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• Baylor, 16 other Texas colleges make list of 'absolute worst, most unsafe' campuses for LGBTQ students

  25-10-2021 23:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An LGBTQ advocacy organization featured Baylor University and 16 other colleges in Texas on its ignominious list of the "most unsafe" places in the country for these students.
  Campus Pride, a nonprofit that works to create better environments for LGBTQ students in colleges and universities, released its 2021 Worst List on Monday, which identified 180 campuses across the U.S. as "the absolute worst, most unsafe campuses for LGBTQ youth." Within Central Texas specifically, Ba
  
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• Near record heat, then threat of severe thunderstorms

  25-10-2021 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hot afternoon sun built in after stubborn morning clouds were slow to break. High temperatures are challenging records in the Austin area for Oct. 25th.
  October 25 record: Austin Camp Mabry: 91° set in 1992October 25, 2021 forecast: Austin Camp Mabry: 93°October 25 record: Austin Bergstrom: 92° set in 1950October 25, 2021 forecast: Austin Bergstrom: 90° BLOG: Scientific agreement on human-caused climate change reaches over 99%, study showsOur wash, rinse, re
  
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• Heavy rain, severe storms possible late tomorrow night

  25-10-2021 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — High temperatures came within one degree of record values Monday in Austin, topping out at 90° at Camp Mabry. BLOG: Scientific agreement on human-caused climate change reaches over 99%, study showsOur wash, rinse, repeat forecast continues one more day through Tuesday with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and highs well above average - in the upper 80s.A strong cold front will bring widespread rain to Central Texas late Tuesday and spreading through the area Wednes
  
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• Texas bill limiting transgender student-athlete participation signed into law by Gov. Abbott

  25-10-2021 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/Texas Tribune) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a ban on transgender student-athletes from joining sports teams corresponding to their gender identity.Abbott approved 18 other bills on Friday in addition to House Bill 25, which mandates public school student-athletes must play on teams that align with the biological sex listed on their birth certificates at the time of their birth. Controversial trans sports bill passes Senate, heads to Gov. Abbott’s deskRepu
  
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• Gov. Abbott signs new version of dog restraint bill he vetoed in May

  25-10-2021 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texans now face criminal penalties if they unlawfully restrain a dog, after Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed an updated version of a bill he vetoed earlier this year.A conference committee worked to unify the Texas House and Senate versions of Senate Bill 5, also known as the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act. It passed the Senate Oct. 18 and the House shortly after midnight Oct. 19. ALSO SIGNED: Abbott approves Texas' new political maps; GOP majorities protected, POC voices dilutedAb
  
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• Gov. Abbott signs off on Texas’ new political maps: GOP majorities protected, POC voices diluted

  25-10-2021 22:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved Texas’ new political maps for the state’s congressional, legislative and State Board of Education districts, according to Texas Legislature Online.The maps were drawn to keep Texas Republicans in power for the next decade. They simultaneously diminish the power of voters of color — despite new census numbers pointing to Texans of color as the main force behind the state’s population gro
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. sells T-shirts mocking Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting

  25-10-2021 22:18 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (The Hill) - Donald Trump Jr. is selling T-shirts on his website that mock the fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin's movie set.The T-shirts promoted on his website include the tagline "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."The shirts retail for $27.99 and appeared online after Baldwin accidentally fired a prop gun on a movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, Insider reported.
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• Couple arrested after Texas lab pulls DNA from baby's rib found 30 years ago

  25-10-2021 22:11 via kxan.com
  
  NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) — Authorities arrested a couple after a Texas lab examined DNA evidence from an infant's remains found 30 years ago in the trash in Nags Head, North Carolina.
  On the morning of April 4, 1991, members of Nags Head Police were sent to the 8600 block of East Tides Drive regarding a report of human remains found in a trash can rack.According to a release from police, when officers got to the scene, they found the body of an infant whose gender could not be established du
  
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• Playboi Carti show at H-E-B Center with increased security also canceled

