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• No. 6 Texas hangs on for overtime win over Oklahoma, keeps pace at top of Big 12

  18-02-2023 23:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Every night is a tough night in the Big 12 Conference.Oklahoma gave No. 6 Texas everything it could handle on Saturday at Moody Center, but the Longhorns outlasted the Sooners 85-83 in overtime.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/newslettersAfter Texas guard Tyrese Hunter hit the second of a double bonus foul shot to give them a 2-point lead with 6.8 seconds left, the Sooner
  
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• How an Austin woman grew black-owned business, 'Soul Popped,' with $53 to her name

  18-02-2023 23:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—"There's power in not having anything to lose," said De Juana Lozada, founder of Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn.
  Everyone calls her De J. She built the soul-food-flavored popcorn brand when she had little to nothing about seven years ago.
  Now, the demand for her popcorn is growing. She runs her business out of a shop in the Arboretum shopping plaza in North Austin, called Soul Made Collective.
  A variety of soul food flavored inspired popcorn. (KXAN photos/Jala Washington).
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• Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care, charity says

  18-02-2023 21:49 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care.The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."It said he has the full support of his medical team and family, which “asks for privacy at this time and is grateful
  
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• Former CapMetro driver sentenced for 2019 cyclist death on UT campus

  18-02-2023 21:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former CapMetro bus driver pled guilty last week to the 2019 death of a bicyclist on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
  Mindi Stafford, 44, pled guilty Wednesday to criminal negligent homicide. She was placed on community supervision for seven years and sentenced to 250 hours of community service.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: CapMetro driver charged with manslaughter after crash killed cyclistThe deadly crash happened on San Jacinto Boulevard, south of 23rd Street, on Jan. 28
  
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• Former President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care

  18-02-2023 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  Former U.S. President and Plains, Georgia native Jimmy Carter has elected to go into hospice care.The news comes following a statement from the Carter Center, saying quote, "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of medical intervention. He has the full support of his family and medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for
  
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• Texas baseball hangs with No. 8 Arkansas in 3-2 loss at Globe Life Field

  18-02-2023 18:31 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns gave No. 8 Arkansas all it could handle on college baseball's opening day Friday, but the Razorbacks held them off to escape 3-2 at the College Baseball Showcase at Globe Life Field.Texas outfielder Porter Brown, a transfer from TCU, hit the team's first home run of the season with a solo blast in the seventh inning. Garret Guillemette hit a double in the inning and eventually scored on a wild pitch to account for both Texas runs. Arkansas scor
  
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• Where did Whataburger's orange and white colors come from?

  18-02-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — When Texas' signature burger joint first opened in August 1950 in Corpus Christi, the unassuming location was notably different than the Whataburgers you're used to seeing. Can you imagine it: a Whataburger without the iconic orange and white colors?It turns out, that color choice wasn't coincidental. And it has a lot to do with aviation. In fact, the Texas State Historical Association says Dobson could often be seen flying a Whataburger banner over Corpus Christi — and e
  
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• Did you know Texas keeps a list of executed inmates' last words?

  18-02-2023 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Government databases hold a trove of information, and with the advances of technology, much of it has become more readily available. But what sort of information is open to the public?A noteworthy discovery in the online database for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows a list of executed death row inmates, and available on the list are the last statements given by the inmates, which are available for anyone to read.Texas adopted lethal injection as means of execu
  
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• Warmer for the marathon before 80s return

  18-02-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Your weekend started cold! We set a new record low of 24º at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Saturday morning beating the previous record of 25º (2007/2015).
  Number of freezes in Austin (Camp Mabry) since October compared to normalWe also dropped to 31º at Austin's Camp Mabry Saturday morning making for the 14th freeze this winter, two more than we typically see during the colder months. We're not forecasting anymore freezes anytime soon.Tonight will go bet
  
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• Warmer days ahead

  18-02-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This morning will be the last cold morning for a few days. Wind chill readings at 6 a.m. were in the mid/upper 20s to low 30s.
  The day will start out with a clear to partly cloudy sky. A weak area of low pressure moving across Texas will cause an increase in clouds through the morning. Look for a mainly cloudy sky this afternoon with most highs in the mid/upper 50s. A southwest wind sends highs Sunday into the low/mid 70s.Chilly today followed by a warming trend starting tomorro
  
