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• Beto O'Rourke postponing campaign events due to bacterial infection

  28-08-2022 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke announced he'd been diagnosed with a bacterial infection Friday and would be postponing some campaign events as he recuperates.In a tweet Sunday, O'Rourke said he visited a San Antonio hospital on Friday after he began feeling ill.
  "The extraordinary team there — from custodians to nurses and doctors — gave me excellent care and attention, including IV antibiotics and rest," O'Rourke wrote, in part, in the tweet.In
  
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• Records reveal details in August fatal shooting off 7th St.

  28-08-2022 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police responded to a shots-fired call at approximately 2 a.m. Aug. 6 near the 400 block of E. 7th Street and found two men shot.According to a report, one victim was being placed in the front passenger seat of a vehicle by two people after he sustained a traumatic gunshot wound to the lower back, which resulted in lower-body paralysis. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment.The other victim, later identified as Dionysius Edward Thompson, 20, was foun
  
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• Austin's first Narcan vending machine installed; state program gets more of the life-saving medication

  28-08-2022 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's known as the "Weirdest Little Church In Texas."Sunrise Community Church in south Austin draws people from across the city.Narcan vending machine is located at the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center at 4430 Menchaca Road. (KXAN Photo: Richie Bowes)Now the county's first Narcan vending machine sits outside the church and Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center."It's kind of crazy that like, you know, the first one in Texas is on the side of a church. I thi
  
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• RR 620 Target fire controlled by fire sprinkler, officials say

  28-08-2022 16:36 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Lake Travis Fire Rescue officials said a fire broke out Sunday morning near the front of a Target on Ranch Road 620 South.Firefighters responded for a fire alarm activation and saw smoke near the structure. Officials said the fire was controlled with a fire sprinkler.According to LTFR, the fire originated in a recycle bin near the front of the store.LTFR said the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• Narcotics, Draco AK-47 pistol seized in Texas traffic stop

  28-08-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (CW39) -- Harris County District III Crime Reduction Unit seized drugs and guns after conducting a traffic stop in east Harris County.Major Susan Cotter, HCSO Patrol via TwitterD3 C.R.U conducted a traffic stop in East Harris County. As the deputy approached the vehicle, he observed two loaded firearms in plain view within reach of the driver and passenger. Both occupants are felons. A large number of narcotics were seized along with a Draco.Major Susan Cotter, Twitter
  
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• 2 arrested following golf course attack in Texas, police say

  28-08-2022 15:23 via kxan.com
  
  ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) -- Two men were arrested earlier this week after investigators said they attacked a man with a club during a round of golf. Fred Platt, 68, and Brian Brady, 60, have both been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.According to court documents, on August 23, officers with the Odessa Police Department were called to a golf course in the 7500 block of N Grandview Avenue after a man called 911 and said he had been assaulted by two men who were still on the co
  
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• Texas gang member sentenced to life for killing innocent bystander in drive-by shooting

  28-08-2022 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (CW39) — A member of Houston’s 103 gang was sentenced to life in prison for murdering an innocent bystander during a brazen daytime drive-by shooting in 2017, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday. Sam Johnson (Harris County District Attorney's Office)Deandre Watson, 24, and three other members of the 100 Percent Third Ward or 103 gang drove to a house on a corner of Lon
  
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• Meet 'Blake Mead,' a darkly-topical 80s-style parody

  28-08-2022 15:10 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- He's kind of cute, a little damp, smells fishy, seems to be tied up at times, and wears cement loafers. Say hello to "Blake Mead," one of the unfortunate characters to come from the mind of digital illustrator Michael Barnard."Blake Mead" artwork - drawn and published with permission by Michael Barnard.
  Barnard's "Blake Mead" drawing is of course poking dark humor at the drought situation surrounding Lake Mead. The lake's water level has dropped more than 180 feet since it wa
  
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• Today will be the hottest & driest of the next 7 days

  28-08-2022 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Happy Sunday everyone! Another very hot and humid day today with a high temperature climbing to near 99 degrees. "Feels-like" temps will make it feel like 105 in many areas today. Stay hydrated! While a few isolated showers will be possible later this evening but the majority will stay dry under a mainly sunny sky.Monday begins a period of unsettled weather bringing welcome rain chances back to Central Texas with the highest chance of rain occurring for our eastern viewing area.
  
