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• Texas Longhorns supporter, billionaire 'Red' McCombs dies at 95

  20-02-2023 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Longtime University of Texas at Austin supporter and billionaire Billy Joe "Red" McCombs died Sunday. He was 95 years old.McCombs was an iconic figure on the UT campus with his support for academics and Longhorns athletics. After a multi-million-dollar donation, UT's business school was renamed the McCombs School of Business. The McCombs name is also on the UT softball field and the north end zone expansion at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. UT students will re-appe
  
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• How to get to, from Q2 Stadium for 2023 Austin FC season

  20-02-2023 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Verde fans will make their journey back to Q2 Stadium this weekend for Austin FC's first match of the 2023 season.
  As thousands head to Q2 Stadium — with your best Verde apparel in tow — here's a look at how to get to and from the stadium this season.CapMetro rail, bus servicesThere are four bus stops available through CapMetro for fans looking to commute to the station.
  Stop I.D. 4682: Capmetro's 803 southbound route will take riders to the northwest cor
  
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• Warmest temperatures of the year expected this week

  20-02-2023 22:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A warming southwest wind is sending our afternoon maximums to the 80s. A blend of sun and fair-weather clouds will fill the sky this afternoon.Normal high is 67°A mostly clear evening will be followed by increasing clouds and fog overnight. Most of the fog should stay east of I-35. BLOG: List: Sunniest U.S. cities: How Austin ranksAn area of low pressure lies in the eastern Pacific southwest of San Diego. That's essentially where it was yesterday. Winds aloft ahead of it kee
  
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• Hays CISD student disciplined after making offensive Tiktok video, district says in letter to parents

  20-02-2023 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas -- A Hays CISD student was disciplined after posting a TikTok video bullying special education students, according to a letter from Hays CISD sent to parents of students affected by the video.More specifically, the student was accused of posting a TikTok video that included a picture of one student, among others, with a caption of "@R people <<<<<<<normal people," the letter said.The Hays CISD principal then conducted an administrative investigation, which
  
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• Street racing, takeovers reported across Texas cities in recent years

  20-02-2023 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Street racing has been a phenomenon around for decades, where people race vehicles to see who can outrun the other. However, in recent years, spurred in part by the coronavirus pandemic, cities across the country have reported more instances of street takeovers, also called "sideshows."These takeovers often involving blocking off intersections with "flash mobs" of spectators surrounding the vehicles. The cars then pull stunts like drifting, donuts and ghost riding — wh
  
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• UT students will re-appear on Jeopardy! in 'High School Reunion' tournament

  20-02-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three University of Texas at Austin students will show what they know in a new Jeopardy! tournament that starts this week. But this won’t be their first time on the show. Jeopardy! said it's bringing back now-college students and graduates who appeared on the show’s high school tournament four years ago. The 14-day "High School Reunion" tournament has a $100,000 grand prize and will move on to the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. More UT student
  
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• Charges against Alec Baldwin downgraded in 'Rust' shooting case

  20-02-2023 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors are downgrading charges filed against actor-producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in connection to the fatal "Rust" movie set shooting. According to newly filed court documents, Baldwin and Guiterrez-Reed will now only face an involuntary manslaughter charge without a firearm enhancement penalty.If convicted, the now-dropped enhancement could have carried an additional five-year minimum prison sentence on top of the typical se
  
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• Roof of southeast Austin home partially collapses in fire

  20-02-2023 19:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The roof of a home in the Onion Creek area partially collapsed in a fire Monday morning.
  The Austin Fire Department tweeted at 11:30 a.m. that it and other agencies were responding and were approaching fire under control.
  Roof partially collapses in housefire in the Onion Creek area (Photo courtesy: Austin Fire Department) Roof partially collapses in housefire in the Onion Creek area (KXAN Photo/Todd Bynum) Roof partially collapses in housefire in the Onion Creek area (KXAN Phot
  
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• UT, Texas A&M researchers make e-tattoos to show if someone is stressed

  20-02-2023 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — New technology from the University of Texas at Austin can help sense a person's emotional stress with uses in both the real and virtual worlds.
  The wearable tech, called an e-tattoo, collects data about a person's emotions. It was created by a group from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. RELATED: Texas researchers develop tattoos to help monitor blood pressureThis type of e-tattoo is worn on the palm, which is full of sweat glands that fill up
  
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• Dell Med: Why Hispanic adults are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease

  20-02-2023 19:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — New research from the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin is exploring why Hispanic adults are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than their white peers.Per the research, Hispanic adults are approximately 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than their white counterparts. Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disease that impacts memory and thinking skills.Despite Hispanics being 1.5 times more likely to develop the condition, the Alzheime
  
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• What's the difference between street racing and takeovers?

