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• UT fans say concession stands ran out of food at first game

  06-09-2022 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Longhorn football team opened their season with a win over the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Saturday."Definitely full, people were excited," said University of Texas student, Anne Reckart.While the stands filled up with fans eager for the game, concession stand lines filled up as well. Some fans told KXAN some of the concession stands were also running out of food before and during the game."At halftime, my friends went to go get food and they said there was only one
  
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• Elevator Pitch: Meet the candidates for Austin City Council District 5

  06-09-2022 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Candidates for Austin City Council District 5 will meet at the Lustre Pearl South Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. for a forum hosted by Aura -- a group that focuses on housing and transportation in Austin.
  "The questions will very much be focused on things like, 'what is your vision of I-35? And how do you see building more housing and more affordable housing in Austin?' You know, 'how do we build a transportation network for the next round of growth?'" Felicity Maxwell, a board memb
  
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• Photos: 21 murals in Uvalde honor each school shooting victim

  06-09-2022 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Twenty-one murals of students and teachers who were victims of the Robb Elementary mass shooting in May are up around town in Uvalde.
  The murals memorialize each of the victims by including what seem to be aspects of their personalities, such as sports and hobbies they were involved in, and interests like TikTok and SpongeBob. First day back at school for Uvalde students, months after mass shootingOne of the murals of a teacher who died in the shooting also includes
  
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• What you should know as new COVID-19 boosters arrive in Central Texas

  06-09-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some doses of the updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available in the Austin area-- and already going into arms.On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna. The updated shots should better protect people against BA.4 and BA.5 variants. The bivalent booster recommendation replaces prior booster recommendations for people ages 12 and older.
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• New COVID-19 boosters arriving soon at Central Texas pharmacies, health care providers

  06-09-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some doses of the updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available in the Austin area.On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna. The updated shots should better protect people against BA.4 and BA.5 variants. The bivalent booster recommendation replaces prior booster recommendations for people ages 12 and older.
  Austin Public Health said some pharmacies are scheduling appointments for these doses. The agency
  
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• New COVID-19 boosters arriving at Central Texas pharmacies, health care providers

  06-09-2022 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some doses of the updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available in the Austin area.On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna. The updated shots should better protect people against BA.4 and BA.5 variants. The bivalent booster recommendation replaces prior booster recommendations for people ages 12 and older.
  Austin Public Health said some pharmacies are scheduling appointments for these doses. The agency
  
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• LIVE: Chicken coop-sitting business flocks to Austin

  06-09-2022 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  VOLENTE, Texas (KXAN) — Move on over, pet sitting: A new backyard coop-sitting business is spreading its wings in Austin.Coop launched in the Austin and Dallas area in mid-summer as a one-stop shop for chicken owners looking to have their coops cleaned and roosters and hens watched while they're out of town. The business has already garnered roughly 100 or so customers, with a waitlist for new appointments. TRENDING: Grand plans, deep-pocketed backers revealed for what will be tallest buil
  
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• Chicken coop-sitting business flocks to Austin

  06-09-2022 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  VOLENTE, Texas (KXAN) — Move on over, pet sitting: A new backyard coop-sitting business is spreading its wings in Austin.Coop launched in the Austin and Dallas area in mid-summer as a one-stop shop for chicken owners looking to have their coops cleaned and roosters and hens watched while they're out of town. The business has already garnered roughly 100 or so customers, with a waitlist for new appointments. TRENDING: Grand plans, deep-pocketed backers revealed for what will be tallest buil
  
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• Tracking a higher chance of passing rain on Wednesday

  06-09-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The forecast this evening remains warm and mainly dry with just a 10% chance of a passing shower. But we are tracking a compact disturbance and cool front forecast to blow through Central Texas on Wednesday, briefly enhancing the chance of scattered rain and thunderstorms.Humidity builds overnight ahead of the small approaching storm, keeping overnight low temperatures warmer and making your Wednesday morning jog less comfortable than it has been.
  Look for a 30% chance of scatte
  
