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• Gov. Abbott issues order designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations

  21-09-2022 23:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Wednesday designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. He's also instructing the Texas Department of Public Safety to take immediate action "to keep Texans safe amid the growing national fentanyl crisis."This order comes a day after Abbott sent a letter to state agency leaders directing them to ramp up state efforts combatting the crisis. The letter also directs state agents to coordinate efforts to raise awareness of the drug's l
  
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• Is it a buyer's market? How increasing interest rates impact the Austin housing market

  21-09-2022 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday in an effort to fight inflation.As analysts expected, the rates increased by another three-quarter point rate hike—its third in a row.Mortgage rates were above 6% in anticipation of the rate increase.However, local realtors are saying it is the time to buy—even though you might not be able to afford as much as you have in the past.Ryan Rodenbeck, a broker with Spyglass Realty, said he believes people stand to g
  
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• Record heat in local forecast as we keep an eye on the tropics

  21-09-2022 23:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- High temperatures keep rising in our forecast Thursday as autumn officially begins, and record-setting or record-tying heat is possible Thursday through Saturday.We are tracking a welcome fall cold front set to blow through rain-free on Monday morning next week, dropping temperatures to more seasonable highs in the 80s to near 90 degrees, and lows in the 50s to near 60 degrees. Low humidity may stick around much of next week, making the weather feel much more comfortable. NEW BL
  
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• Final day of summer brings near triple digits

  21-09-2022 23:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We close out the summer season with near-record heat, rain-free skies and plenty of sunshine.High pressure will keep our weather pattern relatively stagnant with hot and dry conditions continuing through the start of the weekend. Drier air will help drop humidity some late week, however, the heat will remain uncomfortable. Afternoon highs will near daily records today through Saturday. NEW BLOG: October forecast for Central TexasAs the mentioned high pressure system gets squeeze
  
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• Report: Austin metro to surpass San Antonio metro population by 2040

  21-09-2022 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Will the Austin metro region surpass the San Antonio metro in population size? Projections from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) anticipate the Austin area will take the lead come 2040.The data comes from TWDB's 2022 State Water Plan, which is used to assist in infrastructure development and conservation efforts. Under this 2022 plan, estimates anticipate Texas' statewide population will grow more than 70% in a 50-year timespan, jumping from 29.7 million residents i
  
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• Majority of Texas voters polled support busing of migrants

  21-09-2022 22:34 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, says he will continue busing migrants to "sanctuary cities" around the nation, and he appears to have the support of Texas voters and border agents.The governor said that as of Friday, Texas had bused more than 11,000 migrants to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, adding that the "mission is providing much-needed relief to our overwhelmed border communities."The move has prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Arizona Gov. Do
  
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• After NY Times mention, reservations at Canje booked through November

  21-09-2022 22:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a mention this week from The New York Times, people are going to have a hard time booking a reservation anytime soon at the east Austin restaurant Canje.
  Owner Tavel Bristol-Joseph said there are now no more openings until November since the Times included Canje in its list of the 50 restaurants it's most excited about right now in America. That distinction — on top of Bon Appétit naming Canje as one of the best new restaurants of 2022 — drummed up
  
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• Justice foundation gets $20M grant to continue Emergency Rental Assistance Program

  21-09-2022 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Access to Justice Foundation announced Tuesday that it received another $20 million grant to continue the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This is an addition to a grant of the same amount that it received in August 2021.
  The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awarded the grant. TAJF is the state's largest funding source for civil legal aid.The Emergency Rental Assistance Program provides legal information and representation to Texans so that they ca
  
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• How inflation levels are impacting Texas quinceañeras

  21-09-2022 21:59 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — With inflation levels impacting virtually all industry sectors in the last several months, businesses that specialize in quinceañeras are feeling those impacts as they also combat a surge in both backlogged and new celebrations.Quinceañeras are celebrations in Hispanic and Latino cultures that mark a girl's passage from girlhood to womanhood when she turns 15. Sometimes celebrated by teenage boys, they are akin to bar and bat mitzvah, said Jason Rubio a
  
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• Austin ISD still considering affordable housing for teachers

  21-09-2022 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's no secret that housing prices and rental prices are expensive in Austin. According to Zumper.com, a site used to locate apartments, the median rent in Austin is now $1,725.Some teachers say it's hard living in the city on a teacher's salary. The Exit: Teachers leave, students sufferRising prices are one reason why Austin Independent School District has looked at adding affordable housing for teachers.Over the summer, AISD discussed adding $50 million for affordabl
  
