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• ‘The Outdoorsman’ set to be part of Austin Film Festival

  28-10-2017 21:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Actor Brent Morin joined us on KXAN to talk about his new movie, “The Outdoorsman.”
  The film follows Jason (played by Morin) who has decided to embark on a one-year retreat to the mountain. On this retreat he meets a woman who is on a journey to find herself. As Jason falls in love with her, he is at a crossroads in deciding what kind of live he wants to live.
  The movie premieres Saturday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at the State Theatre on Congress Avenue. The film will
  
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• Texas defense halts Baylor to snap skid

  28-10-2017 21:18 via kxan.com
  WACO (KXAN) — The Texas defense held Baylor to 31 rushing yards and quarterback Shane Buechele had a solid day for a 38-7 Longhorn win over the Bears.
  Texas safety Deshon Elliott started the scoring with a 43 yard interception return for a touchdown. In total, Texas grabbed three turnovers off Baylor leading to 10 points.
  Buechele started in place of freshman Sam Ehlinger, who didn’t make the trip to Waco due to a concussion. Buechele accounted for two touchdowns, one through the air
  
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• VIDEO: Suspect in series of car burglaries in Round Rock caught on cam

  28-10-2017 21:17 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) —
  The Williamson County SO is seeking the public’s assistance in obtaining the identity of the person or persons involved in a series of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the Teravista Subdivision, Round Rock, Texas during the early morning hours of Monday, October 23, 2017.
  In one of the reported incidents, security video captured the image of a male suspect who is believed to be a white male. In an additional review it appears that the suspect or suspect
  
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• VIDEO: Round Rock vehicle burglaries caught on camera

  28-10-2017 21:17 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is releasing video of a car burglar with the hopes of catching the suspect.
  Authorities say the suspect has been involved in a series of vehicle burglaries in the Teravista subdivision in Round Rock during the early morning hours of Oct. 23.
  The Sheriff’s Office says in one of the reported incidents, security video captured the image of a man who is believed to be a white male. In an additional review it appears
  
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• Austin police officer involved in crash, suffers minor injuries

  28-10-2017 20:38 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin police say one of their vehicles was involved in a a crash at the Interstate 35 southbound service road near Riverside Drive.
  Police say the officer has been transported to the hospital with minor injuries. All lanes of the southbound frontage road are open except for the westbound Riverside turn lane.
   
  
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• Man shot, dead in northeast Austin, police investigating

  28-10-2017 18:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN(KXAN)– Austin Police are investigating after a man in his 30’s was shot dead in northeast Austin.
  Police say they received the call around 10:30 a.m. with reports of shots fired near the intersection of East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and EM Franklin Avenue. According to EMS, the man was dead on the scene.
  This is a developing story. KXAN will continue to update.
   
  
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• Man shot, dead in east Austin, police investigating

  28-10-2017 18:30 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN(KXAN)– Austin Police are investigating after a man in his 30’s was shot dead in northeast Austin.
  Police say they received a call around 10:30 a.m. about a crash on Greenwood Avenue where a tan vehicle left the scene. Police responded to the crash and were searching for that vehicle when they located it nearby at the intersection of East Martin Luther King and EM Franklin Avenue.
  They say when they located the vehicle, they found the man dead with a gunshot wound. Police say t
  
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• Man found shot to death inside car in east Austin

  28-10-2017 18:30 via kxan.com
  USTIN (KXAN)– Austin police are investigating after a man in his 30s was found dead from a gunshot in east Austin.
  Police say they received a call around 10:30 a.m. about a crash on Greenwood Avenue where a tan vehicle left the scene. Police responded to the crash and were searching for that vehicle when they located it nearby at the intersection of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and EM Franklin Avenue.
  Inside the vehicle officers found a man dead with a gunshot wound. Police say th
  
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• First wave of monarch butterflies make their way into Austin gardens

  28-10-2017 16:54 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Flowers make a garden beautiful, but adding butterflies makes it even more so.
  As the first wave of Monarch butterflies come into the area, we should expect to see more of them in our gardens. Especially if we have milkweeds or Orange Cosmos. Many people have already reported seeing these migrating monarchs in their gardens. The weekend gardener explains how you can attract them too!
  
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• Drive-thru flu clinic making it easier to tackle flu season

  28-10-2017 16:13 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN)– Fall marks the start of the flu season and while it is difficult to predict the impact that the flu will have this year, you can help protect yourself by getting a flu shot.
  Thanks to Baylor Scott and White Health, preventing the flu for you and your family has never been so easy.
  Saturday, Baylor Scott and White will be hosting its first drive-through flu clinic in Round Rock. Children and adults can get their flu shots without even leaving their car.
  If you
  
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• Darvish left spinning as Dodgers fall into Series deficit

  28-10-2017 07:11 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Yu Darvish kept turning his head as balls clanked off the outfield wall or soared over it.
  He had never pitched fewer than three innings in 135 previous big league outings. In his World Series debut, he got just five outs and left with a four-run deficit in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday night.
  “It’s not like I slack in between outings, like I was real prepared,” he said through a translator after leaving the Dodgers
  
