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• Austin Energy customer on oxygen still without power despite being on medically vulnerable registry

  06-02-2023 23:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Energy customers who are still without power could be waiting even longer now, according to the utility company.Judy Evans, whose husband relies on an oxygen machine, said she received information that her power should be back by Sunday, Feb. 12. "We have been out of power for six days and five nights," she said.
  Evans told KXAN that she's been using her friend's house with power to charge her husband's oxygen machine. Police called after threat against Austin power
  
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• What were the most popular Texas license plate designs in 2022?

  06-02-2023 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — You can't beat a classic.My Plates revealed the most popular license plate designs in Texas from 2022, and the Classic Black continues its six-year reign since taking the crown after its 2016 launch.The Classic Black design accounted for more than 19,000 of over 91,000 sales of statewide and specialty license plates. The "classic" design traces back to 1958, when the state of Texas' general issue plate design was fully black.My Plate unveiled the most popular Texas license p
  
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• Willie Nelson wins Best Country Album at the 2023 Grammys

  06-02-2023 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Willie Nelson won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album for 'A Beautiful Time' at the 2023 awards ceremony Sunday, according to the Grammys website.Other nominees in the prestigious category were Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Maren Morris, the website said.An all-star concert in Los Angeles to celebrate Nelson's 90th birthday was announced in January.The concert will take place on April 29-30 and feature Nelson and dozens of performers, including Neil Young, C
  
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• Police called after threat against Austin power crew

  06-02-2023 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On top of the time-consuming, complicated task of restoring power to thousands of Austin Energy customers after last week's ice storm, utility crews are also facing threats at times while still working in the field.
  During a news conference Monday afternoon, leaders from Austin Energy shared there are nowmore than 1,000 utility workers working to restore power to the remaining homes that still do not have lights. At least 630 of those crew members are from Austin Energy its
  
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• Programming Note: How to watch KXAN after transmitter damaged in ice storm

  06-02-2023 21:51 via kxan.com
  
  An ice storm during the first week of February damaged the KXAN transmitter site beyond repair. This affects all viewers who receive KXAN over the air. Cable customers should not be affected.While we work to get the transmitter replaced, we are temporarily moving our KXAN signal to Channel 54.5. Just tune in there to receive all KXAN programming.We will let everyone know when we are back on Channel 36.1 via programming notes at KXAN.com and our social media platforms. Thanks for watching KXAN!Yo
  
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• How an Austin hospital helps children with congenital heart conditions

  06-02-2023 21:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Jaime Moreno found out she was pregnant with her second child, she and her husband Steve were ecstatic. Both of her children had been conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), and she was grateful for the ability to expand her family.While in for an 18-week scan, her doctors noticed something unusual with her unborn son's anatomy scan. Two weeks and an additional scan later, doctors confirmed to Jaime her son had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or the underdevel
  
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• Cedar Park police find 28 'suspected stolen catalytic converters'; Suspects arrested

  06-02-2023 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- During a traffic stop over the weekend, Cedar Park police officers found several "suspected stolen" catalytic converters.
  The Cedar Park Police Department said on Twitter that officers found 28 "suspect stolen" catalytic converters in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop.
  Joseph Dominguez and Trevon Williams were arrested and charged with theft of property.
  Last month, Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, filed a bill to create a criminal offense surrounding th
  
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• Delta to increase number of flights from Austin airport this summer

  06-02-2023 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Delta Air Lines is expanding its presence at the Austin airport, with additional flights scheduled for takeoff this summer.While not introducing any new routes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the airline did announce it's increasing the frequency of flights on several existing routes.On June 5, service to New York's John F. Kennedy airport and Salt Lake City will increase to four flights daily. Both JFK and SLC serve as hubs for Delta.Then, on July 10, service
  
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• Police searching for suspect of armed robbery at north Austin Taco Cabana

  06-02-2023 20:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is searching for the suspect of an armed robbery at a Taco Cabana that happened last month.
  APD said the suspect robbed the Taco Cabana located at 8415 Research Blvd. on Jan. 26 around 9:34 p.m.According to APD, the suspect entered the store and ordered food, and as an employee opened the cash register, the suspect pulled out a handgun and stole money.
  Detectives are actively working on the case and have several investigative leads, APD said in
  
