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• Team USA is knocked out of the World Cup, Austinites pack watch parties

  03-12-2022 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Many Austinites were left disappointed late Saturday morning as they watched Denzel Dumfries score in the second half for the Netherlands, giving the Dutch team a 3-1 lead without much time left on the clock. At the Lustre Pearl in east Austin, which hosts official viewing parties for Austin FC during the season, a packed crowd started to dissipate from the World Cup watch party as the viewers lost hope for a win.  While on break during World Cup, Bundesliga teams to p
  
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• Texans: The right time to put up Christmas lights

  03-12-2022 21:17 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lights and decorations are a big part of what makes the holiday season so special, however, a recent study shows much debate on when the right time to display your Christmas lights is.According to a study conducted by the House Method, most homeowners in the nation said they found it acceptable to begin hanging Christmas lights on Dec. 1. However, most homeowners admitted they hang their lights in early to mid-November.
  A state-by-state breakdown shows Te
  
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• mRNA flu vaccine in final stage of trial

  03-12-2022 21:13 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) - A new trial is underway to test if the mRNA technology used to create and develop quickly the coronavirus vaccine can also be used to create a more targeted flu vaccine.During the current 2022-23 flu season, Texas has reported 940 deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza. Across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there have been at least 2,900 Americans' lives lost.To prevent further death and reduce hospitalizations, medical experts are ur
  
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• Westlake blows out San Antonio Brennan 47-7 in 6A-D1 quarters, notches 54th consecutive win

  03-12-2022 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Westlake won its 54th consecutive game in convincing fashion with a 47-7 blowout over San Antonio Brennan in the Class 6A-Division I quarterfinals Saturday at the Alamodome.Big plays on special teams and defense led to short fields for the Chaparrals' offense all game long, and rarely did the Chaps miss an opportunity to score.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/newslet
  
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• Updates: Westlake takes on San Antonio Brennan in 6A-D1 quarterfinals

  03-12-2022 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — The Westlake Chaparrals will try to win their 54th consecutive game, but they'll have a tall task ahead of them in the San Antonio Brennan Bears on Saturday at the Alamodome.The Chaps are vying for their fourth consecutive state championship and in order to do that they'll need to pick up their 23rd consecutive playoff victory. The Bears have a high-powered offense directed by all-state quarterback Ashton Dubose. After losing their first game of the season to Cibolo St
  
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• Suspect hid under bed, pointed pistol before deadly officer-involved shooting, bodycam footage shows

  03-12-2022 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Police Department released body-camera footage from a deadly officer-involved shooting earlier this month.On Nov. 15, Oklahoma City police responded to a travel trailer at a property in rural Oklahoma County after learning about a suspect wanted for an out-of-state warrant.When police searched the trailer and lifted up a mattress, officers saw 38-year-old Timothy Johnson hiding in a storage area, armed with a pistol.Johnson then lifted the p
  
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• Teens increasingly used as human-smuggling drivers in Texas, DPS says

  03-12-2022 19:55 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Recruiting teen drivers for human smuggling has become more common along the Texas border, especially in towns such as Eagle Pass, a state official said Tuesday.
  And the cartels are using social media to recruit the young drivers, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez, who is part of Operation Lone Star with the Texas Department of Public Safety.Video from Lt Christopher Olivarez Twitter"It's more profitable since there's so many people coming across," Olivarez s
  
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• Cars in sweaters? Hallmark Channel to kick off Countdown to Christmas in Austin

  03-12-2022 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Sunday, the Hallmark Channel will deploy cars wrapped in custom crochet sweaters to the streets of Austin from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. to celebrate the Countdown to Christmas.Austin is one of just five cities on its list of stops, according to organizers.The Hallmark Channel said the vehicle designs were created and installed by crochet artist London Kaye.“These festive Hallmark Channel fleets will visit Austin supplied with Christmas music, lights and enthu
  
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• Cars in sweaters? Hallmark Channel kicks off Countdown to Christmas in Austin

  03-12-2022 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Sunday, the Hallmark Channel will deploy cars wrapped in custom crochet sweaters to the streets of Austin from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. to celebrate the Countdown to Christmas.Austin is one of just five cities on its list of stops, according to organizers.The Hallmark Channel said the vehicle designs were created and installed by crochet artist London Kaye.“These festive Hallmark Channel fleets will visit Austin supplied with Christmas music, lights and enthu
  
