Austin news

• License plate readers back before Austin City Council next week

  26-08-2022 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Council will once again discuss reinstating the Austin Police Department's license plate reader program during next week's council meeting. The controversial program was discontinued when the council cut the police budget in 2020.Council members have kicked the proposal down the line several times, but Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly -- who originally introduced the proposal -- is bringing it back once again. It now has several sponsors, according to the agenda, counci
  
  Read more

• Quinn Ewers opens up about taking on the role of QB1 for Texas

  26-08-2022 23:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's one of the most prominent roles in the State of Texas and redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers will enter game week tasked with being the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.
  Head coach Steve Sarkisian named Ewers the starter Aug. 19. This will be the second straight year Sarkisian will have a redshirt freshman start at quarterback for a season opener.Steve Sarkisian on his decision to name Ewers the starting quarterbackAs for Ewers, taking the field as the star
  
  Read more

• Dripping Springs boots late FG to win its first-ever 6A game 23-20 over Vandegrift

  26-08-2022 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Dripping Springs Tigers have officially put the rest of Class 6A on notice.
  A 41-yard field goal as time expired by Walker Wright lifted the Tigers over Vandegrift 23-20 on Friday at Ed W. Monroe Memorial Stadium in northwest Austin.Dripping Spring won its first game as a 6A team after moving up from 5A after last season over a Vipers team that made it to the 6A quarterfinals last season.MORE THAN THE SCORE: If you want to stay up to date on sports stories like these, s
  
  Read more

• Before they're at Baylor, Vandegrift and Drippings Springs QBs meet Friday night

  26-08-2022 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Expect fireworks at Ed W. Monroe Memorial Stadium on Friday night.Vandegrift and Dripping Springs clash in the opening game for both teams in northwest Austin with two Baylor-bound athletes calling the snap counts. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Vandegrift looking for another deep playoff run in 2022Dripping Springs' Austin Novosad reaffirmed his commitment to Baylor and head coach Dave Aranda earlier this summer, and while Vandegrift quarterback Brayden Buchanan is also headed
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Before they're at Baylor, Vandegrift and Dripping Springs QBs meet Friday night

  26-08-2022 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Expect fireworks at Ed W. Monroe Memorial Stadium on Friday night.Vandegrift and Dripping Springs clash in the opening game for both teams in northwest Austin with two Baylor-bound athletes calling the snap counts. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Vandegrift looking for another deep playoff run in 2022Dripping Springs' Austin Novosad reaffirmed his commitment to Baylor and head coach Dave Aranda earlier this summer, and while Vandegrift quarterback Brayden Buchanan is also headed
  
  Read more

• Lawmakers invite Texas teacher vacancy task force to testify

  26-08-2022 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – While Texas public schools start the year with vacancies and permanent substitutes, the group charged with addressing the state’s teacher shortage met again, this time to begin crafting recommendations for lawmakers.The House Committee on Public Education is inviting the Teacher Vacancy Task Force's chair, Dallas ISD teacher Josue Torres, to speak before lawmakers next month, according to the committee.“My understanding is that we will have representatives at th
  
  Read more

• Another round of soaking rain expected next week

  26-08-2022 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few isolated showers remain in the forecast but our meaningful rain chances are in a holding pattern until next week.Today will look and feel very similar to what we had yesterday as afternoon highs return to the upper 90s under a mix of sun and clouds. A few isolated showers may develop late afternoon, however, coverage will be limited (10%) and the majority of us will stay dry.More of the same can be expected this weekend with afternoon highs in the upper 90s under a partly
  
  Read more

• Harry Styles adds 6th performance date at Austin’s Moody Center

  26-08-2022 20:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – In a social media announcement Friday morning, Harry Styles said additional dates have been added to his “Love On Tour 2022,” which included a new Austin show.Styles was originally supposed to perform five shows at Austin’s Moody Center from Sept. 25 through Oct. 2, but the added date extends his tour in Austin until Oct. 3. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Harry Styles performing 5 nights at Austin’s Moody CenterTicket sales for the new date begin Aug. 30 at 10 a
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Krispy Kreme unleashes Doggie Doughnuts

