door-to-door, offering to assist homeowners with home improvement services. The defendants misrepresent to homeowners that free money from the government is available to pay for the home repair work and then require homeowners to sign a contract and pay a $99 administrative fee to the defendants in advance to complete the repairs.

The States investigation revealed, however, that the defendants failed to disclose to homeowners that the contract contained a power of attorney clause that gave the defendants control over financial decisions regarding the homeowners home. Because the free government money claim was false, the only funding source the defendants could obtain was from the homeowners insurance policy and the defendants could file a claim against the homeowners insurance policy by relying on the contracts broad power of attorney clause.

State investigators also found that the defendants failed to clearly communicate homeowners right to cancel the transaction within three days of signing the contract. Court documents state that when one homeowner expressed interest in canceling her contract, the defendants sent two representatives to the homeowners home who told her that canceling the contract might constitute insurance fraud and that she might be arrested for it.

The Office of the Attorney General charged the defendants with violating multiple provisions of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Texas Business Code. The State is seeking a temporary and permanent injunction, civil penalties and restitution for affected customers.

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After nearly a decade of renovations, the South Carolina home where President Woodrow Wilson lived as a teenager is reopening to the public as a museum not only about the politician but also the Reconstruction Era.

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilsons boyhood home in Columbia, S.C., is opening as a museum. Photo by The Associated Press

The home where the 28th president of the United States moved at age 13 and spent his teenage years reopened Feb. 15.

Wilsons father taught at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia and was minister at First Presbyterian Church, where Wilsons father, mother and sister are all buried.

The villa-style home built in 1871 is one of four historic sites for Wilson along with his birthplace in Stanton, Va.; a home in Augusta, Ga., where he grew up; and the Washington, D.C., home where he lived after his time as president. The South Carolina home is the states only presidential site.

Saved from demolition in 1928 after residents protested, the historic home in downtown Columbia closed its doors and grounds to the public in 2005 when plaster fell from the ceiling in some of the downstairs rooms and water damage to the homes foundation became evident.

Rather than just start pulling out artifacts from those rooms that were affected, we decided to go ahead and close the whole site, said John Sherrer, director of cultural resources at Historic Columbia, which maintains the property.

The $3.6 million project to restore the home, which is owned by Richland County, was funded through tax money and private donations. During the nearly decade-long closure, Historic Columbia spent that time doing a historic analysis, which determined details like the blueprint of the home when the Wilsons lived in it and what had been added and closed up in the decades since.

The end result was a building that, structurally, looked like it did when the Wilsons called this home, Sherrer said.

If Tommy Wilson (Woodrows nickname) and his family had showed up here in 2005, theyd be walking around going, Whats that window doing there? or How can we get from this room to that room? ... Now what we have is a building that more genuinely reflects what they would have been accustomed to.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) High winds are expected throughout Thursday night around East Tennessee, which means keeping your home safe from flying debris is as critical as ever.

Sammy Savage is the local owner of Savage Restoration and Construction, and sees damage that can be easily prevented after every storm that blows through.

Savage provided some tips to homeowners on things to do before a storm comes in, as well as what to do once it has cleared out.

"We're looking for anything that overhangs the house, like this tree and limbs that are hanging over this house, which potentially could cause severe damage," Savage said as he pointed at a tree.

Savage said the recent snow fall has saturated the ground, which makes it easier for trees to fall and land on, or even in, someone's house.

"We've seen that before," Savage explained. "That's just an incredible amount of damage."

He said it's a good idea to walk around your home, and check for anything that looks out of place. Check for loose shingles, dislodged siding or cracked or broken glass. He suggested to get all those fixed before the next storm comes in. And make sure any lightweight objects are tied down or brought inside.

He said broken tree limbs can be especially dangerous to homes.

"That's one of those things that becomes a flying object, which can hit your house, go through a window and damage your gutters. It can just destroy your home," Savage said.

As for what to do after the storm has passed? Savage recommends getting outside and doing another walk around the house to look for anything that seems out of place.

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Sen. Rand Paul took his push for restoring felons voting rights to the state level on Wednesday, testifying before a Kentucky Legislature committee and urging his home state to lead the way.

The Republican lawmaker was testifying before the state Senate State and Local Government Committee at midday on Wednesday to advocate passage of a bill that would give felons back the right to vote at the end of their sentence, parole or probation through a constitutional amendment.

(QUIZ: Do you know Rand Paul?)

Paul tweeted Wednesday morning about his push for voting rights restoration, both at the federal and state level.

The Kentucky bill, H.B. 70, had a good shot of passage after years of no movement, according to The Lexington-Herald Leader. It has already cleared the House, and if it passes the Senate, voters will be able to ratify the amendment to the state constitution in November.

The bill exempts felons convicted of treason, sex crimes, murder and bribery.

Criminal justice reform has been a key issue for Paul, an area in which he has found himself in agreement with Democrats including Attorney General Eric Holder, who also pushed for felon voting rights last week.

