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• TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute

  28-05-2022 22:23 via kxan.com
  
  In the hours and days following the fatal shooting of 19 children and their two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, authorities gave shifting and at times contradictory information of what happened and how they responded.The investigation of the massacre is ongoing, but much is already known about the nearly two hours that passed between when authorities say Salvador Ramos shot his grandmother and when police radio traffic indicated that the 18-year-old gunman was de
  
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• Burnet woman charged with murder after DWI crash results in a death

  28-05-2022 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas – A Burnet woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder for an April 2 vehicle collision that resulted in a death, according to court records.Records showed that Nila Louise Glimp, 56, was driving while intoxicated, and she drove her vehicle into oncoming traffic which caused the death of 21-year-old Kevin Beall.First responders arrived on the scene of the collision in the 17000 block of W. State Highway 29 and were notified of a deceased individual on the
  
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• New implementations aim to manage Austin's natural areas, mitigate wildfire risk

  28-05-2022 20:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Parks and Recreation Department listed activities in place to improve the department's ability to manage natural areas and mitigate wildfire risk.According to the department, it established a land management team with a priority of reducing wildfire risk. The team also has a trained burn team that works with the Austin Fire Department on prescribed burns.“The management goals for these burns are to improve habitat diversity and climate resilience as well as
  
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• Austin FC set for second bout with LA Galaxy

  28-05-2022 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  After an eventful draw at home against Orlando City, Austin FC heads west to battle LA Galaxy for the second time this month. The Verde and Black, who sit in second place in the Western Conference, will have had a full week off before they take on Los Angeles Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m."It's nice to have a normal week, a normal lead up," said Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff. "We reviewed a little bit of what transpired against Orlando and there's some takeaways from that we've got to get better
  
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• 21 dead in '84 McDonald's massacre a distant memory for border community

  28-05-2022 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Like Uvalde, Texas, this week, all eyes were on San Ysidro, California, some 38 years ago when a lone gunman shot dozens of people inside a McDonald's in the small community about a mile from the border.Armed with several weapons, including an Uzi and a shotgun, James Huberty, 41, walked into the restaurant at 3:56 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 1984, and went on a killing spree, reportedly telling his wife beforehand that he was going "hunting for humans." LIVE BLOG: U
  
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• Woman finds artifacts in abandoned storage unit, seeks family in East Texas area

  28-05-2022 13:16 via kxan.com
  
  TYLER, Texas (KETK) - Norma Kennedy bid on an abandoned storage unit out in Richardson. When she went inside, she discovered a lifetime of one family's history.
  "He was saying this is junk, and I said, 'No! I'm not going to let you throw this away,' because I realized there were photo albums," Kennedy said. AGING OUT: Where foster kids go once they outgrow the system & navigate adult lifeNearly a hundred years' worth of artifacts and memories of the Wright family were found. Yearbooks, World
  
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• AISD graduations marred by projected police cuts

  28-05-2022 05:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Only a few days after Tuesday’s terrible tragedy, several schools within the Austin Independent School District hosted graduation ceremonies on Friday.As hundreds of seniors walked across the stage at the AISD Performing Arts Center, some such as Lisa Martin were reminded of the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives in Uvalde."Those parents won't be able to see their children graduate,” she said. “Today is a very somber moment."Both graduation
  
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• HOV lanes coming to I-35 in south Austin as project is approved for construction

  28-05-2022 04:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Multiple high-occupancy vehicle lanes are coming to Interstate 35 in south Austin, after the Texas Transportation Commission greenlit the project for construction.The I-35 Capital Express South Project will add two HOV lanes in each direction from Ben White Boulevard to SH 45 Southeast.
  I-35 Capital Express South (Source; TxDOT)Between a section of SH 71 and Slaughter Lane, TxDOT will elevate the HOV lanes. They will also widen the north and southbound I-35 frontage roads t
  
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• State of Texas urges long-term care facilities to update hurricane preparedness plans

  28-05-2022 04:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The state of Texas is urging long-term care facilities to update their emergency preparedness plans ahead of the hurricane season.The Texas Health and Human Services Commission says it's encouraging facilities to review their preparedness and response plans before hurricane season officially begins on June 1.Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospices, intermediate care facilities and Home and Community-based Services group homes. H
  
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• Former 911 dispatcher: Mistakes likely in Uvalde

  28-05-2022 03:57 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — New questions, and concerns, were raised Friday about a possible breakdown in communication between 911 and the officers on the ground during the Uvalde shooting on Tuesday that left 19 children and two teachers dead.Despite the presence of more than a dozen officers in the hallway, at a news conference, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said none tried to breach the classroom door where the shooter was for almost an hour."Of course this was no
  
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• APD identifies woman hit, killed by car in northeast Austin

