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• 2 more APD officers indicted related to 2020 protests

  27-05-2022 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two Austin Police Department officers have been indicted in the wake of May 2020 protests in downtown Austin, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said Friday.Chance Bretches and James Morgan were charged with felony offenses of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury by a public servant and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public servant. 19 APD officers indicted accused of harming a total of 10 during May 2020 protestsThe charges against Bre
  
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• LIVE: Gov. Abbott speaks after new details shared about Uvalde shooting

  27-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to hold a press conference to give an update on the state's efforts to support the Uvalde community following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.The governor will be joined by local officials and state agency representatives. DPS director: Officers made ‘wrong decision’ for waiting to breach Uvalde classroomThe briefing comes after public safety officials gave an update Friday morning, which revealed
  
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• LIVE: $175K anonymous donation to pay for Uvalde funeral services, Gov. Abbott says

  27-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Uvalde families affected by the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School will have funeral expenses paid for by an anonymous donation, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a press conference Friday.Abbott said an anonymous donor came forward with $175,000 for funeral services. DPS director: Officers made ‘wrong decision’ for waiting to breach Uvalde classroomAbbott provided an update on the state's efforts to support the Uvalde community following the mass
  
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• Gov. Abbott to provide update from Uvalde at 3:30 p.m.

  27-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to hold a press conference to give an update on the state's efforts to support the Uvalde community following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.The governor will be joined by local officials and state agency representatives. DPS director: Officers made ‘wrong decision’ for waiting to breach Uvalde classroomThe briefing comes after public safety officials gave an update Friday morning, which revealed
  
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• Gov. Abbott 'livid' over inaccurate information from Uvalde shooting

  27-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he is "livid" after he said he received misinformation about the events leading up to the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
  "Short answer. Yes, I was misled. I am livid about what happened," Abbott said. "I was on this very stage, and I was telling the public what had been told to me. I wrote down hand notes in detail what everybody in that room told me. The information I was given turned out, in part, to be inaccur
  
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• $175K anonymous donation to pay for Uvalde funeral services, Gov. Abbott says

  27-05-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Uvalde families affected by the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School will have funeral expenses paid for by an anonymous donation, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a press conference Friday.Abbott said an anonymous donor came forward with $175,000 for funeral services. DPS director: Officers made ‘wrong decision’ for waiting to breach Uvalde classroomAbbott provided an update on the state's efforts to support the Uvalde community following the mass
  
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• Three-alarm fire under control at storage unit facility near Lake Travis

  27-05-2022 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  HUDSON BEND, Texas (KXAN) — Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at a storage unit facility in Hudson Bend Friday afternoon.Lake Travis Fire Rescue reports the fire was at the Hudson Bend Boat & Campers Storage in the 4700 block of Hudson Bend Road.The fire initially started in a car around 1:45 p.m., but spread to the storage units. At least six units were "fully involved" in the fire, LTFR says. No one was injured.More than 70 firefighters and 18 fire trucks responded to the
  
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• Third-alarm fire under control at storage unit facility near Lake Travis

  27-05-2022 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  HUDSON BEND, Texas (KXAN) — Firefighters responded to a third-alarm fire at a storage unit facility in Hudson Bend Friday afternoon.Lake Travis Fire Rescue reports the fire was at the Hudson Bend Boat & Campers Storage in the 4700 block of Hudson Bend Road.The fire initially started in a car, but spread to the storage units. At least six units were "fully involved" in the fire, LTFR says.More than 70 firefighters and 18 fire trucks responded to the scene. Fire officials tell KXAN the e
  
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• Storage units "fully involved" in second-alarm fire near Lake Travis

  27-05-2022 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  HUDSON BEND, Texas (KXAN) — Firefighters are responding to a second-alarm fire at a storage unit facility in Hudson Bend Friday afternoon.Lake Travis Fire Rescue reports the fire is at the Hudson Bend Boat & Campers Storage in the 4700 block of Hudson Bend Road.Initial reports indicate at least six storage units are "fully involved" in the fire, LTFR says.The Austin Fire Department reports it has units assisting LTFR.The public is asked to avoid the area if possible.This is a developin
  
