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• Agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant, maker says

  16-05-2022 23:19 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Infant formula maker Abbott says it's reached an agreement with U.S. health officials to restart production at its largest domestic factory, a key step toward easing a nationwide shortage tied to the plant’s shutdown earlier this year.Abbott did not immediately detail the terms of the agreement reached with the Food and Drug Administration, which has been investigating safety problems at the Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The consent decree is a binding legal agreemen
  
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• Over 30 reports of tires slashed in Kyle neighborhoods Monday morning

  16-05-2022 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — The Kyle Police Department is investigating a string of tire slashing incidents in two neighborhoods Monday morning.Police said it has 31 related incidents spread throughout the Woodlands and Cool Springs neighborhoods.The first call came in at 3:48 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of Evening Star, KPD said.
  
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• APD identifies man who died in motorcycle crash on I-35

  16-05-2022 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police identified the man who died after a motorcycle crash May 4 on Interstate 35 in north Austin.APD said Christian Joseph Boutros, 27, was thrown off his motorcycle following a crash and died at the scene in the 7100 block of N. Interstate 35 in northeast Austin. That's near St. Johns Avenue and south of East Anderson Lane/U.S. Highway 183.The crash happened at 7:48 p.m., APD said. Austin-Travis County EMS said medics performed CPR on Boutros after they arrived.AP
  
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• Texas State baseball matches all-time single-season win total; gets at least share of Sun Belt title

  16-05-2022 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — With an 11-9 win Sunday over Louisiana, the No. 13 Texas State Bobcats baseball team clinched at least a share of the Sun Belt regular-season title.
  That high-scoring victory also vaulted Texas State into a tie with the program record for victories in a single season with 41. This is the third time in school history the Bobcats have won at least 41 games. They did so twice under head coach Ty Harrington in both 2009 and 2011 as part of the Southland Conference. T
  
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• Historic season for Texas State baseball charges on

  16-05-2022 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  With an 11-9 win Sunday over Louisiana, the No. 13 Texas State Bobcats baseball team clinched at least a share of the Sun Belt regular season title. That high-scoring victory also vaulted Texas State into a tie with the program record for victories in a single season with 41."There have been some unbelievable teams in that program but this one is about to be the best," said Texas State Head Coach Steven Trout in a release after the win Sunday. "If you ask them, they are still very hungry and are
  
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• Adult, child rushed to hospital after rollover crash near Manor

  16-05-2022 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) — Three people were injured in a rollover crash Monday on U.S. Highway 290 near Manor, Austin-Travis County EMS said.In a tweet thread, medics said the three people are trauma patients, and one was ejected from the vehicle. Another was initially pinned in the vehicle, but first responders were able to get the person out. Two people, an adult and a child, were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center for treatment. The adult's injuries are considered life-threatening, medics
  
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• Almost 2 million Texans affected by Texas Department of Insurance data breach

  16-05-2022 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — A massive security breach at the Texas Department of Insurance leaked the personal information of almost 2 million Texans for nearly three years, according to a state audit released last week.The department said the personal information of 1.8 million workers who have filed compensation claims — including Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and information about workers’ injuries — was accessible online to members of the pub
  
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• Mistrial declared, jury deadlocked in Texas special education assault trial

  16-05-2022 21:54 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) – A mistrial has been declared in the assault case against a Texas school district's special education director. The jury remained deadlocked Monday afternoon after a week of testimony and six hours of deliberation.Three jurors voted guilty while the other three say "not guilty." The judge issued an "Allen charge," giving the jury more instructions on its considerations, after four hours of deliberation.Current Hutto Independent School District Special Education Directo
  
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• Jury deadlocked in Texas special education assault trial, judge issues more instructions

  16-05-2022 21:54 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) – The jury in the assault case against a Texas school district’s special education director reported it was deadlocked Monday afternoon after a week of testimony.After spending four hours deliberating, three jurors have voted guilty while the other three say "not guilty." The judge is expected to sign an "Allen charge," giving the jury more instructions on its considerations.Current Hutto Independent School District Special Education Director Dr. Stacie Koerth &nd
  
