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• Pregnant woman cited for HOV violation says fetus should count as passenger in Texas

  09-07-2022 23:35 via kxan.com
  
  PLANO, Texas (KXAN) -- A pregnant woman who was pulled over for driving in the HOV lane told KXAN's NBC sister station in Dallas-Fort Worth, KXAS, that she is fighting the citation because she believes her unborn fetus should count as a passenger.
  "I said, 'Well, not trying to throw a political mix here, but with everything going on, this counts as a baby,’” Brandy Bottone told the Dallas station, referring to the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.
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• Texas synagogues cancel services after threat to Jewish community

  09-07-2022 22:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas synagogues are canceling Shabbat services Saturday, both in-person and online after the Jewish Federation of San Antonio said there was a credible threat to the Jewish community.
  Temple Beth in San Antonio posted on Facebook Saturday morning that services were canceled because they said they had received information "that the safety situation for the Jewish synagogues in San Antonio today is not optimal."
  The synagogue said it was partnering with community agencies, the FB
  
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• APD asking for help finding suspect in robbery 'series'

  09-07-2022 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is asking for your help finding the man they believe was involved in a series of armed robberies. It's the 28th robbery "series" that's happened this year, APD said.
  APD said the first robbery happened on June 6 around 8:45 p.m. at the Discoteca 2000 on Cameron Road. The second robbery happened on June 24 at around 6:30 p.m. at a Cricket Wireless on East Riverside Drive.
  The suspect is described as a stocky white or Hispanic male, roughly 5'7" with a
  
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• Gallery: Greater Austin Comic Con is back

  09-07-2022 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Greater Austin Comic Convention is back in business after being cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19.
  The organizers of the event said there would be celebrity guests, panels and activities specifically designed for kids. Hundreds of people cosplay for the event every year, you can see some of them below:
  People cosplayed for the Greater Austin Comic Con after it was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic (KXAN photo/Christian Marcelli)People cosplayed for the Greater Austi
  
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• Austin pharmacies tied to illegal opioid distribution, three men sentenced including owner

  09-07-2022 19:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three Texas men have been sentenced to various stays in prison after being convicted for their ties to illegal opioid distribution out of Texas pharmacies, two of which are in Austin.
  Texas and federal officials, including the DEA, said Clint Carr, 33, co-owned and operated CC Pharmacy with locations in Houston and Austin. Hassan Barnes, 56, was the pharmacist-in-charge at one of those pharmacies. Frasiel Hughey, 60, supplied illegal drugs to the pharmacy.
  Carr, Barnes, and
  
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• 'Not safe for trans kids': Austin transgender activist, Time Kid of the Year finalist leaves Texas

  09-07-2022 18:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After years of advocacy, 11-year-old Kai Shappley, a vocal transgender activist and Time Kid of the Year finalist, said she and her family have decided to pack up and leave Texas.
  "My mom sold our home & everything that doesn’t fit in our car because the state I was born in is not safe for trans kids. Anyways… happy Independence Day to everyone who gets to celebrate that," Shappley tweeted on the Fourth of July.What it’s like to be LGBTQ+ youth in Aus
  
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• APD investigating homicide on N Lamar

  09-07-2022 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police officers are investigating a homicide in the 9900 block of North Lamar Blvd. Saturday morning, according to a post on the department's Twitter account.The tweet also stated that APD will hold a media briefing at some point, and it asks that people otherwise avoid the area. There have been no other details released, yet.This is a developing story and KXAN will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• APD investigating homicide in 'tent community' on N Lamar

  09-07-2022 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in a "tent community" at the 9900 block of North Lamar Blvd. One man was found dead, APD said.
  Officer Alexandra Parker said a little before 7:30 a.m., 911 got a call about a shooting at a "tent community" behind the Inn Town Suites. They found a man with "obvious signs of trauma."
  Roughly 15 minutes after police arrived on scene, that man, believed to be roughly 30, was pronounced dead, Parker said.
  There is a person
  
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• Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on town home project in southeast Austin

