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• APD searches for woman last seen at storage facility in central Austin

  10-02-2022 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  APD is asking for the public's help in finding Valerie Wilks (Courtesy: APD)AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are asking for the public's help in finding a 58-year-old woman who has been missing since Feb. 6.Police said 58-year-old Valerie Wilks was last seen just before 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the Cube Storage located at 5656 N. Interstate 35 in central Austin.
  Police said Wilks has health conditions that cause concern for her immediate welfare. Wilks is also from out of town.
  Wilks is 5'6" ta
  
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• When will we see the last freeze of the season in Central Texas?

  10-02-2022 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As meteorological winter draws to a close, the days continue to get longer and the average temperatures get warmer. With the risk of nighttime and early morning freezes in Central Texas this time of year, you may be curious when we're done with those 32 degrees or colder nights.The good news is ... we're getting close to our typical last freeze of the season, especially in the Austin metro and southeast. Patio weather ahead of weekend cold frontAverage last freezes of the c
  
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• Man arrested a year after homicide of 54 year old in southeast Austin

  10-02-2022 23:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man has been arrested in connection to the 2021 homicide of Ramon Patino Munoz.
  Austin police said Jacovi Lavoy Sattiewhite, 19, was arrested in San Marcos in connection to the Feb. 3, 2021 death of Munoz.
  According to police, Sattiewhite was among several suspects who were believed to be committing armed robberies in the area near Oltorf Street and Pleasant Valley Road on the day of the homicide. Police said they believed these robberies are what culminated in the homici
  
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• KXAN traces harassment of judge, candidates, attorneys to one man

  10-02-2022 23:08 via kxan.com
  
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  At least eight people, including a Travis County judge, a candidate in the 2022 Travis County election, a prosecutor and several Austin-based attorneys have been targets of harassing and threatening communications. A KXAN investigation found the person believed to be behind the harassment and uncovered records detailing the nature of these communications.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A recent Facebook post published on the re-election campaign page of Travis County Court at Law #
  
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• Man caught on camera breaking into La Barbecue on Austin's east side

  10-02-2022 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "You want me to stand guard?" asks a La Barbecue customer, addressing the owner and general manager, Alison Clem, by name. "I heard about the bad news."The beloved east Austin barbecue joint got hit with a break-in, the third in just a few months.
  "My morning guy got here at about 6:30... and he came through the back and saw that the gate was opened," Clem recounted. It was Jan. 27 when she got the call from one of her trusted cooks for her to check the cameras to see if an
  
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• Send some love: Austin senior living community asks for Valentine's Day cards

  10-02-2022 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — You're just 'write' to be a Valentine for some Austin seniors!
  Buckner Retirement Services is asking for Valentine’s Day letters and cards for residents at all six of its senior living communities across Texas, including its north Austin location.How some long-term care facilities are handling a spike in COVID-19 cases
  Buckner first asked for letters in March 2020, when Texas long-term care facilities and senior communities closed their doors to visitors to stop the s
  
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• Abortions in Texas fell 60% in first month under new law

  10-02-2022 21:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.The nearly 2,200 abortions reported by Texas providers in September came after a new law took effect that bans the procedure once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy and without exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Th
  
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• How a storm of economic hardships is rattling Austin businesses, impacting customers

  10-02-2022 20:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — New data from the U.S. government Thursday indicate another spike in costs, pushing inflation to 7.5% year-over-year — the largest increase since 1982.
  That's even higher in the West South Central region that includes Texas, at 7.8%.
  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for January, prices for food, electricity and shelter shared the largest portion of increases.
  Food away from home, which includes restaurants and fast food, saw a 6.4
  
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• Willie Nelson's next album drops on his 89th birthday

  10-02-2022 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Willie Nelson is going to celebrate his 89th birthday by releasing another album."A Beautiful Time," his 17th album for Legacy Recordings, hits stores and digital formats April 29, Willie's birthday, but his first single off it is available Thursday. "I Love You Till the Day I Die" was recorded alongside Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton, and "exemplifies the album's focus on finely-crafted pop-country songwriting." RELATED: Potential new Austin project earns Willie Nelson
  
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• How redistricting will impact the 2022 election in Texas

