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• What to know about Pfizer, Moderna's kid-friendly COVID vaccines

  22-06-2022 23:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines in children as young as six months old, Dell Medical School pediatricians are providing guidance on the vaccines' effectiveness, dose schedule and potential side effects.Who's eligible for Pfizer and Moderna's kid-sized vaccines?Dr. Alefiyah Malbari, a Dell Medical School pediatrician, said both Moderna and Pfizer's kid-sized vaccines have been deemed safe and
  
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• Arson charges pending against teenagers after Manor Downs fire

  22-06-2022 23:21 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Travis County court records revealed arson charges against a minor from a June 1 incident in Manor. The teenager was named in an affidavit and arrest warrant application Friday.A fire was reported on June 1 around 12:41 p.m. at the former Manor Downs grandstand and observation tower in the 8900 block of Hill Lane.Old racetrack grandstand catches fire in ManorFirst responders with the Travis County ESD No. 12 said the structure was partially involved and report
  
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• How have other countries responded to mass shootings?

  22-06-2022 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) — "A well regulated Militia, being necessary
  
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• 'What did we know in 6th grade?' — Texas Education Agency reviewing Uvalde shooter's school history

  22-06-2022 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Education Agency is reviewing "e
  
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• 'What did we know in 6th grade?' — TEA reviewing Uvalde shooter's school history

  22-06-2022 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Education Agency is reviewing "e
  
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• How does this year compare to the record summer of 2011? Here's a breakdown of the data

  22-06-2022 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Unless you haven't left the comfort of air conditioning in the past few weeks, you know it's been hot in Austin.The hottest May on record is turning into one of the hottest Junes on record. By the end of the month, we're likely to set a new record for most triple-digit days ever in June, most consecutive triple-digit days ever in June, and possibly the hottest average temperature ever in June.It's no surprise that this year is being compared to the scorcher that was 2011. T
  
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• A timeline of misinformation: What actually happened in Uvalde

  22-06-2022 21:58 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called “Stop Mass Shootings,” providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all “Stop Mass Shootings” stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It is no
  
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• MAPS: Austin airport restaurants with brick-and-mortar locations in the city

  22-06-2022 21:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Passing through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, you won't be starved for options to grab a quick meal or coffee before your flight.
  Many of the spots are homegrown right here in Austin.
  If you happen to fall in love with a particular restaurant inside Barbara Jordan Terminal, here's where you can find a brick-and-mortar location in the city of Austin itself.ThunderCloud SubsInside the airport: In departures, near gate 30In Austin: 20 locations throughout the city an
  
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• Following record June heat, more optimism for a pattern change next week

  22-06-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Confidence is increasing in a brief weather pattern change early next week that may bring wetting rains and a brief stint of slightly milder weather, but temperatures get even hotter before the pattern change arrives.Wednesday's high temperature of 101° at Camp Mabry was our 7th-consecutive 100°+ day, and the 16th so far this June. We are currently in third place for the most 100°+ temperatures on record in June at Camp Mabry, and just moved into first place for
  
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• Following more record June heat, more optimism for a pattern change next week

  22-06-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As our persistent heat wave continues, June heat records are at stake this week as we are forecasting our longest stretch of June triple-digit heat ever observed (currently 10 days), the most June triple digits on record (currently 20 days), and the hottest June on record.Today will be another day of triple digit heat with Austin likely to reach 101°. Mainly sunny skies will stretch overhead, but like yesterday, a stray shower along and east of I-35 cannot be ruled out.
  
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• What are burn bans and who issues them?

