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• San Antonio commission approves look of $5M Alamo Gate project

  10-10-2022 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (Austin Business Journal) — The San Antonio Historic Design and Review Commission unanimously approved the Alamo Trust's plans for the Alamo Gate and Lunette project on Oct. 5, though not before some opposition was heard from the public and some questioning from the commission on construction materials, archeological reviews and keeping the process transparent.
  Rendering of new Alamo gate. Rendering: Alamo Trust via Austin Business JournalRendering of new Alamo gate. Rendering:
  
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• Austin City Council to take up tenants' rights, eviction help again Thursday

  10-10-2022 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Council is once again trying to get people dealing with landlord issues more help. On this week's agenda: a vote to codify tenants' right to organize without fear of retaliation and one on a tenants' rights assistance program.
  "This is a program aimed at ensuring that there are resources in place so that if renters want to have meetings with their landlords over health and safety issues, if they need counseling, if they need assistance, if they just want to know how
  
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• Sunday was the busiest day of ACL's first weekend for ATCEMS

  10-10-2022 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After months of preparation for Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin-Travis County EMS said Sunday was its busiest day of the festival so far.On the last day of ACL's first weekend, ATCEMS medics responded to 88 incidents, and transported seven patients to offsite hospitals, according to their Twitter.Previous coverage: Austin emergency crews have prepared for ACL for ‘months’Peak attendance on Sunday was 73,042.
  EMS previously said it receives a full spect
  
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• Kacey Musgraves adds Ted Cruz to 'High Horse' lyrics, singing that he 'kills the buzz'

  10-10-2022 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  Kacey Musgraves is singing a swipe at Sen. Ted Cruz, crooning during a concert in Austin that the Texas Republican “kills the buzz.”The Grammy Award winner inserted Cruz’s name into a line of one of her songs while performing on Sunday at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.While singing “High Horse,” the Lone Star State-born performer belted out to the crowd, “Cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz, every time they open their mouth — Ted Cruz
  
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• Trump attorney speaks with feds amid Mar-a-Lago docs probe: NBC

  10-10-2022 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  An attorney who signed statement asserting that former President Trump had returned all classified materials to the government months before the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search spoke with federal investigators Friday, according to reporting from NBC News.Christina Bobb signed a June 3 letter as the custodian of records for Trump after his organization was served with a subpoena and asked to return all documents bearing classifications markings.According to NBC, Bobb spoke with investigators in Wash
  
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• ACL lost and found fills up after Weekend One. Here's what was lost

  10-10-2022 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Did you lose your wallet at Austin City Limits Music Festival? Or your Apple watch? Or your passport?ACL's lost and found pick-up is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m Monday for Weekend One attendees to claim their things. After, claimed items will be shipped to festival-goers if they are registered through the festival's lost and found system, Liff Happens, according to ACL.
  Some of the items lost, and found, include phones, credit cards, a passport, keys, glasses and wallets.ACL
  
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• Blowout win revelry quickly turns to focus on Iowa State Cyclones

  10-10-2022 21:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jordan Whittington and Ja'Tavion Sanders celebrated the Longhorns' 49-0 pummeling of the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday the only way you can at the State Fair of Texas — with a lot of fried food.In postgame interviews with the Longhorn Network, Whittington said he was moments away from getting a funnel cake topped with ice cream and chocolate while Sanders was all about savory celebratory delights, a turkey leg and a corn dog. Both described their fair choices with huge
  
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• Austin used 'pedestrian scramble' to safely get ACL attendees home — here's how it works

  10-10-2022 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Transportation and Austin Police used a traffic signal strategy to safely usher thousands of Austin City Limits Music Festival attendees out of Zilker Park this weekend.In 2021, Austin Transportation said it started using a "pedestrian scramble," which adjusts the traffic signal timing at intersections and allows more pedestrians to quickly move out of the area. PHOTOS: Weekend 1 of Austin City Limits Music Festival 2022"Pedestrians have longer green signals before a
  
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• Uvalde superintendent to retire amid shooting accountability fallout

  10-10-2022 20:55 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Nexstar) — The Uvalde CISD school board will discuss the retirement and transition of Superintendent Hal Harrell during Monday night's regular agenda, after Harrell announced his retirement the same day the district suspended its entire police force.In a Friday email to staff, Harrell said board members will “discuss superintendent retirement options and transition” at the board meeting Monday. No timeline was given.
  Harrell's announcement coincided with the susp
  
