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• Teen says hymnal shred reaffirms his faith after tornado in Salado

  13-04-2022 23:32 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — After Tuesday's tornado in Salado spared Reagan Keith's Hidden Springs home, the 17-year-old and his neighbor sifted through what landed in their neighborhood."She picked up this piece of an old hymnal," Keith told KXAN. The lyrics on the piece of paper read, "I am bound for the promised land." Judge: More than 20 injured in tornado reported in Salado, Florence"They were very fitting to what just happened, that our days are numbered and that we're not going to be her
  
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• COVID hospitalizations in Texas at lowest total since records begin

  13-04-2022 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 has dropped to a record low total since data first became available.As of Tuesday, 823 Texans are hospitalized with the virus, a decrease of 34 from the day prior.The Texas Department of State Health Services has hospitalization data available beginning April 3, 2020. On that day, 827 Texans were hospitalized.Hospitalization data from the first month of the pandemic in Texas is not available.Meanwhile, 185 adults are currently
  
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• Elgin subdivision under boil water notice

  13-04-2022 23:13 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — Neighbors in part of the Elgin Oaks subdivision are under a boil water notice, according to the City of Elgin.
  Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, parts of the city's water system in the neighborhood "experienced low pressure as a result of a power loss to the water plant." This loss of pressure may have allowed harmful microbes to enter the water system, the city said. The affected streets include:Lacy DriveShady DriveShady CovePumpstation RoadSandy LaneMarkert DriveLittle S
  
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• Severe storms may pop up over Easter weekend

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Today will be one of the nicest days of the week with comfortably mild temps (80s) under a mainly sunny and dry sky. Winds will be light out of the east at 5-10 MPH, helping to keep our wildfire risk slightly lower.Clouds and humidity return on Friday with a few sprinkles possible. A backdoor cold front approaching Central Texas over Easter weekend may lead to a late-day storm on Saturday and more numerous showers/storms on Easter Sunday. Neither day appears to be a washout
  
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• Severe storms may pop up for Easter weekend

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Today will be one of the nicest days of the week with comfortably mild temps (80s) under a mainly sunny and dry sky. Winds will be light out of the east at 5-10 MPH, helping to keep our wildfire risk slightly lower.Clouds and humidity return on Friday with a few sprinkles possible. A backdoor cold front approaching Central Texas over Easter weekend may lead to a late-day storm on Saturday and more numerous showers/storms on Easter Sunday. Neither day appears to be a washout
  
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• Much cooler night as winds relax and humidity drops

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Northwesterly wind gusts to 30 miles per hour behind a cold front, in combination with dry air and ongoing drought, will result in critical fire danger for half the state of Texas, including our Hill Country counties. A Red Flag Warning is in place today due to critical fire danger from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.Red Flag Warning in effect Wednesday 10AM - 8PM due to critical fire danger.Expect cool, dry air to return overnight with morning lows falling down into the 40s and 50s.T
  
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• Low rain chances, hotter temps into holiday weekend

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We are in store for a very pleasant forecast overnight and Thursday as cooler, less humid air briefly settles in behind a cold front.Thursday morning low temperatures will feel great, waking up in the upper 40s to lower 50s with light winds and mostly clear skies.Following a pleasant day Thursday, clouds and humidity return on Friday with a few sprinkles possible. A backdoor cold front approaching Central Texas over Easter weekend may lead to a late-day storm on Saturday an
  
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• Isolated severe thunderstorms possible Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Today will be one of the nicest days of the week with comfortably mild temps (80s) under a mainly sunny and dry sky. Winds will be light out of the east at 5-10 MPH, helping to keep our wildfire risk slightly lower.Clouds and humidity return on Friday with a few sprinkles possible. A backdoor cold front approaching Central Texas over Easter weekend may lead to a late-day storm on Saturday and more numerous showers/storms on Easter Sunday. Neither day appears to be a washout
  
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• Isolated severe thunderstorms possible Saturday and Easter Sunday

