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• Brian Manley pinned as new interim police chief by Art Acevedo

  02-12-2016 12:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s official, Austin has a new interim Police Chief. Former chief Art Acevedo passed the torch as he pinned Brian Manley Friday morning.
  Manley was pinned during the department’s annual Blue Santa Breakfast at the Palmer Events Center. Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo welcomed the new chief as the department wished Acevedo good luck on his new role as Houston’s police chief.
  The Blue Santa Breakfast goes from 6 a.m. and to 10 a.m. The
  
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• Texas off to a fast start in final Big 12 road series

  11-05-2024 03:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas took care of business in their first ever matchup with UCF, beating the Golden Knights 6-3.
  The Longhorns (31-19 overall, 16-9 in Big 12) earned this victory with a mix of critical outs and right on time offense that was too much for UCF to overcome.
  UCF actually took an early lead courtesy of a sacrifice fly from Jack Zyska. However, Max Grubbs ended the frame with a critical strikeout as the Golden Knights stranded a runner.
  After a Will Gasparino sac fly to even th
  
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• 'Worst I've ever seen,': Cleanup continues in Wimberley following severe storm

  11-05-2024 03:21 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) --- Cleanup continues throughout Central Texas after the severe storm that rolled through Thursday.
  Many areas were hit with hail and strong winds.RELATED COVERAGE: San Marcos reports downed trees, power lines after hail stormOver in Wimberley, downed tree limbs and branches could be seen throughout the city.
  'It's scary'The Senior Citizens Craft Shop in downtown Wimberley lost power because of the storm.
  The shop is a co-op of senior citizens that create a range of hand-
  
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• Solar storm 2024: What should you do to prepare?

  11-05-2024 01:35 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – It's been almost 20 years since we've seen a geomagnetic storm as strong as the one heading our way this weekend. Power operators and other groups that maintain critical infrastructure are preparing for what might happen when the coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, hit Earth. But is there anything you should be doing?A G4-level solar storm, such as the one expected to hit as soon as Friday evening, can cause issues with the power grid, radio communications and the accuracy of GPS.
  
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• Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

  11-05-2024 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of air traffic controllers amid a shortage, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are de
  
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• UT professor fired, arrested after pro-Palestine campus protest

  11-05-2024 00:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A University of Texas at Austin professor was fired by the university Thursday days after he was arrested in connection with a pro-Palestine protest on campus. An attorney representing the professor told KXAN that a specific reason for his firing was not given.Richard Douglas Heyman, a liberal arts professor, was charged with interference of public duties-- a Class B misdemeanor-- following an incident with law enforcement on April 29 on the UT south lawn. Heyman was arrest
  
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• City of Taylor reveals conceptual layout of new city hall building

  11-05-2024 00:13 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Taylor provided an update on the ongoing Justice Center project for the city's new city hall building.During a city council meeting Thursday, the project's architect, Randall Scott, provided a 3-D conceptual layout of the new building, which will hold council chambers, a community room, the municipal court, utility billing, the police department and city hall services.West view digital rendering of ongoing Justice Center project (Courtesy: City of Taylor)
  
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• ATCEMS: 1 dead after vehicle-bicycle crash on US 183 Toll

  10-05-2024 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a deadly vehicle-bicycle crash on the U.S. 183 Toll, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.Around 3:59 p.m., medics responded to the crash in the 7300 block of U.S. 183 Toll southbound. That's near U.S. Highway 290.Drivers should expect extended traffic closures as the investigation continues. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) said all southbound lanes are closed due to the crash.No further details were released Friday.
  
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• 'Out of control,' Hail in Dripping Springs smashes car windows

  10-05-2024 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) -- Lisa Walling was driving home Thursday, trying to beat the storm, when "all of a sudden it was like softballs coming through the sky and windshields shattering," she said.
  Below are photos of the damage the hail caused to her car.Lisa Walling said softball-size hail smashed through her windshield.Smashed windshield in Dripping Springs.Hail damaged the front windshield as well.Broken glass inside the car from the smashed back window.When the hail started getting
  
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• APD releases 911 audio, body camera videos from deadly northwest Austin shooting

  10-05-2024 22:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department released 911 audio and body camera videos Friday stemming from a deadly shooting in northwest Austin on April 27.APD said officers shot and killed a 44-year-old man, identified by police as Thomas Dray Price, after police said he refused to comply with orders and drop a gun. PREVIOUS: Armed suspect dies after shooting involving APD officersAPD released the videos through its YouTube page. The officers involved in the incident were identified, as
  
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• Ground broken on permanent supportive housing development in east Austin