  26-08-2022 20:10 via kxan.com
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Friday will be pawsome for some pups and their owners when Krispy Kreme unleashes its Doggie Doughnuts for the first time in the U.S.The limited-edition baked treats for dogs of all ages and sizes will be available at participating shops, while supplies last, on National Dog Day, Friday, and continue over the weekend if any treats remain.The Doggie Doughnuts come in a specially designed 6-count box that will include six doughnut-shaped biscuits handmade by Huds and T
  
  Read more

• APD asks for help identifying 2 people possibly connected to deadly weapon assault

  26-08-2022 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the Austin Police Department asked for help identifying two people possibly connected to an assault with a deadly weapon case.Images of people of interest in police investigation (APD photos)According to police, a person of interest previously detained in relation to the case was later released by police, and the investigation cleared that individual.APD said at 1:59 a.m. March 20 in the 400 block of East 6th Street officers arrived on a scene and located four
  
  Read more

• Court records reveal more details surrounding Auditorium Shores homicide

  26-08-2022 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – After a suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection to a homicide in the 800 block of West Riverside near Auditorium Shores, court records were filed Thursday in Travis County with an overview of the investigation.The record said Coltan James Moore, 30, was being held at the Travis County jail on a $150,000 bond under a murder charge. A judge ordered Moore to undergo a mental health evaluation and be under supervision. The judge also required he take medication and wear a
  
  Read more

• READ: The unsealed Department of Justice's Trump warrant affidavit

  26-08-2022 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – The Justice Department on Friday complied with a judge's order to release a redacted version of the affidavit that convinced him to approve a warrant to search former President Trump’s Florida home.Its release comes after Judge Bruce Reinhart ordered the Justice Department to propose redactions to a document whose full release the department argued would compromise their ongoing investigation.Read the redacted document below.gov.uscourts.flsd_.617854.102.1_2Downloa
  
  Read more

• Read the DOJ's redacted affidavit from the Trump search

  26-08-2022 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – The Justice Department on Friday complied with a judge's order to release a redacted version of the affidavit that convinced him to approve a warrant to search former President Trump’s Florida home.Its release comes after Judge Bruce Reinhart ordered the Justice Department to propose redactions to a document that the department argued a full release of would compromise their ongoing investigation.Read the redacted document below.gov.uscourts.flsd_.617854.102.1_2Dow
  
  Read more

• Biden calls abortion restrictions 'beyond the pale'

  26-08-2022 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republican-led states continue to ban nearly all abortions, President Joe Biden said Friday that such restrictions were “beyond the pale.”Biden and Democrats are trying to harness outrage over the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide, in this year's midterm elections.
  “You’re going to hear women roar on this issue, and it’s going to be consequential,” he said.
  Biden made the comments a
  
  Read more

• Watch KXAN News at 6 on KXAN.com Friday

  26-08-2022 18:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tune in on KXAN.com or the KXAN News App to watch KXAN News at 6 p.m. Friday. The newscast is pre-empted on air by the Cowboys Pre Game ahead of the NFL Preseason Football game against the Seattle Seahawks.KXAN Live Anchor Will DuPree will give you the news you need to know today and details on weather, as you prepare for the weekend.
  
  Read more

• LIVE: Watch KXAN News at 6 on KXAN.com

  26-08-2022 18:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tune in on KXAN.com or the KXAN News App to watch KXAN News at 6 p.m. Friday. The newscast is pre-empted on air by the Cowboys Pre Game ahead of the NFL Preseason Football game against the Seattle Seahawks.KXAN Live Anchor Will DuPree will give you the news you need to know today and details on weather, as you prepare for the weekend. Watch in this story.The stories in the digital show include the following:
  A "partial road cave-in" closed a couple of lanes in south Austin, whic
  
  Read more

• KXAN Live at 6: Road cave-in traffic impact, Trump affidavit, hot weather returns

