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• La Grange Middle student charged after threatening post surfaces on TikTok

  08-12-2021 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — A La Grange Middle School student was charged with making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony, after a threatening post surfaced on the social media app TikTok.
  The Fayette County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday it got several reports about the post, which threatened harm to the La Grange Independent School District.RELATED: Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts increased police presenceOn Wednesday, the sheriff's office, with the h
  
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• Temperatures edge close to all-time December record heat

  08-12-2021 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yes, it is December. No, this is not normal.This week's warming trend is accelerating today and continues through the remainder of the work week. Under mostly sunny skies today, high temperatures are approaching 80 degrees in the Austin area -- just several degrees shy of a December 8th record.We are forecasting a string of record heat Thursday afternoon, Thursday night and Friday afternoon.Why the warm up? A southwesterly wind, afternoon sun and the West Texas dryline. We
  
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• Viral video causes internet to uproar after woman mispronounces 'Buc-ee's'

  08-12-2021 23:06 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — TikTok is in an uproar after a mother 'disrespected' Buc-ee's by mispronouncing the well-known convenience store's name while visiting.
  A TikTok video documenting a family visit to Buc-ee's in late November has caused a major commotion on the platform for many Texans.
  Crazy Life of Ash grabbed the attention of many with the mispronunciation of the infamous convenience store, pronouncing Buc-ee's as "Busey's" instead of "Buck-ee's."The family continued thr
  
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• Austin-Travis County EMS medics now equipped to provide life-saving blood transfusions in the field

  08-12-2021 23:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Travis County EMS medics are answering calls to save lives daily, and thanks to a new pilot program, they're adding another resource to two of their response vehicles: whole blood.The program is made possible due to efforts between ATCEMS, Austin-Travis County's Office of the Chief Medical Officer, We Are Blood -- which is central Texas' blood bank-- and the Capital Area Trauma Regional Advisory Council.
  Those medics will now be able to do blood transfusions while ou
  
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• 'Fairy Godmothers' granting gifts to widowed, single Texas parents this holiday season

  08-12-2021 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — For those who observe Christmas, the morning of Dec. 25 is the pinnacle moment that ties together the magic of the season in one festive bow.
  It's a day that instills joy and belief into children, eagerly awaiting to see what gifts Santa has brought down the chimney. But for widowed or single parents, it can be an emotionally taxing and difficult occasion to navigate."Just to hear the single and widowed parents' stories of, you know — they would do anything jus
  
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• Dramatic video: Coast Guard pulls body from edge of Niagara Falls after car get submerged in rapids

  08-12-2021 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The U.S. Coast Guard made a daring rescue attempt Wednesday at the edge of Niagara Falls, dropping a diver from a helicopter to pull a body out of a car that somehow entered the rapids about 50 yards from the edge of the falls.New York State Park Police Cpt. Christopher Rola told News 4 the driver of the car, a local woman in her late 60s, has been pronounced dead.
  The New York Power Authority lowered water levels in the river to assist first responde
  
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• Dramatic rescue video: Coast Guard pulls body from edge of Niagara Falls after car get submerged in rapids

  08-12-2021 22:40 via kxan.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The U.S. Coast Guard made a daring rescue attempt Wednesday at the edge of Niagara Falls, dropping a diver from a helicopter to pull a body out of a car that somehow entered the rapids about 50 yards from the edge of the falls.New York State Park Police Cpt. Christopher Rola told News 4 the driver of the car, a local woman in her late 60s, has been pronounced dead.
  The New York Power Authority lowered water levels in the river to assist first responde
  
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• 2 charged with murder after death of recent Manor ISD graduate

  08-12-2021 22:22 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video included in this story is from past coverage of the case on Nov. 29.
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A teen and a man were arrested this week related to the murder of a recent high school graduate from the Manor Independent School District.
  Lavonte Benford was pronounced dead on scene after officers found him at an apartment complex off Craddock Avenue in San Marcos just before 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 28. Before police responded, there were reports of someone who had been sho
  
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• UT Austin-based vaccine research propels fight against another deadly virus