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• FDA recalls Starbucks drink that may contain glass

  18-02-2023 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than 25,000 cases of Starbucks chilled vanilla Frappuccino's were recalled across the United States, according to the FDA.According to the FDA, the reason for recall was due to the possible presence of a foreign object, specifically glass. NASA says meteorite fragments likely fell in Starr County: How to handle themThe recall is for the 13.7 Oz drinks, with exactly 25,200 cases recalled nationwide. The report states that there are 12 bottles per case
  
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• Texas man accused of beating 51-year-old with metal pipes, police said

  18-02-2023 04:04 via kxan.com
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man has been taken into custody and accused of beating a 51-year-od man with two metal pipes on the roadway, according to the Brownsville Police Department.Jaime Medina, 45, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, and possession of a controlled substance, according to the Brownsville Police Department.Fourth suspect ‘armed and dangerous’ in Santa Rosa murder, DA
  
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• Firefighters on alert as dry tree limb piles remain

  18-02-2023 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Tree limbs and branches still line many streets across Central Texas as crews work hard to remove them, but leaving these piles too long could pose a danger."We got a lot of trees that fell down," said Rene Rodrigez who was dropping off a trailer full of branches in Pflugerville. "I still have a lot more!"Tim Wallace, a Travis County fire inspector in ESD 2 said his crews are on high alert with all the leftover debris."Just truck, after truck, after truck," sai
  
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• Fact-checking Gov. Abbott's "State of the State" address

  18-02-2023 03:05 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (Nexstar) -- Gov. Greg Abbott asserted numerous claims to make his case for Texas in his "State of the State" address. Independent reviews of third-party sources show most of those factual claims were true. However, some claims lacked context and could be misleading. Here are some of the highlights."Since I became Governor, Texas has added more than 1.9 million new jobs."
  Federal data reports slightly fewer jobs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas added 1.5
  
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• Water in Leander routed to different plant after leak found in pipeline

  18-02-2023 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - The City of Leander said Friday afternoon its water supplier found a leak in a pipeline that feeds raw water from Lake Travis to its treatment plant.Repairs are underway as water customers remain under Phase 2 water conservation.
  A release from the city said the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority detected the leak in the 36-inch wide pipe earlier this week which divers later confirmed.
  The city said that raw water is being rerouted to its Sandy Creek water treat
  
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• LGBTQ restrictions not among Abbott's emergency items

  18-02-2023 01:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The seven emergency legislative items laid out Thursday night by Gov. Greg Abbott notably did not include any specific LGBTQ restrictions, diverging from the list of priorities announced earlier by the state's second most powerful leader. However, advocates said the governor's vague language about placing more limits on education curriculum raises concerns.
  During his State of the State address, Abbott said he would like state lawmakers to initially focus this session on cu
  
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• How much money is Austin spending on childcare help?

  18-02-2023 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Leaders from the City of Austin and Travis County are set to discuss updated numbers on how much they've invested into early childhood centers.
  Right now, the city is investing more than $19 million in a total of 22 early childhood service programs, according to a meeting document.But nine of those programs are federally funded, with the money set to run out this fall or at the end of next year.
  "We really need to be finding stable dollars to take over in the next couple of year
  
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• Man pleads guilty to 2018 aggravated sexual assault charge, court records say

  18-02-2023 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One of two men facing aggravated sexual assault charges that occurred in December 2018 at an east Austin park entered a guilty plea Feb. 15, according to court records.Kyle Kenoski, 19 at the time of the incident, along with David Green, 59 at the time, were accused of raping a woman in the park, previous court records said.Both Kenoski and Green began a conversation with the woman while she was sitting on a bench after a fight with her boyfriend. Green is accused of coming up b
  
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• Second gap spotted on US-290 flyover, TxDOT says gaps not a 'structural concern'

  18-02-2023 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- KXAN viewers spotted a gap between sections of the US-290 flyover at Interstate 35, presenting the second such gap on the road.The first gap was spotted in November 2022 with a metal plate partially covering it. The plate is bolted to both sides of the gap. PHOTO: TxDOT placing temporary metal plates over gap in north Austin flyoverA Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) public information officer told KXAN the agency has been aware of the "separated joint" since 2017, and
  
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