  10-05-2024 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Leaders broke ground Friday on a permanent supportive housing project that will eventually house people experiencing chronic homelessness.
  Seabrook Square II, near Martin Luther King Jr. and Airport Boulevard, will add 60 permanent supportive housing units to east Austin. Those units will include wrap-around services like mental health care, substance use treatment and case management.
  "Permanent supportive housing is really our most intense way to support individuals who have b
  
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• 2 Texas restaurants listed near the top of Yelp's ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots’ in the US

  10-05-2024 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Americans are suckers for meats we barely need to chew.Whether it’s a succulent pile of pulled pork, a slice of melt-in-your-mouth brisket, or a bite of falling-off-the-bone ribs, Americans love a great plate of tender barbecued meats that — if necessary — we could tear apart with a fork and gum down our throats. 2 Texas restaurants nominated for most ‘outstanding’ in the countryTo that end, the analysts at Yelp have attempted to determine the &ldq
  
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• Austin ISD set to make more cuts with $59 million deficit

  10-05-2024 20:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, the Austin Independent School District superintendent announced another round of anticipated budget cuts that will impact jobs at the district’s headquarters. Officials said potential reductions impacting class sizes and teacher planning periods are currently off the table but might have to be considered down the road.  District officials credited the increased financial pressure with being a fallout from lawmakers' failure to increase state fundi
  
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• LIVE: Johnson City, Blanco County consider emergency declaration after hail storm

  10-05-2024 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) — Mayor Stephanie Fisher said Johnson City and Blanco County leaders are currently deciding whether to declare a state of emergency after large hail tore through the community Thursday evening.Fisher said there's no estimate for how many homes were affected by the storm, which produced hail around 5-6 inches in Johnson City. PHOTOS: Severe weather brings DVD-size hail in Central TexasThroughout the community of 1,800 people, trees and bushes battered by rain and
  
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• Johnson City, Blanco County consider emergency declaration after hail storm

  10-05-2024 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) — Mayor Stephanie Fisher said Johnson City and Blanco County leaders are currently deciding whether to declare a state of emergency after large hail tore through the community Thursday evening.Fisher said there's no estimate for how many homes were affected by the storm, which produced hail around 5-6 inches in Johnson City. PHOTOS: Severe weather brings DVD-size hail in Central TexasThroughout the community of 1,800 people, trees and bushes battered by rain and
  
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• Mental illness, understaffing challenge Texas jails

  10-05-2024 19:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Amy Ortiz stepped up to the microphone at a packed Capitol hearing of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, she had one message to the board members: Please keep my brother alive.Ortiz recounted how her family called a crisis line to get help for her mentally ill brother. Instead, the police arrested him and put him in Smith County jail in January 2024. By February’s hearing, Ortiz said her brother’s physical condition was so deteriorated she feared
  
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• APD searching for burglary suspect with universal mail master key

  10-05-2024 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was searching for a burglary suspect accused of stealing mail from apartment complexes in Austin.APD said the suspect has access to a universal mail master key, which has been used to unlock the victims’ mailboxes.“The suspect has been seen on numerous different dates entering apartment complex mail rooms and stealing the residents’ mail,” APD said.According to police, detectives were looking into incidents dating
  
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• Bilingual exhibition highlighting lowriding culture to open at the Bullock Museum

  10-05-2024 19:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Bullock Museum will open an exhibition this weekend highlighting the culture of Texas lowriding communities.
  The bilingual exhibition "Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas," will have artifacts, interactive experiences, and lowrider cars and bicycles from San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Laredo, Pecos and more, according to the museum.
  Carros y Cultura will open Saturday, May 11, and will be on display through September 2. It will feature seven lowrider cars, f
  
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• Queerbomb seeking community funding for 2024 Pride event

  10-05-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Queerbomb, a community-run and funded annual Pride festival in Austin, is getting ready for its 2024 celebration, but it still needs funding for the event.
  Queerbomb is known for being an radical, alternative and free Pride festival that's happened every year since 2010, according to its website.READ MORE: “What I always wanted Pride to be:” Queerbomb Austin returns after pandemic pauseThe organization has an active GoFundMe page that's seeking to raise $10,000. As o
  
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• Win tickets to see Frozen

  10-05-2024 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  Win four tickets to see the Wednesday, June 5, 7:30 p.m. Frozen show at Bass Concert Hall. The contest opens on May 13 and closes on May 19.
  
