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• Police searching for suspect of Footlocker robbery in east Austin

  12-08-2022 23:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is searching for the suspect of a robbery that happened at Footlocker in east Austin.Police said the suspect pulled a handgun out in the store and showed it to employees. He left with an undisclosed amount of cash and athletic shoes. It happened Thursday, July 21 at 12:34 p.m. at the Footlocker in the Capital Plaza, at 5405 N. IH-35 Service Road.Police described the suspect as a 6'1" Black man with a thin build and short hair. He was seen wearing a b
  
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• Grass fire in Thrall prompts evacuations

  12-08-2022 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  THRALL, Texas (KXAN) — Two homes were evacuated in Thrall after a grass fire broke out. Bastrop County wildfire reaches 700 acres, forward progress stoppedWilliamson County Emergency Services District #10 tweeted the fire is approximately 20 acres. Multiple agencies are responding.
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• Having trouble with your home appraisal protest? Here's what you should know

  12-08-2022 20:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "They truly try their best to discourage appeals. What is the point of trying, if they will just end up doing what they want?" Adriana Gomez said in an email to KXAN.She's frustrated by the home appraisal protest process; she's trying to get her value down from $381,872 to $225,000. How to protest your 2022 property appraisal in Central TexasShe said last year, it was appraised at $209,728, so her appeal amount would still be an increase.Gamez said on Aug. 2, she got an off
  
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• Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump's home

  12-08-2022 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate has already sent reverberations across the country, even as new details emerge about what agents were looking for in the investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence.
  Here's a look at how the monthslong investigation unfolded and the rapid drumbeat of what's happened since:
  Mid-January 2022: Fifteen boxes of presidential records are retrieved from Mar
  
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• Austin City Council revisits idea of sanctioned encampments despite previous roadblocks

  12-08-2022 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Council members are once again floating the idea of sanctioned encampments -- a place where people experiencing homelessness can go to safely camp and get resources -- despite the city all but squashing the concept last year.
  The conversation came up during a budget discussion involving the city's homeless strategy division. The city's budget is due next week.
  "I really think that the city and the city council needs to address setting up sanctioned camping areas," Co
  
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• UT football player arrested on misdemeanor charge, suspended from team

  12-08-2022 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Jail records show a Texas Longhorns football player was arrested Thursday night on a misdemeanor charge.
  Agiye Hall, 19, faces one charge of criminal mischief equal to or greater than $100 but less than $750. He did not have an attorney listed online as of publication.In a statement, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said Hall has been suspended indefinitely from team activities for "conduct detrimental to our program." Texas Longhorns football to have open
  
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• UT football player arrested on misdemeanor charge

  12-08-2022 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Jail records show a Texas Longhorns football player was arrested Thursday night on a misdemeanor charge.
  Agiye Hall, 19, faces one charge of criminal mischief equal to or greater than $100 but less than $750. He did not have an attorney listed online as of publication.Records show Hall was arrested by the University of Texas Police Department. UTPD said the incident happened at 20th Street and San Jacinto around 7:18 p.m. Thursday.KXAN is working to obtai
  
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• 5 indicted in friend's 2019 boating death on Lake Travis

  12-08-2022 19:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Five people were indicted in the death of their friend who died after falling off a boat in Lake Travis in October 2019, according to court documents obtained by KXAN.
  Delaney Brennan, Joshua Evans, Carson Neel, Anthony Salazar and Elle Weber face charges varying from lying to police about details surrounding Jack Elliott's death to providing alcohol to minors, according to indictments filed in Travis County:Brennan: perjury, making a false statement to a police officerEvan
  
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• KXAN wins 3 national Murrow Awards, most of any large market television news station

  12-08-2022 19:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The KXAN News team took home three national Edward R. Murrow Awards this year, the most of any large market television news station in the country.
  The Radio Television Digital News Association awarded KXAN and KXAN.com with its highest honors in the Digital, Excellence in Innovation and Podcast categories. This is the second time KXAN received this honor, having previously won two national Murrow Awards in 2020.
  “Winning three national awards of this caliber is a tes
  
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• New technology limits students' time in extreme heat at the bus stop

  12-08-2022 18:18 via kxan.com
  
  Leander ISD Director of Transportation, Myron Wilson (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)AUSTIN (KXAN) — With this summer shattering heat records and triple digit temperatures expected to continue as students head back to school, we wanted to see how local school districts were helping to keep kids safe.Meteorologist Sean Kelly spoke with Leander ISD Director of Transportation, Myron Wilson, who explained the app the district implemented just last year called "SMART tag"is not only used for se
  
