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• Boil water notice lifted for Davenport Ranch in west Austin

  09-04-2017 23:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water issued a boil water notice for several streets in the Davenport Ranch neighborhood Sunday. Just before noon Monday that notice was lifted.
  The agency released the notice because of a loss in pressure at a pump station that serves the area.
  Streets affected include:
  Waymaker Way
  Clarion Cove
  Neverbend Cove
  Far Gallant Drive
  Bold Ruler Way
  Davenport Rim
  Lab tests determined the water quality has returned to normal.
  
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• Austin Water issues boil notice for residents of Davenport Ranch in west Austin

  09-04-2017 23:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water issued a boil water notice for several streets in the Davenport Ranch neighborhood. The area is east of Capital of Texas Highway.
  The agency released the notice because of a loss in pressure at a pump station that serves the area.
  Streets affected include:
  Waymaker Way
  Clarion Cove
  Neverbend Cove
  Far Gallant Drive
  Bold Ruler Way
  Davenport Rim
  To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking and for making ice should
  
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• Former UT dean, school historian Margaret Berry dies at 101

  09-04-2017 22:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin says Margaret Berry, a former dean and teacher, has died at 101.
  Berry first stepped onto the UT campus into the 1930’s, when she graduated with a history degree in 1937.
  She began teaching at schools in El Campo, Freeport and Galveston, while earning a Master’s degree in the summers at Columbia University in New York City.
  Berry then moved into administration at Navarro Junior College in 1947, where she served as a dean and his
  
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• Garage sale helps members of Austin’s music community

  09-04-2017 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Austinites came together over the weekend to help aging members of Austin’s music community find homes.
  The 4th annual HOME garage sale benefited a local non-profit group called Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers.
  In 2016, the group helped six Austin musicians with paying rent and utility bills. HOME says it makes both long-term commitments and one-time grants. You can apply through Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) or HOME itself. You must be 55
  
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• Zilker Park celebrates 100 years as an Austin ‘crown jewel’

  09-04-2017 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- In 1917, a local businessman named Andrew Zilker donated more than 350 acres of his land to be used as a park.
  To celebrate the Zilker Park’s centennial, the Austin Parks Foundation held its first ever Free Day on Sunday. Amenities such as the Zilker Zephyr and Barton Springs Pool were free and open to the public all day long.
  A sculpture of two zeros also made its debut Sunday. The purpose is to let park visitors pose as the No. 1 to form “100” for photos.
  
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• 100th anniversary celebration begins at Zilker Park

  09-04-2017 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- In 1917, a local businessman named Andrew Zilker donated more than 350 acres of his land to be used as a park.
  To celebrate the Zilker Park’s centennial, the Austin Parks Foundation is holding its first ever Free Day on Sunday. Facilities such as the Zilker Zephyr and Barton Springs Pool are free and open to the public all day long.
  A sculpture of two zeros also made its debut Sunday. The purpose is to have park visitors pose as the number one for a photo opportunity.
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• State of Texas: Budget battle just beginning

  09-04-2017 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Early Friday morning, the Texas House approved a budget plan for the next two years.  But the budget battle is just beginning.  Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau Chief Mike Ward covered the nearly 16 hour debate that led to the final vote.  “Now the real work starts,” Ward said.
  The budget now goes to conference, where five members from the House and five from the Senate go through the budget line-by-line to resolve differences.  At the end, th
  
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• Easter craft ideas with Adeina Anderson

  09-04-2017 16:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- With Easter fast approaching, Adeina Anderson stopped by the KXAN studio Sunday morning to show us some do-it-yourself ideas to make the holiday more festive.
  She showed viewers how to make a burlap bunny door hanger, mason jar Easter baskets and Easter treats.
  
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• Suicide bombers kill 44 at Palm Sunday services in Egypt

  09-04-2017 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  TANTA, Egypt (AP) — Suicide bombers struck hours apart at two Coptic churches in northern Egypt, killing 44 people and turning Palm Sunday services into scenes of horror and outrage at the government that led the president to call for a three-month state of emergency.
  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the violence, adding to fears that extremists are shifting their focus to civilians, especially Egypt’s Christian minority.
  The attacks in the northern cities of Tanta
  
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• Palm Sunday church bombings in Egypt kill 43, wound dozens

  09-04-2017 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  TANTA, Egypt (AP) — Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in different cities in northern Egypt as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing at least 43 people and wounding about 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.
  The blasts came at the start of Holy Week leading up to Easter, and just weeks before Pope Francis is due to visit the Arab world’s most populous country, which has been beset by extremist violence against its minority Christians.
  In the first att
  
