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• COTA race weekend: Floridian to be 1st American to drive in F1 since 2015

  04-08-2022 23:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time in nearly 10 years, an American will drive a Formula 1 car during a race weekend, and it'll happen in Austin.Logan Sargeant, a Florida native, will become the first American since Alexander Rossi in 2015 to drive during an F1 weekend when he gets behind the wheel during the first free practice session in the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Did you know? There’s a go-kart track at COTA and you can goBAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 12: Se
  
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• NOAA and Colorado State University still expect above-normal hurricane season

  04-08-2022 23:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The start of August typically comes with a rise in tropical activity. Despite a seemingly slow start, this year's hurricane season is still on track to bring us more storms than usual.Both NOAA's Climate Prediction Center and Colorado State University (CSU) released their updated forecasts for this season on August 4. Neither forecast has drastically changed since their last updates. Both still predict an above-normal hurricane season, however, the chances of this happening have
  
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• LIVE: Catch up on the latest headlines since there’s no 6 p.m. newscast Thursday

  04-08-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN Digital anchor Will DuPree has your latest headlines at 6 p.m. since the news on KXAN at that time is pre-empted by the Hall of Fame Game.Watch the digital newscast online in this story at 6 p.m. to get the latest news and weather.It's HOT — but will be a bit better soonThursday sees another day of extreme heat, but Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans said we're expecting a shift that will keep temperatures closer to 100°.Read the latest forecast for Central Te
  
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• Catch up on the latest Thursday headlines with KXAN Live

  04-08-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN Digital anchor Will DuPree has your latest headlines since the news on KXAN at that time is pre-empted by the Hall of Fame Game.Watch the digital newscast online in this story.It's HOT — but will be a bit better soonThursday sees another day of extreme heat, but Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans said we're expecting a shift that will keep temperatures closer to 100°.Read the latest forecast for Central Texas.Heat and dryness leads to wildfires all overThis we
  
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• Catch up on the latest headlines since there’s no 6 p.m. newscast Thursday

  04-08-2022 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN Digital anchor Will DuPree has your latest headlines at 6 p.m. since the news on KXAN at that time is pre-empted by the Hall of Fame Game.Watch the digital newscast online in this story at 6 p.m. to get the latest news and weather.It's HOT — but will be a bit better soonThursday sees another day of extreme heat, but Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans said we're expecting a shift that will keep temperatures closer to 100°.Read the latest forecast for Central Te
  
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• Negotiations over downtown towers proposed at HealthSouth site hinge on affordable housing debate

  04-08-2022 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (ABJ) -- While Aspen Heights Partners LP is still in the driver's seat when it comes to redeveloping the former HealthSouth building in downtown Austin, some aspects of the proposed project have changed since we last reported on it.And now, the Austin-based real estate firm is negotiating with the city over the number of affordable housing units that will be included.Aspen Heights, which Austin City Council selected early last year as the potential developer of the city-owned sites at 121
  
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• Jury finds Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

  04-08-2022 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin jury found Infowars host Alex Jones must pay more than $4 million to the family of Sandy Hook shooting victim over claims on the show the shooting was a hoax and parents were crisis actors.
  The verdict, returned on Thursday, marks the first of two sums of money the jurors have been asked to calculate after hearing nearly two weeks of testimony in the case.Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who lost their 6-year-old son Jesse in the shooting, sued Jones for defamation and
  
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• Sex ed classes return to AISD with 'more attention to abstinence,' letter reads

  04-08-2022 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin ISD school board approved a sex education curriculum for all of its students, according to a letter sent to district parents.Following Texas law, the letter said AISD's lessons will focus more attention on abstinence from sexual activity. The curriculum will be age appropriate and taught to all students from kindergarten through high school, the letter reads. Some Central Texas schools cancel sex education during pandemic, others ask parents to cover itSex ed was
  
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• Abbott focuses on key conservative issues at CPAC as race for governor narrows

  04-08-2022 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (Nexstar) — Border, business and parents' rights. Those were a few key issues Governor Gregg Abbott focused on during his speech at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).His appearance draws attention as the race for governor between him and Beto O'Rourke narrows.Abbott's messaging very much aligned with key issues for conservatives. And these very points have been at the center of his re-election campaign.He really talked up the fact that Texas has seen a lot
  
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• Austin FC announces development team to start play in 2023

  04-08-2022 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC will field a second team to play in MLS NEXT Pro next season, the club announced Thursday.MLS NEXT Pro is Major League Soccer's development league that gives teams a chance to get young players ready for top-level play and reserves a way to keep their skills sharp in a professional setting. In its inaugural season this year, 21 teams compete in MLS NEXT Pro. Along with Austin FC, six other MLS franchises will put teams in the league next season to bring the total
  