  25-10-2021 21:58 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- Days after canceling a show in Houston over security concerns, Playboi Carti's Austin-area show was also postponed Tuesday, according to the H-E-B Center.The venue said a new date "will be announced shortly" and passed along a message from management of the musician's tour, which cited "unforeseen complications." Tickets for the postponed shows will either be honored for the new dates or refunded, it added.The H-E-B Center planned to increase its security and personne
  
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• Canceled Playboi Carti Houston show leads to tightened security at H-E-B Center

  25-10-2021 21:58 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- The H-E-B Center will increase its security and personnel at Tuesday's Playboi Carti concert following his concert cancelation in Houston over the weekend, according to H-E-B Center Marketing Director Erin Miller.Miller didn't specify what the extra measures will look like, but did say overall venue staffing would increase in addition to those working security.NBC's Houston affiliate KPRC reported fans waited for several hours outside the venue prior to the show's can
  
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• Stranger accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old at north Austin complex

  25-10-2021 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Oct. 22 after police say he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old boy at a north Austin apartment complex — and was later pinned to the ground by the child's mother.According to an Austin Police Department, the child was with his mom visiting her boyfriend at the Chateau Apartments complex located at 833 Fairfield Drive on Oct. 21. A 911 caller told APD that the victim was sexually assaulted by a stranger after he'd left his mother's boyfriend's apa
  
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• Man accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old at north Austin complex

  25-10-2021 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Oct. 22 after police say he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old boy at a north Austin apartment complex.According to an Austin Police Department, the child was with his mom visiting her boyfriend at the Chateau Apartments complex located at 833 Fairfield Drive on Oct. 21. A 911 caller told APD that the victim was sexually assaulted by a stranger after he'd left his mother's boyfriend's apartment to go play with friends.
  When they arrived at the complex,
  
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• Judge denies hemp companies' lawsuit seeking to block DSHS' rule classifying Delta 8 as illegal in Texas

  25-10-2021 20:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Travis County judge has dismissed a request for a temporary restraining order filed by Hometown Hero, a hemp company based in Austin. The company was trying to block the Department of State Health Services' determination to include Delta 8 in the state's Schedule 1 controlled substances, meaning the hemp derivative is still illegal in Texas.Bayou City Hemp also joined the case as a plaintiff, citing DSHS did not follow proper procedure to make this decision. PREVIOUS C
  
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• Houston's 'Mattress Mack' could win nearly $39M on Astros World Series victory

  25-10-2021 20:54 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Houston's Jim McIngvale — more fondly-known as "Mattress Mack" — stands to win a large chunk of change if the Astros finish out this season with their second World Series title in five years.If Houston defeats the Atlanta Braves for the world championship, McIngvale will cash in on nearly $39 million after he made a series of bets over the summer on the Astros to win it all. Reports: Texas Tech to fire football coach Matt Wells immediatelyMcIngvale shared a bre
  
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• Armadillo Christmas Bazaar 2021 still in-person but will be outdoors

  25-10-2021 20:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While it's still going to be in person, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is changing again.Organizers for the event, originally planned for a 10-day indoor holiday shopping experience at Palmer Events Center, said that format "became a challenge for the current climate." Dinosaur statues stolen from Bastrop County museum, $1K reward offeredThe bazaar, named Armadillo Bazaar Outside, will now be three days, Dec. 17-19, and outside the events center from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ea
  
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• Formula 1 shuttle issues on par with national bus shortage trend, fleet provider says

  25-10-2021 20:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a sold out Formula 1 weekend that left guests waiting hours for shuttle services at Circuit of the Americas, one of the bus vendors contracted for the event said it's reflective of ongoing national labor shortages.A representative for Heartland Trailways said the company initially planned to send 10 buses to COTA for use during the three-day race weekend. However, a representative said that fleet size was slashed in half prior to the event due to limited driver availa
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells; search for replacement underway

  25-10-2021 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired Monday after less than three seasons in Lubbock. The Fort Worth Star Telegram's Mac Engel was the first to report the university's decision Monday morning.Offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie will replace Wells immediately as the interim head coach. POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OUTexas Tech will be searching for its fourth full-time head coach since Mike Leach left the school in 2009. In less
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells

