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• Austin café sells all of its $150-per-cup coffee

  08-02-2023 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Proud Mary Café in Austin on South Lamar knows what you are thinking – $150 for a cup of coffee. You cannot be serious?Jak Ryan, who runs the global coffee program for Proud Mary – which has locations in Australia, Oregon and Austin –  acknowledges the steep price tag, but said the coffee has earned it. “It's kind of special,” Ryan said. “It shows that coffee can be something like an expensive bottle of wine."The coffee, calle
  
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• Branch disposal fee reduced in Williamson County after ice storm

  08-02-2023 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) - Through Feb. 19, Williamson County residents can dump their brush for a reduced fee at its landfill in Hutto.
  The fee to dump a truckload of the brush is $10 per pickup truckload of limbs and clean brush, the county shared online this week.This discount is only for non-commercial vehicles and does not apply to trailers, which are charged by weight.Despite rain Wednesday, residents stopped by the landfill to dispose of tree limbs broken during last week’s ice storm.Joh
  
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• El Paso Walmart shooting suspect pleads guilty to federal charges

  08-02-2023 23:12 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations.Patrick Crusius still faces a potential death sentence if he’s convicted on a state capital murder charge in the 2019 shooting that killed 23 people. He pleaded not guilt
  
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• Former Longhorn Jericho Sims to participate in NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend

  08-02-2023 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Longhorns center Jericho Sims will show off his above-the-rim game at the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend.Sims, in his second year with the New York Knicks, will replace Portland rookie Shaedon Sharpe, according to Stadium's Shams Charania. Sharpe originally accepted a spot in the iconic All-Star Weekend competition, but has since turned it down to focus on the second half of the season, Charania reported.Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) dri
  
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• Beautiful, sunny weather returns following beneficial rainfall

  08-02-2023 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Beneficial rainfall Tuesday and Wednesday added up to over an inch in many communities. The storm system has now cleared east of the area, with sunshine returning Thursday through the weekend.Highest rainfall totals:
  2.41" - La Grange1.60" - SW Austin1.45" - Lake Austin1.28" - 6 miles east of Marble Falls1.27" - Cypress Creek in Blanco Co.Rain totals in your areaQuarter-size hail was reported around 6 a.m. Wednesday by a KXAN viewer in Kingsland. The level of Lake Travis rose 2
  
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• Central Texas research center receives $2.48M to fight climate change

  08-02-2023 22:30 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) - New funding is heading to the Texas Hill Country in the fight against climate change. U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced Wednesday he has secured $2.48 million in federal funding for The Meadows Center at Texas State University. Dried Up: The West's growing water crisisThe funds will be used to research the impact climate change is having on the Texas water crisis. Last June, the Meadows Center received $2 million in federal funding for climate rese
  
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• Wildflower Center battered by winter ice storm, but looks ahead for spring blooms

  08-02-2023 22:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center was not spared from the copious amounts of freezing rain dumped on Central Texas trees last week. Though some of their beloved trees lost a few limbs through the storm, Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the center, said it could have been much worse. She also explained why there is a silver lining to the lost branches of our cherished evergreens. “The ice storm hit us as it did all over town,” DeLong-Am
  
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• Portrait of Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' unveiled in Texas Senate

  08-02-2023 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Opal Lee has a spunk and fight in her that's gained national momentum over the past few years.
  So much so that she's now recognized as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," playing a fundamental role in getting it recognized as a national holiday.
  Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States in the late 1800s.
  The Texas Senate unveiled a portrait of Opal Lee, who's called the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." (KXAN Photo/Jala Washington
  
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• Suspicious death reported in east Austin

  08-02-2023 21:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police are investigating a suspicious death Wednesday afternoon in east Austin.Police were called to the 5800 block of Techni Center Drive, according to an APD tweet posted at 1:34 p.m.
  APD said a media briefing may be held at a later time.This developing story will be updated.
  