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• 2nd annual 'For the Love of Parks' event happening this weekend

  10-05-2024 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Travis County Parks Foundation is hosting its second annual "For the Love of Parks" event at Richard Moya Park on Saturday.
  The event will have live music from Flaco Jimenez, Los Texmaniacs, and Mr. Will, and will have food trucks along with activities for kids. You will also get the chance to learn about the new 70 miles of hike and bike trails that will be installed in the county's park system.
  In the fall of last year, Travis County voters approved a bond pa
  
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• Police: One person dead after shooting at north Austin apartment Thursday night

  10-05-2024 14:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is investigating after a person died in a shooting at a north Austin apartment complex Thursday night.
  APD said officers responded to a shooting call at the Canyon Ridge Apartments on Walnut Park Crossing shortly after 8 p.m.
  APD said the call taker gave life-saving instructions over the phone to the caller until police could arrive. Officers arrived and did CPR and other life-saving measures until Austin-Travis County EMS arrived, according to APD.
  
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• San Marcos reports downed trees, power lines after hail storm

  10-05-2024 05:52 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- Severe storms wreaked havoc in multiple Central Texas counties on Thursday, with San Marcos and Johnson City taking considerable damage with wind-blown hail.The National Weather Service reported 5-inch hail from a meteorologist and storm chaser in Johnson City in Blanco County. NWS lists hail of that size as CD or DVD size.The City of San Marcos said Friday that crews have been working throughout the night to address the damages caused by the storms."Reports indicate
  
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• City of San Marcos reports downed trees, downed power lines after storms

  10-05-2024 05:52 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- Severe storms wreaked havoc in multiple Central Texas counties on Thursday, with San Marcos and Johnson City taking considerable damage with wind-blown hail.The National Weather Service reported 5 inch hail from a meteorologist and storm chaser in Johnson City in Blanco County. NWS lists hail of that size as CD or DVD size.Huge hail in Johnson City (Courtesy KXAN viewer photo) Severe weather brings DVD-size hail in Central TexasThe majority of the rest of Central Texa
  
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• Severe weather brings DVD-size hail in Central Texas

  10-05-2024 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After two large supercell thunderstorms wreaked havoc across multiple Central Texas counties on Thursday, multiple viewers began sending in videos and photos.The KXAN First Warning Weather Team reported San Marcos and Johnson City took considerable damage due to wind-blown hail.The National Weather Service even had a report of 5 inch hail from a meteorologist and storm chaser in Johnson City in Blanco County. NWS lists hail of that size as CD or DVD size!Take a look at the photo
  
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• PHOTOS: Severe weather brings DVD-size hail in Central Texas

  10-05-2024 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  The above video shows hail falling in Johnson City on May 9, 2024.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After two large supercell thunderstorms wreaked havoc across multiple Central Texas counties on Thursday, multiple viewers began sending in videos and photos.The KXAN First Warning Weather Team reported San Marcos and Johnson City took considerable damage due to wind-blown hail.The National Weather Service even had a report of 5 inch hail from a meteorologist and storm chaser in Johnson City in Blanco County. NWS
  
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• Texas baseball has big opportunity at UCF to improve RPI, seeding for Big 12 tourney

  10-05-2024 05:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas baseball is hoping to ride the momentum of a big series win over Oklahoma State into Orlando for a 3-game set against Central Florida.Texas (30-19, 15-9 Big 12) is tied for second in the conference with Oklahoma State and West Virginia, and going into the series against the Knights on Friday, a win will help not only their league standings but also their postseason resumè.
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• Longhorns roll in Big 12 softball quarterfinals, thump Texas Tech 13-4

  10-05-2024 03:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Top-seeded Texas pummeled Texas Tech for the fourth consecutive game, this time by a score of 13-4 in the Big 12 Conference softball quarterfinals Thursday in Oklahoma City.After finishing the regular season with a 3-game sweep of the Red Raiders by a combined score of 50-7, the Longhorns belted three home runs in the second inning to put it away early. Mia Scott, Katie Stewart and Joley Mitchell hit balls out of the park in the frame to turn a 3-1 lead into 8-1. The game e
  
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• UT Austin students raise money for Latinx graduation cancelled by DEI cuts

  10-05-2024 03:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- A new state law left a group of Latino University of Texas students scrambling to make sure their graduation ceremony tradition went on as planned on Thursday.
  The university canceled several minority graduation events it previously hosted for years. A new Texas law banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities, which cut funding for the ceremony. RELATED COVERAGE: Students plan affinity graduations in just months after University of Texas banFacult
  
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• Austin FC hanging its hat on defensive end as Copa Tejas trip to Dallas looms

  10-05-2024 01:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's about to get busy for Austin FC with six matches in roughly three weeks, but as far as Verde and Black is concerned, the only match worth worrying about is the next one.Austin travels up Interstate 35 to take on FC Dallas at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a Copa Tejas derby, and despite FC Dallas' poor form at the moment, manager Josh Wolff isn't taking anything for granted.VERDE LIGHTS: It's back for another season! Tune in at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays on CW Austin througho
  
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