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• Austin City Limits Music Festival drops daily lineup schedule

  18-08-2022 23:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin music lovers, rejoice: The Austin City Limits Music Festival dropped Thursday its daily lineup schedule. The two-weekend festival, scheduled for Oct. 7-9 and Oct. 14-16, features headliners such as The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Paramore and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.FRIDAY, Weekend 1Headliners:
  Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: 6-7 p.m., American Express StageBilly Strings: 7-8 p.m., T-Mobile StageSza: 8 p.m., Honda StageThe Chicks: 8 p.m., Amer
  
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• City of Austin provides update on Wage Theft ordinance

  18-08-2022 21:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Wednesday, the City of Austin responded to a resolution that directed the city manager to initiate an ordinance to assist employees working within city limits.The resolution for the Wage Theft ordinance would help the employees:File complaints for unpaid wages and require those employers to take certain actions to ensure employees are paid wages dueDetermine strategies necessary to collaborate with local law enforcement to address allegations of wage theftDevelop a plan
  
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• Travis, Williamson Counties downgraded to low COVID risk by CDC

  18-08-2022 21:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time since June, no counties in the KXAN viewing area are rated high risk for COVID-19 by the CDC.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.
  In today's weekly update, Caldwell, Hays, Mason and San Saba Counties were downgraded from high to medium risk.Meanwhile, Blanco, Gillespie, Llano, Travis and Williamson Counties dropped from medium to low ris
  
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• Austin stars in new film 'Look Both Ways' on Netflix

  18-08-2022 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new Netflix romance flick is now streaming and it's starring Austin.Look Both Ways follows University of Texas graduate Natalie who is facing two life paths after taking a pregnancy test. In one, she’s pregnant and stays in Austin, Texas to be a mother. In the other, the test is negative and she pursues her dream of moving to Los Angeles to become an animator, according to the show's description. Congress Avenue to close this weekend over possible filmingThe unique
  
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• Florence ISD welcomes students back to campuses

  18-08-2022 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  FLORENCE, Texas (KXAN) -- Florence ISD buffaloes went back to school Thursday. Its superintendent said the student population grew by an estimated 60 kids this year. A trend he expects to continue as more people settle in the communities around Austin. Superintendent Paul Michalewicz said his district predicts adding as many as 100 students every academic year in roughly 2-3 years as nearby housing developments are complete. He said the district was building a new elementary school in
  
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• LIVE: Austin's 8th-longest stretch with no rain ends today

  18-08-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 27. That's the last time Austin officially received measurable rainfall; 51 days in total. But the streak will likely end Thursday.While some parts of Austin have received rainfall over the past couple of weeks, Camp Mabry has missed out. That's important, because the site serves as Austin's official weather reporting station.The 51-day streak currently sits in the record books as the eighth-longest stretch of consecutive days with no measurable precipitation. 2022 ran
  
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• LIVE: Austin's 8th-longest stretch with no rain ends after 51 days with no rain

  18-08-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 27. That's the last time Austin officially received measurable rainfall; 51 days in total. Until today!While some parts of Austin have received rainfall over the past couple of weeks, Camp Mabry has missed out. That's important, because the site serves as Austin's official weather reporting station.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters
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• Austin's 8th-longest stretch with no rain likely ends today

  18-08-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 27. That's the last time Austin officially received measurable rainfall; 51 days in total. But the streak will likely end Thursday.While some parts of Austin have received rainfall over the past couple of weeks, Camp Mabry has missed out. That's important, because the site serves as Austin's official weather reporting station.The 51-day streak currently sits in the record books as the eighth-longest stretch of consecutive days with no measurable precipitation. 2022 ran
  
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• Austin's 8th-longest stretch with no rain ends after 51 days with no rain

  18-08-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 27. That's the last time Austin officially received measurable rainfall; 51 days in total. Until today!While some parts of Austin have received rainfall over the past couple of weeks, Camp Mabry has missed out. That's important, because the site serves as Austin's official weather reporting station.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters
  The 51-day streak sits in the record book
  