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• Your photos help show the scope of the historic 2023 Central Texas ice storm

  06-02-2023 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The ice storm of late January and early February 2023 was the worst icing event in the region in more than 15 years.Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site, recorded 0.69" of ice, enough to down trees areawide and plunge hundreds of thousands of Central Texans into the dark. KXAN’s Jim Spencer reflects on historic ice stormHere's a look at the historic storm, as seen through the lens of KXAN viewers.Icy scenes across Central TexasSouthern Llano County dur
  
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• Your photos and videos help show the scope of the historic 2023 Central Texas ice storm

  06-02-2023 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The ice storm of late January and early February 2023 was the worst icing event in the region in more than 15 years.Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site, recorded 0.69" of ice, enough to down trees areawide and plunge hundreds of thousands of Central Texans into the dark. KXAN’s Jim Spencer reflects on historic ice stormHere's a look at the historic storm, as seen through the lens of KXAN viewers.Icy scenes across Central TexasSouthern Llano County dur
  
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• Gov. Abbott moves toward "statewide ban" of TikTok

  06-02-2023 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday released new requirements for state agencies in a "statewide model security plan" that prohibits the Chinese social media app TikTok on state-issued devices or networks.Gov. Abbott already banned the app on state-issued devices and at public universities in December. This plan does not appear to significantly expand the ban already in place and only applies to state employees, contractors, and "devices used to conduct state business." Related: Texas
  
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• We Are Blood giving free Girl Scout cookies to blood donors

  06-02-2023 19:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin nonprofit We Are Blood is encouraging blood donations this month with a sweet reward for donors: a free box of Girl Scout cookies.
  The blood center said canceled blood drives during the ice storm led to an urgent need to refill its blood supply.LIVE BLOG: Power outages persist throughout Austin, Central Texas into new weekThe giveaway runs through the end of February. Available flavors are Thin Mints, Caramel DeLites, Peanut Butter Patties and Adventurfuls.
  Donations and
  
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• Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk's employment to be evaluated in special meeting

  06-02-2023 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk's employment will be "evaluated" at a special-called Austin City Council meeting Thursday morning.There is only one item listed on the agenda. "Evaluate the terms and conditions of the City Manager’s employment with the City of Austin," the agenda states. Austin Energy expects to restore power to ‘nearly all’ customers by Feb. 12The discussion will be held in an executive session, according to the meeting agenda, meaning b
  
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• How to and should you trim your own trees after the ice storm

  06-02-2023 17:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — People all over Central Texas woke up last weekend with one mission in mind, taking care of the trees they lost during the ice storm.While some trees are simply too large to do yourself, smaller trees that lost limbs could benefit from some tidying. Austin Energy expects to restore power to ‘nearly all’ customers by Feb. 12Snapped trees due to ice in southeast Austin (Courtesy: John Hubbard)
  But simply grabbing a saw you don't often use without a plan isn't the
  
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• Central Texas Food Bank to host food drive Monday amid ongoing power outages

  06-02-2023 17:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As thousands of Austin residents continue to experience power outages from last week's ice storm, the Central Texas Food Bank will host a food distribution and resource fair Monday evening.The drive will run from 6-8 p.m. at Delco Activity Center, located at 4601 Pecan Brook Drive in Austin. This comes after CTFB served more than 1,100 households during a similar distribution event Saturday. RELATED: Insurance may reimburse for some food lost during power outagesNon-perisha
  
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• Hidden molten rock layer could help explain earthquake cause, UT scientists discover

  06-02-2023 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Researchers with the University of Texas have discovered a new layer of the Earth that could reveal new information about tectonic plates. The researchers, led by Junlin Hua, a postdoctoral fellow at UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences, published their findings today in the journal Nature Geosciences.Plate tectonics, where the giant plates that form the Earth's crust move, are responsible for earthquakes around the world.The newly discovered layer is made of molten rock and
  
