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• AFD: Solar panels at south Austin movie theater catch fire

  15-04-2023 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire Department said crews responded to a south Austin movie theater Saturday where solar panels on the roof caught fire.
  AFD said around 2 p.m. it was working the fire at Cinemark in Southpark Meadows. At the time, the fire was under control, and the evacuation was complete.
  Austin Fire said later it was using a machine to blow the remaining smoke from the building.
  AFD did not report any injuries.
  KXAN has reached out to Cinemark for more information about when the
  
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• Texas quarterbacks Ewers, Murphy shine in Orange and White scrimmage

  15-04-2023 22:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns ended its spring practice session in style, giving fans a first look at the 2023 squad in the Orange and White game Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.The White team, quarterbacked by returning starter Quinn Ewers, controlled the game and won 21-10, capping the 15 spring practices the Longhorns get until they officially reconvene for fall camp in August.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than t
  
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• Study: These cities are the allergy capitals of America, 2 Texas cities make list

  15-04-2023 21:56 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks the 100 largest cities when it comes to the worst seasonal allergies in the U.S.The study looks at how challenging it is for residents to manage seasonal pollen allergies. Researchers analyzed the cities' weed, grass and tree pollen scores, use of over-the-counter allergy medications and availability of immunologists and allergy specialists to determine their placement.Wichita, Kansas topped the list
  
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• Trial begins for mom accused of throwing baby in dumpster

  15-04-2023 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  LEA COUNTY, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ) — Jury selection began Tuesday in New Mexico as Alexis Avila, a young mother from Hobbs, headed to court; she stands accused of abandoning her newborn son in a dumpster in January of 2022. Avila was 18 at the time and investigators said she told them she had "no idea" she was pregnant and was worried about the consequences of having a baby at her age. Video released at the time of her arrest allegedly showed Avila drive into an alley behind a lo
  
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• Remaining ARPA funds in Williamson County to be used for mental health, more

  15-04-2023 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — On Friday, the Williamson County Commissioners Court said it approved a comprehensive plan for the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds.“The plan addressed critical needs that have been identified in communities, including an increase in homelessness, need for mental health and substance abuse services and domestic violence,” Williamson County said.According to a release, the county said it would be partnering with Mobile Loaves & Fishe
  
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• Body found in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person was found dead near Longhorn Dam on Saturday afternoon, according to the Austin Fire Department.Austin-Travis County EMS said it was called to the scene at 1:18 p.m. where an adult was pronounced dead.
  AFD said the call was in the 70 block of Pleasant Valley Road near Longhorn Dam.PREVIOUS: City to focus on safety near Rainey Street after recent deathsAustin Police Department told KXAN it was still determining whether the death was suspicious or not.
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• Austin Police investigating body found in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating where a body was recovered Saturday from Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam.Police responded to the area near Longhorn Dam at 1:21 p.m. for a check welfare urgent call after multiple people called 911 about an apparent dead body in the water.APD and Austin Fire responded to the scene where an unidentified adult was pronounced dead. APD's homicide unit is investigating the incident, but there currently is no suspicious evidence."As
  
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• APD investigating body found in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating where a body was recovered Saturday from Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said it was called to the scene at 1:18 p.m. where an adult was pronounced dead.PREVIOUS: City to focus on safety near Rainey Street after recent deathsMore information is expected at an APD press conference Saturday evening.
  Longhorn Dam is not next to the area where the city increased safety measures following two recent drownin
  
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• 1 person pronounced dead after AFD crews pull person from Lady Bird Lake

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died in Lady Bird Lake Saturday near Longhorn Dam, according to the Austin Fire Department.ARD said a water rescue was initiated at the 70 block of Pleasant Valley Road, near Longhorn Dam. In a tweet, AFD said crews accessed the person in the water and obtained a dead-on-scene pronouncement. City to focus on safety near Rainey Street after recent deathsThis is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for more details.
  
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• 1 person pronounced dead after AFD crews pull body near Longhorn Dam

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died near Longhorn Dam on Saturday afternoon, according to the Austin Fire Department.ARD said a water rescue was initiated at the 70 block of Pleasant Valley Road, near Longhorn Dam. In a tweet, AFD said crews accessed the person in the water and obtained a dead-on-scene pronouncement at 1:37 p.m. PREVIOUS: City to focus on safety near Rainey Street after recent deathsThis is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for more details.
  