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• Austin ISD identifies two potential sites for teacher, staff housing which would be affordable

  21-09-2022 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's not secret that housing prices and rental prices are expensive in Austin.According to Zumper.com, a site used to locate apartments, the median rent in Austin is now $1,725.Some teachers say it can be hard to live in Austin on a teacher's salary."Teachers just like low income families are being squeezed out," said AISD teacher Laura Beck. "It is unfortunate because there is nothing cooler than a teacher being a part of the community in which she teaches."Rising pri
  
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• Austin ISD identifies two potential sites for teacher, staff affordable housing

  21-09-2022 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's not secret that housing prices and rental prices are expensive in Austin.According to Zumper.com, a site used to locate apartments, the median rent in Austin is now $1,725.Some teachers say it can be hard to live in Austin on a teacher's salary."Teachers just like low income families are being squeezed out," said AISD teacher Laura Beck. "It is unfortunate because there is nothing cooler than a teacher being a part of the community in which she teaches."Rising pri
  
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• Could we see a second storm named Hermine in the Gulf?

  21-09-2022 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Atlantic basin was relatively quiet in August, normally a busy month. It has become more active in September, especially the last two weeks. Hurricane Fiona had our attention, especially on Wednesday when it reached Category 4 status as winds reached 130 miles per hour. But another system in the Western Tropical Atlantic has our attention now, because of its location and where it could be headed. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop into a tropical depres
  
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• SXSW 2022 brings $280 million impact to Austin's economy, less than past festivals

  21-09-2022 20:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This year's South by Southwest, the first in-person festival since 2019, had a $280.7 million impact on the Austin economy, according to event organizers.
  Here's a breakdown of where the money came from.
  Attendance accounted for $164.8 million, according to SXSW. This includes payments from credentialed participants and single-ticket holders made to get into SXSW events.
  Another chunk of the money originated from operational impacts — $78.4 million. SXSW said it requi
  
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• 'Red flags' revealed in Texas trial of woman accused of killing woman, unborn child

  21-09-2022 20:23 via kxan.com
  
  NEW BOSTON, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – Wade Griffin‘s mother says there were red flags early on in the relationship between her son and Taylor Parker, the woman on trial for capital murder and kidnapping in the death of 21-year-old Reagan Simmons Hancock and her unborn baby.Taylor Parker has pleaded not guilty to the charges in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock and the daughter who died after being cut from her mother’s womb. Authorities s
  
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• TxDOT holds ribbon-cutting for 3 new flyovers, construction improvements

  21-09-2022 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of three new flyovers and the reconstruction of the existing flyover at Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 183.The $124.2 million Texas Clear Lanes project extended from Rundberg Lane to U.S. 290 East, according to TxDOT.TxDOT holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for highway improvement. (KXAN photo/Julie Karam)TxDOT holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for highway improvement. (K
  
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• Threat against Johnson High deemed resolved after investigation

  21-09-2022 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Investigators have identified the student responsible for a threat against Johnson High School. Hays Consolidated Independent School District said the student will be held criminally liable.
  Hays CISD said Wednesday it was working with law enforcement to investigate a "gun threat" made against the school.
  In a letter to parents, teachers and staff, the district said the threat against the school was written on a bathroom wall and claimed there would be a shootin
  
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• Threat against Johnson High being investigated by Hays CISD, law enforcement

  21-09-2022 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Hays Consolidated Independent School District is working with law enforcement to investigate a "gun threat" made against Johnson High School.
  In a Wednesday letter to parents, teachers and staff, the district said the threat against the school was written on a bathroom wall and claimed there would be a shooting on campus Thursday. The district was alerted to the threat late Tuesday evening by students and adults.
  Local law enforcement, as well as Hays CISD s
  
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• APD, Cops for Charities buy electric wheelchair for injured pedestrian hit by vehicle

  21-09-2022 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Austin police officers and Cops for Charities purchased and donated a new electric wheelchair for a pedestrian injured after being struck by a vehicle.According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded to a call Sept. 3 after a pedestrian, later identified as Rogelio De Luna, was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot in the 9200 block of North Lamar Boulevard. Man arrested after hit-and-run involving person in wheelchair“The officers involved in
  
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• Battle-tested Longhorns set for Texas Tech showdown

