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• Austin to give updates on homeless camping ordinance, HEAL Initiative

  01-05-2022 22:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Division will lead two public meetings on Zoom this week to update community members on its efforts to address homelessness within the city.The two virtual meetings will include an attendee Q&A session with HSD staff, officials said in a release.“We’re looking forward to providing information on the City’s activities related to homelessness, and hearing from the community,” said Dianna Grey, the city's homel
  
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• Fallen Texas peace officers to be honored with memorial, candle light vigil at Capitol

  01-05-2022 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN)— Fallen Texas peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty will be honored on Sunday night.
  Shortly before sunset, families will gather on the Capitol grounds to pay their respects.
  According to the event's organizer, a law enforcement procession will mark the start of the ceremony — leading the way to the Memorial Monument at 6 p.m.
  Gov. Greg Abbott is the keynote speaker and is expected to hand out medals to family members of fallen officers.
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• COVID leading cause of death for law enforcement, fallen Texas Peace Officers honored

  01-05-2022 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN)—Another year has passed with law enforcement officers across the state losing their lives in the line of duty.
  According to a National Law Enforcement fatality report, more died to COVID-19 last year, than anything else.
  There was a majestic, in sync procession onto the capitol grounds on Sunday evening. Flags waved with pride, heads were held high—all to honor a group of men and women who risked everything.Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across Texas,
  
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• COVID-19 leading cause of death for law enforcement nationally, Texas officers honored Sunday

  01-05-2022 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There was a majestic, in-sync procession onto the Texas State Capitol grounds on Sunday evening to honor Texas law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Flags waved with pride and heads were held high to honor a group of men and women who risked everything.Hundreds of law enforcement officers, family and friends gathered for the memorial."They open a body bag, and there was my son," Domingo Jasso, a father who lost his son in the line of duty said.
  
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• Elon Musk's big plans for Twitter: What we know so far

  01-05-2022 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for transforming Twitter into a place of “maximum fun” once he buys the social media platform for $44 billion and takes it private.
  But enacting what at the moment are little more than a mix of vague principles and technical details could be considerably more complicated than he suggests.Here's what might happen if Musk follows through on his ideas about free speech, fighting spam and open
  
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• 3 University of Oklahoma meteorology students killed in crash after storm-chasing

  01-05-2022 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  KAY COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died Friday night when their vehicle was struck by a semi-truck on their way home from chasing severe weather in Kansas.
  "It's just so sudden," said Brayden Siau, an OU meteorology student and close friend of the three victims. "They're just gone, I really don't know... It's awful."
  Siau told Nexstar's KFOR that Nicholas K. Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin A. Short, 19, of Grayslake, Ill.; and Drake H. Brooks, 22
  
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• Barnacle-covered dolls wash up on Texas shore

  01-05-2022 18:53 via kxan.com
  
  PORT ARANSAS, Texas (KXAN) — Their origins unknown, barnacle-covered dolls continue to appear along the Texas shores at Port Aransas, and researchers there are documenting it for all to see.The first doll washed ashore in January 2021, dubbed by the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve as "the craziest beach find of all time." And yet, the craziness has continued. Their origins unknown, barnacle-covered dolls continue to appear along the Texas shores at Port Aransas, and res
  
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• Runners, dogs race in Austin Sunshine Run after 3-year event hiatus

  01-05-2022 18:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 1,900 runners trekked through Austin Sunday morning for the 2022 H-E-B Austin Sunshine Run. This marked the return of the annual race that was last held in 2019.
  The race benefits Austin Sunshine Camps, which sends kids who are on free or reduced-price meals at school to camp for free.READ MORE: Austin Sunshine Run helps send kids to camp for freeRaces started at 8 a.m. with a 5K, a 10K and a kids race. Many dogs ran alongside their owners in the dog-friendly 5K r
  
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• 'All of our children are at risk,' A Leander family says fentanyl killed their son. Now they demand changes at all schools

  01-05-2022 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Stefanie Turner had been planning it for weeks.She was going to be up early that September weekend and rally the entire family to support her son, Tucker. He was just days away from running a triathlon. But that day never came."Tucker just wanted some help with sleeping. He wanted to be able to sleep. He was living on his own — working full time. He never planned on dying that night," Turner said.Tucker died last September. He was 19 years old.Tucker's mo
  
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• State of Texas: Prisoner swap brings Texan home from Russia, but what about Brittney Griner?

