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• Austin Water prepares treatment plants should another extreme winter storm occur

  19-11-2021 23:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In addition to completing repairs due to damage done by the February winter storm, Austin Water is preparing its three water treatment plants for winter weather.
  The water utility says it followed recommendations from a recent report released by Austin-Travis County officials outlining what could be improved should another extreme winter event occur.Austin-Travis County publishes 100+ recommendations to prevent another winter storm falloutSome of the winter storm damages at
  
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• Warmer weekend ahead of a Thanksgiving weekend storm

  19-11-2021 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a cold start to your Friday, cooler than average temperatures will continue into Friday evening.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?High school football games tonight will get rather cold quickly with game-time temperatures in the low 60s falling into the low 50s by the end of the 4th quarter.HS. Football forecast tonightA slight shift in the winds from the northeast to southeast will make for a chilly night,
  
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• Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths

  19-11-2021 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge declared a mistrial Friday in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span.Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the capital murder case charging Billy Chemirmir with the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris.The mistrial raises questions about how prosecutors will proceed with the cases against Chemirmir, who authorities
  
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• Justices could rule on Texas abortion law as soon as Monday

  19-11-2021 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on Texas' law on abortion after roughly six weeks.The justices are planning to issue at least one opinion Monday, the first of its new term, the court said on its website Friday.There's no guarantee the two cases over the Texas law, with its unique enforcement design that has so far evaded judicial review, will be resolved Monday. Those cases were argued Nov. 1, and the court also is working on decisions in the nine cases the
  
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• State Board of Education rejects sex ed materials with required birth control lessons

  19-11-2021 22:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The State Board of Education failed to approve any sex education materials for students in middle and high school on Friday, leaving school districts on their own to find resources to teach the subject.The board had considered which materials to adopt to fulfill new curriculum requirements that students learn about birth control, in addition to sexual abstinence. BACKGROUND: Texas education board to decide on middle school sex education materialsFour textbooks were
  
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• State Board of Education approves one sex ed textbook for Texas middle school students

  19-11-2021 22:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The State Board of Education on Friday approved one health textbook for middle school teachers to use to teach sex education in Texas but rejected any sex ed materials for elementary school students.The state has new curriculum requirements, approved last year, that students learn about birth control in addition to sexual abstinence. But the board had to consider which teaching materials to use. The book approved for use in Texas middle schools is one from publishe
  
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• Austin sleep expert breaks down recent study showing the best time to go to bed

  19-11-2021 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Daylight saving time ended weeks ago, but a local sleep expert says falling back could still be impacting your health.
  “We always see a surge in heart disease and heart attack rates immediately afterwards, because of the time you're trying to sleep and your natural rhythm always causes stress,“ said Dr. Stanley Wang, the medical director at the Sleep Disorder Center at the Heart Hospital of Austin. Here’s what illnesses Austin-area doctors say are circulat
  
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• Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper ruled out for Chiefs game

  19-11-2021 22:34 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (KXAN) — Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper is on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and will not play in Dallas' game at Kansas City Sunday.
  Cooper's absence will drop the Cowboys' receiving depth down a peg just a week after Michael Gallup returned to action from a stint on the injured reserve. Cooper ranks second on the team behind CeeDee Lamb in targets, yards and receiving touchdowns. Cowboys bounce back with big win over AtlantaCooper may miss the next two games depending on h
  
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• State committee tasked with improving Texas’ criminal justice system sits unfunded, unused for over a decade

  19-11-2021 22:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers don’t have enough information to manage Texas’ criminal justice system, and they should create a legislative committee to study the system’s most pressing problems and create reports with guidance and improvements — that was the assessment of a state review in 2006.Texas legislators heeded that recommendation. The next year, in 2007, they created the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. The committee is composed of House and Se
  
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• CDC advisers support expanding COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults

  19-11-2021 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding efforts to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge as millions of Americans travel for the holidays.The Food and Drug Administration’s decision stands to simplify what has been a confusing list of who’s eligible for a booster: Now, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after thei
  
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• Security increased at San Marcos High Friday after social media threat

  19-11-2021 21:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Security was increased at San Marcos High School Friday after reports of a threat toward the campus on social media Thursday evening.
  SMHS Principal Denisha Presley posted to the district's Facebook page Thursday at 8:30 p.m., saying multiple students shared details on social media claiming a student made a threat toward the school.Affidavit: Manor HS teacher hit student with nonverbal autism, faces felony chargeOnce administration heard of this, they contacted S
  
