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• Weather alert: line of strong storms approaching Central Texas early morning

  26-10-2021 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The cold front associated with a powerful storm system is expected to bring a line of fast-moving thunderstorms across Central Texas.
  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Mason and Saba Saba counties in the Hill Country until 3 a.m. This watch means the ingredients are in place for severe storms to form -- though none are in the area quite yet. The watch area may be expanded overnight to include more of the viewing area.Storms are most likely in the Hill Country bet
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect in Hill Country

  26-10-2021 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The cold front associated with a powerful storm system is expected to bring a line of fast-moving thunderstorms that may be strong to severe overnight to nearly all of Central Texas.
  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Mason and Saba Saba counties in the Hill Country until 3 a.m. This watch means the ingredients are in place for severe storms to form -- though none are in the area quite yet. The watch area may be expanded overnight.Storms are most likely in the Hil
  
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• Texas woman fuels love of reading through mobile bookstore

  26-10-2021 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — Ever since she was a kid, Hutto resident Veronica Johnson has been captivated by books. Now, she's driven to instill that same passion into children — literally.Johnson launched Libros Bookmobile in October, a mobile bookstore that specializes in the sale of gently used children, young adult and adult books. She said wanted to create an ecosystem that nurtured the same love and excitement for books she had a kid, while also making reading more accessible through
  
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• Man wanted after fight at east Austin home leads to deadly shooting

  26-10-2021 22:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police officers are looking for a 44-year-old man accused of shooting and killing another man during a fight over the weekend in east Austin. Fight at east Austin home leads to deadly shooting; police continue search for a suspectWitnesses told police an argument broke out among family and friends at a home in the 6400 block of Hickman Avenue Saturday afternoon. The verbal argument resulted in Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez, 44, allegedly shooting Jose Aguirre and lea
  
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• FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

  26-10-2021 22:34 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11.A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously with one abstention that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks — including a heart-related side effect that’s been very rare in teens and young adults who get a m
  
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• Red Lobster now selling frozen Cheddar Bay Biscuits

  26-10-2021 20:36 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Red Lobster is bringing its fan-favorite biscuits to the freezer aisle.This week, the restaurant chain announced the launch of ready-to-bake Cheddar Bay Biscuits, offered exclusively in the frozen-food section at Walmart locations nationwide. The frozen biscuits have been available for purchase as of Sunday, according to Red Lobster.The new frozen, ready-to-bake Cheddar Bay Biscuits are Red Lobster’s latest grocery offering, giving biscuit-loving guests an easy way to sin
  
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• LIVE: 17-year-old invents robot 'twice as powerful as a firefighter'

  26-10-2021 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the most dangerous part of being a firefighter: entering a burning structure blind to look for victims. What if a robot could go in first?As these first responders search for people who might be inside the flames, dangers like toxic gases pose life-threatening hazards. Additionally, burning buildings may be unstable and could collapse on those inside at any moment.After hearing about a local firefighter's death, 17-year-old Siddharth Thakur, a University of Texas engin
  
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• 17-year-old invents robot 'twice as powerful as a firefighter'

  26-10-2021 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the most dangerous part of being a firefighter: entering a burning structure blind to look for victims. What if a robot could go in first?As these first responders search for people who might be inside the flames, dangers like toxic gases pose life-threatening hazards. Additionally, burning buildings may be unstable and could collapse on those inside at any moment.After hearing about a local firefighter's death, 17-year-old Siddharth Thakur, a University of Texas engin
  
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• 17 year-old invents robot that's 'twice as powerful as a firefighter'

  26-10-2021 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the most dangerous part of being a fireman: entering a burning structure blind to look for victims — but what if a robot could go in first?As they search for people who might be inside the flames, dangers like toxic gases pose life-threatening hazards. Additionally, burning buildings may be unstable and could collapse on those inside at any moment.After hearing about a local firefighter's death, 17 year-old Siddharth Thakur, a University of Texas engineering stud
  
