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• Report: 1 in 5 Texas voters will identify as LGBTQ by 2040

  29-10-2022 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Researchers from the Human Rights Campaign showed in a new report that LGBTQ voters are on track to become one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the country. By 2040, one in five Texas voters will be part of the group, according to the research.“(LGBTQ voters are) emerging as among one of the most influential voting constituencies in the country, whose impact will permanently transform and reshape the American electoral landscape,” the report said. In
  
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• THINGS TO DO: Fall fun for Halloween weekend in Central Texas

  29-10-2022 21:54 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) – Cooler weather is settling in and fall events are in full swing. Check out these fun, Fall activities and things to do over Halloween weekend in Central Texas.10/29: SaturdayUNDEAD: Haunted House of Dances has two performances Saturday—one at 6:30 p.m. and the other at 8:30 p.m. The show is an adults-only Halloween show at the Spider House Ballroom, 2908 Fruth St.Boo & Brew is a live-music event with face painting and balloon art and vendor booths. The even
  
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• Officials: 146 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul

  29-10-2022 19:42 via kxan.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 146 people were killed and dozens more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, said the death toll could grow as emergency workers were continuing to transport the injured to hospitals across Seoul following the stampede in the leisure district of Itaewon Saturday night
  
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• No. 2 Longhorns roll past Kansas State on the road

  29-10-2022 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — They may have dropped one spot in the national rankings, but the No. 2 Texas Longhorns volleyball team keeps rolling along.The Longhorns beat Kansas State for the second time this season Friday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, in four sets. Texas lost the first set 25-23, but then came back to claim the next three 25-13, 25-16 and 25-21. No. 1 Longhorns shrug off first loss, thump West Virginia in three setsIt was a milestone victory for Texas head coach Jerritt E
  
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• What can a poll watcher can and can't do in the Texas midterm elections

  29-10-2022 18:41 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) -- Early voting for the midterm elections is now in full swing.And you may see more poll workers at your local election site this year. But do you know the rules poll workers have to abide by at polling locations?The Texas Secretary of State John P. Scott's office released new information on a new law and changes to requirements for poll watchers this election season.These new requirements were approved under state House Bill 3107 and Senate Bill 1.On top of a training progra
  
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• What Texas college started the NFL season with the most players on active rosters?

  29-10-2022 18:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In perhaps some of the least shocking news, there are more active players in the NFL this season who played college football in Texas than in any other state, according to The Action Network, a sports betting and information website.The Action Network went through every NFL team's active roster at the beginning of the 2022 season and created a database based on where the players went to college, and it's no surprise Texas leads the way by a considerable margin.
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• Austin FC by the numbers: A look at the team's improvement from 2021 to 2022

  29-10-2022 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC made one of the greatest turnarounds from its inaugural season in the history of Major League Soccer this season, and the club is chasing a feat only done once before.Verde improved 10 spots in the conference standings over last season, finishing second to LAFC this year after coming in 12th out of 13 teams a year ago. That's tied for the largest such leap up the table with Sporting Kansas City, who improved 10 places after finishing 11th in 2019 to the top spot a
  
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• A warmer, sunnier Sunday ahead

  29-10-2022 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a cloudy, breezy and cool Saturday, we expect clouds to clear and winds to calm through the overnight. This will set the stage for a chilly night ahead with low temperatures falling down into the low 50s. Sunday will be a beautiful day with mainly sunny skies and high temperatures closer to normal in the upper 70s.Area-wide temperatures at 3 P.M. SundayHalloween on Monday will be mainly warm and dry especially for the trick-or-treaters who head out early. There is the poss
  
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• A nice cool and dry day

  29-10-2022 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday's rain yielded rain totals, on average, between .50" and 1.00". There were several locations where more than one inch was measured.Some of the highest rain totalsNorthwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph will keep temperatures cooler than normal (78°) today with most forecast highs in the middle/upper 60s to low 70s.A chilly start to your weekendHalloween is Monday. The forecast is for mild temperatures with dry weather during the late afternoon and early even
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Friday, Oct. 28

  29-10-2022 06:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crockett secured a 5A-Division 2 playoff spot with a 42-21 win Friday over Northeast Early College at Nelson Field.Dripping Springs won big over Del Valle 66-7 and Lake Travis topped Austin High 55-7 at House Park.Check out the rest of the scores from Friday belowScores from around Central TexasBoerne Champion 37, Lehman 14Canyon Lake 42, Taylor 24Cedar Park 35, Leander 0Crockett 42, Northeast Early College 21Cuero 61, Smithville 16Dripping Springs 66, Del Valle 7Fredericks
  
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• Austin FC has defied odds, predictions all season on its way to conference finals

  29-10-2022 05:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Using algorithms, math, and previous results, the website FiveThirtyEight gave Austin FC a 31% to make the playoffs at the beginning of the season, the sixth-lowest chance of any team in MLS. The predictions went even further to say Austin FC would have a minus-9 goal differential, earn 41 points during the season and have a 3% chance of finishing second in the conference.Needless to say, the computers were wrong about Verde. Austin FC hosting watch party for LAFC match out
  
