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• Hays County former corrections officer pleads not guilty in hospital shooting

  23-05-2023 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Not guilty. That's how Isaiah Garcia, the former Hays County corrections officer who shot and killed inmate Joshua Wright, pled today.
  He's charged with deadly conduct for firing his gun in a hospital.
  KXAN reached out to Garcia's attorney but have not heard back yet. The Hays County Sheriff's Office previously said Garcia no longer works for them.
  Grassroots publication the Caldwell/Hays Examiner sent the waiver of arraignment to KXAN. (Photo: Caldwell/Hays Examiner)
  
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• Family of murdered Huston-Tillotson student gets law passed for domestic violence victims

  23-05-2023 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— Domestic violence victims may now have more protection, thanks to a new law.It's called the Natalia Cox Act. It was named after a Huston-Tillotson college student who was killed by someone she barely knew.It became a law in May 2023. It requires police and doctors to give family or dating violence victims a list of resources and legal options, like filing criminal charges or getting an emergency protective order.
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• Westlake holds off Lake Travis surge, wins 6th consecutive UIL boys golf championship

  23-05-2023 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis surged up the leaderboard on the final day of the UIL Class 6A boys golf tournament, but it was the steady Westlake Chaparrals who claimed their sixth consecutive state title Tuesday at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown.The Chaps shot under par in both rounds of the tournament to finish with a 3-under-par 573 to win in coach Callan Nokes' final season at the helm as he takes over as the school's athletic director. Westlake shot 286 on the tournament's first d
  
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• Several local cities are among the fastest-growing in the country, new population estimates show

  23-05-2023 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Suburban growth continued to lead the way in population growth last year, according to new census estimates for cities across the country.Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, Texas’ population increased by 470,708, surpassing a total of 30 million. More than 30 million people now call Texas home, U.S. census estimates showGeorgetown was revealed as the fastest-growing city in the nation with a population greater than 50,00
  
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• Inaugural Longhorn 100 awards honor fast-growing UT alumni businesses

  23-05-2023 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Longhorn entrepreneurs were honored Thursday for having some of the fastest-growing businesses among University of Texas at Austin alumni.
  The Longhorn 100 awards honored the fastest-growing Longhorn businesses, according to the Texas Exes alumni association. The inaugural winners were announced Thursday in Austin.Among the businesses are Austin-based Rambler Sparkling Water, Austin's El Arroyo, Austin influencer A Taste of Koko, Garrison Brothers Distillery and Austin-base
  
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• Inaugural Longhorn 100 awards honor fast-growing alumni businesses

  23-05-2023 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Longhorn entrepreneurs were honored Thursday for having some of the fastest-growing businesses among University of Texas at Austin alumni.
  The Longhorn 100 awards honored the fastest-growing Longhorn businesses, according to the Texas Exes alumni association. The inaugural winners were announced Thursday in Austin.Among the businesses are Austin-based Rambler Sparkling Water, Austin's El Arroyo, Austin influencer A Taste of Koko, Garrison Brothers Distillery and Austin-base
  
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• Texas attorney general calls on House Speaker Phelan to resign

  23-05-2023 22:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called on House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign at the end of the legislative session next week. He questioned the conduct of his fellow Republican after claims that Phelan appeared impaired while overseeing debate early Saturday morning on the House floor.
  Paxton released a statement Tuesday afternoon on social media urging Phelan to step down from his post leading the Texas House Representatives, saying he did so after "much consideration"
  
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• How would street-level light rail operate in downtown Austin?

  23-05-2023 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nearly three years ago, Austin voters approved in November 2020 the creation of Project Connect, a mass transit program that would bring light rail services to the city.
  Initially, the system was envisioned to incorporate an underground subway system through downtown.ICYMI: Recommended Project Connect light rail plan unveiledHowever, after pausing design work last summer and issuing five scaled-down recommendations in March, the Austin Transit Partnership has issued a recommenda
  
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• Victim in critical condition after hit-and-run in north Austin, APD says

  23-05-2023 22:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in north Austin last week, which left one person in critical condition, APD said in a news release.Shortly after midnight, May 15, Austin-Travis County EMS responded to a pickup truck-pedestrian crash in the 9000 block of North Interstate 35 in the southbound service road near Rundberg Lane, according to police.The preliminary investigation showed the pedestrian, who was not identified Tuesday, was
  
