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• Oklahoma State completes program's largest comeback in Fiesta Bowl win

  01-01-2022 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP/KXAN) — Spencer Sanders accounted for 496 yards and threw three of his four touchdown passes to Ty Martin, and No. 9 Oklahoma State overcame a 21-point deficit to beat No. 5 Notre Dame 37-35 in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.The Cowboys' rally was the largest comeback in program history, besting a 20-point comeback against Colorado in 1979.Oklahoma State (12-2, No. 9 CFP) came up inches short of securing a College Football Playoff spot in a loss to No. 6 Baylor at the Big
  
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• Nearly 1K homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire, official says

  01-01-2022 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver.Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle also said Saturday that investigators are still trying to find the cause of the blaze that erupted Thursday. Officials had previously estimated that at least 500 homes — and possibly 1,000
  
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• Injury report: No partying for Cowboys on New Year's

  01-01-2022 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (Silver Star Nation) - With COVID 19's latest variant making a run through the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have done a better job than many clubs keeping their players out of COVID protocols.The threat still exists so team veterans were concerned about some of the younger players partying on New Year's Eve.Cowboys insider Mickey Spagnola says Dak Prescott is looking to prevent that from happening.The Cowboys take on the Arizona Cardinals in a pivotal NFC showdown Sunday at 3:25 p.m. CT
  
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• City-led weather shelters launched in Austin ahead of overnight freeze

  01-01-2022 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ahead of a Sunday morning forecast that includes lows below freezing, the city of Austin announced its cold weather shelters have been activated for Saturday evening.From record warmth… to wind chills in the teens; winter finally arrives in 2022The city collaborates with Travis County, Capital Metro, The Salvation Army, Front Steps and other area services providers to offer shelter resources when temperatures dip near or below freezing.
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• LOOK BACK: Central Texas' top weather stories of 2021

  01-01-2022 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- What was the top weather story in Central Texas in 2021? No doubt, the February winter storm immediately comes to mind, but we also saw tornadoes, flash flooding, record heat and much more. Here’s a look back at a wild year of weather.February winter stormThe entire state of Texas was under a Winter Storm Warning on Feb. 14, 2021.We might as well start with the elephant in the room. February's winter storm was historic and record-breaking in so many ways. The National Weat
  
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• Hopdoddy cooking up aggressive expansion plan

  01-01-2022 20:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hopdoddy Burger Bar is moving into a new phase — expanding into more locations, condensing its larger footprints and focusing on the suburban market.The restaurant’s new focus will allow it to add eight to 14 restaurants a year once Hopdoddy finds the right locations. That's up from three or four locations a year pre-pandemic; it took the onset of Covid-19 and a complete change in consumer behavior to reformulate business plans.“We hemorrhaged a lot of cas
  
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• Texas’ 2020 election audit reveals few issues, echoes findings from review processes already in place

  01-01-2022 19:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas secretary of state’s office has released the first batch of results from its review into the 2020 general election, finding few issues despite repeated, unsubstantiated claims by GOP leaders casting doubts on the integrity of the electoral system.The first phase of the review, released New Year’s Eve, highlighted election data from four counties — Harris, Dallas, Tarrant and Collin — that showed few discrepancies between elect
  
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• Former Broncos, Falcons, Giants coach Dan Reeves dies at 77

  01-01-2022 18:23 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Reeves, who won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons, all losses, died Saturday. He was 77.A statement released by his family through former Falcons media relations director Aaron Salkin said Reeves died of complications from dementia. The statement said he died “peacefully and surrounded by his loving fami
  
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• Austrian Holocaust survivor “Mrs. Gertrude” dies at 94

  01-01-2022 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during Austria’s 2016 presidential campaign with a video message in which “Mrs. Gertrude” warned of hatred and exclusion triggered by the far right, has died at 94.Pressburger died Friday after a long illness, her family told the Austrian press agency APA on Saturday.Pressburger was born and raised in Vienna, the daughter of a carpenter. Her Jewish family converted to Catholicism in the early 193
  
