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• What is a CLEAR Alert, and when is it issued?

  27-01-2022 23:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As law enforcement searched for a missing woman last seen in Austin on Jan. 25, a "CLEAR Alert" was issued from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Camerina Trujilo Perez was last seen around 5 a.m. on Jan. 25 and could be in danger.
  But what is a CLEAR Alert and why was it issued?Related: 38-year-old Texas woman missing, may be in dangerAccording to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a CLEAR Alert is a Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue and was created in 2019
  
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• Austin park renamed to honor civil rights icon Volma Overton, Sr.

  27-01-2022 23:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following city council action Thursday, Lamar Beach at Town Lake Metro Park has been renamed to honor the legacy of Austin civil rights icon Volma Overton, Sr. Ahead of Thursday's park renaming, Overton was previously honored by AISD with the naming of Overton Elementary School.Overton is remembered for his civil rights advocacy and support for racial equality, particularly as a notable leader in the desegregation of Austin ISD. Overton also served as president of Austin's
  
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• Housing affordability is city's #1 challenge — a threat to Austin as we know it

  27-01-2022 23:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Austin's affordability crisis is reaching a boiling point.Housing stock and affordability concerns have been bubbling just under the surface for several years, but pandemic-induced population growth is putting even more pressure on these critical issues. Growth impacts everything from home prices to clogged streets to suburban sprawl.So what is driving the affordability crisis? Land prices are skyrocketing. Austin's development process can take years to n
  
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• PHOTOS: Suspects involved in string of 'ambush-style' robberies in Austin

  27-01-2022 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is asking for help from communities across Texas with identifying four suspects involved in a string of organized, "ambush-style" robberies.
  APD said the robberies and thefts took place between July 22, 2021 and Oct. 14, 2021 at electronics and cellphone stores throughout the city of Austin.3 Houston officers shot, suspect search ongoingPolice said the suspects are going into stores and tearing phones, tablets and laptops from their displays and
  
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• Round Rock ISD's external investigation into superintendent's conduct close to wrapping up

  27-01-2022 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Round Rock Independent School District’s Board of Trustees has directed the district's designated investigator to conclude their investigation into Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez' conduct as alleged in a protective order issued by a Travis County District Court. 
  In Thursday's board meeting, trustees voted for the investigator to prepare a report on or before the next regularly scheduled board meeting.A district spokesperson tells us the board w
  
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• Round Rock ISD board to revisit superintendent employment status Thursday

  27-01-2022 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock ISD’s board of trustees will meet Thursday night to consider "the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal" of Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez.This includes, but is not limited to: removal from administrative leave; reinstatement; disciplinary action including termination; and/or the appointment of an interim superintendent.On Jan. 6, the board voted to place Azaiez on paid administrative leave. In addition
  
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• Round Rock ISD board to revisit superintendent employment status

  27-01-2022 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Round Rock Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will meet Thursday night to consider "the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal" of Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez.This includes but is not limited to: removal from administrative leave; reinstatement; disciplinary action including termination; and/or the appointment of an interim superintendent.On Jan. 6, the board voted to place Azaiez on paid admini
  
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• Round Rock ISD board directs designated investigator to conclude investigation into superintendent

  27-01-2022 23:08 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — The Round Rock Independent School District’s Board of Trustees has directed the district's designated investigator to conclude their investigation regarding Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez' conduct as alleged in a protective order issued by a Travis County District Court.  In Thursday's board meeting, trustees voted for the investigator to prepare a report on or before the next regularly scheduled board meeting.From there, a district spokesperson tel
  
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• Suspect accused of shooting 3 officers in Houston in custody

  27-01-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Three Houston police officers were shot Thursday, and after an hours-long SWAT standoff with the suspect, police say he's now in custody.
  NBC sister station KPRC says the Houston Police Department reports the suspect walked out of the home he was barricaded in with his hands up around 7:45 p.m. He had a gunshot wound to the neck, and it's not known whether he was hit by an officer or if it was self-inflicted. The suspect was taken to the hospital.
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• LIVE: 3 Houston officers shot, suspect search ongoing

  27-01-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Three Houston police officers were shot Thursday, and officials are searching for the suspect.Police tweeted around 3:30 p.m. it happened in the 2100 block of McGowen Street, which is east of Midtown and Interstate 69. NBC sister station KPRC said officers may have been chasing the suspect before the shooting.The suspect left the scene in a white Mercedes.The officers were taken to the Memorial Hermann hospital. The extent of their injuries weren't initially specified.Poli
  
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• Houston PD in standoff with suspect accused of shooting 3 officers