  26-08-2022 18:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tune in on KXAN.com or the KXAN News App to watch KXAN News at 6 p.m. Friday. The newscast is pre-empted on air by the Cowboys Pre Game ahead of the NFL Preseason Football game against the Seattle Seahawks.KXAN Live Anchor Will DuPree gave you the news you need to know today and details on weather, as you prepare for the weekend.
  The stories in the digital show included the following:
  A "partial road cave-in" closed a couple of lanes in south Austin, which may affect people's dr
  
  Read more

• Lanes closed on William Cannon in south Austin due to 'partial road cave-in'

  26-08-2022 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two lanes along a busy section of a south Austin road are closed Friday morning due to a "partial road cave-in," according to a tweet from the Austin Transportation Department.
  The department said crews are shutting down two of the three eastbound lanes of West William Cannon Drive from Menchaca Road to Woodhue Drive. The lanes may remain closed through next week, the city warned.
  Members of the Austin Public Works Department are now inspecting the street, and the city said
  
  Read more

• Uvalde families to rally in Austin to demand raise in minimum age to buy AR-15s

  26-08-2022 17:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Uvalde community will gather in Austin Saturday morning for a march and rally to demand that Gov. Greg Abbott take action toward gun safety.
  This comes after the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio, where an 18-year-old gunman killed two teachers and 19 children.
  Uvalde's parents and families will meet alongside March For Our Lives, a youth-led organization created in the wake of another school shooting,
  
  Read more

• Uvalde families rally in Austin to demand raise in minimum age to buy AR-15s

  26-08-2022 17:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Uvalde, Texas, community began gathering in Austin Saturday morning for a march and rally to demand that Gov. Greg Abbott take action toward gun safety.Parents from Uvalde started their protest outside Abbott's home before 6 a.m.This comes after the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio, where an 18-year-old gunman killed two teachers and 19 children.
  Uvalde's parents and families meet alongside March For
  
  Read more

• Panic buttons, bullet-resistant windows: New Round Rock ISD police chief talks security on campuses

  26-08-2022 16:18 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — As the new Round Rock ISD police chief, Dennis Weiner brings years of experience from his previous job at the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida — one of the nation’s largest school districts.He’s only been the RRISD chief for a month, but he’s been busy evaluating the safety and security of all of the schools and consulting with experts.“Last week, we started with security surveys,” said Weiner. “We had a th
  
  Read more

• Michigan slide reopens after some riders 'went airborne'

  26-08-2022 16:06 via kxan.com
  
  DETROIT (KXAN) — A Michigan state park plans to reopen its slide Friday to give riders more thrills at slower speeds.The Giant Slide at Belle Isle Park had opened Aug. 19 with plans to be open Friday-Sunday through Labor Day weekend.
  However, Belle Isle Park posted this message on opening afternoon:
  "We are currently closed. We are going to be making some adjustments to the speed that we have seen users coming down today. Hopefully after our small adjustment we will be back up and running
  
  Read more

• Austin celebrates Merlin Tuttle Day

  26-08-2022 15:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Located in the heart of Austin, the Congress Avenue Bridge hosts the world’s largest urban bat colony. Yet, these bats may not exist without the work of Merlin Tuttle.For this reason, Aug. 26 is being celebrated citywide as Merlin Tuttle Day, in honor of his success in saving the world-famous bats.In the 1980s, locals were up in arms about the bats and signed petitions to have them eradicated. Nevertheless, Tuttle believed bats could be safe and highly beneficial neig
  
  Read more

• New changes to the I-35 expansion plan through downtown

  26-08-2022 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin wrapped up its Interstate 35 feasibility study for the central section of the highway this past spring.
  Now, city officials are moving into the next phase of the plan — the design phase. The city is working withTexas Department of Transportation to come up with a plan as the state transportation agency works to expand I-35 between U.S. 290 East and State Highway 71/Ben White Boulevard as part of the I-35 Capital Express Central Project. When will co
  
  Read more

• Man faces murder charge after lying about a June death, TCSO says

  26-08-2022 15:02 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man was charged with murder after the Travis County Sheriff's Office said he lied about another man's death, saying the man died from a drug overdose when he was really assaulted.
  Matthew Schultz, 43, of Leander, was arrested Thursday related to the June 28 death of Kevin Clevish, 39, also of Leander, according to TCSO.TOP STORIES: APD launches homicide investigation after man dies from being shot earlier this monthTCSO said around 3:30 a.m. that day, deputi
  