  13-04-2022 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Low humidity sunshine made for a gorgeous Thursday, but will not last into Friday as southeast winds return.Humidity surges back overnight, along with a deck of low cloud cover. More clouds than sun linger through the day Friday along with a slim chance of a few passing sprinkles.As a cold front approaches Central Texas Saturday and stalls nearby Easter Sunday, it will act as a focal point for isolated thunderstorm development. While Easter weekend will not be a washout at
  
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• Cecilio Dominguez's agent says suspension is a 'misunderstanding', The Striker Texas reports

  13-04-2022 22:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (The Striker Texas) — Diego Serrati, the Paraguayan agent who represents suspended Austin FC winger Cecilio Domínguez, said Monday that the MLS investigation into possible off-field misconduct is "a misunderstanding" related to the green card that Domínguez recently acquired.Serrati spoke to Paraguayan radio program Cardinal Deportivo on station 730 AM on Monday evening. According to multiple local reporters who heard the interview, Serrati said that he expec
  
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• New beer at H-E-B can help protect the Texas Hill Country

  13-04-2022 22:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — To celebrate Earth Day, Hill Country Conservancy, H-E-B and Texas Beer Company are launching a charity collaboration beer.
  A press conference is being held Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Dive Bar Austin. CEO and Founder of Texas Beer Company Ian Davis will be speaking along with Fleetwood Jacobs, the director of development at HCC.
  The new charity collaboration beer is called Wild Texas Kolsch and will be sold in nearly 100 H-E-B stores across Texas.
  Every April, H-E-B celebrates E
  
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• Gov. Abbott eases state inspections at one commercial bridge, as trade remains snarled across the border

  13-04-2022 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — Gov. Greg Abbott and Nuevo León Gov. Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda announced an agreement they say will help ease commercial traffic at the Laredo-Colombia bridge, one of at least four international bridges where state troopers have done additional inspections on cargo, causing hourslong delays the past week.After a meeting, the governors announced the deal during a news conference in Laredo, where truckers have been experiencing waits o
  
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• Weathering the storm: Photos of tornado, hail damage captured across Central Texas

  13-04-2022 21:58 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — Less than a month after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ripped across Central Texas, damaging hundreds of properties and costing millions in damages, a second round of severe weather made its way across the region Tuesday. Judge: More than 20 injured in tornado reported in Salado, FlorenceWhile many areas in the region reported ominous-looking clouds and thunderstorms, areas northeast of Austin — particularly Salado and Florence — took the brunt of the
  
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• 2022 is already running above yearly tornado average in Central Texas

  13-04-2022 21:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas has seen a busy severe weather season so far this year. Six tornadoes touched down in the 15-county KXAN viewing area on March 21, including an EF-2 that injured 16 people in Round Rock.The National Weather Service is surveying damage in the Florence, Jarrell and Salado areas to determine if a tornado touched down in Williamson County on Tuesday, or if it remained solely in Bell County.If confirmed, that would be the seventh tornado in the KXAN viewing area th
  
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• If you're new to Central Texas, here's what you need to know about severe weather

  13-04-2022 21:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County has a lot of transplants, myself included. If you're not from Central Texas, here are some things you need to know about severe weather.
  We don't have weather sirensMany parts of the country rely on sirens to let you know a tornado might be headed your way. But if you just moved here, don't wait for that familiar noise.
  The University of Texas at Austin has sirens that are tested at least once a month, but the City of Austin does not have sirens.City officia
  
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• Texas man arrested for beating dog to death, police say

  13-04-2022 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities have arrested a San Antonio man on a 3rd-degree felony after police say he beat a small dog to death. RGV NEWS: South Texas border leaders say bridge closures are ‘self inflicted wounds’ caused by governorOn March 16, the Bexar County Sheriffs' Office received a call reporting Michael Ruperto Uriegas for beating and killing a family member's dog, Rugers.Photos of Rugers were shared on the BCSO Facebook page.
  Uriegas told authorit
  