  10-02-2022 19:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It happens every decade after census data is released and has a huge impact on elections -- redistricting. The 2022 election will be the first that sees the impacts of the most recent round of redistricting following the 2020 Census.
  Census data is used as a building block to redraw 429 U.S. House districts in 44 states and 7,383 state legislative districts across the U.S. The official goal is to ensure each district has roughly the same number of people. Texas gained two congre
  
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• Big Game Bound: Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Cris Carter talk Super Bowl LVI

  10-02-2022 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. – More practice for the Bengals and Rams and the NFL Honors highlight Thursday of Super Bowl Week. This year’s league award winners and the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2022 will be announced during the prime-time special tonight.Chris Hagan and Jarrett Payton have it all covered in today’s edition of “Big Game Bound” streaming live at 1:30 p.m. ET.JP goes one-on-one with Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders and gets his thoughts on R
  
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• Survey: Percentage of people masking in Travis County higher than Texas, the US

  10-02-2022 19:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An ongoing social media survey done by the Carnegie Mellon University's Delphi Group shows the percentage of people wearing masks in Travis County during the omicron surge outpaces neighboring counties, the state of Texas and the United States.
  The group surveys "tens of thousands" of Facebook users, asking them to answer COVID-19 questions including how regularly they mask in public, according to their report.
  The data collected for Jan. 20, during the height of the omicro
  
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• Texas AG Ken Paxton wades into Canadian truckers vaccine dispute

  10-02-2022 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday the state would investigate donation platform GoFundMe after the company removed a fundraiser benefitting Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates.Since late January, a self-described "freedom convoy" of Canadian truckers have gathered in Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements for cross-border truckers, which has since grown in size and expanded to include protests against other pandemic-related protocols.Ottawa Poli
  
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• Your Travis County leaders could change -- here's why you should care

  10-02-2022 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- They're races that don't get as much TV time as the race for governor or attorney general, but that doesn't make them less important -- actually, a political science professor at St. Edward's University says the results of those county and city-level races may actually play more importance in your day-to-day life.
  "The United States has more than 80,000 different governments but it only has one federal government, 50 state governments," Brian Smith, that political science profes
  
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• LIVE: Beto O'Rourke makes campaign stops in Austin, San Antonio focused on grid reform

  10-02-2022 18:49 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, continues his "Keeping the Lights On" tour of Texas on Thursday in San Antonio.O'Rourke stopped Wednesday night in Austin as part of his tour that is scheduled for 12 days and will travel 2,100 miles around Texas to detail his plan to avoid future blackouts and grid failures like the one in February 2021. Texas winter storm 2022: Residents fearful after last year’s outage disasterThe tour began Feb.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke makes campaign stops in Austin, San Antonio focused on grid reform

  10-02-2022 18:49 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, continues his "Keeping the Lights On" tour of Texas on Thursday in San Antonio.O'Rourke stopped Wednesday night in Austin as part of his tour that is scheduled for 12 days and will travel 2,100 miles around Texas to detail his plan to avoid future blackouts and grid failures like the one in February 2021. Texas winter storm 2022: Residents fearful after last year’s outage disasterThe tour began Feb.
  
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• AOC to host Austin rally with Greg Casar on Sunday

  10-02-2022 18:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be in Austin on Sunday ahead of the early voting period.Alongside Greg Casar, a Democratic candidate for Texas House District 35 and former Austin City Council member, she'll host "Rally for Our Rights: The Power of Latino Organizing," at Mohawk, located at 912 Red River St. Other Latino leaders and advocates will also attend. AOC plans Texas trip to campaign for Casar, CisnerosThe rally is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
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• 2 sent to hospital after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Austin

  10-02-2022 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two ambulances were sent to a southeast Austin wreck Thursday and medics had to cut one of the people involved out of their vehicle, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  ATCEMS tweeted about a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Todd Lane and Ben White Boulevard at 10:19 a.m. One of the cars had rolled over and was on its side when first responders arrived, the tweet said.In updates, ATCEMS said they were able to extract someone out of the car, then medics called
  
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• LIVE: Chen, Kim get gold for US while ROC doping allegation could lead to another

  10-02-2022 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP/KXAN) — Team USA received a deluge of gold after a drought during the start of the Games, as snowboarder Chloe Kim and figure skater Nathan Chen finished in first place for their respective events.Team USA also came away victorious at the first-ever mixed team aerials event. It was the United States' best day yet at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, increasing its total to four gold medals and 10 overall.Chen's near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic goldNathan Chen followed
  
