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• Austin searching for road win in 1st meeting with D.C. United

  16-04-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KXAN) — Third time may be the charm for three road points. Austin FC is in Washington D.C. Saturday to face D.C. United to start a busy week for the Verde and Black.Austin will squeeze three games in eight games, starting with the club's first-ever meeting against the Eastern Conference side Saturday night. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. CDT on the CW Austin. How to find The CW Austin to watch Austin FCD.C. United started strong with wins in its first two games of the season, but
  
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• Gov. Abbott visits Salado after EF-3 tornado hit area Tuesday

  16-04-2022 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — On Saturday, Governor Greg Abbott visited Salado for a briefing on recovery efforts after an EF-3 tornado tore through the area on Tuesday. The governor said that storm damaged 70 homes and three church buildings.
  While no deaths have been reported, during a press conference on Wednesday morning Bell County Judge David Blackburn said 23 people were injured, and 12 went to the hospital as a result of that tornado. He said Wednesday afternoon at least one person had cr
  
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• 'A beautiful life cut too short': Austin's Elisabet Ney Museum honoring curator

  16-04-2022 20:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A celebration of life ceremony will be held at the Elisabet Ney Museum Saturday to honor Oliver Franklin, the museum’s site coordinator.Franklin died from cancer on April 4, the museum said. He was 60 years old.Saturday also marks the eighth annual Ney Day, where the museum celebrates women in the arts and sciences in commemoration of Elisabet Ney.Ney Day celebrations will take place between noon and 4 p.m. Franklin’s celebration of life will begin at 4 p.m.KXAN
  
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• Easter weekend kicks off with 7th annual 'Easter Egg Roll' at LBJ Library

  16-04-2022 19:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- No, not that kind of egg roll. LBJ Future Forum hosted its seventh annual 'Easter Egg Roll and Hunt' event at the LBJ Library Saturday, kicking off Easter weekend in Austin.
  The Easter Egg Roll was started at the White House back in 1878, according to the LBJ Future Forum. They say that's when President Rutherford B. Hayes started the practice of inviting kids to the White House lawn and having them roll and look for Easter eggs -- which has been adopted by local groups around t
  
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• EMS: Person bitten by snake in Reimers Ranch

  16-04-2022 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Crews are working to get to someone who was bitten by a snake in a Travis County park, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services said.ATCEMS said multiple groups are responding to Reimers Ranch, including STAR Flight. They later tweeted that the person who was reportedly bitten had made it to a trailhead.
  On the Reimers Ranch website, it says Easter weekend tends to be one of the busiest for the park.
  This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more.
  
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• EMS: One person taken to hospital after snake bite in Reimers Ranch

  16-04-2022 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Someone was bitten by a snake in a Travis County park and had to be taken to the hospital, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services said.ATCEMS said multiple groups were responding to Reimers Ranch mid-day Saturday, including STAR Flight. They later tweeted that the person who was reportedly bitten had made it to a trailhead.
  Once EMS got there, they said they transported an adult to Baylor Scott & White Lakeway with non-life-threatening injuries.
  On the Reimers Ranch
  
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• Queer student and mother object to her photo appearing in Alabama political ad

  16-04-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- She helped him with his costume. Her classmates did, too. Stitch by stitch, the senior at Magic City Acceptance Academy helped her history teacher become a Mardi Gras queen.
  The occasion was a drag show fundraiser to help the school's history quiz bowl team attend a competition in Washington, D.C. The fundraiser was a student idea, the school's principal said, and was successful. The quiz bowl team will head to D.C. next week."It was a fun thing," the senior at MCAA sa
  
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• 'I couldn't morally continue': CPS caseworkers quitting due to state's transgender directive

  16-04-2022 17:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Kelly Morgan Davis put his two week notice in with Child Protective Services this week. Davis, a transgender man who started his transition last year, says he "couldn't morally continue" in the role after having to investigate the family of a transgender child under a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott which says parents and doctors can face abuse investigations for transgender healthcare.
  Davis says in Travis County, supervisors have been uniquely empathetic, but still, turn
  
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• Two Austin police officers hit by alleged drunk driver overnight

  16-04-2022 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two Austin Police Department officers were hit by a vehicle while they were patrolling on bikes overnight, according to APD.
  Both officers were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, APD said.The department says the officers were hit at the 600 block of East 7th Street a little before 3 in the morning. The woman behind the wheel was arrested for driving while intoxicated, according to police.No additional information was immediately available.
  