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• How you can help raise $2.5 million for local tornado survivors

  13-04-2022 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Central Texas Tornado relief fund was created by the Austin Disaster Relief Network after March’s tornado outbreak. The nonprofit, made up of churches, is asking businesses to donate and help raise millions of dollars in a month.It’s estimated survivors of the March tornadoes will need at least $2 million in financial support to rebuild and recover. Locally-owned distillery Tito’s Handmade Vodka is the first business to donate to the fundraiser. Tito&r
  
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• White House slams Texas Gov. Abbott for causing 'significant disruptions' to supply chain at southern border

  13-04-2022 20:24 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – The White House on Wednesday slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for the delays at the state’s border with Mexico after he ordered state troopers to step up truck inspections.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the delays from the inspections are causing rising prices and “significant disruptions” to supply chains. Bus with migrants sent by Texas governor arrives in DC“Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspectio
  
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• Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter in NYPD custody: sources

  13-04-2022 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Police took the suspected Brooklyn subway shooter into custody Wednesday, the day after he allegedly opened fire on a train, shooting 10, two law enforcement sources told PIX11 News.
  Frank R. James, 62, had been identified as a person of interest on Tuesday and then upgraded to a suspect in the case. He was apparently captured in Manhattan. The NYPD was set to share new details on the shooting Wednesday afternoon. It will be streamed live above.Police had zeroed in on James
  
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• Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James in NYPD custody

  13-04-2022 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Police took the suspected Brooklyn subway shooter into custody Wednesday, the day after he allegedly opened fire on a train, shooting 10, officials said.Frank R. James, 62, had been identified as a person of interest on Tuesday and then upgraded to a suspect in the case. He was captured in Manhattan. James faces up to life in prison if he's convicted, prosecutors said."We got him, we got him," Mayor Eric Adams said.
  James was stopped on the street after a CrimeStoppers tip,
  
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• Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James arrested: NYPD

  13-04-2022 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Police arrested the suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Wednesday, the day after he allegedly opened fire on a train, shooting 10, officials said.Frank R. James, 62, had been identified as a person of interest on Tuesday and then upgraded to a suspect in the case. He was captured in Manhattan. James faces up to life in prison if he's convicted, prosecutors said. He's being charged federally on a terrorism offense."We got him, we got him," Mayor Eric Adams said.Brooklyn subway
  
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• Is severe weather like this normal in Central Texas? Here's a quick history lesson

  13-04-2022 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just a few weeks after an outbreak of tornados near Round Rock, Central Texas is dealing with the aftermath of yet another severe storm near Salado that produced large hail and a tornado. KXAN viewers have noted that it feels like a lot, but it's not the first time Central Texas has seen record-breaking severe weather this time of year.The National Weather Service (NWS) in Austin/San Antonio has a tool that lets us look back at weather history in its coverage area. It shows seve
  
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• Bus with migrants sent by Texas governor arrives in DC

  13-04-2022 19:06 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Hill) -- A bus carrying migrants from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) last week announced plans to send them from his state’s southern border to the nation’s capital.Fox News anchor John Roberts tweeted a picture of the bus parked outside the building that houses the network’s bureau on Capitol Hill and that of several other news outlets on Wednesday morning. Abbott: Texas to start bus
  
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• Ever been hit by a fastball? Some hail in Salado fell at similar speed, size

  13-04-2022 18:55 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) -- While some in Salado are cleaning up debris from a tornado that swept through the area, others are dealing with the impacts of massive hailstones that were produced by the Tuesday storm.
  KXAN viewers sent photos of hail the size of tennis balls and baseballs. Tom Russian, who lives in Salado, said some of the larger stones in his yard were even "softball size."
  "There's a lot of car damage. People that had their cars outside are all checking," Russian said Wednesday morni
  
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• Ever been hit by a fastball? Hail in Salado fell at similar speed, size