  21-09-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  In their first three games on the 2022 season, the Texas Longhorns have faced some tough moments. In those tense times, what a team is really made of shines through."I go back to this game Saturday," said Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian. "To be down 17-7, nobody blinked. Nobody said 'Here we go again.' I think a year ago we may have. I don't want to say for sure but we may have. We just stayed the course."Texas fought back from the 17-7 deficit against UTSA to win 41-20. The week before bro
  
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• Trump accused of vast fraud in suit by NY attorney general

  21-09-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by lying about the value of prized assets including golf courses, hotels and his homes at Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago.Attorney General Letitia James dubbed it: “The art of the steal.”James' lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of a three-year civil investigation of Trump and
  
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• NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

  21-09-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C.Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. Trump’s three eldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump, were a
  
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• New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

  21-09-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by manipulating the value of prized assets including golf courses, hotels and his homes at Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago.Attorney General Letitia James dubbed it: “The art of the steal.”James' lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil invest
  
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• 'Art of the steal': Trump accused of vast fraud in NY suit

  21-09-2022 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former president Donald Trump padded his net worth by billions of dollars and habitually misled banks and others about the value of prized assets like golf courses, hotels and his Mar-a-Lago estate, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to permanently disrupt the Republican's ability to do business in the state.Attorney General Letitia James dubbed it: “The art of the steal.”The lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, is th
  
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• New pavement to be installed on stretch of Springdale Road in east Austin

  21-09-2022 17:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — New pavement and curbs are headed to a portion of Springdale Road in east Austin, according to Austin Public Works, and there could be lane closures for drivers.
  The department said on Tuesday it started the improvement project along the road from Goodwin Avenue to Oak Springs Drive just south of Givens District Park. This is the first phase of the project, which will have three phases total.
  The project is funded by a 2018 bond approved by voters then, Austin Public Works
  
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• 'CannaBus' educating Texans on medical marijuana eligibility

  21-09-2022 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first-of-its-kind mobile cannabis dispensary in Texas will hit the road in October for a tour to educate people on the state’s medical cannabis program.Headquartered in Austin, goodblend is one of only three medical cannabis operators licensed to operate in Texas. On Wednesday, the medical marijuana dispensary launched its “Ride For Your Rights” CannaBus Tour.Terrence Baugh is a patient advocate for goodblend who operates the CannaBus, a 36-foot vehicl
  
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• Water from thin air? How one company is helping communities in need

  21-09-2022 15:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a year where extreme heat and drought plagued many in Texas, water became a hot topic. For many, access to clean water isn't an easy proposition. Technology may have found an answer for these communities.Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with Colin Goddard with Source Global about the tech they're deploying around the world, how it works and how it can provide water to people in need.You can read the transcript below or watch the interview above to learn more.NICK BANNIN,
  
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• LIVE: Biden to address UN General Assembly

  21-09-2022 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, where he will highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global health and food security and rally allies to back Ukraine in its war with Russia.White House officials say the crux of the president's visit to the U.N. this year would be a full-throated condemnation of Russia as its brutal war nears the seven-month mark.President Biden is expected to address the U.N. General Assembly at 1
  
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• Biden to urge allies to back Ukraine at UN General Assembly

  21-09-2022 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, where he will highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global health and food security and rally allies to back Ukraine in its war with Russia.White House officials say the crux of the president's visit to the U.N. this year would be a full-throated condemnation of Russia as its brutal war nears the seven-month mark.“He’ll offer a firm rebuke of Russia’s unjust war i
  
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• Biden says Russia 'shamelessly violated' UN Charter in Ukraine

  21-09-2022 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly,highlighting U.S. efforts to strengthen global health and food security and rally allies to back Ukraine in its war with Russia.During Wednesday's address, Biden said that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets" of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine. He said the war is an affront to the heart of what the international body stan
  
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• Biden addresses UN General Assembly

  21-09-2022 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly,highlighting U.S. efforts to strengthen global health and food security and rally allies to back Ukraine in its war with Russia.During Wednesday's address, Biden said that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets" of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine. He said the war is an affront to the heart of what the international body stan
  
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• 2 men arrested, suspected of stealing catalytic converters in Cedar Park

  21-09-2022 14:34 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Two men were arrested early Tuesday morning, suspected of stealing catalytic converters.
  According to the Cedar Park Police Department, Derrion Newton, 27, and Dariel Jenkins, 24, were arrested after trying to run away around 4 a.m.Both are charged with theft of property greater than $2,500 and less than $30,000. Attorneys for the pair were not listed online in court records yet.
  LEFT: Dariel Jenkins, 24. RIGHT: Derrion Newton, 27. (Williamson County Jail Photos)
  