  Read more

• An extinct volcano is right here in Austin — here's how to find it

  26-08-2022 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Approximately 80 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, the Austin region was submerged underwater with an active volcano rising above the terrain. While the age of dinosaurs is long past us, Pilot Knob remains as an extinct volcano in southeast Austin, described by local geologists as a window into history.Pilot Knob Pilot Knob, Pilot Knob Acres
  ~20 min from Austin Hours: Open 24/7"If I were giving a tour for aliens from another planet that came to Austin and I co
  
  Read more

• Austin Public Health works to get more monkeypox vaccine doses delivered

  26-08-2022 14:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Public Health (APH) is making a new effort to get more people vaccinated against monkeypox.
  “At least 27 women are positive in the state, and we are seeing the spread within more people who weren’t sexually involved with another positive case and was spread through direct skin-to-skin contact or face-to-face spread through infected respiratory secretions,” said Dr. Desmar Walkes, the Austin-Travis County health authority, in a Thursday release. &ldq
  
  Read more

• Westlake vying for Texas high school football history, starts season with tough opponent

  26-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake's quest for a fourth consecutive state championship begins Friday against Missouri City Ridge Point.The Chaparrals enter the 2022 season opener on a 40-game winning streak and are hunting for a third consecutive perfect season to go along with all their state trophies. A star-studded Westlake squad welcomes a Ridge Point team that went undefeated in Class 6A-District 20 last year and went to the regional final, where the Panthers lost 24-21 to Atascocita. A four-pe
  
  Read more

• LIVE: Westlake vying for Texas high school football history, starts season with tough opponent

  26-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake's quest for a fourth consecutive state championship begins Friday against Missouri City Ridge Point.The Chaparrals enter the 2022 season opener on a 40-game winning streak and are hunting for a third consecutive perfect season to go along with all their state trophies. A star-studded Westlake squad welcomes a Ridge Point team that went undefeated in Class 6A-District 20 last year and went to the regional final, where the Panthers lost 24-21 to Atascocita. A four-pe
  
  Read more

• HALFTIME: Westlake leads Ridge Point 21-14

  26-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake's quest for a fourth consecutive state championship begins Friday against Missouri City Ridge Point.The Chaparrals enter the 2022 season opener on a 40-game winning streak and are hunting for a third consecutive perfect season to go along with all their state trophies. A star-studded Westlake squad welcomes a Ridge Point team that went undefeated in Class 6A-District 20 last year and went to the regional final, where the Panthers lost 24-21 to Atascocita. A four-pe
  
  Read more

• FINAL: Westlake wins 41st consecutive game with big 2nd half over Ridge Point 44-14

  26-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was close for the first half. Westlake made sure it wasn't in the second half.Leading by just a touchdown at halftime, the Westlake Chaparrals won their 41st consecutive game behind a huge second half over Missouri City Ridge Point 44-14 Friday at Chaparral Stadium.Westlake running back Jack Kayser rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Paxton Land threw two passing touchdowns. It was the first win for Tony Salazar, who took over the head coaching job this year afte
  
  Read more

• End 3Q: Westlake running away with it, leads Ridge point 44-14

  26-08-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake's quest for a fourth consecutive state championship begins Friday against Missouri City Ridge Point.The Chaparrals enter the 2022 season opener on a 40-game winning streak and are hunting for a third consecutive perfect season to go along with all their state trophies. A star-studded Westlake squad welcomes a Ridge Point team that went undefeated in Class 6A-District 20 last year and went to the regional final, where the Panthers lost 24-21 to Atascocita. A four-pe
  
  Read more

• APD launches homicide investigation after man dies from being shot earlier this month

  26-08-2022 13:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man died at the hospital Wednesday after being shot at a north Austin gas station earlier this month.
  APD said Antonio Castro, 72, died at the hospital Wednesday at 9:47 a.m.MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2022?Castro and another person were shot the morning of Aug. 9 at a gas station located at 1600 Ohlen Rd., according to Austin Police. That's near Payton Gin Road and U.S. Highway 1
  