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• AFD crews rescue dog from south Austin house fire Saturday morning

  01-01-2022 16:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department saved a dog from a house fire on Sheraton Avenue in south Austin Saturday morning.Austin-Travis EMS crews treated one bystander at the scene for injuries after they helped break windows at the property. AFD officials said the fire is currently under control, and said the dog appeared to be the only one present at the time of the fire. Crews later accounted for one household occupant.
  Officials said the fire started accidentally following a cooking
  
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• 1 dead following tree collision in south Travis County

  01-01-2022 13:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead following a vehicle collision with a tree near 10511 S. Hwy. 183 early Saturday morning, Austin-Travis County EMS officials confirmed. That's located near FM 1327 in south Travis County.ATCEMS crews responded to a vehicle rescue request just after 6 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the vehicle collided with a tree and sparked a vehicle fire.
  #ATCEMSMedics are on scene of a Vehicle Rescue at 10511-10516 S Us 183 Hwy (05:59). @TC_Fire_Rescue personnel on scene
  
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• NYE fireworks spark 50-acre grass fire along Hays-Travis-Caldwell County lines

  01-01-2022 05:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department helped other agencies put out an estimated 50-acre grass fire sparked by fireworks on New Year's Eve.
  Travis County Fire Rescue Chief Ken Bailey said the fire started when a firework shot into an nearby field, and the wind Friday night contributed to those flames spreading quickly.
  Fire on Rohde Rd is under control. Crew in mop up. Fire works related - please be careful and account for the wind tonight. @austinfiredept @KyleFD pic.twitter.com/Yplz
  
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• Fireworks spark grass fire along Hays-Travis-Caldwell County lines

  01-01-2022 05:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department is helping other agencies put out a grass fire sparked by fireworks on New Year's Eve.
  At last check, Travis County Fire rescue said the fire was under control but left a warning about wind for the rest of the night as people celebrate the New Year.Fire on Rohde Rd is under control. Crew in mop up. Fire works related - please be careful and account for the wind tonight. @austinfiredept @KyleFD pic.twitter.com/YplzK9LSsn— Travis County Fire R
  
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• Fireworks spark 50-acre grass fire along Hays-Travis-Caldwell County lines

  01-01-2022 05:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department is helping other agencies put out an estimated 50-acre grass fire sparked by fireworks on New Year's Eve.
  At last check, Travis County Fire rescue said the fire was under control but left a warning about wind for the rest of the night as people celebrate the New Year.Fire on Rohde Rd is under control. Crew in mop up. Fire works related - please be careful and account for the wind tonight. @austinfiredept @KyleFD pic.twitter.com/YplzK9LSsn— T
  
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• Despite COVID concerns, large crowds expected for Austin NYE celebrations

  01-01-2022 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Revelers in downtown Austin are waiting to ring in 2022, despite public health concerns."Just getting out, celebrating the new year," said Kenneth Cox, who is visiting with his new wife from Utah. "Bringing in the new year right, have a good time."With Austin now in Stage 4, due to the rapidly spreading omicron variant, public health officials are warning against celebrating in large crowds.
  "This time of year when we want to celebrate the ringing in of a new year...and hop
  
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• Watch: Massive NYE fireworks show welcomes 2022

  01-01-2022 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (NEXSTAR) -- Who needed to sit around and watch a replay of the ball drop in New York City to start your 2022 when Dallas produced the biggest fireworks show in the Central time zone!The main event on NYE in Texas was the remarkable, nonstop, 10-minute fireworks show that illuminated the Dallas city skyline at midnight. The show included breath-taking panoramic fireworks with more than 4,000 pyrotechnic special effects fired from 560 feet above ground atop Reunion Tower.Scotty McCreery, o
  
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• Live tonight: Massive NYE fireworks, drone show welcomes 2022