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• Tropical low to bring heavy rain to South Texas

  12-08-2022 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A low-pressure system in the northern Gulf of Mexico has a high likelihood of bringing heavy rain to parts of Texas this weekend. Let's get into it...The set-upA tropical low now just off the coast of Texas continues to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the northern Gulf Coast states Saturday afternoon. Most forecast models push this area of disturbed weather into South Texas late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.While an abrupt change in path seems unlikely,
  
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• Tropical low pulls out of Texas by Monday

  12-08-2022 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A low-pressure system that developed over the Gulf of Mexico moved into South Texas Sunday morning bringing widespread rain to some areas, but only spotty showers here.Here's the latest information and trackAs of 2 p.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center gives the tropical low a 0% chance of further development. Now that the storm is over land it will gradually weaken as it heads west.2pm Sat/Rad and Low PositionSunday's updated computer model tracks continue to take this sto
  
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• Tropical low could bring inches of rain to Texas

  12-08-2022 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A low-pressure system in the northern Gulf of Mexico has a high likelihood of bringing heavy rain to parts of Texas this weekend. Let's get into it...The set-upA trough of low pressure off the coast of Louisiana continues to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the northern Gulf Coast states Friday evening. Most forecast models push this area of disturbed weatherinto south Texas this weekend.
  The water in the Gulf of Mexico is incredibly warm (mid 80s), so there's plen
  
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• Tropical low bringing soaking rain to parts of TX

  12-08-2022 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A low-pressure system that developed over the Gulf of Mexico moved into South Texas Sunday morning bringing widespread rain to some areas, but only spotty showers here.Here's the latest information and trackAs of 2 p.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center gives the tropical low a 0% chance of further development. Now that the storm is over land it will gradually weaken as it heads west.2pm Sat/Rad and Low PositionSunday's updated computer model tracks continue to take this sto
  
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• Dell Children's opens new clinic inside Austin school for students with significant disabilities

  12-08-2022 15:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dell Children's on Thursday afternoon celebrated the opening of a new central Austin clinic aimed at treating children with complex medical issues.
  It's called the Comprehensive Care Clinic, and it's actually located inside Austin ISD's new Rosedale School off Silvercrest Drive just south of West Anderson Lane. The school serves about 100 students with significant disabilities.Dell Children's said this collaboration with the district "will better serve this fragile populati
  
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• Tropical low in Gulf likely to impact Texas

  12-08-2022 15:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A low pressure system in the northern Gulf of Mexico has a high likelihood of bringing heavy rain to parts of Texas this weekend. Let's get into it.The set-upAn area of low pressure off the coast of Louisiana continues to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the coast of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Most forecast models push this area of disturbed weatherinto south Texas this weekend. The question is will it have time to further organize before it reaches l
  
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• Coastal low in Gulf likely to impact Texas

  12-08-2022 15:33 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- A low pressure system in the northern Gulf of Mexico has a high likelihood of bringing heavy rain to parts of Texas this weekend. Let's get into it...The set-upA trough of low pressure off the coast of Louisiana continues to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the northern Gulf Coast states Friday morning. Most forecast models push this area of disturbed weatherinto south Texas this weekend. The question is... will it have time to further organize before it reaches la
  
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• Austin ISD band students try to stay cool during summer practice

  12-08-2022 14:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday marks start of the final weekend of summer break for many students before they begin the fall semester Monday. The Austin Independent School District is one of seven districts that head back.
  But for some students, the work has already started. Many have already spent weeks training as part of extra-curricular activities, with many of those practices taking place outside in the heat.
  The band at Northeast Early College High School is making sure to stay cool. Putting
  
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• Casey's New Orleans Snowballs serves icy treat to Austin for 26 years

  12-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Consistently hot temperatures help boost business at Casey's New Orleans Snowballs in central Austin, where the workers serve up a dome of shaved ice topped with colorful flavor mixes and add soft serve in the middle. Casey's New Orleans Snowballs808 E 51st St. $4.75 and up noon-9 p.m. Closed from Halloween to MarchClaire Jones and her nine-year-old daughter Hazel sat on the Casey's front porch on a Tuesday afternoon to enjoy their snowballs after getting haircuts nearby.
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crayfish from down under