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• Austin pilot program to give struggling residents $1,000 per month

  16-04-2022 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is getting ready to move on a pilot program that will give residents facing extreme hardship $1,000 per month for a year.The guaranteed income program — similar to others around the country — is meant to help the most vulnerable in the community, such as families on the brink of eviction, and people who have recently found themselves on the street.A total of 85 recipients will take part in the pilot, according to city documents.The city's Equi
  
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• Hot, humid & gray with a few late-day storms expected

  16-04-2022 02:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heat and humidity ramp up for Easter weekend plans, though you should keep an eye to the sky late each day for a few scattered strong storms.Expect a mix of clouds and sun on Saturday with high temperatures in the lower 90s. A few isolated storms may develop late-afternoon over the Hill Country then drift toward the Austin area by evening. These storms come from a stalled frontal boundary setting up near the area this weekend, and the intense daytime heating.
  Some storms ma
  
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• A few storms possible Easter Sunday

  16-04-2022 02:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Late day sun is finally developing and helping temperatures warm up. We'll see highs mainly in the 80s, but some spots in the Hill Country may reach the low 90s.A low chance for an isolated strong storm to form still continues for the next few hours.The areas of greatest concern has been trimmed a little bit, but the Austin Metro and into the Hill Country is still at a level 1 out of 5 severe weather threat today. If a storm can form then hail and damaging winds would be th
  
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• Austin McDonald's locations raise money for 100 Club of Central Texas

  16-04-2022 02:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, many McDonald's locations in the Austin area hosted a Good Friday fundraiser benefiting the 100 Club of Central Texas.This year, the club has already activated its critically injured fund two times. This helped pay for the medical expenses for Mustang Ridge police officer Jason Payne and Bastrop County Sheriff's Deputy Sawyer Wilson. Mustang Ridge officer hit on I-35 during funeral procession undergoes surgeryOver the last 21 years, this annual event at McDonald'
  
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• Austin staff travels to Las Vegas to explore idea of underground tunnels

  16-04-2022 02:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City of Austin staff went to Las Vegas this week, but not to take a stroll on the Strip.They met with representatives from Elon Musk's The Boring Company, the Las Vegas Convention Center and Clark County, Nevada development to talk about underground mobility infrastructure.
  The city said 10 employees from the development services department took part.Together, the city said its staff worked to understand the best practices for permitting this type of infrastructure, which T
  
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• How to protest your 2022 property appraisal in Central Texas

  16-04-2022 01:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas homeowners may be seeking property tax relief following sharp increases in home appraisals this year. Travis County appraised market values could rise “almost 40 to 50%” in some areas, according to the chief appraiser for Travis Central Appraisal District. If a property owner disagrees with their home’s appraised market value or the value that a property would sell for as of Jan. 1, they can submit a protest with their county’s app
  
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• Austin's emergency operators — and pup — that are making a difference

  16-04-2022 01:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and emergency operators told us the boost of morale that comes with it is crucial now more than ever as departments face staffing shortages.Supervisor Tina Pesina with APD emergency communications.
  "Very intense through the entire night. You know, you're monitoring the City of Austin," said Austin Police Department Telecommunication Supervisor Tina Pesina, who manages the night shift.
  According to the latest emergency comm
  
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• Gov. Abbott ends truck inspections that caused backlog at Texas-Mexico crossings

  16-04-2022 01:27 via kxan.com
  
  WESLACO, Texas (Nexstar) — Gov. Greg Abbott made a fourth deal with the governor from Tamaulipas on Friday, coming as the final agreement with neighboring Mexican governors to roll back Texas' inspections of commercial vehicles at the southern border, which clogged traffic for more than a week.
  “We are showing how border governors can lead the way on solving border problems,” Abbott said at a press conference in Weslaco.Abbott met with Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Javier Garc&iacu
  
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