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• Chen, Kim get gold for US while ROC doping allegation could lead to another

  10-02-2022 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP/KXAN) — Team USA received a deluge of gold after a drought during the start of the Games, as snowboarder Chloe Kim and figure skater Nathan Chen finished in first place for their respective events.Team USA also came away victorious at the first-ever mixed team aerials event. It was the United States' best day yet at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, increasing its total to four gold medals and 10 overall.Chen's near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic goldNathan Chen followed
  
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• Second top TxDMV official resigns amid Texas' paper tag turmoil

  10-02-2022 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  Tracey Beaver's TxDMV photo (Courtesy TxDMV)AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A second top official at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has resigned, marking the second executive to step down in four days amid a series of KXAN investigations and turmoil over the state's handling of the paper tag problem, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed. KXAN INVESTIGATES: TxDMV executive director resigns amid KXAN investigations, turmoil over paper license problemGeneral Counsel Tracey Beaver just resigned, althoug
  
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• Mother of man shot by APD officer speaks after seeing bodycam video

  10-02-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon held a news conference Thursday to give details about an investigation after an officer shot someone Jan. 29 in north Austin.Chacon's virtual news conference began at 3 p.m. He updated the public on the investigation, showed video footage and played a 911 call from the incident, which ended in a robbery suspect being shot at several times by an APD officer in the 4100 block of N. I-35 near a gas station/convenience store and motel. PREVIOUS
  
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• LIVE: 'Critical incident' video of Jan. 29 APD shooting to be released Thursday

  10-02-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon will hold a news conference to give details about an investigation after an officer shot someone Jan. 29 in north Austin.Chacon's virtual news conference is at 3 p.m. Thursday, and he'll update the public on the investigation and show video footage of the incident, which ended in a robbery suspect being shot at several times by an APD officer in the 4100 block of N. Interstate 35 near a gas station/convenience store and motel. PREVIOUS COVE
  
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• 'Critical incident' video of Jan. 29 APD shooting to be released Thursday

  10-02-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon will hold a news conference to give details about an investigation after an officer shot someone Jan. 29 in north Austin.Chacon's virtual news conference is at 3 p.m. Thursday, and he'll update the public on the investigation and show video footage of the incident, which ended in a robbery suspect being shot at several times by an APD officer in the 4100 block of N. Interstate 35 near a gas station/convenience store and motel. PREVIOUS COVE
  
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• 'Critical incident' video of Jan. 29 APD shooting released

  10-02-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon held a news conference Thursday to give details about an investigation after an officer shot someone Jan. 29 in north Austin.Chacon's virtual news conference began at 3 p.m. He updated the public on the investigation, showed video footage and played a 911 call from the incident, which ended in a robbery suspect being shot at several times by an APD officer in the 4100 block of N. I-35 near a gas station/convenience store and motel. PREVIOUS
  
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• Water main break causes large hole on West Riverside Drive

  10-02-2022 13:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's another traffic issue on West Riverside Drive near the Butler Pitch and Putt on Thursday morning.Along with construction in the area, Austin Public Works and Austin Water crews are repairing a water main break that created a large hole in the street near the intersection with Lee Barton Drive. The hole is about the width of an entire lane.A water main break Thursday caused a large hole to form in the westbound lanes of West Riverside Drive near the intersection with
  
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• Water main break causes lane-wide hole on West Riverside Drive

  10-02-2022 13:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's another traffic issue on West Riverside Drive near the Butler Pitch and Putt on Thursday morning.Along with construction in the area, Austin Public Works and Austin Water crews are repairing a water main break that created a large hole in the street near the intersection with Lee Barton Drive. The hole is about the width of an entire lane.A water main break has caused a large hole in an eastbound lane on West Riverside Drive early Thursday morning. Crews are current
  
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• Patio weather ahead of weekend cold front

  10-02-2022 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Our warming trend continues late week but a stout cold front brings a change in our weekend weather.Today will be a near-repeat of yesterday with sunshine, light winds and warm temps (low to mid-70s). The only difference will be a few high clouds streaming over the area, however, no impacts are expected.Our warm-up peaks Friday with mid- to upper 70s expected areawide. The warming trend then comes to a quick end as a reasonably strong cold front blows in Saturday morning. T
  
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• CDC says evidence is growing supporting vaccines for pregnant women