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• Inside the U.S. Capitol Police K-9 unit

  06-09-2022 20:59 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — U.S. Capitol Police courageously defends Congress and the capitol every day, but a select team patrols the grounds with their four-legged partners.
  Meet Lord and Brend — when they aren't playing catch, they are a real life "Paw Patrol.""He is my partner," said former Marine Sean Haynes, who joined U.S. Capitol Police 33 years ago.
  Lord is his fifth four-legged partner.The K-9 unit is a select team within the U.S. Capitol Police Department. Each dog is paired wi
  
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• 'Blatant racism': Hays High volleyball calls out inaction after reports of racial slurs at away game

  06-09-2022 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Hays High School volleyball team said not enough was done after racial slurs were reportedly made toward Hays players at a game in the Comal Independent School District.
  In a statement released Monday, the team said during the Friday night varsity match at Canyon High School, which is near New Braunfels, multiple students from the Canyon High student section used "hateful and racial slurs" toward Hays Hawks players. Comal ISD investigating allegations of rac
  
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• Leander ISD bus, FedEx delivery truck involved in crash

  06-09-2022 20:04 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Crews are working to clear a crash Tuesday afternoon involving a Leander Independent School District bus and a FedEx delivery vehicle.
  The wreck happened on the northbound side of the 183A toll road at San Gabriel Parkway, according to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The crash initially closed the intersection, but a more recent Twitter post indicated traffic is once again moving through the area.2 dead after crash involving large truck, smaller vehic
  
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• Man arrested in fatal Labor Day crash in Taylor

  06-09-2022 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — Two people died and another was arrested after a four-vehicle crash in Taylor Monday evening.Elgin residents Christopher Ali Vassef, 38, and Leonora Naomi Soriano, 39, died after a Dodge pickup truck ran a red light and crashed into their car at the intersection of FM 973 and Carlos Park Boulevard, Taylor police said.Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Vassef was driving the car and Soriano was a passenger, TPD said.Police said John Crayton Jr., 40, was driving t
  
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• Friday was second-busiest day ever at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

  06-09-2022 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday was the second-busiest day ever at Austin's airport as thousands of people traveled for the Labor Day holiday weekend.A total of 34,611 departing passengers were recorded Friday, according to officials at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.That's behind only Oct. 25, 2021 — the Monday after F1 weekend — in terms of passenger totals. AUS approaching 10 million passengers for the year, amid record June numbersMore than 140,000 passengers boarded a plane
  
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• Active shooter policy changed in wake of Uvalde, according to DPS emails

  06-09-2022 19:28 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of a KXAN series of reports called "Stop Mass Shootings," providing context and exploring solutions surrounding gun violence in the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting. We want our reports to be a resource for Texans, as well as for lawmakers who are convening a month after the events in Uvalde to discuss how the state should move forward. Explore all "Stop Mass Shootings" stories by clicking here.UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) – Newly obtained emails from the Texa
  
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• 2 'most wanted' fugitives in Texas arrested in Austin area

  06-09-2022 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two of the state's most wanted fugitives, including a sex offender, were caught in late August in the Austin area, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  William Bird, of Austin, was arrested Aug. 24, and Nathan Bingham, of Hutto, was arrested Aug. 30.
  A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in Bird's arrest, according to DPS. He was convicted of indecency with a child by exposure in 2012 and has been wanted since October 2021 on a probation violation out of Bastr
  
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• Final section of SH 45 Southwest enters engineering and design phase

  06-09-2022 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The final section of State Highway 45 Southwest will begin the engineering and design phase. It's a section of roadway that will complete the SH 45 loop that goes around Austin.
  The two-lane-per-direction toll road would connect the SH 45 loop at FM 1626 with Interstate 35 in Buda. In a press release, Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones said the project is long overdue.Highway expansion could attract more development east of Austin"Studies show that about 80% of
  