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• Missing man last seen in Manor found by police

  27-05-2022 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department says it has found an elderly man last seen Friday morning in Manor.A Silver Alert was issued in the search. APD said he was found around 2:54 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Missing elderly man with cognitive impairment last seen in Manor

  27-05-2022 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is searching for an elderly man with a cognitive impairment last seen Friday morning in Manor.A Silver Alert was issued in the search for Charles Lee Younger, 73.
  He was last seen at 7:30 a.m. on Friday in the 10000 block of U.S. Highway 290 in Manor. He was last seen walking and carrying a white PVC pipe as a walking stick and red Solo cup.
  Younger is described as 6'4" tall, with black and gray hair and brown eyes, weighing about 200 poun
  
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• NRA members, gun control demonstrators meet in Houston

  27-05-2022 20:07 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (KXAN) — Three days after the deadly Uvalde school shooting, the National Rifle Association's Annual Meeting got underway Friday, 300 miles away in Houston.
  NRA members were greeted by dozens of chanting protesters as they filed into the George R. Brown Convention Center downtown.
  Some of the demonstrators held photos of the 19 children and two teachers killed three days earlier.
  Houston resident Matthew Rarey shouted, "shame!" at the attendees from across the street.
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• Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick bows out of NRA convention, too

  27-05-2022 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will not attend the National Rifle Association's convention this weekend in Houston, days after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde.Patrick released a statement just hours before the convention was to open on Friday morning."After prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials, I have decided not to speak at the NRA breakfast this morning," Patrick said in a statement. “While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment
  
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• DPS: Texas shooter discussed school shootings, guns on social media

  27-05-2022 19:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The suspect in a Texas mass shooting that resulted in 19 students and two teachers dead talked about school shootings and guns via social media apps, the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Director Steven McCraw said during a news conference Friday,
  "I want to correct something that was said early on in the investigation," McCraw started, referring to Gov. Greg Abbott's statements earlier this week that the shooter posted on Facebook prior to shooting and injuring his
  
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• Come June 6, Austin will be in Stage 1 water restrictions

  27-05-2022 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first stage of Austin's drought plan will go into effect June 6 including watering restrictions, according to a notice from the city.
  This comes after three years of being in the conservation stage, which the city said is the lowest stage of the water conservation code.
  The city said as of Friday morning, the combined storage level of Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan is at 1.409 million acre-feet and is expected to fall below 1.4 million acre-feet within the next few days.
  
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• Austin enters Stage 1 water restrictions

  27-05-2022 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first stage of Austin's drought plan goes into effect Monday, June 6 including watering restrictions, according to a notice from the city.
  This comes after three years of being in the conservation stage, which the city said is the lowest stage of the water conservation code.MORE: Lake Travis now at its lowest level since May 2015The city said, as of May 27, the combined storage level of Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan is at 1.409 million acre-feet and is expected to fall
  
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• Travis County to host gun violence summit in wake of Texas mass shooting

  27-05-2022 17:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travis County leaders plan to host a gun violence summit after 19 students and two teachers were shot and killed three hours from the Texas capital in Uvalde, Texas. The summit will put survivors of gun violence, law enforcement and violence intervention experts before lawmakers. RELATED: Texas DPS to answer more questions about Uvalde school shooting FridayTravis County District Attorney José Garza, Judge Andy Brown and Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter will host the summit, ac
  
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• Drivers running out of gas in Austin Traffic need a HERO

  27-05-2022 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Run out of gas? You need a HERO.HERO stands for Highway Emergency Response Operator and it helps stranded drivers who run out of gas, need a tire change and more. “So far this year, they responded to 47-hundred calls for tire changes, jumpstarts and fuel requests,” said Bradley Wheelis with TXDOT.TXDOT and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization provide the service free of charge.HERO helped 17-hundred drivers with fuel last year and so far, 800 this year
  
