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• ABIA 1 of 4 North American airports to earn Gold LEED Certification for solar array

  18-01-2022 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  Back in 2020, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport began construction on the Blue Garage with hopes of more than just adding additional parking spaces.
  Sam Haynes, ABIA's acting public information & marketing manager, said a core goal in that design process was meeting Gold LEED Certification.LEED stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" and is one of the most widely used green building rating system in the world. It's utilized for all building types and all building phas
  
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• ABIA 1 of 4 North American airports to earn carbon neutrality with help from new solar array

  18-01-2022 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  Back in 2020, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport began construction on the Blue Garage with hopes of more than just adding additional parking spaces.
  Sam Haynes, ABIA's acting public information & marketing manager, said a core goal in that design process was meeting Gold LEED Certification.LEED stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" and is one of the most widely used green building rating system in the world. It's utilized for all building types and all building phas
  
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• Austin transgender activist named Time Kid of the Year finalist

  18-01-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A national spotlight is shining brightly on a Texas transgender girl for her activism last year pushing back on legislation.
  Several times during the 2021 legislative session, Kai Shappley made the trip to the Texas State Capitol with her mother to testify against bills that would affect transgender Texans. Those appearances helped lead the 11-year-old to recently be named a finalist for Time Kid of the Year.
  "I started my activism because I thought it was unfair how they w
  
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• Wintry weather home preparedness tips

  18-01-2022 22:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas' first, good taste of wintry weather since last February's rounds of winter storms is in the forecast later this week. We want to make sure you are aware of what to expect as well as how to prepare for this particular event.First and foremost, we are NOT anticipating a widespread, crippling winter storm like last year. However, since wintry weather occurs so infrequently in Central Texas, it's important to brush up on what to expect as well as how to prepare s
  
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• Watch Austin High host Bowie basketball — live Tuesday on KBVO

  18-01-2022 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KBVO will be at Austin High School this week for a matchup between 2021 playoff teams.Austin (6-19) hosts Bowie (9-12) Tuesday night in the fifth district game of the season for each team. You can watch High School Basketball Live on KBVO and KXAN.com at 8 p.m.KBVO and KXAN.com will be showing Central Texas high school basketball games throughout the remainder of the 2021-2022 regular season.
  
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• LIVE: Watch Austin High host Bowie basketball — live Tuesday on KBVO

  18-01-2022 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KBVO will be at Austin High School this week for a district showdown between local rivals.Austin (6-19) hosts Bowie (9-12) Tuesday night in the fifth district game of the season for each team. You can watch High School Basketball Live on KBVO and KXAN.com at 8 p.m.KBVO and KXAN.com will be showing Central Texas high school basketball games throughout the remainder of the 2021-2022 regular season.How to find KBVOAT&T U-Verse: Channel 1007 (HD) – Chan
  
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• Bowie beats rivals Austin High on Maroons home court

  18-01-2022 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KBVO will be at Austin High School this week for a district showdown between local rivals.Austin (6-19) hosts Bowie (9-12) Tuesday night in the fifth district game of the season for each team. You can watch High School Basketball Live on KBVO and KXAN.com at 8 p.m.KBVO and KXAN.com will be showing Central Texas high school basketball games throughout the remainder of the 2021-2022 regular season.How to find KBVOAT&T U-Verse: Channel 1007 (HD) – Chan
  
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• LIVE: Crews work to put out 'very active' wildfire in Bastrop County, nearby residents evacuated

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — Crews are working to put out a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County and nearby residents are being asked to evacuate.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 300 acres and 0% contained.As of 2:55 p.m., Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said residents in the Pine Hill Drive neighborhood are being asked to evacuate. As of 3:20 p.m., residents
  
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• LIVE: Controlled burn likely led to Bastrop County wildfire, officials say; nearby residents evacuated

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — A scheduled controlled burn moved outside its boundaries and likely caused a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County Tuesday afternoon, officials say. Nearby residents are being asked to evacuate.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 630 acres and 10% contained as of 6 p.m. According to Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape, more than 250 families have been e
  
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• LIVE: Controlled burn led to Bastrop County wildfire officials say; nearby residents evacuated

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — A scheduled controlled burn moved outside its boundaries and caused a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County Tuesday afternoon. Nearby residents are being asked to evacuate.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 630 acres and 10% contained as of 6 p.m. According to Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape, more than 250 families have been evacuated.As of 2:55 p.
  