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• Severe thunderstorms possible overnight tonight

  26-10-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We've reached the last day of above average temperatures and summer-like humidity (for now). Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with some clearing skies close to sunset before a strong cold front brings the potential for strong storms overnight and early Wednesday morning.The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center has now expanded the Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for strong to severe storms to include most of the Austin metro. The main threats we will be watching out for wil
  
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• Severe storm threat increases for Austin metro tonight

  26-10-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We've reached the last day of above average temperatures and summer-like humidity (for now). Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with some clearing skies close to sunset before a strong cold front brings the potential for strong storms overnight and early Wednesday morning.The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center has now expanded the Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for strong to severe storms to include most of the Austin metro. The main threats we will be watching out for wil
  
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• Halloween hook as 'Nightmare on Elm Street' house lists for $3.3 million

  26-10-2021 19:10 via kxan.com
  
  (TheRealDeal) - The Los Angeles home that featured prominently in the 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is opening a window for a brief bidding period.Offers are due for 1428 N. Genesee Avenue by midnight on Halloween, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 2,700-square-foot home is asking $3.25 million.The home from Nightmare on Elm Street, which apparently isn’t actually on Elm Street, is for sale.$3,250,000
  Los Angeles, CA
  3 bd, 5 ba
  2,700 sfhttps://t.co/ss90ZFfj
  
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• Whether it's Astros or Braves, Snitker family will win World Series ring

  26-10-2021 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — No matter how this year’s World Series ends, a Snitker will get a championship ring.This edition of the Fall Classic is a family affair with Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker in the dugout opposite his son, Houston Astros co-hitting coach Troy Snitker. Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ could win nearly $39M on Astros World Series victoryClose their whole lives, they’ll be rivals when the teams take the field Tuesday night for Game 1.“Quite hone
  
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• How many Travis County residents are due for a second COVID vaccine dose?

  26-10-2021 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County health leaders announced Tuesday that, as of Oct. 25, 72.5% of county residents age 12 and older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To date, the county has distributed more than 1.6 million vaccines to residents.But how many of those still require a second dose?Here’s what Austin health leaders are recommended ahead of holiday seasonData presented by health leaders Tuesday found that 105,000 residents still need to complete their vaccine series and
  
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• Texas lawmakers push John Lewis Voting Rights bill as it stalls in U.S. Senate

  26-10-2021 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Tuesday, Texas Democratic Congressional members along with state House members will be pushing Senators to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which is currently stalled due to the Senate's filibuster.
  "The Senate's passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is pivotal to protecting Texans from the discriminatory GOP-led voting laws and redistricting schemes that have been pushed through by Republicans in the Texas State Legi
  
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• Here's what Austin health leaders are recommended ahead of holiday season

  26-10-2021 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With decreased reported COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions, Austin Public Health leaders commended community efforts but said Austin-Travis County isn't fully out of the woods with the pandemic.As of Oct. 25, APH leaders said there are 269 cases reported, with a positivity rate -- the rate of tests conducted that come back positive for COVID-19 -- of 4.6%. The 7-day moving average of hospital admissions averages to 15, leaders said. 100 3-D printed homes coming to Austi
  
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• New section of trail will provide better park access for north Austinites

  26-10-2021 17:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It'll take crews about a year to finish, but the Northern Walnut Creek Trail will be a mile longer when they're done.The Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the Austin Public Works Urban Trails Program are partnering to build another section to the Northern Walnut Creek Trail that connects the trailhead in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to the Walnut Bluffs Trailhead in north Austin. Austin’s newest H-E-B store opens WednesdayConstruction is expected to be done
  
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• Austin Public Health gears up for pediatric COVID vaccine approval

  26-10-2021 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration set to meet today to consider Pfizer's clinical trial data on vaccinations of children ages 5-11, Austin Public Health leaders have prepped resources, should an emergency authorization use be approved.Adrienne Sturrup, the interim APH director, said they have prepared for vaccine distributions at Delco Activity Center, Sims Elementary, Shots for Tots St. Johns and Shots for Tots Far South, starting Nov. 8.Texas pediatricians to play lar
  
