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• TxDOT requests feedback on statewide 2050 transportation plan

  26-03-2023 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the Texas Department of Transportation works toward finalizing its long-ranging transportation plan, it's hosting virtual and in-person forums this spring to collect community feedback.Connecting Texas 2050 is the state agency's update to its long-range transportation plan. TxDOT is collecting feedback "to help establish the vision, objectives, performance measures and strategic recommendations for the state's transportation system through 2050 for all modes," per a news
  
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• Man convicted of murder, sentenced to 15 years in prison

  26-03-2023 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was convicted of murder March 17 by a jury in Travis County related to a December 2020 road rage incident that resulted in a death.According to court documents, Jonathan Zavala pleaded guilty to the murder charge the same day he was convicted. A judge sentenced him to serve 15 years in a state prison related to the case. RELATED: 2 men arrested in connection to 2020 road rage homicides; police say they could be tied to over 11 incidentsPer previous reports, Zavala was
  
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• Central Texas dog travels 60 miles, still searching for home

  26-03-2023 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — For eight months, a loose dog traveled upwards of 60 miles throughout Central Texas, spotted as far north as Georgetown and as south as central Austin. Now, an Austin-area family is leading efforts to reunite him with his owner.Sasha Aghili is the founder of Jack Jack's Pack Street Dog Rescue, a Central Texas-based nonprofit that helps rescue and either reunite or rehome missing animals with their families.Austin Public Library’s puppetry program delights audie
  
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• New UT Austin exhibit honors first Black undergraduate students

  26-03-2023 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new outdoor exhibit at the Univeristy of Texas at Austin aims to share the stories of the university's first Black students in the 1950s.The exhibit, called "Precursors — We Are Texas East Mall," honors and tells the story of UT's first black undergraduate students. The university's Contextualization and Commemoration Initiative created the project, located on the East Mall near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue.
  The first Black undergraduates began at UT in the fal
  
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• Is it 'y'all' or 'ya'll'? Where does the apostrophe go in Texas' favorite word?

  26-03-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It's probably one of Texas' most-used words — but do you ever feel confused about where the apostrophe should go? You're not alone. Grammar can be hard, everyone!As Washington State University explains, it's a common English language error — no matter how simple it might be. Since the Southernism is a contraction of "you" and "all," the apostrophe "stands for the second and third letters in 'you." The top barbecue joint in Texas is in Austin, according to YelpThus,
  
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• APD provides details surrounding Tuesday night fatal crash

  26-03-2023 16:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Austin Police Department released information surrounding a Tuesday night fatal crash in east Austin.APD said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Clayton Lane and North Interstate 35 at approximately 10:45 p.m.According to police, a preliminary investigation showed the driver of the vehicle, who traveled alone, crashed into a retaining wall and died on the scene. An APD report listed the individual as an unidentified person.T
  
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• What's next for Austin's graffiti park as HOPE Outdoor Gallery plans its permanent home

  26-03-2023 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Austin-based Cumby Group LLC purchased the 1.2-acre property at the former home of HOPE Outdoor Gallery and graffiti park moved forward in 2019, HOPE Outdoor Gallery announced plans for a new permanent home, according to the HOPE Outdoor Gallery website. New condos at old HOPE graffiti park to cost $3.6M apieceFuture plans for HOPE Outdoor GalleryA 17.7-acre, open-air cultural events center, community art park and technology gallery is expected to open soon in Austin, across
  
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• Austin Public Library's puppetry program delights audiences for 45 years

  26-03-2023 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On a recent Wednesday morning at the Austin Public Library's Howson Branch, the sound of delighted squeals could be heard from the dozens of children gathered in the library's meeting room. For 30 minutes, the wide-eyed onlookers were transported into the world of "Wiley and the Hairy Man," a Southern folktale told through puppetry. How did ‘Texas, Our Texas’ become the official state song?For more than 45 years, APL's Literature Live! has sprinkled the magic an
  
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• Sunday sunshine before a mostly cloudy week