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• Overnight storms may bring gusty winds, lightning

  23-05-2023 22:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A complex of thunderstorms expected to develop tonight in West Texas will then sweep through our part of the state overnight into early Wednesday morning. BLOG: Summer forecast released: When do 100º days beginAfter midnight, the complex of strong to severe thunderstorms will enter the northwestern Hill Country. Hail is possible, but gusty winds and lightning appear to be the main things to watch for.This evening's severe storm riskClouds/radar forecast at 4 a.m. with storm
  
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• DeSantis expected to launch 2024 bid on Wednesday

  23-05-2023 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to announce his 2024 presidential run on Twitter on Wednesday.According to multiple reports, the Florida governor will make the announcement during adiscussion with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. The discussion will be live streamed on Twitter Spaces and moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks, NBC News reported. In an email to reporters on Tuesday, DeSantis’s political team announced “a special Twitter Spaces” on Wednesday at 6 p.m. regardin
  
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• How many Project Connect light rail riders are expected under new recommendation?

  23-05-2023 19:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following the Austin Transit Partnership's unveiling of its Project Connect light rail recommendation, officials are giving new insight into just how many riders they anticipate will use the system each day.ATP is the organization tasked with designing and construction Project Connect, a multi-billion-dollar mass transit system approved by Austin voters in November 2020. Among other transit upgrades, the program called for the creation of a light rail system in the capital city.
  
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• Hutto singer places 5th on 'The Voice'

  23-05-2023 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) -- A Central Texas man placed 5th on the 23rd season of NBC's "The Voice" Tuesday night.
  Hutto singer Savion Wright — whose stage name is NOIVAS — earned a 4-chair turn with his blind audition. He immediately blew the judges away with his rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," a song Wright said deeply resonated with him, specifically with the loss of his brother, Alfred. MORE: Central Texas singer earns 4-chair turn on ‘The Voice’NOIVAS is part of
  
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• Hutto singer could be crowned champion of 'The Voice'

  23-05-2023 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) -- A Central Texas man has a chance to be crowned champion of the 23rd season of NBC's "The Voice" Tuesday night.
  Hutto singer Savion Wright — whose stage name is NOIVAS — earned a 4-chair turn with his blind audition. He immediately blew the judges away with his rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," a song Wright said deeply resonated with him, specifically with the loss of his brother, Alfred. MORE: Central Texas singer earns 4-chair turn on ‘The Voic
  
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• Over 165,000 protests sent to Travis Central Appraisal District

  23-05-2023 19:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Property tax protest season is underway in Travis County, and the Travis Central Appraisal District is going through thousands of protests that property owners sent in for their 2023 appraisals.
  Marya Crigler, TCAD's chief appraiser, said the district is currently processing about 165,000 protests, which is on par with TCAD's protest numbers last year. The general deadline to submit protests was May 15.
  Crigler said certified estimates are expected to be ready in late July,
  
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• Travis County DA urges 70 family violence victims to come forward

  23-05-2023 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 23, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County District Attorney's office called on more than 70 victims of family violence cases to come forward so it can prosecute those pending cases.
  In a press conference on Tuesday, José Garza said his office has attempted to make contact with those victims but had been unsuccessful so far.
  "We have worked hard to prioritize victims of family violence. We want to wo
  
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• 'Complex, intimate relationships': Travis County DA to address family violence prosecutions

  23-05-2023 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 23, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County District Attorney's office plans to announce new policies aimed at centering the needs of family violence victims, as well as more details about its efforts to prosecute family violence offenses, at a press conference on Tuesday.
  Earlier this month, in a one-on-one interview with KXAN investigators, José Garza said these offenses, along with other violent cr
  
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• Austin leaders react to Project Connect light rail recommendation

  23-05-2023 19:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After the Austin Transit Partnership released its initial Project Connect light rail recommendation Tuesday, local leaders are starting to react to the announcement.
  “For more than twenty years, Austin has tried to build a light rail system that brings our
  community closer together and today, we know what will be built for this community, and by this community, in this first phase of Austin Light Rail Implementation,” Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement.Recommended
  
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• What did and didn't happen on gun laws one year after Uvalde