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• Uvalde superintendent retires amid shooting accountability fallout

  10-10-2022 20:55 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Nexstar) — The Uvalde CISD school board discussed the retirement and transition of Superintendent Hal Harrell during Monday night's regular agenda, after Harrell announced his retirement the same day the district suspended its entire police force.In a Friday email to staff, Harrell said board members will “discuss superintendent retirement options and transition” at the board meeting Monday.
  The school board voted unanimously to accept his retirement.
  Harrell's a
  
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• These cities have seen the biggest home price drop since June

  10-10-2022 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The median list price in Austin now stands at $558,275, a 10.3 percent decline since prices peaked in June.  The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 1.5 percent since June in a bid to cool inflation, hikes that are contributing to a cooling housing market and higher monthly mortgage payments. Kacey Musgraves adds Ted Cruz to ‘High Horse’ lyrics, singing that he ‘kills the buzz’At the same time, home prices in Austin are hardly cheap,
  
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• Data: El Paso operation has bused almost as many migrants as Texas this year

  10-10-2022 20:34 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KXAN) — The City of El Paso has sent almost as many migrants by bus to cities outside the state this year as the operation launched by the Texas governor has, according to new numbers released Monday.
  As of Monday morning, El Paso reported charter buses organized by the city ferried 11,197 migrants to Chicago and New York this year alone — with 2,441 going to Chicago and the other 8,756 to New York. That's according to data posted on the city's recently launched migra
  
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• Data: More than 80 Austin ISD schools still trying to hire classroom teachers

  10-10-2022 20:26 via kxan.com
  Austin (KXAN) – More than 80 Austin Independent School District campuses are trying to fill vacancies for classroom teachers, according to school district data obtained by KXAN.
  A review of school records found Walnut Creek Elementary, Andrews Elementary School and Akins and Crockett high schools have the highest number of vacancies. Each had more than five openings as of Sept. 29.
  Across the district, there are more than 200 vacancies -- a decrease from the nearly 400 openings school offi
  
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• Owl rescued from Austin Water plant mud released into the wild

  10-10-2022 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An owl that was rescued from being stuck in the mud at an Austin Water facility is getting to spread its wings again.
  Mud the owl fell on hard times in early August. According to Austin Water, the bird got stuck in the muck at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant.
  The utility, along with Animal Control, helped rescue Mud together.
  Mud the owl was rescued from the mud at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant in early August. Now the owl is being let back into th
  
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• World Mental Health Day: Where to get help in Central Texas

  10-10-2022 19:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — World Mental Health Day this year is Monday, Oct. 10.
  According to the Word Health Organization, the goal of the day "is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health."
  This year's theme is "Making Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority" because of the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO said it's estimated both anxiety and depressive disorders rose more than 25% during the pandem
  
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• Kickoff time announced for Longhorns-Oklahoma State game Oct. 22

  10-10-2022 18:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas and Oklahoma State will kick off at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 22 from Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, the Big 12 Conference announced Monday.The game will be broadcast on ABC. Texas, No. 22 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings, hammered rival Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown 49-0 on Oct. 8 at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/news
  
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• Texas man 'buys' back his own stolen $10,000 mower on Facebook Marketplace, seller arrested

  10-10-2022 17:59 via kxan.com
  
  KILGORE, Texas (KETK) - The Harrison County Sheriff's Office said that they and Kilgore Police Department arrested Luis Sanchez of Henderson on Friday, after he was found to be in possession of a $10,000 stolen Kubota lawnmower.“The Complainant, in this case, had his livelihood taken due to a crucial part of his business being taken. This theft literally stopped his source of income for his family."Sheriff B.J. FletcherAuthorities said they received a complaint on Oct. 1, from the owner of
  
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• Monarch butterflies are migrating across Texas - Here's what to look for

  10-10-2022 17:25 via kxan.com
  
  MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — When cold fronts blow south across Texas this fall, look up and you just might be able to spot glimpses of monarch butterflies.These beautiful migrators travel southward in the fall primarily by sailing upon winds provided by strong cold fronts. Sticky stuff on your car? Here’s what it is"Monarchs do not flap their wings in vigorous flight for migration," said Mariana Trevino-Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission,
  