  01-01-2022 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (NEXSTAR) -- There's no need to sit around and watch a replay of the ball drop in New York City to start your 2022. Dallas is welcoming the new year with the biggest fireworks show in the Central time zone, and we have your front-row seat!At 11:30 p.m. CT, we'll be streaming "“Lone Star NYE 2022" hosted by KARK anchor D.J. Williams and KXAS anchor Katy Blakey.The program will appear in the video player at the top of this page.The main event of the broadcast will be the remarkable, n
  
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• Live now: Massive NYE fireworks, drone show welcomes 2022

  01-01-2022 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (NEXSTAR) -- There's no need to sit around and watch a replay of the ball drop in New York City to start your 2022. Dallas is welcoming the new year with the biggest fireworks show in the Central time zone, and we have your front-row seat!At 11:30 p.m. CT, we'll be streaming “Lone Star NYE 2022" hosted by KARK anchor D.J. Williams and KXAS anchor Katy Blakey.The program will appear in the video player at the top of this page.The main event of the broadcast will be the remarkable, no
  
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• Federal judge stops mask and vaccine mandates in Texas Head Start

  01-01-2022 03:06 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- A federal judge in Lubbock halted mask and vaccine mandates in the Head Start program within the State of Texas. The ruling by Judge James “Wesley” Hendrix came Friday (New Year’s Eve). Lubbock ISD and the state sued the Biden Administration in mid-December for a nationwide temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The judge, however, limited the order to only Texas.“The Court concludes that the circumstances do not justify or require a nat
  
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• Texas hires Pitt's Brennan Marion as new receivers coach

  01-01-2022 02:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Steve Sarkisian's completed his coaching staff with the addition of Brennan Marion as the Longhorns' new receivers coach and passing game coordinator."I'm so excited for this opportunity and can't wait to get started," Marion said in a statement released by UT. "Coach Sark is as big time of an offensive coach as there is, and what he's putting together as the head coach at Texas is something I'm thrilled to be a part of. The opportunity to learn, study and grow under him at a pr
  
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• Austin Police Association says more than 100 officers off due to COVID-19 on New Year's Eve

  01-01-2022 01:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As crowds of people descend on downtown Austin to ring in the New Year, more than 100 Austin Police officers are not able to work due to COVID-19 related reasons, according to the Austin Police Association.
  APA President Ken Casaday told KXAN on Friday that 104 officers were out when he last checked, along with others not working due to other types of leave. That's out of roughly 1,575 officers on the force, he said.MORE: Austin Police bolstering downtown staffing for New Year&r
  
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• Can companies make the unvaccinated pay more for health insurance?

  01-01-2022 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals across Texas fill up with patients battling the virus, big companies are considering using a newer tool to incentivize vaccinations: charging unvaccinated workers more for health coverage.Delta Air Lines was the first major employer to announce it was taking this tactic. In August, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced unvaccinated employees enrolled in its healthcare plan would have to pay $200 extra in health insurance each month.Bastia
  
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• Police looking for suspect in possible east Austin road rage shooting

  01-01-2022 01:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are looking for a suspect after a possible road rage shooting in east Austin Friday.
  Austin police say officers are looking for a man potentially driving a gold-colored sedan who is believed to have shot another man in the area of Manor Road and Susquehanna Lane. The area is northeast of Mueller.Austin-Travis County EMS medics took the man who was shot to a local trauma center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.
  The incident happened just before 5 p.
  
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• 2 ways to watch tonight's spectacular NYE fireworks show

  01-01-2022 00:49 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (NEXSTAR) -- Everyone is talking about the end of 2021 and the new beginnings that come with 2022.Why not celebrate a new year with a bang -- or a few hundred!Friday's “Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2022” broadcast will include the “Over the Top NYE” live fireworks spectacular.You can watch the show on our station at midnight or stream it right here on our website.We'll make sure the link is easy to find. Meet the hosts of Lone Star NYE 2022This year at Reunion Tower
  
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