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• Kyle community hosts fundraiser for tire-slashing victims

  29-05-2022 23:20 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Members of one Kyle neighborhood came together Sunday to help those whose cars had been vandalized by a string of tire slashings — as well as to help shed a light on veterans struggling with their mental health.Earlier this month, more than 30 cars were damaged in Kyle's Woodlands and Cool Springs neighborhoods, according to police. The family of the man charged in connection with the slashings said in a statement to KXAN that he's an army veteran struggling with
  
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• Elgin Walmart evacuated after gas leak

  29-05-2022 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) – The Walmart in Elgin was evacuated and temporarily closed at about 12:24 p.m. Sunday after a gas leak was reported.The Elgin Fire Department is on the scene assessing the leak. It is considered to be an isolated incident, according to city officials.The city of Elgin announced the gas leak on its Twitter Sunday afternoon.The public is asked to avoid the area until further notice.
  
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• Vigil for Uvalde held in Austin Saturday

  29-05-2022 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Saturday night multiple faith leaders in Central Texas held a vigil for the victims of the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 students and two adults.They came together at the Pan Am Recreation Center in east Austin to mourn and pray with other members of the community.This was one of many vigils that occurred in the last couple of days as the nation mourns.
  
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• Biden visits Texas school shooting memorial in Uvalde Sunday

  29-05-2022 19:18 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid a visit to the Robb Elementary School memorial Sunday morning as part of a daylong trip to Uvalde. Biden's visit comes in the wake of the deadly elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, as well as injured at least 17 others.A release from Thursday said the president and his wife will be there “to grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific elementary school shooting.
  
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• Gattis School Road closed in Round Rock near downed power pole

  29-05-2022 18:39 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A section of Gattis School Road is closed in both directions due to a downed power line near Round Rock Ranch Boulevard, according to Round Rock Police.
  RRPD said traffic is rerouted onto Round Rock Ranch Boulevard.
  Oncor Electric is onsite, but RRPD said it could take a while to reset the pole.
  
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• ATCEMS responding to crash in Manor, reports of multiple injuries

  29-05-2022 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said there are multiple people, including children with injuries after a vehicle struck a tree off Parsons Road in Manor.ATCEMS said there were five total patients being treated and additional ambulances were called to the scene. All of the patients were being taken to the hospital.“[One] unconscious adult patient has been transported to Dell Seton with critical life-threatening injuries,” ATCEMS said.Drivers w
  
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• City employee investigated for including links in official emails to promote book

  29-05-2022 17:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin investigated a senior IT systems administrator for the Public Works Department after he included links to websites for a book where he was a coauthor.The City said Istvan Voiculescu violated city code by misusing his city email account for private purposes.Voiculescu included the links in approximately 6,000 emails between May 2016 and Dec. 2020.“Voiculescu removed the link from his email signature in Dec. 2020 after Public Works Management coached
  
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• Plane crash reported near Granite Shoals airfield, 2 dead

  29-05-2022 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  GRANITE SHOALS, Texas (KXAN) -- The Granite Shoals Police Department responded to the scene of an aircraft emergency near the Granite Shoals airfield Sunday morning.
  Texas DPS, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board will be working the crash. The Burnet County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Granite Shoals Fire Rescue also responded.A spokesperson with DPS said a plane crashed sometime between 9 a.m. and 9:10 a.m., and t
  
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• Deadly plane crash reported near Granite Shoals airfield

  29-05-2022 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  GRANITE SHOALS, Texas (KXAN) -- The Granite Shoals Police Department responded to the scene of an aircraft emergency near the Granite Shoals airfield Sunday morning.
  Texas DPS, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board will be working the crash. The Burnet County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Granite Shoals Fire Rescue also responded.Police asked the public to avoid the area near Forest Hills.GSPD said in a Facebook post
  
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• Aircraft emergency reported near Granite Shoals airfield

  29-05-2022 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  GRANITE SHOALS, Texas (KXAN) -- The Granite Shoals Police Department responded to the scene of an aircraft emergency near the Granite Shoals airfield Sunday morning. The Burnet County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Granite Shoals Fire Rescue also responded.Texas DPS, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board will be working the crash.Police asked the public to avoid the area near Forest Hills.GSPD said in a Facebook post t
  
