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• American to launch Austin-Sacramento nonstop in May 2023

  12-12-2022 23:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — American Airlines will soon be expanding its ever-growing list of destinations served nonstop from Austin.Daily service to Sacramento, California, is scheduled to begin on May 5, 2023. The route is already served by Southwest Airlines.Tickets are already on sale, according to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials.According to American's website, the 3 hour, 45 minute flight will leave Austin at 9:15 a.m. and land at 11 a.m. local time.Flights from Sacramento to A
  
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• Series of cold fronts brings extended period of colder weather

  12-12-2022 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today's cold front only brought a few hundredths of an inch of rain to most of those who received rainfall, but is ushering in a cooler, drier northwest breeze making temperatures more comfortable.A reported tornado near Grapevine injured at least five people on Tuesday afternoon and tennis ball-size hail was reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Severe weather remained to our north and east through the day.As one more final piece of energy swings across central Texas ove
  
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• Extended colder stretch of weather on the way

  12-12-2022 23:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We are tracking a large-scale change in the weather pattern that will allow multiple strong cold fronts to plow through central Texas over the next two weeks.Ahead of the pattern change, damp, mild weather continues overnight and through the first half of the day Tuesday. Periods of light fog and drizzle are likely, and a few thunderstorms are briefly possible mainly east of I-35 midday Tuesday.Behind Tuesday's cool front, sunshine returns Wednesday and Thursday along with pleas
  
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• LIST: Austin ice skating rinks to explore this winter

  12-12-2022 22:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Texas isn't typically known for having a cold winter season, that doesn't mean residents can't get into the spirit this year with some holiday festivities. Here's a look at places to go ice skating in and around Austin this winter.Bee Cave on IceThrough Jan. 2, customers can book 75-minute skate sessions at the Hill Country Galleria's skating rink. The Hill Country Galleria will also run a Holiday Arts Market every Friday and Saturday in December.Reservations are reco
  
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• Tickets for 1st CONCACAF Champions League match in Austin go on sale Wednesday

  12-12-2022 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time in franchise history, Austin FC will play in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2023, and your chance to get tickets for the first match at Q2 Stadium is on Wednesday.By virtue of its finish in the Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield standings, Austin FC made the Champions League field and drew Haitian side Violette AC as its first opponent. The match in Austin is at 7 p.m., March 14, and will be the second leg of the Round of 16. The first leg of the ma
  
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• What to do if you find a stray dog in Austin amid intake restrictions

  12-12-2022 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With restricted intakes in place at the Austin Animal Center, residents are saying they're unable to bring in stray dogs they find loose in neighborhoods, parks and other areas.Round Rock resident Melissa Hollan was at Lady Bird Lake on Saturday when she found a loose dog without a collar running around and chasing other dogs, her husband, Troy, told KXAN. When she went to bring the dog to AAC, Troy said his wife was told to return the dog to where it was found.According to
  
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• PAC ads, door knocking: Candidates for Austin mayor make final push ahead of runoff

  12-12-2022 20:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin is hours away from finding out who its next mayor will be. On Election Day Eve, both candidates are hoping to reach voters before they head to the polls to make their final vote this election.
  At Senator Kirk Watson's campaign office in downtown Austin, volunteers and staff filled every room, many preparing to do last-minute door knocking and making calls to potential voters.
  Less than 10 minutes away, Representative Celia Israel's wife cooked burgers for volunteers who w
  
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• Everyone agrees: Bijan Robinson is a consensus All-American after Associated Press distinction

  12-12-2022 20:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas running back Bijan Robinson just keeps adding to his postseason award haul.Robinson was named a first-team All-American running back by the Associated Press, officially making the junior a consensus All-American performer. He was also named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America after his tremendous season.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our Mor
  
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• Chris Beard's record with the Texas Longhorns, head coaching history

  12-12-2022 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday morning and faces a third-degree felony charge of assault against a family/household member.As of Monday morning, the second-year coach for the Longhorns was still in custody at Travis County Jail. Details of what happened are still under investigation, but the language in the charge included "impede breath circulation," which means he's alleged to have strangled or somehow blocked the victim from breat
  
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• Who will coach Texas Longhorns basketball Monday after Chris Beard's arrest

  12-12-2022 18:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested Monday morning on an assault on a family/household member charge, according to online jail records.Records state Beard was booked at 4:18 a.m. Monday. Around 3 p.m. Monday, Beard walked out of the Travis County Jail on bond. Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on family assault chargeDuring an initial court hearing with a magistrate, an emergency protective order was issued for two mo
  
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• Rodney Terry named acting head coach after Chris Beard's arrest

  12-12-2022 18:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was suspended from his position without pay after he was arrested early Monday morning. UT announced associate head coach Rodney Terry will take over as acting coach for Monday's game against Rice.Beard was arrested on an assault on a family/household member charge, according to online jail records. Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on family assault chargeThe University of Texas released this statement Monday
  