  13-04-2022 18:55 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) -- While some in Salado are cleaning up debris from a tornado that swept through the area, others are dealing with the impacts of massive hailstones that were produced by the Tuesday storm.
  KXAN viewers sent photos of hail the size of tennis balls and baseballs. Tom Russian, who lives in Salado, said some of the larger stones in his yard were even "softball size."
  "There's a lot of car damage. People that had their cars outside are all checking," Russian said Wednesday morni
  
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• Passenger traffic at Austin airport up 249% in February over last year

  13-04-2022 18:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In continuing signs of recovery at Austin's airport from the slump of the COVID-19 pandemic, newly-released figures show the number of passengers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport increased by 249% in February 2022 compared to the previous year.In total, 1,203,251 passengers went through TSA security at AUS in February, compared to just 344,735 in February 2021.Southwest Airlines is the largest airline operating at AUS in terms of passenger totals. In February, more
  
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• 'Weekend Gardener': Austin TV and radio icon gets day named after him

  13-04-2022 17:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For more than four decades, John Dromgoole has helped gardeners all over Central Texas keep their yards and plants vibrant and flourishing. Tuesday, Austin officials named the day after him in honor of his green thumb.Dromgoole has owned and operated The Natural Gardener organic nursery for 40 years and is a local television staple on Austin PBS and KXAN, sharing his tips and tricks for plants and vegetables with garden enthusiasts of all kinds. He also hosted the radio sho
  
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• Weather radios — get one before the next tornado

  13-04-2022 14:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For years, meteorologists have been telling us to get a weather radio, but chances are you may have ignored that advice. However, the last few weeks of severe weather in Central Texas have been a strong reminder to pick one up, and it could save your life.
  Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with Bruce Jones with Midland Weather Radios about the importance of the device. You can buy a weather radio at most major retailers (Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon, etc.). Know what a weather ra
  
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• Transgender archery champion banned from Texas women's competitions

  13-04-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — A transgender archer winning a state championship resulted in a rule change that bars athletes like her from competing alongside women in Texas.KellyJeanne Pyne beat only two other competitors to bring home the top prize in the senior women's freestyle event at the Texas Field Archery Association's (TFAA) Indoor State Tournament, which happened at an event center near Fort Worth on Feb. 26. According to the results posted online, Pyne finished only one point ahe
  
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• Motorhome burns Wednesday in eastern Travis County

  13-04-2022 13:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A motorhome in eastern Travis County near State Highway 130 caught fire Wednesday morning.The Austin Fire Department tweeted at 6:11 a.m. saying the home was "fully involved" when crews arrived in the 11900 block of Green Grove Drive. That's west of SH 130 and east of FM 973 in the Hornsby Bend area.AFD said no injuries were reported. AFD said to avoid Green Grove Drive out to FM 973 due to power lines being down across the road.
  
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• Morning storms ahead of critical fire danger

  13-04-2022 12:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After at least one confirmed tornado in Williamson County on Tuesday, we start our Wednesday with a much lower but still notable risk of additional strong storms. PHOTOS: Tornado causes damage in NW Williamson Co., Bell Co.An approaching cold front could provide just enough lift for a few isolated thunderstorms to develop along and east of I-35 before noon. This morning's severe weather threat remains low - 1 out of 5 - but bears watching. Spotty showers could accompany any
  
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• Critical fire danger returns to area as front moves in

  13-04-2022 12:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Northwesterly wind gusts to 30 miles per hour behind a cold front, in combination with dry air and ongoing drought, will result in critical fire danger for half the state of Texas, including our Hill Country counties. A Red Flag Warning is in place today due to critical fire danger from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.Red Flag Warning in effect Wednesday 10AM - 8PM due to critical fire danger.Expect cool, dry air to return overnight with morning lows falling down into the 40s and 50s.T
  
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• Tornado damage reported in Salado, Florence