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• Crews work to put out 'very active' wildfire in Bastrop County, nearby residents evacuated

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — Crews are working to put out a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County and nearby residents are being asked to evacuate.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 150 acres and 0% contained.As of 2:55 p.m., Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said residents in the Pine Hill Drive neighborhood are being asked to evacuate.
  Road closures are in place
  
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• Crews work to put out 'very active' wildfire in Bastrop County

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — Crews are working to put out a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 150 acres and 0% contained.Road closures were in place at State Highway 21 South Shore Lake Bastrop and East State Highway 21.
  Aviation resources have been ordered to assist, the Forest Service said.
  Texas Parks and Wildlife said it was doing a
  
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• Controlled burn likely led to Bastrop County wildfire, officials say; nearby residents evacuated

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — A scheduled controlled burn moved outside its boundaries and likely caused a "very active" wildfire in Bastrop County Tuesday afternoon, officials say. Nearby residents are being asked to evacuate.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to area of 100 Park Road 1A. Crews were working to put out the Rolling Pines Fire, which is an estimated 630 acres and 10% contained as of 6 p.m. According to Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape, more than 250 families have been e
  
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• Controlled burn likely led to Bastrop County wildfire, officials say; 'fire behavior has greatly reduced'

  18-01-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — Officials said "fire behavior has greatly reduced" over the past few hours, following a wildfire erupting in Bastrop County earlier Tuesday."No significant growth of the fire has occurred since the map of the approximate area was added on this original post," Bastrop County officials said late Tuesday. "Our tactical objectives for night shift include continued structure protection and constructing containment line using heavy equipment."This comes after a scheduled
  
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• Search for robbery suspect prompts 'secure' mode at Ann Richards School

  18-01-2022 21:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Austin police search for a robbery suspect in south Austin, an Austin Independent School District school is taking safety precautions.AISD officials said the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders was put in "secure" mode, meaning no one can go in or out of the building but classes continue as normal, due to APD trying to find a suspect in a robbery on Menchaca Road.AISD officials said the campus is safe.APD said the robbery call originated from the 4300 block of
  
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• District Attorney opens investigation after video shows Austin officer punching woman

  18-01-2022 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Prosecutors have opened an investigation into officers with the Austin Police Department captured on a bystander video where one of the officers is punching a woman, officials said Tuesday. Investigators with the Travis County District Attorney's Office Civil Rights Unit opened the investigation on Jan. 12 -- a day after KXAN investigators interviewed that woman.
  The video from Oct. 31 shows two officers dragging Simone Griffith, then 26, off a curb, and one officer repeate
  
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• 'He said he'd kill her': TXST family sounds alarm after student's grandparents targeted in ransom scam

  18-01-2022 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Savanah Foulds answered her mom's Facetime call in shock and confused as to why she was crying hysterically.
  Her mom, Brianna Darcey, was relieved to finally be able to get in contact with Savanah after a man called Savanah's grandparents threatening to kill her if the couple didn't pay him.Austin Board of Realtors: More homes sold in 2021 than ever before, $23 billion in salesAccording to Darcey, Savanah's grandparents, who live in Cedar Park, got a call from a
  
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• 'He said he'd kill her': Cedar Park family sounds alarm about ransom scam