  27-01-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Three Houston police officers were shot Thursday, and officials are in a SWAT situation with the suspect.Police tweeted around 3:30 p.m. it happened in the 2100 block of McGowen Street, which is east of Midtown and Interstate 69. NBC sister station KPRC said officers may have been chasing the suspect before the shooting.KPRC said the suspect was identified by sources as Roland Caballero, who is wanted for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and unlawfully carrying a we
  
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• 3 Houston officers shot, suspect search ongoing

  27-01-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Three Houston police officers were shot Thursday, and officials are searching for the suspect.Police tweeted it happened in the 2100 block of McGowen Street, which is east of Midtown and Interstate 69.The suspect left the scene in a white Mercedes.The officers were taken to the Memorial Hermann hospital. The extent of their injuries weren't initially specified.Police are asking people to avoid the area.
  
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• 3 Houston officers shot, suspect identified

  27-01-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Three Houston police officers were shot Thursday, and officials are searching for the suspect.Police tweeted around 3:30 p.m. it happened in the 2100 block of McGowen Street, which is east of Midtown and Interstate 69. NBC sister station KPRC said officers may have been chasing the suspect before the shooting.KPRC said the suspect was identified by sources as Roland Caballero, who is wanted for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and unlawfully carrying a weapon with a
  
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• Recruit, retain: Burnet's strategy to draw more first responders to the Hill Country

  27-01-2022 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — Burnet City Council's recently approved pay increase for first responders is leaders' latest strategy in an attempt to attract more emergency personnel to the Hill Country."It has just been unbelievable, the amount of growth in this area," City Manager David Vaughn said. "We really have to be able to compete to get the best."The $300,000 increase in annual salary funds for police officers, firefighters and paramedics comes thanks to unanimous approval from city counc
  
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• Austin, Del Valle ISDs roll out pay incentives to retain subs, drivers, food service staff

  27-01-2022 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — School bus drivers have been in short supply for years, but COVID-19 absences and the great resignation have led many districts to cancel or combine routes. Now, Austin ISD is doing its best to attract more employees as the district driver shortage worsens.
  During a Thursday afternoon job fair, the district searched for its next food services, transportation and service center employees.
  "Our three terminal teams work magic to cover routes every day," said Kris Hafezizadeh,
  
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• Austin authorizes $1M lease extension for COVID-19 isolation housing

  27-01-2022 21:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin City Council approved on consent Thursday an extension of the city's emergency use of a northwest Austin hotel for COVID-19 isolation services. Currently, 39 guests are isolating at the hotel following the onset of COVID-19 symptoms or confirmed diagnoses, out of 84 total rooms available.Under Thursday's approved extension, the city committed to paying for an additional one-month term, with stipulations in place to allow for up to four one-month term extensions.
  
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• LIVE: APD investigating homicide on Pleasant Valley Road in southeast Austin

  27-01-2022 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to an area in southeast Austin to investigate a homicide Thursday.The Austin Police Department tweeted at 1:44 p.m. officers are in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road.Austin Police are investigating a homicide in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road on Jan. 27, 2022. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)Austin Police are investigating a homicide in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road on Jan. 27, 2022. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)
  
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• APD investigating suspicious death in southeast Austin

  27-01-2022 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating a suspicious death after getting 911 calls about gunshots and then learning a person was transported to an area clinic with trauma, APD said. That person died.
  Police say they're currently canvassing the two scenes and trying to figure out what happened. The first call to 911 about gunshots came in a little before 12:30 p.m.The Austin Police Department tweeted at 1:44 p.m. officers are in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road.
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• APD investigating homicide on Pleasant Valley Road in southeast Austin

  27-01-2022 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to an area in southeast Austin to investigate a homicide Thursday.APD tweeted at 1:44 p.m. that officers are at the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road. The address comes back to the Waterloo Flats apartments.APD said a public information officer is headed to the scene and will give a briefing, but a time has not been determined yet. KXAN is sending a crew to the scene and we will update this story with more information as it becomes availa
  
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• Tables not being lowered for 'furries,' RRISD responds to candidate's Twitter claim

  27-01-2022 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No, tables are not being lowered at Round Rock Independent School District to accommodate kids who identify as animals and want to eat without their hands, the district said, after a woman running for House District 136 made the claim on social media."Cafeteria tables are being lowered in certain @RoundRockISD middle and high schools to allow 'furries' to more easily eat without utensils or their hands (ie, like a dog eats from a bowl)," candidate Michelle Evans said in a t
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 2 years in jail after teen's death