  08-12-2021 22:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The same strategy used to create the COVID-19 vaccine is now helping researchers tackle yet another priority pathogen – and it all stems from research started here in Austin at The University of Texas.
  "We have investigators here at UT that are working not only on the current pandemic, but also trying to develop interventions for other virus families that may one day cause outbreaks," said Jason McLellan, professor of molecular biosciences in UT's College of Natu
  
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• LIVE: UT Austin-based vaccine research propels fight against another deadly virus

  08-12-2021 22:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The same strategy used to create the COVID-19 vaccine is now helping researchers tackle yet another priority pathogen – and it all stems from research started here in Austin at The University of Texas.
  "We have investigators here at UT that are working not only on the current pandemic, but also trying to develop interventions for other virus families that may one day cause outbreaks," said Jason McLellan, professor of molecular biosciences in UT's College of Natu
  
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• LIVE: Q&A on 2 years following family through MPP, immigration system

  08-12-2021 21:35 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series documenting the two-year journey of one of the first families sent back across the border to wait in Mexico for their immigration proceedings under the Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP program, known as "Wait in Mexico." Read Part 2 of the “Life After Remain in Mexico” series: A family’s struggles in America ahead of immigration court hearings.
  HOUSTON (Border Report) -- Carolina Carranza Silva’s journey to the Unit
  
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• Life after 'Remain in Mexico': Honduran family's harrowing journey to U.S., encampment in Mexico

  08-12-2021 21:35 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (Border Report) -- Carolina Carranza Silva’s journey to the United States began nearly 30 months ago when she left her home in southern Honduras with her common-law husband, Jose Escobar, and her 2-year-old daughter Emily.The journey that began in July of 2019 would entail unfathomable hardship, including being kidnapped twice, running out of money and living in a muddy, snake-infested encampment on the Mexican shores of the Rio Grande. The journey also coincided with one of the mo
  
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• COVID-19 'long-haulers' deal with months of symptoms, mental health struggles

  08-12-2021 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Roughly eight months after Albino Hernandez was released from the hospital, he's still fighting the lasting effects of COVID-19.
  The beloved Eanes Independent School District custodian spent much of the new year fighting for his life in various hospitals across Central Texas before being discharged in May.Albino Hernandez is back home after a nine-month battle with COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Janie Hernandez)Now, months later, Hernandez's family says he's still battling pa
  
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• Record heat to come close to all-time December warmth

  08-12-2021 21:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yes, it is December. No, this is not normal.This week's warming trend is accelerating today and continues through the remainder of the work week. Under mostly sunny skies today, high temperatures are approaching 80 degrees in the Austin area -- just several degrees shy of a December 8th record.We are forecasting a string of record heat Thursday afternoon, Thursday night and Friday afternoon.Why the warm up? A southwesterly wind, afternoon sun and the West Texas dryline. We
  
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• Former journalist Joy Diaz announces run for Texas governor

  08-12-2021 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Democratic primary for Texas governor gained another candidate Wednesday: former public radio journalist Joy Diaz.
  Diaz released a video Tuesday explaining why she's entering the race for the state's top elected position, saying three issues are top of mind for her campaign. Those include the border, public education and state preparedness."Our current leadership has forgotten that their mission is to serve us," she said in her video announcement. "Yes, conventional wis
  
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• How To Help Your Teens Navigate The Holiday Blues With Dr. RJ Jackson

  08-12-2021 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  Dr. RJ Jackson joined Stephanie to discuss the Holiday Blues and how parents can help their teens navigate through the difficulties of the holiday season.What are the Holiday Blues and how do children get affected by them?For many, the holiday season evokes feelings of joy, love and gratitude, it can also bring feelings of anxiety, loneliness, depression and stress – the dreaded “holiday blues” – for others. And even though adults are the ones doing the bulk of the stress
  
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• Police looking for man who robbed east Austin store

  08-12-2021 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Surveillance footage from an early morning robbery on Nov. 20 shows a man pointing a handgun at a store employee and demanding money — now police need help finding him.Austin Police Department says at around 4:40 a.m. the suspect walked into the Premo's Food Mart located at 5327 Cameron Road, where he threatened an employee with the gun and then left with an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect is described as:Black male20-25 years of age5’ 6” tall, 160
  
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• Underground 'zombie fires' burn as Siberian temperatures fall to 75 degrees below zero