  25-10-2021 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired Monday after less than three seasons in Lubbock. The Fort Worth Star Telegram's Mac Engel was the first to report the university's decision Monday morning.Engel reports offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie will replace Wells immediately as the interim head coach. POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OUTexas Tech will be searching for its fourth full-time head coach since Mike Leach left the school in
  
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• Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells; search for replacement underway

  25-10-2021 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired Monday after less than three seasons in Lubbock. The Fort Worth Star Telegram's Mac Engel was the first to report the university's decision Monday morning.Offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie will replace Wells immediately as the interim head coach. POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OUTexas Tech will be searching for its fourth full-time head coach since Mike Leach left the school in 2009. In less
  
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• Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells Monday

  25-10-2021 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired Monday after less than three seasons in Lubbock. The Fort Worth Star Telegram's Mac Engel was the first to report the university's decision Monday morning.Engel reports offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie will replace Wells immediately as the interim head coach. POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OUTexas Tech will be searching for its fourth full-time head coach since Mike Leach left the school in
  
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• Reports: Texas Tech to fire football coach Matt Wells immediately

  25-10-2021 19:37 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells is expected to be fired Monday, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram's Mac Engel.Engel reports offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie will replace Wells immediately as the interim head coach. POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OUTexas Tech will be searching for its fourth full-time head coach since Mike Leach left the school in 2009. In less than three years in Lubbock, Wells is 13-17, failing to take Tec
  
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• 6 women-owned Austin businesses raising funds for breast cancer research — here's how to help!

  25-10-2021 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, a group of six women-owned retail businesses are raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation."Breast cancer is just a mean disease and any kind of research or any kind of donation to that, I feel like helps," said Susan Parker, who owns Personally Yours.The six businesses which include Personally Yours, The Garden Room, The Menagerie, Monogram Lady, Paper Place and Picket Fences will sell $50 dollar gift cards in
  
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• Rare ‘flesh-eating' STD on the rise in UK, doctor warns

  25-10-2021 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A rare "flesh-eating" sexually transmitted disease is making waves online after a doctor in the United Kingdom warned that it was starting to appear more often in that country.Granuloma inguinale, also known as donovanosis, is a genital ulcerative disease caused by the bacterium Klebsiella granulomatis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC says donovanosis causes painless "beefy red" lesions on the genitals that can bleed. These spreading, bl
  
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• Report: Rally organizers say GOP lawmakers worked on Jan. 6 protests

  25-10-2021 18:23 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (The Hill) - Two people who helped plan the pro-Trump rallies that took place in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 say members of Congress and the White House helped plan the protest that turned violent.The two people spoke to Rolling Stone for a report published Sunday evening. Neither of the sources were identified, though Rolling Stone described one as a "rally organizer" and another as a "planner."Rolling Stone reported the two are also talking t
  
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• The scariest part of Halloween may be costume contact lenses, eye doctor says

  25-10-2021 18:09 via kxan.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Your appearance won’t be the only frightening thing about wearing costume contact lenses this Halloween. Your eyes might look like a lizard’s for an evening, but the risk of permanent vision loss may not be worth the temporary thrill.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 40 million, or about one in six, Americans wear contact lenses. It is difficult to estimate how many revelers wear costume contact lenses, but the number surely s
  
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• Dinosaur statues stolen from Bastrop County museum, $1K reward offered

  25-10-2021 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Three statues are gone from a Bastrop County dinosaur museum, and staff members believe they were stolen Oct. 21.The Dinosaur Park, located near Cedar Creek High School, said statues ranging from 6-10 feet long were taken sometime before staff members got to the park to open it. Park operators said there was evidence that one of the statues was "badly damaged" as thieves made away with them.Statues named Dimetrodon, Dilong and Minmi were the ones taken. The park pos
  
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• Del Valle High School requiring mesh or clear backpacks after BB gun incident