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• Mother of Uvalde survivor says police officers 'did everything' they could

  27-05-2022 16:37 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Border Report) -- The mother of a second-grader who was inside Robb Elementary School on Tuesday when 19 students and two teachers were killed by a lone gunman, is defending the actions of law enforcement, saying they "did everything" they could.LIVE BLOG: Uvalde School Shooting
  Monique Hernandez on Thursday told Border Report she doesn't remember driving to the school to get her 8-year-old son Joaquin Guzman after hearing of the shooting."It's all a blur," she said. Except for a
  
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• Biden zeroes in on plan to cancel $10,000 in student loans per borrower

  27-05-2022 16:28 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – President Biden is nearing a decision on student loan debt forgiveness, with the president and his team zeroing in on canceling $10,000 per borrower, with some potential caveats.White House officials cautioned no decision has been finalized as Biden continues to weigh his options. The president is scheduled to speak at the Naval Academy’s commencement ceremony on Friday and at the University of Delaware’s ceremony on Saturday.Multiple reports indicated Biden consid
  
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• Texas DPS to answer more questions about Uvalde school shooting Friday

  27-05-2022 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Public safety officials are set to give another update on the investigation into the Uvalde school shooting Friday morning.
  Law enforcement has been criticized for providing an unclear timeline of what happened during the Tuesday shooting, where an 18 year old with a rifle walked into Robb Elementary School and killed 19 children and two teachers.
  Although Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday the shooter encountered a Uvalde CISD officer as he was entering the school, Tex
  
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• Texas DPS answers more questions about Uvalde school shooting

  27-05-2022 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Public safety officials are set to give another update on the investigation into the Uvalde school shooting Friday morning.
  Law enforcement has been criticized for providing an unclear timeline of what happened during the Tuesday shooting, where an 18 year old with a rifle walked into Robb Elementary School and killed 19 children and two teachers.
  Although Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday the shooter encountered a Uvalde CISD officer as he was entering the school, Tex
  
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• LIVE: Texas DPS answers more questions about Uvalde school shooting

  27-05-2022 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Public safety officials are set to give another update on the investigation into the Uvalde school shooting Friday morning.
  Law enforcement has been criticized for providing an unclear timeline of what happened during the Tuesday shooting, where an 18 year old with a rifle walked into Robb Elementary School and killed 19 children and two teachers.
  Although Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday the shooter encountered a Uvalde CISD officer as he was entering the school, Tex
  
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• DPS director: Officers made 'wrong decision' for waiting to breach Uvalde classroom

  27-05-2022 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Public safety officials on Friday revealed responding officers for Tuesday’s Uvalde school shooting made no attempts to breach a classroom to rescue the children inside from an active shooter for about an hour, because it was believed the incident had turned into a barricaded subject call. The 18-year-old shooter with a rifle killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School that day. Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw said during the time l
  
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• DPS director: Officers made 'wrong decision' during Uvalde school shooting

  27-05-2022 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Public safety officials on Friday revealed responding officers for Tuesday’s Uvalde school shooting made no attempts to breach a classroom to rescue the children inside from an active shooter for about an hour, because it was believed the incident had turned into a barricaded subject call. The 18-year-old shooter with a rifle killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School that day. Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw said during the time l
  
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• Seguin student charged after police say he threatened to bring AK-47 to school

  27-05-2022 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  SEGUIN, Texas (KXAN) — A 19-year-old in Seguin was arrested after police said he repeatedly threatened to bring an assault rifle to school.Seguin Police said officers arrested Joel Placencia Wednesday. He's being charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.This comes after Tuesday's horrific shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, where an 18-year-old took the lives of 19 students and two teachers. Schools across Texas have been investigating threats in the aftermat
  
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• Light at the end of the tunnel in baby formula shortage

  27-05-2022 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The baby formula shortage has been building since an Abbott Industries plant was forced to close in February due to unsanitary conditions, but now there's an end in sight to the problem that has plagued parents nationwide and had flights of formula coming in from overseas.Speaking Thursday, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said that Abbott Industries formula should be back on the shelves in June and that supplies should be completely back to normal by
  