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• Burnet County commissioner's herd at center of livestock cruelty investigation, cattle seized

  21-09-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — The Burnet County Sheriff's Office seized nearly 80 head of cattle earlier this month on suspicion of cruelty to livestock and neglect after finding the cattle to be malnourished and emaciated, according to Sheriff Calvin Boyd.
  "They were in really bad shape. We lost multiple cattle," Boyd said.Boyd confirmed to KXAN the owner of the cattle is Billy Wall, the Burnet County Precinct 3 Commissioner.According to the Burnet County website, Wall has degree in agriculture
  
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• Report card finds Austin falling short on affordable housing

  21-09-2022 13:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report card is out for the City of Austin, and we don't get very good grades when it comes to affordable housing.The Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint Scorecard tracks Austin's progress to create 60,000 affordable housing units across the city by the year 2028.The latest annual scorecard was just released and shows where we are four years into that goal: drastically behind.It shows all 10 city council districts are falling short of their goal to create affordable hou
  
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• 'He screams I got shot': Sister of injured 11-year-old speaks after east Austin shooting

  21-09-2022 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said an 11-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder Tuesday night in east Austin.
  According to APD, the boy was inside his home in the 1300 block of East Third St. when multiple shots were fired from outside at 11:30 p.m. That is between Attayac and Navasota Streets in the East César Chávez neighborhood. Victims named in Elgin shooting involving retired trooperWe spoke with the victim’s sister outside of their home.“He got some food to c
  
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• Boy shot in shoulder at east Austin home

  21-09-2022 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said an 11-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder Tuesday night in east Austin.
  According to APD, the boy was inside his home in the 1300 block of East Third St. when multiple shots were fired from outside at 11:30 p.m. That is between Attayac and Navasota Streets in the East César Chávez neighborhood.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said paramedics took an adolescent patient to the hospital with serious but not expected to be life-threatening injuries.
  
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• ABJ: Downtown developer offers to pay $300K to move historic home

  21-09-2022 12:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Intracorp Texas is garnering support for a density bonus that could help it build a 65-story tower in downtown Austin.The Austin Planning Commission last week gave a stamp of approval to the plan, which still needs City Council approval.The request includes a unique offer from the developer to relocate and renovate a historic building that sits where the skyscraper is set to rise.Read more about this in the Austin Business Journal.
  
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• Sealing summer with a September sizzle

  21-09-2022 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We close out the summer season with near-record heat, rain-free skies and plenty of sunshine.High pressure will keep our weather pattern relatively stagnant with hot and dry conditions continuing through the start of the weekend. Drier air will help drop humidity some late week, however, the heat will remain uncomfortable. Afternoon highs will near daily records today through Saturday.As the mentioned high pressure system gets squeezed and pushed to the west, a trough developing
  
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• Final full day of summer brings near triple digits

  21-09-2022 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We close out the summer season with near-record heat, rain-free skies and plenty of sunshine.High pressure will keep our weather pattern relatively stagnant with hot and dry conditions continuing through the start of the weekend. Drier air will help drop humidity some late week, however, the heat will remain uncomfortable. Afternoon highs will near daily records today through Saturday. NEW BLOG: October forecast for Central TexasAs the mentioned high pressure system gets squeeze
  
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• 4-vehicle crash cleared on eastbound Highway 71

  21-09-2022 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The eastbound lanes of Highway 71 are back open after Austin Police closed them due to a crash involving four cars Wednesday morning.
  Police said the crash happened in the 5700 block of the eastbound lanes of Highway 71, which is just west of Montopolis Drive.
  Police were directing drivers to exit at Montopolis Drive.According to the Austin Police Department, no one was seriously hurt in the crash.
  APD said the crash was cleared by 5:23 a.m.
  
