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• Swanson's injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0

  08-04-2023 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team's leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup this summer.The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for
  
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• Abbott calls for pardon of Daniel Perry after guilty murder verdict

  08-04-2023 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott called for the pardon of Daniel Perry a day after he was found guilty by a jury for the 2020 murder of a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin."I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry," Abbott said in a tweet Saturday. Q&A: Daniel Perry was found guilty of murder. What happens now?In the tweet, Abbott said Texas has one of the strongest "Stand Your Ground" laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified.Texas' pardo
  
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• Texas A&M researcher unraveling the mystery of a kidney disease epidemic

  08-04-2023 21:13 via kxan.com
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KXAN) — A Texas A&M researcher and her team are one step closer to determining the cause of a pervasive and fatal kidney disease that affects mostly young men working in agriculture in Central American countries. The puzzling disease has stumped scientists for decades. Chronic kidney disease typically affects people who are older, and it is usually associated with other health problems, such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes. It is a serious medical con
  
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• City of Kyle adds new traffic solutions to decrease congestion, focus on first responder safety

  08-04-2023 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Kyle said the Kyle Police Department was integrating innovative traffic solutions to decrease congestion and focus on the safety of first responders while improving response times.The city said it selected Global Traffic Technologies' Opticom Cloud Platform for emergency vehicle preemption.  “The technology utilizes advanced algorithms to determine vehicle status. It sends that data to compatible intersections to make signal phasing requests
  
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife says to be careful eating fish from this Central Texas lake

  08-04-2023 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) -- Planning to go fishing this summer? Be aware of several fish consumption bans and advisories across Texas.
  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has several active consumption bans and advisories for fish across the state.In Central Texas, there is one advisory for striped bass and longnose gar in Canyon Lake due to a mercury concern.
  TPWD said adults and children aged 12 and older should not eat more than two 8-ounce servings per month. Children under age 12 should not eat
  
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• Texas officials say to be careful eating fish from this Central Texas lake

  08-04-2023 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) -- Planning to go fishing this summer? Be aware of several fish consumption bans and advisories across Texas.
  Texas Department of State Health Services has several active consumption bans and advisories for fish across the state.In Central Texas, there is one advisory for striped bass and longnose gar in Canyon Lake due to a mercury concern, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.Adults and children aged 12 and older should not eat more than two 8-ounce servings p
  
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• Central Health to undergo performance review costing more than $845K

  08-04-2023 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to hire a consulting firm to conduct a third-party performance audit of Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district.According to a release, the new performance review would cost Central Health $845,200. RELATED: Central Health plans $90.5M medical complex for low-income, homeless healthcare servicesAt the time of the last review in 2018, the performance reviews were planned every five years
  
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• Q&A: Daniel Perry was found guilty of murder. What happens now?

  08-04-2023 19:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A jury found Army Sergeant Daniel Perry guilty of murder after he shot and killed Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in 2020.
  Perry was in town from Killeen to make more money through Uber in the Austin area. A jury would find his run-in with protesters downtown to be provoked by him, roughly three years later.VERDICT: Daniel Perry found guilty of murder in protester’s deathHis claim for self-defense fell short, though the argument was strong. So, what now?Re
  
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• How weather impacts home runs in Major League Baseball

  08-04-2023 18:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- What's your favorite part of a baseball game? Do you go to see the power hitters launch majestic home runs over the outfield fence? Or, is a mound duel between two pitchers more your flavor?
  If it's home runs that you want then you'll be happy to know that home runs have been increasing over the last several years. The reasons may vary from stronger hitters to weaker pitching. But there's another factor that many would have never considered. It has to do with the changing climat
  
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• Texas electric service providers must respond to complaints within 15 days beginning in September, new rule says

  08-04-2023 18:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved rule changes that reduced the number of days an electric service provider has to respond to consumer complaints.Beginning Sept. 1, electric service providers must respond within 15 days, according to PUC. Under the current rules, electric utilities and retail electric providers have up to 21 days to respond after being notified of a consumer complaint.“This rule change will speed up the complaint resolution
  
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• APD seeking leads in January fatal hit-and-run

  08-04-2023 17:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Department said its Vehicular Homicide unit was searching for leads in a fatal January hit-and-run crash.APD said the crash happened at 1:58 a.m. Jan. 10 in the 2000 block of East Oltorf Street. The pedestrian involved was identified as 63-year-old Floyd Elem. He later died at the hospital. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Police looking for driver after deadly hit-and-run in south AustinDetectives said they believe a woman who was driving a teal-colored Jeep may have
  
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• Academy Sports + Outdoors building Hutto store

  08-04-2023 17:20 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — Another company is planning to expand to fast-growing Hutto. The city announced this week Academy Sports + Outdoors will build a new Hutto store on Hwy. 79.The store is expected to open in late 2023 or early 2024 as an anchor in Townwest Commons, near U.S. Hwy. 79 and SH 130.RELATED: Hutto ISD tries to keep up with rapid growthThe sporting goods store will be the eighth Academy Sports + Outdoors in the Austin area.
  The store will open with $15 million in sales per yea
  
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• Texas' 10 best barbecue restaurants, according to Yelp

  08-04-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – It’s almost an understatement to say that barbecue is beloved in Texas. Platters of tender, slow-cooked brisket, ribs and sausage can be found at some of the state’s most popular restaurants, while regional delicacies — like East Texas-style chopped barbecue, or the South Texas barbacoa influenced by Mexican cuisine — are widely embraced, as well.Some of Texas’ top barbecue joints, however, are clearly a cut above the rest. Viral TikTok reveals H-E
  