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• 100 3D-printed homes coming to Austin area next year

  26-10-2021 17:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction will begin early next year on a new development in the Austin area featuring 100 homes built by 3D printers.
  The home-building company Lennar announced Tuesday that it will work with Austin-based ICON to use its technology to build the largest neighborhood of 3D-printed homes. Developers are not sharing the exact location of this development yet.
  Representatives from the two companies said utilizing large-scale 3D printers to construct the houses will help addr
  
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• 100 3-D printed homes coming to Austin area next year

  26-10-2021 17:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction will begin early next year on a new development in the Austin area featuring 100 homes built by 3-D printers.
  The home-building company Lennar announced Tuesday that it will work with Austin-based ICON to use its technology to build the largest neighborhood of 3D-printed homes. Developers are not sharing the exact location of this development yet.
  Representatives from the two companies said utilizing large-scale 3D printers to construct the houses will help add
  
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• Texas Attorney General Paxton to discuss opioid settlement in Houston

  26-10-2021 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will hold an event live from a Houston drug recovery center to discuss the latest on a mass opioid settlement with major drug companies. Austin-area governments are joining a multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Here’s what they could get.Paxton will give more details at 10:45 a.m. at the Houston Recovery Center.KXAN will livestream the briefing in this story, at KXAN.com, on the KXAN Facebook page and in the KXAN app.
  
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• LIVE: Texas Attorney General Paxton to discuss opioid settlement in Houston

  26-10-2021 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will hold an event live from a Houston drug recovery center to discuss the latest on a mass opioid settlement with major drug companies. Austin-area governments are joining a multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Here’s what they could get.Paxton will give more details at 10:45 a.m. at the Houston Recovery Center.KXAN will livestream the briefing in this story, at KXAN.com, on the KXAN Facebook page and in the KXAN app.
  
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• $290M Johnson & Johnson opioid crisis settlement coming to Texas

  26-10-2021 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $290 million settlement agreement for Texas with Johnson & Johnson related to opioid epidemic-related claims. Austin-area governments are joining a multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Here’s what they could get.As part of the settlement, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay into a the Qualified Settlement Fund, which is Texas' portion of settlement dollars.“I am pleased that all parties have reach
  
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• Austin's newest H-E-B store opens Wednesday

  26-10-2021 14:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wednesday marks the grand opening of Austin's newest H-E-B store in the Oak Hill neighborhood in southwest Austin.A ribbon-cutting ceremony, complete with entertainment and Ophie Garcia — H-E-B's longest-tenured employee — is at 8 a.m. Wednesday outside the new store at 7901 W. U.S. Highway 290. This store will replace the old H-E-B on 7010 State Highway 71.The newest HEB location at 7901 W. U.S. Highway 290 opens Wednesday. Oct. 27. (Map courtesy of HEB)The new
  
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• More than 2K units for homeless housing in Austin will be developed by 2024, city says

  26-10-2021 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler and other area leaders Tuesday discussed the city's permanent supportive housing plans in front of one of Austin's complexes aimed to keep people off the streets.Done in front of the Terrace at Oak Springs, a 50-unit apartment complex run by Integral Care in east Austin, proponents for more housing to help people experiencing homelessness spoke about what the city is currently doing, and how the city wants to address homelessness in the future. PREV
  
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• LIVE: Adler, other leaders discuss supportive housing plans Tuesday

  26-10-2021 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler will cast his vote for the upcoming November election on Tuesday and then will join other area leaders to talk about the city's permanent supportive housing plans.Adler is scheduled to cast a ballot during the early voting period at 7:15 a.m. at the Millenium Youth Entertainment Complex, located at 1156 Hargrave St. He'll do a brief Q&A with reporters there to "stress the importance of voting."Following that, he'll join Travis County Judge Andy
  
