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• FAA list: AUS among 50 airports to have 5G buffer zones

  10-01-2022 23:52 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Federal officials have identified 50 U.S. airports that will have "buffer zones" when wireless companies turn on 5G service in a few weeks and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is on the list. The services will use frequencies in a radio spectrum called the C-band, which has caused concerns because it could impact flight operations.
  After requests from both a major airline trade group — Airlines for America — and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Step
  
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• Brisk, gray day on Tuesday with light rain possible

  10-01-2022 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Breezy north winds continue to bring in jacket weather this Monday evening, following the cold front that moved through the area yesterday.
  Temperatures only get chillier from here as a weak storm system approaches from West Texas tonight and Tuesday. This disturbance will bring overcast skies Tuesday, keeping high temperatures in the 40s in some areas.Forecast temperatures midday TuesdayIt will also try to generate scattered to numerous light rain showers across Central Te
  
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• Texas Longhorn, NFL kicker Phil Dawson takes Austin high school coaching job

  10-01-2022 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Former Texas Longhorns kicker and 21-year NFL veteran Phil Dawson is returning to Austin to coach high school football.Dawson will be the new head football coach and assistant athletic director at Hyde Park Schools. The school announced the hiring last week on social media. Dawson responded to Hyde Park Schools' Twitter post writing -- "It’s time. Faith. Family. Football."Dawson was previously an assistant coach at a high school in Tennessee, following his retirement from
  
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• LIVE: Texas Longhorn, NFL kicker Phil Dawson takes Austin high school coaching job

  10-01-2022 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Longhorns kicker and 21-year NFL veteran Phil Dawson is returning to Austin to coach high school football.Dawson will be the new head football coach and assistant athletic director at Hyde Park Schools. The school announced the hiring last week on social media. Dawson responded to Hyde Park Schools' Twitter post writing -- "It’s time. Faith. Family. Football."Dawson was previously an assistant coach at a high school in Tennessee, following his retirement
  
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• Stimulus checks: IRS letter explains if you qualify for recovery rebate credit

  10-01-2022 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  (WJW) — Those who received a third stimulus check in 2021 should soon be getting a letter in the mail from the Internal Revenue Service for tax-filing purposes.
  "People receiving these letters should keep them," the IRS said in a statement. "Do not throw them away." Austin voters to decide on decriminalizing ‘low-level’ marijuana offensesThe letters are meant to help with your 2021 tax returns by more thoroughly explaining how to claim your economic impact (stimulus) payme
  
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• Travis County deputies investigating after man found dead in car Sunday

  10-01-2022 23:01 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a dead man was found in a car Sunday morning in southeast Travis County. This is TCSO's first homicide of the year.APD releases body cam video of Christmas Eve shooting involving officer, man with rifleTCSO said around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, deputies responded to the 7900 block of Linden Road. That's near Pearce Lane. A caller reported a car blocking a private driveway, and there was a person in the car,
  
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• Cooler and cloudier Tuesday with sprinkles expected

  10-01-2022 22:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Breezy north winds continue to bring in jacket weather this Monday evening, following the cold front that moved through the area yesterday.
  Temperatures only get chillier from here as a weak storm system approaches from West Texas tonight and Tuesday. This disturbance will bring overcast skies Tuesday, keeping high temperatures in the 40s in some areas.Forecast temperatures midday TuesdayIt will also try to generate scattered to numerous light rain showers across Central Te
  
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• Autopsy finds no drug use, foul play in Bob Saget's death; 911 audio released

  10-01-2022 21:42 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A death investigation report for comedian and actor Bob Saget was released Monday by Florida's Orange County Sheriff's Office.The report states that Saget was expected to check out Sunday and his family had been unable to get ahold of him. Comedian Bob Saget dead at 65Family members contacted the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, in Grande Lakes. Security sent a team member to perform a welfare check.When the security team member entered the room, he noted all the lights were off.
  
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• MAP: Where have Austin's homicides occurred in 2022?

