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• Despite injury to star, No. 9 Baylor turns huge first-half run into win over No. 8 Texas

  25-02-2023 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (KXAN) — An 18-0 first-half run by No. 9 Baylor fueled the Bears to upend No. 8 Texas 81-72 in Big 12 Conference men's basketball action Saturday at the Ferrell Center.Texas led for most of the first half, and by as much as 14 points, until a Flo Thamba foul shot tied the ballgame at 23-23 with 4:26 left. The free throws extended Baylor's run to 12-0, and they took the lead for good following a jumper by Jalen Bridges with 3:03 in the half. Bridges capped off the huge run by th
  
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• St. Louis City FC spoils Austin FC's season opener, nets 1st-ever MLS win 3-2 at Q2

  25-02-2023 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Costly turnovers in the second half by Austin FC led to St. Louis City FC earning its first-ever win in Major League Soccer 3-2 on Saturday at Q2 Stadium.Former Austin FC player Jared Stroud took an awful pass by defender Kipp Keller and tied the match with an easy goal in the 78th minute, and then Keller was beaten by João Klauss on a counterattack eight minutes later for the game-winning goal.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and si
  
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• Newly-anointed captain Driussi scores late in 1st half to equalize against St. Louis City FC

  25-02-2023 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Captain saved the first half for Austin FC.After trailing a goal since the 24th minute, Sebastian Driussi showed incredible skill with a goal in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to send Verde and Black into the break tied 1-1 with St. Louis City FC on Saturday at Q2 Stadium.
  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/newslettersPerhaps as equally impressive as Driu
  
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• Austin FC opens 3rd MLS season against expansion side St. Louis City FC

  25-02-2023 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC's third season in Major League Soccer begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday inside Q2 Stadium against a team in its first season.Verde and Black take on St. Louis City FC to open the 2023 campaign, and the big question heading into this season is what the club does for an encore after last year's historic run to the conference finals.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/news
  
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• LIFE instead of death: Jury lets Hollis Daniels live after shooting death of Texas campus police officer

  25-02-2023 21:49 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- A jury in Lubbock did not sentence Hollis Daniels to death on Friday for the shooting and killing of Texas Tech Police Department Officer Floyd East Jr.
  Daniels instead received life in prison without parole.Daniels admitted to the murder in court on February 6.East arrested Daniels on October 9, 2017. Officers missed a stolen gun during his arrest, which Daniels used to shoot and kill East at the police station on Texas Tech University campus. Daniels ran off, which spark
  
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• Austin housing authority receives $82K preservation grant for Rosewood Courts project

  25-02-2023 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) has been awarded an $82,000 Heritage Preservation Grant by the City’s Economic Development Department.According to the Housing Authority, the grant was awarded for HACA’s project, Pathways at Rosewood Courts Tourism Kiosks: Amplification of African American History in Austin.“The kiosks are part of the current renovation and preservation of the historic, 80-year-old Rosewood Courts, which was the first Afr
  
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• Austin housing authority gives $82K preservation grant for Rosewood Courts project

  25-02-2023 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) has been awarded an $82,000 Heritage Preservation Grant from the City’s Economic Development Department.According to the city. The grant was awarded for HACA’s project, Pathways at Rosewood Courts Tourism Kiosks: Amplification of African American History in Austin.“The kiosks are part of the current renovation and preservation of the historic, 80-year-old Rosewood Courts, which was the first African Americ
  
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• CapMetro to temporarily suspend Red Line next week for construction project

  25-02-2023 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — CapMetro said it would be suspending its CapMetro Rail Red Line temporarily from Feb. 27 through March 3.The metro system said the suspension would be to continue the construction work on the new McKalla Station at Q2 Stadium, which is scheduled to be operational by the 2024 Austin FC season.According to CapMetro, there would also be a road closure on Rutland Drive starting Sunday until Wednesday. About 150-200 feet of the road would be closed in each direction from the rai
  
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• Representation matters: How black-owned book store Black Pearl is sharing more inclusive stories in Central Texas

  25-02-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—When you walk into Black Pearl Books, diverse books are on every shelf because it wants to promote representation and cultural awareness.
  These stories range from social justice, black history, the Royal Family and more.
  The bookstore is black-owned and founded by a woman named Katrina Brooks in 2019. She and her family run the business together, building it after surviving a shutdown at the beginning of the pandemic.
  Inside Black Pearl Books. (KXAN photos/Jake Sykes).Inside
  