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• 'Forgot what she looked like.' Georgetown siblings' foster care separation, eventual adoption

  19-11-2021 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — If you ask each of the Potter siblings what their favorite part of the last year has been, you will get a different answer.
  Isaiah, 12, said he was grateful for all the Christmas presents they received. Jordan, 10, said he loved the trip his family took to Seattle. The youngest, 4-year-old Sophia, said her favorite memory was a trip to get ice cream.But, she wasn't talking about just any trip to get dessert. She was remembering the way her family celebrated after
  
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• Report: Texas foster children spend average of 18 nights sleeping in CPS offices, hotels

  19-11-2021 20:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas foster children are spending more nights sleeping in state office buildings and hotel rooms, a state report shows.
  A number of children had to spend the night in these temporary situations for years as a "last resort," while the state grappled with a growing capacity crisis. However, the Department of Family and Protective Services reported a distinct increase in Children Without Placement, or CWOP, last fall. The increase began to accelerate further in spring 2021, and by
  
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• Meet the 'ro-bats': ACC shows off new Tesla-sponsored robotics program

  19-11-2021 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Community College showed off the new robots being used to pipeline Austin students to Tesla on Friday.
  ACC announced in August that it would be rolling out a new program, sponsored by Tesla, which would help students learn the skills needed to work at the massive tech company.
  Jesus Borjon shows KXAN a programmable logic controller he's been using during his time with ACC's new program, which is sponsored by Tesla (KXAN/Grace Reader)A ribbon-cutting on Friday signifi
  
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• Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings

  19-11-2021 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  KENOSHA, Wis. (NewsNation Now) —Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and four other charges in connection to fatal shootings in Wisconsin last year.
  The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation.Rittenhouse, 18, could have gotten life in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge against him.He was charged with homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering safety for killing two men and woundin
  
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• Warming trend heading into the weekend - wet weather possible next week in time for Thanksgiving

  19-11-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a cold and below-average start to your Friday, below average temperatures will continue into Friday afternoon, despite clear skies and sunshine.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?High school football games tonight will get rather cold quickly with gametime temps in the low 60s falling into the low 50s by the end of the 4th quarter.HS. Football forecast tonightA slight shift in the winds from the northeast to
  
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• Warmer weekend ahead of a Thanksgiving Day storm

  19-11-2021 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a cold start to your Friday, cooler than average temperatures will continue into Friday evening.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?High school football games tonight will get rather cold quickly with game-time temperatures in the low 60s falling into the low 50s by the end of the 4th quarter.HS. Football forecast tonightA slight shift in the winds from the northeast to southeast today will make for a chilly n
  
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• Journey to Beijing: Watch our Olympics special report at 5 p.m. Saturday on KXAN

  19-11-2021 18:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We're already just months away from the next Olympics — this time in Beijing, as athletes skilled in cold-weather sports prepare to shine.To help get you ready to cheer on Team USA, we're sharing stories produced by our team of Nexstar reporters and photographers — including KXAN reporter Jala Washington — Saturday during a special report. U.S. Women’s Figure Skater outside Dallas twirls into Olympic Year, chasing dreams of competing in Beijing 2022J
  
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• Harris to briefly serve as acting president while Biden has routine colonoscopy

  19-11-2021 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said.Biden drove early Friday to the medical center in the Washington suburbs for his first routine physical exam as president. Press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would be under anesthesia during the procedure and would transfer power to Harris.“As was the case
  
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• Affidavit: Manor HS teacher hit student with nonverbal autism, faces felony charge

  19-11-2021 16:55 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A Manor High School teacher accused of hitting a student in the face on Nov. 17 now faces a felony charge, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KXAN on Friday.The affidavit said Melvin D. Tealer, 56, is charged with injury to a disabled individual after police say he hit a student with nonverbal autism "multiple times" in the head and face out of frustration. The charge is a third-degree felony, the affidavit said. Manor High School teacher arrested, accused o
  
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• AISD principal working from roof to raise money for students, families in need