  09-07-2022 05:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With Austin's housing market setting new records for home prices, Austin Habitat for Humanity broke ground Friday on a new style of housing for them: town homes.Mayor Steve Adler and other city leaders joined the organization in the Montopolis neighborhood for the ceremony.A 0.69 acre site was initially intended for commercial use, but the organization got the opportunity to rezone the land, allowing them to build affordable housing.To date, Austin Habitat for Humanity has
  
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• First responders, neighbors team up to save woman suffering from severe heat stroke

  09-07-2022 04:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A scary situation in the hot heat of summer. A woman was found fighting for her life, fallen on a driveway and suffering from severe heat stroke in a Southeast Austin neighborhood.Neighbors dialed 911 to call for help as firefighters sprang on the scene."It was extremely hot, to where it burned one firefighter's knee when he knelt down," Austin Fire Lieutenant Michael Padilla said. "Our priority was to get her off that hot concrete."Scott Hunter lives in the neighborhood an
  
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• Travis County Judge issues another temporary injunction in PFLAG lawsuit against Paxton

  09-07-2022 02:54 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer issued another temporary injunction Friday in a lawsuit brought by PFLAG against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
  In the lawsuit, PFLAG represents three Texas families who were investigated by the Texas Department of Families and Human Services after Paxton issued an opinion in February, which equated gender-affirming care for transgender children with child abuse. Previously: Travis County judge temporarily bloc
  
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• SAPD: Man shoots, kills wife and himself inside Texas hospital

  09-07-2022 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An investigation is underway after a suspected murder-suicide at a San Antonio hospital.At 10:25 a.m. on Friday, officers were dispatched to the Methodist Healthcare hospital located at the 7000 block of Floyd Curl in regards to a shooting, according to a preliminary report from the San Antonio Police Department.Upon arrival, the medical staff at the hospital told officers that a shooting occurred in one of the rooms and two victims were dead.An employe
  
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• New algae samples from Lady Bird Lake, Emma Long Park contain neurotoxin, city says

  09-07-2022 02:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Algae samples collected last week from sites on Lady Bird Lake and at Emma Long Park contained a neurotoxin, the city of Austin says.The samples were collected from Lady Bird Lake on June 27 and from Emma Long Park on June 29. All of them contained Homoanatoxin.Meanwhile, samples collected from Walsh Tarlton and Jessica Hollis Park did not contain any toxins.The city cautions that harmful algae may be present in other locations due to the hot temperatures. People and pets s
  
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• Will Biden's abortion executive action affect Texas?

  09-07-2022 01:45 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — President Joe Biden signed an executive Friday to protect access to abortion, but it might not have a significant impact in Texas, where the state already has several laws limiting access.The president's order comes as he faces mounting pressure from within his party after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the procedure that had been in place for nearly 50 years.“While welcoming his strong words about the Supreme Court’s
  
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• APD investigating fatal shooting in northwest Austin; suspect in custody

  09-07-2022 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating a fatal shooting in northwest Austin Friday evening.Officers responded to the 12000 block of Jollyville Road, near U.S. Highway 183 and Oak Knoll Drive.A man was pronounced dead at 5:22 p.m.Police say a suspect is in custody, and there is no danger to the public at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• APD investigating fatal shooting in northwest Austin; person of interest detained

  09-07-2022 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating a fatal shooting in northwest Austin Friday evening.Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 12100 block of Jollyville Road, near U.S. Highway 183 and Oak Knoll Drive, around 5:11 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting inside an apartment unit.When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at 5:22 p.m.According to police, other people were inside the apartment at the time of the shooting, but th
  
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• Texas mail ballot rejections dropped between March primaries and May runoffs

  09-07-2022 00:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The number of mail-in ballots rejected by the state of Texas dropped significantly between the March primary elections and the May runoffs, newly-released data from the Secretary of State's office shows.In the March primaries, 24,636 of the 198,520 mail-in ballots were rejected — a little over 12%.The rejection rate in the May runoffs dropped to about 4% — 7,244 of 183,260 total mail ballots received by the state.Meanwhile, about 5% of mail ballots were rejected
  
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• Expert examines what went wrong in Uvalde response

  09-07-2022 00:19 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) — Jeff Broaddus has trained thousands of peo
  
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