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• 1 person pronounced dead after AFD crews pull body from Lady Bird Lake

  15-04-2023 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam on Saturday afternoon, according to the Austin Fire Department.ARD said a water rescue was initiated at the 70 block of Pleasant Valley Road, near Longhorn Dam. In a tweet, AFD said crews accessed the person in the water and obtained a dead-on-scene pronouncement at 1:37 p.m. PREVIOUS: City to focus on safety near Rainey Street after recent deathsThis is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for more details.
  
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• A Texas plant is threatened under the Endangered Species Act

  15-04-2023 18:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Parts of Central Texas are home to the Bracted Twistflower. It is found in sparse areas west of I-35 in places like Cedar Park and west Austin but its biggest concentration is in an area from Blanco west to Kerrville to around Garner State Park. It is at risk due to several factors, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.There has been a marked decline in an area from the I-35 corridor housing Austin and San Antonio westward. As much as 1,600 acres in Bexar, Medina
  
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• Austin airport parking prices set to increase

  15-04-2023 18:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The price to park at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is set to increase beginning Tuesday.According to the airport, the price increase would affect economy parking, as well as the blue and red parking garages. The daily price for each would be increased by $2.The Airport did not specify if the rate change would impact the hourly parking costs.The current prices are:
  Economy Parking: $10 / DAYBlue Garage: $17 / DAYRed Garage: $27 / DAY
  The price increases are sche
  
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• Here's how much a Texas wedding costs on average

  15-04-2023 16:56 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Getting hitched this year?
  Wedding site The Knot recently released its 2022 Real Weddings Study to determine the average cost of a wedding in each U.S. state. The results show wedding expenses are adjusting back to pre-pandemic prices, as the average wedding now costs around $30,000. That's a $2,000 year-over-year increase, likely attributable to overall inflation, the Knot says. Texas outdoor weddings: The best, worst cities to have them, rankings showWedding cost in Texas is
  
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• Storms possible east of I-35 this afternoon

  15-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Overnight showers and thunderstorms left .10" to .33" from Austin to San Marcos eastward. Some of our higher rain totals
  .43" 5 miles northeast of La Grange
  .32" Rosanky
  .27" San Marcos Municipal Airport El Niño watch issued: Here’s what that meansThere will be another chance of showers and thunderstorms from our I-35 counties eastward beginning after 3 p.m. The dry line will be moving across during the middle and late afternoon hours. Dew points will be higher east
  
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• Storm threat over as cooler and comfy air arrives

  15-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The record high for today at Austin's Camp Mabry was 94º set in 1924 and we tied the record today. Through April 15th we've had six 90º+ days since the start of the year. Only one year had more 90º days by now, in 1967 they had eight 90º days.90º days by April 15 at Austin - Camp Mabry El Niño watch issued: Here’s what that meansIsolated severe storms have ended after producing up to ping-pong sized hail in parts of Fayette County. The Sever
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch for part of our eastern counties

  15-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat is on with highs in the low to mid 90s. The record high for today was 94º set in 1924 and we tied the record today. Through April 15th we've had six 90º+ days since the start of the year. Only one year had more 90º days by now, in 1967 they had eight 90º days.90º days by April 15 at Austin - Camp Mabry El Niño watch issued: Here’s what that meansWe're watching the potential for isolated storms from now until 9 p.m. to develop for ma
  
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• Hot with isolated severe storms, mainly east of I-35

  15-04-2023 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat is on with highs in the low to mid 90s. The record high for today is 94º and we could come close between 4 and 5 p.m.. Through April 15th we've had six 90º+ days since the start of the year. Only one year had more 90º days by now, in 1967 they had eight 90º days. El Niño watch issued: Here’s what that meansWe're watching the potential for isolated storms beginning after 4 p.m. The dry line will be moving across during the middle and late
  
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• AISD to reveal TEA appeal decision Monday

  15-04-2023 04:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin ISD is still looking to fill special education teacher positions. This comes as the Texas Education Agency plans to implement a conservator team for the special education department.Austin ISD was given until April 17 to appeal the decision, and the district tells KXAN it will reveal their decision Monday.The TEA outlined plans to implement a conservator management team to improve Austin ISD's special education services. This decision comes after the TEA investigation int
  