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• Extreme temperatures continue Friday, but slight heat relief in forecast this weekend

  04-08-2022 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. for temperatures up to 107° and heat index values up to 111°. Very hot temperatures and dry conditions will make it tough for fire crews battling ongoing wildfires, though wind gusts today are not as high as some recent afternoons.Heat Advisory in effect until 8PM - heat index values up to 111° possibleAs high pressure gradually shifts north and a weak disturbance pushes south of us, increasing moisture will help keep te
  
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• Texas man kayaks nearly 300 miles from Austin to Gulf

  04-08-2022 21:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Would you ever consider kayaking nearly 300 miles to the Gulf of Mexico? That's a feat Kyle resident Dylan Mumma recently completed, making a 292-mile trek along the Colorado River from the FM 973 Bridge in east Austin to Matagorda Bay in the Gulf.Mumma has been paddling for a few years now, but he said a recent fallout with a friend pushed him to the waters to gain some perspective.
  "I had in the back of my mind for a while that one day, I would take the Colorado to the Gu
  
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• APD: Man arrested after injuring scooter rider, leaving scene in central Austin

  04-08-2022 20:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man was arrested Saturday on intoxication assault and failure to stop and render aid charges after he admitted to hitting a person riding a scooter with his vehicle in the 2700 block of Hemphill Park and leaving the scene, according to police.A report said Austin police responded after multiple callers reported seeing the crash at the intersection of Lavaca Street and West 5th Street at approximately 2:47 a.m.Responding officers found a victim next to a pool of blood, acc
  
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• San Marcos woman says she had illegal abortion as council eyes protections

  04-08-2022 20:29 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- A San Marcos woman tearfully shared her experience dealing with an unexpected pregnancy during this week's San Marcos city council meeting, saying she ultimately got an illegal abortion, as councilmember's weighed options for protecting abortion access.
  The woman, who KXAN has chosen not to name, said she found out she was pregnant seven weeks after conception because she experienced spotting, which she thought to be her period. In Texas right now, an abortion is ille
  
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• City staff release Barton Springs pool test findings for toxins after dog dies

  04-08-2022 19:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Samples taken from the Barton Springs pool Aug. 1 did not detect toxins associated with harmful algae, but an earlier sample did, according to the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department.According to a release, staff from the Watershed Protection Department and Austin Public Health tested water samples after a dog died shortly after swimming in Barking Springs, the spillway area below the pool.Two samples were taken that day — one from the shallow secti
  
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• APD investigating suspicious death at southeast Austin apartment complex

  04-08-2022 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating a suspicious death in southeast Austin Thursday after a man died outside of an apartment building.Police responded to the Douglas Landing apartment complex, located in the 2300 block of Douglas Street, around 9:21 a.m. Thursday after reports of gunshots in the area, police said.A man in his 20s was seen on the ground with "obvious signs of trauma" outside of a building, police said. The man was pronounced dead at 9:26 a.m., police said. Scene
  
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• APD asks community to help locate missing endangered adult

  04-08-2022 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department asked for public assistance to help find a missing woman last seen Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the 10600 block of Lanshire Drive.Natividad Gonzalez Castillo was described as a 5 foot, 4 inches tall 65-year-old Hispanic woman weighing 130 lbs. with gray, frizzy hair, brown eyes and glasses.APD said Castillo has cognitive issues and several medical conditions that require daily medication.Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts was asked
  
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• NOAA predicts 3 to 5 major hurricanes in coming months

  04-08-2022 18:31 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – As the Atlantic basin enters peak hurricane season, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have updated their outlook to predict up to 20 named storms and 5 major hurricanes in 2022.The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. So far, we've seen three tropical storms strengthen to the point of getting named. None this year have strengthened into hurricanes, but the worst may be yet to come. Texas heatwave: 3 ways
  
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• Sandy Hook family attorney says Jan. 6 committee wants Alex Jones’ cell data

  04-08-2022 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The U.S. House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 has requested Alex Jones' cell phone data from the plaintiffs attorneys in his ongoing defamation case.
  Mark Bankston, the attorney representing two parents who lost their child in the Sandy Hook shooting and later sued Jones over his claims the shooting was a hoax, told the judge he planned to turn over the materials immediately, unless she ruled otherwise.What Jan. 6 probe revealed: Takeaways from summer h
  
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• Jan. 6 committee asks Sandy Hook family attorney for Alex Jones' text messages