  18-01-2022 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Savanah Foulds answered her mom's Facetime call in shock and confused as to why she was crying hysterically.
  Her mom, Brianna Darcey, was relieved to finally be able to get in contact with Savanah after a man called Savanah's grandparents threatening to kill her if the couple didn't pay him.Austin Board of Realtors: More homes sold in 2021 than ever before, $23 billion in salesAccording to Darcey, Savanah's grandparents, who live in Cedar Park, got a call from a
  
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• How to order your free at-home COVID tests from the federal government

  18-01-2022 19:38 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Americans are now able to request free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government as the country faces widespread shortages. Those shortages will also impact how many free tests you can request, with the White House limiting orders to just four free tests per home.
  While it was initially reported that the website would not begin accepting orders until Wednesday, Jan. 19, the website, COVIDTests.gov, is now online and appears to be processing requests for tests. These tests ar
  
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• Austin FC reveals preseason schedule as five trialists try to score contracts

  18-01-2022 19:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC will play four preseason matches next month as the team gets ready for the upcoming 2022 MLS season.Only one of the four games will be open to fans – the blockbuster matchup against Mexican champions Atlas FC at Q2 Stadium on Feb. 16, which was announced last week. MLS SuperDraft: Meet Austin FC’s newest playersYou can buy tickets for the match, which kicks off at 8 p.m., here.Austin’s preseason slate begins with a game against Toronto FC at the
  
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• Warm now, but sleet, snow and ice possible on Thursday

  18-01-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — South winds returned to Central Texas on Monday and have continued Tuesday and Wednesday. These winds are aiding in our warming trend and will be a little gusty throughout the day with gusts near 30 mph.Expect mostly sunny skies and warmer than average temperatures with highs in the 70s Tuesday, to near 80 degrees Wednesday.The arctic front we're watching looks to move through during the evening hours of Wednesday, meaning we see one more day of warm, above average temperat
  
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• Freezing rain, sleet and snow possible on Thursday

  18-01-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — South winds returned to Central Texas on Monday and have continued Tuesday and Wednesday. These winds are aiding in our warming trend and will be a little gusty throughout the day with gusts near 30 mph.Expect mostly sunny skies and warmer than average temperatures with highs in the 70s Tuesday, to near 80 degrees Wednesday.The arctic front we're watching looks to move through during the evening hours of Wednesday, meaning we see one more day of warm, above average temperat
  
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• COVID-19 emergency could end this year, WHO says

  18-01-2022 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Tuesday that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic — deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns — could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly.Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine equity hosted by the World Economic Forum, said “we may never end the virus” because such pandemic viruses “end up becoming p
  
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• Battle for Texas governor: Abbott, O'Rourke fundraise millions

  18-01-2022 18:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Republicans work to secure another round of Gov. Greg Abbott's leadership, and Democrats attempt to flip Texas blue in the governor role for the first time since 1994, huge amounts of money are flooding into the race for Texas governor.
  Brian Smith, a professor of political science at St. Edward’s University, expects Abbott and former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke will end up on top of their respective parties, which could make Texas the center of national pol
  
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• Austin Board of Realtors: More homes sold in 2021 than ever before, $23 billion in sales

  18-01-2022 18:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was a record-setting 2021 for the Austin-Round Rock housing market.The Austin Board of Realtors said in a year-end report that more homes were sold in the market than ever before at 41,316. That was a 2.5% year-over-year increase, and the median home price rose nearly 31% from 2020 to $450,000. Austin is no longer Zillow’s hottest housing market in 2022There was over $23 billion in sales volume, representing a nearly 33% increase, and more homes also hit the market
  
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• Texas dog restraint law goes into effect today

  18-01-2022 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As of Tuesday, anyone who unlawfully restrains a dog could face criminal penalties in Texas.
  The Safe Outdoor Dogs Act passed the legislature in October during a special session and Gov. Greg Abbott signed it at the end of that month. Abbott had vetoed a version of the legislation earlier last year during the regular session, concerned over "micro-managing" and saying the state already outlawed animal cruelty. People voiced their displeasure at the time using the hashtag #A
  
