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• Missing baby from Kemp, TX found in North Carolina; Mother taken into custody

  26-01-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Amber Alert that was issued Thursday afternoon was canceled early Friday morning.
  The alert was for a baby from Kemp, Texas who police said was abducted by his mother. The Kemp Police Department said in an updated post on Facebook that the child and his mother were found in North Carolina. The baby's biological father is from North Carolina, according to KPD.The mother, identified as Abigail Williams, 23, was taken into custody on a outstanding warrant for interfering with ch
  
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• Amber alert issued for missing baby boy in Kemp, TX

  26-01-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Amber alert was issued for a missing baby out of Kemp, Texas, after the Kemp Police Department was notified of a possible abduction, the agency said in a Facebook post.Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Jan. 26, officers were notified of the incident and dispatched to a local domestic violence shelter that houses abused or recovering mothers and their children, KPD said.According to officials, a woman, identified as Abigail Margaret Williams, 23, arrived at the shelter Sunday with her
  
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• UFO? Strange clouds spotted Thursday over Central Texas

  26-01-2023 23:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN viewer Phyllis Miller spotted strange-looking clouds near Luling on Thursday.This cloud formation is known formally as a "fallstreak hole cloud," or more casually a "hole punch cloud." It's a large circular or elliptical gap that appears in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. How to take ReportIt weather photos like a pro — and get them on TVHow do they form?Mid and high-level clouds like these are often composed of tiny water droplets that are much colder than f
  
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• State of Travel: When to look for the cheapest flights in 2023

  26-01-2023 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the airline industry continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, which grounded flights across the globe, experts are now looking ahead to what 2023 might bring.Scott Keyes, founder of Going.com — formerly known as Scott's Cheap Flights — says leisure travel demand rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the spring and summer of 2022. At the same time, the number of flights was still down by about 15 to 20%.
  High demand and low supply led to higher prices, K
  
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• Tyre Nichols traffic stop video to be released Friday

  26-01-2023 23:25 via kxan.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The City of Memphis will release video of the police stop that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols after 6 p.m. (CT) Friday.The announcement was made Thursday by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and later confirmed by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. Officials have said they wanted to give Nichols' family opportunity to see the video before the public."The actions of these officers were awful, and no one, including law enforcement, is above the law," Stri
  
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• 2 Texas teacher groups rally behind $15K pay raise legislation

  26-01-2023 22:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following the filing of a state bill aimed at increasing teacher salaries across Texas, two teacher organizations have come out in support of the measure.State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, presented the proposed legislation Tuesday, where he was joined by at least a dozen other Democratic lawmakers. The bill proposes an increase on teacher salaries by $15,000, in a measure he calls the biggest pay raise in Texas history.“Raising teacher pay is something we can do and som
  
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• UT will launch online master's program in artificial intelligence

  26-01-2023 22:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time ever, people may be able to pursue a master's degree in artificial intelligence online at the University of Texas at Austin.
  The university shared in a news release Thursday the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence "will be the first large-scale degree program of its kind and the only master’s degree program in AI from a top-ranked institution to be priced close to $10,000." A page already created by UT described the program as one that's bu
  
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• Widespread freeze Friday morning; tracking wetter weather next week

  26-01-2023 22:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It was quite the cold start to the day with frost and a widespread freeze.We'll continue a slow warm up to the 50s this afternoon under a clear and sunny sky. Light winds and dry skies will make for a nice, winter day... but it won't be a bad idea to keep a light jacket around through this evening.Tonight into early Friday, low temperatures fall to, or just below, freezing in most areas. Downtown Austin will likely hover just above freezing, but those in the suburbs, Hill Countr
  
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• Egg prices too high? Try these alternatives 

  26-01-2023 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A hen may be a flightless bird, but egg prices are flying high. Though prices are beginning to trend downward, Stephanie Klein of the Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science said costs won’t return to more normal levels until late August. Why are eggs so expensive, and when will prices drop?In the interim, KXAN asked Sarah Whipkey, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at the Plant Potential, what products people can choose at the supermarket that are high in protein
  