  04-08-2022 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The U.S. House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 has requested Alex Jones' cell phone data from the plaintiffs attorneys in his ongoing defamation case.
  Mark Bankston, the attorney representing two parents who lost their child in the Sandy Hook shooting and later sued Jones over his claims the shooting was a hoax, told the judge he planned to turn over the materials immediately, unless she ruled otherwise.What Jan. 6 probe revealed: Takeaways from summer h
  
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• Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

  04-08-2022 17:35 via kxan.com
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations.Federal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, along with Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday.Garland said federal officials “share but cannot fully imagine the grief” felt by Taylor’s family.“Breonna Taylor shou
  
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• Scene no longer active after Austin SWAT responds to business in north Austin

  04-08-2022 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin SWAT team responded to north Austin Thursday morning after reports that a person, who may be armed, was refusing to cooperate with officers.
  The Austin Police Department confirmed the scene is located in the 9400 block of North Lamar Boulevard. That's just north of West Rundberg Lane near some fast food restaurants.
  Photos show law enforcement outside the McDonald's in the area.
  SWAT response outside McDonald's on North Lamar Boulevard on Aug. 4, 2022. (KXAN Phot
  
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• LIVE: Austin SWAT responding to N. Lamar Blvd. in north Austin

  04-08-2022 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin SWAT team is responding to north Austin Thursday morning after reports that a person, who may be armed, is refusing to cooperate with officers.
  The Austin Police Department confirmed the scene is located in the 9400 block of North Lamar Boulevard. That's just north of West Rundberg Lane near some fast food restaurants.
  Photos show law enforcement outside the McDonald's in the area.
  SWAT response outside McDonald's on North Lamar Boulevard on Aug. 4, 2022. (KXAN P
  
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• Austin SWAT responding to N. Lamar Blvd. in north Austin

  04-08-2022 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin SWAT team is responding to north Austin Thursday morning after reports that a person, who may be armed, is refusing to cooperate with officers.
  The Austin Police Department confirmed the scene is located in the 9400 block of North Lamar Boulevard. That's just north of West Rundberg Lane near some fast food restaurants.
  Austin Transportation said the police activity has the southbound lanes of Lamar shut down near Rutland Drive. They're asking drivers to take alte
  
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• UT police investigate possible arson at Bastrop County university facility

  04-08-2022 15:07 via kxan.com
  
  SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The University of Texas Police Department is investigating a possible arson that took place at one of its facilities.
  UTPD said it was notified of the incident at the university's Stengl "Lost Pines" Biological Station around 2:12 p.m. Wednesday. The station is located off Old Antioch Road in Smithville, which is southeast of Bastrop.
  The fire happened at some point after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Bastrop Fire Department responded to the scene shortly after, accord
  
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• Texas heatwave: 3 ways it could end and when

  04-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the hottest summer in Austin record-keeping history continues, we are breaking down three ways this persistent heat could come to an end — and when.On Wednesday, Camp Mabry tallied its 54th 100° day of the year and 19th consecutive day of triple-digit heat. We continue to climb through the record books as 32 of the last 33 days in Austin have featured temperatures of 100° or higher. Highest 100° day counts Longest 100° streaksPreliminary data from t
  
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• Alamo Drafthouse theaters home to massive collection of film artifacts

  04-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Alamo Drafthouse5 locations in Austin
  ~30 minutes from Austin Cost: Free admission, each game has a price Ticket prices vary, food and drink are extraAUSTIN (KXAN) — Alamo Drafthouse is an Austin original, starting with just a single-screen theater on Colorado Street in 1997 and expanding to 21 cities and regions across the U.S.The original location isn't around anymore, but Austin is now home to five Alamo Drafthouse theaters. Each includes a kitchen and bar. Moviegoers order from their
  
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• 3 ways the heatwave could end and when

  04-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the hottest summer in Austin record-keeping history continues, we are breaking down three ways this persistent heat could come to an end — and when.On Wednesday, Camp Mabry tallied its 54th 100° day of the year and 19th consecutive day of triple-digit heat. We continue to climb through the record books as 32 of the last 33 days in Austin have featured temperatures of 100° or higher. Highest 100° day counts Longest 100° streaksPreliminary data from t
  
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• More manageable heat ahead as clouds, low rain chances return

  04-08-2022 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Extreme heat continues for another day... but a slight shift in pattern brings a relative cool down for the rest of the week.A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8PM for temperatures up to 105° and heat index values up to 111°. Very hot temperatures and dry conditions will make it tough for fire crews battling ongoing wildfires, but winds should let up some (5-15 mph) allowing opportunities of progress.Heat Advisory in effect until 8PM - heat index values up to 111&de
  
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• Russian judge sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison

  04-08-2022 11:45 via kxan.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia has convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would count toward the sentence.Griner reacted to the sentence with little emotion. She listened to the verdict with a blank stare on her face.While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said the 31-year-o
  
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• Russian judge finds WNBA's Griner illegally carried drugs

  04-08-2022 11:45 via kxan.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia is preparing to give her verdict in American basketball star Brittney Griner's drug possession trial.While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said the 31-year-old Griner A illegally brought drugs into Russia.The pronouncement by the judge appeared to herald the imminent conviction of Griner on charges of possession and smuggling of cannabis oil.Before the unusually quick verdict was announced, Griner made a final appea
  
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• Griner apologizes as Russian court prepares to give verdict

  04-08-2022 11:45 via kxan.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — An emotional Brittney Griner apologized in a Russian court Thursday as her drug possession trial drew to a close, and a prosecutor urged that the American basketball star be convicted and sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison in a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy.With a judge set to issue an unusually swift verdict later in the day and a conviction all but certain, Griner made a final appeal to the court. She said she had no intention to bre
  
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• UT men's hoops get first look inside at Moody Center

  04-08-2022 05:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gone are the days inside "The Drum," for Texas Longhorns basketball, and the men's team got a chance to take the floor in the program's new home Wednesday — the Moody Center.The 15,000-seat arena is home to both the men's and women's teams along with being a world-class entertainment venue, and the players were blown away.MORE THAN THE SCORE: If you want to stay up to date on sports stories like these, sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/
  
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• Three homes, RV burned down in Smoke Rider Fire

  04-08-2022 04:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Smoke Rider Fire has burned over 800 acres in Blanco County near the Hays County line.Three residential structures and one occupied RV trailer were burned down in the blaze.Dana Maxwell lost her longtime home, as the fire left little other than ash and burned down debris."I'm in shock I don't even know where to begin,” she said.After being forced to evacuate their property on Tuesday afternoon, her family lost five of their animals to the fire."Two dogs and one ca
  
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• Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo is back with live music, cornhole

  04-08-2022 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — The Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo is returning for its 75th year. It started Wednesday night and will take place through Saturday with live music, barrel racing, mutton bustin' and more.
  Event pricing starts at $15. Here's the lineup:
  Wednesday, August 3, 20227 p.m.: Barrel RacingThursday, August 4, 20226 p.m.: Registration for Cornhole Tournament7 p.m.: Cornhole Tournament at the Show Barn (This event raises money for the Mike Mathison Memorial Scholarship)7:
  
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• Special teams to have new emphasis for Longhorns in 2022

  04-08-2022 04:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's officially football season on the 40 Acres.The Texas Longhorns kicked off fall camp Wednesday afternoon with their first official team workout, and what may seem like a long time before the season opener— 31 days after the first practice —isn't. Head coach Steve Sarkisian said one big adjustment he plans to make before game time might not be the most noticeable or high-profile, but it's certainly an important one. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian talks
  
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• Blanco County resident stayed behind during Smoke Rider Fire; 40 acres of property damage

  04-08-2022 03:40 via kxan.com
  
  BLANCO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Dozens of homes were evacuated during the Smoke Rider Fire near 2325 and FM 165 Tuesday afternoon.
  Blanco County resident Ed Vaughan lives in the area where the fire raged on. His neighborhood was evacuated, but he chose to stay.
  He's a former Henly volunteer firefighter, so Vaughan said he felt comfortable staying put.RELATED COVERAGE: Crews fighting several fires in Central Texas"There was an awful lot of smoke up near my gate but on the other side," Vaughan said.
  
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• State senator says DPS asked him to sign non-disclosure in exchange for Uvalde information

  04-08-2022 03:27 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.UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Texas State
  
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• Texas juvenile detention center inmates experience 'appalling' living conditions, advocates say

  04-08-2022 02:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — At juvenile detention centers in Texas, youth inmates are forced to live in conditions advocates are calling “appalling”. The Texas Tribune reported that statewide staffing shortages mean children and teenagers are forced to stay in the cells for up to 23 hours a day, without water or bathroom breaks. The employee turnover at these facilities is extremely high — around 70%. Tiffany Jones, a former youth development coach at Giddings State School, s
  
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• Williamson County adds new courts for the first time in 16 years

  04-08-2022 02:22 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) - With the population of Williamson County growing, so is the number of courts to handle the increase of family and jury trials.
  This fall, the 480th District Court is expected to start hearing cases, later followed by the debut of County Court at Law #5 in 2023.
  At Tuesday's commissioner's court meeting on the 2023 budget proposal, it was said the combined cost of the two courts was just under $1 million. Additional deputies approved in final Williamson County budgetWil
  
