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• Del Rio confrontation brings near century-old horseback Border Patrol unit to the spotlight

  23-09-2021 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Images depicting Border Patrol agents on horseback in Del Rio facing off against Haitian migrants drew national attention during a week of heightened tension on the U.S. Mexico border. Border Patrol tactics against Haitians in Del Rio draw outrage, protests
  While agents on horseback are a more common sight along the border, communities across the country were surprised to see Border Patrol use the animals while on duty.
  David Ham, director of the El Paso Border Patrol Mus
  
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• Millions of Boppy newborn loungers recalled after 8 infants die

  23-09-2021 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) – The Boppy Company recalled 3.3 million newborn loungers after eight infant deaths.The company recalled the Boppy Original Newborn Loungers, Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers, because infants can suffocate if they roll, move or are placed on the lounger in a position that obstructs their breathing.
  There is also a risk if the child rolls off the lounger onto a surface such as an adult pillow or soft bedding that makes it difficult
  
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• Mysterious and spooky: 2 Texas ghost tours make national rankings

  23-09-2021 23:43 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) -- With fall officially underway, Texans in the mood for some spooky thrills will find two of the country's top-ranked ghost tours are right in their backyard.USAToday's 10 Best rankings listed San Antonio's Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours and New Braunfels Ghost Tours as No. 3 and No. 9 nationally. The Top 10 rankings are outlined below:Nightly Spirits - Multiple CitiesMysteries of Hawaii - Oahu, HawaiiSisters Grimm Ghost Tours - San Antonio, TexasBlack Cat Tours - Salem, MassachusettsGh
  
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• Party bus with stripper pole becomes Boston students' field trip ride amid driver shortage

  23-09-2021 23:42 via kxan.com
  
  BOSTON (NEXSTAR/AP) — A group of high school students in Massachusetts had to ride on a party bus complete with a stripper pole and neon lights during a recent field trip — an experience their teacher said highlights problems with the education system.Jim Mayers, an 11th grade Advanced Placement language and composition teacher at the Brooke Charter School in Boston, said in the since-deleted tweet that the original charter bus had fallen through, Masslive.com reported Monday.Ma
  
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• CDC advisory panel backs COVID-19 booster shots for high-risk adults

  23-09-2021 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the verge of a major new phase as government advisers Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer's vaccine for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans — despite doubts the extra shots will do much to slow the pandemic.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said boosters should be offered to people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those ages 50 to 64 who have risky underlyi
  
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• Tame Impala relocates Austin show over COVID-19 protocol requests

  23-09-2021 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tame Impala will no longer be performing at the Frank Erwin Center Nov. 7, amid requests to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 tests for attendees. The show has relocated to the Germania Insurance Amphitheatre, Tame Impala announced in an Instagram story post Thursday.Event details have been updated on the Frank Erwin Center's website. Tickets purchased through the Texas Box Office will be automatically refunded within 30 days, per the notice.Tame Impala prev
  
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• Beautiful fall weather continues this weekend, but allergies abound

  23-09-2021 22:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Temperatures swung more than 40 degrees today in some areas after the coolest morning since May 15. Low temperatures this morning bottomed out at 48 degrees at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and 58 at Camp Mabry, then high temperatures spiked to 89 in Austin.Pollen levels remain problematic for ragweed and fall elm sufferers. Dry, breezy weather often causes allergy problems, and this comes during the traditional peak of ragweed season.Thursday's pollen countA subtl
  
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• Federal report recommends ways to prevent future winter storm power outages

  23-09-2021 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A preliminary report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recommends improvements in cold weather preparedness to prevent a recurrence of the widespread power outages that happened during the February winter storm. The report calls for power providers to meet tougher standards for protecting equipment from subfreezing temperatures. Texas’ power grid is getting a redesign. Here’s what renewable energy experts think about it“This is a wake-up cal
  
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• Donald Trump asks Gov. Abbott to add election audit bill to third special session agenda

  23-09-2021 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Former President Donald Trump has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to add an election audit bill to this year’s third special session, continuing his push to cast doubts on the election results of the 2020 presidential election despite winning in Texas.In a letter published Thursday, Trump said, “Texans have big questions about the November 2020 Elections,” and time is running out to conduct an audit of the “2020 Presidential Election Scam&r
  
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• State demographer: Regional planning is key to address immense growth between Austin, San Antonio