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• Harry Whittington, longtime Texas GOP supporter shot by Dick Cheney in a hunting accident, dies

  06-02-2023 16:58 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — Harry Whittington, an Austin attorney who helped the Texas GOP rise to power in the second half of the last century and became the center of international attention in 2006 after he was shot by then-Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident, died Saturday morning.He was 95. His death, which followed a short illness, was confirmed by two people close to his family.Whittington worked for and supported both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush in their stints in Texas
  
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• Frozen sea turtles and wounded dolphins will receive help at new Texas State Aquarium facility

  06-02-2023 15:26 via kxan.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (KXAN) - The Texas State Aquarium's wildlife rescue program will get a major upgrade next month. The program, which is the leading marine life rescue program in the state, will soon open up anew Wildlife Rescue Center in Corpus Christi.Up until now, the program, which has helped sea turtles frozen during the winter months and injured dolphins, has operated off site.Kristen Currie spoke with Jesse Gilbert, CEO and President of the Texas State Aquarium, about the new facility, h
  
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• Police search for 4 suspects who robbed east Austin gas station, shot employee

  06-02-2023 15:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is searching for four suspects involved in a robbery and shooting at an east Austin gas station last month.
  APD said the suspects robbed a Mobil gas station at 5511 Cameron Rd. on Jan. 27 around 8:37 p.m., then shot an employee in the stomach before leaving.
  Suspect 1 is described as a Hispanic man in his late teens to early 20s with a short stature and thin build, and has short black hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshir
  
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• These Texas counties see the most deadly crashes

  06-02-2023 14:09 via kxan.com
  
  (Stacker) – Media outlets were quick during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns that defined the summer and fall of 2020 to note just how little traffic there was as a result. Simple logic would suggest that less traffic equals a lower likelihood of accidents and thus fewer injuries and fatalities. Sadly, this was not the case.Nationwide, traffic fatalities rose 7.2% in 2020 to nearly 39,000. That number was the highest recorded since 20
  
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• Dell Technologies to layoff employees, eliminating 6,650 jobs

  06-02-2023 13:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Dell Technologies Inc. will eliminate about 6,650 jobs through layoffs in response to a decrease in demand for PCs, Bloomberg reported.
  The layoffs will reduce the Dell workforce by about 5%, putting the company at its lowest employee headcount in six years.Related: Is Austin’s economy insulated from big tech layoffs?Market conditions "continue to erode with an uncertain future" Co-Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke said in a memo to employees, according to a Bloombe
  
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• Dell Technologies to lay off employees, eliminating 6,650 jobs

  06-02-2023 13:46 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been updated, removing Apple's inclusion among tech companies with layoffs.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Dell Technologies Inc. will eliminate about 6,650 jobs through layoffs in response to a decrease in demand for PCs, Bloomberg reported.
  The layoffs will reduce the Dell workforce by about 5%, putting the company at its lowest employee headcount in six years.Related: Is Austin’s economy insulated from big tech layoffs?Market conditions "continue to erode with an un
  
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• Unseasonably warm today and Tuesday

  06-02-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This morning is cloudy with areas of fog. Another Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Temperatures are as much as 15 to 20 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time.Third consecutive morning with some dense fog BLOG: Last freeze? Here's when we leave winter behindThe clouds will clear during the afternoon with highs reaching the low to mid 70s. Winds will be strong out of the south with speeds up to 15 to 25 mph and gusts to near 30.Drizzle and light rain will begin d
  
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• Rain returns tomorrow with a low chance of severe storms/flash flooding

  06-02-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A cloudy sly greeted early risers Monday morning. Fog again increased over mainly our far south and southeastern viewing areas where significantly reduced visibility was reported from San Marcos through Luling over to LaGrange and Flatonia. BLOG: Last freeze? Here's when we leave winter behindClouds will slowly decrease during the afternoon to leave a partly cloudy sky. Highs will peak in the low to mid 70s on a day where the normal high is 65°.
  Drizzle and light rain will b
  
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• Rain returns tomorrow with a chance of severe storms/flash flooding

