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• What are emergency gates, and how many Austin neighborhoods have them?

  26-09-2021 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An emergency gate at the intersection of Morrow Street and Easy Wind Drive in central Austin's Crestview Station neighborhood has long been a point of contention for some neighbors in the region. Following Austin City Council's approval of a pilot program opening the gate earlier this month, some begged the question: How many emergency gates are there in Austin, and what purposes do they serve?According to Austin Transportation Department officials, only one other emergency
  
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• Attending ACL? How to get to the festival and avoid parking nightmares

  26-09-2021 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With weekend one of the 2021 Austin City Limits Musical Festival less than a week away, festival organizers are outlining ways attendees can walk, ride and shuttle their way to this year's performances.Here's a breakdown of all the ways to get to Zilker Park without having to play a game of parking lot musical chairs.ACL Music Festival ShuttleACL will run a free shuttle system from Republic Square Park to Zilker. Attendees will board at the intersection of 5th and San Anton
  
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• 1 dies in southeast Travis County crash near COTA

  26-09-2021 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One person is dead after a crash in southeastern Travis County Sunday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.ATCEMS says the two-vehicle crash happened on FM 812 Road around 3:28 p.m. The crash site is about a mile east of Circuit of the Americas. One vehicle caught on fire, ATCEMS says.
  ATCEMS says two people were taken to St. David's South Austin Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.The Texas Department of Public Safety says FM 812 is
  
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• WATCH: Justin Tucker sets NFL record with 66-yard field goal for last-second win

  26-09-2021 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (KXAN) — Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker set a new NFL record with a 66-yard, game-winning field goal Sunday against the Detroit Lions.The former Texas Longhorn and Westlake High School graduate's kick boomed toward the uprights before hitting the crossbar and bouncing over for the make as the clock hit zero in the fourth quarter. Tucker's historic kick sets the record by two yards. What Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said after blowout win against Texas TechMatt Prater previous
  
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• Dog the Bounty Hunter shows up at Brian Laundrie's family home, knocks on door

  26-09-2021 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Duane Chapman – better known by the name of his TV show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter" – visited the Florida family home of Brian Laundrie Saturday. Laundrie is a person of interest in his girlfriend Gabby Petito's death, which has been ruled a homicide.The reality TV personality pulled up to the North Port home of Christopher and Roberta Laundrie around 4:30 p.m. and knocked on the front door. No one answered.When asked why he was there, Chapman told a NewsNatio
  
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• Wet weather likely this week, rain possible for ACL Weekend One

  26-09-2021 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite spending most of the month under dry skies, the last week of September will favor daily rain chances... and the potential for heavy rain at that!Two upper level areas of low pressure are on track to impact Texas. The first will lift northeast out of the Desert Southwest, bringing a chance of rain to Central Texas Tuesday and Wednesday. The second, currently located near the Pacific Northwest, will deepen over the western half of the US midweek and allow rain chances
  
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• Our very dry September is about to end very wet

  26-09-2021 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beautiful weather continues the rest of the day with highs pushing briefly into the low 90s in our warmest spots under plenty of sunshine. Sunday marks the second "equilux" of the year in Central Texas.If you're heading to Q2 Stadium to watch Austin FC it should be very pleasant.Austin FC ForecastTonight we'll gradually notice some clouds developing after midnight, but it should stay a dry night as humidity slowly rises. Overnight lows drop into the mid 60s.Tonight's Foreca
  
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• Lots of sunshine for the remainder of the weekend - rain and storms return for the week ahead

  26-09-2021 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The last weekend of September will play out a lot like the month has - sunny, warm and dry. But this will change heading into the week ahead. Austin allergies flare: When will they improve?
  Sunshine, warm afternoon temperatures and light winds may lead to a buildup of ground-level ozone pollution again on Sunday. An Ozone Action Day is in effect for the entire Austin Metro area through Sunday. Consider taking the following steps to limit your pollution footprint:CarpoolWalk
  
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• Central Texas nonprofit raises $276K for more mental health resources

  26-09-2021 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been six years since Austin resident Marcia Oakes' son, Jake, died by suicide in 2015. Since his passing, she's continued her mission on raising awareness on mental health struggles, one step at a time.Each year, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Central Texas hosts NAMIWalks, an event aimed at raising awareness on the prevalence of mental health struggles in children, teenagers and adults alike. This year's NAMIWalks marked the sixth for Team Jake, created by the
  