  25-10-2021 17:04 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Del Valle High School students will now be required to use mesh or clear backpacks after a security scare last week.A student who showed a BB gun in the cafeteria during lunch led to school officials keeping students on a hold Wednesday, meaning everyone had to remain in classrooms or wherever they were on campus. No one was hurt and the BB gun was taken away from the student, but now the district is looking over its safety practices. RELATED: Del Valle High place
  
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• Del Valle High School requires mesh or clear backpacks after BB gun incident; provides thousands of bags to students

  25-10-2021 17:04 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Del Valle High School students will now be required to use mesh or clear backpacks after a security scare last week.DVISD announced that beginning Monday, Oct. 25, students will have to use clear or mesh backpacks on campuses for the rest of the year. DVISD said it is providing backpacks to students who need them.A student who showed a BB gun in the cafeteria during lunch led to school officials keeping students on a hold last Wednesday, meaning everyone had to re
  
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• Texas researchers discover way to turn fat cells into energy-burning cells

  25-10-2021 16:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Researchers at the University of Texas' Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a way to successfully edit genes to turn fat cells into cells that burn energy.
  So far, it's only been done successfully in mice, but trials are underway involving human cells in petri dishes.Austin chocolatiers explain how a rainy day can ruin your favorite sweets"When you flip off the switch and turn these white fat cells into energy-burning cells, it first and foremost prevents the mice from b
  
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• Austin chocolatiers explain how a rainy day can ruin your favorite sweets

  25-10-2021 16:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Between the winter storm and rainy summer, Texas weather has been pretty unusual this year, and it has had an impact on something unexpected — chocolate and candy.
  "If the temperature is not quite right, if it's too humid or if it's raining a lot outside, the chocolate just doesn't set," said Nicole Patel, owner of Delysia Chocolatier in Austin.Making chocolate in the Texas heatPatel opened Delysia Chocolatier in 2008 and says the Texas weather has been a problem sinc
  
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• Texas will receive initial shipment of 1.3 million doses once vaccine for young kids is approved

  25-10-2021 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services will hold a virtual news conference at 2:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11.Imelda Garcia, MPH, the associate commissioner for laboratory and infectious disease services for DSHS, and Saroj Rai, Ph.D., a senior scientific advisor, will speak to media members. White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve a
  
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• Texas will receive 1.3 million doses once vaccine for young kids is approved

  25-10-2021 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas is set to receive an initial allocation of 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine once it's approved for children ages 5-11, according to state health leaders.
  The Texas Department of State Health Services shared these numbers during a news conference Monday afternoon discussing the agency's plans for the vaccine, which is expected to receive approval from federal regulators soon.
  Imelda Garcia, the DSHS associate commissioner for laboratory and in
  
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• Texas DSHS to give details Monday on COVID-19 vax plan for children 5-11 years old

  25-10-2021 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services will hold a virtual news conference at 2:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11.Imelda Garcia, MPH, the associate commissioner for laboratory and infectious disease services for DSHS, and Saroj Rai, Ph.D., a senior scientific advisor, will speak to media members. White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve a
  
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• LIVE: What's Texas' plan for COVID-19 vaccinations in children ages 5-11?

  25-10-2021 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services will hold a virtual news conference at 2:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11.Imelda Garcia, MPH, the associate commissioner for laboratory and infectious disease services for DSHS, and Saroj Rai, Ph.D., a senior scientific advisor, will speak to media members. White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve a
  
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• Drivers worry those taking illegal left turn in southeast Austin will result in accident

  25-10-2021 13:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Grace Bowes says waiting to turn left at the intersection of East Ben White Boulevard and Todd Lane can get frustrating.
  "The line is always super long and people are always going around the line cutting people either turning or waiting to turn," Bowes said.Man, woman critically injured in northeast Austin shootingShe's talking about the drivers who will get in the non-turning lane next to her and while their light is green and those waiting in the left turn lane's light is
  
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• Expert panel will address Texas foster care crisis, according to new court filing

  25-10-2021 05:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the foster care crisis in Texas grows, state officials and attorneys for children in the system have come to an agreement on the next step toward a solution.
  With hundreds of children still sleeping in state CPS offices and hotels, in September a federal judge ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Health and Human Services Commission and the attorneys involved to sit down and come to an agreement on how to move forward. The move was the latest de
  