  Read more

• Why customers say Austin Whataburgers are the worst in Texas

  26-08-2022 13:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you're looking for the best Whataburger in the Texas, you won't find it in Austin.The capital city has "below-average Whataburgers," according to a San Antonio Express-News analysis of Google data.The newspaper looked through Google reviews for seven Texas cities with at least 20 Whataburger locations. But to be included in the analysis, the restaurants must have at least 100 ratings. Leander ISD teacher recognized by students, gifted free Whataburger for a yearAust
  
  Read more

• Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18 to 20 year olds from carrying handguns

  26-08-2022 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  FORT WORTH (Texas Tribune) — A federal court in Fort Worth on Thursday struck down a Texas prohibition that limited adults under 21 from carrying handguns.Texas law bars most 18- to 20-year-olds in the state from obtaining a license to carry a handgun or carrying a handgun for self-defense outside their homes. Two plaintiffs, who fall within that age range, and the Firearms Policy Coalition Inc., filed a lawsuit against the state to challenge the statute. The suit says the Texas law preven
  
  Read more

• Central Texas men face prison time in gun sale scheme

  26-08-2022 13:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Justice Department said two Texas men face up to five years in prison after one of them profited off gun sales despite not having a license to sell them.  According to a Thursday release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Michael Anthony Flynn, 46, of Liberty Hill, has a federal license to sell firearms.Officials allege from October 2019 to February 2022, Truett Shane Street, 56, of Lakeway, bought bulk quantities of weapons through various gun brokers and
  
  Read more

• Increasing odds for rainfall next week

  26-08-2022 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few isolated showers remain in the forecast but our meaningful rain chances are in a holding pattern until next week.Today will look and feel very similar to what we had yesterday as afternoon highs return to the upper 90s under a mix of sun and clouds. A few isolated showers may develop late afternoon, however, coverage will be limited (10%) and the majority of us will stay dry.More of the same can be expected this weekend with afternoon highs in the upper 90s under a partly
  
  Read more

• Hot and humid weekend with next rain maker to follow

  26-08-2022 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few isolated showers remain in the forecast but our meaningful rain chances are in a holding pattern until next week.Today will look and feel very similar to what we had yesterday as afternoon highs return to the upper 90s under a mix of sun and clouds. A few isolated showers may develop late afternoon, however, coverage will be limited (10%) and the majority of us will stay dry.More of the same can be expected this weekend with afternoon highs in the upper 90s under a partly
  
  Read more

• Central Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Aug. 25

  26-08-2022 06:31 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — It was the first night of high school football in Central Texas, and Thursday was just a small taste of what the 2022 season is going to be.In KBVO's Big Game of the Week, Anderson was all over McCallum 49-3 to win the 21st Taco Shack Bowl from House Park.Here are scores from games around the region for Thursday, Aug. 25Anderson 49, McCallum 3Stony Point 53, Austin 0Smithville 56, Austin Travis 0Leander 21, Pflugerville 7Arlington Martin 39, Lake Travis 31Marble Fall
  
  Read more

• Austin Police responding to incident at 15th and Red River

  26-08-2022 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police and the University of Texas Police are responding to an incident at the intersection of 15th and Red River Streets.
  There was a heavy police presence around 10 p.m. UTPD tweeted that they and the Austin Police Department are investigating.
  Officers detained one suspect. They did not say what the charges were.
  KXAN will provide updates as more information becomes available.
  