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• A few showers Monday, but wetter by mid-week

  28-08-2022 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures pushed close to 100º Sunday afternoon, with much less activity on the radar compared to Saturday. Still a low (10%) rain chance continues into this evening to account for any very isolated showers or storms that may yet develop.Most of us will stay dry today with increasing clouds overnight and into Monday.Tonight's forecastMonday will feature a mostly cloudy sky early on giving way to a mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures should still reach the mid-upper 90s.
  
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• 'A big boy performance': Austin FC nearing first-ever playoff berth after emphatic win over LAFC

  28-08-2022 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After Austin FC dismantled the top team in Major League Soccer 4-1 on Friday, both players and coaches reflected on what Verde has done in its second year on the verge of the club's first playoff appearance.While it's not official, it would take a collapse of epic proportions for Austin FC to not make the playoff field. With seven matches remaining after the blowout win over LAFC at Q2 Stadium, Austin FC sits second in the Western Conference and in line for home-field advan
  
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• Austin's Ukrainian community celebrates Ukraine Independence Day

  28-08-2022 04:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) - Members of Austin's Ukrainian community gathered at Lake Travis Saturday, honoring the 31st anniversary of when the country separated from the Soviet Union.While the official holiday was Wednesday, locals carried celebrations into the weekend. Attendees came together to offer cultural dishes, handmade crafts and imported goods from Ukraine.Austin-based nonprofit Liberty Ukraine largely led the efforts Saturday, the funds of which are used to support those affected by the w
  
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• Bat Fest back and wackier than ever

  28-08-2022 04:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Bat Fest was back at Austin's famous bat bridge (Congress Avenue) Saturday night. Hundreds of people gathered for live music, food, bat education and to watch the mass exodus of bats from the bridge.The bats were a bit shy, waiting until after dark to make their move this year. People started a chant underneath the bridge in an attempt to coax the bats out.
  The fest comes with a costume contest, which brings out some of the most creative folks in Austin. You can check out so
  
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• State of Texas: Drought effects remain despite flooding rain

  28-08-2022 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Record-setting rainfall Monday brought floods and damage to many parts of Texas.Flash floods in north Texas put busy roads underwater, trapping drivers. Some had to swim to safety, others were saved by rescue teams. A 60-year-old woman, a rideshare driver, died on a flooded Dallas-Fort Worth road.Brittany Taylor of Dallas was one of many who woke up Monday to her entire apartment flooded, just two days after she moved in."I looked out the window, and I might as well have
  
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• No. 2 Longhorns volleyball sweeps No. 7 Ohio State to start season 2-0

  28-08-2022 00:58 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (KXAN) — The No. 2 Texas Longhorns volleyball team started the season with a pair of wins on the road Friday and Saturday against No. 7 Ohio State.The Longhorns took down the Buckeyes 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 Friday, and needed an extra set to pick up another win 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-13, on Saturday. Texas volleyball ranked No. 2 in nation in first AVCA pollTexas' Logan Eggleston took a little while to heat up, but once she did, the Buckeyes couldn't stop her Friday. She finis
  
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• No. 2 Longhorns volleyball sweeps No. 7 Ohio State for 1st win of season

  28-08-2022 00:58 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (KXAN) — The No. 2 Texas Longhorns volleyball team started the season with a 3-0 sweep on the road Friday against No. 7 Ohio State. The Longhorns took down the Buckeyes 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 in the first of two matches to kick off the year. They'll play the second match at the Covelli Center at 7 p.m. Saturday on the B1G Network.Texas volleyball ranked No. 2 in nation in first AVCA pollTexas' Logan Eggleston took a little while to heat up, but once she did, the Buckeyes couldn
  
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