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• Boil water notice in effect for east Bastrop County

  18-01-2022 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Aqua Water Supply Corporation issued a boil water notice Tuesday for an area in eastern Bastrop County after a water main break caused low pressure in the system.Those who live in the portion of Zone Five between North Farm to Market Road 2104 and U.S. Highway 290 East from west of the Bastrop and Lee County line to St. Delight Road need to boil their water before drinking it, cooking with it or using it to make ice.
  Those in portions of Zone Five should boil
  
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• Burn ban to go into effect in Travis County ahead of cold front

  18-01-2022 17:24 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- As Central Texas prepares for a cold front starting Wednesday into early Thursday, Travis County's chief fire marshal says he's concerned about the fire danger that front could bring with it. Extreme fire danger: Experts give tips on how to stay safeStarting Thursday, Jan. 20, the unincorporated parts of Travis County will be under an outdoor burn ban. County commissioners signed off on it Tuesday morning."I'm concerned with the drop that we're going to see in humi
  
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• Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, joins Spurs ownership group

  18-01-2022 17:10 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — The co-founder of the home rental company Airbnb is now part of the San Antonio Spurs ownership group.The team announced Tuesday at Joe Gebbia, who is also the chairman of the nonprofit Airbnb.org, has joined its investor group as a strategic partner. Spurs assistant Becky Hammon hired to WNBA’s Las VegasGebbia has built Airbnb from selling cereal in 2007 to a $31 billion company and said he's dreamed of being part of a professional team since he was a bal
  
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• Austin ISD communications team, superintendent filling in as substitute teachers

  18-01-2022 14:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In recent weeks Austin Independent School District has seen the need for hundreds of subs as more teachers call out with COVID-19, but what happens when there aren't enough subs to cover classes?"I was subbing in a second grade elementary," said AISD spokesperson Eddie Villa.Villa is part of the district's communications team, but for now, he's also subbing. He's not the only one as the district's central office staff have filled in as well, and even Dr. Stephanie Elizalde,
  
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• 3D printing company turns trash into treasure

  18-01-2022 14:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From plastic water bottles to medical and manufacturing waste, those at re:3D are using trash to print goods.
  "That waste has a lot of potential," explained Samantha Snabes, the company's co-founder and catalyst.Snabes said she and her team have been working on ways to keep trash out of landfills and reusing it. When the company first started nearly a decade ago in 2013, Snabes said they knew they wanted to create jobs
  but they also wanted to make a difference. That's when
  
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• East Austin house burns late Monday night

  18-01-2022 13:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department put out a fire it said started between two houses late Monday night in east Austin.AFD tweeted a house at 1209 Bob Harrison Street caught fire just around 11:30 a.m. That's north of 13th Street and south of the Oakwood Cemetery.A house caught fire on Bob Harrison Street in east Austin late Monday night. No one was injured in the blaze, AFD said.(KXAN photo/Julie Karam)A house caught fire on Bob Harrison Street in east Austin late Monday night. No
  
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• Turbo Tax opts out of IRS's Free File program

  18-01-2022 13:53 via kxan.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WTRN) - Intuit, the company that owns Turbo Tax, said that it would no longer be participating in the IRS's Free File program in July. For years the company offered free e-file services and was featured on the IRS website. IRS deadline back in April despite pandemicTurbo Tax does have a free file option on its website, even though they are not participating in the IRS's program. There are limitations on who can use their free service and people who have used Turbo Tax's free file s
  
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• Amid COVID-19 surge, Texas nursing facilities face staffing worsening shortages

  18-01-2022 13:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While COVID-19 cases climb in Texas nursing homes, another crisis is plaguing these facilities: staffing shortages.
  Industry leaders estimate a 15% reduction in the skilled nursing workforce during the pandemic. Kevin Warren, the president and CEO of the Texas Health Care Association, said they are concerned the industry could face more of a strain due to the surge of the omicron variant. How some long-term care facilities are handling a spike in COVID-19 cases
  "This is bec
  