  13-04-2022 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials told KXAN.The tornado was spotted a little after 5:30 p.m., moving in between Florence and Salado. Those communities were most affected by storm damage. VIDEO: Tornado spotted by storm chaser near Williamson-Bell County lineOfficials with the Bell County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety said there's a lot of debris and power
  
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• LIVE: Tornado damage reported in Salado, Florence

  13-04-2022 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials told KXAN.The tornado was spotted a little after 5:30 p.m., moving in between Florence and Salado. Those communities were most affected by storm damage. VIDEO: Tornado spotted by storm chaser near Williamson-Bell County lineOfficials with the Bell County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety said there's a lot of debris and power
  
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• LIVE: Judge: More than 20 injured in tornado reported in Salado, Florence

  13-04-2022 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials told KXAN.The tornado was spotted a little after 5:30 p.m., moving in between Florence and Salado. Those communities were most affected by storm damage. VIDEO: Tornado spotted by storm chaser near Williamson-Bell County lineOfficials with the Bell County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety said there's a lot of debris and power
  
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• Judge: More than 20 injured in tornado reported in Salado, Florence

  13-04-2022 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials told KXAN.The tornado was spotted a little after 5:30 p.m., moving in between Florence and Salado. Those communities were most affected by storm damage. VIDEO: Tornado spotted by storm chaser near Williamson-Bell County lineOfficials with the Bell County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety said there's a lot of debris and power
  
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• VIDEO: Tornado spotted by storm chaser near Williamson-Bell County line

  13-04-2022 04:43 via kxan.com
  
  JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) — A little over three weeks after a tornado outbreak in Central Texas, another tornado was spotted near the Williamson-Bell County line Tuesday.
  Jeff Mangum of Tornado Trackers caught the "robust" tornado on camera northwest of Jarrell just after 5:30 p.m. At the time, he was driving on Interstate 35 in the city of Jarrell. Williamson County said deputies had to shut down both sides of I-35 for a short time, in case the tornado crossed the highway.
  "There's a tornado
  
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• Hot, windy Wednesday with high fire danger as tornado threat ends

  13-04-2022 04:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A confirmed tornado touched down in rural northwestern Williamson County at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, then crossed into Bell County and dissipated around 6:10 p.m. before crossing a busy I-35. A second tornado may have trekked through parts of Milam County between 8-8:30 p.m., which will be determined in the coming days.While ping pong ball size hail was reported locally in Briggs (Burnet Co.), 5.5"-diameter larger than grapefruit size hail was reported to our north
  
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• Manor ISD teacher arrested, accused of hitting student 'several times'

  13-04-2022 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A Manor Independent School District teacher was arrested Tuesday after the district said they were seen hitting a student "several times."
  The teacher is being booked into the Travis County Jail, according to Manor ISD, and they will be charged with injury to a child, a third-degree felony. Neither the teacher nor the student involved were identified by the district.Teen killed in south Austin crash identified; city employee chargedManor ISD released a statement about
  
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• Beto O'Rourke, Sid Miller criticize Abbott's new vehicle inspections at the border

  13-04-2022 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  MCALLEN, Texas (Nexstar) — An unlikely pairing of politicians both sharply criticized Gov. Greg Abbott's new vehicle inspection initiative at the border, chalking it up to "political theatre" that's further hurting an already strained supply chain.On Tuesday, both Democrat Beto O'Rourke and Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the governor to end the policy which has been in effect for less than a week. Last Wednesday, Abbott announced a series of initiatives he said wi
  
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• With 15 days left, Cameron County DA refuses to revoke warrant for execution for Melissa Lucio yet

  13-04-2022 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the interim Texas House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform held a hearing at the Capitol to drill down on the circumstances surrounding Melissa Lucio's scheduled upcoming execution.
  Lucio was convicted 15 years ago of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah. She's maintained her innocence, and her lawyers now say she may have been coerced into a confession on the day her daughter died. Last week, her lawyers filed for a retrial.What’s behind a bipartis
  