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• Breakfast burrito or taco? Unfolding a debate as big as Texas

  03-12-2022 16:58 via kxan.com
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Both tacos and burritos have been a staple of breakfasts in Texas as long as there have been mornings with flour tortillas.
  But is there a difference? It all depends on who you ask and where you live.Ask a West Texan, and you will be told it's an established fact that an oversized flour tortilla packed with eggs and fillers is a breakfast burrito. Elsewhere in Texas, you're certain to be informed it's a breakfast taco.Texans started referring to both as
  
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• Report names best rooftop bars in Texas

  03-12-2022 16:56 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KDAF) — A dive bar or a club can both be a good time for a night out, but sometimes you're looking for a change of scenery. If it's a view you're after, a rooftop bar is the spot to be. With New Year's celebrations looming, do you know where to go?If you're looking to steer clear of Times Square in New York and the honky tonk central of Nashville for New Year's Eve, you may be surprised of the quality that Texas contains when it comes to rooftop bars. A report from The Rooftop Guid
  
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• Sunshine forecast today for some

  03-12-2022 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The day dawned overcast for much of Central Texas. A mainly clear sky was reported in parts of the Hill Country.
  A cold front moved south during the overnight hours. A dry north wind dropped dew points from the 50s and 60s areawide to 9:30 a.m. readings in the 30s and 40s from the Hill Country eastward to north of a line from Blanco to Austin to Rockdale. Dew points will lower for areas south of this line during the day.North winds will gust into the upper teens to low 20s at tim
  
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• Drier air moving through this morning

  03-12-2022 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- First, the weather in Doha, Qatar where the United States kicks off against the Netherlands in the Round of 16 will be clear and 78° at kickoff. The start of the match will be 6 p.m. Doha time ... 9 a.m. Austin time.A cold front moving south will leave a brisk north wind today. Some gusts will increase to 15 to 20+ mph.Gusty winds this morningThe forecast question today is how much sun will bust through this morning's overcast. Our model is not overly optimistic of there bei
  
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• Cooler Sunday before we make a run at 80º

  03-12-2022 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Skies cleared for much of the Hill Country and parts of Hays County on Saturday, but for the rest of us it was a gray day with highs in the mid 60s.Where skies cleared, clouds will fill back in tonight and the rest of us will stay cloudy. Overnight lows will be cooler as we drop down into the lower 50s and upper 40s early Sunday morning.We've got a tricky temperature forecast for Sunday thanks to the stubborn cloud-cover, but generally we're looking for a cooler day. Parts of the
  
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• LIST: Outdoor, BBQ events and more coming to Texas in 2023

  03-12-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) – YETI launched a personalized calendar feature Thursday with a list of events and activities that lets you plan adventures for the upcoming year.The categories for the list included hunting, snow, rodeo, barbeque, climbing, surfing and fishing options.Below is the list of Texas events and activities for 2023.FebruaryTroutfest TX, a three-day fishing event, will be held in New Braunfels from Feb. 17 through Feb. 19.“GRTU’s Troutfest TX is a nationally recognized ev
  
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• Texas Amber Alert: 6 children abducted, last seen in San Antonio

  03-12-2022 13:55 via kxan.com
  
  BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert early Saturday morning after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for six abducted children. Law enforcement officials believe they are in grave or immediate danger.The children are 11-year-old Elaina Davidson, 9-year-old Raylan Davidson, 7-year-old Savanna Davidson, 4-year-old Maddilyn Davidson, 2-year-old Avangeline Davidson and 1-year-old Declan Davidson.Images of Jacklyn Davidso
  
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• 6 abducted children recovered by law enforcement officials, 1 suspect remains at large

  03-12-2022 13:55 via kxan.com
  
  BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert early Saturday morning after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for six abducted children. Law enforcement officials believed the children were in grave or immediate danger.BCSO has since said deputies and investigators recovered the missing children safely, and 35-year-old Jacklyn Davidson was taken into custody for her warrant of interference with child custody.BCSO said suspect
  
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• South Florida defeats No. 22 Texas women at Moody Center 70-65

  03-12-2022 06:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sammie Puisis scored 25 points and Elena Tsineke scored 22 and South Florida beat No. 22 Texas 70-65 on Friday night ending the Longhorns' two-game win streak.The unranked Bulls improved to 8-2 following a seven-game win streak to start the season. The two-game skid came at the hands of then No. 22 Michigan and No. 23 Villanova.Tsineke's jump shot with 2:37 left gave the Bulls the lead for good at 64-63. Texas then missed its next three shots, turned it over with 1:30
  