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• City of Austin summer camps: Early registration opening soon for financial aid, inclusion programs

  26-01-2023 21:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sending your kid to Austin's summer camp this year? The city is now offering early registration for financial aid and inclusion programs.Austin residents with approved financial aid and those seeking adaptive and inclusion support programs can register in person and by phone from Feb. 18 through 24. Registration times vary based on location. Evening and weekend times are available. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department, or PARD, provides access
  
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• Texas lawmaker proposes banning universities from teaching critical race theory

  26-01-2023 20:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas lawmakers are again aiming to keep critical race theory out of schools, this time on college campuses.
  Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palestine, filed House Bill 1607 on Wednesday, which would take away state funds from universities that teach critical race theory.In the 2021 legislative session, Texas banned this concept from being taught in K-12 public schools. This year's bill contains similar language, proposing that any institution of higher education may not teach
  
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• Disaster Declaration issued for Southeast Texas after damaging storms, tornados

  26-01-2023 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 44) - Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for communities in Southeast Texas impacted by severe storms.These storms caused damage to homes and businesses earlier this week, according to the Office of the Governor. The disaster declaration, which includes Harris and Orange counties, will further support the State of Texas' recovery efforts in response to extensive damage sustained due to tornadic activity in Pasadena, Deer Park, and neighboring Sout
  
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• Disaster declaration issued for Southeast Texas after damaging storms, tornadoes

  26-01-2023 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 44) - Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for communities in Southeast Texas impacted by severe storms.These storms caused damage to homes and businesses earlier this week, according to the Office of the Governor. The disaster declaration, which includes Harris and Orange counties, will further support the State of Texas' recovery efforts in response to extensive damage sustained due to tornadic activity in Pasadena, Deer Park and neighboring Southeast Texas co
  
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• Ascension Seton nurses say hospitals unsafely staffed, make demands for new hires, better pay

  26-01-2023 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — A vigil Thursday evening will highlight hundreds of complaints from nurses in the newly formed Ascension-Seton chapter of the National Nurses Union. They say hospital management is aware of their complaints and has taken no action.Nurses will gather at 5:15 p.m. at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin.
  This is in solidarity with other union chapters doing the same across the nation Thursday night. Organizers of Austin's vigil say frustrations with understaffing are the
  
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• Ascension Seton nurses say hospitals unsafely staffed, hospital calls it 'bargaining tactic'

  26-01-2023 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — A vigil Thursday evening will highlight hundreds of complaints from nurses in the newly-formed Ascension Seton chapter of the National Nurses Union. They say hospital management is aware of their complaints and has taken no action. The hospital disagrees.
  Nurses will gather at 5:15 p.m. at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin.
  They will join other union chapters doing the same across the nation Thursday night. Organizers of Austin's vigil say frustrations with understaf
  
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• Truck stolen from Austin nonprofit that provides laundry services to homeless

  26-01-2023 19:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A local nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness is trying to recover after someone stole their truck earlier this week.
  Mission Accomplished works to provide laundry services to unhoused people. The group tweeted Tuesday that its mobile laundry truck, worth about $35,000, was stolen Monday.
  The truck pulls the nonprofit's mobile laundry trailer, stores supplies and weight and picks up donations.Though the theft is a devastating loss, Mission Accomplished said it "w
  
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• Former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

  26-01-2023 19:18 via kxan.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The five officers fired for their involvement in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been booked into the Shelby County Jail Thursday morning, according to online records.
  The officers are charged with the following:Justin Smith - Two counts of official misconduct, official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
  Tadarrius Bean - Second- degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two coun
  
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• Expensive taste? $150 cup of coffee offered at an Austin café