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• Jury begins deliberation in Texas special education assault trial

  16-05-2022 21:54 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) – The jury in the assault case against a Texas school district’s special education director began deliberations Monday afternoon after a week of testimony.Current Hutto Independent School District Special Education Director Dr. Stacie Koerth – and her district colleague Karen Perez – are accused of forcing a non-verbal 17-year-old student with severe autism into a jumpsuit.The jumpsuit was meant to prevent the student from getting into his pants &ndash
  
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• Supreme Court rules for Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case

  16-05-2022 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority sided Monday with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and struck down a provision of federal campaign finance law, a ruling that a dissenting justice said runs the risk of causing “further disrepute” to American politics.The court, by a 6-3 vote, said the provision Cruz challenged limiting the repayment of personal loans from candidates to their campaigns violates the Constitution. The decision comes just as ca
  
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• How Austin's milk bank is responding to national baby formula shortage

  16-05-2022 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More families are turning to a local nonprofit for help during the ongoing national shortage of baby formula, while at the same time the group is experiencing a generous bump in donations because of it.
  The Mother's Milk Bank at Austin reported having a "significant increase in demand" recently from parents seeking another feeding option while they struggle to find powdered baby formula at local stores. The factors fueling this shortage include a voluntary recall for severa
  
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• Unprecedented May heat continues, but finally a bit of relief on the horizon

  16-05-2022 20:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The near-record heat continues with temperatures flirting with 100° each day this week.Morning clouds have cleared to afternoon sunshine today as temperatures soar well into the 90s in Austin (forecast high: 99°). Areas to our west who've been plagued with drier weather will likely reach 100° or hotter.Conditions will be similar Tuesday through Thursday, the only addition being a bit more of a breeze (10-20 mph).Forecast high temperatures on Tuesday.By this week
  
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• Flirting with record heat all week

  16-05-2022 20:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The near-record heat continues with temperatures flirting with 100° each day this week.Morning clouds have cleared to afternoon sunshine today as temperatures soar well into the 90s in Austin (forecast high: 99°). Areas to our west who've been plagued with drier weather will likely reach 100° or hotter.Conditions will be similar Tuesday through Thursday, the only addition being a bit more of a breeze (10-20 mph).By this weekend, an incoming cold front (loose on
  
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• 'A bit of a mystery': How an astronaut’s moon tree ended up in Austin

  16-05-2022 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Dennis Worsham bought his west Austin house in 1985, he knew the house came with a rumor. “While we were buying the house, the lady was telling us that an astronaut used to live here, and she thought there was a moon tree here,” he said.
  This was true. Astronaut Stuart Roosa and his family lived in Worsham’s house in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s after Roosa retired from NASA. He was one of three astronauts on the Apollo 14 missio
  
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• Lakeway City Council to consider changes to its home business ordinance after lawsuit from daycare

  16-05-2022 19:58 via kxan.com
  
  LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) — Lakeway City Council will consider a proposal to amend the city's home business ordinances Monday night, but one daycare provider said the recommendations aren't going far enough.
  KXAN spoke with Bianca King in February, who filed a lawsuit after she said the city shut down her at-home daycare following noise complaints from golfers at an adjacent golf course.
  She applied to get the additional home-use permit the city requires, but the Lakeway Zoning and Planning Co
  
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• 2 arrested in sexual assaults of UT-Austin students that happened in 2020

  16-05-2022 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two men have been arrested for sexual assaults that occurred near the University of Texas Austin's campus in August 2020.
  22-year-old Benjamin Berkowitz and 21-year-old Andres Aiza were charged by the Austin Police Department with aggravated sexual assault on Friday, May 13, 2022, according to an affidavit. Travis County Sheriff's Office records show the two were booked into jail on Monday afternoon.
  According to the police report, the two men offered to walk two female UT
  
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• 2 arrest warrants issued for 2020 sexual assaults on UT-Austin students