  22-06-2022 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A burn ban prohibits anyone and everyone from taking part in outdoor burning of any sort if there is a risk of a wildfire starting. The only exception for outdoor burning during a burn ban is if the flames and sparks are entirely enclosed, eliminating the risk of starting a fire.Current burn bans in Texas on June 22, 2022 (Courtesy: Texas A&M Forest Service)Violation of a burn ban can also be characterized as engaging in any activity that allows for the possibility of f
  
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• Records reveal new details on shooting that killed 1, injured 2

  22-06-2022 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Travis County court records revealed more details about a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the 7100 block of North Interstate 35 late Saturday afternoon.A search warrant allowed law enforcement to enter a motel room to seize personal property described in an affidavit. Items such as firearms, ammunition and blood and trace evidence were listed.The search warrant was executed Friday, and while officers searched the room at the motel, a phone, two met
  
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• Uvalde mayor blasts Texas DPS for 'misleading' testimony on school shooting

  22-06-2022 19:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Uvalde Mayor Don McLoughlin said the Texas Department of Public Safety director mislead lawmakers during Tuesday’s hearing on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary that killed 21 people, including small children."Col. McCraw has continued to, whether you want to call it, lie, leak, mislead or misstate information in order to distance his own troopers and Rangers from the response. Every briefing he leaves out the number of his own officers and Rangers that were on scen
  
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• First Austin LGBTQ+ Pride event focusing on People of Color this weekend

  22-06-2022 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — LGBTQ+ Pride isn't new for Austin. But there is a new event happening in the city this year: Colors of Pride, a Pride month event that celebrates LGBTQ+ people of color.
  The free, indoor festival occurs on June 25 at the Branch Park Pavilion in Austin, 2201 Aldrich Street, and organizers say that there is a major community need for this event. Pride Month 2022: Ways to celebrate in AustinQuỳnh-Hương Nguyễn (Submitted Photo)"With so many big businesses
  
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• Austin 'Colors of Pride' event focuses on LGBTQ+ People of Color this weekend

  22-06-2022 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — LGBTQ+ Pride isn't new for Austin. But there is a new event happening in the city this year: Colors of Pride, a Pride month event that celebrates LGBTQ+ people of color.
  The free, indoor festival occurs on June 25 at the Branch Park Pavilion in Austin, 2201 Aldrich Street, and organizers say that there is a major community need for this event. Pride Month 2022: Ways to celebrate in AustinQuỳnh-Hương Nguyễn (Submitted Photo)"With so many big businesses
  
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• Texas senator sues Texas DPS to get information on Uvalde shooting

  22-06-2022 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde is suing the Texas Department of Public Safety for denying him access to public records related to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers.Law enforcement, including Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw, provided conflicting and false accounts of what happened during the shooting. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was "livid" after being "misled" on information provided by officials in the d
  
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• State senator sues Texas DPS to get information on Uvalde shooting

  22-06-2022 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde is suing the Texas Department of Public Safety for denying him access to public records related to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers."This is the largest failure of law enforcement in the state of Texas," said Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio), in an interview with KXAN.Gutierrez filed the lawsuit after filing several open records requests that were rejected and, at least on
  
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• Texas Water: Local group protests film studio development on aquifer

  22-06-2022 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A new film studio coming to Central Texas is facing pushback amid locals concerned about the impact it could have on the water in the area.Earlier this month, the San Marcos City Council approved incentives "in the form of refunds of a percentage of real and personal property taxes" over a five-year period. Right now, according to city documents, that is estimated to be $4.6 million incentives.
  The money would apply to the construction of Hill Country Studios, a
  
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• Affidavit: Man pointed gun, shot at 2 people near Zilker Park

  22-06-2022 17:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Court documents show police received an anonymous tip about a man accused of shooting at two people near Zilker Park, saying he may have been planning to commit a mass shooting.Louis Garcia, 34, was booked into the Travis County Jail on June 16 and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to online records. Attorney information for Garcia was not listed online.
  Louis Garcia, 34 (APD Photo)An arrest affidavit showed Garcia's assault charg
  
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• TEA will test doors at every public school in Texas in response to Uvalde shooting

  22-06-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath told senators Tuesday his agency is conducting a review of every school in Texas this summer, including an evaluation of exterior and interior doors, facility issues that need to be repaired and school safety plans and procedures in response to the shooting at Robb Elementary that killed 19 children and two teachers.It came after earlier revelations the classroom door where an 18-year-old gunman walked into, killing 21 people, was
  
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• Texas Senate committee ends hearing on Uvalde school shooting