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• City, county, nonprofits banding together to put more supportive housing in Austin

  26-10-2021 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler and other area leaders Tuesday discussed the city's permanent supportive housing plans in front of one of Austin's complexes aimed to keep people off the streets.Done in front of the Terrace at Oak Springs, a 50-unit apartment complex run by Integral Care in east Austin, proponents for more housing to help people experiencing homelessness spoke about what the city is currently doing, and how the city wants to address homelessness in the future. PREV
  
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• Adler to cast his vote for Nov. election, discuss supportive housing Tuesday

  26-10-2021 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler will cast his vote for the upcoming November election on Tuesday and then will join other area leaders to talk about the city's permanent supportive housing plans.Adler is scheduled to cast a ballot during the early voting period at 7:15 a.m. at the Millenium Youth Entertainment Complex, located at 1156 Hargrave St. He'll do a brief Q&A with reporters there to "stress the importance of voting."Following that, he'll join Travis County Judge Andy
  
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• Adler, other leaders discuss supportive housing plans Tuesday

  26-10-2021 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler will cast his vote for the upcoming November election on Tuesday and then will join other area leaders to talk about the city's permanent supportive housing plans.Adler is scheduled to cast a ballot during the early voting period at 7:15 a.m. at the Millenium Youth Entertainment Complex, located at 1156 Hargrave St. He'll do a brief Q&A with reporters there to "stress the importance of voting."Following that, he'll join Travis County Judge Andy
  
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• Austin Diaper Bank adjusting to rising prices, high demand as it helps families

  26-10-2021 14:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the start of the pandemic to now, we've gone from empty shelves to higher prices. This includes a rise in cost in the price of an essential item a lot of parents need: diapers.
  Earlier this year, two of the largest diaper manufacturers announced they would raise prices to adjust for supply chain issues and inflation.Texas pediatricians to play large role in vaccinations of younger childrenKimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies brand diapers, and Procter & Gamble, know
  
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• Texas pediatricians to play large role in vaccinations of younger children

  26-10-2021 12:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services says pediatricians will play a big role in getting children ages 5-11 vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration's committee on vaccines could approve smaller doses of the Pfizer vaccine for younger children with emergency FDA and CDC approvals possible in the coming weeks.
  During a briefing Monday, DSHS said there are roughly 2.9 million children who would be eligible for shots, and that Texas is set
  
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• Austin Public Health wants community feedback on its vaccination processes

  26-10-2021 05:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Public Health wants to hear from you as it prepares a plan to give out vaccines for children and continue administering booster shots as well as regular doses."This response must be planned for the community, but the community and your insights will shape how we continue to provide vaccine," said Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes.
  The first of two virtual community public input meetings was held Monday night in several languages.The second meeti
  
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• LIVE: 2 dead after fiery crash shuts down lanes on I-35 near 51st Street

  26-10-2021 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are dead after a vehicle and semi collided in a fiery crash Monday night on Interstate 35 near 51st Street, Austin-Travis County EMS said.
  Paramedics with ATCEMS responded to the 5300 block of N. Interstate 35 just after 8:30 p.m. That's just north of 51st Street.ATCEMS says a vehicle and semi collided, with the vehicle being "fully involved" in fire.All southbound lanes of I-35 after exit 238B are shut down, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. T
  
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• Fiery crash shuts down lanes on I-35 near 51st Street

  26-10-2021 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  Video courtesy of Aaron WaldockAUSTIN (KXAN) — Southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near 51st Street are shut down Monday night after a fiery crash.Paramedics with Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the 5300 block of N. Interstate 35 just after 8:30 p.m. That's just north of 51st Street.ATCEMS says a vehicle and semi collided, with the vehicle being "fully involved" in fire.All southbound lanes of I-35 and the left-hand northbound lane are shut down, according to the Texas Department of Tr
  
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• 2 dead after fiery crash shuts down lanes on I-35 near 51st Street