  23-09-2021 22:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — The Austin-San Antonio corridor's population surge in recent years is among the most notable growth stories in the country, though experts warn there are growing pains to consider.The corridor could soon compare to large metroplexes like the Dallas-Fort Worth region, experts have said, and there is evidence that's already taking shape. More huge neighborhoods are sprouting along the corridor, and companies continue to invest in the are
  
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• LIVE NOW: Shooting at Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee

  23-09-2021 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Multiple people are possibly injured inside the Kroger on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville, a Memphis suburb, after an active shooter incident was confirmed to WREG Thursday afternoon.Multiple witnesses report hearing at least a dozen shots. Some customers made it out of the store. Employees had others take shelter in the cooler, witnesses said.Collierville Police Department reported an off-campus active shooter situation. Collierville High School was shelter
  
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• LIVE NOW: 13 people shot, one dead in mass shooting at Kroger in Collierville, TN; shooter dead

  23-09-2021 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Multiple people were injured Thursday in a shooting inside the Kroger on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville, a Memphis suburb, after an active shooter incident.Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane confirmed 13 people were shot, and one person killed.The suspected shooter is dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot, Lane said. The suspect's vehicle is still parked and is being investigated.Lane said officers entered the store just after 1:30 and found multipl
  
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• Collierville, TN Kroger shooting kills 2, including shooter, injures 12 more

  23-09-2021 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (WREG) — Multiple people were injured Thursday in a shooting inside the Kroger on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville, a Memphis suburb, after an active shooter incident.Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane confirmed 13 people were shot, and one person killed. The suspected shooter also is dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot, Lane said. See the press conference with details below.The suspect's vehicle is still parked and is being investigated.Lane said off
  
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• Collierville, TN Kroger shooting kills 1, injures 12; shooter dead

  23-09-2021 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (WREG) — Multiple people were injured Thursday in a shooting inside the Kroger on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville, a Memphis suburb, after an active shooter incident.Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane confirmed 13 people were shot, and one person killed. The suspected shooter also is dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot, Lane said. See the press conference with details below.The suspect's vehicle is still parked and is being investigated.Lane said off
  
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• Austin Police changing call routing, response for non-emergency calls starting Oct. 1

  23-09-2021 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Come Oct. 1, the Austin Police Department will more carefully be looking at how it responds to non-emergency and who it designates to send to one of these reports.
  This comes on the heels of the announcement that Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk chose Interim APD Chief Joseph Chacon to lead the department permanently. The decision still has to be approved by Austin City Council.New Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon: ‘APD’s community relationship need
  
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• This Pflugerville zip code has one of the highest unemployment rates in Texas

  23-09-2021 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The latest unemployment insurance claim figures from the Texas Workforce Commission report Pflugerville's 78660 zip code among the Top 10 for the highest number of claims filed statewide. It's the lone zip code from the Austin-Travis County region to make the Top 25.But why is that the case? While neighboring Austin has a higher number of residents, there is a higher concentration of residents living in the 78660 zip code compared to others nearby, a TWC spokes
  
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• Another tease: Matthew McConaughey says on podcast he's 'measuring' a run for office

  23-09-2021 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Matthew McConaughey yet again hinted that he wants to run for political office.According to KXAN's sister publication The Hill, McConaughey said on the "Set It Straight: Myths and Legends" podcast with the country band Midland that he's "measuring it." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Matthew McConaughey again teases possible run for Texas governor on Ellen show"Well, thank you, man. I’m measuring it. Look, it’s going to be in some capacity," he said. "I just — I’
  
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• Texas congressman says Biden handling of border could lead to 'another 9/11 type event'

  23-09-2021 19:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas congressman Tony Gonzales believes the U.S. could face "another 9/11-type event" due to the Biden administration's handling of the southern border and Afghanistan.
  The Republican congressman made the comments Thursday morning during an appearance on Fox News.
  "There is a national security event that is just brewing," Gonzales said when asked about the thousands of Haitian migrants who remain beneath a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. MORE: US launches mass expulsion of Haiti
  
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• Texas Rent Relief program outperforms other states, but complaints abound