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• Central Texas teen on the road to recovery after 8-month battle with rare COVID-19 illness

  26-09-2021 18:52 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Nikko Dalesandro loves baseball. He loves fishing. The last 8 months he's just been trying to feel strong enough to do both."What I went through, I don't wish on anyone, not one person in the world," Nikko said. "It hit me hard."In January, the 14-year-old was rushed to Dell Children's Medical Center after he couldn't shake a fever. He was quickly diagnosed with the rare post-COVID illness called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C. I
  
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• After legal disputes, Pflugerville to vote on ESD annexation this November

  26-09-2021 16:59 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Pflugerville city and extraterritorial jurisdiction residents will vote whether to annex the city and its ETJ into a new emergency services district this November, following a failed lawsuit filed by the City against Travis County ESD No. 17 in August.The City of Pflugerville and Pflugerville City Council member David Rogers filed a lawsuit against ESD 17 for interfering with its jurisdiction and oversight of city and ETJ property. This lawsuit came just b
  
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• When will mosquito season in Central Texas end?

  26-09-2021 16:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mosquitoes and summertime go hand in hand in Central Texas. But when can we bid them farewell?Entomologist Dr. Santos Portugal with ABC Home and Commercial Services, says that our above average rainfall coupled with our relatively cooler temperatures has made for a mosquito explosion across our region."They need water to reproduce, and if you make that available for them, they're going to have higher numbers," says Dr. Portugal.And although the calendar says we're in autumn
  
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• Acid leaks out of tanks after train derails in Smithville Sunday morning

  26-09-2021 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Early Sunday morning, first responders in Smithville reported to train tracks near State Highway 95 where a Union Pacific train containing hazardous cargo derailed — causing hydrochloric acid to start leaking from tanks.The City of Smithville says the incident happened at around 5 a.m. at SH 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard. While no one was injured and the tanker cars were empty, the City says they still contained some leftover acid.The City of Smithvil
  
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• Acid leaking out of tanks after train derails in Smithville Sunday morning

  26-09-2021 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — First responders in Smithville are responding to train tracks near State Highway 95 where a Union Pacific train containing hazardous cargo derailed — causing hydrochloric acid to start leaking from tanks.The City of Smithville says the incident happened at around 5 a.m. at SH 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard. While no one was injured and the tanker cars were empty, the City says they still contained some leftover acid.Smithville police and volunteer fire
  
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• Billboard in Round Rock urges residents not to be 'bullied' into vaccination

  26-09-2021 14:36 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A new message along Louis Henna Boulevard in Round Rock hangs high above Interstate 35 — it reads, "Don't Be Bullied. Make an Informed Choice."The billboard was paid for by the Citizens' Council for Health Freedom, a nonprofit organization based out of Minnesota.
  The group, which also opposed the Affordable Care Act, says they're putting up these billboards around the country to "raise awareness and build resistance to vaccination mandates."A similar anti-v
  
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• Billboard in Round Rock urges: Don't be 'bullied' into vaccination

  26-09-2021 14:36 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A new message along Louis Henna Boulevard in Round Rock hangs high above Interstate 35 — it reads, "Don't Be Bullied. Make an Informed Choice."The billboard was paid for by the Citizens' Council for Health Freedom, a nonprofit organization based out of Minnesota.
  The group, which also opposed the Affordable Care Act, says they're putting up these billboards around the country to "raise awareness and build resistance to vaccination mandates."A similar anti-v
  
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• Driver crashes into 2 pedestrians and 2 other vehicles after argument in south Austin parking lot

  26-09-2021 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are in the hospital after a driver hit them in south Austin early Sunday morning.Austin-Travis County EMS reports the incident happened in a parking lot at 629 W. Ben White Boulevard around 2:30 a.m. Austin police say there was an argument between the parties and then, at some point, the driver of the car hit two other cars and the two pedestrians.Two people are in the hospital after a vehicle hit them in south Austin early Sunday morning (KXAN/Andrew Choat)One o
  
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• Car crashes into 2 pedestrians and 2 other vehicles after argument in south Austin parking lot