  19-11-2021 15:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin Independent School District elementary school principal is taking her efforts to help her students to new heights.Katie Pena will be working on the roof at Highland Park Elementary in west Austin when students arrive later this morning. Two Austin fires linked to people trying to stay warm overnightPena agreed to move her office to the roof for the day if students raised $3,000 for the AISD crisis support fund.The fund was started in March of 2020 during the pande
  
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• Where can I park in Buda? City Council adopts new parking plan for growing city

  19-11-2021 15:04 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — Parking is always a crunch in Austin and that headache is spreading to nearby cities experiencing their own growth. The City of Buda is working on its first-ever Parking Action Plan. City council just adopted the plan that will serve as the guide for the growing city.
  Just in the last decade, the city has exploded in population by 151%. The plan offers short, mid and long-term recommendations for parking that will grow and change with the city. Two Austin fires linked
  
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• Two Austin fires linked to people trying to stay warm overnight

  19-11-2021 14:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On a night in Austin where temperatures dropped into the low 40s, firefighters had to put out two fires overnight.One fire broke out at a home at 2704 Westlake Drive in west Austin before 11 p.m. Thursday. According to Austin firefighters, it started in a chimney and extended into the attic.
  AFD said it started accidentally because the chimney’s flue insert had been installed too closely to combustibles. The fire caused $80,000 in damage. Two adults are displaced beca
  
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• Two Austin fires linked to people trying to stay warm

  19-11-2021 14:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On a night in Austin where temperatures dropped into the low 40s, firefighters had to put out two fires overnight.One fire broke out at a home at 2704 Westlake Drive in west Austin before 11 p.m. Thursday. According to Austin firefighters, it started in a chimney and extended into the attic.
  AFD said it started accidentally because the chimney’s flue insert had been installed too closely to combustibles. The fire caused $80,000 in damage. Two adults are displaced beca
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 13-year-old girl last seen in San Antonio

  19-11-2021 13:26 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — An Amber Alert was issued for a 13-year-old girl by San Antonio police, and authorities are also looking for a 17-year-old in connection with her abduction.The Texas Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the San Antonio Police Department, issued the alert at 2:28 a.m. Friday as they believe Bella Martinez is "in grave or immediate danger."Martinez was last seen at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at 400 Hotwells Blvd. in San Antonio. She's described by police as:5'4"170 p
  
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• Walkway of Lights returns for 31st year in Marble Falls

  19-11-2021 12:28 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Returning for its 31st year, the Walkway of Lights in Marble Falls returns Friday.
  The free event features over 350+ sculptures made up of over 2 million lights, glistening along the shores of Lake Marble Falls. The lights will shine nightly from 6-10 p.m. until Jan. 1.The Walkway of Lights begins Friday in Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Kristen Currie)The Walkway of Lights begins Friday in Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Kristen Currie)The Walkway of Lights begins Friday
  
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• PHOTOS: Walkway of Lights returns for 31st year in Marble Falls

  19-11-2021 12:28 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Returning for its 31st year, the Walkway of Lights in Marble Falls returns Friday.
  The free event features over 350+ sculptures made up of over 2 million lights, glistening along the shores of Lake Marble Falls. The lights will shine nightly from 6-10 p.m. until Jan. 1.The Walkway of Lights begins Friday in Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Kristen Currie)The Walkway of Lights begins Friday in Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Kristen Currie)The Walkway of Lights begins Friday
  
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• Westlake football faces New Braunfels Unicorns in state playoffs — how to watch live

  19-11-2021 07:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake football is on to the area round of the 6A UIL state playoffs this week, facing New Braunfels at San Marcos's Rattler Stadium Friday night.The Chaparrals are five wins away from a historic, three-peat in 6A. You can watch Westlake take on New Braunfels live Friday at 7 p.m. on KBVO and KXAN.com. The stream is available for all in the Austin market. Texas high school football: Area round matchups, schedule for state playoffsThe Chaps are riding a 35-game w
  
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• Westlake football advances to regional round, scoring 70 for third time this season

  19-11-2021 07:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake football is on to the area round of the 6A UIL state playoffs this week, facing New Braunfels at San Marcos Rattler Stadium Friday night.The Chaparrals are five wins away from a historic, three-peat in 6A. You can watch Westlake take on New Braunfels live Friday at 7 p.m. on KBVO and KXAN.com. The stream is available for all in the Austin market. Texas high school football: Area round matchups, schedule for state playoffsThe Chaps are riding a 35-game win
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Westlake football faces New Braunfels Unicorns in state playoffs