  23-09-2021 19:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Jason Belk was in a bind. He’d lost his job at the beginning of 2020, weeks before the pandemic began. As lockdowns led to an economic downturn, weeks of fruitless job searching turned into months with no income.Belk and his family burned through $40,000 in savings and dipped into their 401K retirement account to stay housed and financially afloat in Leander. It still wasn’t enough. In March, he turned to Texas Rent Relief — a federally-funded state program run
  
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• Texas Rent Relief complaints rise, yet program outperforms most other states

  23-09-2021 19:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Jason Belk was in a bind. He’d lost his job at the beginning of 2020, weeks before the pandemic began. As lockdowns led to an economic downturn, weeks of fruitless job searching turned into months with no income.Belk and his family burned through $40,000 in savings and dipped into their 401K retirement account to stay housed and financially afloat in Leander. It still wasn’t enough. In March, he turned to Texas Rent Relief — a federally-funded state program run
  
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• After popular Nextdoor post, Austinites rally to help homeless man's dog

  23-09-2021 19:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Nextdoor post that garnered significant attention in Austin has now resulted in hundreds of dollars raised and a new home for a dog that belonged to a man experiencing homelessness.Kylee Mohr says Zeus, a happy-go-lucky dog, and his owner, lived near her apartment complex and that she became worried about the dog's well-being. She decided to post on Nextdoor to see what could be done to help. Cheers! Nonstop flights to London coming back to Austin in October"I had seen the pow
  
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• Earth just had the 6th hottest August on record

  23-09-2021 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — Coming off the hottest July on record, August 2021 was Earth's 6th hottest, even though Central Texas enjoyed a cooler than average month. When measuring Earth's temperature, records go back 142 years.
  In analyzing August's heat, NOAA scientists found the average global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.62 degrees F above the 20th-century average.
  North America had a top-10 warmest August with Asia having its 2nd warmest August and Africa having its 3rd warmest.9 of
  
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• How is a COVID-19 antibody therapy drug shortage affecting Austin?

  23-09-2021 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's a high demand and short supply of COVID-19 antibody therapy drugs across the nation, and it's changing the way they're distributed to medical facilities.
  A spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services says until now, sites could order their monoclonal antibody therapies from the distributor. Last week, Douglas Loveday says they were notified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that the states will now be distributing those
  
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• A shortage of COVID-19 antibody therapy drugs may make them harder to come by in Austin

  23-09-2021 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's a high demand and short supply of COVID-19 antibody therapy drugs across the nation, and it's changing the way they're distributed to medical facilities.
  A spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services says until now, sites could order their monoclonal antibody therapies from the distributor. Last week, Douglas Loveday says they were notified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that the states will now be distributing those
  
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• Former Hutto youth football president accused of inappropriately touching 10-year-old girl

  23-09-2021 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Round Rock man was arrested and faces a felony charge after being accused of having sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl in September, according to an arrest affidavit out of Williamson County. The Hutto Youth Football and Cheer Association says the suspect is its former president.Williamson County authorities say Caleb Heath Studebaker, 41, touched the girl "inappropriately" while she was in his home Sept. 4 in Round Rock, according to the affidavit.
  
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• Former Hutto football association president accused of inappropriately touching 10-year-old girl

  23-09-2021 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Round Rock man was arrested and faces a felony charge after being accused of having sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl in September, according to an arrest affidavit out of Williamson County.Williamson County authorities say Caleb Heath Studebaker, 41, touched the girl "inappropriately" while she was in his home Sept. 4 in Round Rock, according to the affidavit. The girl did a forensic interview at the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center thr
  
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• 'Tiger King 2': Netflix announces sequel to juggernaut true crime docuseries

  23-09-2021 16:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's officially happening: "Tiger King" is returning for a sequel.
  Netflix announced Thursday that it will release "Tiger King 2" at some point later this year. The streaming service promised "more madness and mayhem" in the follow-up to the docuseries that debuted in March last year and became a cultural phenomenon.
  Netflix released a few clips of "Tiger King 2" in a video promoting several upcoming documentaries. They included a shot of what appeared to be a prison interv
  
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• Cheers! Nonstop flights to London coming back to Austin in October

  23-09-2021 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It has been 17 months since British Airways last offered a nonstop flight to London from Austin, but on Oct. 13, it's coming back.Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials announced the return of the popular nonstop service to London-Heathrow on Thursday, and the airline will offer flights three days a week — Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The transatlantic flights will be aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.AUS also teased the return of British Airways on Twitt
  
