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• Travis County inmate dies after being taken to Austin hospital

  05-09-2022 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An inmate held at the Travis County Jail died after paramedics took him to an Austin hospital, the Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) announced Monday.
  According to a news release from the sheriff's office, Victor Gonzalez, 37, told medical staff members that he began "experiencing medical symptoms" on the morning of Sept. 3. About 20 minutes later, TCSO said workers began performing CPR on him after he became unresponsive.
  Paramedics from Austin-Travis Cou
  
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• Volunteers turn Jason Landry missing banners into tote bags for fundraiser

  05-09-2022 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  LULING, Texas (KXAN) — Volunteers found a new way to keep spreading the word about finding a Texas State student missing for almost two years.
  The VFW Buda Post 12161 posted on Facebook that neighbors recently made tote bags from two banners that had asked for the community's help in locating Jason Landry. Authorities discovered his car totaled on Salt Flat Road near Luling in December 2020, prompting ongoing searches and other efforts to find him.
  A Facebook page dedicated to bringing awa
  
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• LIVE: KXAN launches DRIED UP, special analyzing long-term drought impacts

  05-09-2022 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — As the western portion of the United States experiences its driest period of weather in human history, this massive drought is impacting health, agriculture and other ways of life. KXAN and its partners at political news outlet The Hill have released DRIED UP, a series analyzing the impacts and solutions states are embracing while navigating extreme weather.Here in Texas, officials, businesses and residents alike are navigating the impacts of climate change on long-t
  
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• KXAN launches DRIED UP, special analyzing long-term drought impacts

  05-09-2022 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — As the western portion of the United States experiences its driest period of weather in human history, this massive drought is impacting health, agriculture and other ways of life. KXAN and its partners at political news outlet The Hill have released DRIED UP, a series analyzing the impacts and solutions states are embracing while navigating extreme weather.Here in Texas, officials, businesses and residents alike are navigating the impacts of climate change on long-t
  
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• Drier week ahead with only isolated rain and thunderstorms

  05-09-2022 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following an extended stretch of wetter than normal late summer weather, we are predicting a drier and slightly more comfortable week ahead.Most all of our area has received 1-3" of beneficial rainfall in the last two weeks, and many others have seen 2-5". Some of the heaviest rain totals, including parts of Williamson County and the Hill Country, have totaled 8-10". While this has helped soil moisture recover and brought lake levels up a handful of inches, the drought remains a
  
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• Texas Longhorns turn to No. 1 Alabama

  05-09-2022 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The wait is over, the Longhorns don't have to address the possibility of looking ahead to the highly-anticipated game against Alabama, it's here. Texas will host No. 1 Alabama Saturday morning at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.The Longhorns come into the game as much as a 20-point underdog to the Crimson Tide, one of the many reasons Steve Sarkisian wants his team to simply focus on what they are doing this week in preparation."You can get caught up in being worried about Ala
  
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• Longhorns turn to number one Alabama

  05-09-2022 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  Austin(KXAN)--The wait is over, the Longhorns don't have to address the possibility of looking ahead to the highly anticipated game against Alabama, it's here. Texas will host number one Alabama Saturday morning at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.The Longhorns come into the game as much as a 20 point underdog to the Crimson Tide, one of the many reasons Steve Sarkisian wants his team to simply focus one what they are doing this week in preparation. "You can get caught up in being worried about Alab
  
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• Judge grants Trump’s request to appoint special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

  05-09-2022 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – A federal judge on Monday granted former President Trump’s request to appoint an independent special master to review materials the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence last month.U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who is a Trump appointee, dismissed objections from the Department of Justice (DOJ), blocking prosecutors from further reviewing or using the seized documents in their investigation until the special master completes their review.Cannon asked DOJ and Trump
  
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• Fallen sign injures 2 people at Central Texas State Fair during severe weather

  05-09-2022 18:03 via kxan.com
  
  BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) – One person was critically injured during an episode of severe weather Sunday at the Central Texas State Fair at the Bell County Expo.This is according to Bell County spokesperson James Stafford, who said strong winds knocked over a sign near the entrance to the fair. Stafford said the sign was secured by multiple 55-gallon drums filled with water and collapsed onto two fair visitors.
  Emergency medical crews were on the scene and were able to quickly respond an
  
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• UT COVID-19 Modeling Consortium still seeing demand for projections, dashboard

  05-09-2022 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's a group we have regularly tapped into as COVID-19 waves come and go: The UT COVID-19 Modeling Consortium.The research group was created in March of 2020 as COVID-19 started to spread across the United States.
  Now, the consortium provides projections for groups as big as the CDC, all the way down to local event organizers. Researchers also maintain a publicly-facing COVID-19 projections dashboard. After feedback from the public, that dashboard is going to be around for
  
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• Elgin man's kidney quest 'rocks,' raises awareness about organ donation