  12-08-2022 12:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is warning Texans about an invasive crayfish from Australia.
  The department said Thursday researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently found the first known introduction of the invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish in Texas. This is just the second detection of this species in the wild in the United States with the other being in California.According to TPWD, six Redclaw Crayfish, both males and females, wer
  
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crawfish from 'Land Down Under'

  12-08-2022 12:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is warning Texans about an invasive crawfish from Australia.
  The department said Thursday researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently found the first known introduction of the invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish in Texas. This is just the second detection of this species in the wild in the United States with the other being in California.According to TPWD, six Redclaw Crayfish, both males and females, wer
  
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crawfish from down under

  12-08-2022 12:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is warning Texans about an invasive crawfish from Australia.
  The department said Thursday researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently found the first known introduction of the invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish in Texas. This is just the second detection of this species in the wild in the United States with the other being in California.According to TPWD, six Redclaw Crayfish, both males and females, wer
  
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• Driver faces DWI after man dies in north Austin auto-ped crash

  12-08-2022 12:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police arrested a driver on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Friday morning after it said she hit and killed a man in the middle of North Lamar Boulevard in north Austin.
  APD said the crash happened around 11:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Lamar just south of the intersection with Morrow Street.
  According to APD, the driver called in the crash and stayed at the scene. Police are now investigating what role her alleged intoxication played in the crash.
  
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• APD charges driver with DWI after man dies in auto-ped crash

  12-08-2022 12:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police arrested and charged a driver on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Friday morning after it said she hit and killed a man in the middle of North Lamar Boulevard in north Austin.
  APD said the crash happened around 11:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Lamar just south of the intersection with Morrow Street.
  According to APD, the driver called in the crash and stayed at the scene. Police are now investigating what role her alleged intoxication played i
  
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• Very little rain in Central Texas from the Gulf low

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Early risers Saturday were treated to a sunny sky to go along with warm and humid air. Austin's low is 78°. Most lows were in the middle to upper 70s.Farmers' Almanac releases Texas winter forecast -- Here's why it's probably wrongToday's map shows the center of upper-level high pressure over southeast Colorado. It will move a little more towards the southeast keeping many areas in the upper 90s to around 102°.Another high in triple digitsAnother feature is an area of lo
  
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• Very little help from the Gulf low

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Early risers Saturday were treated to a sunny sky to go along with warm and humid air. Austin's low is 78°. Most lows were in the middle to upper 70s.Farmers' Almanac releases Texas winter forecast -- Here's why it's probably wrongToday's map shows the center of upper-level high pressure over southeast Colorado. It will move a little more towards the southeast keeping many areas in the upper 90s to around 102°.Another high in triple digitsAnother feature is an area of lo
  
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• Triple digits return as schools start classes again

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spotty showers brought a few hundredths of an inch of rain to parts of Central Texas on Sunday and kept high temperatures down to just 94º at Austin's Camp Mabry, the coolest high since late June!Sunday was our coolest high since late June RAINFALL TOTALS IN CENTRAL TEXASThe tropical low that passed south of us on Sunday will continue pushing into Mexico on Monday. UPDATED BLOG: Tropical low continues to move through South TexasRain chances drop to 10% for Monday, with most
  
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• Storm chances continue as we watch a Gulf low

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Overnight will be partly cloudy with a very low shower chance, mainly for our eastern counties. Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crayfish from down underAs high pressure remains to our north, a weak low pressure system off the coast of Louisiana will push into south Texas, keeping low rain chances going through the weekend. The National Hurricane Center has given this low a 10% chance of becoming a tropical depression within the next few days, as some high-resolution m
  
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• Spotty showers continue as we watch a low in the Gulf

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to move from northeast to southwest through parts of Central Texas through mid-evening. Quick downpours may provide a quarter inch of rain or more, but most areas stay dry into tonight.Overnight will be partly cloudy with a very low shower chance, mainly for our eastern counties. Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crayfish from down underAs high pressure remains to our north, a weak low pressure system off the coast
  
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• Spotty showers continue as we watch a Gulf low

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to move from northeast to southwest through parts of Central Texas through mid-evening. Quick downpours may provide a quarter inch of rain or more, but most areas stay dry into tonight.Overnight will be partly cloudy with a very low shower chance, mainly for our eastern counties. Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crayfish from down underAs high pressure remains to our north, a weak low pressure system off the coast
  
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• Rain chances continue over the weekend