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• New Texas political ad shows child wearing body armor to return to school

  18-08-2022 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A catchy country song accompanies a new political ad showing the familiar routine of a mother getting her child ready to go back to school, but it concludes with the startling image of the boy holding a "first day of school" sign dressed in body armor. Words then appear on a black screen reading, "Our children are not soldiers. Vote for change on November 8th."
  The ad, which debuted this week, came from the Mothers Against Greg Abbott political action committee. The group f
  
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• Austin’s annual Trail of Lights to return as walking trail

  18-08-2022 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The 58th annual Austin Trail of Lights will return as a walking trail this winter at Zilker Park in downtown Austin. The trail was previously converted to a drive-thru light show during the pandemic.The trail will be available starting Dec. 8 through Dec. 23.“Starting as a small community gathering around a yule log in 1965, the Austin Trail of Lights now welcomes more than 400,000 guests from Central Texas and around the world each year for its jubilant display of li
  
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• Austin’s annual Trail of Lights returns to walking trail

  18-08-2022 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The 58th annual Austin Trail of Lights will return as a walking trail this winter at Zilker Park in downtown Austin. The trail was previously converted to a drive-thru light show during the pandemic.The trail will be available starting Dec. 8 through Dec. 23.“Starting as a small community gathering around a yule log in 1965, the Austin Trail of Lights now welcomes more than 400,000 guests from Central Texas and around the world each year for its jubilant display of li
  
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• Austin passes budget, minimum wage bumps to $20 for city employees

  18-08-2022 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council approved a $20 hourly living wage as part of the fiscal year 2022-23 budget. The budget passed officially late Thursday.Currently, Austin City Council has a minimum wage of $15 an hour for city employees. City Manager Spencer Cronk had proposed a living wage increase from $15 an hour to $18 an hour. Council members bumped that to $20 with a goal of $22 in the future.
  Employees to get a $20 hourly living wageOn Thursday, Council Member Vanessa Fuentes hig
  
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• Worst drought level spreads through Austin and east

  18-08-2022 18:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Thursday morning's drought update showed continued worsening of drought continues through the Austin Metro Counties. Central and eastern Travis, Williamson and northeast Hays County all saw a one category worsening of the drought. Worsening drought conditions also occurred in parts of Caldwell and Bastrop Counties.This is what the newest drought monitor report looked like for Central Texas.Drought Monitor (August 18th)Exceptional Drought is the worst level of drought on the 5 cat
  
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• Owner, manager of la Barbecue indicted on 2 counts of fraud from 2016

  18-08-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A summons was issued Aug. 16 to a company accused of two counts of fraudulently securing a document of execution, according to Travis County court records.A press release from the Texas Department of Insurance said that la Barbecue's owner, LeAnn Mueller, and her wife Alison Clem, the manager of the restaurant, were indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers' compensation fraud scheme.
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• Company indicted on 2 counts of fraud from 2016, insurance company claims $300K in losses

  18-08-2022 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A summons was issued Tuesday to a company accused of two counts of fraudulently securing a document of execution, according to Travis County court records.Records said in July 2016, GGG VENTURES, LLC was said to have intentionally defrauded Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America by making false statements in its insurance application.Re-indictment records showed the company claimed it had no prior carrier and that the business had no losses. Both clai
  
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• DRIED UP: Texas cattle industry faces existential crisis from historic drought

  18-08-2022 17:53 via kxan.com
  
  The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. See local angles to the DRIED UP series on kxan.com
  AUSTIN, Texas — The megadrought in the Western U.S., the region’s worst in 1,200 years, is threatening America's cattle heartland: withering pastures, w
  
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• 130-page report details why there's trash in Austin creeks, how it can be fixed