  26-01-2023 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It’s happened to many of us. You go to check out that new hip cafe you have driven past several times. You order something simple, like a latte. Then you see the price tag blink onto the screen, and it gives you palpitations before any caffeine has entered your system. Well, Proud Mary cafe – with locations in Australia, Portland and Austin – has doubled down on the “coffee has become too expensive” cliche and is offering a cup of coffee f
  
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• A warming world: Fewer nights below freezing

  26-01-2023 18:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We are in the heart of winter here in Central Texas with plenty of time ahead for more freezing cold temperatures. So far this winter we have experienced 7 freezes here in Austin. In an average year we experience 12.Our partners at Climate Central found that over the course of 50 decades, 204 cities across the country, including Austin, are seeing a decrease in the annual number of freezing cold nights. 88% of the cities they analyzed saw this change.
  Countrywide average: 1
  
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• New homes for Elon's workforce in Bastrop County?

  26-01-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal)-- There could soon be a new housing development in Bastrop County for part of Elon Musk's Central Texas workforce.
  KXAN News' media partners at the Austin Business Journal report that Lennar Corp., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, appears to have teamed up with Musk's The Boring Company to build a 110-home subdivision off FM 1209 near FM 969, according to Bastrop County Commissioner Mel Hamner, whose precinct includes the site.Hamner revealed t
  
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• New homes for Elon Musk's workforce planned in Bastrop County

  26-01-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal)-- There could soon be a new housing development in Bastrop County for part of Elon Musk's Central Texas workforce.
  KXAN News' media partners at the Austin Business Journal report Lennar Corp., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, appears to have teamed up with Musk's The Boring Company to build a 110-home subdivision off FM 1209 near FM 969, according to Bastrop County Commissioner Mel Hamner, whose precinct includes the site.Hamner revealed the co
  
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• New homes for Elon Musk's workforce in Bastrop County?

  26-01-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal)-- There could soon be a new housing development in Bastrop County for part of Elon Musk's Central Texas workforce.
  KXAN News' media partners at the Austin Business Journal report that Lennar Corp., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, appears to have teamed up with Musk's The Boring Company to build a 110-home subdivision off FM 1209 near FM 969, according to Bastrop County Commissioner Mel Hamner, whose precinct includes the site.Hamner revealed t
  
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• Ascension Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas reach agreement, hospital system says

  26-01-2023 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ascension Texas and Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas reached an agreement, which means the contract for services between a major hospital system and one of the state’s biggest insurance providers will not end on Jan. 31, according to a release from Ascension.Ascension Texas said there would also be no interruption in access for BCBSTX members at Ascension facilities. The agreement covers hospital, hospital-based clinic services and ambulatory surgery centers, the release
  
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• Ascension Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas reach agreement

  26-01-2023 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ascension Texas and Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas reached an agreement, which means the contract for services between a major hospital system and one of the state’s biggest insurance providers will not end on Jan. 31, according to a release.Ascension Texas said there would also be no interruption in access for BCBSTX members at Ascension facilities. The agreement covers hospital, hospital-based clinic services and ambulatory surgery centers, the release states.“B
  
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• Third suspect arrested, charged with capital murder in October 2022 shooting

  26-01-2023 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department said a third suspect involved in an October 2022 homicide was arrested Monday. RELATED: APD finds 18-year-old homicide victim shot inside crashed vehicleAPD said its Tactical Intelligence Unit and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force found and arrested a juvenile involved in a northwest Austin case where a teen was found shot inside a crashed vehicle in the 5700 block of N. Mopac Expressway.Police said the juvenile was booked in
  
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• Third suspect arrested, charged with capital murder in Oct. 2022 homicide investigation

  26-01-2023 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Police Department said a third suspect involved in an October 2022 homicide was arrested Monday. RELATED: APD finds 18-year-old homicide victim shot inside crashed vehicleAPD said its Tactical Intelligence Unit and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force found and arrested a juvenile involved in a northwest Austin case where a teen was found shot inside a crashed vehicle in the 5700 block of N. Mopac Expressway.Police said the juvenile was booked in
  