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• Austin takes first steps as official 'Bee City'

  29-05-2022 16:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As a newly official "Bee City," the city of Austin is taking new measures to help bees in town.
  The city received its official "Bee City USA" designation in March. Since then, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department has held four pollinator garden planting days and is overseeing new policy and signage installation in the city, according to a memo from the department.READ MORE: Austin to become a ‘Bee City USA’ affiliateAustin City Council voted in March to de
  
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• FDA investigating hepatitis in strawberries at these grocers

  29-05-2022 14:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Saturday an investigation into FreshKampo or H-E-B brand organic strawberries for hepatitis A.The FDA said not to eat, serve or sell those brands of strawberries if bought between March 5 and April 25.“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those
  
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• FDA investigates HEB strawberries, another brand for hepatitis

  29-05-2022 14:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Saturday an investigation into FreshKampo or H-E-B brand organic strawberries for hepatitis A.The FDA said not to eat, serve or sell those brands of strawberries if bought between March 5 and April 25.“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those
  
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• State of Texas: 'There's a sense of urgency'- Gun policy possibilities after the Uvalde mass shooting

  29-05-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The questions come after every mass shooting. When will it end? How can we keep our families and ourselves safe? What needs to change? Will anything change?History shows mixed results for those calling for gun control legislation. In Texas, the legislative response after mass shootings has led to laws aiming to improve safety, but also laws to reduce restrictions on guns.
  After a 17-year-old killed 10 people in Santa Fe, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott called for a series of rou
  
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• Boaters attempt to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species

  29-05-2022 04:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For many, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer and kicks off boating season in Texas.On Saturday, Lake Austin was packed with plenty of people out on the water.Forrest Wilson took his family out on their boat.“It’s great to be back on the water, it’s great to have good weather,” Wilson said. “This is what we wait for all year in Austin.”Pat Besa regularly rides his boat in local waters.“Anybody that’s got a boat is g
  
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• Why we're watching the Gulf for tropical activity in June

  29-05-2022 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the first named storm of the season develops in the Eastern Pacific (Agatha), many along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean anticipate the arrival of Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1.We looked back at the origins of tropical storms and hurricanes during the first month of Atlantic hurricane season over the last 50 years.This map shows where storms developed in June since 1971:June tropical developmentMost of the development has been over coastal Cent
  
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• Watching the Gulf as Atlantic hurricane season starts Wednesday

  29-05-2022 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the first named storm of the season develops in the Eastern Pacific (Agatha), many along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean anticipate the arrival of Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1.We looked back at the origins of tropical storms and hurricanes during the first month of Atlantic hurricane season over the last 50 years.This map shows where storms developed in June since 1971:June tropical developmentMost of the development has been over coastal Cent
  
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• Offense powers Texas Baseball to Big 12 Title Game

  29-05-2022 02:57 via kxan.com
  
  After falling to Oklahoma State on Saturday morning, the Texas Longhorns exacted revenge in the second meeting of the day, taking down the Cowboys 9-2 to clinch a spot in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game.Andre Duplantier II started on the mound for the Longhorns and along with a number of big performances out of the bullpen, gave Texas some much needed good pitching. The Longhorns pitchers struggled in the opening game against Cowboys, resulting in an 8-1 defeat.Texas took the lead in the
  
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• WCWS Bound! Longhorns stun Arkansas in Super Regionals

  29-05-2022 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  Behind a three-run sixth inning, the Texas Softball Team beat No. 4 Arkansas 3-0 in a decisive game three of the Fayetteville Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series.Longhorns ace Hailey Dolcini threw over 100 pitches in both the first two games of the series so freshman pitcher Sophia Simpson stepped up. Simpson went the full seven innings allowing no runs.Janae Jefferson got things started in the top of the sixth for Texas with a double. Mia Scott followed with a bunt sin
  
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• Combat veteran, dad stood watch outside of Manor ISD school after threat

  29-05-2022 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — During a week where parents were already worried about sending their kids into classrooms, Manor Independent School District had to track down a threatening video posted on social media. It resulted in four people being detained.“It’s because of the quick action of staff members here in the Manor Independent School District that we were able to engage with law enforcement really quickly to ensure that we could get ahead of the situation and the circumstanc
  
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