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• Williamson County Fair expects more sold-out shows during second-ever event

  29-10-2022 04:42 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — Leaders with the Williamson County Fair Association say it's likely the event will have not one, but two sold out shows this weekend, doubling success seen during its inaugural event last year.Scott Heselmeyer, president of the Williamson County Fair Association, said the addition of 'Tejano Night' to the fair's Friday entertainment lineup will likely fill the expo center's arena along with the rodeo and other attractions. Williamson County Fair kicks off Wednesday;
  
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• Retired nurse 1st woman to hit milestone 100 gallons of platelets donated to We Are Blood

  29-10-2022 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin woman is celebrating a major milestone that's helping keep Central Texans alive.
  Maeve Cooney hit her 100th gallon of platelet donations on Friday at We Are Blood. She's the first woman to hit the milestone at the donation center.
  Cooney said her father was a regular donor, and she's been donating blood as often as she can for 24 years."Medical science is marvelous. We can transplant organs, replace joints and corneas, and grow nerves, but so far there is no way to man
  
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• 'City-funded chaos': Concerns raised about north Austin affordable housing units

  29-10-2022 02:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- People living near a property in north Austin formerly known as the Raintree Apartments -- now called the Redfield 34 Apartments, though it's not indicated on the building -- say after the City of Austin and ECHO secured the property for affordable housing, it's become unsafe.
  Neighbors say they're seeing drug use, prostitution, theft and shootings, among other issues. They say a man was shot and sent to the hospital as recently as Wednesday.
  "He pulled out a gun and shot at thi
  
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• Austin business owner finds burglary suspect from store video

  29-10-2022 02:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Craig Staley, owner of Royal Blue Grocery, said he searched for the man seen in his surveillance footage breaking into his store after he filed a non-emergency police report.About a year ago, APD asked people to start calling 311 instead of 911 to report crimes that were not in progress. Former Austin state representative pleads guilty to tax evasionAs Staley looked through surveillance footage, he recognized the man as the same person who was arrested after a burglary at anothe
  
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• UPDATE: Suspect dead, shelter in place lifted for Burnet neighborhood

  29-10-2022 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — On Saturday, the City of Burnet provided an update surrounding an incident at a home in the 800 block of E. Elm Street with a heavy law enforcement response.Officials said the initial call reported shots fired during an altercation, and the suspect was seen outside the residence with a handgun.Burnet County Judge James Oakley told KXAN the incident was connected to a domestic dispute.Burnet police officers found shell casings at the scene, and officers lear
  
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• UPDATE: Shelter in place lifted for Burnet neighborhood

  29-10-2022 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — On Saturday, the City of Burnet provided an update surrounding an incident at a home in the 800 block of E. Elm Street with a heavy law enforcement response.Officials said the initial call reported shots fired during an altercation, and the suspect was seen outside the residence with a handgun.Burnet County Judge James Oakley told KXAN the incident was connected to a domestic dispute.Burnet police officers found shell casings at the scene, and officers lear
  
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• BCSO: Burnet neighborhood asked to shelter in place

  29-10-2022 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) — The Burnet County Sheriff's Office issued a shelter-in-place Friday evening near East Elm Street, according to a BCSO Facebook post.Burnet County Judge James Oakley told KXAN the incident is connected to a domestic dispute. A man is refusing to leave a home after a woman was shot in the arm.The post asked residents within a three-block area of the 800 block of East Elm Street to stay where they are until further notice.The message was posted on Facebook around 6:20 p
  
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• APD: Man carrying machete during some robberies arrested

  29-10-2022 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department has arrested a man it said is connected to more than a dozen aggravated robbery cases in north Austin.
  The department's robbery unit said Brian Degrate, 34, targeted the Hispanic, non-English speaking community. APD said he used weapons during the robberies, including the following: firearm, machete, pepper spray, and baseball bat.
  APD is aware of 16 total incidents between Sept. 14 and Oct. 19, some of which involved more than one victim. Two additi
  
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• Austin mayoral candidates vie for votes at LBJ school Friday

  29-10-2022 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —In an open race, Austinites will soon be faced with choosing their next mayor. The candidates met Friday for a forum hosted by the Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
  The Austin mayoral race includes six candidates: Anthony Bradshaw, Phil Campero Brual, Rep. Celia Israel, Gary S. Spellman, Sen. Kirk Watson and Jennifer Virden.
  Friday, five of the six candidates were present to answer audience questions and speak on how they would address some of Austin's bigges
  
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• Llano County Library in federal court case over removed books

  29-10-2022 00:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A lawsuit brought by Llano County residents against their county government and library system had a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman on Friday, where attorneys began their case for an injunction to return "removed" books to the public libraries.Attorneys for the plaintiffs say that the books were targeted for removal due to their content, while the defense argued that the books were removed due to other reasons.Llano County residents file suit after b
  
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