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After nearly a decade of renovations, the South Carolina home where President Woodrow Wilson lived as a teenager is reopening to the public as a museum not only about the politician but also the Reconstruction Era.

The home where the 28th president of the United States moved at age 13 and spent his teenage years reopened Feb. 15.

Wilson's father taught at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia and was minister at First Presbyterian Church, where Wilson's father, mother and sister are all buried.

The villa-style home built in 1871 is one of four historic sites for Wilson along with his birthplace in Stanton, Va.; a home in Augusta, Ga., where he grew up; and the Washington, D.C., home where he lived after his time as president. The South Carolina home is the state's only presidential site.

Saved from demolition in 1928 after residents protested, the historic home in downtown Columbia closed its doors and grounds to the public in 2005 when plaster fell from the ceiling in some of the downstairs rooms and water damage to the home's foundation became evident.

"Rather than just start pulling out artifacts from those rooms that were affected, we decided to go ahead and close the whole site," said John Sherrer, director of cultural resources at Historic Columbia, which maintains the property.

The $3.6 million project to restore the home, which is owned by Richland County, was funded through tax money and private donations. During the nearly decade-long closure, Historic Columbia spent that time doing a historic analysis, which determined details like the blueprint of the home when the Wilsons lived in it and what had been added and closed up in the decades since.

"The end result was a building that, structurally, looked like it did when the Wilsons called this home," Sherrer said. "If Tommy Wilson (Woodrow's nickname) and his family had showed up here in 2005, they'd be walking around going, 'What's that window doing there?' or 'How can we get from this room to that room?' ... Now what we have is a building that more genuinely reflects what they would have been accustomed to."

The home also now has a new roof, shutters and a wood foundation that needed to be replaced because of water damage. The project also included a revamp of the home's exterior paint scheme, which Sherrer says is now closer to what they would have been when Wilson lived there and is being replicated by preservationists working on other Columbia-area buildings from the same era. Once painted white and gray, now the home's outside is cast in more vibrant but still earthy tones, with tan and brown trim and deep blue-green shutters.

"It's exciting because this is a building that is important in its own right, but it's magnified when people use it as kind of a historic preservation laboratory, and in so doing, they can apply those thoughts to their own properties," he said.

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Published on February 18, 2014

After nearly a decade of restoration, Columbia home where Woodrow Wilson lived reopens

COLUMBIA, S.C. - After nearly a decade of renovations, the South Carolina home where President Woodrow Wilson lived as a teenager is reopening to the public as a museum not only about the politician but also the Reconstruction Era.

The home where the 28th president of the United States moved at age 13 and spent his teenage years reopened Feb. 15.

Wilson's father taught at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia and was minister at First Presbyterian Church, where Wilson's father, mother and sister are all buried.

The villa-style home built in 1871 is one of four historic sites for Wilson along with his birthplace in Stanton, Va.; a home in Augusta, Ga., where he grew up; and the Washington, D.C., home where he lived after his time as president. The South Carolina home is the state's only presidential site.

Saved from demolition in 1928 after residents protested, the historic home in downtown Columbia closed its doors and grounds to the public in 2005 when plaster fell from the ceiling in some of the downstairs rooms and water damage to the home's foundation became evident.

"Rather than just start pulling out artifacts from those rooms that were affected, we decided to go ahead and close the whole site," said John Sherrer, director of cultural resources at Historic Columbia, which maintains the property.

The $3.6 million project to restore the home, which is owned by Richland County, was funded through tax money and private donations. During the nearly decade-long closure, Historic Columbia spent that time doing a historic analysis, which determined details like the blueprint of the home when the Wilsons lived in it and what had been added and closed up in the decades since.

"The end result was a building that, structurally, looked like it did when the Wilsons called this home," Sherrer said. "If Tommy Wilson (Woodrow's nickname) and his family had showed up here in 2005, they'd be walking around going, 'What's that window doing there?' or 'How can we get from this room to that room?' ... Now what we have is a building that more genuinely reflects what they would have been accustomed to."

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Beacon-News STaff February 18, 2014 6:56PM

Updated: February 19, 2014 11:15AM

The city of Aurora announces another round of funding for the Single Family Restoration Program.

The program provides homeowners with forgivable loans of up to $30,000 to remove additional apartment units created in structures which were originally built as single-family residences. This program may be eligible to address hundreds of older Aurora homes that were subdivided after World War II.

The program is an incentive that will subsidize 90 percent of costs specific to returning a subdivided house back to single-family usage. A maximum of three units are allowed for subsidy at a $10,000 maximum subsidy per unit.

Program funds can be used for engineering/architecture, building and planning fees and construction costs related to a unit reconversion project. Owners must currently live in one of the units, and homes that receive program benefits can never again be divided.

The city will take program applications through 5 p.m., March 28. Application packages are available on the city of Aurora website at: http://www.aurora-il.org.

An application package and supporting materials are required.

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