  18-08-2022 17:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin leaders received a book-long report Wednesday on the trash we find in the city's creeks and rivers.The city's Watershed Protection Department (WPD) released a 130-page field study conducted from November 2021 to April 2022 documenting where the trash is found, where it comes from and how to clean it up.
  The study looked at 19,467 observations made in 20 watersheds along 110 miles of streams.
  The trash in creeks study was supposed to begin in 2020 but was delayed unti
  
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• Affidavit: Man bought gun less than a week before shooting 70-year-old woman near Florence

  18-08-2022 17:06 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An affidavit reveals the man accused of killing an elderly woman outside Florence earlier this month bought a pistol less than a week before shooting.
  Joshua Gilbreath, 26, was arrested Saturday and charged with murder in the death of Diana Lynn Pier, 70. She was a grandmother, and deputies believed she may have stopped to help someone on the road before the shooting.
  KXAN has reached out to Gilbreath's attorney. We will update this story once a response i
  
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• Businesses help nonprofit build transitional shelter at sanctioned homeless encampment

  18-08-2022 16:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Construction is underway for a transitional shelter complex at the Esperanza Community.
  A group of local business leaders joined The Other Ones Foundation (TOOF) in helping to provide funding and labor for the project.
  “These central gathering areas will be a place where people can access food, hygiene facilities and build community among themselves,” said Chris Baker, TOOF's founder and executive director, in a news release.
  The group broke ground on the projec
  
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• Georgetown ISD superintendent still searching for staff as school resumes

  18-08-2022 16:28 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) —The Georgetown Independent School District kicked off its school year Thursday short-staffed in multiple departments and looking to fill open positions.
  It comes after two years of interrupted learning that's created unique learning challenges.Several school districts dealing with custodial staffing shortagesGeorgetown ISD Superintendent Fred Brent talked with KXAN's Tom Miller about some of his top focuses at the start of the school year.
  This interview was been
  
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• Texas Hill Country water crisis may be approaching 'tipping point,' experts warn

  18-08-2022 15:35 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A population boom in the Texas Hill Country and a growing demand for housing could drive water supplies towards a "tipping point," according to Katherine Romans with Hill Country Alliance.
  "In the 1950s, our drought of record in Texas, we had about 800,000 people in the Texas Hill Country. Today, that number is closer to 3 million," Romans said about the growth.
  "Inevitably, those folks are are bringing more demand for water resources." According to the Hays Tri
  
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• Lanes reopen after fiery crash involving 18-wheeler on SH 45 in Round Rock

  18-08-2022 15:19 via kxan.com
  
  Top video courtesy of Meagan FalconROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Parts of State Highway 45 reopened Thursday morning after a wreck involving multiple vehicles and an 18-wheeler, according to Round Rock Police.
  Previously, the westbound lanes of SH 45 between Greenlawn Boulevard and Interstate 35 were blocked. Police said around 9:45 a.m. all lanes had reopened.
  RRPD said the 18-wheeler caught fire, but the City of Round Rock said the fire is contained. The Round Rock Fire Department helped wi
  
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• Fiery crash involving 18-wheeler blocks parts of SH 45 in Round Rock

  18-08-2022 15:19 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Parts of State Highway 45 are shut down Thursday morning due to a wreck involving multiple vehicles and an 18-wheeler, according to Round Rock Police.
  Previously, the westbound lanes of SH 45 between Greenlawn Boulevard and Interstate 35 were blocked. Police said around 8:15 a.m. one lane had reopened.
  RRPD said the 18-wheeler is on fire. The Round Rock Fire Department is at the scene to help.Police are asking drivers to use alternate routes.
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• Several school districts dealing with custodial staffing shortages

  18-08-2022 15:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday morning marks the start of the school year for the Georgetown Independent School District. As kids come back to the classroom, administrators are facing a custodial staffing shortage.According to district officials, they have less than half (46%) the number of custodians needed to keep their campuses clean.Over the next few years, student enrollment within Georgetown ISD is expected to grow as the town’s population continues to boom. Special education is area
  
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• Austin company trying to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger

  18-08-2022 14:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin-based genetic engineering company said Tuesday it's trying bring back an Australian animal that went extinct nearly 90 years ago.
  Colossal Biosciences said it's working with the University of Melbourne in Australia to "de-extinct" the thylacine.The marsupial, commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, was native to Australia.According to Colossal's page on the thylacine, the last wild Tasmanian tiger was killed between 1910 and 1920. It was heavily hunted, because it
  
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• Hays County inmate dies after being taken to the hospital

  18-08-2022 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An inmate at the Hays County Jail died Wednesday morning after he was taken to the hospital, the Hays County Sheriff's Office said.
  HCSO identified the inmate as James Warren Knight, 41, of Dripping Springs. James Warren Knight, 41, of Dripping Springs (Hays County Photo)The sheriff's office said on Tuesday just before 5 p.m., a medical emergency was called for Knight. He was seen by medical staff at the jail, but was ultimately taken to a hospital. Hospital sta
  
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• Dreamland serves up entertainment oasis in Texas Hill Country

  18-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Dreamland2770 US-290, Dripping Springs
  ~1 hour from Austin Costs vary by activity Th. 9 a.m.-10 p.m., F 9 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.-10 p.m., closed M-W
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Off U.S. Highway 290 in Dripping Springs lies Dreamland, an 86-acre entertainment haven centered around outdoor recreation, arts, music and family-friendly activities.Tapping into his own love for all things pickleball, miniature golf and live music, owner Steve Kuhn launched the busine
  
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• Storms developing; heavy rain will spread southward

  18-08-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear - soaking rain chances have finally returned to our Central Texas forecast.Given the afternoon arrival time of today's rain, high temperatures are likely to climb well into the 90s and low 100s for the 67th time this year. Although it'll be very hot and humid, the silver lining will be the significant rain that follows.TimingHeavy rain and storms are already developing in the Hill Country and moving southward. The bulk of today's rain though will come between
  
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• Storms developing; heavy rain expected for evening commute

  18-08-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear - soaking rain chances have finally returned to our Central Texas forecast.Given the afternoon arrival time of today's rain, high temperatures are likely to climb well into the 90s and low 100s for the 67th time this year. Although it'll be very hot and humid, the silver lining will be the significant rain that follows.TimingA few isolated showers may develop along lingering outflows before 12PM, but the bulk of today's rain will come between 2PM-8PM with an a
  
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• Multiple rounds of soaking rain in 7-day forecast

  18-08-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear - soaking rain chances have finally returned to our Central Texas forecast.Given the afternoon arrival time of today's cold front, high temperatures are likely to climb well into the 90s and low 100s for the 67th time this year. Although it'll be very hot and humid, the silver lining is the rain that follows.A few isolated showers may develop along lingering outflows before 12PM, but the bulk of today's rain will come between 2PM-8PM. Heavy rain, gusty winds a
  
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• LIVE: Storms developing; heavy rain will spread southward

  18-08-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear - soaking rain chances have finally returned to our Central Texas forecast. NEW BLOG: Worst drought level spreads through Austin and eastGiven the afternoon arrival time of today's rain, high temperatures are likely to climb well into the 90s and low 100s for the 67th time this year. Although it'll be very hot and humid, the silver lining will be the significant rain that follows.TimingHeavy rain and storms are already developing in the Hill Country and moving
  
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• Austin breaks dry streak with beneficial rain and thunderstorms

  18-08-2022 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear - soaking rain chances have finally returned to our Central Texas forecast. Strong thunderstorms are moving through the area with beneficial rain, dangerous lighting and potentially strong wind gusts. NEW BLOG: Worst drought level spreads through Austin and eastTemperatures hit 100 degrees today in Austin for the 67th time this year, but we may not have many of them left as a wetter weather pattern settles in for the next week or more.TimingHeavy rain and stor
  
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• How connected is your Texas county to high-speed broadband?