  08-12-2021 17:30 via kxan.com
  
  DELYANKIR, Russia (KXAN) — The three-person population of Delyankir, Russia, recently experienced some of the coldest temperatures on Earth this past Tuesday.
  The thermometer fell to a temperature of 75 degrees below zero, the coldest the area has been since January 2014. Despite the frigid cold, below the freezing ice and snowy landscape lies a sustained fire known as a "zombie fire."Zombie fires occur when a fire from a previous year smolders underground in carbon-rich peat (organic fuel
  
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• Special Olympics Texas returns to statewide competition in February

  08-12-2021 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — The Special Olympics Texas Winter Games are coming to Central Texas.In the organization's first large-scale event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the games are scheduled for Feb. 18-20 in both Bee Cave and Lakeway. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Central Texas Special Olympics competition starting again this fallA press release from the organization said the event should attract thousands of people to the area, including athletes and their families, plus volunteers.
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• Autumn leaves are falling; here's why they're so colorful

  08-12-2021 14:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Autumn is in full swing, even if some unseasonably warm weather is still hanging around. With the season comes cooler temps, shorter days and beautiful fall foliage. In this First Warning Weather University lesson, chief meteorologist David Yeomans takes a closer look at why tree leaves change color every year.In this First Warning Weather University lesson you'll learn:The real color of a leaf.How trees digest sunlight.What causes leaves to fall off trees.Learn more in the
  
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• PUC, ERCOT promise 'lights will stay on' this winter

  08-12-2021 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — The Public Utility Commission and ERCOT said Texans do not need to worry about the power shutting off this winter, after the majority of its power generators have already winterized equipment.“The ERCOT grid is stronger and more reliable than ever…the lights will stay on,” said PUC Chairman Peter Lake. ‘A life and death matter’: Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changesDec. 1 marked a deadline for all power plants to submi
  
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• LIVE: ERCOT, PUC hold joint briefing on winter grid preps

  08-12-2021 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Public Utility Commission are holding a joint press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to give updates on how they're preparing the state electric grid for winter conditions.PUC Chairman Peter Lake and Brad Jones, the interim CEO of ERCOT, are scheduled to speak during the briefing. ‘A life and death matter’: Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changesThe PUC is also set to have a meeting Friday abou
  
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• ERCOT, PUC to hold joint briefing on winter grid preps at 10 a.m.

  08-12-2021 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Public Utility Commission are holding a joint press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to give updates on how they're preparing the state electric grid for winter conditions.PUC Chairman Peter Lake and Brad Jones, the interim CEO of ERCOT, are scheduled to speak during the briefing. ‘A life and death matter’: Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changesThe PUC is also set to have a meeting Friday abou
  
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• ERCOT, PUC hold joint briefing on winter grid preps

  08-12-2021 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Public Utility Commission are holding a joint press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to give updates on how they're preparing the state electric grid for winter conditions.PUC Chairman Peter Lake and Brad Jones, the interim CEO of ERCOT, are scheduled to speak during the briefing. ‘A life and death matter’: Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changesThe PUC is also set to have a meeting Friday abou
  
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• No cars on The Drag? CapMetro floating transit ideas with, without traffic

  08-12-2021 13:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last week, Muhammad Imran received a visit from Capital Metro officials.
  "They came and they talked to me," Imran recalled.2 arrested after elderly woman robbed of her purse, hit by suspect’s car in Cedar Park parking lotThe owner of Sam Computers on The Drag near the University of Texas at Austin and West Campus said transit officials stopped by to inform him about Wednesday's meetings. Two meetings focused on the Orange Line — the nearly 20-mile route tha
  
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• Unseasonable warmth rivals records late week

  08-12-2021 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yes, it's December. No, this is not normal. (And yes, we're enjoying the nice weather too. 😊)This week's warming trend kicked off yesterday and continues through the remainder of the work week. Expect afternoon highs to climb to the upper 70s today, low 80s tomorrow and mid-80s by Friday - each day a little warmer and climbing just a little bit farther above average.Why the warm up? A warm southwesterly wind and the West Texas dryline. The two together bring warm to
  
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• Wrong races, hidden names among data challenges our team faced with jail mental health project