  10-01-2022 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin. Last year, a record 89 homicides were reported in the city.The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each incident occurred.As of Jan. 10, there has been one homicide in Austin in 2022.The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed over time.Below is a map showing where homicides have occurred in 2022. The map is inte
  
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• Pope calls on people to get vaccinated against COVID, calls health care 'moral obligation'

  10-01-2022 21:31 via kxan.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation" and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives.Francis used some of his strongest words yet calling for people to get vaccinated in a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, an annual event in which he takes stock of the world and sets out the Vatican’s foreign poli
  
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• College Football Playoff: How many Texans are playing in the National Championship?

  10-01-2022 21:23 via kxan.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (KXAN) -- The college football season ends Monday night with Georgia and Alabama playing for the national championship in an all-SEC showdown in Indianapolis.This is the second time during the College Football Playoff era that the title game is all-SEC. The Crimson Tide took down the Bulldogs to win the 2017 title in Atlanta. While there isn't a clear-cut rooting interest in the game for the state of Texas, there are 22 native Texans on the Georgia and Alabama rosters. NFL Pla
  
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• New Mexico woman arrested after allegedly leaving newborn in dumpster

  10-01-2022 21:21 via kxan.com
  
  Warning: Some might find the video above disturbingHOBBS, N.M. (KRQE/KAMC) – An 18-year-old New Mexico woman faces attempted murder charges after she was allegedly captured on video leaving her newborn infant in a dumpster.Alexis Nicole Avila (Hobbs Police)Police in Hobbs, New Mexico, arrested Alexis Avila for the attempted murder of her newborn baby in the incident that was caught on video on Friday, Jan. 7.Around 8 p.m. police responded to reports of a newborn found in a dumpster. O
  
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• Robert Durst, wealthy real estate heir convicted of murdering friend, dies at 78

  10-01-2022 20:07 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive who was dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was convicted of killing his best friend and sentenced to life in prison, has died. He was 78.Durst died in a state prison hospital facility in Stockton, his attorney Chip Lewis said. He said it was from natural causes due to a number of health issues.Durst was convicted in September of shooting Su
  
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• Getting cooler and cloudier Tuesday with sprinkles expected

  10-01-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yesterday's cold front came through dry (again), but kicked up the winds out of the north overnight. These north winds have continued into Monday afternoon, continuing to usher in cooler air at the surface.Aloft, however, we've got moisture spreading in from the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which is why we've got clouds increasing. A sprinkle or two might fall in the Hill Country, but beyond that, we're expecting to stay dry through tonight.Overnight, winds will calm down, which
  
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• Cool and cloudy first half of the week, but sunshine and warmer temps are not far off

  10-01-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yesterday's cold front came through dry (again), but kicked up the winds out of the north overnight. These north winds have continued into Monday afternoon, continuing to usher in cooler air at the surface.Aloft, however, we've got moisture spreading in from the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which is why we've got clouds increasing. A sprinkle or two might fall in the Hill Country, but beyond that, we're expecting to stay dry through tonight.Overnight, winds will calm down, which
  
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• Petition to decriminalize 'low-level' marijuana offenses will be on Austin's May ballot

  10-01-2022 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A stop to the enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and the end of "no knock" warrants will be on Austin's May ballot.Previous coverage: Organization pushes to decriminalize marijuana and end ‘no knock’ warrants in AustinGround Game Texas announced on Monday that the Austin City Clerk's office has qualified the ballot measure.
  Enough signatures were obtained to qualify the item for the ballot, Ground Game Texas said.Ground Game Texas needed to collect at l
  
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• Austin voters to decide on decriminalizing 'low-level' marijuana offenses

  10-01-2022 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A stop to the enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and the end of "no knock" warrants will be on Austin's May ballot.Previous coverage: Organization pushes to decriminalize marijuana and end ‘no knock’ warrants in AustinGround Game Texas announced on Monday that the Austin City Clerk's office has qualified the ballot measure.
  Enough signatures were obtained to qualify the item for the ballot, Ground Game Texas said.Ground Game Texas needed to collect at l
  