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• Chris Beard arrested, Longhorns play Rice Monday night

  12-12-2022 18:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested Monday morning on an assault on a family/household member charge, according to online jail records.Records state Beard was booked at 4:18 a.m. Monday. Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on family assault chargeKXAN reached out to University of Texas Athletics for a statement. It responded with the following: “The University is aware of the situation regarding Chris Beard. We are continuing to
  
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• Miss. State University releases update on Coach Mike Leach's health Monday

  12-12-2022 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  STARKVILLE, Miss. -- On Monday, Mississippi State University provided an update on the condition of head football coach Mike Leach."Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach remains in critical condition at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Mike’s family is with him and appreciates the overwhelming expressions of love and support for the coach, but also requests that their family’s privacy be respected at this time.
  That is the extent of infor
  
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• Lyft rolls out new incentives for electric vehicle drivers

  12-12-2022 18:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a systemwide goal to reach 100% electric vehicle use by the end of 2030, Lyft announced Monday it's rolling out incentives to drivers with EVs.The incentive will begin in California, which Lyft officials said is its largest EV market. Under the program, California EV drivers will receive an extra $150 every week by offering 50 rides in their personal EVs, running through 2024."Because California is currently Lyft's largest EV market, the company is using it as a testin
  
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• Austin woman starts mental health subscription box company

  12-12-2022 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lots of people are used to subscription boxes showing up on their doorstep with things like meals and clothes inside, but now a box full of mental health tools could be arriving soon.Austin's Julie Korioth started the company "Speak as One," which she hopes will help people find quick and affordable solutions to the challenges they're dealing with.World Mental Health Day: Where to get help in Central Texas"We're all human, we're gonna go through those challenging times," Ko
  
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• Texas basketball coach Chris Beard suspended after family assault charge arrest

  12-12-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  Christopher Michael Beard. (APD photo)
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard has been suspended from his position without pay after he was arrested early Monday morning.Associate head coach Rodney Terry will be the acting head coach for Texas' game against Rice Monday.“The University takes matters of interpersonal violence involving members of its community seriously. Given the information available, The University has suspended Chris Beard from his
  
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• Texas basketball coach Chris Beard out on bond after family assault charge arrest

  12-12-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard walked out of the Travis County Jail. Beard was arrested Monday morning on an assault by strangulation/suffocation - family violence, according to the Austin Police Department. That's a third-degree felony.
  Christopher Michael Beard. (APD photo)
  Online jail records showed the 49-year-old coach was booked into the Travis County Jail at 4:18 a.m.
  APD said it was called to the 1900 block of Vi
  
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• Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on family assault charge

  12-12-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested Monday morning on an assault on a family/household member impede breath circulation charge.
  Online jail records showed the 49-year-old coach was booked into the Travis County Jail at 4:18 a.m.
  KXAN has reached out to University of Texas Athletics for a statement. We will update this article once a response is received.
  Beard worked at Texas Tech before being hired at UT in April 2021.
  Texas is Beard’s
  
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• LIVE: Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on family assault charge

  12-12-2022 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested Monday morning on an assault on a family/household member impede breath circulation charge. That's a third-degree felony.
  Online jail records showed the 49-year-old coach was booked into the Travis County Jail at 4:18 a.m.
  KXAN reached out to University of Texas Athletics for a statement. It responded with the following:
  The University is aware of the situation regarding Chris Beard. We are continuing to ga
  
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• University of Texas scientists use dating app tech to locate distant galaxies, dark energy

  12-12-2022 15:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at the University of Texas are turning to some rather unusual tech to locate distant galaxies.
  "I've been calling it Astro Tinder for a long time," said UT Professor of Astrophysics Karl Gebhardt. Gebhardt is part of the Dark Energy Explorers project, which will map the universe and help scientists understand more about dark energy."We're trying to make this giant map of the universe to understand how the universe is expanding," Gebhardt said. To map the univers
  
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• How to watch the 2022 Texas high school football state championship games

  12-12-2022 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (KXAN) — Two teams in each division remain and there's history to be made at AT&T Stadium for four days in December, and you can watch it all unfold from home.Starting with the Class 1A 6-Man championships Dec. 14 all the way through the Class 6A championships Dec. 17, schools have a chance to etch their names in Texas high school football history. Texas high school football state semifinals scores for Dec. 8-10All of the games will be aired on Bally Sports Southwest a
  
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• Starting the week warm before two cold fronts chill us this weekend

  12-12-2022 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - An overcast sky and dense fog continued into the early afternoon. The fog got so thick that a Dense Fog Advisory was in effect from 10:20 until 1:00. Fog continued to have the visibility down to less than one mile at many locations during the 1:00 hour.Southeast winds have returned moisture from the Gulf. Upper-level winds are still generating moisture from the Pacific. There will be a 30% chance of areas of light rain today.The next cold front comes Tuesday. It will arrive in th
  
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• Rain chances increase ahead of a temperature plunge