  23-05-2023 18:55 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (Nexstar) — Following America's second-deadliest school shooting in a small Texas town, grieving families and angry communities mourned, conversations about prevention turn political and people marched and protested to "do something." Those calls are turning into action.A month after an 18-year-old gunman used an AR-15 to kill 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Congress passed its first federal gun safety legislation in decades. The Sa
  
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• Medical cannabis expansion nears critical deadline in Texas Senate

  23-05-2023 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 23, 2023. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Legislation to expand access to medical cannabis for Texans with chronic pain will die if a Texas Senate committee does not pass it by Wednesday.HB 1805 by Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, passed the Texas House 127-19 on April 12. It has been awaiting action in the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs since May 3. Wednesday is the last da
  
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• Medical cannabis expansion bill to die in Texas Senate

  23-05-2023 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 23, 2023. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Legislation to expand access to medical cannabis for Texans with chronic pain will die if a Texas Senate committee does not pass it by Wednesday.HB 1805 by Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, passed the Texas House 127-19 on April 12. It has been awaiting action in the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs since May 3. Wednesday is the last da
  
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• NOAA releases Texas summer weather predictions

  23-05-2023 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – This summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Texas.In its long-range weather outlook for June, July and August, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts most U.S. states are leaning toward a hotter-than-average summer – and Texas is no exception.
  The temperature map (below) is lit up in shades of orange and red. The darker the color, the higher the probability of above-normal temperatures.Summer forecast released: When do 100º days beg
  
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• Recommended Project Connect light rail plan unveiled

  23-05-2023 17:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The transportation entity tasked with constructing Austin's Project Connect mass transit system unveiled Tuesday which light rail route they want to see built in the capital city.The Austin Transit Partnership is recommending Austin's initial light rail system runs from 38th Street down south to Oltorf Street, as well as southeast to Yellow Jacket Lane. The 9.8-mile route would feature 15 stations and service an average ridership upwards of 29,000 people per day, if adopted.ATP
  
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• LIVE: Recommended Project Connect light rail plan unveiled

  23-05-2023 17:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The transportation entity tasked with constructing Austin's Project Connect mass transit system unveiled Tuesday which light rail route they want to see built in the capital city.The Austin Transit Partnership is recommending Austin's initial light rail system runs from 38th Street down south to Oltorf Street, as well as southeast to Yellow Jacket Lane. The 9.8-mile route would feature 15 stations and service an average ridership upwards of 29,000 people per day, if adopted.ATP
  
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• Austin police searching for suspects who stole Kia, crashed it, then stole 2 other cars

  23-05-2023 17:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department officers are looking for the suspects of two cases of car thefts that happened consecutively in March.
  According to APD, officers responded to an auto theft call on Saturday, March 18, at 5:44 a.m. in the 3700 block of Werner Avenue.
  Police said two suspects broke into a Kia Soul and drove away in it.
  The next day, APD officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 2000 block of Alamo Street, where they found a white Kia Soul crashed into a home.
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• Bill that would eliminate vehicle inspections passes Senate

  23-05-2023 16:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – A bill that would eliminate vehicle safety inspections for some vehicles in Texas has now passed both chambers in the legislature after clearing the Texas Senate on Sunday.
  House Bill 3297 would eliminate regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles in Texas. IN-DEPTH: What you need to pass vehicle safety inspectionHowever, emissions inspections would still be required in the state's largest counties, including Travis County, to re-register vehicl
  
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• Pflugerville police investigating after man found dead over the weekend

  23-05-2023 16:12 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- The Pflugerville Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead inside a home on Saturday.
  Officers responded to a welfare check call around 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Campfire Trail. When they entered the house, officers found a man dead.Pflugerville PD said it was an isolated incident, and there is no known threat to the public.
  Police are actively investigating, and no other details are available.
  Anyone with information about this inc
  
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• Pflugerville police identify man found dead in home, identify person of interest in case

  23-05-2023 16:12 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- The Pflugerville Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead inside a home on Saturday.
  Officers responded to a welfare check call around 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Campfire Trail. When they entered the house, officers found a man dead.In a news release Tuesday, police identified the man as Jesse Fraga, 80, of Pflugerville.Pflugerville PD said it was an isolated incident, and there is no known threat to the public.
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• Transportation tech startup opens headquarters in Austin