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• Austin Police investigating suspicious death in east Austin

  08-02-2023 21:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said it was investigating a suspicious death Wednesday afternoon in east Austin.APD said officers responded to a call shortly after noon regarding a collision in the 5800 block of Techni Center Drive.When officers arrived, a man in his 20s was found dead inside a crashed vehicle. APD said the man had apparent bodily trauma but was unsure of what caused the trauma.According to police, this incident was being investigated as a suspicious death; however
  
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• Police identify person killed in 10-vehicle crash on Ben White ramp

  08-02-2023 20:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police have identified the person killed in a 10-vehicle crash that happened on a south Austin entrance ramp last week during the ice storm.
  Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) posted on social media that the wreck happened a little after 6 a.m. Jan. 31 on the eastbound ramp onto West Ben White Boulevard near South Congress Avenue.Previous story: 1 killed after 10-vehicle wreck on south Austin entrance rampJanice Erickson, 70, died on the scene, according to officials.
  
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• Passenger dies in single-vehicle crash on Harris Branch Parkway

  08-02-2023 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman died after a car she was riding in crashed into a tree on Harris Branch Parkway last month.
  It happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Jan. 28. Austin Police Department officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 10800 block of Harris Branch.MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2023?Flores Sifuentes, 65, died as a result of the crash.
  APD said the SUV she was riding as a passenger in left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Sifuentes was taken to
  
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• Oak wilt poses a threat to Texas trees after ice storm, arborists warn

  08-02-2023 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Destruction wrought by an early-February ice storm locally felled many of our local trees and greatly reduced their canopies, opening wounds that could lead to more dead trees, arborists warn.This threat is an annual one: oak wilt, a fungal infection that kills oaks by preventing water transportation through the tree. It spreads via contaminated tools, airborne spores, root systems and insects, often entering a tree through cuts and open wounds. It is an invasive, vascular infec
  
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• Oak wilt poses a threat to Texas live oaks after ice storm, arborists warn

  08-02-2023 19:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Destruction wrought by an early-February ice storm locally felled many of our local trees and greatly reduced their canopies, opening wounds that could lead to more dead trees, arborists warn.This threat is an annual one: oak wilt, a fungal infection that kills oaks by preventing water transportation through the tree. It spreads via contaminated tools, airborne spores, root systems and insects, often entering a tree through cuts and open wounds. It is an invasive, vascular infec
  
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• How many Texans have started at QB in the Super Bowl? Not very many.

  08-02-2023 19:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the most important position in sports and the biggest football game on Earth, and oddly enough with Texas' rich pigskin history, there haven't been that many Texans who've started at quarterback in the Super Bowl.Two Texans will take snaps in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday — Jalen Hurts from the Houston area and Patrick Mahomes who grew up outside Tyler — and that's 40% of the total signal-callers from the Lone Star State to start the big game.MORE THAN THE SCOR
  
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• Shelter in place lifted at ACC Cypress Creek after reports of armed person

  08-02-2023 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- The shelter-in-place order issued at the Austin Community College Cypress Campus is now lifted.
  The order came as a precautionary measure at 12 p.m. Wednesday amid reports of an armed person near campus.The Cedar Park Police Department said initially officers received a report of a man in the area with a handgun.
  ACC tweeted that the Cedar Park Police Department investigated the reports and issued an all-clear around 12:45 p.m.No other ACC campuses were impacted by th
  
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• Shelter in place issued for ACC Cypress Creek amid reports of armed person nearby

  08-02-2023 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- Austin Community College's Cypress Creek campus in Cedar Park issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday amid reports of an armed person near campus.The school is near Cypress Creek Road and South Lakeline Boulevard.
  ACC tweeted at 12:15 p.m. that all campus doors will remain closed and locked until further notice.
  A similar incident happened at the ACC South campus in November. That shelter in place order was lifted around 15 minutes after it was issued.
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• City of Austin ordered to pay $90M in airport expansion suit

  08-02-2023 19:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin has been ordered to pay LoneStar Airport Holdings and Texas Capital Bank $90 million as a result of the city's airport expansion and eminent domain efforts, according to reporting from the Austin Business Journal.As part of expansion plans for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the City of Austin authorized eminent domain in June to take over the property where the South Terminal sits. The South Terminal is owned and operated by the private company LoneSt
  
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• Can I burn my tree stumps, fallen branches post-storm?