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least two more opportunities to pick up meaningful rain before the hot and dry weather returns to Central Texas. Let's dive in...Today will look and feel similar to what we saw yesterday with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and increasing rain chances after lunchtime. Scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms are likely late afternoon and evening brining anywhere from 0.1"-0.5" of rain. Not everyone gets wet... but those who do could see beneficial moisture.Today
  
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• Low rain chances for the weekend

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Rain chances are very low the next three days. The weather system in the Gulf of Mexico will not be much of a weather maker for Central Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife warns of invasive crayfish from down underHigh pressure aloft is over eastern Colorado. It will nudge a little further towards the southeast to keep many of the area's high temperatures in triple digits. The high will drive the trough of low pressure in the northwest Gulf towards the lower Texas coast thus keeping
  
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• Low pressure in Gulf has eyes on Texas

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least two more opportunities to pick up meaningful rain before the hot and dry weather returns to Central Texas. Let's dive in...Today will look and feel similar to what we saw yesterday with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and increasing rain chances after lunchtime. Scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms are likely late afternoon and evening brining anywhere from 0.1"-0.5" of rain. Not everyone gets wet... but those who do could see beneficial moisture.Today
  
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• LIVE: Low pressure in Gulf has eyes on Texas

  12-08-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least two more opportunities to pick up meaningful rain before the hot and dry weather returns to Central Texas. Let's dive in...Today will look and feel similar to what we saw yesterday with a mix of sun and clouds through the day and increasing rain chances after lunchtime. Scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms are likely late afternoon and evening brining anywhere from 0.1"-0.5" of rain. Not everyone gets wet... but those who do could see beneficial moisture. Texa
  
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• Texas Longhorns WR Xavier Worthy featured in new 'Days Off' episode by Whistle

  12-08-2022 06:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy was one of the most electrifying pass catchers in the country in his freshman year, but how well can he drive a go-kart?Worthy was the subject in the latest installment of "Days Off," a video series by sports media company Whistle. Along with teammates and roommates Quinn Ewers and Jahdae Barron, the trio skidded around corners and bumped into each other around the K1 Speed go-kart track. Longhorns ranked No. 18 in preseason USA T
  
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• No room for complacency in Austin FC's push toward playoff berth

  12-08-2022 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff wants his team to be pleased with what they've done in year two, but not to be satisfied.One of the biggest season-long storylines in Major League Soccer has been the rebound of Verde from its predictable struggles in an expansion year to becoming an offensive juggernaut and contender for the Supporters' Shield. When the club faces Sporting Kansas City for the second time in three weeks on Saturday at Q2 Stadium, Wolff wants his guys to stay
  
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• White House says fall of gas prices means that Democrats' plan for reducing inflation is working

  12-08-2022 05:27 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) -- After gas prices reached record highs earlier this summer, drivers are now seeing some relief at the pump. But lawmakers are split on what exactly this means for inflation.
  It's good news for drivers. On Thursday, AAA reported the price for a gallon of regular gas stood at $3.99. This is the first time it's dropped below $4 since early March.White House economic adviser Heather Boushey said falling gas prices are proof that the President's plan to address inflation
  
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• Texas teens working to eradicate menstrual sales tax

  12-08-2022 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Starting Thursday, Colorado will no longer tax feminine products and diapers, further energizing a group of young Texas women who have been working to accomplish the same in the Lone Star state.18-year-old Houstonian Zoe Kass is part of the Texas Menstruation Equity Coalition, which was formed with the goal of eradicating the sales tax on essential menstrual products. “Non-necessities are tax exempt, but why are we ignoring menstrual products? And that really
  
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• AISD board approves $2.44 billion bond proposal to be on November ballot

  12-08-2022 03:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a $2.44 billion bond Thursday night to go on the November ballot.The board added $189 million to its proposal to "finance improvements that follow the bond steering committee recommendations and align additional facility needs," and it passed unanimously. Affordable housing for teachers removed from AISD bond proposal, but not off the tableOriginally, two bond proposals were said to be in play — one for
  
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• Why some worry living in Austin could become even more unaffordable

  12-08-2022 02:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — To give city parks a boost, Austin's Parks and Recreation Department wants to make it more expensive for developers to build homes, but some worry it'll make living in the city even more unaffordable.The Parkland Dedication fees doubled last year, and are set to double or triple again for the next fiscal year.
  "The parkland fees allow the city to keep up with growth, prevent overcrowding of parks, and expand park access through acquisition and land development," explained a
  