  19-11-2021 07:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake football is on to the area round of the 6A UIL state playoffs this week, facing New Braunfels at San Marcos Rattler Stadium Friday night.The Chaparrals are five wins away from a historic, three-peat in 6A. You can watch Westlake take on New Braunfels live Friday at 7 p.m. on KBVO and KXAN.com. The stream is available for all in the Austin market. Texas high school football: Area round matchups, schedule for state playoffsThe Chaps are riding a 35-game win
  
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• Sarkisian appreciates Texas AD's confidence, remains unwavering in Longhorns' process

  19-11-2021 06:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With the Longhorns currently in the midst their worst losing streak in 65 years, it's no surprise there's a swirl of negative attention and talk surrounding them.That prompted athletic director Chris Del Conte to voice his support for Steve Sarkisian on Tuesday in his weekly "40 Acres Insider" newsletter. ‘Not a time to splinter’: Texas Longhorns AD comes out in full support of Sarkisian, coaching staff"Our administration, whether it's president [Jay] Hartzell, [Univ
  
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• Sarkisian appreciates CDC's confidence, remains unwavering in Longhorns' process

  19-11-2021 06:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With the Longhorns currently in the midst their worst losing streak in 65 years, it's no surprise there's a swirl of negative attention and talk surrounding them.That prompted athletic director Chris Del Conte to voice his support for Steve Sarkisian on Tuesday in his weekly "40 Acres Insider" newsletter. ‘Not a time to splinter’: Texas Longhorns AD comes out in full support of Sarkisian, coaching staff"Our administration, whether it's president [Jay] Hartzell, [Univ
  
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• Austin just got a perfect score in an annual review of LGBTQ+ policies — for the 9th year in a row

  19-11-2021 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin has received a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign's annual review of LGBTQ+ policies in cities across the country.The Municipal Equality Index has been published each year since 2012. This year, 506 cities across the nation were reviewed.Austin has scored 100 points for nine years in a row, the only city in Texas to do so.The review awards points based on five categories:Does the city have non-discrimination laws in employment, housing and public
  
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• Chamber 'not giving up' on bringing workforce housing to Lakeway

  19-11-2021 04:47 via kxan.com
  
  LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) — Lakeway City Council members voted 4-3 on Monday against a workforce housing development that was proposed for the corner of FM 620 and Nightingale Lane."I left hopeful, because we went in there that night thinking it was going to be 7-0," said business owner and Lake Travis Chamber Chair Christy Black. "What's next is we don't give up." RELATED: Home sales across Austin area decrease 12%, but 2021 still on track to break recordsThe proposal was for a roughly 2
  
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• Spike in illegal guns downtown in 2021, Austin Police stats show

  19-11-2021 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is a dramatic spike in illegal guns downtown, according to Austin Police Department statistics.
  Numbers we obtained show two crimes, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, have more than doubled this year.Statistics we obtained show two crimes, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, have spiked in APD's downtown sector.On Thursday morning, APD arrested Cyron Carter following a shooting a
  
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• Dogs killed in Ponderosa Pet Resort fire remembered at vigil 2 months later

  19-11-2021 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Pet owners who lost their dogs after they were killed in a fire honored their memory.It's been two months since 75 dogs were killed when a fire started at the Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown. A vigil for those dogs was held Thursday night. Dog owners suing Ponderosa Pet Resort after fire that killed 75 animalsThe woman who organized the event did not lose her dog in the fire but took her pet there for daycare Monday to Friday for three years."It's important to
  
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• Temperatures dip into the 30s in some areas

  19-11-2021 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cooler temperatures are firmly entrenched across the state behind Wednesday night's cold front, with the coldest morning still to come. FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?Temperatures overnight into Friday morning will be highly dependent upon how much cloud cover lingers, and how much wind speeds die down. Clouds act like a blanket, keeping temperatures warmer, and higher wind speeds mix the atmosphere, keeping te
  
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• Chilly start, but a warm-up ahead of a Sunday cold front

  19-11-2021 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Quick! Look up at the moon! We're in the middle ofthe longest partial lunar eclipse of the century which peaked at 3:02am, but continues to look awesome through 4:47am.Aside from the moon you'll notice a cold start to the morning with widespread 40s and 30s. Some parts of the Hill Country could flirt with freezing briefly around sunrise FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?We'll be in for a mostly sunny day ahead as
  