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• Austin civil rights director resigns amid city investigation

  25-02-2023 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The director of Austin's Office of Civil Rights submitted her resignation, the city confirmed in a memo Wednesday.
  The resignation follows a 2022 investigation into Carol Johnson after allegations were raised regarding mistreatment and retaliation against office employees.PREVIOUS: Austin investigating head of Civil Rights office for alleged employee mistreatmentJohnson was named the head of the department in February 2021. She was the first person in the role.
  "Carol was i
  
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• APD: Man fires several shots in east Austin parking lot, robs woman, steals car

  25-02-2023 19:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police arrested a man Thursday in connection to a shooting at Capital Plaza in east Austin.Police said officials originally responded to the 5300 block of N. IH 35 at 3:30 p.m. for an active shooter incident after multiple people called 911 saying a man was firing a handgun in the plaza's parking lot.APD said officers found 30-year-old Hunter Rouse in the parking lot, and he was arrested. A .40 caliber handgun was found during his arrest, according to police.Officers
  
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• Willie Nelson, Spoon, others to play at Luck Reunion in March

  25-02-2023 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Red Headed Stranger and a lineup of over 35 acts will perform at the 11th annual Luck Reunion.
  Willie Nelson and Family, Spoon, Ethel Cain, Sir Woman, Devon Gilfillian and Shane Smith & The Saints are a few names announced in this year's lineup. The event will also include food experiences, local artists and merchandise.RELATED: Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday with all-star concertThe annual Luck Reunion will be held March 16 at Nelson's Luck Ranch in Spice
  
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• This is the most remote area in all of Texas

  25-02-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Have you ever wished you could completely unplug from the world and hear total silence? Well, you don't need to find a deserted island to get away from the world — you can do it right here in the Lone Star State.While Texas contains many remote wilderness areas one of them is the most remote of all: Big Bend National Park — particularly its southeastern edge on the U.S.-Mexico border.What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here’s the top 10As the Nationa
  
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• APD searches for missing, endangered man last seen in southeast Austin

  25-02-2023 16:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Saturday, the Austin Police Department said it was attempting to locate a missing and endangered person last seen in southeast Austin.APD said 33-year-old Nikko Jackson was last known to be near the 4400 block of Stassney Lane at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday."It is unknown where Nikko may have gone, or who he may be with," police said.APD described Nikko as a 5’6” Black man weighing 190 pounds. Police said he has short black hair and was last seen wearing blue jeans and
  
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• H Mart to open second Austin grocery store

  25-02-2023 14:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (ABJ) -- Austin is getting a second location of H Mart, the Asian supermarket chain.The New Jersey-based company has leased more than 23,000 square feet for a store at 5222 Burnet Road, Durhman & Bassett Realty Group Inc. said Feb. 24.Read the full story on the Austin Business Journal website.
  
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• Warm-up accelerates for Sunday

  25-02-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures jumped almost 10 degrees today compared to Friday with widespread mid-60s during the afternoon.Tonight our skies will range from partly to mostly cloudy, with only a couple of sprinkles in the air for Austin FC's opening game of the season at Q2 Stadium!Austin FC opening match forecastThrough the night much thicker cloud-cover and some areas of fog return to Central Texas. It'll be a warmer night with lows in the upper 50s instead of the mid-40s.Sunday morning start
  
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• Cool today under the clouds

  25-02-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The temperature roller coaster reached its lowest point Friday with most highs in the 50s. A few cities in Caldwell and Fayette Counties reached 60° to 62°.
  Most highs this afternoon will be cooler than normal under the clouds and with a northeast wind. Much of the area will be in the 60s.Today's normal high is 68°A southeast to south wind will warm temperatures tomorrow to the 70s with some at 80° or a little higher.Those winds will be strong Sunday afternoon th
  
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• ‘Why should I keep passing by?’ — The story of the first 12 Black students to integrate Austin schools

  25-02-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A souvenir from 83-year-old Texanna Huff’s sophomore year of high school is stapled to the front page of her 1956 Austin High yearbook.It was a letter from her 15-year-old self: one she had almost forgotten, summarizing a historic year for the country — and in her own life.The year she, and 11 other students, became the first Black children to integrate Austin schools.Struggling to decipher her own cursive writing, Huff read part of the letter dated the fall of
  