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• Therapy dog at St. David's Georgetown Hospital retires after 8 years

  21-09-2022 05:04 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN (KXAN) -- The nursing staff of St. David's Georgetown Hospital celebrated the retirement of one of their long-time therapy dogs on Tuesday.
  Sparky is a 13-year-old Shih Tsu. More than eight of those years were spent as a therapy dog for the hospital.
  He and his owner Linda have been visiting the staff and patients for the last eight years. On their last visit Tuesday, they were surprised with balloons, a card signed by staff members, and plenty of pats for Sparky.
  We're not sure what
  
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• UT Tower to be upgraded for first time in its 85-year history

  21-09-2022 04:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- University of Texas President Jay Hartzell gave the annual State of The University Address Tuesday afternoon. He talked about record-breaking enrollment, but something that's also record-breaking is planned renovation for the UT Tower.
  It'll be the first time in the tower's 85-year history that it's upgraded.
  Hartzell said an announcement is expected to come from Chairman Kevin Eltife and the UT System Board of Regents about a future restoration and renovation project on the Tow
  
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• ATCEMS: 5 injured in major collision on FM 969 in east Austin

  21-09-2022 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis Count EMS and the Austin Fire Department are on the scene of a crash involving at least four vehicles on FM 969 near Regency Drive.
  It happened shortly after 8 p.m. in the 6400 block of FM 969, which is just east of the 183 toll.
  ATCEMS tweeted that five patients were injured, and one patient was declared a trauma alert. They also wrote that there are three ambulances, two District Commanders, and one EMS physician assigned to the incident.
  Traffic delays are expec
  
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• ATCEMS: 5 injured in 4-vehicle collision on FM 969 in east Austin

  21-09-2022 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis Count EMS and the Austin Fire Department responded to a crash involving at least four vehicles on FM 969 near Regency Drive.
  It happened shortly after 8 p.m. in the 6400 block of FM 969, which is just east of the 183 toll.
  ATCEMS tweeted that five patients were injured. They also wrote that there are three ambulances, two District Commanders, and one EMS physician assigned to the incident.
  Five people are being transported to Dell Seton Medical Center. One adult wa
  
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• Victims named in Elgin shooting involving retired trooper

  21-09-2022 02:55 via kxan.com
  
  ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety said the three people who died in Saturday's shooting in Elgin are Rito Paul Morales, Kristin Morales and Randi Mitchell.According to preliminary call logs obtained by KXAN, Morales was a retired state trooper. The call logs also identified him as the suspect who was ultimately shot and killed by a Travis County Sheriff's Deputy. Texas Rangers investigating Elgin shooting involving retired DPS trooperMorales' records with the Texa
  
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• Fort Hood soldier arrested after deadly shooting in Killeen

  21-09-2022 02:19 via kxan.com
  
  KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44/KXAN) — An active duty military soldier was arrested in connection with a murder in Killeen Monday. Police said the victim is a 34-year-old woman.
  The suspect is currently in the Killeen City Jail pending charges."We can confirm that a Soldier assigned at Fort Hood has been arrested by the Killeen Police Department and is in custody pending charges in the Killeen City Jail.  Any questions or information requests related to his arrest or the ongoin
  
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• Police: Argument leads to deadly stabbing in north Austin

  21-09-2022 00:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man died after a stabbing over the weekend in north Austin, the Austin Police Department said.
  Police found Victor Hernandez, 43, with an apparent knife wound Saturday around 8:27 p.m. at 8645 Research Blvd, APD said. Hernandez was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2022?During the on-scene investigation, detectives learned that Hernandez and another man were arguing with someone else. Hern
  
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• Three arrested in connection with sexual assault investigation at Lockhart daycare

  21-09-2022 00:44 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) -- Three people have been arrested after the Lockhart Police Department opened an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a 3-year-old at a Lockhart daycare earlier this month.
  Amber Chatelain told KXAN she found out her child was assaulted at Connie's Kidz the day after it happened when a Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) investigator told her about the report. Previous Coverage: Lockhart daycare investigated for alleged sexual assault on 3 yea
  
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• Three arrested in connection to sexual assault investigation at Lockhart daycare

  21-09-2022 00:44 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) -- Three people have been arrested after the Lockhart Police Department opened an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a 3-year-old at a Lockhart daycare earlier this month.
  Amber Chatelain told KXAN she found out her child was assaulted at Connie's Kidz the day after it happened when a Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) investigator told her about the report. Previous Coverage: Lockhart daycare investigated for alleged sexual assault on 3 yea
  
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• 4 arrested in connection with sexual assault investigation at Lockhart daycare

  21-09-2022 00:44 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Lockheart officials said a fourth suspect was arrested in connection to a sexual assault incident that occurred at the Children’s Center of Lockhart, also known locally as Connie’s Kidz.Three people were previously arrested after the Lockhart Police Department opened an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a 3-year-old at a daycare earlier this month.
  Amber Chatelain told KXAN she found out her child was assaulted at Connie's Ki
  
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