  27-01-2022 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — A man was sentenced to two years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday.According to Williamson County criminal records, Marquis Wilson will also get 96 days credit toward his sentence. Wilson was involved in the 2020 shooting death of 17-year-old Jade Erwin. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Teen shot and dropped off at Taylor hospital declared dead on arrival, suspect in custodyWilson and another woman dropped off Erwin, who had gunshot wounds, at a Tay
  
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• Why Airbnb denied 3K Austin bookings in 2021; what to know before you book

  27-01-2022 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With large-scale events like Rodeo Austin and the South By Southwest Conference & Festivals coming to the city this spring, many Airbnb properties are preparing to host thousands of visitors. As they look to make rental reservations, Airbnb's anti-party system is continuing to crack down on serial reservation offenders.Since enacting its anti-party system in August 2020, Airbnb has denied more than 48,000 reservations in Texas in an effort to curb rowdy parties from ser
  
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• LIVE: Gov. Abbott, 12 attorneys general participate in ‘border security briefing’

  27-01-2022 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott alongside 12 state attorneys general will gather at a border security briefing Thursday in Weslaco, Texas.According to a release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is among those invited. Below are the other attorneys general attending:Alaska Attorney General Treg TaylorArkansas Attorney General Leslie RutledgeFlorida Attorney General Ashley MoodyIndiana Attorney General Todd RokitaKansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtMississippi Atto
  
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• Gov. Abbott, 12 attorneys general participate in ‘border security briefing’

  27-01-2022 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott alongside 12 state attorneys general will gather at a border security briefing Thursday in Weslaco, Texas.According to a release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is among those invited. Below are the other attorneys general attending:Alaska Attorney General Treg TaylorArkansas Attorney General Leslie RutledgeFlorida Attorney General Ashley MoodyIndiana Attorney General Todd RokitaKansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtMississippi Atto
  
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• Samsung factory prompts possible fire department expansion in Taylor

  27-01-2022 19:10 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) -- After more than 20 years, the Taylor Fire Department wants to make some changes, citing the incoming Samsung factory as one reason.
  Thursday night, Taylor City Council members will consider approving a $68,109 contract with a company, CityGate Associates, to create a master plan for the city's fire services.Taylor has annexed 1,200-plus acres for Samsung siteIn a presentation prepared for the city council meeting, Taylor Fire Chief Daniel Baum states the department's staf
  
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• Austin set to upgrade 511 street lights in West Campus

  27-01-2022 18:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders announced Thursday that crews will work throughout the year to upgrade hundreds of street lights throughout West Campus after complaints about safety.
  In a memo released Thursday, the city shared that it identified 511 decorative street lights that will have LED inserts added to them by the end of 2022. The city explained in a news release that these inserts "will increase the amount and quality of light in the area."
  West Campus, as the city noted, experiences
  
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• Watch: Justice Stephen Breyer expected to announce retirement

  27-01-2022 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden is expected to make a formal announcement on Thursday as Justice Stephen Breyer prepares to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the term.Breyer's impending retirement comes after more than two decades as a Supreme Court Justice. At 83, Breyer is the oldest member of the court and the most senior member of its three-member liberal wing.NewsNation will live stream the announcement in the video player at the top of this page.Biden committed to ad
  
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• Watch: Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement

  27-01-2022 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court at the end of the term.Breyer announced his retirement in a letter to Biden, in which he wrote: “I enormously appreciate the privilege of serving as part of the federal judicial system”
  “I have found the work challenging and meaningful," Breyer wrote. "My relations with each of my colleagues have been warm and friendly. Throughout, I have b
  
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• Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement

  27-01-2022 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court at the end of the term.Breyer notified Biden of his retirement in a letter, in which he wrote: “I enormously appreciate the privilege of serving as part of the federal judicial system”
  “I have found the work challenging and meaningful," Breyer wrote. "My relations with each of my colleagues have been warm and friendly. Throughout, I have be
  
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• Biden affirms pledge to nominate first Black woman for High Court by end of Feb

  27-01-2022 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court at the end of the term.During the announcement, Biden said he’ll make his nomination to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat before the end of February.Biden affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue." "I made that commitment during the campaign for president," Biden said. "I w
  
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• Austin elementary school shifts to virtual learning after 'gastrointestinal illness'

  27-01-2022 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Blanton Elementary School students are learning virtually Thursday and Friday due to a "gastrointestinal illness affecting some students."A letter to the Blanton community from the Austin Independent School District said the shift to virtual learning is "out of an abundance of caution." Help wanted: AISD needs people to work in several areas, hosting job fair
  "The campus will undergo a deep cleaning while the campus is closed," the letter said.
  AISD wants Blanton parents to
  
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• Community remembers pediatrician killed during SWAT standoff a year ago