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• Where former Texas attorney general candidate will work next

  26-01-2023 18:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The candidate who sought to unseat the Texas attorney general will now take on a new job that could pit the two against each other in future legal fights.Rochelle Garza, the Democratic candidate for attorney general last year, announced she would become the president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, a legal advocacy organization in the state. The group shared the hiring news Thursday in a news release, noting Garza will begin her new post on Feb. 1.In a sta
  
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• 'Unfair and overpriced': Texas State students push for lower parking ticket fines

  26-01-2023 17:51 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) - A group of Texas State University students said they've collected 2,500 signatures from students for a petition to change the university's parking policies.They said there is a parking problem on campus and they're paying the price for it. The petition called "ParkTXST" demands the school change the current $40 parking fine to $20."Students are already spending hundreds of dollars to be able to park on campus and the
  lots they are paying for are full. The tickets are u
  
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• CapMetro to announce new president, CEO next week

  26-01-2023 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — CapMetro will soon have new leadership, with a planned announcement of its next president and CEO early next week.On Monday, CapMetro's board of directors will consider approval of a resolution offering the position to the final candidate. That sole remaining candidate will be announced at Monday's board meeting, which begins at 12 p.m.Dottie Watkins has served as CapMetro's interim president and CEO since May. She has held a range of positions within the transit authority,
  
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• How Austin businesses are navigating the egg shortage

  26-01-2023 17:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Inflation, supply chain issues and the now the Avian Flu are creating egg shortages and driving up prices at the grocery store. Prices in the state of Texas have more than doubled from this time last year as national egg production is also down as much as 5%.Meteorologist Sean Kelly spoke with Jack Geyer, who is a farmer at Boggy Creek. His farm, located in east Austin, not only grows and sells produce, but it also maintains a fairly large chicken coop which provides the fa
  
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• AISD to move forward in search for new superintendent

  26-01-2023 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Independent School District will move forward Thursday night in its search for a leader.
  The Austin ISD Board of Trustees plans to choose an executive search firm Thursday.
  According to the district's website, the trustee's released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an executive search firm to help AISD look for a permanent superintendent.
  AISD closed the RFP on Jan. 10 after these five firms responded:Alma Advisory GroupEugene Associates PCMcPherson Jacobson LLCGR Re
  
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• Asteroid zips past Earth this afternoon - How to watch

  26-01-2023 14:55 via kxan.com
  
  SPACE (KXAN) - Earth will have a close encounter with a small asteroid later today. Named 2023 BU, the rock is about the size of a box truck, according to NASA. There is no risk that the asteroid will wipe out life on Earth.2023 BU will pass over the southern tip of South America at 6:27 p.m. CST on January 26th. It will be only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface. This is closer than some of the satellites currently orbiting Earth.This orbital diagram from CNEOS’s close approach viewer
  
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• Storage unit fire shuts down Menchaca Road at Frate Barker

  26-01-2023 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- First responders are on the scene of a large fire at a south Austin storage unit.
  The Austin Fire Department tweeted AFD and ESD5 units are at the scene of the second alarm fire at 11959 Menchaca Rd. and it's a "large defensive fire at a multi-unit storage facility."AFD did not say when the fire started or what a possible cause was.
  Part of Menchaca Road near Frate Barker Road is shut down while crews respond. There are heavy traffic delays on FM 1626 and Twin Creek Drive, as we
  
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• Around 30 storage units affected in south Austin fire

  26-01-2023 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Multiple storage units and the belongings inside of them were impacted by a large fire at a south Austin storage unit Thursday morning.
  The Austin Fire Department tweeted AFD and ESD5 units responded to the scene of the second alarm fire at 11959 Menchaca Rd., stating it was a "large defensive fire at a multi-unit storage facility."That area is near FM 1626.The fire took more than an hour to control, AFD said.Part of Menchaca Road near Frate Barker Road was shut down while crews
  