  18-08-2022 12:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the last 20 years, those at the nonprofit Connected Nation have been working to bridge the digital gap."We believe that the digital divide should be completely closed," said Jessica Denson, the nonprofit's communications director.
  Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission defines a minimum of 25 megabits downloaded per second and three megabits uploaded per second as high-speed broadband.
  "You can do some basic stuff, but you can't go five or six people necessaril
  
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• VOTE: Anderson, McCallum clash in 2022 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition

  18-08-2022 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the cast iron to the gridiron, if there's one thing Central Texans love as much as tacos, it's high school football.
  For fans of the Anderson Trojans and McCallum Knights, the "Taco Shack Bowl" – back for its 21st edition – is no exception. The annual matchup between Austin-area rivals returns to House Park Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. to kickoff the 2022 season for both teams.McCallum takes the 2021 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition for third straight y
  
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• McCallum wins 2022 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition by 17 votes

  18-08-2022 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the cast iron to the gridiron, if there's one thing Central Texans love as much as tacos, it's high school football.
  For fans of the Anderson Trojans and McCallum Knights, the "Taco Shack Bowl" – back for its 21st edition – is no exception. The annual matchup between Austin-area rivals returns to House Park on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. to kickoff the 2022 season for both teams.Anderson, McCallum square off in 21st Taco Shack BowlBefore the Knights and
  
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• LIVE: Anderson, McCallum clash in 2022 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition

  18-08-2022 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the cast iron to the gridiron, if there's one thing Central Texans love as much as tacos, it's high school football.
  For fans of the Anderson Trojans and McCallum Knights, the "Taco Shack Bowl" – back for its 21st edition – is no exception. The annual matchup between Austin-area rivals returns to House Park on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. to kickoff the 2022 season for both teams.McCallum takes the 2021 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition for third straigh
  
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• Anderson, McCallum clash in 2022 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition

  18-08-2022 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — From the cast iron to the gridiron, if there's one thing Central Texans love as much as tacos, it's high school football.
  For fans of the Anderson Trojans and McCallum Knights, the "Taco Shack Bowl" – back for its 21st edition – is no exception. The annual matchup between Austin-area rivals returns to House Park Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. to kickoff the 2022 season for both teams.McCallum takes the 2021 Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition for third straight y
  
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• $703 million bond on Lake Travis ISD November ballot

  18-08-2022 10:57 via kxan.com
  
  LAKE TRAVIS, Texas (KXAN) -- Voters in the Lake Travis Independent School District will vote in November on $703 million bond.
  The school board late Wednesday night approved an order to put the bond on the Nov. 8 ballot. It said it would post details on its website about each proposition as well as an itemized list of projects on Thursday.According to a June 15 bond presentation to the board, the Lake Travis ISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee made the following recommendations for the
  
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• Kyle school goes into brief lockout period due to nearby theft

  18-08-2022 10:07 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kyle Police said a middle school went into lockout mode for a brief time Wednesday afternoon, because an alleged thief ran across school property.
  Police tweeted Wednesday night they arrested a person they suspect stole from a convenience store.
  According to police, the person ran across the campus of Chapa Middle School on 3700 Dacy Ln. but did not enter any campus building.
  Kyle Police said officers took the person into custody at 4:30 p.m. and gave Chapa the all cle
  
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• Kyle school goes into brief lock out period due to nearby theft

  18-08-2022 10:07 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Kyle Police say a middle school went into lock-out mode for a brief time Wednesday afternoon because an alleged thief ran across school property.
  Police tweeted Wednesday night they arrested a person they suspect stole from a convenience store.
  According to police, the person ran across the campus of Chapa Middle School on 3700 Dacy Ln. but did not enter any campus building.
  Kyle Police say officers took the person into custody at 4:30 p.m. and gave Chapa the all clear.
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• Austin FC, best road team in MLS, heads north to take on Minnesota United