  27-01-2022 16:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A vigil was held Wednesday night in remembrance of a doctor who was killed in her office a year ago.Community members gathered outside Children's Medical Group near MoPac and West 35th Street to honor Dr. Lindley Dodson, a pediatric doctor who was shot and killed during a SWAT standoff at the clinic.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A timeline of the terminally-ill doctor held hostages, shot pediatrician and himself at her officeThe Austin Police Department said Dr. Bharat Narumanchi kill
  
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• Fraudulent calls demanding Austin utility bill payments are happening — what to do when you get one

  27-01-2022 16:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you get a call from a number demanding immediate payment for City of Austin utilities, hang up the phone and call 311 to report it.In a press release Wednesday, city officials warned customers of fraudulent phone calls and requests to pay utility bills via QR codes. The calls began during Austin's brief cold snap last week, and in all, the city said 14 customers were cheated out of $13,000 combined.Help wanted: AISD needs people to work in several areas, hosting job fair
  
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• Austin City Council to vote on vaccine incentives, airport improvements

  27-01-2022 14:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here's what we're keeping an eye on during the Austin City Council meeting Thursday.
  COVID-19 vaccine incentivesTwo items on the council agenda deal with procuring $100 gift cards from Staples Inc. to use as a COVID-19 vaccine incentive for residents in Austin-Travis County.
  The total contract amount is $1.5 million. City documents say Austin Public Health has already made a purchase of $554,100 of that total number (about 5,000 gift cards), and council will vote to ratify
  
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• Help wanted: AISD needs people to work in several areas, hosting job fair

  27-01-2022 14:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the pandemic continues on, Austin Independent School District is still having trouble filling certain positions."Yes, we are still looking for subs," said Eddie Villa, AISD spokesperson. "I am filling in, our superintendent is filling in." Austin ISD communications team, superintendent filling in as substitute teachersSo what does it take to get new substitutes on board and ready to cover classes?"The process to actually start teaching and subbing and being in a classroo
  
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• LIVE: Downtown Kyle bar destroyed by fire early Thursday

  27-01-2022 12:46 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — A downtown Kyle bar was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning.It isn't clear what started the fire at Papa Jack's, located at 108 W. Center St. in Kyle. According to a city official, smoke was rolling from an alley next to the building when crews arrived.
  The Kyle Fire Department said the roof collapsed during the fire, and it received the call at 1:50 a.m. No injuries have been reported. Another business, Jack's Axes, is connected to the bar.KFD said Center Stree
  
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• Downtown Kyle bar destroyed by fire early Thursday

  27-01-2022 12:46 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — A downtown Kyle bar was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning.KXAN's photographer at the scene spoke with people who live nearby and work at Papa Jack's, a bar on Center Street in Kyle."We got some tweets and snaps that Papa Jack's was on fire, and we didn't believe it," said Dana Davila. She works at Papa Jack's and said she closed the bar Wednesday night. "I hurried up and got dressed ... and we've been watching this monster of a fire destroy our jobs."Papa Jack
  
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• 2 downtown Kyle businesses considered 'a total loss' after fire

  27-01-2022 12:46 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — A downtown Kyle bar and neighboring business were both destroyed after a fire early Thursday morning. According to officials, the fire was put out shortly after 10 a.m.It isn't clear what started the fire at Papa Jack's, located at 108 W. Center St. in Kyle. According to a city official, smoke was rolling from an alley next to the building when crews arrived.
  The Kyle Fire Department said it received the call at 1:50 a.m. At first, the City of Kyle said firefighters be
  
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• Potential new Austin project earns Willie Nelson's endorsement but not some neighbors'

  27-01-2022 05:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The stage is set for a possible comeback of an iconic Austin music venue, the Austin Opera House. But the possibility isn't receiving a standing ovation.
  New rules were placed on the property since it last operated as a music venue, so the new owners need city council members to change that zoning before moving forward."We are asking for the removal of a zoning overlay that was placed on the property in 1986 that doesn't allow for any additional development on this site," s
  
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• Austin ISD taking ideas on how to reuse former Pease Elementary

  27-01-2022 03:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District wants to hear from parents how the district can repurpose the former Pease Elementary School.
  AISD shut down the school in 2020. Now, the district is holding a few virtual feedback sessions through early March to discuss how to reuse the space with community members.
  The first session took place Wednesday night from 6 to 7 p.m.
  The next virtual meetings are Feb. 15 and March 3 — both starting at 6 p.m. You must register first usi
  
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• 38-year-old Texas woman missing, may be in danger