  22-06-2022 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Senate committee will continue its hearing on school security and gun safety in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting Wednesday at 9 a.m.
  Committee Chair Sen. Robert Nichols and the rest of the group will hear both invited and public testimony on mental health and firearm safety, said a public notice of the meeting.
  Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per person, and if people want to submit written testimony, they should bring 20 copies of it for the c
  
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• Texas Senate committee continues hearing on Uvalde school shooting

  22-06-2022 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Senate committee will continue its hearing on school security and gun safety in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting Wednesday at 9 a.m.
  Committee Chair Sen. Robert Nichols and the rest of the group will hear both invited and public testimony on mental health and firearm safety, said a public notice of the meeting.
  Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per person, and if people want to submit written testimony, they should bring 20 copies of it for the c
  
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• LIVE: Texas Senate committee continues hearing on Uvalde school shooting

  22-06-2022 14:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Senate committee will continue its hearing on school security and gun safety in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting Wednesday at 9 a.m.
  Committee Chair Sen. Robert Nichols and the rest of the group will hear both invited and public testimony on mental health and firearm safety, said a public notice of the meeting.
  Public testimony will be limited to two minutes per person, and if people want to submit written testimony, they should bring 20 copies of it for the c
  
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• Texas put millions into mental health resources after a 2018 school shooting — Here's how it's working

  22-06-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In the legislative year following a 201
  
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• Texas put millions into mental health after 2018 school shooting — Here's how it's working

  22-06-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In the legislative year following a 201
  
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• Texas invested millions in mental health after 2018 shooting — Here's how it's working

  22-06-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In the legislative year following a 201
  
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• U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

  22-06-2022 13:02 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Texas Tribune) — Exactly four weeks after a teenage gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle massacred 19 elementary schoolers and two teachers in Uvalde, the U.S. Senate voted 64-34 Tuesday night to advance a bipartisan compromise that, if enacted, would become the first major legislation on gun safety since 1994.The legislation does not restrict any rights of existing gun owners — a nonstarter for Senate Republicans. Instead, it would enhance background checks for gun pu
  
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• June heat records threatened... but pattern change possible

  22-06-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As our persistent heat wave continues, June heat records are at stake this week as we are forecasting our longest stretch of June triple-digit heat ever observed (currently 10 days), the most June triple digits on record (currently 20 days), and the hottest June on record.Today will be another day of triple digit heat (surprise, surprise) with Austin likely to reach 101°. Mainly sunny skies will stretch overhead, but like yesterday, a stray shower along and east of I-35
  
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• Biden to call for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

  22-06-2022 12:28 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KXAN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year.The Democratic president will also call on states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide similar relief, according to administration officials who previewed his proposals on the condition of anon
  
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• St. David's to close Cedar Park ER

  22-06-2022 12:22 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — St. David's is shutting down its emergency facility in Cedar Park on Friday.
  Jeremy Barclay, chief executive officer of St. David's Round Rock Medical Center told KXAN in statement, "We routinely assess our operating environment and make changes to ensure that we remain an efficient, cost-effective healthcare provider. As part of this process and based on patient volume at our facilities, we will be consolidating emergency services provided at St. David’s E
  
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• Arkansas rolls over No. 14 Auburn 11-1 in CWS

  22-06-2022 06:02 via kxan.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arkansas stayed alive in the College World Series with an 11-1 victory over Auburn.
  Will McEntire limited the Tigers to three hits and a run in seven innings and Peyton Stovall became the first player with five hits in a CWS game since 2009.How to watch the 2022 College World SeriesMcEntire struck out a career-high nine, walked one and didn’t give up a run until Bobby Peirce homered leading off the seventh.
  The Razorbacks move to the Bracket 2 final against Mississ
  
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• What leaders say is behind Bastrop County's climbing home prices

  22-06-2022 04:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Elon Musk is bringing another company to Central Texas.New property records show SpaceX has acquired dozens of acres of land in Bastrop County.That's east of Musk's new $1 billion Tesla giga-factory in Travis County.It wouldn't be Musk's only company to operate in Bastrop County, and the tourism and economic development director, Adena Lewis, said it's part of a growth spurt for the area. Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build east of Austin in Bastrop County, fil
  
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• Why did Uvalde ISD Police Chief testify in secret, escorted through a back door?