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• Williamson County residents battle to halt planned chemical facility

  13-04-2022 01:33 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Round Rock-based chemical company wants to build a new facility in Williamson County in 2023.ExFluor Research Corporation has applied for a permit for a new manufacturing site in the Florence area, near the Burnet County line. The $10 million facility would be located on a 36-acre purchased parcel of land off County Road 236. Austin City Council moves forward with airport jet fuel facilityHowever, potential new neighbors are already fretting about the fu
  
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• Tornado Watch in effect, but threat of additional storms decreasing

  13-04-2022 01:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A confirmed tornado touched down in rural northwestern Williamson County at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, then crossed into Bell County and dissipated around 6:10 p.m. before crossing a busy I-35.
  While isolated storms developed southward into other parts of our area, storms from Austin southward had trouble overcoming the "cap" in the atmosphere and remained sub-severe. PHOTOS: Tornado causes damage in NW Williamson Co., Bell Co.A Tornado Watch is in effect for the Aus
  
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• Tornado Watch cancelled as storms move out

  13-04-2022 01:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A confirmed tornado touched down in rural northwestern Williamson County at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, then crossed into Bell County and dissipated around 6:10 p.m. before crossing a busy I-35.
  While isolated storms developed southward into other parts of our area, storms from Austin southward had trouble overcoming the "cap" in the atmosphere and remained sub-severe. PHOTOS: Tornado causes damage in NW Williamson Co., Bell Co.After a damp start tomorrow morning, exp
  
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• PHOTOS: KXAN viewers share photos during Central Texas severe storms

  13-04-2022 01:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A severe storm that produced a tornado and hail moved through Central Texas on Tuesday afternoon. KXAN viewers have been sending in their photos and videos, showing how conditions look across the region. LIVE BLOG: Tornado spotted northwest of JarrellA tornado warning was issued for northwest Williamson County just after 5 p.m. KXAN's First Warning Weather team spotted a tornado live during KXAN News at 5 p.m. just northwest of Jarrell.Confirmed tornado west of Jarrell on A
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Tornado spotted northwest of Jarrell

  13-04-2022 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms are rolling through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people are on the roads for rush hour.
  A Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of Central Texas including Williamson, Travis, Hays, Burnet and Blanco Counties until 11 p.m. The First Warning Weather team said the main concern is very large hail, potentially up to the size of eggs or even tennis balls. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.
  This severe weather thr
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Tornado spotted earlier northwest of Jarrell

  13-04-2022 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms are rolling through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people are on the roads for rush hour.
  A Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of Central Texas including Williamson, Travis, Hays, Burnet and Blanco Counties until 11 p.m. The First Warning Weather team said the main concern is very large hail, potentially up to the size of eggs or even tennis balls. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.
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• LIVE BLOG: Strong to severe storms impact Central Texas

  13-04-2022 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms are rolling through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people are on the roads for rush hour.
  A Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of Central Texas including Williamson, Travis, Hays, Burnet and Blanco Counties until 11 p.m. The First Warning Weather team said the main concern is very large hail, potentially up to the size of eggs or even tennis balls. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.
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• LIVE BLOG: Central Texas sees large hail, tornado during severe storms

  13-04-2022 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms rolled through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people were on the roads for rush hour.
  The First Warning Weather team said the main concern is very large hail, potentially up to the size of eggs or even tennis balls. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.
  This severe weather threat comes less than one month after Central Texas was rocked by a widespread tornado outbreak on March 21. At least six tornadoes touched
  
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• Central Texas sees large hail, tornado during severe storms Tuesday

  13-04-2022 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This live blog is no longer being updated.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms rolled through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people were on the roads for rush hour.
  The First Warning Weather team said the main concern is very large hail, potentially up to the size of eggs or even tennis balls. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.
  This severe weather threat comes less than one month after Central Texas was rocked by a widespread tor
  
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