  08-02-2023 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Central Texas pivots into recovery mode following last week's ice storm, many properties have been littered with fallen trees, branches and discarded limbs. But before you pick up a chainsaw and start DIY-ing your own tree stump removal, state ecologists stressed the importance of keeping things safe -- and practicing a bit of patience through the process.One method some residents might try and resort to is burning tree stumps as a form of removal. Karl Flocke, a woodland eco
  
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• Dripping Springs riding center aims to empower adults with disabilities

  08-02-2023 16:45 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS (KXAN) — A therapeutic riding center in Dripping Springs, working to empower people through horseback riding, is expanding.RED Arena is offering a day program for adults with disabilities to create home decor from recycled materials to sell in its gift shop.This week, the nonprofit is hosting a Valentine’s sale with the proceeds benefitting its program for special needs.This will help people like Jason Cribbs, a 38-year-old with down syndrome, who regularly rides hor
  
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• New Orleans homicide suspect arrested in Austin

  08-02-2023 16:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a New Orleans homicide suspect in Austin last week.
  Anderson Dixon, 20, of Hammond, Louisiana was wanted by New Orleans Police Department for a November 2022 murder, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
  The U.S. Marshals in Louisiana requested assistance from the LSFTF in Austin to locate and apprehend Dixon, who was believed to be residing in the Austin area.Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task
  
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• Dinosaurs! Fossils found by UT team could help explain final days

  08-02-2023 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - A recent expedition to Patagonia by researchers from the University of Texas may give us a better understanding of the last days of the dinosaurs.
  Fossils, including those of a Megaraptor, were found in the dig. The species existed between 66 to 75 million years ago in the Late-Cretaceous period, shortly before the species was killed off.
  Sarah Davis, Ph.D., was the lead author of the paper published last month in the Journal of South American Earth Sciences. Professor Julia Clar
  
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• San Marcos to redraw contract with police union

  08-02-2023 15:01 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- The San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to repeal an agreement it approved in September with San Marcos Police.
  According to the Council Agenda, the vote was to repeal the Meet and Confer agreement between the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association and the City of San Marcos.The city will now have 120 days to negotiate a new deal with police.
  According to city paperwork filed in September, "Meet and Confer is a process designed to allow police and f
  
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• Texas passed a missing persons reporting law. Does it work?

  08-02-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Click here to explore this story with interactive, multimedia elements.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Susanna Arroyo pulled up a picture on her phone. It was the most recent one she had of Seferino Ybarra: a driver’s license photo.She started walking toward a bus stop along Cameron Road in East Austin, showing it to anyone who crossed her path — anyone who might have any information about her older brother, missing for more than two years.“I want to see who’s in the
  
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• LIVE: Texas passed a missing persons reporting law. Does it work?

  08-02-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Click here to explore this story with interactive, multimedia elements.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Susanna Arroyo pulled up a picture on her phone. It was the most recent one she had of Seferino Ybarra: a driver’s license photo.She started walking toward a bus stop along Cameron Road in East Austin, showing it to anyone who crossed her path — anyone who might have any information about her older brother, missing for more than two years.“I want to see who’s in the
  
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• LISTEN: Sister's search reveals missing persons legal loophole

  08-02-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For years, KXAN investigators have explored challenges families find in seeking answers about missing loved ones. In this update to our Season 1 of the "Catalyst" podcast about missing persons in Texas, one woman’s search for her missing brother leads to the streets of Austin, as a legislator considers strengthening a new state law. LISTEN to Catalyst Season 1 Update: Close Those Gaps to Help People ComplyThis podcast is a companion to a multimedia story about Texas'
  
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• Woman last seen in Georgetown found

  08-02-2023 12:48 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A woman at the center of a CLEAR ALERT Wednesday morning has been found.What is a CLEAR Alert, and when is it issued?She was previously last seen in Georgetown Tuesday night.
  
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• DPS issues alert for missing woman last seen in Georgetown

  08-02-2023 12:48 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- The Department of Public Safety issued a CLEAR ALERT Wednesday morning for a woman last seen in Georgetown Tuesday night.According to DPS, the Williamson County Sheriff's Office says Aisha Ortiz was last seen on Scenic Drive. What is a CLEAR Alert, and when is it issued?Ortiz is:
  42 years oldWhite
  Black hair with brown eyes5'6" and 141 poundsLast seen with short curly hair, wearing a black sleeveless vest or jacket, red hoodie, black pants, black and yellow rainboots
  
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• Gun burglaries see hot start to year in Cedar Park

  08-02-2023 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Cedar Park police department is seeing more guns stolen during car burglaries at the start of the new year.
  In the month of January, the police department reported 18 car burglaries with three guns stolen. Police said that's a 16.6% rate of car burglaries that result in stolen guns.
  Comparing that data to 2022, only 7.6% of car burglaries resulted in a stolen gun, according to CPPD.
  This problem is not isolated to Cedar Park. The Austin Police Department reported that 64% of
  