  26-09-2021 13:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are in the hospital after a vehicle hit them in south Austin early Sunday morning.Austin-Travis County EMS reports the incident happened in a parking lot at 629 W. Ben White Boulevard around 2:30 a.m. Austin police say there was an argument between the parties and then, at some point, the driver of the car hit two other cars and the two pedestrians.Two people are in the hospital after a vehicle hit them in south Austin early Sunday morning (KXAN/Andrew Choat)One
  
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• Sunny and warm last weekend of September - heavy rain possible this week

  26-09-2021 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The last weekend of September will play out a lot like the month has - sunny, warm and dry. But this will change heading into the week ahead. Austin allergies flare: When will they improve?
  Sunshine, warm afternoon temperatures and light winds may lead to a buildup of ground-level ozone pollution again on Sunday. An Ozone Action Day is in effect for the entire Austin Metro area through Sunday. Consider taking the following steps to limit your pollution footprint:CarpoolWalk
  
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• State of Texas: New law targets traffickers amid border migrant surge

  26-09-2021 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- On Wednesday in McAllen, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law that seeks to crack down on human smuggling.SB 576 broadens the definition of a smuggler and increases the number of smuggling charges that constitute a second-degree felony. “This all makes it easier to arrest and to prosecute human smugglers. This law also increases criminal penalties for human smuggling, especially when payment is involved in that process,” said Abbott at Wednesday’s pre
  
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• Supporters of Marvin Guy rally at the Texas Capitol to bring renewed attention to his case

  26-09-2021 05:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Supporters of Marvin Guy held a rally at the Texas State Capitol Saturday to bring renewed attention to his case.
  Guy is accused of shooting and killing a Killeen police detective in 2014 during a no-knock raid that was related to suspected drug activity.RELATED: Texas proposal to limit no-knock warrants builds bipartisan support
  His brother, Garrett Galloway, said Guy was defending himself against who he believed was an intruder in his home.
  “No knocks are no good fo
  
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• The Striker Texas: Austin FC wraps up three-game homestand against Galaxy

  26-09-2021 04:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (The Striker Texas) -- It doesn’t get any bigger than this. At least, it won’t this year for Austin FC.With its playoff fate all but sealed, Verde will be in front of a national TV audience Sunday night playing for pride and not much else. What more does it take, after the club was humiliated during its last showpiece match, the 5-3 debacle against FC Dallas. Final Whistle ATX: Adrian Healey returns to break down Austin FC’s ‘craziest game of the year’This ti
  
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• Aggies open SEC with 20-10 loss to Arkansas

  26-09-2021 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — KJ Jefferson got back on the field late, bruised knee and all, bulling over a defender for a first down and then kneeling down on the final snap for No. 16 Arkansas.Jefferson threw for 202 yards and two long touchdowns before getting hurt against a Texas A&M defense that hadn’t allowed a passing score this year, and Arkansas beat the seventh-ranked Aggies 20-10 on Saturday for its first victory in the series in their 10 seasons since becoming Southeastern
  
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• Americans take largest lead against Europe in Ryder Cup

  26-09-2021 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The final team session that left the Americans on the cusp of winning back the Ryder Cup ended in a tie that was open to interpretation.Scottie Scheffler made the biggest putt of his young career, helping the Americans flip a fourballs match late Saturday afternoon and giving them an 11-5 lead.Not only is it their largest lead in the modern era dating to 1979, no team has ever won the Ryder Cup when trailing by more than four points going into the final session of si
  
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• New Central Texas program aims to give older adults more independence in their homes

  26-09-2021 02:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meals on Wheels has launched a pilot program designed to help vulnerable seniors age safely in their homes.How Meals on Wheels Central Texas is uniting seniors with forever furry friendsThe program, called Capable, involves a team of three professionals: an occupational therapist, a registered nurse and a handy person working together to build on the client's strengths and make their home a safer environment. This approach allows seniors to have control over their days whil
  
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• Analysis: Longhorns offense shows its true potential under Steve Sarkisian

  26-09-2021 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This has to be at least the start of what Steve Sarkisian envisioned for his Texas Longhorns offense.Texas was efficient and explosive, lighting up the scoreboard against Texas Tech Saturday at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns scored 70 points for the first time since 2005, racked up 639 yards of offense and scored a touchdown on nine of their 11 possessions in a 70-35 win. What Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said after blowout win against Texas TechWith Casey Thompson s
  
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