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• 2 planets will be visible in the night sky this weekend

  27-05-2022 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you're up early this weekend, take a look up in the sky and you should be able to see two planets.According to NASA, the planets Mars and Jupiter will be close to each other in the sky, and visible before dawn Friday through Monday.
  What's happening?NASA is calling it a Mars-Jupiter conjunction. A conjunction is when two objects in the sky — whether planets, the moon or stars — appear close together."In the case of Earth’s solar system, conjunction
  
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• TxDOT plans to repair shifted MoPac wall viewer describes as sagging, crumbling

  27-05-2022 14:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One viewer told KXAN a section of Mopac Expressway near Scofield Ridge Parkway is sagging and crumbling.
  The viewer said she first noticed the issue in the area when traveling along the highway in the right-hand lane, and there was a "noticeable dip." Once taking a closer look, she noticed rebar sticking out, missing bricks and what appeared to be concrete walls stacked up against the wall of the highway for support.
  Texas Department of Transportation officials said th
  
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• Woman arrested after man hit, killed near north Austin bus stop

  27-05-2022 14:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department on Friday identified the pedestrian killed in a May 18 crash in north Austin earlier this month.
  APD said he was Bobby Owen, 47.
  The crash occurred in the 9400 block of North Lamar Boulevard around 3:10 a.m. that day.PAST STORY: Man killed after van and truck crash in north AustinSully Perez-Brais, 60 (APD Photo)Officers responded to the area and found Owen, who died at the scene, according to APD. Officers also found the driver of the car near
  
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• Woman dies after crashing into electric pole on I-35 service road on May 18

  27-05-2022 13:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman died after crashing into an electric pole while on the Interstate 35 service road in north Austin earlier this month.
  The Austin Police Department identified the woman as Erika Martinez, 24.
  The crash happened around 2:41 a.m. on May 18 in the 11700 block of N. I-35 service road northbound. That's just north of Braker Lane.
  Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash. A witness reported Martinez was going fast and left the roadway. She then crashed into an electr
  
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• 6 doctors accused in kickback scheme involving Central Texas hospital

  27-05-2022 12:52 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KXAN) — The Justice Department accuses six Texas doctors of taking kickbacks in return for referrals for laboratory testing.The complaint filed Thursday alleges laboratories True Health Diagnostics (THD) and Boston Heart Diagnostics (BHD) and small Texas hospitals worked together to pay doctors to induce referrals to the hospitals for laboratory testing. The government said THD or BHD preformed those tests.The DOJ said Rockdale Hospital, which was owned by Little River Healthca
  
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• Save money and save energy this Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2022 12:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The State of Texas wants to help you save money and energy this Memorial Day weekend. The Comptrollers Office is making certain ENERGY STAR® energy-efficient products tax-free from Saturday through midnight on Monday night.
  You can buy, rent or lease the following items with the ENERGY STAR® label without paying a tax:
  air conditioners (with a sales price of $6,000 or less)refrigerators (with a sales price of $2,000 or less)ceiling fansincandescent and fluorescent light
  
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• Hospital imaging procedures being delayed due to contrast dye shortage

  27-05-2022 12:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hospitals around the nation are being impacted by a shortage of contrast dye used in many medical procedures.The dye, made by General Electric, is used in MRIs, CAT scans, ultrasounds and x-rays. It's a primary tool for doctors to identify issues and make a proper diagnosis.
  The increased contrast helps doctors more easily diagnose a brain bleed or clot, see how a heart or another organ is functioning or determine whether a tumor is growing or shrinking, among other things.
  