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• Texas boy dies after police say he 'accidentally' shot himself with family member's gun

  23-09-2021 16:05 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (KXAN) — A two-year-old boy died after Waco police said he shot himself in the head with a family member's gun.
  The Waco Police Department reported on social media that the toddler apparently found the gun in a family member's backpack Wednesday and then "accidentally" shot himself. Paramedics rushed the boy to a local hospital, where he later died.
  Police said the deadly shooting happened Wednesday evening at the University Club Apartments, located at 1725 N. Martin Luther Kin
  
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• APD identifies woman who died in hit-and-run on Congress Avenue

  23-09-2021 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police identified a woman Thursday who was hit by a car and died Sept. 19 in south Austin.APD said Terryn Dee Strahan, 52, was walking south in the 5100 block of S. Congress Ave. when a driver of an unidentified vehicle going north hit her and then drove off near Williamson Creek and north of Stassney Lane. APD said the hit-and-run happened at 8:16 p.m.APD said the driver of the vehicle didn't call 911 or offer to help in any way before it left the scene. Strahan was
  
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• Bastrop Music Festival highlights community through live music

  23-09-2021 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Starting Thursday, the City of Bastrop will be home to a four-day live music festival — the Bastrop Music Festival.
  The third annual event is back after more it was delayed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The festival will feature nearly 40 acts from hip hop to country and will take place at several venues across the city such as restaurants, distilleries, a farmers market and a local community center. Festival organizers said the festival is
  
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• There is a shortage of crossing guards for some Central Texas school districts

  23-09-2021 13:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Crossing guards keep our kids safe as they walk on busy streets to get to and from school, but they're just aren't enough in the Round Rock Independent School District.Prior to the pandemic, the district had 105 crossing guards, but now there are only 60.The RRISD Police Department has helped fill those vacant positions along with volunteers, but they need help and are hoping more people will sign up."We are constantly going around our district looking for areas
  
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• Beautiful fall weather heading into the weekend, but allergies abound

  23-09-2021 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sweaters off for this afternoon as temperatures jump around 30 degrees from morning lows.Thursday morning's low dropped to 58 degrees at Austin's Camp Mabry. This made it our coldest morning there since May 14th. Had we been one degree colder it would have been our coldest morning since April 25th and most of Central Texas was down in the low 50s or even 40s to start the morning.Despite the chilly start we had, plenty of sunshine and dry air in place will continue to allow
  
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• Beautiful fall weather heading into the weekend

  23-09-2021 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sweater weather has returned... at least for a few hours!Thursday's morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s are some of the coolest temps we've seen in months... we're talkin' since April for most of us! But despite the chilly start, plenty of sunshine and dry air in place will allow temperatures to quickly rebound back to the upper 80s by late day. Winds will be much lighter than what we felt midweek with low humidity values will stick around for another day.Friday will lo
  
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• Two dead in overnight central Austin crash

  23-09-2021 11:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS says two people died early Thursday morning after a crash in central Austin.
  Paramedics, fire crews and police officers responded to crash at the corner of West 41st Street and Medical Parkway at 1:30 a.m.Police say two people were ejected from a car, which appears to have come to a stop against a building.ATCEMS says paramedics pronounced two people dead at the scene of the crash.
  Paramedics took a third person to the hospital with potentially serious i
  
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• LIVE: Cedar Creek, Pflugerville Connally kick off High School Football Live

  23-09-2021 06:30 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop Cedar Creek and Pflugerville Connally kick off the district schedule and week five of High School Football Live on KBVO.The district foes will battle it out to start the district schedule 1-0 on Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Pfield in Pflugerville. WATCH: Texas High School FootballBoth teams are viewing district play as a fresh start after some difficult results at the beginning of the season. Connally won for the first time this season two weeks ago agains
  
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• Cedar Creek, Pflugerville Connally kick off High School Football Live — how to watch

  23-09-2021 06:30 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop Cedar Creek and Pflugerville Connally kick off the district schedule and week five of High School Football Live on KBVO.The district foes will battle it out to start the district schedule 1-0 on Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Pfield in Pflugerville. WATCH: Texas High School FootballBoth teams are viewing district play as a fresh start after some difficult results at the beginning of the season. Connally won for the first time this season two weeks ago agains
  
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• Texas transfer Tre Mitchell looking for tougher challenge after dominating at UMass