  12-12-2022 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Rain chances rise to 30% on Monday as a warm front pushes through the area. This will help temperatures rebound into the low 70s during the afternoon along with some breaks of sunshine.
  Winds will pick up on Monday ahead of a cold front that arrives Tuesday. The arrival of that front will bring a 50% chance of rain on Tuesday along with the potential for thunderstorms. El Niño, not La Niña, could return later next yearWhile we're not looking at widespread severe wea
  
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• One cold front today with a second one Thursday

  12-12-2022 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today's cold front entered the Hill Country between 8 and 9 a.m. It is slowly moving across the area exiting out of our eastern counties (Fayette and Lee) between 4 and 5 p.m.
  Mostly showers fell this morning with many rain totals holding under .10" except for two reporting stations in Bastrop County. As the front enters into a more humid airmass this afternoon some of the showers and thunderstorms ahead of it could put down around .10" up to possibly .25". In other words, there
  
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• APD: Man dies after shooting in north Austin

  12-12-2022 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said a man in his mid-20s died after a shooting early Monday morning near Walnut Creek.
  APD Public Information Officer Alexandra Parker said at 2:29 a.m., the 911 center got a call about a man bleeding heavily in front of a couple of businesses in the 11900 block of N. Interstate 35 southbound service road.
  That area is between Sandpiper and Wren Avenues, just north of Braker Lane.Austin PD is investigating a homicide after a shooting on the sou
  
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• CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Outdoor Christmas decorations stolen in Austin neighborhood

  12-12-2022 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - People in an east Austin neighborhood is frustrated right now after several homes were stolen from.They didn't lose money or electronics — but instead Christmas decorations — and it was all caught on camera.Neighbors provided KXAN with a home security video showing the moment someone stole Christmas decorations.Zachary Banks noticed more and more of his neighbors lost things.
  "The first post we saw was a neighbor upset that their nutcrackers were stolen — those
  
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• Man shot near E Oltorf St and Burton Dr.

  12-12-2022 04:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person has been shot near the intersection of E Oltorf St. and Burton Dr., according to Austin Police Watch Command.The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. The victim, an adult male, has life-threatening injuries.APD is investigating the shooting. Watch Command said they currently believe the suspect fled the scene in a white sedan.This is a developing story. KXAN will update this story as information becomes available.
  
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• APD: Man with life-threatening injuries after shooting in southeast Austin

  12-12-2022 04:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was shot near the intersection of East Oltorf Street and Burton Drive in southeast Austin, according to the Austin Police Department.The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. The victim, an adult male, has life-threatening injuries.APD is investigating the shooting and currently believes the suspect fled the scene in a white sedan.This is a developing story. KXAN will update this story as information becomes available.
  
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• APD: Man shot in southeast Austin

  12-12-2022 04:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One man was shot near the intersection of East Oltorf Street and Burton Drive in southeast Austin, according to the Austin Police Department.The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries but is now in stable condition.
  APD is investigating the shooting and currently believes the suspect drove away in a white sedan. The department said the man who was shot may know the suspect.
  
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• Cold air coming: Here's why some won't get freeze warnings

  12-12-2022 04:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A series of cold fronts will march toward Central Texas this week, each one bringing progressively colder air.Eventually, that colder air will mean temperatures will drop into the 30s by the end of this week with signs of colder-than-average temperatures in the week leading up to Christmas Day as well.
  These won't be our first cold nights in the 30s of our 2022-2023 cold season (late fall and winter). We had our first "taste" of cold the morning of Nov. 11 when Austin's Camp Mab
  
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• Longhorns women's hoops crush Alabama State 107-54

  12-12-2022 03:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns women's basketball team moved above .500 in emphatic fashion with a 107-54 win over Alabama State on Sunday at the Moody Center.DeYona Gaston poured in 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead five players who scored in double figures for the Longhorns. Khadija Faye scored 19 points with nine rebounds and five steals while Shaylee Gonzales chipped in 15 points with four assists and four steals. Rori Harmon had 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and five assis
  
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• Palestinians: Israeli army kills teen girl in West Bank raid

  12-12-2022 02:53 via kxan.com
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in the occupied West Bank early Monday.Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in the northern city of Jenin said Jana Zakaran, 16, was hit with a gunshot in the head and pronounced dead.The official Palestinian news agency reported that Zakaran was on her house roof and found dead after the Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin.The Israeli military said it was aware of the te
  
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• Justin Tucker, former Longhorns kicker, becomes Ravens' all-time leading scorer

  12-12-2022 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Longhorns kicker Justin Tucker now stands alone at the top of the Baltimore Ravens' franchise scoring list.In the first half of Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tucker nailed a 42-yard field goal to give him 1,466 points in his 11th season with the franchise, surpassing kicker Matt Stover. ‘It took about 5 minutes’: Former Longhorn Justin Tucker gets $24M contract extension with RavensJustin Tucker kicked the game-winning field goal fo
  
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