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• Rain ends followed by clearing during the afternoon

  08-02-2023 11:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Most rain totals since Thursday have averaged .50" up to 1.00". There were several exceptions with La Grange getting top honors with 2.41" over the last two days. Some of the higher rain totals where an inch-plus was measured:
  1.45"Cortana Shores at Lake Austin
  1.28"Marble Falls
  1.27"Cypress Creek
  1.02"FlorenceLightning was an issue this morning with much of the lightning strikes from I-35 west to the Hill Country. Hail was reported in Kingsland (Llano Co.) with the largest size
  
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• Morning rain and storms holding down temperatures

  08-02-2023 11:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear! Scattered showers and storms will continue to expand over the area through the morning and afternoon.Although severe storms are not expected, some thunderstorms could contain small hail and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.Future radar 8AM BLOG: Last freeze? Here's when we leave winter behindTemperatures will be noticeably cooler today, hovering in the 40s through lunchtime before warming into the 50s late day.Cooler today, warmer tomorrow... but another co
  
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• Police respond to SWAT incident in north Austin

  08-02-2023 06:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department responded to a SWAT incident in north Austin Tuesday, according to police.Officers responded to the incident at approximately 8 p.m. to an area near the 14000 block of Drusilla's Drive, according to police. On-scene officers attempted to talk to the suspect, who was not identified Tuesday, over the phone, but the incident escalated to SWAT being called.It was not immediately clear what prompted the SWAT response. However, KXAN is working to get
  
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• APD: 1 dead after hostage situation in Pflugerville home

  08-02-2023 06:02 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department says one person is dead and one person is in the hospital after a hostage incident in a home early Wednesday morning. Police say the two adults knew each other.According to APD, SWAT officers found a body inside the home on Sweet Melissa Drive after 1 a.m. That is just northeast of Wells Branch Parkway and northwest of South Heatherwilde Boulevard.APD says Austin Travis County-EMS paramedics took a second person to the hospital. Pol
  
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• APD: 1 dead after hostage situation in north Austin home

  08-02-2023 06:02 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the situation happened in north Austin, near Pflugerville but not within its city limits.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department says one person is dead and one person is in the hospital after a hostage incident in a home early Wednesday morning. Police say the two adults knew each other.According to APD, SWAT officers found a body inside the home on Sweet Melissa Drive after 1 a.m. That is just northeast of Wells Branch Parkway an
  
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• Passenger sees lost wallet fly to 35 other cities, despite airline's claim

  08-02-2023 05:24 via kxan.com
  
  (Photo courtesy: Getty Images)(KSNF/KODE) — A passenger who left his wallet on a plane, is hopefully getting it back thanks to his Apple AirTag.Missouri resident, John Lewis, said he simply forgot his wallet on an American Airlines aircraft. Although the airline says it couldn’t find the wallet, Lewis saw his wallet fly to 35 different cities thanks to AirTag.As shared by the passenger on his personal Twitter account, he forgot his wallet on the plane after being late to catch a conn
  
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• Community gets tired of Texas man's reckless driving; now he's in jail

  08-02-2023 05:18 via kxan.com
  
  SHELBY COUNTY, Texas – Traffic violations have landed a San Augustine man in the Shelby County Jail.Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham said in a statement the sheriff’s office took numerous calls on Jan. 1, 11, 27, Feb. 2, 3, 5, and 6 concerning a man driving erratically and at high rates of speed.Shelby County deputies spent hours in pursuit of the Ford Mustang that has been equipped with a cattleguard. (Image: Shelby County Sheriff's Office)Best radar gunGary Smith, 20, was arr
  
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• Family juggles teen cancer treatment with storm damage displacement

  08-02-2023 05:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin family has to balance significant storm damage with tending to their teenage daughter with cancer."Stressful, frustrating and a lot of tears," Ruth Resendez said. City, partners launch series of resource centers to help people recover from recent winter stormShe and her husband are staying at a hotel near their daughter Ali's hospital. A pipe broke at their central Austin apartment complex last week. According to the property managers, this happened as a result of the
  
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• Austin family juggles teen cancer treatment with storm damage displacement