  23-09-2021 05:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Of the seven D1 transfers Chris Beard brought to Texas this offseason, Tre Mitchell might come from the most under-the-radar program.But what the UMass transfer center lacks in brand-name recognition, he makes up for with stats. As a sophomore last year, Mitchell averaged nearly 19 points per game en route to first-team All-Conference honors in the A10. Date for Beard’s return to Lubbock set — Big 12 announces men’s, women’s conference schedule"I obviousl
  
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• Mitchell looking for tougher challenge after dominating at UMass

  23-09-2021 05:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Of the seven D1 transfers Chris Beard brought to Texas this offseason, Tre Mitchell might come from the most under-the-radar program.But what the UMass transfer center lacks in brand-name recognition, he makes up for with stats. As a sophomore last year, Mitchell averaged nearly 19 points per game en route to first-team All-Conference honors in the A10. Date for Beard’s return to Lubbock set — Big 12 announces men’s, women’s conference schedule"I obviousl
  
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• Round Rock ISD board to discuss mask requirements after hours of public comment

  23-09-2021 05:12 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees met Wednesday night to discuss whether to extend and/or make changes to its mask mandate.
  The board is expected to consider a proposal from Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez that will suggest connecting the district’s mask rules to different COVID-19 risk stages set by Williamson and Travis County health authorities.The proposed mask requirements are listed out below. If the guidelines ar
  
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• Round Rock ISD board passes mask requirements after hours of public comment

  23-09-2021 05:12 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-2 late Wednesday night to extend its mask mandate. Trustees Mary Bone and Danielle Weston voted no.
  With the vote, the district will moved forward with Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez' suggestion connecting the district’s mask rules to different COVID-19 risk stages set by Williamson and Travis County health authorities.
  During Wednesday's meeting the board decided to include la
  
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• 'I think they did take a hit': Austin's famous wild monk parakeets bouncing back after brutal winter storms

  23-09-2021 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you’re lucky, you might see – or hear – a colony of tropical birds hanging out in Austin.Bright green monk parakeets have made the city their home since at least the 1980s, barely blending in among the native wild birds due to their distinctive look.But there are concerns the population of the parakeets may have taken a hit due to the brutal winter storms that swept through Texas in February. Texas Parks and Wildlife needs your help reporting animal dea
  
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• Woman arrested on DWI charge after deadly scooter crash

  23-09-2021 04:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman was arrested on a DWI charge after police say she hit a person on a scooter with her car earlier this month. The scooter rider died at the scene.The Austin Police Department said Lee Anne Lafaye Nash, 25, was arrested at the scene of the crash, which happened Sept. 18 just before 3 a.m. in the 1400 block of Newfield Lane.
  Lee Anne Lafaye Nash, 25 (Austin Police Photo)APD said the preliminary investigation shows a white Chevy, driven by Nash, was going nort
  
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• Texas Senate passes property tax relief bill. How much could you save?

  23-09-2021 01:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday he is adding property tax relief for Texans to an already busy agenda for the third special session, and legislators moved quickly.
  The Senate passed a committee-revised version of SB1 by a vote of 30-1 just hours after the Governor's announcement.Texas lawmakers to tackle redistricting in third special session of the yearThe legislation would allow the state to use $2 billion in projected budget surplus money to temporarily reduce school
  
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• 2 guns discovered on Connally High campus this month

  23-09-2021 00:31 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The Pflugerville Independent School District confirms there have been two guns discovered in separate incidents on the campus of Connally High School this month.
  The district says there will be consequences for those students.
  "These students who are involved with bringing weapons on campus will receive the maximum disciplinary action, and per Texas law, any student who is found on school campus in possession of a gun will receive immediate expulsion for a year
  
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• Missouri hunters kill nearly 500 squirrels, busted for 'gross overlimit,' officials say

  23-09-2021 00:05 via kxan.com
  
  Missouri Department of Conservation imageELLINGTON, Mo. (KTVI) – A group of hunters accused of killing nearly 500 squirrels in Missouri is headed to court to face a judge.The 16 hunters are facing allegations of harvesting 151 squirrels over the limit in the Current River Conservation Area after a tipster told Missouri Department of Conservation agents about the group. The department called it a "gross overlimit of squirrels."Over two days, the squirrel hunters, who were not from the area,
  
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