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• Hays, Caldwell Counties re-upgraded to high risk from COVID by CDC

  12-08-2022 01:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays and Caldwell Counties have been re-upgraded to high risk for COVID-19 by the CDC, just a week after being downgraded.San Saba County jumped from low to high risk in the newest weekly update.Meanwhile, Blanco, Fayette and Milam Counties were all downgraded from high to medium risk.Each week since Feb. 24, the CDC has assigned a "COVID-19 Community Level" to every county nationwide based on how the virus is impacting local populations.
  At this time, Bastrop, Burnet, Gill
  
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• LIVE: Bastrop County wildfire grows to 320 acres; evacuation orders lifted

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop County authorities are expected to brief the public Friday morning about a wildfire burning north of Buescher State Park.
  The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the fire is 320 acres and 10% contained as of Thursday night. It started Thursday afternoon in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. No injuries or structure losses have been reported.
  Evacuation orders were lifted late Thursday for multiple homes near the Pine Pond wildfire. Bast
  
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• Crews responding to wildfire in Bastrop County

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Emergency crews are responding to a growing brushfire in Bastrop County. No structures are threatened and there are no evacuation plans at this time.
  The fire, named the Pine Pond Fire, is estimated to be 35 acres and started in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. It's slowly moving south/southeast.
  The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said dozers and hand crews are working on containment lines.
  Multiple agencies were called to help, including the Texa
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire reaches 700 acres, forward progress stopped

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop County authorities are expecting more resources to arrive Friday, including aircraft, to help put out a wildfire still burning north of Buescher State Park.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Pine Pond Fire is 700 acres and 10% contained as of Friday afternoon. It started Thursday afternoon in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. No injuries or structure losses have been reported. The cause has yet to be determined, crews said.
  The Bastrop County
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire reaches 700 acres

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews continued to fight the 700-acre wildfire in Bastrop County on Saturday.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Pine Pond Fire is 700 acres and 45% contained as of Saturday night. Bastrop County officials said no structure damage or injuries are reported.
  It started Thursday afternoon in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. The cause is still under investigation, county officials said.
  Texas A&M Forest Service said crews "are engaged in heavy mop up
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire now 50% contained, 700 acres

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews continued to fight the 700-acre wildfire in Bastrop County on Sunday.
  Bastrop County officials said the Pine Pond Fire is 700 acres and 50% contained as of Sunday night. Officials said no structure damage or injuries are reported.
  It started Thursday in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. The cause is still under investigation, county officials said.
  County Judge Paul Pape shared there are more than 150 personnel from multiple agencies on-site Friday wor
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire now 45% contained, 700 acres

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Crews continued to fight the 700-acre wildfire in Bastrop County on Saturday.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Pine Pond Fire is 700 acres and 45% contained as of Saturday night. Bastrop County officials said no structure damage or injuries are reported.
  It started Thursday afternoon in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. The cause is still under investigation, county officials said.
  Texas A&M Forest Service said crews "are engaged in heavy mop up
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire grows to 700 acres

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Bastrop County authorities are expecting more resources to arrive Friday, including aircraft, to help put out a wildfire still burning north of Buescher State Park.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Pine Pond Fire is 700 acres and 10% contained as of Friday afternoon. It started Thursday afternoon in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. No injuries or structure losses have been reported. The cause has yet to be determined, crews said.
  County Judge Paul
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire grows to 320 acres, homes evacuated

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Multiple homes have been evacuated as emergency crews respond to a wildfire in Bastrop County Thursday evening.The Texas A&M Forest Service said by 10 p.m. the fire, named the Pine Pond Fire, had grown to 320 acres, and is 5% contained. It started in the 580 block of Old Antioch Road. Its location is close to a fire called the Midnight Fire that happened last week.Airtanker unveiled at Austin airportAfter originally moving to the south/southeast, the fire is n
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire grows to 320 acres, evacuation orders lifted

  12-08-2022 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  This story is updated to reflect the lifting of evacuation orders in Bastrop County.
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Bastrop County authorities are expected to brief the press Friday morning about a wildfire burning north of Buescher State Park.Evacuation orders were lifted late Thursday for multiple homes near the Pine Pond wildfire.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management posted on Facebook at 11:35 p.m. people could return home.
  Bastrop County OEM says the fire is now 320 acres and 1
  
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