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• Church bombings in Egypt kill 37, wound dozens

  09-04-2017 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  TANTA, Egypt (AP) — Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding around 100 in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.
  In the first, attack, a bomb exploded at Saint George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 26 people and wounding over 70, officials said.
  Later, an explosion hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Chr
  
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• Russia and Iran affirm commitment to Syrian government

  09-04-2017 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Russia and Iran renewed their support for the Syrian government in a flurry of calls on Sunday, saying last week’s U.S. missile strike violated Syrian sovereignty but failed to boost the morale of “terror groups” in Syria.
  In a phone call with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the strike on Friday a “blatant violation” of Syrian sovereignty, Syrian state media reported. Assad accused the U.S. of trying to boos
  
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• Assad speaks with Iran’s president, who affirms support

  09-04-2017 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani affirmed his support for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government on Sunday, following last week’s U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base.
  In a phone call with Assad, Rouhani called the strike on Friday a “blatant violation” of Syrian sovereignty, Syrian state media reported. Assad accused the U.S. of trying to boost the morale of “terror groups” in Syria. The government refers to all those fighting agai
  
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• Hack caused Dallas’ emergency sirens to sound in error

  09-04-2017 16:12 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Officials say Dallas’ emergency siren system was hacked, resulting in them sporadically sounding for about an hour and a half overnight.
  City spokeswoman Sana Syed said Saturday that investigators believe the hack came from the Dallas area. Office of Emergency Management Director Rocky Vaz said his office eventually had to shut down the system.
  Officials say all of the city’s 156 outdoor sirens that are used to alert people to shelter indoors during severe weather
  
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• APD: One person in custody after SWAT standoff

  09-04-2017 14:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Austin police say a woman is in custody after refusing to come out of a North Austin apartment complex Sunday morning.
  At 1:45 a.m., a 911 caller said there was a disturbance involving a weapon inside the complex on Acropolis Court. Officers went to the scene but could not get the 50-year-old woman inside the complex to come out. APD says the woman had a firearm with her. The SWAT team was called in at 2:45 a.m.
  Acropolis Court is just off Duval Road near Mopac.
  APD says a man was
  
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• Rose, Garcia tied for lead at Masters in prelude to finale

  09-04-2017 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Rose had a back-nine charge so common at Augusta National. Sergio Garcia finally caught a good break in a major. Jordan Spieth got his name high on those famous white leaderboards, the only spot he has ever occupied on the weekend at the Masters.Saturday had something for everyone at the Masters, including the promise of more to come.
  “Saturday’s gone and now Sunday’s coming — a very exciting Sunday,” Garcia said after making a
  
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• New ABIA terminal to have food trucks, outdoor boarding

  09-04-2017 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s south terminal hosted an open house in its brand new south terminal Saturday, which is set to open next week.
  Allegiant Air will move its operations from the Barbara Jordan terminal — the airport’s main terminal — to the south terminal Thursday, April 13.
  When travelers head inside, they’re thrown back to the dawn of the jet age.
  Jeff Pearse, the CEO of Lone Star Airport Holdings, which obtained
  
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• Teams scavenge Austin for fun, raise money for United Way at same time

  09-04-2017 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — United Way for Greater Austin held a new fundraising event Saturday that the organization hopes will become a new annual event.
  Called “Ruthless Good: The Great Austin Scavenger Hunt,” participants raised money by banding together to solve clues and find unique Austin locations. They used their phones to take photos of the places they visited as they raced to finish and beat their competitors.
  More than 300 people took part on 70 teams that gathered at the Long
  
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• Delta cancels 275 more flights days after storm disruptions

  09-04-2017 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is still canceling flights three days after severe thunderstorms caused big disruptions at its hub airport in Atlanta. KXAN received phone calls Saturday evening from Delta customers saying they have been stranded for hours at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
  Delta said in a statement on its website that it cancelled about 275 flights Saturday morning “with some additional cancellations possible.” That’s on top of roughly 3,000 flight
  
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• PHOTOS: Deputies name attorney killed, ask for help finding person of interest

  09-04-2017 00:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office has released photos of a person of interest after a man was found dead inside a southwest Travis County home Friday. Sources tell KXAN that man was an Austin defense attorney.
  Deputies first responded to a home on Rockwood Circle just before noon Friday after being asked to check on him. They found 74-year-old James Short dead inside.
  Investigators then filed a search warrant so they could begin looking through the home. They say evi
  
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