  05-09-2022 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — Matthew Novelli is determined in his quest for his fifth kidney."My mom just had rocks out. Smooth rocks and sometimes with markers and we just draw on them, doodle on them just as something to do," he said.Photos: Micro-preemie baby returns home after 5 months in NICU at Austin hospitalWhat he once viewed as a funny pastime is giving him a purpose when it comes to finding a kidney donor.
  Novelli's story is written on the back of the rocks.
  He's on the transplant list
  
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• City-Wide Vintage Sale returns to the Palmer Events Center

  05-09-2022 16:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Long-timers remember it as the City-Wide Garage Sale. Now called the City-Wide Vintage Sale, the 45-year-old event makes its return to the Palmer Events Center in Austin on Saturday and Sunday.
  The event has been drawing thousands of collectors and bargain hunters since 1977.You can find 45,000 square feet of jewelry, artwork, paintings, knickknacks and collectibles.The sale is open Saturday and Sunday. Adults will pay $8 at the door and 12 and under get in free:Early Shopp
  
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• Travis County Fire chief working to raise morale, stop burnout

  05-09-2022 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Faced with stressful situations daily, first responders have to be on top of their game for every call. But when Travis County Fire Chief Ken Bailey noticed low morale, he looked outside the department for help."One of the things we found was our teams were not performing particularly well," Bailey said. "We were suffering from burnout and attrition."Luke King has been a firefighter for more than a decade. He said he loves his job and serving his community."I became a firef
  
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• Strong storms possible for some late Labor Day

  05-09-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After an extended stretch of daily rain chances, our weather gradually dries out through the week.Today will be similar to Sunday with most storms and showers holding off until the evening. Isolated to spotty storms (30%) are possible 4PM-10PM, potentially impacting Labor Day dinner plans. Be sure to check the KXAN Weather app if plans include being outdoors. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid-90s making for a hot and muggy holiday.Although the majority of us are expected t
  
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• Gusty winds, brief downpours possible for some late Labor Day

  05-09-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After an extended stretch of daily rain chances, our weather gradually dries out through the upcoming week.The majority of us can expect a mainly dry, hot and humid Labor Day... but a few will likely see storms and showers by evening. Today's 30% chance of rain comes 4PM-10PM, potentially impacting Labor Day dinner plans. Be sure to check the KXAN Weather app if plans include being outdoors. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid-90s making for a hot and muggy holiday.Labor Day
  
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• Man dies after Pflugerville police chase

  05-09-2022 11:18 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Pflugerville Police said Sunday night a man they chased into Austin on Friday has died after being hit by an officer's vehicle during a shootout with officers.Man injured after officer shootingPolice say it began as a drug investigation involving Joshua Butler, 44, of Austin.
  According to police, they tried to arrest Butler when he drove off around 6:30 p.m. and crashed his car at Parmer Lane and McCallen Pass in the Tech Ridge Center neighborhood of northeast Austi
  
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• How'd the Longhorns do the last time College Gameday came to Austin?

  05-09-2022 03:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the hardcore college football fan, or student looking to get a little rowdy and rambunctious on national TV, two words can turn a bad day into the best day — College Gameday.ESPN's wildly-popular morning college football program goes across the country to the biggest game each Saturday and produces an on-location experience that is both made for television viewers and the live audience. Even-keel Ewers didn’t let opening drive interception dictate his 1st ga
  
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• Even-keel Ewers didn't let opening drive interception dictate his 1st game

  05-09-2022 02:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first drive in burnt orange for quarterback Quinn Ewers wasn't good. His first pass should have been intercepted, and then what seemed like a matter of karma, his second one was caught by a Louisiana-Monroe defender.However, things only got better from there in a 52-10 win over the Warhawks on Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.Texas running back Keilan Robinson (7) scores a touchdown after picking up the punt he blocked during an NCAA college football game against
  
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• Comal ISD investigating allegations of racial comments during volleyball game

  05-09-2022 00:31 via kxan.com
  
  COMAL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Comal ISD said it's investigating an allegation of racial comments made during a volleyball game at Canyon High School.
  The district's superintendent Mandy Epley posted a letter saying members of the Canyon student section allegedly made demeaning racial comments to Hays High School volleyball team members.
  That incident has reportedly prompted an investigation by the district and Canyon High School administration that could lead to disciplinary action.
  "Should it be
  
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• 'I may act like I know it all': Is sharing news on social media harmful? UT research says it can be

  05-09-2022 00:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Just because you share an article on social media, doesn’t make you an expert on a topic, right?New UT research says a lot of people think it does.We live in the age of sharing news online; In fact, it’s how most people consume it these days.“When you're sharing posts on social media are you thinking that you know everything about a topic?" reporter Jala Washington asked student Evelyn Martinez.
  “It depends on the subject," Martinez said. "I will
  
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