  06-02-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Morning clouds and fog are giving way to increasing sun this afternoon. The sun, combined with a warm breeze, will push temperatures into the middle 70s today. BLOG: Last freeze? Here's when we leave winter behindClouds thicken back up tonight ahead of a 36-hour round of rain and storms. Overnight lows stay mild with lows in the low 60s.Drizzle and light rain will begin during the overnight hours with increasing coverage during the morning and afternoon. The rain chance Tuesday
  
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• Rain and a few thunderstorms return Tuesday into Wednesday

  06-02-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gusty south winds to 30+ miles per hour are pumping warm, humid air back into the region following the recent ice storm. BLOG: Last freeze? Here's when we leave winter behindClouds thicken back up tonight ahead of a 36-hour round of rain and storms. Overnight lows stay mild with lows in the low 60s.Drizzle and light rain will begin during the overnight hours with increasing coverage during the morning and afternoon. The rain chance Tuesday is 80%. There may be a few isolated thu
  
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• SWAT called to north Austin business, part of I-35 closed during response

  06-02-2023 13:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- SWAT responded to a scene in north Austin overnight Sunday into early Monday morning.
  The Austin Police Department said it responded around midnight to a "gun hot shot" call -- which police said is the highest priority call involving a firearm -- in the 9600 block of I-35.
  That area is near the intersection of I-35 and Rundberg Lane.
  Police closed both the southbound interstate and the southbound service road while they responded. APD reopened the interstate just before 6 a.m. b
  
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• Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 1,300

  06-02-2023 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy night. Building
  
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• Powerful 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Turkey and Syria

  06-02-2023 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy night. Building
  
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• Austin Energy expects to restore power to 'nearly all' customers by Feb. 12

  06-02-2023 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Nearly 32,000 Austin Energy customers are still without power. The energy provider said that based on current information, it expects to restore power to nearly all remaining customers by Sunday, Feb. 12.
  "This estimation is based on the following factors: rate of restoration since the start of the storm, number of workers involved in the restoration process, a more complete damage assessment, and weather," Austin Energy wrote in a news release.At a press conference, Austin Energ
  
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• Austin Energy expects to restore power to all customers by Feb. 12

  06-02-2023 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Nearly 32,000 Austin Energy customers are still without power. The energy provider said that based on current information, it expects to restore power to nearly all remaining customers by Sunday, Feb. 12.
  "This estimation is based on the following factors: rate of restoration since the start of the storm, number of workers involved in the restoration process, a more complete damage assessment, and weather," Austin Energy wrote in a news release.At a press conference, Austin Energ
  
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• How the Longhorns fared signing in-state talent, who are 2024's top Lone Star State recruits?

  06-02-2023 04:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns snagged the most talent in the Lone Star State from the Class of 2023, according to 247Sports' composite rankings.The Longhorns signed eight of the recruits in the 247Sports Texas top 50 rankings with Texas A&M right behind them with seven. TCU signed five and Oregon continued its strong presence in Texas by signing five, including a late flip by Dripping Springs quarterback Austin Novosad from Baylor to the Ducks.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date
  
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• APD: 1 dead, 1 injured in north Austin shooting

  06-02-2023 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Department said one person is dead after a shooting in north Austin. Another person is critically injured.
  It happened in a parking lot at 9318 N. Interstate 35. APD said it responded to a call at 5:20 p.m.Austin-Travis County EMS said one person was declared dead at the scene. A second person was transported to a trauma center with critical, life-threatening injuries.
  This is a developing story; stick with KXAN for updates.
  
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• One tough game in Kansas road trip is over, now the No. 8 Jayhawks remain for No. 10 Longhorns

  06-02-2023 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  MANHATTAN, Kan. (KXAN) — One part of the difficult road trip through eastern Kansas is behind the No. 10 Texas Longhorns, and the team has just one day to prepare for the back end of it against the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks.The game tips at 8 p.m., Monday from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, and if the Longhorns can muster the same energy they had while defeating No. 7 Kansas State 69-66 on Saturday, they'll put themselves in a great position as the second round through the conference schedule r
  
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