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• APD investigating homicide in southeast Austin

  18-01-2022 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police officers are investigating a homicide Tuesday morning in southeast Austin.APD said one person died in a shooting at the Avonmore Apartments on 4501 E. Riverside Drive. That's between South Pleasant Valley Road and Wickersham Lane. APD doesn't have a suspect in custody but officers are in the area looking.
  We have a photographer headed to the scene and will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Springtime warmth ahead of a brutal winter reminder - tracking wintry mix potential

  18-01-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — South winds returned to Central Texas on Monday and have continued Tuesday and Wednesday. These winds are aiding in our warming trend and will be a little gusty throughout the day with gusts near 30 mph.Expect mostly sunny skies and warmer than average temperatures with highs in the 70s Tuesday, to near 80 degrees Wednesday.The arctic front we're watching looks to move through during the evening hours of Wednesday, meaning we see one more day of warm, above average temperat
  
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• FIRST WARNING: sharply colder with possibility of wintry mix late week

  18-01-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week's warming trend continues for two more days... then winter makes a mean comeback to Central Texas.Today will feature sunshine, dry skies and warm temps with afternoon highs soaring well into the 70s. Winds will be breezy at times with south/southwest winds reaching 10-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph.Wednesday will a transition day as a strong Arctic cold front surges into Central Texas by evening. Ahead of the cold front, a mix of sun and clouds, isolated showers/storms
  
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• 4 hurt, including child, in multi-vehicle crash in north Austin

  18-01-2022 05:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four people, including a child and teenager, are hurt after a multi-vehicle crash in north Austin Monday night.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash happened in the 700 block of East Anderson Lane service road eastbound. That's near the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Interstate 35.
  The child, who may have been ejected, was taken to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, the agency said. The teenager was also taken to the hospital with serious injuri
  
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• City council special election turnout at just 2% after 7 days of early voting

  18-01-2022 04:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Less than 2% of eligible voters have cast their ballots in a special election to determine Austin's next city council member.Voters in District 4 are choosing between seven candidates to replace Greg Casar, who stepped down to run for Congress.After one week of early voting, just 742 of 34,655 registered voters in the district have cast a ballot. That's a turnout of 2.14%.RELATED COVERAGE: What voters need to know ahead of Austin’s District 4 special electionRegistere
  
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• Johnson City ISD cancels classes after 'high rate' of staff catch COVID-19

  18-01-2022 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) — The Johnson City Independent School District hopes classes will resume Wednesday after having to cancel them Monday and Tuesday due to staff being out with COVID-19.
  In a Sunday letter to parents, Superintendent Richard Kolek said the district "is experiencing a high rate of faculty and staff testing positive for COVID-19." Because of all the staff absences, he said the district can't properly cover classes or ensure student safety.Dozens of Texas school distri
  
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• Austin pharmacy begins to get shipments of COVID-19 antiviral pill

  18-01-2022 03:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Health care providers and pharmacies are beginning to get shipments of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19, including Tarrytown Pharmacy in Austin.
  Tarrytown has the pill made by Merck called "molnupiravir."The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the pill in late December, along with Pfizer's competing drug, paxlovid.BACKGROUND: Merck pill approved as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19Paxlovid isn't widely available and is currently being given in hospital or clin
  
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• Insider Mickey Spagnola explains the final Cowboys play

  18-01-2022 02:31 via kxan.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (Silver Star Nation) — The Cowboys' final attempt to win Sunday's NFL Playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers ended when the clock expired on Dak Prescott.Prescott ran the ball with just 14 seconds left in the game but wasn't able to get the ball to the referee fast enough to beat the clock and get one last shot at the end zone.
  Several people, including Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, questioned the fact that the referee was not close enough to the play to spot the ba
  