  16-05-2022 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has issued two arrest warrants for sexual assaults that occurred near the University of Texas Austin's campus in August 2020.
  APD has charged 22-year-old Benjamin Berkowitz and 21-year-old Andres Aiza with aggravated sexual assault on May 13, 2022.According to the police report, the two men offered to walk two female UT students home from a fraternity party the night of Aug. 27, 2020.
  According to the affidavit, the suspects made multiple advanc
  
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• 2 arrest warrants issued for 2020 sexual assaults of UT-Austin students

  16-05-2022 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has issued two arrest warrants for sexual assaults that occurred near the University of Texas Austin's campus in August 2020.
  22-year-old Benjamin Berkowitz and 21-year-old Andres Aiza were charged with aggravated sexual assault on May 13, 2022, an arrest affidavit said.According to the police report, the two men offered to walk two female UT students home from a fraternity party the night of Aug. 27, 2020.
  According to the affidavit, the suspec
  
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• 2 killed, 3 others injuries in Houston flea market shooting

  16-05-2022 18:52 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Two people were killed and three more were taken to a hospital with injuries after a shooting Sunday at a bustling Houston flea market, authorities said.The shooting at the open-air market arose from an “altercation” that involved at least two guns and all five of the people, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. He said no “innocent bystanders” were injured.Thousands of people were shopping at the market 14 miles (22 kilometers) north of Ho
  
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• How rising mortgage rates are impacting the Austin housing market

  16-05-2022 17:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin home prices continue to soar, property taxes increase and mortgage rates keep ticking up, prospective buyers are asking, "is something finally going to give?"The short answer is no.
  "Truly, we haven't seen that impact our market," said Austin Board of Realtors President Cord Shiflet. "We're a demand-based market, we've got buyers coming in here by the droves, and everybody needs a place to go." Mortgage rates price some out, but Austin remains competitive marketAB
  
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• Long wait times 'typical' on deadline day for appraisal protests, TCAD says

  16-05-2022 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some homeowners say they're experiencing long phone wait times and calls dropping while trying to reach the Travis Central Appraisal District to protest their appraisal values.
  Monday is the general deadline to submit a protest form.
  Property owners have until Monday or 30 days after your appraisal is mailed, whichever is later. Each property's protest deadline is listed on its appraisal.Several viewers reached out about the wait time issues via our ReportIt tip line,
  
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• Relocation of Waller Creek Boathouse up for discussion Monday

  16-05-2022 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin transportation leaders will discuss the future of Waller Creek Boathouse on Monday.The city-owned boathouse on Trinity Street is expected to relocate to make way for a new light rail route, as part of the voter-approved, estimated $10.3 billion transit overhaul, Project Connect.
  The blue line's route will extend from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to the North Lamar Transit Center, with construction of its Rainey/MACC Station planned in the same area as the W
  
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• City staff leans toward former hostel site for relocation of Waller Creek Boathouse

  16-05-2022 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin transportation leaders discussed the future of Waller Creek Boathouse on Monday.The city-owned boathouse on Trinity Street is expected to relocate to make way for a new light rail route, as part of the voter-approved, estimated $10.3 billion transit overhaul, Project Connect.
  The blue line's route will extend from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to the North Lamar Transit Center, with construction of its Rainey/MACC Station planned in the same area as the Wall
  
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• YOUR PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse as seen in Central Texas

  16-05-2022 14:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Sunday night into early Monday morning, the Earth casted its shadow over the moon, making a total lunar eclipse visible throughout much of Central Texas.
  KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin explained a lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, so the full rays of the sun get blocked by the Earth, causing the shadow of the Earth to darken the moon. A total lunar eclipse is when the whole of the moon gets cast in darkness. Lunar eclipse: When it ends a
  
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• Bringing Austin streets up to standard: City focused on improving Del Valle road

  16-05-2022 13:33 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Austin is working on improving its substandard streets. These are streets that do not meet the city's safety, mobility and drainage standards.
  At present, the city's transportation department has identified nine substandard streets following a 2016 study. One of those is Ross Road in Del Valle.Project Limits (Source: City of Austin)"When we have these large-scale infrastructure opportunities, it's important that we invest equitably in our communities,"
  