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• El Pasoans gather at healing garden on third anniversary of Aug. 3 shooting

  04-08-2022 02:05 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Pasoans gathered at the healing garden dedicated to the August 3rd shooting victims on the third anniversary of the mass shooting.
  El Pasoans could be seen walking through the healing garden where the victims names can be seen on the third anniversary of the shooting.
  "As your walking by, you're seeing the people's names and it's 23 people who were no longer with us, who were taken away from us," said El Pasoan Yvette Munoz.
  Munoz saying she grew up in El Paso.
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• August 3 Ceremony set for at 8 pm at Ascarate Park

  04-08-2022 02:05 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A ceremony in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at a local Walmart will be held at 8 p.m. MDT Wednesday at Ascarate Park.The Catholic bishop along with other faith leaders will hold a service at the Healing Garden and luminaries will be lighted.
  El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said the victims' families are going through a lot with talk of the shooter's trial."They're hearing about the hearing coming up and it has in
  
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• Senate passes bill to help provide veterans affected by burn pits with health care, disability benefits

  04-08-2022 01:51 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — A bill that would provide health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won approval in the Senate late Tuesday.The approval came after a brief stalemate over the measure infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp out outside of the Capitol. The veterans and advocates were camping out overnight for about a week, protesting the Senate to pass the bill.After some back and forth between lawmakers, the bill finally cleared th
  
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• Multiple homes evacuated due to wildland fire in Wimberley

  04-08-2022 01:51 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Several homes were evacuated Wednesday evening as multiple firefighter crews responded to an "active wildland" fire in Wimberley.
  At 9:55 p.m., the Texas A&M Forest Service tweeted that the fire, being referred to as the Hermosa Fire, was an estimated 35 acres and five percent contained.Crews fighting several fires in Central TexasThe fire is in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River off FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain
  
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• Evacuations start with wildland fire in Wimberley

  04-08-2022 01:51 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Evacuations are underway as multiple firefighter crews respond to an "active wildland" fire in Wimberley Wednesday evening.Crews fighting several fires in Central TexasThe fire is in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River off FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain Road. Roadways may be closed in nearby areas, including Bluff View, Wimberley Fire Rescue said on Facebook.Law enforcement has started evacuating residents in River Mou
  
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• Evacuations start after wildland fire in Wimberley

  04-08-2022 01:51 via kxan.com
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Evacuations are underway as multiple firefighter crews respond to an "active wildland" fire in Wimberley Wednesday evening.Crews fighting several fires in Central TexasThe fire is in the River Mountain Ranch area between Bluff View and the Blanco River off FM 3237 (Old Kyle Road) and River Mountain Road. Roadways may be closed in nearby areas, including Bluff View, Wimberley Fire Rescue said on Facebook.Law enforcement has started evacuating residents in River Mou
  
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• More than 1,400 acres burn in Gillespie County, fire is 50% contained

  04-08-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – Fire crews in Gillespie County continued Wednesday to fight the Big Sky Fire that has now burned more than 1,400 acres and is about 50% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said strong winds helped spread the fire quickly across a valley near Lower Crabapple Road. At last check, firefighters were able to halt the fire's movement, but much of the hillside and fields below were left charred.Bizzell
  
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• More than 1,400 acres burn in Gillespie County, fire is 40% contained

  04-08-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – Fire crews in Gillespie County continued Wednesday to fight the Big Sky Fire that has now burned more than 1,400 acres and is about 40% contained.Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said strong winds helped spread the fire quickly across a valley near Lower Crabapple Road. At last check, firefighters were able to halt the fire's movement, but much of the hillside and fields below were left charred.Bizzell said there have a few barns that burned down,
  
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• More than 1,400 acres burn in Gillespie County, fire is 35% contained

  04-08-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – Fire crews in Gillespie County continued Wednesday to fight the Big Sky Fire that has now burned more than 1,400 acres and is about 35% contained.Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said strong winds helped spread the fire quickly across a valley near Lower Crabapple Road. At last check, firefighters were able to halt the fire's movement, but much of the hillside and fields below were left charred.Bizzell said there have a few barns that burned down,
  
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• New initiative would make certain suspects surrender guns sooner

  04-08-2022 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City and county officials are working together on an initiative to create a uniform gun surrender program in Austin and Travis County.Currently, the Travis County District Attorney's Office has one in place, but it doesn't go into effect until a suspect has their first appearance in county court. PREVIOUS: New firearm surrender policies target those accused of family violence"There are gaps right now when a person is taken before a [municipal] judge and has bail set. Often
  
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