  08-12-2021 07:01 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:For two years, KXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for that group, our team took a closer look at the backgrounds of individuals on the waitlist to determine trends experts say could help drive down numbers. Our research found data on this topic is often hidden or unreliable – a discovery sparking promise for c
  
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• Mental competency consequences: the hidden, unreliable data Texas tracks... or doesn't

  08-12-2021 07:01 via media.psg.nexstardigital.net
  
  This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Naquan Carter is a name members of the Joint Committee on Access and Forensics Services might never have heard, despite his tragic outcome on a waitlist considered the committee's main focus. For more than eight months, he was among hundreds of people waiting and filtering through the state's system of mental competency restoration.In Texas, people charged with crimes and found mentally i
  
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• LIVE: Q&A on investigation into how many people are waiting for mental health help in jail

  08-12-2021 07:01 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:For two years, KXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for that group, our team took a closer look at the backgrounds of individuals on the waitlist to determine trends experts say could help drive down numbers. Our research found data on this topic is often hidden or unreliable – a discovery sparking promise for c
  
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• Jail waitlist for mental health help hits new record. This plan proposes a statewide fix.

  08-12-2021 07:01 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:For two years, KXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for that group, our team took a closer look at the backgrounds of individuals on the waitlist to determine trends experts say could help drive down numbers. Our research found data on this topic is often hidden or unreliable – a discovery sparking promise for c
  
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• How Austin low-level crime court helps 'frequent utilizers' experiencing homelessness

  08-12-2021 07:01 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:For two years, KXAN has explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for that group, our team took a closer look at the backgrounds of individuals on the waitlist to determine trends that could help drive down numbers. We found data on this topic is often hidden or unreliable – a discovery sparking promise for change from state leaders. The re
  
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• Bastrop animal shelter offering adoption special after hitting 'crisis capacity'

  08-12-2021 05:03 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Looking for a furry friend to add to your family?Bastrop County Animal Services is running its "best ever" adoption special after the county's animal shelter hit crisis capacity levels. They're now trying to get every single adoption-ready animal a new home by the end of the year.The shelter says all adoptions — cats, dogs, puppies and kittens — will be just $22 until further notice.All animals that are adopted are spayed or neutered, microchipped and de
  
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• Texas Medical Association: 'Safe assumption' that omicron is in Austin

  08-12-2021 04:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The omicron variant was detected in Houston this week, and state doctors say it's likely in other cities as well — even if there's no official report of it yet. Texas announces first detected case of omicron variant in Harris County"Texans all across the state should make the safe assumption that omicron is here," said Dr. Mark Casanova, who is on the Texas Medical Association's COVID-19 Task Force. "If it's not here today, it'll be here tomorrow ... At the end of the
  
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• 'A life and death matter': Texas counties, cities sound off on electric market changes

  08-12-2021 04:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County is joining the cities of Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Lewisville, Mesquite and Plano, submitting ideas on what changes their leaders want to see with the Texas electric market and power grid.
  The state's Public Utility Commission is considering changes to the wholesale electric market design, and stakeholders have a chance to submit input on Dec. 10. These municipal governments have opted to offer a "collective comment" with their requests.On Tuesday, Travis Coun
  
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• Killeen Mall evacuated after reported shooting; at least 1 hurt

  08-12-2021 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) — At least one person was airlifted to the hospital after a reported shooting at the Killeen Mall. The mall is being evacuated, according to the Killeen Police Department.
  Police say around 7:17 p.m., a caller reported a "shots disturbance" at the mall, which is located off I-14 near S W S Young Drive. Officers upgraded the incident to an active shooter situation.Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts increased police presenceThe victim was taken
  
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• Killeen Mall being evacuated after shooting; at least 1 hurt

  08-12-2021 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) — One person was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting at the Killeen Mall. The mall is being evacuated, according to the Killeen Police Department, and officers are still looking for the shooter.
  Police say around 7:17 p.m., a caller reported a "shots disturbance" at the mall, which is located off I-14 near S W S Young Drive. Officers upgraded the incident to an active shooter situation.Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts increased polic
  
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• At least 1 hurt in Killeen mall shooting, police haven't found gunman yet