  01-05-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texan Trevor Reed is back on American soil. Now his release is bringing new attention to other Americans still being held in Russia, including basketball star Brittney Griner.Reed, a former Marine, was swapped in Turkey on Wednesday for Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had been serving a 20-year prison sentence in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy case. He arrived at Kelly Field in San Antonio just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday.Rep. August Pfluger, R-San Angelo, tweeted four pictur
  
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• 1 rescued from east Austin trail after motorcycle crash

  01-05-2022 06:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person was taken to the hospital Saturday night after crashing a motorcycle into a pole on an east Austin trail, according to the Austin-Travis County EMS' Twitter account.STAR Flight rescued the person from a greenbelt at Loyola Lane and Crystalbrook Drive around 10:30 p.m., ATCEMS said.ATCEMS said the person was taken to Dell Seton with serious injuries.The Austin Fire Department, ATCEMS and STAR Flight responded to the scene.
  
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• Person taken to hospital after crash involving pedestrian in north Austin

  01-05-2022 05:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One adult was taken to the hospital after a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian Saturday night in north Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.The crash happened around 9:41 p.m. near the 8600 block of North Lamar Boulevard, ATCEMS said.The adult was taken to Dell Seton with critical life-threatening injuries, ATCEMS said.
  
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• Arizona homicide suspect arrested in Pflugerville Saturday

  01-05-2022 05:09 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — A double-homicide suspect was arrested Saturday in Pflugerville, according to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
  Terrance Santistevan, 18, was arrested at the intersection of Copper Mine Drive and Colorado Sand Drive Saturday afternoon after a shooting in Casa Grande, Arizona killed two women, the release said.The Arizona Wanted Violent Offender Task Force asked for help from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force to find Santistevan after authorities believed t
  
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• Texas Longhorns shut out of NFL Draft for 1st time since 2014

  01-05-2022 04:39 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KXAN) — This year's Texas Longhorns roster was completely missing from the NFL Draft. Texas didn't have a player drafted during the seven-round event for the first time since 2014.Former Longhorns running back Keaontay Ingram was a sixth-round selection by the Arizona Cardinals after playing the 2021 season with USC. How did the Cowboys do in the 2022 NFL Draft?As of Saturday night, five Longhorns players had signed undrafted free agent deals, according to Texas Football's Twitt
  
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• How did the Cowboys do in the 2022 NFL Draft?

  01-05-2022 02:51 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (Silver Star Nation) — The 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone, and with only the signing of undrafted free agents remaining, the Dallas Cowboys have addressed multiple needs and found future starters with their nine picks.In case you missed any of the Silver Star Nation's coverage of the draft, here's a quick recap of the Cowboys picks on Thursday, April 28, Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30.Round 1, Pick 24 — Tyler Smith, OG, TulsaRound 2, Pick 56 — Sam Williams
  
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• Broken Spoke to Austin City Limits: How Austin connected Naomi Judd to country music

  01-05-2022 02:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas fans are remembering country music legend Naomi Judd Saturday.
  The Judds singer has died at the age of 76, according a statement shared by her daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd. Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76Diana Ellen Judd, who would later go by Naomi, was born Jan. 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. In 1964, she got married and gave birth to her first daughter when she was 18. Two kids later, Judd ended her marriage and moved to California.
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• Juarez shelters full ahead of May 23 end of Title 42 policy in U.S.

  01-05-2022 01:46 via kxan.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Children play on the dirt floor as women sort through a pile of donated clothes in the backyard of a building in the working-class Anapra neighborhood.Inside, more clothes are strewn about mattresses and bunk beds where a few toys and stuffed animals can be seen as well. A woman takes a wet mop to the floor of a hallway where a line of children holding their moms’ hands begins to form.The common theme at the Esperanza de Vida migrant shelter just a fe
  
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• GALLERY: KXAN viewers share hail photos during Saturday's severe storm

  01-05-2022 01:38 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — A severe storm popped up in southeastern Williamson County Saturday afternoon, creating dime to quarter-size hail in Hutto.KXAN viewers shared photos and videos as the storm moved through the area around 4:45 p.m. Saturday. The severe thunderstorm warning in Central Texas was canceled at 5:30 p.m. Isolated downpours and thunderstorms continue to remain a possibility into the first few hours of Saturday evening. FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Isolated storms continue Saturday
  
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• Austin crime victims hold vigil as city embarks on trauma recovery center

  01-05-2022 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of local crime survivors will gather Saturday evening for a healing vigil as Austin prepares to set up its first Trauma Recovery Center (TRC).Families and local leaders will meet at 6 p.m. at Austin City Hall as part of the 4th annual Survivors Speak Healing Vigil Day of Action. The event will also mark the end of National Crime Victims Week.
  As KXAN has reported, last month, the Austin City Council passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a local TRC.The
  
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