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• Abortion clinics challenging Texas law dealt new setback

  18-01-2022 01:58 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt opponents of Texas’ strict abortion law another defeat.
  The ruling Monday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans raises concerns by opponents that the state’s near-total ban on abortions will remain intact for the foreseeable future.Texas abortion law: U.S. Supreme Court rules to allow future challengesThe Texas law bans abortion once cardiac activity is detected. That's usually around six weeks and before so
  
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• WATCH: Leander celebrates 1st MLK Day Parade and Street Festival

  18-01-2022 01:20 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Leander celebrated its first MLK Day parade and street festival to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday morning.Organizers and attendees called the event a success with a strong turnout from the community. City officials said the free event was centered around the theme of “Community Unity – Bright & Bold." King family spotlights voting rights fight during MLK March in DC"It warms my heart because it's been a long time coming. Wh
  
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• LIVE: Here's when potential wintry weather could arrive in Central Texas

  18-01-2022 00:31 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — After spending all of December well above average, some of us may have been hoping for the warm weather to last all winter. After a few cold snaps so far in January, forecasts are coming together this week for what looks to be our longest stretch of cold weather mixed with the potential for some wintry precipitation.While this forecast does include mentions of light wintry precipitation accumulation, it is not going to be on the level of last February's devastating w
  
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• Here's when potential wintry weather could arrive in Central Texas

  18-01-2022 00:31 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — After spending all of December well above average, some of us may have been hoping for the warm weather to last all winter. After a few cold snaps so far in January, forecasts are coming together this week for what looks to be our longest stretch of cold weather mixed with the potential for some wintry precipitation.While this forecast does include mentions of light wintry precipitation accumulation, it is not going to be on the level of last February's devastating w
  
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• New COVID-19 business orders in effect in Austin, but do businesses know?

  18-01-2022 00:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As of noon Monday, businesses in Austin and Travis County have to display two signs visible from the outside.One encourages masks and vaccines in general. The other is a checklist with COVID-19 precautions businesses should take. Business owners, customers react to new Austin COVID-19 ordersWhen we went to check in with businesses, we saw most storefronts did not have the proper signage up. Employees at several small businesses told us they did not know about the order.
  "It prob
  
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• US 183 in Leander back open after 'major crash'

  18-01-2022 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  UPDATE at 5:34 p.m. - Leander Police report U.S. 183 is back open.
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Police say a "major crash" off North U.S. Highway 183 in Leander is shutting down parts of the highway Monday afternoon.
  The Leander Police Department says it's taking place in the 4000 block of North U.S. 183. That's near Tulum Terrance. The map below shows the approximate area of the crash and closures.More traffic news from Williamson CountyPolice say U.S. 183 between San Gabriel Parkway and 183A
  
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• 3-year-old's 'Spider-Girl' birthday photos go viral

  18-01-2022 00:13 via kxan.com
  
  MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) - Who needs Spiderman when you could have Spider-Girl?
  Diamond Jackson, owner of Rae's Bleu Rose Photography, took these photos of her daughter Rose for her third birthday. Jackson said Rose loves Spiderman and naturally she wanted to be Spider-girl for her birthday.Actor James Marsden purchases home in Austin areaRose didn't just want to be in a dress that looked like Spiderman, she wanted to be in his actual suit. Jackson said she made it a point to include Rose's afro-puff
  
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• Firefighters work to put out 2nd-alarm fire at north Austin apartment

  18-01-2022 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews are working to put out a fire at what appears to be an apartment building in north Austin, according to the Austin Fire Department.
  The fire is taking place at 8800 North Interstate 35, which is south of East Rundberg Lane and in the vicinity of a couple of apartment complexes.RELATED: 30-acre fire east of Kyle damages barnAFD is considering it a second-alarm fire, and the department reported flames on the balcony spread into the attic.RELATED: People displaced from h
  
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