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• LIVE: Gov. Abbott to meet with border officials, make announcement in the RGV

  10-01-2022 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be making a stop in the Rio Grande Valley Monday afternoon.
  According to a release, the governor will be meeting with the Border Patrol Council to make an announcement.
  Saturday, the governor made an appearance at the Hispanic Leadership Summit to officially announce his re-election campaign. WATCH: Gov. Greg Abbott announces re-election"We need a proven winner who will fight to secure the future of Texas," said Abbott at the ev
  
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• Gov. Abbott to meet with border officials, make announcement in the RGV

  10-01-2022 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be making a stop in the Rio Grande Valley Monday afternoon.
  According to a release, the governor will be meeting with the Border Patrol Council to make an announcement.
  Saturday, the governor made an appearance at the Hispanic Leadership Summit to officially announce his re-election campaign.WATCH: Gov. Greg Abbott announces re-election
  "We need a proven winner who will fight to secure the future of Texas," said Abbott at the ev
  
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• Border Patrol Council announces endorsement of Gov. Abbott on re-election campaign

  10-01-2022 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made a stop in the Rio Grande Valley Monday afternoon.
  The governor met with the Border Patrol Council, Monday afternoon, at their headquarters.
  The Council announced their endorsement for Gov. Abbott at the press conference, citing his efforts on the border.Council President, Brandon Judd, made the announcement.
  "We're in an unprecedented crisis, something that we've never seen before. It is not humane what is taking place on the bo
  
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• Potential for wintry mix with cold front later this week

  10-01-2022 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a blustery and cold weekend, we've got a well deserved warm and calm start to our week. But don't put away those heavy coats just yet...The first half of this week will be warm and dry. The gradual warming trend underway Monday will last through Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s both tomorrow and Wednesday. We'll also see increasing clouds tomorrow and Wednesday.The cold front we're watching looks to sweep through late Wednesday, meaning we see one more warm afterno
  
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• Nice & warm start to the week - strong midweek front brings drop in temps and potential for wintry mix

  10-01-2022 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beautiful weather to start the work week... but don't get too comfortable. A big swing in temperatures lurks in our future.MONDAY: Today will feature sunshine, dry skies and noticeably warmer temperatures as highs reach the upper 60s. Winds will remain light, turning more southerly by late day.TUESDAY: Afternoon highs will soar well above average with temperatures warming into the mid-70s under a mostly sunny sky. Dry conditions will stretch areawide -- overall, a pleasant
  
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• 27-year-old man killed in northwest Austin during robbery — city's 1st homicide of 2022

  10-01-2022 19:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A 27-year-old man was shot and killed after an altercation near a northwest Austin home last Wednesday night, according to the Austin Police Department.APD says this is Austin's first homicide in 2022.Police say it received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired near the 8100 block of Elkhorn Mountain Trail in Jollyville. Cristofer Acevedo, 27, was found by first responders lying in the roadway "with obvious trauma." He was pronounced dead at 10:06 p.m. APD investigating homic
  
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• LIVE: APD to release body cam video of Christmas Eve shooting involving officer, man with rifle

  10-01-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are providing an update on Monday regarding an incident where an officer shot a man wielding a rifle on Christmas Eve.
  Austin police said that officers responded to the area near U.S. Highway 183, Cameron Road and East Anderson Lane just after 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2021.Armed man shot by APD officer on Christmas Eve identifiedA caller reported to 911 a two-vehicle crash at U.S. 183 and Cameron Road, and a man whose face was bleeding. After the first 911 call,
  
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• APD to release body cam video of Christmas Eve shooting involving officer, man with rifle