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• A weekend warm-up, but soaking rain looks more likely for Thanksgiving

  19-11-2021 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Temperatures started in the 30s and 40s this morning, but we're already making progress to a slightly milder day ahead. FIRST WARNING WEATHER: La Niña returns — could historic Texas freeze happen again?We'll be in for a mostly sunny Friday as temperatures gradually climb back into the mid 60s this afternoon. It'll be much less windy today with just a light breeze out of the northeast.Today's forecastHigh school football games tonight will get rather cold quickl
  
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• Former Taylor Volunteer Fire Department chief accused of stealing more than $300,000

  19-11-2021 04:12 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — A former chief of the Taylor Volunteer Fire Department is being charged after police say he stole more than $300,000 over five years and used it to pay off personal debts and expenses. This comes after more than a year of investigating.
  Billy Dale Hughes Jr. turned himself in to the Williamson County Jail at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, the Taylor Police Department says. He's being charged with first-degree felony theft of over $300,000.Austin murder suspect arrested in Las V
  
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• Leander HOA puts brakes on controversial speeding 'ticket' plan, for now

  19-11-2021 04:03 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The Crystal Falls Homeowners Association in Leander has put the brakes on a controversial plan to stop speeders, for now."I know we had good intentions, but we don't want to cause problems for our community," said HOA board member Eddie Green. "We don't want this to be the number one thing we're known for."Thursday's board meeting, which was only able to be accessed by dialing into a phone line, saw the resignation of one HOA board member, who complained about recei
  
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• Hays County at risk of losing some federal funding for housing assistance

  19-11-2021 02:40 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County is at risk of losing tens of thousands of federal dollars that were allocated to help people impacted by the pandemic with housing. But it does still have millions to help residents.It said it wasn't able to distribute that money sooner, because it originally planned on hiring an outside company to manage the process but wasn't able to do so.‘I really need the help’: Rental assistance funding could be shuffled around in TexasRight as you
  
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• Hays County at risk of losing federal funding for housing assistance

  19-11-2021 02:40 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County is at risk of losing tens of thousands of federal dollars that were allocated to help people impacted by the pandemic with housing. But it does still have millions to help residents.It said it wasn't able to distribute that money sooner, because it originally planned on hiring an outside company to manage the process but wasn't able to do so.‘I really need the help’: Rental assistance funding could be shuffled around in TexasRight as you
  
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• Houston Rep. Coleman retires after 30 years; adds to growing list of state lawmakers not seeking re-election

  19-11-2021 01:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Representative Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, announced Thursday he will officially be retiring after serving for three decades, citing health issues and a polarizing year of session."I've enjoyed all 30 years. But it's very difficult in the environment that we're in to get much fulfillment out of serving," Coleman said Thursday.He joins a growing list of lawmakers deciding not to seek re-election, including Austin Democrat Rep. Celia Israel, who will instead run for m
  
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• 4 Caldwell High students indicted in connection with school bus incident

  19-11-2021 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  MILAM COUNTY, Texas (KWKT) — A Milam County Grand Jury has returned indictments against four Caldwell High School students in connection with an incident during which another student said she was partially undressed during a volleyball team trip.Marina Pilar Brinkman, 17, Sophie Wine Goodman, 17, Kadie Rose Harman, 17, and Katherine Alayna Hart, 18, were all indicted on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity-unlawful restraint.This is a different charge than they were accused o
  
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• 'Don't condone the behavior': Rep. McCaul criticizes Gosar video, votes against House censure

  19-11-2021 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, voted against censuring his colleague for posting a violent animated video but still criticized him for doing so.
  McCaul, who represents Texas' 10th District in the U.S. House, explained Thursday why he declined the move to censure Rep. Paul Gosar. The Arizona Republican posted an anime-style video depicting him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.
  Two Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wy
  
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• Austin murder suspect arrested in Las Vegas

  19-11-2021 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man accused of shooting and killing another man in east Austin in late September was arrested in Las Vegas Wednesday, according to the Austin Police Department.
  APD says Dakcicie Davion Fuller, 21, was found at a motel in Las Vegas by the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was booked into the Clark County Jail in Nevada on a murder charge. His bond is set at $1.5 million.
  Austin Police investigate deadly shooting on Sept. 27, 2021. (KXAN Photo/Andrew Choat
  
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