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• October bird forecast

  10-10-2022 16:56 via kxan.com
  
  Bird ForecastWhat to watch for in October: Ducks and Native Plants for BirdsHere’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at travisaudubon.org or by calling 512-300-BIRD. Follow us at www.facebook.com/travisaudubonNice Day for DucksThere are several expressions in the English language based on ducks. Many elected officials will be “lame ducks” after election day. The id
  
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• Round Rock student writes calculus book

  10-10-2022 16:40 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Some subjects in school are quite complicated. At Round Rock High School, AP Calculus is one of them.After seeing several students struggle to comprehend the subject, Aditya Velamuri published a book to make math easier for them to understand.The Round Rock High senior has spent most of life moving back and forth between India and the United States.During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Velamuri taught himself calculus while living in India.After moving to R
  
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• Graduates from these Texas colleges, universities have the most debt: report

  10-10-2022 14:52 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Texans are among the least likely in the U.S. to have student loan debt, and they tend to owe less per borrower than residents in other states. Which college or university you attend in Texas though can have a significant impact on just how much debt you have, a new report has found.
  Using the latest data from Peterson’s, an educational services company, The Institute for College Access & Success analyzed the student debt of those who graduated from four-year high
  
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• PHOTOS: Weekend 1 of Austin City Limits Music Festival 2022

  10-10-2022 14:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first weekend of this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival wrapped up Sunday.
  Performances unique to Weekend One included Carly Rae Jepsen, Zach Bryan, 6LACK, Asleep at the Wheel and Aly & AJ.LIST: Artists with Central Texas roots to look out for at ACLThe first musical act to kick off performances for the entire festival on Friday, Oct. 7 was violinist Elena Moon Park.
  Here are some photos capturing the magic of Weekend One.
  The Chicks' Emily Strayer, Natalie M
  
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• What is the weather forecast in Austin? Ask the plants and the fruits

  10-10-2022 14:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Can a seed predict the next winter storm? Could a bush tell you when it is going to rain? Mankind has relied on nature for predicting the weather for what seems like forever. Many people still rely on these myths to to discover the forecast. Can a seed predict the weather better than Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans?Let's take a closer look at these weather myths to discover if they hold water.Myth 1: Can a persimmon seed predict the next winter storm?One of the more popul
  
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• Big build-to-rent housing developer to make Texas debut in Hutto

  10-10-2022 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (Austin Business Journal) — A national developer of build-to-rent homes has chosen Hutto for one of its first two communities in Texas.Arizona-based Empire Group of Companies will build Village at Hutto Station on 30.6 acres in the Williamson County city northeast of Austin.The community was announced in early August, but the company recently provided Austin Business Journal with more information about the project and why it was attracted to Hutto.Hutto was picked because of i
  
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• Next cold front brings low rain chances midweek

  10-10-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our next weather-maker comes in the form of a weak cold front midweek... but the weather leading up to the front gets a bit uncomfortable.Today will look and feel similar to what we had this weekend -- more sunshine than clouds, afternoon highs in the low 90s and dry skies areawide. More of the same is expected tomorrow.Humidity will steadily increase today through Wednesday leading up to our next cold front. In addition to the spike in humidity, temperatures will also take a sl
  
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• Next cold front brings low rain chance midweek

  10-10-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our next weather-maker comes in the form of a weak cold front midweek... while the weather leading up to the front gets a bit uncomfortable.Today will look and feel similar to what we had this weekend -- more sunshine than clouds, afternoon highs in the low 90s and dry skies areawide. Light winds out of the southeast will reach 5-10 mph with a slow climb in humidity expected.Humidity will continue to steadily increase through Wednesday leading up to our next cold front. In addit
  
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• More summer-like weather, then cold front brings good chance of rain

  10-10-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It has been more than a month since it rained in Austin, but two cold fronts in the 7 day forecast offer an opportunity to change that.The first front arrives Thursday and will be the weakest of the two. In fact, very little cooling will be associated with the front, but the slight chance of rain will be welcome.
  The warmest day this week will be Wednesday when highs reach the low to mid 90s from a southwest wind in advance of the front. High temperatures could reach 90 degrees
  
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• A front Thursday morning has very little impact on our weather