  26-03-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The overnight was mostly clear before some clouds arrived in the upper flow. Those clouds will clear for some of the area during the morning. A mostly sunny sky is forecast from I-35 westward. There will be more cloud cover during the afternoon in our eastern counties where there is a low chance of rain.Low rain chance mostly east of I-35Highs will be warmer than normal again today. Highs should reach the low to mid 80s this afternoon especially in that area from the Hill Countr
  
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• Low severe weather risk late Monday

  26-03-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Very spotty showers remain possible in our far eastern counties, otherwise we should be dry the rest of the day.
  We'll continue to see more clouds east, while the Metro Counties and the Hill Country see plenty of sun to wrap up the afternoon. High temperatures should reach the low to mid 80s in most places with a bit more humidity in the air.Clouds thicken up tonight as more moisture returns to the area. Overnight lows drop into the upper 50s.Tonight's forecastA cloudy start to
  
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• Low rain chances every day

  26-03-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Morning low temperatures Sunday fell to mostly the low to mid 40s in the Hill Country to the mid 40s to low 50s for the rest of the area. Camp Mabry's low of 53° is a degree shy of normal. The low at Austin-Bergstrom was 45°.The Gulf flow returned clouds to the area sooner than expected. As a result, the eastern half of the area will be mostly cloudy to overcast this afternoon. Clouds will increase in our western counties. There is now a 20% chance of rain through the af
  
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• Austin neighbors frustrated over lingering burned homes

  26-03-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The view from Diana Melcer Whitson's front door in north Austin is eye catching for what she said are all the wrong reasons.“It's just gotten worse,” Whitson said as she looked at the house across the street.The front yard is filled with all kinds of oddities.“Mannequins that need to be dressed,” she pointed out. “Vacant vehicles.”And then there are the painted signs throughout the yard.  “It says, 'Love thy neighbor, even if s
  
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• What counts as 'criminal mischief' in the state of Texas?

  26-03-2023 13:50 via kxan.com
  
  TYLER, Texas (KETK) - Mischief is a term that is used in a variety of ways, and in the state of Texas, it could even land you in prison.Criminal mischief is a charge that can be applied under specific circumstances. It can be confused with vandalism, which is a form of criminal mischief. According to Texas Penal Code, criminal mischief is defined as:
  When a person intentionally damages or destroys another individual's property.When a person intentionally tampers with someone's property which res
  
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• Colorado Rapids score late in 2nd half, salvage 1-1 tie with Austin FC

  26-03-2023 05:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The winless Colorado Rapids were banging on Austin FC's door for nearly the entire match, and then it finally opened.While still winless, the Rapids salvaged a draw after Kevin Cabral scored in the 85th minute to end the match 1-1 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/newslettersColorado outshot Austin FC in total 17-7 and 8-3 with shots on goal. Austin
  
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• Last WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin ends support for benefitting charities

  26-03-2023 05:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Once this year's World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play wraps up, so will its support for the two charitable organizations it raises money for.The tournament has benefitted First Tee, a golf-based leadership program for kids, for the last 8 years and Dell Children's HERE Campaign, which helps families pay for treatment at Dell Children's Medical Center, since 2020.As KXAN.com reported earlier this month, the tournament's executive director announced the WGC-D
  
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• 'There's nothing left': Deep South tornadoes kill 26

  26-03-2023 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. One person was killed in Alabama.
  The tornado devastated a swath of the Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork, reducing homes to piles of rubble, flipping cars on their sides
  
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• Longhorns baseball clinches series over No. 14 Texas Tech on walk-off wild pitch

  26-03-2023 01:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It got wild at UFCU Disch-Falk Field as the Texas Longhorns clinched a Big 12 Conference baseball series Saturday afternoon.Coming off a 6-2 win against No. 14 Texas Tech on Friday to open the three-game set, the Longhorns topped the Red Raiders again 6-5 on a wild pitch that led to the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth.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/newslette
  
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• State of Texas: Bills to boost border control could lead to court challenge

  26-03-2023 00:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Senate Committee on Border Security on Thursday heard a bill that would create a state crime for illegally crossing the federal border. It's the latest legislative effort to consolidate border enforcement authority at a time when Texas officials accuse the Biden Administration of ignoring the strain on border communities.Senate Bill 2424 by State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, would create a Class A misdemeanor for noncitizens who attempt to cross the Texas-M
  
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