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• Police identify Eliza Fletcher's body; Abston charged with murder

  06-09-2022 16:18 via kxan.com
  
  Above: See a livestream of a court hearing for suspect Cleotha AbstonMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police on Tuesday morning identified a body found in South Memphis on Monday as missing 34-year-old mother and teacher Eliza Fletcher.Additional charges of first-degree murder and murder in perpetration of kidnapping have been added for suspect Cleotha Abston, police said.The body was found during a search in South Memphis near where police say Abston was seen cleaning out his vehicle. Source: Bod
  
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• Eliza Fletcher's body found; Abston charged with murder

  06-09-2022 16:18 via kxan.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The body of Eliza Fletcher was found Monday night in South Memphis, Memphis Police confirmed on Tuesday morning.Police officially identified a body found on Victor Street as the missing 34-year-old mother and teacher.Additional charges of first-degree murder and murder in perpetration of kidnapping have been added for suspect Cleotha Abston, police said.The body was found during a search in South Memphis near where police say Abston was seen cleaning out his vehicle. Sourc
  
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• LIVE: 2 dead after crash involving large truck, smaller vehicle on I-35 SB

  06-09-2022 15:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least two people are dead and two others hurt after a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 35 in downtown Austin Tuesday morning.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash involving a large truck and a smaller vehicle happened near 100 N. I-35 southbound at around 8:18 a.m.
  The Texas Department of Transportation said all southbound lanes of I-35 at Sixth Street are closed because of the crash. Traffic is being detoured to the frontage road at exit 234B.
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• 2 dead after crash involving large truck, smaller vehicle on I-35 SB

  06-09-2022 15:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least two people are dead and two others hurt after a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 35 in downtown Austin Tuesday morning.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash involving a large truck and a smaller vehicle happened near 100 N. I-35 southbound at around 8:18 a.m.
  The Texas Department of Transportation said all southbound lanes of I-35 at Sixth Street are closed because of the crash. Traffic is being detoured to the frontage road at exit 234B.
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• 1 dead after crash involving large truck, smaller vehicle on I-35 SB

  06-09-2022 15:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least one person is dead and another is hurt after a crash involving a large truck and a smaller vehicle on Interstate 35 in downtown Austin Tuesday morning.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash happened near 100 N. I-35 southbound at around 8:18 a.m.
  The Texas Department of Transportation said all southbound lanes of I-35 at Sixth Street are closed because of the crash. Traffic is being detoured to the frontage road at exit 234B.
  ATCEMS reported one adult was pronoun
  
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• First day back at school for Uvalde students, months after mass shooting

  06-09-2022 14:28 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Nexstar) — What should be an exciting start to a new school year for the Uvalde community is instead a painful reminder for families who lost children in May's school shooting.
  Students in Uvalde went back to school Tuesday — a little over three months after a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School days before summer break."If she could sit here right now, and just, just so I could touch her and hug her and kiss her, and just tell
  
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• KBVO Big Game of the Week: Westlake, Akins kick off district play Thursday

  06-09-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the start of district play for Westlake and Akins, and they'll kick things off a day earlier than usual at Toney Burger Stadium in southwest Austin.The Chaparrals are seeking their 43rd consecutive win when they meet the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on KBVO. Westlake thumps Judson 47-14, notches 42nd straight victoryWestlake defeated Converse Judson 47-14 behind a huge game from senior Jaden Greathouse. He's committed to Notre Dame and caught five passes for 153 yards
  
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• Grand plans, deep-pocketed backers revealed for what will be tallest building in Austin — and all of Texas

  06-09-2022 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — The skyscraper being constructed at 98 Red River St. in downtown Austin, which is set to be the tallest building in both the city and state when complete, finally has a name: Waterline. What’s that building? Some notable towers in Austin’s skylineIn addition to its official moniker, the development team revealed Tuesday a slew of additional details about the project, which is set to take the skyline to new heights. That included a breakdown of
  