  10-10-2022 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day dawned under a mostly sunny with a few weather clouds. Most lows ranged from the mid 50s to the mid 60s. Austin-Camp Mabry had a low of 64°.There will be very little change to the weather experienced over the weekend. Sunshine and fair-weather clouds will fill the sky as highs warm to mostly the mid/upper 80s to around 90°.Today's normal high is 85°The warmest day will be Wednesday when highs reach the low to mid 90s from a southwest wind in advance of the ne
  
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• Family celebrates birthday of Hays CISD teen who died from fentanyl overdose

  10-10-2022 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Balloons filled the air in downtown Buda. It was a celebration of a life gone too soon. Noah Rodriguez, a Hays CISD student, died from fentanyl poisoning in August. He would've turned 16 years old Sunday.
  Noah would've turned 16 years old on October 9. He died Aug. 21 from a fentanyl overdose.It's a celebration Janel Rodriguez, Noah's mom, promised she'd have."The day before Noah passed we were making birthday plans. Really the only thing he asked for was the Tres Lec
  
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• How long until we change the clocks?

  10-10-2022 04:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As we work our way through October, you may be wondering when we "fall back" and get that extra hour of sleep.November 6 is the magical date when Daylight Saving Time ends, so this Sunday marked four weeks away, and counting. The yearly occurrence acts as a time shift when we set our clocks one hour earlier as we head into Standard Time.As it is, we're losing almost two minutes of daylight per day.Key Dates: Sunrise & sunsetsOctober 14: Last sunset of 7 p..m. or later for 20
  
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• Houston Texans get 1st win of season, top Jacksonville for 9th straight time

  10-10-2022 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dameon Pierce initially got hit behind the line of scrimmage. He slipped Rayshawn Jenkins' tackle and then six or seven more on his way to a 20-yard gain that was more impressive than the rookie's 75-yard touchdown run a week earlier.He might already be Houston's best player.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersAnd he could be a handful for Jack
  
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• Austin FC to host first-ever MLS playoff game Oct. 16

  10-10-2022 03:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC will host Real Salt Lake at 2 p.m., Oct. 16 in the franchise's first-ever Major League Soccer playoff match, the league announced Sunday night.The match will be broadcast on ABC from Q2 Stadium.The 1-1 draw in Verde's final regular season match Sunday against the Colorado Rapids had nothing to do with the team's playoff position, but the one point officially ended one of the biggest year-to-year turnarounds in league history.Austin FC finished the 2022 regular sea
  
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• Cameron Dicker, former Texas Longhorns kicker, boots late field goal to help Philly stay unbeaten

  10-10-2022 02:44 via kxan.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (KXAN) — Dicker The Kicker hasn't missed a beat.Former Texas Longhorns place kicker Cameron Dicker nailed the go-ahead field goal in his NFL debut Sunday, helping lift the Philadelphia Eagles to a 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersDicker accounted for eight of the Eagles' points Sunday, scoring on every
  
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• Austin FC draws 1-1 with Colorado on Decision Day, faces Real Salt Lake in 1st round of MLS playoffs

  10-10-2022 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Colorado's Diego Rubio equalized in stoppage time to keep Austin FC from a season-ending victory in a 1-1 draw Sunday at Q2 Stadium.As far as playoff positioning goes, the result of the match didn't matter. Austin FC was already locked in the No. 2 position in the Western Conference and the Rapids were eliminated from playoff contention.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/ne
  
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• Dominant D puts Cowboys past Rams 22-10 for 4th straight win

  10-10-2022 01:31 via kxan.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — DeMarcus Lawrence returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown on the Rams’ opening drive, and Cooper Rush remained unbeaten as the Dallas Cowboys' fill-in starter despite passing for just 102 yards in a 22-10 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday.Tony Pollard made an outstanding 57-yard TD run for the Cowboys, who are off to a 4-1 start for the second consecutive season after racking up four consecutive wins without injured QB Dak Prescott.Dorance Armstrong force
  
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• 'I'm depleting my life savings': 75% of pilots expected to retire within 10 years, becoming one unattainable for most

  10-10-2022 00:29 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (Nexstar) — Within the next 10 years, experts say major airlines are expecting 75 percent of their pilots to retire.Texas in the top three places for pilot school, but it’s more expensive than college. Janae Smith just started at the AeroGuard Flight School in Georgetown a few weeks ago.
  "You look good back there, girl!," her relative said as Smith prepared for a training flight.With a flattered laugh, Smith responded with "thanks!"AUS prepares for busy October, pro
  
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