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Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge

FILE - Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard, second from left, walks out of the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée(Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

FILE - Texas head coach Chris Beard speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - Texas' head coach Chris Beard, left, meets with Tyrese Hunter (4) and Marcus Carr (5) at the bench during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Illinois in the Jimmy V Classic, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in New York. Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Texas fires Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence charge