  20-02-2023 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department responded to four different reckless driving incidents late Saturday and early Sunday morning, an act officers described as "street takeovers."RELATED: APD arrests 2 after ‘street takeovers’ late SaturdayThe incidents — which began around 9 p.m. at the South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road intersection and ended close to 2 a.m. at the Metric Boulevard and Braker Lane intersection — involved cars blocking intersect
  
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• Allegiant to introduce new route from Austin-Bergstrom this summer

  20-02-2023 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air is expanding its options out of Austin, adding a new nonstop route this summer.Flights to Omaha, Nebraska, are scheduled to begin on June 15. The seasonal route will operate through Nov. 12.The route will be served twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays."We are thrilled to expand our network in Austin by offering affordable, all-nonstop service to Omaha," said Drew Wells, senior vice president and chief revenue officer for Allegiant. "Whether
  
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• TCSO looking for tips after homicide on US 183

  20-02-2023 18:28 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Detectives with the Travis County Sheriff's Office are looking for possible eyewitnesses who may have seen a shooting over the weekend on U.S. Highway 183. Homeowner faces city fines after suspected DWI driver damages houseAccording to a TCSO release, a woman in her 30s was riding as a passenger in a red truck when she was shot at by someone in another vehicle near the 6500 block of U.S. 183 in Travis County. The shooting happened between 11 p.m. Saturday and
  
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• Winter storm debris cleanup could last until end of April, City of Austin says

  20-02-2023 16:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is still working to clean debris left behind from the early February ice storm. Thousands of trees froze and fell, leaving behind tons of limbs and branches.
  Austin Resource Recovery or ARR has been working to collect what it says is an "unprecedented" amount of debris from the storm.
  ARR said the cleanup process could take nearly three months. It expects the last pass of debris cleanup to be done by April 30.Frozen trees snap, crackle and pop across Cent
  
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• Ascension Seton hospital receives bell for heart transplant patients

  20-02-2023 14:37 via kxan.com
  
  KXAN (AUSTIN) -- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin will receive a new piece of equipment for its cardiovascular intensive care unit that will play a critical role in a patient's recovery.
  The hospital will place a brass bell in the hallway of its transplant center. Patients who have just gone through a heart transplant will get to ring the bell after their operation.
  The bell signifies a moment for patients to celebrate all of the hard work and waiting leading up to their surgery, Dr. Raymon
  
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• Man becomes CPR certified after surviving cardiac arrest

  20-02-2023 14:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just two months after suffering a severe cardiac arrest, local realtor Steve Dedear is on the road to recovery.In December, the 60-year-old collapsed at a company Christmas party at Paleface Ranch."I was having a massive heart attack and fortunately for me, there were a few people around that knew how to do CPR,” Dedear said.While most of the people at the party stood in shock, not sure what to do, his coworker Keith Milkiewicz sprang into action."His lips were turning pur
  
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• Williamson County shelter offering free adoptions for Presidents Day

  20-02-2023 14:28 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY (KXAN) -- The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is offering free adoptions Monday for Presidents Day.
  All adoptions of medium-to-large dogs will be free Monday, Feb. 20 at WRCAS.
  Available pets can be previewed online.
  In-person visits can be scheduled by emailing [email protected]. The shelter is open daily from noon-6 p.m. for walk-ins.Fosters are also welcome. Head up to the shelter and staff will assist in making the best match for your home.Send an email to&n
  
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• LIST: Presidents Day 2023 closures in Austin area

  20-02-2023 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some City of Austin administrative offices, other facilities, and offices around Central Texas will be closed Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents Day.
  Normal business hours will resume Tuesday.
  Here's a list of closures:
  Parks and RecreationMost Austin Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for Presidents Day. However, City parks, golf courses, cemeteries, and some pools will be open. Facility hours vary by location so please call ahead or visit AustinTexas.gov/Parks&nbs
  
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• LIST: Presidents Day 2023 closures in Austin

  20-02-2023 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some City of Austin administrative offices and other facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents Day.
  Normal business hours will resume Tuesday.
  Here's a list of closures:
  Parks and RecreationMost Austin Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for Presidents Day. However, City parks, golf courses, cemeteries, and some pools will be open. Facility hours vary by location so please call ahead or visit AustinTexas.gov/Parks for details. Information on c
  
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• Could this year be the year that ‘water cremation’ becomes legal in Texas? 

  20-02-2023 13:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One universal experience every person on this planet will experience is death. So what do you want to happen to your body after you die?If your response is cremation, you are not alone. In recent years, cremation has become the most common method of post-mortem body disposition, growing from around 34% in 2006 to 57.5% of the roughly 3.4 million Americans who died in 2021, according to the Cremation Association of North America.There are two types of cremation offered in th
  
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• More wind than rain as temperatures soar

  20-02-2023 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Forget about the winter coats for awhile... we're in for an unseasonably warm week here in Central Texas.Our Monday begins with mild temperatures and a few spots of low clouds. A mix of sun and clouds will stretch areawide with afternoon temperatures well above average in the upper 70s to low 80s. Breezy winds out of the southwest will blow 10-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph.Low clouds return late tonight into Tuesday, but don't expect a cool down anytime soon. In fact, temperatures w
  