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• American Cancer Society relaunching volunteer driver program

  06-09-2022 13:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a two-year pandemic pause, the American Cancer Society is relaunching its volunteer driver program in Austin.Many cancer patients need daily or weekly treatment, often over the course of several months.Although family and friends may help, they may not always have the time or resources to provide every ride, which can create a barrier to cancer treatment.The Road To Recovery program removes this roadblock by providing free rides to treatment through trained volunteer
  
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• Highway expansion could attract more development east of Austin

  06-09-2022 12:52 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (Austin Business Journal) — The state's plan to expand and realign FM 973 in eastern Travis County could have major implications for the region's landowners and businesses.They could include sparking a new wave of development in one of the county's last large swaths of open land.The project, which remains unfunded, is expected to cost taxpayers about $167 million and includes plans to expand the two-lane road to six lanes, creating a more substantial link between far
  
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• Austin Public Health urges families to get flu shot for upcoming season

  06-09-2022 12:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we enter fall, Austin Public Health (APH) said Monday it wants families to update their seasonal flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines. NBC News reported in August the flu is surging in Australia for the first time since the pandemic began.
  According to NBC, flu season in Australia can be an indication of what's to come in the U.S."Now is not the time to let our guard down. Everyone, especially children and seniors, need flu protection," said Austin-Travis Count
  
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• Rain chances disappearing, seasonable temps continue

  06-09-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After nearly two weeks of daily rain chances, our opportunities for wet weather are starting to dwindle as a drier weather pattern takes hold this week.Today will start sunny and dry with mild morning temperatures in the 70s. Spotty showers will accompany a weak boundary moving in from the north later today, but the shower count will be low with most of us likely to stay dry. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid-90s - not too far from normal for this time of year.Another roun
  
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• Rain chances disappearing, dry sunshine ahead

  06-09-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After nearly two weeks of daily rain chances, our opportunities for wet weather are starting to dwindle as a drier weather pattern takes hold this week.Today will start sunny and dry with mild morning temperatures in the 70s. Spotty showers will accompany a weak boundary moving in from the north later today, but the shower count will be low with most of us likely to stay dry. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid-90s - not too far from normal for this time of year.Future radar
  
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• APD Lake Patrol Unit needing to double force amid short staffing

  06-09-2022 04:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More people were out on Austin's many lakes to celebrate the holiday weekend, but the number of officers patrolling the waters has gone down, with Austin Police Department's Lake Patrol Unit now made up of six officers.Senior Patrol Officer Robert Chapman has worked in this unit for more than a decade. He said they need about 12 officers to better patrol Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and Decker Lake.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: APD Lake Patrol reports 40% hike in boating traffic this s
  
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• EMS shortage leaves some areas underserved to cover UT football

  06-09-2022 00:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- When seconds matter and lives are at stake, the ongoing Austin-Travis County EMS staffing "crisis" forced some communities to go underserved during the busy Labor Day weekend in order to staff UT football and an electronic dance music festival at COTA."Some of those ambulances shifted to cover those special events, and that's really unfortunate," Selena Xie, the Austin EMS Association union president, said. "But, that's where we are because we have not been keeping up with pay."
  
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• 'Big fall': UT Football games expected to impact hotel capacity

  06-09-2022 00:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- University of Texas football fans flooded the stadium for the team's season opener, which provided a welcome sight for the Austin hospitality industry. After taking a hit during the COVID-19 outbreak, hotel occupancy rates are expected to nearly bounce back to pre-pandemic levels with the help of out-of-town Longhorn fans.
  Vijay Patel, the president and CEO of Humble Origins Hospitality Management, said they were expecting “sellouts at most of the hotels, if not all" for t
  
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• Comfortable mornings with mainly dry weather this week

  06-09-2022 00:00 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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