  23-05-2023 15:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Getting around Austin’s busy roads can be tough at times, and transportation for larger groups presents even more of a challenge.With a goal to transform the charter bus industry through technology, one tech startup just opened a headquarters in Austin.CharterUP runs an online charter bus booking platform that aims to connect customers with available shuttles in under 60 seconds.CEO Armir Harris launched the company in 2018.“Historically, this was an experience
  
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• TxTag customer: ‘Amazing how fast it was all fixed’ after KXAN report

  23-05-2023 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “TxTag Troubles” investigative project launched May 7, 2023. Following related reports in recent years, our team rededicated its resources to this major consumer issue, after hundreds of viewers complained to usabout resurfaced billing and customer service problems with the state’s tollway operator and its contracted vendors. During our reporting, the Texas Department of Transportation began reaching out to viewers who h
  
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• Texas man sentenced to 4+ years for role in January 6

  23-05-2023 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KXAN) – A Texas man was sentenced to 57 months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.The U.S. Attorney's Office said Donald Hazard, 44, of Hurst, Texas, was sentenced for assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers. Hurst is a suburb of Fort Worth.
  Hazard pleaded guilty on Feb. 1
  
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• Austin transit leaders point to public, legal support after AG opinion on Project Connect

  23-05-2023 14:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin transit leaders Monday said the strength of public and legal support will keep them moving ahead with Project Connect despite funding issues brought up in a opinion released Saturday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
  As KXAN reported, Attorney General Paxton's opinion highlighted two potential issues. One related to debt and tax structure. It pointed to the city’s intention to use the maintenance and operation tax to pay down debt. The attorney general
  
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• Austin Convention Center to undergo 4 years of construction in expansion project

  23-05-2023 14:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin announced this week it started the process of looking for an engineering firm to design the convention center expansion project, with the target to nearly double the amount of rentable space in the building.
  The project has been talked about for years, with the city conducting studies and analysis on the expansion of its downtown convention center, to meet the demands of a growing city.
  The city says it plans to start building closure, demolition, and construc
  
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• Is Travis County DA Garza dropping more felonies? Here's what the data show

  23-05-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:
  Criminal case data shows an increase in the overall amount of felony cases not prosecuted in Travis County in recent years, under District Attorney José Garza. KXAN investigators sat down with Garza, who explained how his office decides to dismiss, reject or pursue a case -- and why, he says, his office is more focused on getting convictions in acts of violent crime.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Keesha Hodges can’t help but smile when she remembers her son, Javone.&l
  
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• Storms start earlier tonight

  23-05-2023 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day dawned with a mostly sunny sky. Clouds increased during the morning so that the afternoon will be a blend of clouds and sun. There is no rain in the afternoon forecast. BLOG: Summer forecast released: When do 100º days beginThe evening may get active for the Hill Country as the next round of showers and thunderstorms looks to get underway between 7:00 and 8:00. Some of the storms may be strong to severe with hail and strong winds.Storms look to increase in coverage
  
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• Risk of strong storms late Tuesday night

  23-05-2023 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hot and dry for most of the day, but a decaying complex of storms may sneak into the area late night, bringing a low risk of severe weather. Let's dive in... BLOG: Summer forecast released: When do 100º days beginHigh pressure sitting to our west will keep us under a finicky northwest flow in the upper atmosphere. This will allow a few disturbances riding the clockwise circulation around the high to float our way in the next coming days.
  The first disturbance rolls into the
  
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• Diver uncovers lost watches, missing people in the depths of Lake Travis

  23-05-2023 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Robert Weiss likes being a superhero. That’s how his wife describes her husband’s passion for scuba diving. And Weiss doesn’t shy away from that description, either. On Lake Travis, there are plenty of people who need a hero after what was supposed to be a fun day on the water takes an unfortunate turn. “I got a cape and I like to put on my cape,” he said. “You get to go out, you get to be hero to somebody.”Robert Weiss wi
  
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• Diver uncovers lost watches, a sunken plane & missing people in the depths of Lake Travis