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• Late Arkansas rally sinks Texas softball in super regional

  27-05-2022 06:18 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KXAN) — National No. 4 seed Arkansas poured it on late to push past Texas 7-1 in the first game of an NCAA softball super regional Thursday at Bogle Park.The Razorbacks finally got to Texas starting pitcher Hailey Dolcini in the fifth inning with two hits and an error to plate three runs, but the home team had more offense in them with four runs in the sixth to put the game away. The game was scoreless until the fifth.Arkansas had 12 hits and left 11 runners on base. Te
  
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• Gun control groups see support in aftermath of Uvalde school shooting

  27-05-2022 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, many gun control advocacy groups are hoping to transform their pain into action.Forming protests and rallies nationwide, calling on lawmakers to enact stricter gun control laws. Everything we know about the Texas school shootingOn Thursday afternoon, a memorial formed outside the Texas Capitol.Longtime Austin resident Deborah Kirk felt hopeless while paying her respects to those that lost their lives."Nothing's been done si
  
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• Unlocked door in Uvalde school shooting raises questions about Texas safety requirements

  27-05-2022 04:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Investigators believe an 18-year-old shooter was able to get inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas through a door that appeared to be unlocked, according to a Department of Public Safety official.
  In a press conference on Thursday, law enforcement gave an updated timeline of the events leading up to the shooting, which killed 19 children and two adults. Still, they noted many unanswered questions and unclear details.
  “We’re still grabbing a lot of information,
  
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• AISD: Police department hit with cuts due to budget deficit

  27-05-2022 04:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Independent School District confirmed with KXAN Thursday that some of its police staff members will be cut as part of the upcoming budget."It is true that our Central Office and operations staff, including our Police Department was affected by the staffing cuts due to our budget deficit," AISD said in an email.Everything we know about the Texas school shootingWe asked several follow-up questions, inquiring how many staff members this impacted and how this decision was
  
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• Help coming from across the country for Uvalde school shooting families

  27-05-2022 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — More than 100 people with the Texas Funeral Directors Association are in Uvalde on Thursday to provide assistance to families who lost loved ones in the Robb Elementary School shooting.Directors, counselors and volunteers with the association are on hand to help the families with funeral arrangements, and those are just some of the people who are in town lending people a hand. Everything we know about the Texas school shootingBoth Lutheran Church Charities and Maya's
  
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• What we know about the 18-year-old shooter from Uvalde

  27-05-2022 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) -- Law enforcement is working to learn more about the 18-year-old gunman who entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and killed 19 children and two adults.The shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot and injured his grandmother before going to the elementary school Tuesday.  Texas shooter inside school for around an hour, DPS saysDepartment of Public Safety South Texas Regional Director Victor Escalon said Thursday the grandmother is alive and stable.Escalon said investigators ar
  
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• Puppy love: Therapy dogs arrive in Uvalde to help comfort first responders

  27-05-2022 02:02 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Border Report) -- First responders who have come to the small South Texas town of Uvalde are also hurting after Tuesday's deadly school shooting.That's where a little puppy love can help, says Kris Blair.LIVE BLOG: Ulvade, Texas
  She and her band of eight therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers are on the ground here urging law enforcement, firefighters and EMT personnel to stop and get a furry hug.Kris Blair of the faith-based nonprofit Canines 4 Christ and her therapy dog 'Huck
  
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• 'It felt really meaningful': Ricky Williams explains why he changed his last name

  27-05-2022 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorn legend Ricky Williams isn't Ricky Williams anymore.The 1998 Heisman Trophy winner for the Longhorns decided to legally change his name to Errick Miron. He explained the change during an interview on "The Dan Le Batard Show with StuGotz," saying that he did it about a year-and-a-half ago after he got married to his wife, Linnea Miron. WATCH: Texas football dedicates field to Earl Campbell, Ricky WilliamsTechnically, his first name has always been Errick, but h
  
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• KXAN roundtable on past mass violence solutions still relevant after Uvalde

  27-05-2022 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Uvalde shooting where 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday is now at the center of conversations about solutions.In 2019, KXAN investigators analyzed more than 30 mass shootings over four decades in Texas.During A History of Mass Violence, a panel of experts shared solutions during a roundtable at Rowling Hall at the McCombs School of Business on the UT campus. KXAN Investigates: A History of Mass ViolenceFrom policy changes dealing wi
  
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