  10-02-2022 06:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reaffirmed its stance recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to get pregnant.Health officials said there is no evidence any vaccines cause fertility problems."Feels like Christmas Eve, right? Last-minute shopping," said Joe Deshotel.
  "It does," laughed his partner, Stella Savage, as they stand outside a baby store Wednesday night.
  It's not Christmas, but Joe and Stella
  
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• Golden moment: Nathan Chen wins long-sought Olympic title

  10-02-2022 06:40 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen completed his four-year journey toward an elusive Olympic gold medal Thursday, following his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate that earned him a standing ovation from supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium. USA’s Nathan Chen aims to stay in first, win goldThe 22-year-old star landed all five of his quads during his “Rocketman” program, set to the soaring film score by Elton John, to finish with 3
  
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• Austin wastewater rates won't be increased because of boil water notice

  10-02-2022 05:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Water won't increase wastewater rates because of the boil water notice, the water service told KXAN in a statement.
  AW explained the 2018 and 2021 boil water notices didn't increase water or wastewater rates, and the utility's retail water and wastewater rates haven't changed since its 2018 rate reduction.
  "... we are not expecting any impact to current rates nor are we expecting a rate increase as part of next year’s budget," AW said in its statement
  
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• No. 16 Texas Longhorns take down Texas Tech in Lubbock

  10-02-2022 05:26 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 14 points and blocked a potential tying shot with less than 10 seconds to play, Lauren Ebo made two clinching free throws with 6.7 seconds remaining and No. 16 Texas edged Texas Tech 61-56 on Wednesday night.Allen-Taylor’s jumper with 2:20 to play had the Longhorns up 56-49 but Bryn Gerlich scored five quick points. Gerlich’s assist on a Vivian Gray jumper in the lane pulled the Red Raiders within 58-56 with 51.8 second
  
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• Shaun White goes for snowboarding gold — what to watch Thursday

  10-02-2022 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — American Shaun White aims to follow in Chloe Kim's footsteps, bringing home gold in the men's snowboarding halfpipe.Kim took home gold Wednesday for the second straight Winter Games. White can do the same Thursday night.Nearly 3,000 athletes, plus coaches and team officials, are in Beijing for the Games.In total, 109 sets of medals will be awarded across 15 sports. Bobsleigh, short track, freestyle skiing and ski jumping are some of the sports featuring new events held at this yea
  
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• She did it! Chloe Kim defends halfpipe gold

  10-02-2022 04:01 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) -- American Chloe Kim has won gold in the women's halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics.She turned in a strong opening run as she easily defended her Olympic halfpipe title.The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and the contest already over, the 21-year-old American still attempted to go big one last time.She fell, quickly got back up and casually glided the rest of the way down the halfpipe Thursday as the Olympic champion. She greeted her fellow medalists at the
  
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• Officers detonate pipe bomb found outside Georgetown home

  10-02-2022 03:58 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — If you were in the area of Barcus Drive near Southwestern Boulevard in Georgetown Wednesday afternoon, you may have heard an explosion.
  A source told KXAN on Thursday afternoon that a device officers worked to detonate was a pipe bomb that was left outside a home.When nearby neighbor Patrick Ernis saw several officers and what looked like a robot roaming around near his home, he didn't know what to think.
  "I hear it on TV, this type of story. I cannot believe it
  
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• Did you hear an explosion in Georgetown? Here's what caused it

  10-02-2022 03:58 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — If you were in the area of Barcus Drive near Southwestern Boulevard in Georgetown Wednesday afternoon, you may have heard an explosion.
  The Georgetown Police Department said it's because a bomb squad had to safely detonate a suspicious device a homeowner found in their yard.TOP STORIES: One person taken into custody after SWAT situation in central AustinThe incident took place in the 1600 block of Barcus Drive, according to police. Officers found the device, and
  
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• New business to take over former south Austin H-E-B building

  10-02-2022 03:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new business is set to take over a portion of the old H-E-B location at William Cannon Drive and First Street in south Austin.
  Weitzman, a Texas-based real estate firm that works with retailers, said it helped close a deal with car parts store AutoZone for 33,000-square feet of the 46,000-square foot building in Southridge Plaza. The space will be used for an AutoZone "mega hub" store.
  Other businesses in the plaza include Dollar Tree, Papa John's and Wingstop.
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• Impacts still felt in Austin weeks after payroll company hacked