  08-02-2023 05:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin family has to balance significant storm damage with tending to their teenage daughter with cancer."Stressful, frustrating and a lot of tears," Ruth Resendez said. City, partners launch series of resource centers to help people recover from recent winter stormShe and her husband are staying at a hotel near their daughter Ali's hospital. A pipe broke at their central Austin apartment complex last week. According to the property managers, this happened as a result of the
  
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• Bill in response to Uvalde would add extra officer to every Texas school

  08-02-2023 04:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) announced another round of school safety legislation Tuesday, flanked by families who lost children in the school shootings at Robb Elementary and Santa Fe High School."This is personal to me," said Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde and has been the most vocal public official in advocating for the families' needs after the May 24 massacre. "These people deserve more than what they got. Their little babies deserve more than what they
  
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• Turning colder tonight as rain and a few thunderstorms pick up

  08-02-2023 04:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An upper-level storm system is moving through the state bringing rain and a few periods of thunderstorms through Wednesday morning.Rain showers gradually pick up in coverage and intensity this evening as a cold front moves through, then continue overnight as an upper-level low pressure system moves overhead. A few heavy downpours and strong storms are possible, though severe weather is not a significant risk.Possible strong thunderstorms tomorrow morning BLOG: Last freeze? Here'
  
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• City, partners launch series of resource centers to help people recover from recent winter storm

  08-02-2023 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- City departments, partner agencies and community organizations are launching a series of information centers and multi-agency resource centers to help the community recover from the recent winter weather storm, according to a news release from the City of Austin.Information centers opened Tuesday at several Austin and Travis County community centers, the release said. Information will be available at the information centers to help answer community members' questions and provide
  
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• Feeling abandoned and helpless: Ice storm costs Austin business owners tens of thousands of dollars

  08-02-2023 04:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- After nearly a week without power, Daylon Garcia was finally able to flip on the lights at Curra's Hyde Park on Tuesday afternoon.
  "It was a lot of joy and then, 'Okay, we got a lot of work to do now,'" he said.
  He said he realized last Wednesday they lost power.
  "From then on, it's pretty much a, you know, a countdown of how long you have before, things really get bad," Garcia said.
  And it didn't take long for things to get really bad. By the weekend, Garcia said they were throw
  
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• Watch Biden's State of the Union address and GOP response

  08-02-2023 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden touted his four-part agenda focused on ending cancer, tackling the mental health crisis, helping veterans and beating the opioid and overdose epidemic.
  The president made his address before a joint session of Congress — split for the first time since he took office. You can watch the full address in this article. The GOP response was delivered by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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• Suspect hits San Marcos police vehicle during chase

  08-02-2023 00:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A suspect involved in a crash during a police chase in San Marcos Tuesday is still at large, according to a City of San Marcos spokesperson.During the chase, the suspect hit a San Marcos police vehicle, but the officer inside was not injured, according to the city.Police stopped the chase as it neared Austin, and an arrest was not made at the time this article was published, the city said.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• How to get help clearing fallen trees if you have increased needs after Central Texas ice storm

  08-02-2023 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Though the weather has warmed since last week’s winter storm, Austin and Travis County have not recovered. There are still thousands without power, and because heavy ice knocked down an unprecedented number of trees and branches, there is still much storm debris along roads and in people’s yards to be cleared. Austin Resource Recovery said it will pick up customers’ debris if they prepare it, leave it on their curb, and then call 3-1-1. But following
  
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• Westlake leads local football programs on Whataburger Super Team

  08-02-2023 00:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake placed two players on the Whataburger Super Team, honoring 40 of the best high school football players across Texas.Chaps wide receiver Jaden Greathouse and defensive lineman Colton Vasek were both named to the team, along with Vandegrift offensive lineman Ian Reed, Dripping Springs quarterback Austin Novosad, Manor defensive lineman Princewill Umanmielen and La Grange defensive back Bravion Rogers. Novosad was named an offensive utility player and Umanmielen was t
  
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• 'Almost $20K': Some Austin Energy customers to pay out of pocket for repairs

  08-02-2023 00:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Austin Energy continues restoring power to customers across Austin there are some who will have to pay for the repairs themselves.During Monday's press conference an Austin Energy spokesperson said "a lot of customers that have damage to their facilities, they will have to enlist a local electrician." Will people get relief money for power outage costs?Kelsey Vance is one of those customers who is having to pay for damage from the freeze because it is her property tha
  
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