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• Notices for 2023 appraisal value on their way to Travis Co. property owners

  15-04-2023 04:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Notices of Appraised Value for the 2023 tax year are on their way to Travis County property owners, the Travis Central Appraisal District confirmed in a news release.Additionally, updated market values will be posted to the TCAD website in the coming days, the release said.Appraisal notices are being mailed to 434,362 Travis County property owners beginning this week, and the notices will be mailed out between mid-April and early May, TCAD Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler said. Add
  
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• Dallas Mavericks fined $750,000 by NBA for sitting players

  15-04-2023 04:23 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) - The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 on Friday, saying the team engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” by sitting out most of its key players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 despite still having a chance to reach the postseason.The league’s investigation, which took less than a week, said Dallas violated the league’s policy on resting players and had a desire to lose that game to the Bulls “in order to improve the chances of keeping
  
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• 6 people injured in 3-vehicle crash in south Travis County

  15-04-2023 03:35 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A total of six people were injured, including two with serious injuries, after a three-vehicle crash in southern Travis County Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS confirmed in a series of tweets.Shortly before 5:30 p.m., ATCEMS medics and the Pedernales Fire Department responded to the crash at 918-2507 South Paleface Ranch Road, the tweet said.
  Medics said one person was pinned in their vehicle, but they were removed and was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center by STAR
  
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• Video captures racial incident that led to Las Vegas teacher’s firing

  15-04-2023 02:58 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Exclusive video obtained by 8 News Now in Las Vegas shows reactions from students the moment a local teacher reportedly wrote a racial slur on a whiteboard.The Clark County School District acted swiftly to fire the substitute teacher less than 24 hours after the incident occurred. It happened on Tuesday at Silvestri Junior High School. VIDEO: 7-foot gator finds new home under Florida man’s truckIn one of the video clips, the substitute appears to tell students, &ld
  
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• Phase I of Texas Capitol Mall is now complete

  15-04-2023 02:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first phase of the Capitol Mall project was completed, and the mall between 16th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is now open. However, it's not a street anymore. It's a public space with grass and walkways.With the return of the Longhorns spring game this weekend, it also means the return of football fans and tailgating, but there's a big change on where you'll be able to party.“We don't allow tailgating on the Capitol grounds, and we won't allow tailg
  
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• City of Austin to conduct Disaster Preparedness survey

  15-04-2023 02:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we get deeper into severe weather season here in Central Texas, the City of Austin said it wanted to make sure it could respond to potential disasters for everyone.Austin Public Health and the Office of Resilience began conducting a community survey on public health emergency response.Teams began going door-to-door for the community assessment for public health emergency response in the Eastern Crescent of the city and Travis County, which is mainly east of Interstate 35
  
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• Round Rock ISD says budget concerns could lead to staff reassignments

  15-04-2023 01:27 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock Independent School District's superintendent said inflation and budget concerns could lead to as many as 40 or more employees being reassigned to other roles by the end of the spring semester.Dr. Hafedh Azaiez, RRISD superintendent, said letters began distributing last week to employees that could be affected by these staffing changes. He also said a district-wide email addressing those staffing changes went out Friday afternoon.Concerned citizens sent
  
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• APD searching for suspects in I-35 hit-and-run that killed bicyclist

  15-04-2023 01:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police provided an update Friday for a Wednesday evening fatal crash.APD said officers responded to a crash between an SUV and a bicyclist in the 9000 block of the southbound Frontage Road of Interstate 35.Police said the bicyclist, later identified as 62-year-old Ramon Clemente Nolasco, was riding north on his bicycle along the sidewalk when a Yukon pulled out of a private driveway and hit him. The driver then left the scene without stopping or calling 911, accordin
  
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• Lawsuit: Austin area spa sued for more than $1M after woman reports sexual assault

  15-04-2023 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman who reported a massage therapist sexually assaulted her in October 2022 has filed a lawsuit against the spa where the man worked.The spa mentioned in the lawsuit was Milk + Honey Spa, which is based out of Austin.According to the lawsuit, the woman, who went by a pseudonym due to the sensitive nature of the case, said she was seeking more than $1 million. RELATED: Therapist charged with sexual assault after massage at Austin area spaThe lawsuit said the woman visite
  
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