  10-01-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are providing an update on Monday regarding an incident where an officer shot a man wielding a rifle on Christmas Eve.
  Austin police said that officers responded to the area near U.S. Highway 183, Cameron Road and East Anderson Lane just after 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2021.Armed man shot by APD officer on Christmas Eve identifiedA caller reported to 911 a two-vehicle crash at U.S. 183 and Cameron Road, and a man whose face was bleeding. After the first 911 call,
  
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• APD releases body cam video of Christmas Eve shooting involving officer, man with rifle

  10-01-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police provided an update Monday regarding an incident where an officer shot a man wielding a rifle on a highway on Christmas Eve.
  Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon led the press conference, where the department released 911 call audio and police radio traffic from that night, as well as body and dash cam footage capturing the shooting. Armed man shot by APD officer on Christmas Eve identifiedAustin police said officers responded to the area near U.S. High
  
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• Austin FC loans Tomás Pochettino to Argentine club River Plate

  10-01-2022 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — What was thought as a big signing for Austin FC in its inaugural year in Major League Soccer turned into a bust, and now midfielder Tomás Pochettino has been loaned to another club.Austin FC announced Monday that Pochettino will go to Club Atletico River Plate, a team based in Argentina, on a one-year loan with an option to buy his contract outright afterward. Pochettino is from Argentina and played for Talleres, one of the best clubs in the Argentine domestic league
  
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• Superintendent: Georgetown ISD working to fill sub, bus driver roles amid absences

  10-01-2022 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect Georgetown ISD will continue to serve students who opted for a virtual learning option in November through the rest of the school year.GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Students are back from winter break, and the Georgetown Independent School District is struggling to find substitute teachers and school bus drivers to fill the number of staff out sick with COVID-19, according to the district's superintendent.“We are scrambling to cover
  
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• Georgetown ISD superintendent: Struggle to find substitutes, bus drivers amid COVID-19

  10-01-2022 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Students are back from winter break and Georgetown Independent School district is struggling to find substitute teachers and school bus drivers to fill the number of staff out sick with COVID-19, according to the district's superintendent.“We are scrambling to cover our classes. We’ve been short on substitute teachers and drivers like all of our neighbors,” Superintendent Fred Brent said. Hutto ISD canceled its bus routes Monday due to staffing
  
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• Georgetown ISD superintendent: Online learning won't be an option

  10-01-2022 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Students are back from winter break and Georgetown Independent School district is struggling to find substitute teachers and school bus drivers to fill the number of staff out sick with COVID-19, according to the district's superintendent.“We are scrambling to cover our classes. We’ve been short on substitute teachers and drivers like all of our neighbors,” Superintendent Fred Brent said. Hutto ISD canceled its bus routes Monday due to staffing
  
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• Westlake to name next head football coach Tuesday

  10-01-2022 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake High School plans to name its next head football coach Tuesday, and whoever it is will have some big shoes to fill.Eanes Independent School District superintendent Dr. Tom Leonard will announce who will take over for legendary coach Todd Dodge at noon from Westlake High School's recital hall.Dodge announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season before it began, and for his final year at the helm, all he did was lead the Chaparrals to a perfect 16-0 sea
  
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• Westlake names Tony Salazar new head football coach, official announcement at noon

  10-01-2022 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake defensive coordinator Tony Salazar will be the school's next head football coach.Dr. Tom Leonard made the announcement at an Eanes Independent School District board study session Tuesday morning after recognizing the team for winning its third consecutive state championship in December.
  Leonard will make the public announcement at noon from Westlake High School's recital hall.Legendary head coach Todd Dodge announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 seas
  
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• Westlake names Tony Salazar new head football coach

  10-01-2022 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake defensive coordinator Tony Salazar will be the school's next head football coach.Dr. Tom Leonard made the announcement at an Eanes Independent School District board study session Tuesday morning after recognizing the team for winning its third consecutive state championship in December.
  Leonard made the official public announcement at noon from Westlake High School's recital hall.Legendary head coach Todd Dodge announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021
  
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• Travis County DA's office now has panel to vet expert witnesses