  10-02-2022 02:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Problems still linger for some organizations weeks after Kronos fell victim to a ransomware attack.According to the timekeeping and payroll company's website, it was made aware of the hack on Dec. 11. Systems were restored Jan. 22.
  An employee at Ascension Seton reached out to KXAN about persisting payroll problems at the hospital. In a letter they shared with us, it states they were "overpaid" while the system was down, so that "extra" money would come out of their future
  
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• 'We need answers.' KXAN speaks with Mayor Adler in aftermath of Austin water boil notice

  10-02-2022 02:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As things returned to normal for Austin Water customers Wednesday following the lifting of a days-long boil water notice, the focus shifted to what exactly led to the emergency and what can be done to make sure it never happens again.
  Austin City Council will take up the matter during a meeting next Tuesday. KXAN's politics reporter Daniel Marin spoke with Mayor Steve Adler.(Note: Parts of this transcription have been cleaned up for clarity)DANIEL: Mayor, three boil notices
  
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• 'What, now?': How Texas Election Law deals with death

  10-02-2022 01:57 via kxan.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - As previously reported, 2022 Texas Railroad Commission Republican Primary Candidate Marvin "Sarge" Summers, of Lubbock, died Tuesday on the scene of a crash in Midland. His passing not only prompted the grief of his loved ones and associates but left questions regarding his place on the ballot.Who’s running for office in 2022? Running for what?During a primary election, what happens after the death of a candidate? MyHighPlains.com reached out to the Potter and
  
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• Olympic favorite from Russia tests positive for banned heart medication, report says

  10-02-2022 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week.The sample was reportedly obtained in December, when the 15-year-old Valieva was still in Russia but did not come to light until after she had helped her team win the gold medal with dynamic performances in her short program and free skate.The
  
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• Increase in legal immigration could help solve Texas' labor shortage

  10-02-2022 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — While much of the state's leadership over the last year has focused on the crisis at our southern border, there's another border crisis: legal migration is at its lowest in decades.It was already on the decline before the pandemic, and then shutdowns worldwide made the problem worse.Earlier this year, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Clark called for a major increase in legal immigration.
  "We must double the number of people legally immigrating to the U.S.," C
  
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• 'The heartbeat of our community'— What's next for the fire-damaged Mason County courthouse

  10-02-2022 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  MASON, Texas (KXAN) — A small town northwest of Austin is waiting for its county courthouse to come back to life. It's been a year since an arsonist burned down the Mason County courthouse.
  As Mason awaits the progress report on its courthouse, it is also keeping tabs on another process — Nicholas Miller's case.
  Miller is suspected of starting the fire at the 111-year-old building. He was arrested in February 2021 after a police chase that ended outside of Waco.
  Judge Jerry Bearden s
  
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• 'The heartbeat of our community': What's next for the fire-damaged Mason County courthouse

  10-02-2022 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  MASON, Texas (KXAN) — A small town northwest of Austin is waiting for its county courthouse to come back to life. It's been a year since an arsonist burned down the Mason County courthouse.
  As Mason awaits the progress report on its courthouse, it is also keeping tabs on another process — Nicholas Miller's case.
  Miller is suspected of starting the fire at the 111-year-old building. He was arrested in February 2021 after a police chase that ended outside of Waco.
  Judge Jerry Bearden s
  
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• TxDMV committee considering 'any and all measures' to stop paper tag fraud

  10-02-2022 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Texas Department of Motor Vehicles committee said it would consider "any and all measures" to crack down on the state's paper tag fraud problem and put the brakes on what has become a booming $200 million black market.
  The agency is in overdrive to stop crooks from posing as car dealers, using licenses to print and sell real temporary license plates. The TxDMV Legislative and Public Affairs Committee met just two days after former executive director Whitney Brewster resigned a
  
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• 625-unit housing development coming to east Austin

  10-02-2022 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lincoln Ventures, an Austin-based developer, is set to build a mixed-use development in east Austin. The six-story property will have 625 residential units and two levels featuring co-working spaces, a café and grocery store.
  This week, they announced the closing of this development site located at 2700 E. 5th St. near North Pleasant Valley Road. Unit types for lease will range from studios to three-bedroom options. Ten percent of these units will be designed for aff
  
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