  26-10-2021 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  Video courtesy of Aaron WaldockAUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are dead after a vehicle and semi collided in a fiery crash Monday night on Interstate 35 near 51st Street, Austin-Travis County EMS said.
  Paramedics with ATCEMS responded to the 5300 block of N. Interstate 35 just after 8:30 p.m. That's just north of 51st Street.ATCEMS says a vehicle and semi collided, with the vehicle being "fully involved" in fire.All southbound lanes of I-35 and the left-hand northbound lane are shut down, accor
  
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• Gov. Abbott voices support for Prop A, which would increase police staffing in Austin

  26-10-2021 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott voiced his support Monday for a ballot item that would expand Austin's police force.
  In November, Austin voters will decide on Proposition A, a measure that would increase police staffing to two officers per 1,000 people. It would also double the amount of yearly trainings for officers and increase minority hiring and community engagement.BACKGROUND: What is Austin’s Proposition A on the November ballot?"Defunding police has been a disaster in c
  
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• Southeast Austin fire causes around $250K in damage at store

  26-10-2021 03:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fire that started at a furniture refurbishing store in southeast Austin Monday afternoon caused around $250,000 in damage, according to the Austin Fire Department.The fire in the 5200 block of Burleson Road caused $200,000 in damage to the structure and $50,000 in damage to contents inside of the building, AFD says.AFD says a "spontaneous combustion of oily rags" in a trash container started the fire in the building that houses around 20 businesses.A fire that started at
  
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• Man pleads guilty to wife's 2019 murder in east Austin

  26-10-2021 03:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man pled guilty last month in Travis County District Court to murdering his wife in December 2019.
  Jaunya Touchstone was sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to court paperwork. He'll receive credit for 643 days served in jail.BACKGROUND | APD: Man charged with murder after wife’s deathAt the time, the Austin Police Department said officers found Diamond Bridgeman "with obvious blunt trauma" at a residence off Rio Pass. That's near Manor Road and Pecan Brook D
  
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• World Series: Lance McCullers out for Astros-Braves Fall Classic

  26-10-2021 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers knew there was a “less than 1%” chance that he would be able to pitch in the World Series for the Houston Astros because of a forearm strain. The right-hander waited as long as possible, and didn't beat those odds.“We remained hopeful," McCullers said Monday, when announcing the day before Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves that he wouldn't be on the Houston roster. "We tried to pushed it as far as we could, but just couldn’t make it ba
  
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• Formula 1 race weekend causes flight delays, record-setting day at Austin's airport

  26-10-2021 02:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke its all-time record of passengers traveling through the airport in one day. Airport officials estimate 35,000 to 36,000 people flew through the airport Monday.According to airport spokesman Bryce Dubee, every year, the Monday after Formula 1's event at Circuit of the Americas is AUS' busiest day of the year. The airport's previous record was set two years ago after the race, when 31,000 people traveled through in one day.PREVIOUS
  
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• Mask mandates in Waco and La Vega ISD withstand legal hurdle

  26-10-2021 02:36 via kxan.com
  
  MCLENANN COUNTY, Texas (KWKT) — A McLenann County District Judge has sided with two local school districts that have imposed mask mandates. That is despite Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that banned mask mandates by school districts.414th District Court Judge Vicki Menard ruled in favor of motion from the school districts' attorneys to abate or stop temporarily lawsuits filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.You can read the full decision below:Mask Mandate RulingDownloadIn Executi
  
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• Overnight cold front brings severe storm threat, fire danger follows

  26-10-2021 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After leaving behind heavy rain, mountain snow and damaging winds along the West Coast, our next storm system is on its way to Texas bringing a strong cold front through Central Texas overnight.Tuesday will feature mostly cloudy skies, pockets of morning drizzle and humid conditions areawide. Morning temperatures in the 70s will warm to the 80s -- close to 10 degrees warmer than average for this time of year. Heavy rain and significant storms look to hold off until after mi
  