  10-01-2022 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has released a year-end review to the community, including a change that adds a new "expert witness panel" to vet those the office plans to use to support its cases.KXAN has covered several of the initiatives mentioned in the letter, including updates to handling of sex assault cases.
  The "expert witness panel" reviews every case where someone in the office plans to use an expert. The panel vets the expert witness to make sure the scien
  
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• LIVE: Westlake names Tony Salazar new head football coach

  10-01-2022 17:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake defensive coordinator Tony Salazar will be the school's next head football coach.Dr. Tom Leonard made the announcement at an Eanes Independent School District board study session Tuesday morning after recognizing the team for winning its third consecutive state championship in December.
  Leonard will make the public announcement at noon from Westlake High School's recital hall.Legendary head coach Todd Dodge announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 seas
  
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• Student, gun removed from a San Marcos elementary school Friday

  10-01-2022 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A student brought a gun to an elementary school Jan. 7 in San Marcos, district officials said.Kash Greathouse, the principal at Rodriguez Elementary School in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, sent a letter to parents Friday with some details about what happened. Greathouse said a gun was found on campus and the student associated with the gun "will be disciplined according to SMCISD’s student code of conduct." From Austin to London:
  
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• From Austin to London: Virgin Atlantic starts flying to and from AUS in May

  10-01-2022 16:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Flyers from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will have another option for transatlantic flights starting this summer.Virgin Atlantic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, will begin service from AUS to London Heathrow on May 25 four times a week. It's Virgin's first new route in the United States since 2015, airport officials said in a press release. Cheers! Nonstop flights to London coming back to Austin in OctoberFlights will be on a 787-9 model plane wit
  
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• Cedar vs. Juniper: Why we call it 'cedar fever' when cedar isn't to blame

  10-01-2022 14:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ashe juniper trees are causing a lot of suffering for Central Texans with allergies this winter. We've had multiple days so far this season where the "cedar" count has neared record-breaking levels.If you've lived in the area for any stretch, you've probably dealt with or known someone who hates this time of year and the dreaded "cedar fever," but one thing has probably confused you — why is it called that when it's caused by a juniper tree? Why can’t we get rid
  
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• Leander ISD expects more bus delays Tuesday due to staffing shortages

  10-01-2022 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Another Central Texas school district has to delay buses due to staffing shortages Monday.Leander Independent School District said it's asking "for patience and grace" as buses will be delayed due to not having enough people to drive buses. Hutto ISD cancels bus routes due to COVID-19 staffing shortageLISD officials said 26 bus drivers called in sick Monday morning and "it's reasonable to think COVID had an impact today.""We are making every effort to get your stude
  
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• Leander ISD delays bus routes Monday due to staffing shortages

  10-01-2022 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Another Central Texas school district has to delay buses due to staffing shortages Monday.Leander Independent School District said it's asking "for patience and grace" as buses will be delayed due to not having enough people to drive buses. Hutto ISD cancels bus routes due to COVID-19 staffing shortage"We are making every effort to get your students to school," LISD said on its website. "Please be patient and flexible as we work to run our routes."LISD said "everyon
  
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• Austin putting supplies around town for shelters to prepare for next big winter storm

  10-01-2022 13:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Temperatures have finally started to cool down in Central Texas, but they are still nowhere close to what we saw last February.Last year's winter storm trapped people in their homes with no power or heat for days, and many people were left looking for food and water. What voters need to know ahead of Austin’s District 4 special electionThe City of Austin continues to prepare just in case an event like that happens again.The City of Austin's Department of Emergenc
  
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• What voters need to know ahead of Austin's District 4 special election

  10-01-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in Austin's District 4 will decide on the next representative to join Austin City Council this January.
  Early voting begins Monday and runs through Friday, Jan. 21; however, early voting polling sites will be closed Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Early voting polling locations will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.Election Day is Jan. 25.Here's what you need to know before casting a ballot.Who's run
  
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• Strong midweek cold front brings big temp drop, chance of wintry mix