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• Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids

  25-10-2021 05:14 via kxan.com
  
  KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities said.A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed in the crash Saturday afternoon at an event called “Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport, police said in a news release. The organized event was attended by thousands and involved drivers speeding do
  
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• Man, woman critically injured in northeast Austin shooting

  25-10-2021 04:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Medics took a man and a woman to the hospital after they were shot in northeast Austin Sunday night, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  Officers with the Austin Police Department responded to an apartment complex at 1501 East Howard Lane, which is east of Interstate 35 near Dessau Road just after 9 p.m.APD said no suspects were in custody, but officers were trying to gather information from witnesses on the scene.Austin-Travis County EMS medics declared both patients tr
  
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• 2 people shot in northeast Austin, police say

  25-10-2021 04:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Medics are taking two people to the hospital after they were shot in northeast Austin Sunday night.
  Officers with the Austin Police Department are responding to 1501 East Howard Lane, which is east of Interstate 35 near Dessau Road.The shooting happened just after 9 p.m.APD says no suspects are in custody.Austin-Travis County EMS medics have declared both patients trauma alerts.
  
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• POLL: Texas A&M moves up to No. 14, Alabama jumps OU

  25-10-2021 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — Alabama inched up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football Sunday behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Cincinnati.The Bulldogs (63 first-place votes) are a unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week in the latest AP Top 25 poll, and the Bearcats remain second.The Crimson Tide jumped up a spot past Oklahoma after blowing out Tennessee. The now fourth-ranked Sooners were shut out in the first half against Kansas before scoring 35 in the second half and pulling away late.
  
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• Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint

  25-10-2021 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set.Crew member Maggie Goll said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu’s “Into the Dark” series in 2019 over concerns about assistant director Dave Halls' behavior on set. Goll said in an
  
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• Watt and Hopkins help Cardinals beat Houston Texans

  25-10-2021 03:32 via kxan.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tight end Zach Ertz has been with the Cardinals for just nine days and already has the longest touchdown catch of his nine-year career, rumbling 47 yards toward the end zone to put an exclamation point on Arizona’s 31-5 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.With a wide grin, Ertz said joining the NFL’s hottest team is quite a thrill.“I’ve never seen so much green grass in the middle of the field,” Ertz said. “That’s going to
  
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• Austin FC scores twice in 1st half for rivalry win over Houston

  25-10-2021 01:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin FC won't end its inaugural season without a fight. Austin scored twice in the first half for a rivalry win against the Houston Dynamo Sunday afternoon at Q2 Stadium.Sebastian Driussi scored the game winner in the closing seconds of the first half, putting Verde ahead 2-0 at the break against its Texas rivals. Austin is still playing for the title of best MLS team in Texas and can claim that distinction with a win at FC Dallas on Oct. 30.Houston made the match interesting
  
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• Anti-vaccination mandate protesters try to storm doors at Barclays Center in Brooklyn

  25-10-2021 01:04 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKLYN --- Anti-vaccination mandate protestors tried to storm the doors at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday.
  The protestors at Barclays Center were there in support of Kyrie Irving. The Nets player has refused to get vaccinated. The team said Irving would not play or practice with them until he got the COVID vaccine jab."No vaccine mandate," protestors chanted, signs supporting Irving in hand.A few dozen people were in the plaza outside the arena, some chanting “Let Kyrie play! Let
  
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• Formula 1 Austin: Must-see moments from the US Grand Prix

  25-10-2021 00:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo always endears himself to the Texas faithful when he arrives at Circuit of the Americas.Max Verstappen holds off Lewis Hamilton for 1st US Grand Prix victoryIt's usually with a tip of the cap to the Texas Longhorns.Two years ago, the Australian wore the Texas Longhorns logo on his racing helmet. This year, Ricciardo flashed a "Hook 'em Horns" to the pre-race crowd while wearing a Texas Longhorns basketball jersey.Texas Football shared a p
  
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