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• Easter Sunday will be dry

  08-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There is a very low chance of rain this morning. A brief period of dry weathertakes over the forecast from this afternoon to tomorrow evening.The highest rain total since Wednesday is 5.96" at the Sam Gideon Power Plant at Lake Bastrop followed by 5.67" at Buckners Creek near Muldoon. Amounts of 3 to 5 inches were common in our eastern counties. The Hill Country did not have as much with many locations under one inch.
  Austin's Camp Mabry picked up 2.53" Thursday and Friday. Aust
  
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• Dry for Easter egg hunts

  08-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Beneficial and much appreciated rain fell over Central Texas starting this past Wednesday. There were a few isolated areas of rain overnight that ended around 3 a.m.
  The highest rain total since Wednesday is 5.96" at the Sam Gideon Power Plant at Lake Bastrop followed by 5.67" at Buckners Creek near Muldoon. Amounts of 3 to 5 inches were common in our eastern counties. The Hill Country, where the ongoing drought is extreme to exceptional, did not have as much with many locations
  
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• A little brighter and warmer for Easter Sunday

  08-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rain has stopped, but the clouds have persisted. Limited breaks of sun are trying to work through the Hill Country and into the Austin Metro, but it's a race against sunset as to whether they reach I-35 in time. Mostly we end the afternoon on a cloudy note.
  Central Texas rainfall totals
  Tonight, any breaks in the clouds will fill back in as low cloudiness takes us into Sunday morning. Overnight lows drop into the middle and upper 50s.A cloudy start to Easter Sunday may featu
  
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• Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

  08-04-2023 08:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.For now, the drug the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 appeared to remain at least immediately available in the wake of two separate rulings that were issued in quick succession by federal judges in Texas and Washing
  
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• OUPD: The University of Oklahoma campus secure after alert sent about 'active shooter'

  08-04-2023 05:23 via kxan.com
  
  UPDATE: 10:57 p.m. The University of Oklahoma Police Department has canceled the alert and given the All Clear for the situation.
  OU police Department says no shooter or victims have been located despite earlier reports from a first responder.
  KFOR will be working to clear up confusion on the conflicting reports.
  UPDATE 10:42 p.m. A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has told KFOR the campus is secure. The news conference will not be happening on Friday evening.There is still a heavy p
  
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• OHP: The University of Oklahoma campus secure after alert sent about 'active shooter'

  08-04-2023 05:23 via kxan.com
  
  UPDATE 10:42 p.m. A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has told KFOR the campus is secure. They will have more information coming out from officials in the next several minutes.UPDATE: 10:32 p.m. The latest tweet from the University of Oklahoma is asking students to continue to shelter in place. OU officials say so far they have not found evidence of a shooting but they have not cleared the scene.
  One police helicopter is leaving the scene.
  UPDATE: 10:24 p.m. There are conflicting repo
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: OU campus sends alert about an active shooter

  08-04-2023 05:23 via kxan.com
  
  UPDATE: 10:14 p.m. First responders have told KFOR that one person has been shot and other first responders say there were multiple shots fired.
  KFOR is working to confirm with OU officials.
  Update @ 9:53 pm - OU sent an alert advising of an 'Active Shooter'OU Campus Safety Twitter account, "OUPD investigating possible shots fired on Norman Campus. Avoid South Oval area. Shelter in place."Image courtesy KFOR, OU campusNORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - OU has sent an alert to all on campus stating there was
  
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• Manor ISD announces new Superintendent

  08-04-2023 04:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Manor ISD has named Robert Sormani as its new Superintendent. Sormani has a doctoral degree in educational administration and has worked in education for 23 years, according to a Manor ISD press release. He worked most recently for Hutto ISD as its  Associate Superintendent. Before Hutto, he served as Director of Curriculum and Instruction in Manor ISD.Sormani was also a principal in Round Rock ISD for nearly a decade and spent five years teaching US History at Do
  
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• UT social work students to protest unpaid field placements

  08-04-2023 01:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – University of Texas at Austin social work students are planning a demonstration Tuesday to protest unpaid field placements. The students will hold the rally on the front steps of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. They hope this rally will encourage school administrators to find a solution where students can be compensated for their work during field placements, according to a press release. The demonstration was set up by UT FED UP,  an organization figh
  
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• Federal judge issues stay, pausing FDA approval of abortion pill

  08-04-2023 01:10 via kxan.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (KXAN) -- U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday in a lawsuit brought by Christian activist group Alliance Defending Freedom against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, declaring a stay or hold on the FDA's approval of the medication mifepristone. PREVIOUS: Texas judge will make a ruling that could ban abortion pills nationwideThe order is itself stayed "for seven days to allow the federal government to seek emergency relief from the United State
  
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• The Texas House passed a $300B budget. Here are some highlights.

  08-04-2023 01:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- After months of deliberations and hours of debate on the House floor, the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday night passed a $302.7 billion budget to fund the state of the next two years.Of that sum, about $137 billion comes from the state's general revenue. Much of the rest comes from federal funding. This biennium, Texas has a record budget surplus of $33 billion left over from the last budget.The House budget allocates almost half of the state's general revenue to p
  
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• Attack on sleeping homeless man highlights violence faced by homeless Austinites

  08-04-2023 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The recent assault of a sleeping homeless man on March 28 highlights the violence faced by Austin's population of homeless people.Chris Davis, communications and public policy director at the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), said that homeless people are more vulnerable to violence."Someone who doesn't have the security of being able to lock the door behind them is going to be an easy target," Davis said.Survey data of homeless people gathered by ECHO in 2022 reve
  
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