  10-01-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beautiful weather to start the work week... but don't get too comfortable. A big swing in temps lurks in our future.MONDAY: Today will feature sunshine, dry skies and noticeably warmer temperatures as highs reach the upper 60s. Winds will remain light, turning more southerly by late day.TUESDAY: Afternoon highs will soar well above average with temperatures warming into the mid-70s under a mostly sunny sky. Dry conditions will stretch areawide -- overall, a pleasant winter
  
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• Temperatures slow to warm early week

  10-01-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yesterday's cold front has cleared the area... but the cool temperatures are locked in for the next 48 hours.Today's temperatures will only warm to the 50s, falling short of average by ~5 degrees. A good amount of mid- to high level clouds will stretch overhead with a few peeks of sunshine late day. Despite the cloudiness, no rain is expected today.Tomorrow will feature even more cloud cover with similarly cool temperatures in the 50s. A weak disturbance pushing in from the
  
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• Former Longhorn Quandre Diggs breaks right leg, dislocates ankle vs. Cardinals

  10-01-2022 05:49 via kxan.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl safety Quandre Diggs was carted off the field after suffering a broken right leg and dislocated ankle in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Diggs broke his right fibula.“Just a heartbreaker because everybody loves who he is,” Carroll said after the Seahawks beat the Cardinals 38-30.Diggs appeared to slip on the grass just before being blocked and immediately grabbed his lower l
  
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• David Culley confident he'll return for 2nd season as Texans coach

  10-01-2022 05:18 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach David Culley remains confident that he’ll return for a second season despite speculation that he could be fired after his team finished the season 4-13 on Sunday after losing to the Tennessee Titans.“As of right now, I feel like I will be coaching this team next year,” he said after the 28-25 defeat.Culley was hired last January to replace Bill O’Brien, spending 43 years as a college and NFL assistant. He took over a team that wen
  
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• Matharu leads Texas to win in last-minute game against UTRGV

  10-01-2022 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 18 points in just 19 minutes, and No. 9 Texas defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 93-58. The game was a last-minute addition made Friday as both schools had league games postponed because of the coronavirus.The Vaqueros were supposed to play at New Mexico State while the Longhorns were originally playing at No. 14 Baylor.Lauren Ebo and Joanne Allen-Taylor were key in supporting scoring roles for the Longhorns with 13 points each.Taylor Muff scored 17 for UT
  
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• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to close for a week due to staffing shortage

  10-01-2022 04:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is closing for a week due to staffing shortages, according to an email.
  The attraction's organizers announced it would be closed from Jan. 10 to Jan. 14.
  A reason for the staffing shortage was not given.
  Ticketholders for Luminations nights should know those are canceled as well. The center's email said their events team would contact those impacted by the cancelation to reschedule for another day.
  Anyone with questions about their Lu
  
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• 20 years later: Rachel Cooke's loved ones still seeking answers after disappearance

  10-01-2022 03:43 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Monday will mark 20 years since Rachel Cooke went for a jog and was never seen or heard from again."Hope delayed makes the heart sick," Pastor Charlie Turner of River Rock Bible Church said Sunday, quoting Proverbs 13:20.A guitarist strummed a light melody as a group of Cooke's loved ones gathered at a remembrance ceremony. Family and friends are still seeking answers about her mysterious disappearance.Williamson County Sherriff Mike Gleason revealed he was the
  
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• NFL Playoff Picture: Dallas Cowboys to host San Francisco as No. 3 seed

  10-01-2022 02:17 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) -- The Dallas Cowboys earned the No. 3 seed for the NFC playoffs on a Matthew Stafford interception Sunday evening.No. 3 Dallas will host No. 6 San Francisco in the wildcard round of the NFL playoffs next weekend after the 49ers defeated the Rams and the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Seattle Seahawks Sunday. Dallas and Los Angeles finished with identical records, but the Cowboys hold the tiebreaker with a 10-2 record in conference games. The Rams were 8-4 in NFC games. Houston Texans lock
  
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