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• Feeling 80s for a few days

  20-02-2023 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A warming southwest wind is sending our afternoon maximums to the 80s. A blend of sun and fair-weather clouds will fill the sky this afternoon.Normal high is 67°A mostly clear evening will be followed by increasing clouds and fog overnight. Most of the fog should stay east of I-35. BLOG: List: Sunniest U.S. cities: How Austin ranksAn area of low pressure lies in the eastern Pacific southwest of San Diego. That's essentially where it was yesterday. Winds aloft ahead of it kee
  
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• Map: Where Biden's student loan forgiveness could have the most impact

  20-02-2023 12:21 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - In roughly a week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which accepted about 26 million applications before legal challenges brought the process to a halt.
  While the application was open for less than a month, millions of Americans nationwide submitted their requests for relief, data released by the White House earlier this month showed. Of those, 16.5 million were fully approved and passed along to loa
  
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• Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine to show solidarity as war nears 1-year mark

  20-02-2023 11:35 via kxan.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.Speaking alongside Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace, Biden recalled the fears nearly a year ago that Russia’s invasion forces might quickly take the Ukrainian capital. “One year later, Kyiv stands,” Biden said, jamming his
  
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• Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: 'Kyiv stands'

  20-02-2023 11:35 via kxan.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.“One year later, Kyiv stands,” Biden declared after meeting with Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace. Jamming his finger for emphasis on his podium flanked by U.S
  
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• 3 adults, 3 children injured in Travis County multi-vehicle crash

  20-02-2023 04:27 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas(KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS medics took a six people to the hospital Sunday after a crash involving multiple vehicles near FM 812 and US-183, said ATCEMS Captain Darren Noak.Of the six who were injured, three are children, and two have serious injuries. The third child has minor injuries. The children, along with two adults who had minor injuries, went to Dell Children's Medical Center.ATCEMS took a third adult to St. David's South Austin Medical Center. That adul
  
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• APD: Two people shot on E 5th Street

  20-02-2023 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS says that they transported two people with gunshot wounds on Sunday night.Both victims are in critical, life threatening condition, ATCEMS says.Austin Police Watch Command said that the shooting occurred near East 5th Street and Red River Street.
  The area is secure at this time and officers are investigating, APD said.This is a developing story. Check back to KXAN for updates.
  
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• APD: One person shot on E 5th Street

  20-02-2023 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Watch Command says one person was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound Sunday night.The victim was transported from near East 5th Street and Red River Street.APD says that the area is secure at this time, and that officers are investigating.The condition of the victim is not yet known.This is a developing story. Check back to KXAN for updates.
  
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• APD investigating homicide on E 5th Street; 1 dead, 1 injured

  20-02-2023 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday night near East 5th Street and Red River Street, according to a post on the APD Twitter account.Austin-Travis County EMS initially transported two people from that scene with gunshot wounds. At that time, both victims were in critical, life threatening condition, ATCEMS says.APD Sgt. Marcus Davis gave a briefing to media around 10:30 p.m. He said that officers responded at 8:37 p.m. to a 911 call reporting shot
  
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• APD investigating a homicide on E 5th Street

  20-02-2023 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday night near East 5th Street and Red River Street, according to a post on the APD Twitter account.Austin-Travis County EMS initially transported two people from that scene with gunshot wounds. At that time, both victims were in critical, life threatening condition, ATCEMS says.The area is secure at this time and officers are investigating, APD said.This is a developing story. Check back to KXAN for updates.
  
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• Texas 3rd-grader finds superintendent's gun in school bathroom, parents voice concerns

  20-02-2023 01:54 via kxan.com
  
  RISING STAR, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Roughly a month after a Texas third-grade student found a gun belonging to a superintendent in a school bathroom, parents expressed their concerns that they weren't notified sooner by school officials.In January, the Rising Star Elementary student found the gun and immediately notified a teacher without touching the weapon, superintendent Robby Stuteville told Nexstar's KTAB. The gun belonged to Stuteville, who said he and the school's principal open carry on cam
  
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• Report: Four Seasons Lake Austin residence project to cost $830M

  20-02-2023 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A private residential development in the works along Lake Austin will cost an estimated $830 million, Connect Commercial Real Estate reported last week.The Four Seasons Private Residences Lake Austin is expected to begin construction June 1, with an estimated completion in late 2026. Hines Interests LP, Austin Capital Partners and Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts are collaborating on the residential endeavor, per November 2021 reporting from the Austin Business Journal. PREVI
  
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• LIST: Sunniest U.S. cities: How Austin ranks

  20-02-2023 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas is considered part of the U.S. sunbelt, but how much of the time do we see sunshine and how do we compare to other cities in the country?The most complete accounting for sunshine has been done by the National Climatic Data Center (a division of NOAAs National Centers for Environmental Information) and many places in Texas, including Austin, end up on the top half of the list.Sunshine is measured by looking at a percentage of potential sunshine. Basically, we l
  
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