  23-05-2023 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Robert Weiss likes being a superhero. That’s how his wife describes her husband’s passion for scuba diving. And Weiss doesn’t shy away from that description, either. On Lake Travis, there are plenty of people who need a hero after what was supposed to be a fun day on the water takes an unfortunate turn. “I got a cape and I like to put on my cape,” he said. “You get to go out, you get to be hero to somebody.”Robert Weiss wi
  
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• Zilker Park Vision Plan clears Austin Parks Board

  23-05-2023 10:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Zilker Park Vision Plan is one step closer to being adopted after clearing the Austin Parks Board Monday night. It wasn't without pushback from the public.
  At least 160 people signed up to speak to the board -- many against the vision plan. Additional speakers signed up in-person and online late in the day. Public comment took four hours and went late into the night Monday.
  "Seventy percent of this plan is for totally unneeded new construction that only a few people are look
  
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• LIVE: Zilker Park Vision Plan clears Austin Parks Board

  23-05-2023 10:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Zilker Park Vision Plan is one step closer to being adopted after clearing the Austin Parks Board Monday night. It wasn't without pushback from the public.
  At least 160 people signed up to speak to the board -- many against the vision plan. Additional speakers signed up in-person and online late in the day. Public comment took four hours and went late into the night Monday.
  "Seventy percent of this plan is for totally unneeded new construction that only a few people are look
  
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• APD investigating homicide at Southpark Meadows

  23-05-2023 10:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said Tuesday morning one person was dead and one person was detained after a shooting at Southpark Meadows in far south Austin late Monday night.According to police, officers were called to the area near the Dairy Queen at the shopping center just after 9 p.m. for a report of a person shot.
  Police said the person died at the hospital just before 10:30 p.m.
  According to APD, one person was detained at the scene but police did not give any other details about th
  
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• House approves bill capping what Texas consumers would pay for new tool to boost power plants

  23-05-2023 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  "House approves bill capping what Texas consumers would pay for new tool to boost power plants" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.(Texas Tribune) -- Texas House members gave preliminary approval to a major bill Monday that would limit the amount of money electricity customers would have to spend due to performance credits, a
  
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• Auto theft is on the rise in Austin, stolen vehicles being used in felonies says APD

  23-05-2023 03:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department held a press conference Monday warning people about a rise in auto theft.Auto thefts have increased 13% from last year, and data shows there have been 1,979 since April. Class action lawsuit filed against Kia, Hyundai over viral theftsAPD says Kia and Hyundai models are being targeted the most because of a Tik Tok trend that shows how to start the car without a key. Most of the people being arrested in these cases are juveniles, APD said."I have
  
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• Longhorns rocket up national rankings with West Virginia sweep, projected to host regional

  23-05-2023 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in the four national college baseball polls really loved the Texas Longhorns' sweep of West Virginia to earn a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season title.After starting the week unranked in all of them, the Longhorns shot up to No. 13 in both the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper polls while rising to No. 20 in the D1Baseball.com poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these,
  
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• Can a pharmacist deny medication based on their values?

  23-05-2023 01:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – An Austin man said he was denied his hormone prescription by a northwest Austin pharmacist.Hayden Martin said she would pick up her husband Tristan Martin’s medication while he was working. The Walgreens cashier said the hormones were ready, but the pharmacist said they were uncomfortable filling the prescription because of how the hormones were prescribed to be injected, Tristan recalled. There are two types of self-injections for gender-transitioning hormone th
  
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• No comment from Speaker Phelan on impairment accusations

  23-05-2023 01:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Some political advocacy groups and conservative activists are accusing Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan of conducting business while intoxicated after he appeared to be impaired on the House dais.The Speaker's office declined to comment on the matter.An unidentified advocacy group used the incident to generate negative campaign material. They sent a mass text message to several journalists calling for members to remove Speaker Phelan.
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• Westlake searching for 6th consecutive boys golf title, leads by 2 after 1st day of UIL tourney

  23-05-2023 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake has a two-shot lead in the team standings and a Chaparral is tied for the individual lead after the first day of the UIL Class 6A boys golf tournament Monday at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown.Westlake sophomore Adam Villanueva is tied with Houston Memorial's Charlie Wylie for the overall lead with a 6-under-par 66. Nine golfers shot under par on the tournament's opening day, including the Lake Travis duo of Ethan Dufrense and Connor Smith. They're tied for si
  
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