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• It fits! Austin woman reunited with her 50-year-old class ring lost in a pool

  28-10-2017 05:29 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A shiny, gold high school class ring found at the bottom of a city pool in Port Lavaca in the early 1980s is back where it belongs.
  Elizabeth Cantu, who lives in Dallas, contacted KXAN Friday and said she was getting ready to hit the road to meet up with the owner, Linda Roby, who lives in Austin.
  It’s a moment Cantu has dreamed about since she spotted the keepsake when she was 12 years old.
  “I see something gold at the bottom of the pool, and I&rsquo
  
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• Speaker Straus: the Freedom Caucus will never run the show in the House

  28-10-2017 05:10 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Speaker Joe Straus, after 5-terms in the top spot in the Texas House, is not seeking re-election. However, he says he’s confident the next House speaker will be what he calls a “responsible Republican” and not a member of his foes in the “Texas Freedom Caucus.”
  Straus, R- San Antonio, says a thoughtful, moderate Republican will be voted as next speaker. That’s despite his opponents in the far-right celebrating his voluntary exit.
  State Re
  
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• Two critically injured, burned in major crash near San Marcos

  28-10-2017 04:49 via kxan.com
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Two people have been critically injured and burned in a major three-vehicle crash on Staples Road, just southeast of San Marcos.
  One of the vehicles was fully engulfed in flames in the 2800 block of Staples Road, near Old Bastrop Road. The two critically injured have been airlifted by medical helicopter to San Antonio, according to San Marcos Hays County EMS.
  A third injured person has been taken to South Austin Medical Center.
  Additional information on the cras
  
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• Man in his 50s hit and killed by vehicle on South Lamar Boulevard

  28-10-2017 04:19 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man has died after being hit and killed by a vehicle on South Lamar Boulevard near Manchaca Road, Friday night.
  Austin-Travis County EMS say they were called to the 3200 block of South Lamar, next to the Broken Spoke dance hall, at 9 p.m.
  Medics were performing CPR on the man in his 50s before he was pronounced dead.
  Drivers should avoid the area. Both directions of South Lamar are closed at the crash scene.
  
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• Toll road confusion could heighten with opening of final MoPac Express lane

  28-10-2017 02:53 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All of the MoPac Express lanes will officially be open by Saturday morning. Drivers can begin using the southbound lane at 8 a.m.
  But, chances are — if you drive on toll roads across the Austin-area, and you don’t have a TxTag — something might catch you off guard: toll bills from different entities.
  All this week, KXAN has been asking for TxTag toll bills from drivers who say they’ve had issues navigating the payment system and can’t seem to g
  
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• Wells Fargo inside east Austin Fiesta Mart robbed

  28-10-2017 02:37 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officers were called to a bank robbery inside the Fiesta Mart in east Austin Friday evening.
  Austin police say at 6:19. p.m. they responded to the Wells Fargo branch inside the grocery store at 3909 N. I-35 northbound service road, just south of Airport Boulevard.
  No one was injured in the robbery.
  Police say the suspect was able to get away on foot. Officers did not immediately have a suspect description available. 
  
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• Parents want Texas to add spinal muscular atrophy to newborn screenings

  28-10-2017 02:13 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Hunter Davis was eight weeks old, doctors told his parents to enjoy the time they would have left with him after diagnosing him with spinal muscular atrophy.
  “At that time, they told us to expect three to six months, as Hunter was so weak,” Khrystal Davis, his mother, said.
  Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that affects around one in 11,000 babies, according to the organization Cure SMA. It affects motor nerve cells in the spinal cord.
  “It&
  
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• Austin Fire Department gains 14 veteran firefighters with ESD 4 merger

  28-10-2017 00:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department graduated another class of firefighters, Friday. But this group is more experienced than most.
  The newly inducted members already have years of experience. They used to work for Travis County’s Emergency Services District 4, just outside of Austin. But the 14 firefighters underwent additional training because of a merger with the Austin Fire Department.
  “I feel really good to be part of the bigger picture,” probationary fire
  
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• PHOTOS: Indoor marijuana grow operation uncovered in Leander

  28-10-2017 00:24 via kxan.com
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — An indoor marijuana grow operation was brought to an end by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office on Friday.
  At around 7 a.m., the office’s organized crime unit executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Los Vista Drive in Leander, near the intersection of Bagdad Road and Crystal Falls Parkway.
  The hydroponic marijuana operation was found inside the house, with a portable “grow tent” containing 11 small marijuana plants alongside nine mat
  
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• Ehlinger and Shackelford out for Baylor game

  28-10-2017 00:20 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will be without quarterback Sam Ehlinger and center Zach Shackelford for Saturday’s Baylor game.
  Both players have been in concussion protocol since the Oklahoma State game and the university announced on Friday that neither has been cleared to play.
  Sophomore Shane Buechele will make his third start at quarterback this season and first since leading Texas to a 17-7 win at Iowa State. Shackelford started five of the six games this season, missing the Kansas Stat
  
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