  18-08-2022 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While the frenetic action and drama during the past two Austin FC matches have been fun to watch, it isn't suitable for a playoff run, and head coach Josh Wolff knows that.After Verde's insane 4-3 comeback win over Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 13, coupled with a 3-3 draw the week prior with San Jose — in which they came back from a 3-1 deficit — it's time to get right against Minnesota United, Wolff said. Q2 Thriller: Austin FC completes comeback over Sporting K
  
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• Challenges of human trafficking investigations, survivor care

  18-08-2022 04:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a human trafficking bust freed more than 200 victims, including two teenagers in Austin, KXAN is digging into the challenges of investigating these cases and taking care of survivors.
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the bust was a result of an effort called "Operation Cross Country." Investigators found or identified 141 adult victims and 84 minors."These are children that need very very supportive and professional care," said Lisa Knapp, founder of the temp
  
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• Runaway teen from San Antonio believed to be in Austin

  18-08-2022 04:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 17-year-old runaway from San Antonio.
  Alexis Sorrentino, also known as Marissa, ran away from Child Protective Services custody in San Antonio. Authorities believe she's in the Austin area, with ties specifically to Jonestown and Lago Vista.
  TCSO believes she is in danger.
  Sorrentino is white, approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.Anyone with information is asked to call
  
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• Two injured in north Austin shooting

  18-08-2022 03:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people were injured in a shooting in north Austin on Wednesday night, according to the Austin Police Department.
  It happened near the intersection of East Powell Lane and Georgian Drive. That's in the Georgian Acres area.
  APD said the call came in at 8:19 p.m. Two adult patients were transported to Dell Seton for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, Austin-Travis County EMS said.
  
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• Former Lake Travis star Brett Baty homers in first MLB at-bat

  18-08-2022 03:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — What's it like to hit a home run in your first Major League at-bat? Just ask former Lake Travis standout Brett Baty.Playing third base for the New York Mets on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, Baty turned around a Jake Odorizzi curveball and put it in the right-field bleachers for a 2-run homer in the top of the second inning at Truist Park in Atlanta. Ivan Melendez drafted No. 43 overall by Arizona Diamondbacks in 2022 MLB DraftNew York Mets' Francisco Lindor, back to
  
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• 51 years in education and she's not stopping now

  18-08-2022 03:06 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (Nexstar) — Connie Bagley kicked off August celebrating her 51st year as a teacher, amid a time when Texas teachers are leaving the profession at record rates, she doesn't plan on leaving quite yet.
  The 73-year-old educator has spent the better half of her career teaching countless Texas students in both public and private school. Bagley joined San Marcos Academy in 2018, where she's now finding herself teaching children of previous students she taught at Crockett Element
  
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• The fastest growing school districts in Central Texas may surprise you

  18-08-2022 02:09 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) -- On the first day of school for Liberty Hill Independent School District, the pickup line snakes around Santa Rita Middle School's parking lot and onto the street.
  "It's the first day and so it's trying to get things smoothed out but so far, so good," said Alex Vu, who was there to pick up his son.
  Amanda Major went inside to pick up her daughter, who started attending the school last year.
  "Last year, when we started dropping her off at school, you could actually ge
  
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• Possible argument leads to death of Leander woman

  18-08-2022 01:57 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Williamson County court records revealed additional details following a Saturday homicide investigation in Leander.Records showed officers with the Leander Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Snow Goose after receiving a call Saturday at approximately 3:15 a.m. The caller informed police that 41-year-old Edward Figueroa Jr., shot and killed his girlfriend, Kathryn Gibson. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Police identify suspect in Leander fatal shooting
  When police a
  
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• City of Buda getting license plate reader cameras

  18-08-2022 01:44 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) - The City of Buda just added itself to the growing list of places in Central Texas using license-plate reader cameras.
  The Flock safety cameras first started in Buda at the Garlic Creek subdivision after the neighborhood's HOA decided to put them up.
  "Basically take a digital finger print of the back of the vehicle. Not just the license plate where it can run that plate, but other features like decals or dents or any imperfections of the vehicle," Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd sa
  
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