  22-06-2022 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Gov. Greg Abbott called for "transparency," Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo exited secret closed-door testimony at the Capitol on Tuesday, getting in an elevator while surrounded by law enforcement, without saying a word."I challenge the chief to come testify in public as to what happened here," said Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). "Don't go hiding in the House. Come to the Senate where the public of Texas can ask these questions." Bipartisan group of Texas mayors
  
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• Why did Uvalde CISD Police Chief testify in secret, escorted through a back door?

  22-06-2022 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Gov. Greg Abbott called for "transparency," Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo exited secret closed-door testimony at the Capitol on Tuesday, getting in an elevator while surrounded by law enforcement, without saying a word."I challenge the chief to come testify in public as to what happened here," said Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). "Don't go hiding in the House. Come to the Senate where the public of Texas can ask these questions." Bipartisan group of Texas mayors
  
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• APD look for 2 men connected to food truck robberies

  22-06-2022 03:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are searching for two men accused of robbing two Austin food trucks. Surveillance footage shows the men going into a food truck in north Austin and a food truck in south Austin in the early morning hours of June 7, an APD release said.The first robbery happened at El Pollo Rico Express food truck at 13442 Dessau Road around 12:32 a.m. About an hour later, the men were seen at the Laz Amanozas food truck at 4811 South Congress Ave., taking an undisclosed amount
  
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• Texas man charged after selling alcohol to minors, TABC says

  22-06-2022 02:28 via kxan.com
  
  LEE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A store clerk in Lee County was charged after he sold alcohol to minors, according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.Deepak Sidgel, 39, of Pflugerville was arrested June 14 on multiple counts of selling alcohol to minors at a convenience store clerk in Lexington, TABC said.Deepak Sidgel, 39, of Pflugerville, was accused of selling alcohol to minors. (Photo/TABC)The Lexington Food Mart located on 8889 N. U.S. Highway 77, Lexington, has been under investig
  
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• Texas researchers develop tattoos to help monitor blood pressure

  22-06-2022 01:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many people need to have their blood pressure monitored. But using traditional cuff systems can be inconvenient and even difficult for some patients.Soon, a tattoo could provide a new option.Researchers at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University teamed up to develop an electronic tattoo that can help gather and transmit the data."This technology looks at the blood volume changes," explained Dr. Roozbeh Jafari, a professor of biomedical engineering at Texas A&am
  
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• Management: Crews 'resolving' air conditioning 'issue' at Barton Creek Square Mall

  22-06-2022 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Crews are attending to the air conditioning system at the Barton Creek Square mall, according to management.We reached out to mall representatives after we received messages from employees stating the air conditioning was not working and vents were pushing out warm air.Here’s why you can’t swim in Lady Bird LakeMall management tells KXAN the air conditioning system is not broken, but the units have to work overtime when it's this hot out - making it difficult to keep
  
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• Memo: Austin PD, Fire, EMS headquarters may move to new campus

  22-06-2022 00:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is considering relocating its police, fire, EMS and chief medical officer's offices to a shared campus in northeast Austin, according to a June 21 memo to city officials.
  The four departments are currently spread throughout Austin. Specifically, APD is currently housed in several buildings including its downtown Austin headquarters and sites on Rutherford Lane and Ed Bluestein Boulevard.Here’s why you can’t swim in Lady Bird Lake"The buildings
  
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• Uvalde ISD required teachers to lock doors, but doors didn't lock from inside

  22-06-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Uvalde CISD required teachers to keep thei
  
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• Uvalde CISD required teachers to lock doors, but doors didn't lock from inside

  22-06-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Uvalde CISD required teachers to keep thei
  
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• Do you know the difference between a local outage and an ERCOT-mandated rolling blackout?

  22-06-2022 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As triple-digit heat continues this month, ERCOT has already broken the all-time record for peak summer demand twice.
  Still, the state's power grid operator remains confident it will have enough power to meet demand this summer. Does ERCOT think it will have enough power this summer? Here’s what its own report saysThat doesn't guarantee your lights will stay on, though, it just means the state doesn't expect rolling blackouts due to larger-scale problems with the grid
  
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