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• Dollar Tree fined more than $250,000 after inspection at Texas store

  25-02-2023 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KETK) - Dollar Tree Inc. was fined $254,478 after federal workplace safety inspectors arrived at a store in Mount Pleasant, according to the Department of Labor. SPECIAL REPORT: How ‘terrible’ is Toll 49 really?According to a release, inspectors found "the national discount retailer again shortchanging employee safety" by allowing storeroom merchandise to block exits, walkways and "stacking boxes high enough to fall on workers."The Sept. 7, 2022 inspection also
  
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• CapMetro train crashes into vehicle near Leander, no injuries reported

  25-02-2023 03:56 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A CapMetro rail train crashed into a vehicle near Leander Station Friday, CapMetro said in a tweet.Shortly before 7 p.m., officials responded to reports of the crash. The track from Leander to Lakeline station was currently closed as crews work to repair the train and tracks, the tweet said. Furthermore, a bus service is in place for customers.Additionally, CapMetro said it hopes to have the track reopened by the Austin FC match Saturday. If the track is still close
  
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• APD searching for teen mom, missing baby last seen in north Austin

  25-02-2023 03:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help to find a missing infant, along with the infant's 15-year-old mother, who were last seen in north Austin Thursday, APD said in a news release.The teen, Alexis Garza, was last seen with her two-week-old infant son at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday near the 2600 block of South Interstate 35, police said.
  It was not immediately clear where Alexis and the baby went, but police said she is from San Antonio.Alexis is descr
  
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• APD searching for teen mom, missing baby

  25-02-2023 03:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help to find a missing infant, along with the infant's 15-year-old mother, who were last seen in north Austin Thursday, APD said in a news release.The teen, Alexis Garza, was last seen with her two-week-old infant son at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday near the 2600 block of South Interstate 35, police said.
  It was not immediately clear where Alexis and the baby went, but police said she is from San Antonio.Alexis is descr
  
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• Ongoing water leak tightens water restrictions for Leander customers

  25-02-2023 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Leander has bumped up water restrictions to Phase 3 as repairs continue to rejoin a separated intake pipe under Lake Travis found by utility suppliers last week. Water in Leander routed to different plant after leak found in pipelineIn a social media post Thursday, the city asked water customers to turn off irrigation systems and only water gardens by hand.Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle said this is being done out of an abundance of caution ahead of war
  
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• Ukrainians who fled to Texas reflect on one year of war

  25-02-2023 01:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As Maria Melnichenko chanted demands for peace, her voice echoed across the grounds of the Texas Capitol, but her heart was back home."The first month of the war, I was living in the basement. It was horrible," she remembered. "It was very difficult to live in the basement, to hear missiles. It was really, really scary."A TV journalist turned refugee, Maria is one of the millions who Russia forced from her family at just 25 years old. She worried this morning that the one-yea
  
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• Man gets 8 years in prison for 2018 aggravated sexual assault

  25-02-2023 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who entered a guilty plea in connection to a 2018 aggravated sexual assault last week was sentenced to eight years in prison by a judge in the 331st District Court Thursday.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. Two men accused of pulling knife, raping woman at east Austin parkBoth Kenoski and Green began a conversation with the woman while she was s
  
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• Texas men's basketball set for top ten showdown

  25-02-2023 00:24 via kxan.com
  
  The No. 8 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team is gearing up for a top ten matchup in Waco against No. 9 Baylor. On January 30 the Longhorns defeated the Bears 76-71 in Austin and now have a chance for their first regular-season series sweep of Baylor since the 2013-2014 season.Longhorns senior forward Timmy Allen had one of his better games this season in the first meeting against Baylor, scoring 18 points on 7-10 shooting. The veteran knows that facing the Bears on the road is a tough task; o
  
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• Educators publish open letter to Round Rock ISD asking for LGBTQ+ training

  25-02-2023 00:04 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A group of Round Rock educators released an open letter to their school district leaders asking for training on how to support LGBTQ+ students, staff and family members."We, members of Educators in Solidarity, are concerned about the lack of training and support
  for teachers and staff around LGBTQ+ issues in Round Rock ISD. In the current social climate,
  LGBTQ+ individuals are under attack, leading to increased mental health needs in the LGBTQ+
  community. We beli
  
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