  Read more

• Austin Police respond to incident at 15th and Red River

  26-08-2022 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police and the University of Texas Police responded to an incident at the intersection of 15th and Red River Streets, relating to a shooting that happened on East 7th Street.
  There was a heavy police presence around 10 p.m. UTPD tweeted that they and the Austin Police Department are investigating.
  APD tweeted at 10:30 p.m. that they're responding to a shooting involving multiple individuals. The incident started in the 2600 block of E. 7th St.They said one of the people i
  
  Read more

• 'Biohazards' allegedly sent to Round Rock ISD school board member, supporters

  26-08-2022 04:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) - Tiffanie Harrison, place 6 on the Round Rock ISD school board, said threatening packages containing "biohazardous" material were sent to herself and two of her supporters to intimidate her into pulling out of the race for re-election this fall.Harrison said the incident started first with two constituents receiving the packages last week. The recipients sent her and her campaign manager photographs of its contents, which included sex toys and tampons that had seemingly
  
  Read more

• 1 dead after crash involving motorcycle in Manor

  26-08-2022 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle Thursday evening in Manor.
  Travis County ESD No. 12 said it happened at the intersection of Shadow Glen Boulevard and Highway 290.
  Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that a deceased on scene pronouncement was obtained for one adult patient, and that no other patients were involved.
  Texas Department of Transportation Austin said at 7:01 p.m. that all Westbound lanes of U.S. 290 were closed due to the crash. T
  
  Read more

• Top teams in the West, Austin FC and LAFC, clash Friday

  26-08-2022 02:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The best in the West face off on national TV at Q2 Stadium on Friday.Austin FC takes on LAFC at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and while the visitors are well ahead of Verde in the conference standings, they haven't beaten the hosts this season. PREVIOUSLY: Austin FC, LAFC clash with 1st place on the line WednesdayAustin FC picked up a 2-1 win over LAFC at Banc of California Stadium on May 18, handing LAFC its only home loss of the season so far. Since then, LAFC has been red-hot. In 15 m
  
  Read more

• New UT research shows Austin's creeks do more than just control floods

  26-08-2022 02:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – New research from the University of Texas showed Austin’s creeks have more benefits for our area than just controlling floods.KXAN spoke with Amy Belaire, the Science & Strategy Program Advisor for The Nature Conservancy in Texas. Her research team recently published a study on the Waller Creek watershed where they monitored an array of things from wildlife cameras to air quality. What does this week’s flooding mean for Austin’s toxic algae issue?Belai
  
  Read more

• San Marcos High School Football team gets 2-year playoff ban

  26-08-2022 01:34 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) - High school football season is back in Central Texas. As teams warm up for their season openers, the San Marcos High School football team is gearing up for a different challenge.
  The district is planning to appeal a ruling that banned the team from the playoffs for two years.
  San Marcos CISD Chief of Communications Andrew Fernandez said the team is accused of recruiting players from outside their school boundary lines. Something he said the district denies.Mother of ch
  
  Read more

• 'Lady in the Lake' murder case may hinge on DNA evidence

  26-08-2022 01:34 via kxan.com
  
  LLANO, Texas (KXAN) -- Developments in the Holly Marie Simmons murder case await the completion of DNA testing that could be finished before the end of the year, said Llano County District Attorney Sonny McAfee on Thursday following a pretrial hearing.Jimmy Don Wolfenbarger, 58, is charged with murdering Simmons, a 45-year-old mother of four who disappeared from her Buchanan Dam home in 2006. Wolfenbarger was her landlord at the time. Simmons’ disappearance was treated as a missing person
  
  Read more

• Mother of child at center of Amber Alert faces 3 felony charges

  26-08-2022 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The mother of a 1-year-old child who was at the center of an Austin-based Amber Alert Wednesday is facing three felony charges. One of the charges is related to the Amber Alert, while the other two are related to events from a week before.According to affidavits, Jessica Skelton, 22, faces charges of interference with child custody, burglary of a residence and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.An attorney representing Skelton wasn't listed at the time of publication. RELATED:
  
  Read more

• 'I should not be running any medical facility': Man offering abortions at sea for Texas women

  26-08-2022 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  GALVESTON, Texas (Nexstar) — With most abortions officially being illegal in Texas as of Thursday, women are looking for options, and some are turning to 'Abort Offshore.' It's a for-profit organization that is taking women out on boats from the Galveston area into federal water to have abortions.A man named Michael Kimbro said he launched 'Abort Offshore' in mid-July. He said he has family in Texas but lives in New York—going back and forth between the two states.Kimbro has no medic
  
  Read more

Follow @Austin_News_US on Twitter!