  28-05-2022 03:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has identified a woman hit and killed by a car in northeast Austin.Fabiola Cervantes, 29, was struck around 3:30 a.m. on May 21 in the 7000 block of the E. US 290 service road. That's near Berkman Drive and Nelson Field. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2022?According to police, a vehicle was traveling east when it hit Cervantes in the road. She was taken to the hospital, where she died later that morning.The driver remai
  
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• 'Actually quite personal': Uvalde fire chief's daughter is a student at Robb Elementary

  28-05-2022 02:44 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — On Tuesday afternoon, the entire 38-member Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department got called to Robb Elementary School.
  "At the moment of the call they all dropped what they were doing and they responded to the scene," said Chief Mario Rengel. Gov. Abbott ‘livid’ over inaccurate information from Uvalde shootingVolunteer firefighters all have day jobs, so many were at work outside the fire station when that call came in.
  Rengel was at work at the local radio sta
  
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• Texas state senator interrupts Gov. Abbott's press conference calling for special session

  28-05-2022 02:38 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said “all options are on the table” when asked if he has considered calling a special legislative session in the aftermath of Tuesday’s shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.A Texas state senator told the governor where he stood on the matter during Abbott's press conference Friday afternoon. Gov. Abbott ‘livid’ over inaccurate information from Uvalde shootingState Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat whose district
  
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• 'It's nightmarish': Attorney for Sutherland Springs victims talks about parallels to Uvalde

  28-05-2022 02:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It was five years ago that a young man walked into a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and open fired on worshipers. At least 450 rounds were spent, 22 people were left injured, 25 others, including a pregnant woman, were killed. It remains the most deadly mass shooting in Texas' history.
  Fast forward half a decade, and Texas is once again mourning the loss of victims of mass gun violence. This time, in an elementary school in Uvalde, where a young gunman shot and killed 19 s
  
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• Man sentenced after arson at Travis County Democratic Party office

  28-05-2022 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A San Antonio man has been sentenced to prison after he threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the Travis County Democratic Party office in Austin in 2021.Ryan Faircloth, 31, was sentenced Friday to 72 months in prison. He pled guilty to arson in January. Plea reached for man accused in Travis County Democratic Party attempted arsonIn addition to prison time, Faircloth was ordered to pay $12,472.84 in restitution and a $5,000 fine.Faircloth admitted to targeting the
  
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• LIST: What to do in Austin over Memorial Day weekend – May 28 & 29

  28-05-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – In need of weekend plans? Below is a compiled list of events taking place Saturday and Sunday in Central Texas.Saturday in Central TexasBlack Art Matters will host its fourth annual event. The “CYBERFUNK” mini-festival showcases a futuristic and funkadelic theme. The event features local artists and both local and guest DJs. The festival is at the Distribution Hall at 1500 E. 4th Street from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Tickets for the event can be purchased&n
  
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• Caldwell County upgraded to 'medium' COVID risk, CDC says

  28-05-2022 01:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Caldwell County's COVID-19 risk level has been upgraded to medium by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, due to an increase in cases.Each week, the CDC assigns a "COVID-19 Community Level" to each county nationwide based on how the virus is impacting local populations.Low, medium and high-risk categories are determined based on three factors: number of new cases in the past seven days, new hospital admissions in the past seven days, and percent of staffed hospit
  
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• Local credit union customer data accessed by 'unauthorized activity'

  28-05-2022 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A local credit union is investigating after "unauthorized activity involving its computer systems last month."Public Employees Credit Union says a file containing some of its members' personal information was accessed."While we are not aware of any misuse of the information involved, we notified those members on May 16, 2022, and offered them complimentary credit monitoring services through Experian," PECU President Gary Whitcomb told KXAN in a statement, "We apologize for
  
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• Uvalde shooter had 1,600 rounds, few laws in Texas limit bullet purchases

  28-05-2022 00:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The ease in which 18-year-old Salvador Ramos purchased two semiautomatic rifles and more than 1,600 bullets before killing 19 children and two adults in an Uvalde elementary school Tuesday has highlighted the unfettered access civilians have to ammunition in Texas.Joseph Lewis, a retired FBI agent who spent 27 years with the bureau, told KXAN there would be no flag or alarm set off by Ramos’ purchases. Authorities say Ramos had no criminal background. He would have passed
  
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• 'What stops armed bad guys is armed good guys': Texas leaders speak at NRA Convention

  28-05-2022 00:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the National Rifle Association gathered for its annual meeting 300 miles away in Houston.
  While several Texas lawmakers backed out of the convention in the wake of the shooting, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) did not."Uvalde is strong. Texas is strong. And the entire country stands alongside the men and women who are grieving in Uvalde," Cruz said. For roughly 30 minutes, Cruz talked about the Texas mass shoot
  
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