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• Silver Alert: Missing 82-year-old woman last seen driving in Pflugerville

  26-10-2021 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for an 82-year-old woman last seen Monday afternoon in Pflugerville.Police say Marilyn Eckert was last seen around 1:30 p.m., driving a tan 2010 Toyota Camry with minor damage to the front passenger side and Texas license plate BN8F275. Eckert has been diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.Police believe her disappearance is a threat to her own health and safety.Eckert is described by police as 5 foot 7 inches tall, weighing 150&
  
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• Silver Alert discontinued for 82-year-old woman last seen in Pflugerville

  26-10-2021 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Silver Alert for an 82-year-old woman last seen Monday afternoon in Pflugerville has been discontinued.Police say the woman was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Police identify man hit, killed by car in September crash on I-35

  26-10-2021 01:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department identified a man hit and killed by a car on Interstate 35 in late September.Police said he was Kirk S. Demartini, 52. The crash happened the night of Sept. 26 in the 12200 block of North I-35 southbound, which is near Parmer Lane.PAST STORY: Pedestrian dies after being hit on southbound I-35 near Parmer LanePolice previously said a white Toyota was going southbound when a pedestrian walked into the lane the Toyota was in. The Toyota couldn&rsquo
  
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• Texas Longhorns: What Steve Sarkisian said ahead of Texas' game against Baylor

  26-10-2021 00:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns are back in action this week, traveling to McLane Stadium to face No. 16 Baylor Saturday at 11 a.m.Both the Longhorns and Bears had a bye over the weekend, giving each team an extra week to prepare for this pivotal Big 12 matchup in Waco. The Longhorns are trying to stay alive in the Big 12 championship race while Baylor is in the thick of it. Baylor's only loss this season was at Oklahoma State. Texas hoops lands commitment from 5-star forward Dillon Mi
  
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• Lost hiker ignores 'unknown' cellphone calls from search and rescue team

  26-10-2021 00:48 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Just how bad have spam cellphone calls become? One lost hiker inadvertently ignored help because the calls were coming from an unknown number, search and rescue officials said.The unnamed hiker started hiking Colorado's Mount Elbert at 9 a.m. on Oct. 18 but hadn't returned by 8 p.m. that evening, according to Lake County Search and Rescue (LCSAR), who were notified the person was missing.Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the state of Colorado at 14,400 feet."Multiple attempts
  
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• Texas hoops lands commitment from 5-star forward Dillon Mitchell

  26-10-2021 00:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chris Beard has made plenty of waves in the transfer circuit, but Monday afternoon he made a big score by securing a commitment from one of the top high school players in the country.
  Dillon Mitchell is a five-star, 6 foot 7 inch tall forward from Spring Hill, Florida who is ranked nationally in the top 40 for the 2022 class, according to 247 Sports. Texas Longhorns: What Steve Sarkisian said ahead of Texas’ game against BaylorMitchell, who announced his selection on
  
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• Abbott: Biden administration is 'AWOL' as new migrant caravan on the move through Mexico

  26-10-2021 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Right now, thousands of migrants are marching through Mexico, headed toward the U.S. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames "reckless open border policies" by Pres. Joe Biden.On Monday, Abbott tweeted: "The Biden Administration is AWOL at the southern border.... The Lone Star State stopped the surge of illegal immigrants in Del Rio & we're prepared to do it again."The caravan is made up of three to four thousand migrants from Central and South America, with some from Hai
  
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• Halloween 2021 guide: Austin-area displays, ghost tours, live events to check out

  26-10-2021 00:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Whether you're more of a tricks or treats kind of person, we've got you covered this Halloween!
  Here's a look at some of the most haunted destinations in Austin, the spookiest events to explore and most festively decorated houses to visit before Oct. 31.Halloween parties, eventsHotel San Jose: 'Never Trust the Living' Halloween partyEnjoy a night of drinks, live music and a costume contest on Saturday at Hotel San Jose's annual Halloween party, "Never Trust the Living."1316
  
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