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• '15-20' storage units affected in south Austin fire

  26-01-2023 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several storage units and the belongings inside of them were impacted by a large fire at a south Austin storage unit Thursday morning.
  The Austin Fire Department tweeted AFD and ESD5 units responded to the scene of the second alarm fire at 11959 Menchaca Rd. and it's a "large defensive fire at a multi-unit storage facility."That area is near FM 1626.Part of Menchaca Road near Frate Barker Road was shut down while crews responded. There were heavy traffic delays on FM 1626 and Tw
  
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• Austin City Councilmembers step up social media presence

  26-01-2023 14:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time this year, Austin City Council will meet to make major decisions for the future.Many agenda items that local leaders debate and eventually vote on are quite complicated.With this in mind, some council members are trying to simplify subjects through their social media use.For Austin City Councilwoman Vanessa Fuentes, social media is an important part of her job.“It's a great way for me to hear directly from people that live in my neighborhood, as wel
  
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• New council to tackle childcare zoning, Austin water rate study in first meeting

  26-01-2023 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are more than 80 items on the first Austin City Council meeting of the year. It will be a first for three new city council members. Mayor Kirk Watson will return to the dais for the first time in two decades.
  Here's some of what we're watching:
  Austin Water cost-of-service rate study
  Council is expected to approve a contract with two companies to do a cost-of-service rate study of Austin Water.
  Austin Water said in a statement:
  Austin Water conducts cost-of-servi
  
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• New council to tackle child care zoning, Austin water rate study in first meeting

  26-01-2023 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are more than 80 items on the first Austin City Council meeting of the year. It will be a first for three new city council members. Mayor Kirk Watson will return to the dais for the first time in two decades.
  Here's some of what we're watching:
  Austin Water cost-of-service rate study: ApprovedCouncil approved on consent a contract with two companies to do a cost-of-service rate study of Austin Water. Since it was approved on consent, no discussion was held publicly by the
  
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• Can UV nail dryers cause cancer? 

  26-01-2023 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Researchers at the University of California San Diego say nail polish dryers that use ultraviolet (UV) may cause cancer of the hand and, similar to tanning beds, may increase the risk of early-onset skin cancer. More research needs to be done before scientists can say certainly that these devices are linked to cancer, but Ascension Seton dermatologist, Dr. Elizabeth Yim, cautioned users from using UV nail polish dryers too frequently. UV light is a type of electromagne
  
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• New Costco coming to Kyle in March

  26-01-2023 12:39 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) -- A big box chain with four locations in Austin is about to make a major expansion to a fast-growing southern suburb.
  According to its website, Costco Wholesale Corp. plans to open a location in Kyle in March.
  Our content partners at the Austin Business Journal reported in November 2022 the 160,544 square foot, $17.5 million project will be located at the northwest corner of I-35 and Kohlers Crossing.Austin Business Journal reported in June 2021, Costco secured local incentiv
  
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• Wetter weather pattern begins this weekend

  26-01-2023 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Bundle up! It's a cold start to our Thursday... and temperatures are expected to get even colder tonight.Once the sun rises, we'll begin a slow warm up to the 50s this afternoon under a clear and sunny sky. Light winds and dry skies will make for a nice, winter day... but it won't be a bad idea to keep a light jacket around through this evening.Thursday day plannerTonight into early Friday, low temperatures fall to, or just below, freezing in most areas. Downtown Austin will lik
  
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• Inmate dies in Bexar County jail

  26-01-2023 12:11 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) -- The Texas Rangers are investigating after an inmate died at the Bexar County jail on Wednesday morning.
  According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Daniel Pentkwoski, 53, died after "experiencing an apparent medical episode".The BCSO release says a cadet in the unit was checking on inmates when they saw Pentkwoski was on the floor laying down in the fetal position. The release says the cadet called for the unit deputy and entered the cell.BCSO says emergency units were
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to mailing deadly ricin to Trump, Texas sheriff and others