  27-01-2022 02:50 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 38-year-old who's health and safety may be at risk.
  A CLEAR Alert has been issued for Camerina Trujilo Perez. Perez has black hair, brown eyes, stands 5-foot, 5-inches tall and weighs 130 lbs.She was last seen around 5 a.m. Tuesday in the 21400 block of Derby Day Avenue in Pflugerville in a blue 2014 Chevrolet Sonic with Texas license plat FZH-0400, TCSO says.Police are looking for Luis Montes in connection
  
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• Taylor ISD superintendent offers teaching scholarships from own salary

  27-01-2022 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — The Taylor ISD superintendent is paying it forward to his students after announcing he's received a contract extension from the Taylor school board.Superintendent Devin Padavil wrote on Twitter Tuesday he is offering scholarships, out of his own salary, of $1,000 and $500 to two seniors who pursue teaching or any field of service in college. Pflugerville ISD mulls consequences for teachers who resign mid-yearPadavil said the gesture was inspired by his senior English
  
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• Man wanted for deadly 6th Street stabbing arrested by US Marshals

  27-01-2022 02:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested by the U.S. Marshals following the deadly stabbing of a 33-year-old man in downtown Austin.
  The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force said it arrested Donald Carrillo, 24, in the 2200 block of W. William Cannon Drive on Tuesday. He was wanted for the Jan. 23 murder of Michael O'Brien.Previous coverage: APD identifies man killed in downtown stabbing SaturdayAccording to Austin Police, witnesses said that Carrillo and O'Brien were fighting in an alley
  
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• Wanted man accused of sexually assaulting child arrested in San Marcos

  27-01-2022 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — One of Hays County’s most wanted suspects was arrested at a home in San Marcos on Tuesday evening.The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says Robert Bernal, 58, has been taken into custody at the Hays County Jail.Bernal was wanted on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child, and the sheriff’s office said he was on their most wanted list.The alleged assault happened in March 2020, according to the jail’s website.Bernal is being held in
  
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• Austin brewery launches special beer to help stop anti-Asian hate crime

  27-01-2022 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When a man shot and killed eight people in an anti-Asian attack in Georgia last year, Chris Gomez was shaken up.“The first thing I thought of was my older Asian mother,” he said. “She could be susceptible to hate crime.”The murders were the most shocking example of a disturbing trend amid the COVID-19 pandemic – a spike in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the U.S.Fortunately, Gomez’ mother ha
  
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• Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales calls for cyber actions against Russia

  27-01-2022 01:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales suggested the United States should take cyber actions against Russia, in an interview with Washington Post Live on Wednesday.
  Gonzales, a former Navy cryptologist, told Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor such action against Russia would be "a small taste of what could happen if you go into Ukraine.”“One thing in particular that I think we haven’t used is cyber. This is an instrument in our toolbox that
  
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• Taylor has annexed 1,200-plus acres for Samsung site

  27-01-2022 00:34 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (Austin Business Journal) — The massive plot of land in Taylor that is set to become Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s $17 billion chipmaking plant is now officially inside city limits, potentially adding more than $50 million to the city's general fund over the next three decades.The city of Taylor in mid-January annexed 1,268 acres that will be home to the Samsung computer chip plant. Municipal officials have estimated it will add $52 million to the city's general fu
  
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• Tesla Model Ys already being built at Austin factory, Cybertruck model still in the works

  27-01-2022 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cybertrucks could be roaming Central Texas roads soon, and one is already being tested at Tesla's new Travis County gigafactory.
  CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter Tuesday: "Been driving latest Cybertruck prototype around Giga Texas. It’s awesome!"New name, same problem: Road to Tesla still needs improving as area boomsAccording to a Wednesday update on its quarter four earnings, the Cybertruck is in the development phase and is planned to be made in Travis County along w
  
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• 'It's awesome!" Elon Musk says he's been testing a Cybertruck prototype at Austin's factory

  27-01-2022 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cybertrucks could be roaming Central Texas roads soon, and one is already being tested at Tesla's new Travis County gigafactory.
  CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter Tuesday: "Been driving latest Cybertruck prototype around Giga Texas. It’s awesome!"New name, same problem: Road to Tesla still needs improving as area boomsAccording to a Wednesday update on its quarter four earnings, the Cybertruck is in the development phase and is planned to be made in Travis County along w
  
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• Austin launches film guide of all places movies, TV shows have shot in region

  27-01-2022 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With hundreds of films, television shows and advertisements under Austin's belt, city officials are working to highlight the cinematic magic that's called Austin home for more than 50 years — one pit stop at a time.The city's tourism department and the Austin Film Commission have collaborated on the launch of the Austin Film Tourism Guide, an interactive resource to highlight which locations throughout Central Texas have been featured on TV and silver screens.Currentl
  
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