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• Tiger Woods says playing Masters is 'game-time decision'

  03-04-2022 23:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A comeback unlike any other for Tiger Woods might start at the Masters.Just over 13 months since Woods damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation, Woods arrived at Augusta National on Sunday afternoon and warmed up on a range where there were more photographers than players.Woods hit balls for about 20 minutes and then got in a cart and headed to the course, which is closed Sunday afternoon to everyone except players and caddies.Already a star
  
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• Travis County leads Texas in most expensive median home listing prices

  03-04-2022 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) — An analysis from realtor.com released last week reported Travis County tops Texas as the county with the highest median home price. The report, based on February 2022 real estate figures, reported a median home value listing at $637,000 — up more than $200,000 compared to February 2018 figures.The five-year real estate analysis weighed out the median listings for Texas' 10 most populated counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, Hidalgo,
  
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• Austin Mayor Steve Adler tests positive for COVID-19

  03-04-2022 21:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Mayor Steve Adler has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a tweet Sunday."I just tested positive for Covid after learning of an exposure," the tweet read in part. "Thanks to the vaccine/booster, I have very mild, if any, symptoms."Adler added he's working remotely and isolating at home until he tests negative and is cleared by doctors. No additional information has been provided.
  
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• Police chief: Multiple shooters in Sacramento mass shooting

  03-04-2022 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks in California’s capital city, the police chief said.Three of those killed were women and three were men, Police Chief Kathy Lester told reporters.The suspects were still at large Sunday afternoon and authorities said they had recovered at least one firearm and wer
  
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• Police: At least 2 shooters kill 6, wound 12 in Sacramento

  03-04-2022 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks in California’s capital city, the police chief said.Three of those killed were women and three were men, Police Chief Kathy Lester told reporters. Sgt. Zach Eaton, a police department spokesman, said investigators believe there were at least two shooters.The suspe
  
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• California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento

  03-04-2022 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect.Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area two blocks from the Capitol at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire and rushed to the scene. They found a large crowd gathered and six people dead in the
  
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• California mass shooting: 6 dead, 10 injured in Sacramento

  03-04-2022 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect.Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area two blocks from the Capitol at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire and rushed to the scene. They found a large crowd gathered and six people dead in the
  
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• Whataburger announces expansion into Atlanta

  03-04-2022 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA, Georgia (KXAN) — The beloved Texas fast food chain Whataburger will be crossing over from the Lone Star State into the Atlanta region this year, company officials announced last week. The San Antonio-headquartered company currently has locations in 14 states, including one Georgia restaurant in Thomasville.On deck for 2022 include restaurant locations in Kennesaw and Woodstock. Six locations are in the works with tentative 2023 openings:503 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming, Ga. SEQ Buford
  
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• State of Texas: Judge questions handling of investigation into child exploitation

  03-04-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - A federal judge is questioning the handling of an investigation into exploitation at a Bastrop facility housing sex trafficking survivors. In a hearing Wednesday morning, the judge called for a federal investigation into the matter.The hearing was originally scheduled to serve as an update before Judge Janis Jack about the years-long federal lawsuit over the treatment of children foster care system she has overseen. However, when proceedings began in a Dallas courtroom, Jack a
  
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• North Carolina takes out Coach K, Duke in Final Four

  03-04-2022 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to thrilling and sudden close Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival North Carolina to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils.This was the 258th, most consequential and maybe, just maybe, the very best meeting between these teams, whose arenas are separated by a scant 11 miles down in Tobacco Road.The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (29-9), of all te
  
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• Busy days ahead at Austin airport: Tips before you travel through AUS

  03-04-2022 05:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Departures out of the Austin airport aren't slowing down any time soon and airport officials are reminding travelers to arrive early to make your flight.More than 30,000 passengers are expected to fly out of the airport Sunday and Monday, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) wrote on Twitter Saturday. These are the busiest days at the Austin airportOfficials say the airport is at its busiest before 8 a.m. You should plan to arrive two hours before boarding time and
  
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• Austin FC settles for 2-2 draw at San Jose

  03-04-2022 04:42 via kxan.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (KXAN) — Austin FC likely left some points on the table in a 2-2 draw Saturday against San Jose.The Earthquakes rallied in the final 20 minutes with two goals, leaving Austin with a draw on the road. The Verde and Black remain in third place in the Western Conference standings with eight points. Austin FC investing $3.5 million in affordable housing near Q2 StadiumAustin was well on its way to a win, controlling Saturday afternoon's tilt until the final quarter of the matc
  
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• Kansas marches to title game with 81-65 win over Villanova

  03-04-2022 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansas and Villanova waged a 3-point shooting contest at the Final Four with one of them racing out to a big lead in the opening minutes and the other spending the rest of the night trying in vain to catch up.It all may sound familiar to basketball fans.But in a rematch of a rout by the Wildcats four years ago in San Antonio, it was the Jayhawks who joyously walked off the court with the win this time at the final buzzer Saturday night. David McCormack muscled his way fo
  
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• Hundreds rally at Texas Capitol for Transgender Day of Visibility

  03-04-2022 03:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Transgender Texans and their supporters gathered outside of the Texas State Capitol Saturday to show their support for transgender rights.The demonstration was organized by the "All in For Equality Coalition" as a rally for Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event at the end of March meant to increase public visibility of the community. Transgender activists host ‘die in’ to protest Abbott’s transgender directiveThe coalition is a partnership with Te
  
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• Adult suffering from cardiac arrest taken to hospital after crash

  03-04-2022 02:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An adult, suffering from cardiac arrest, was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 35 in central Austin, according to a tweet from Austin-Travis County EMS.ATCEMS wrote it treated the person with CPR after the crash on the lower deck of I-35 near 38th and 45th Street around 5:37 p.m. Saturday.ATCEMS said the person is in critical, life-threatening condition. Medics and the Austin Fire Department continued efforts to resuscitate the person.Acco
  
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• Wildflower forecast: What to expect in Central Texas

  03-04-2022 01:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite the worsening drought, there should be much to look forward to according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's wildflower forecast for 2022.The rain we get in the preceding fall and winter typically plays a large role in the intensity of the bloom during the following seasons. While the wildflowers of Central Texas can deal with a certain lack of rainfall and drought, this does cause the plants stress and zaps their energy, taking away from their ability to b
  
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