  26-01-2023 05:24 via kxan.com
  
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — A dual Canadian and France citizen pleaded guilty Wednesday to mailing deadly ricin to former President Donald Trump and eight Texas law enforcement officials, authorities announced.Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 55, pleaded guilty to charges of prohibitions with respect to biological weapons, federal records show. As part of a plea agreement, Ferrier agreed to a sentence of 262 months in prison.
  On Sept. 18, 2020, the U.S. Secret Services was notified of a le
  
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• Heartwarming heroics saved lives in Houston tornado

  26-01-2023 05:02 via kxan.com
  
  DEER PARK, Texas (Nexstar) -- The fact that no one died when an unprecedented EF3 tornado tore through 18 miles of the Houston metroplex is not a miracle -- it is a hard-fought manmade blessing borne out of the resiliency of southeast Texans who know how to weather a storm.There is not much left of the San Jacinto Manor senior living home in Deer Park, but all of its dozens of elderly residents are unharmed. The volunteers attending the bedsides made a decision that saved lives, moving the many
  
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• Texas women thump No. 14 Oklahoma at home 78-58

  26-01-2023 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas forced 23 turnovers and shot nearly 50% from the field to blow out No. 14 Oklahoma 78-58 on Wednesday at Moody Center.The Longhorns scored 26 points off the Sooners' turnovers and four players scored in double figures led by DeYona Gaston's 19 points. Gaston shot 7-of-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the foul line in 23 minutes before fouling out. Taylor Jones came off the bench to pour in 16 points and six rebounds while Shaylee Gonzales scored 12 points and seven
  
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• APD not investigating gas station shooting as self defense, where is the line?

  26-01-2023 04:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is not investigating the shooting of Marquis Demps, 42, as self defense.Officers arrested Yaseen Naz, 25, for murder in Demps' death.
  Naz worked at the Shell gas station On East Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Springdale Road with his dad and brother.
  "These guys get along with everybody," said Jesse Davila, a regular customer. "I think everybody is shocked about what's happening right now." APD identifies victim, suspect in deadly shooting at
  
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• 'In the middle of a war zone': Salon owners face increasingly dangerous encounters with homeless camp residents

  26-01-2023 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- These days, it doesn't take long for the routine chatter and sounds of blow dryers at Headspace Salon to suddenly turn into cries for help.
  "I need police officers now!"
  "Is there a closet that we can all go in or something?"
  "Please send somebody now, this is not okay."
  Those are sounds from inside the salon just this week, caught on video, as a man pulls out a pole from the ground-- with concrete still attached-- and approaches the salon.
  "Oh my god," someone can be heard sayin
  
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• ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks Longhorns RB Bijan Robinson stays in the Lone Star State

  26-01-2023 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —According to ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., running back Bijan Robinson won't have to go very far to begin his professional football career.In his first mock draft of the first round this year, Kiper slotted Robinson as the No. 26 overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys.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/newslettersKiper called Robinson, "the best back in the class," and h
  
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• Liberty Hill family spreads mental health awareness after teen son's suicide

  26-01-2023 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) — Will and Amanda Crossland now bear the heaviest grief a parent can after losing their son Jaycee to suicide last fall. The family has now used social media to spread suicide prevention awareness - now millions have been inspired to #bekindforjaycee."He was getting ready to be a junior and he was turning into this really big social butterfly," said Amanda Crossland, Jaycee's stepmother.The Crosslands said they sought counseling sessions for Jaycee after he start
  
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• Texas school report shows 95% of campuses didn't allow access to 'intruder'

  26-01-2023 02:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Wednesday, the Texas School Safety Center released its statewide intruder detection audits report.The report is a compilation of information gathered during school inspections where security experts showed up unannounced at schools to conduct random, in-person intruder audits at campuses across the state.The audits begin on Sept. 12, and they were a direct response to the May Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. RELATED: Texas schools continue to receive intruder s
  
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