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• Texas high school football playoff scores for Friday, Dec. 2

  03-12-2022 06:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vandegrift got its revenge Friday night and stopped Dripping Springs on fourth down late in the game to win 27-24 at Gupton Stadium in Cedar Park.The Vipers lost to the Tigers in the first game of the season back in August but have won 13 straight since then. They'll take on Katy in the 6A-Division II semifinals next week.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/newslettersLibert
  
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• Longhorns thump Georgia in straight sets, move on to NCAA volleyball regional semifinals

  03-12-2022 05:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Top-ranked Texas once again proved why they're the team to beat in the NCAA volleyball tournament Friday at Gregory Gym.The Longhorns swept Georgia 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,812 behind a relentless attack and stifling defense.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/newslettersTexas ended the match with a .366 hitting percentage and 37 total kills to s
  
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• Vandegrift avenges Week 1 loss in quarterfinals, tops Dripping Springs 27-24

  03-12-2022 05:24 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Vandegrift stood strong and turned back Dripping Springs at the goal line late in the fourth quarter to claim the 6A-Division II Region IV title 27-24 on Friday at Gupton Stadium.On a 4th-and-goal play from inside the 1-yard line with 1:54 remaining in the game, Dripping Springs coach Galen Zimmerman elected to go for the go-ahead touchdown, but the Vipers were up to the task. Tigers quarterback Austin Novosad tried to sneak it in behind his offensive line, but a
  
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• Auto thefts on the rise in Austin, some types of cars possibly being targeted

  03-12-2022 04:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Auto thefts are on the rise in Austin with no signs of slowing down.Karen Watson walked out of her North Austin apartment to find her car missing. She said the suspect took her car and ended up wrecking it."My car was stolen right here out of this parking lot," said Watson. "It was a teenager that wrecked my car and stole it."As of October, APD data showed there had been 4,254 auto thefts in Austin so far in the year, which is 650 more than the same time in 2021."Sure
  
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• Texas Rangers sign ace pitcher Jacob deGrom to 5-year contract

  03-12-2022 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Rangers signed an ace Friday.The team announced it signed two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom to a 5-year contract through the 2027 season. ESPN's Jeff Passan reports the contract is worth $185 million and has a full no-trade clause with a sixth-year option that would make the contract $222 million.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/newslettersIn
  
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• 'Significant concern' from lawmakers over plans to redesign Texas electric market

  03-12-2022 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are pushing back on a plan to revamp the state's electric market.Following the February 2021 winter storm and power crisis that left millions of Texans in the dark and more than 200 people dead, the legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 3, aiming to make the state's power grid more reliable.
  The legislation, in part, directed the Public Utility Commission to adopt policies that would increase "dispatchable generation," or power that can
  
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• DA Rosales invokes the 5th; refuses to answer if she was involved in Walmart victim intimidation

  03-12-2022 02:05 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – In an unprecedented legal proceeding, elected District Attorney Yvonne Rosales invoked her Fifth Amendment Right against self-incrimination on the stand in the Walmart gag order case Thursday.Rosales was ordered to appear Thursday after Judge Sam Medrano issued a show-cause hearing after she failed to appear in a hearing on Wednesday. The dramatic events unfolded before a packed courtroom when Rosales arrived with her attorneys, Richard Roman and Matthew DeKoat
  
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• Woman accused of drugging, robbing man in north Austin, APD requests help identifying suspect

  03-12-2022 01:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Friday, the Austin Police Department Robbery Unit requested help identifying a woman accused of drugging and robbing a man Oct. 12 near the 11800 block of Domain Blvd.APD said the woman was seen on surveillance footage having dinner with a person of interest, a man, at Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille at The Domain at approximately 9 p.m.APD said the footage then showed the suspect and person of interest separate, and she approached two different men and asked one o
  
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• Did your Texas lawmaker vote for or against the Respect for Marriage Act?

  03-12-2022 00:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Senators on Tuesday passed legislation cementing federal protections for same-sex marriage, following approval from the House in July. A majority of Texas Republicans voted against the measure, while Texas Democrats approved.The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 61-36 vote, with 12 Republicans joining with all Democrats present to advance the bill across the Capitol complex. The measure required 60 votes to pass. Here are the 12 Senate Republicans wh
  
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