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• Book ban: More people challenging titles in Eanes ISD

  16-05-2022 12:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More people in the Eanes Independent School District are challenging books that are in schools across the district.Taking books off the shelves some consider inappropriate has become a hot button topic, not only in Texas, but across the nation. It even caused one Central Texas librarian to lose her job. Residents sue Llano County officials, library director, board members to end book bansBetween March 28 and May 1 there were 129 different books that were challenged in Eanes
  
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• Flirting with 100-degrees all week

  16-05-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The near-record heat continues with temperatures flirting with 100° each day this week.Morning clouds will clear to afternoon sunshine today as temperatures soar well into the 90s in Austin (forecast high: 99°). Areas to our west who've been plagued with drier weather will likely reach 100° or hotter.Conditions will be similar Tuesday through Thursday, the only addition being a bit more of a breeze (10-20 mph).By this weekend, an incoming cold front (loose on th
  
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• San Marcos CISD considers bonus cash for workers

  16-05-2022 12:23 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Trustees with the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Monday could give workers cash payments to stick with the job.According to the meeting notes, trustees will discuss two incentive payments for school district employees that are tied to the district calendar.The district would issue $1,500 on Oct. 28 and $1,500 on April 28, 2023. AISD targets increase teacher pay in 2022-23 budgetWorkers would have to meet the following requirements:Be employed
  
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• APD looking for suspect after 2 shot in north Austin

  16-05-2022 12:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect after two men were shot in far north Austin Sunday night.
  Police said the two were shot around 11:41 p.m. on Turner Drive, which is near Lamar Boulevard and Braker Lane.Both men are at the hospital — one with life-threatening injuries, and the other is expected to be OK.
  Police said the dispute was between people who knew each other, so the public is not in danger.
  
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• Longhorns headed north: Softball team draws Seattle regional, faces Weber State

  16-05-2022 05:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's not the ideal scenario for the Texas Longhorns softball team, but it's not a bad one, either.Despite a No. 15 ranking in the D1Softball.com poll, Texas will pack its bags for the Pacific Northwest and start the postseason in Seattle, home of the 13th-seeded Washington Huskies.Texas softball coach Mike White reprimanded following ejection, offensive gesture in Big 12 tourneyTexas, the regional's No. 2 seed, takes on Big Sky Conference champion Weber State at 4:30 p.m. F
  
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• 19-year-old Texan becomes youngest African-American to graduate law school in U.S.

  16-05-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (Nexstar) — A Texas law student is the youngest Black student to graduate from law school in the entire country.Haley Schlitz walked across the stage to get her diploma on Friday — making history as the youngest graduate from Southern Methodist University Law School.
  "I graduated high school at 13, graduated undergrad at 16," Schlitz said. "Actually for the longest time — like the first maybe like 12 years, 13 years in my life — I actually wanted to be an ER doctor
  
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• Body found next to road in east Austin, US 183 southbound closed

  16-05-2022 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person was found dead next to the road Sunday near the U.S. Highway 290 ramp from East Anderson Lane and U.S. Highway 183, medics said.Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted at 4:48 p.m. that it didn't know if the person sustained some kind of trauma or was otherwise medical-related, and that law enforcement was investigating.The Texas Department of Transportation said southbound US 183 is closed after the Cameron Road exit due to a crash. Traffic is detouring to the frontage r
  
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• Body found next to road in east Austin

  16-05-2022 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person was found dead next to the road Sunday near the U.S. Highway 290 ramp from East Anderson Lane and U.S. Highway 183, medics said.Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted at 4:48 p.m. it didn't know if the person sustained some kind of trauma or was otherwise medical-related, and law enforcement was investigating.The Texas Department of Transportation said southbound U.S. 183 was closed after the Cameron Road exit due to a crash. Traffic had to detour to the frontage road at
  
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