  08-12-2021 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) — One person was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting Tuesday night at the Killeen Mall. The mall was evacuated, according to the Killeen Police Department, and officers are still looking for the shooter.
  Police say around 7:17 p.m., a caller reported a "shots disturbance" at the mall, which is located off I-14 near South WS Young Drive. Officers upgraded the incident to an active shooter situation.Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts inc
  
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• Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

  08-12-2021 03:22 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies.U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.The order came in response to a lawsuit from several contractors and seven states — Ala
  
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• Democrat Matthew Dowd ends campaign for Texas lieutenant governor

  08-12-2021 03:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Matthew Dowd, a former George W. Bush political strategist who had launched a bid to be the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022, ended his campaign Tuesday, six days before the candidate filing deadline.In a statement, Dowd, who is white, said he was dropping out of the race to make way for a more diverse field of candidates."When I first announced, the only other candidate was a white male Christian," Dowd said, referring to fellow Democratic c
  
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• Central Texas school districts face challenges identifying credible school shooting threats vs. fake ones

  08-12-2021 02:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN has reported on several school shooting threats over the past few weeks in the Central Texas area. And most were just that — threats, without action. Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts increased police presenceOn Tuesday, the Bowie High School community in south Austin experienced a scare.
  According to the Austin Independent School District, a student reported an email with a picture of guns on Monday. That same picture popped up online
  
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• Austin to 'determine steps forward' with 'reactive' building inspection approach

  08-12-2021 01:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is working to "determine [its] steps forward in addressing existing buildings" following KXAN questions about its "reactive" approach to building inspections and a Miami-area condo collapse in June that killed 98 people."I appreciate the opportunity to be part of these discussions to determine our steps forward in addressing existing buildings," said Austin Building Official Beth Culver, "as we explore the challenges and responsibilities that we all have for building
  
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• AustinCoin: Texas capital hopes to become 'crypto city'

  08-12-2021 01:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "Crypto cities" are on the rise, and Austin could be one of them.Cities like Miami and New York City already have their own cryptocurrencies, using a community pulled together by a group called CityCoins to mine the city's tokens. Austin would have, naturally, AustinCoin. Miami launches its own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoinPeople who participate get a cut, and the process allows the city to claim the rest and store it in a digital wallet. The funds could be used to build apps,
  
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• 2 Austin officers cleared related to April shooting

  08-12-2021 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Two officers were cleared by a Travis County grand jury Tuesday related to an April officer-involved shooting where the officers returned gunfire at a suspect who fired at them first on a service road, according to the county.
  Austin Police Department Officers Jon Riordan and Kingly Kong were not indicted for returning gunfire toward Gregorio Sarmiento on April 9, the county says.BACKGROUND: Man accused of shooting Austin officer and another motorist in April
  
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• Texas hospitals already seeing spike in COVID-19 patients as omicron is detected for first time in the state

  08-12-2021 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This week, the omicron variant was officially detected for the first time in Texas, and COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise.
  Two of Texas' 22 trauma service areas are reporting COVID-19 hospitalization rates above 18%, which is above a 15% threshold previously used by the state to trigger business capacity rollbacks and mask mandates.
  One of those regions is TSA A in the Panhandle, where fully-vaccinated eligible Texans averages around 44%."I think that a lot of it
  
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• Record heat likely on Friday afternoon

  08-12-2021 00:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A warming trend has begun as winds shift to a southerly direction. Overnight lows tonight will remain above freezing areawide, and be 5-10 degrees warmer than last night.A warm breeze and mostly sunny skies push temperatures into the upper 70s on Wednesday, and even warmer weather follows late week.A warm southwesterly wind direction and the West Texas dryline poking into our area could mean record high temperatures two days in a row on Thursday and Friday. Depending on the
  
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• Anonymous threat in Lake Travis High School bathroom prompts increased police presence

  08-12-2021 00:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lake Travis Independent School District is increasing police presence at Lake Travis High School after an anonymous threat written in black marker was found inside a bathroom.Lake Travis ISD Superintendent Paul Norton sent a letter to the high school community on Tuesday, explaining that the administration was aware of a message found in a bathroom reading, "Caution: I am going to shoot this school up on December 9."Norton says increased security is out of an abundance
  
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