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• WATCH LIVE: Texas House taking up resolution to impeach Ken Paxton at 1 p.m.

  27-05-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Following an investigation by the House General Investigating Committee, the conservative-leaning committee unanimously adopted a formal recommendation to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The committee laid out 20 articles of impeachment to the House members Thursday night. The 20 articles, or accusations, are the result of a two-month investigation that began after Paxton’s proposal emerged to use state funds to settle a $3.3 million whistleblower laws
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Texas House taking up resolution to impeach Ken Paxton

  27-05-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas House is debating whether to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. A vote on whether or not to impeach him will come this evening. If the House decides there is sufficient evidence to go through with the impeachment, a trial will be conducted in the Senate on a later date. The House General Investigating Committee laid out 20 articles of impeachment to the House members Thursday night. The 20 articles, or accusations, are the result of a two-month investigati
  
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• UPDATES: Texas House taking up resolution to impeach Ken Paxton at 1 p.m.

  27-05-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Following an investigation by the House General Investigating Committee, the conservative-leaning committee unanimously adopted a formal recommendation to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The committee laid out 20 articles of impeachment to the House members Thursday night. The 20 articles, or accusations, are the result of a two-month investigation that began after Paxton’s proposal emerged to use state funds to settle a $3.3 million whistleblower laws
  
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• Texas House votes to impeach Ken Paxton

  27-05-2023 18:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas House voted 121-23in favor of impeaching Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Saturday.“We will not tolerate corruption, bribery and abuse of power,” Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, said in the closing statements of the impeachment proceedings.
  The House had to decide whether there was sufficient evidence to justify going to an impeachment trial. Now that the House has voted to approve the articles of impeachment, the matter will go to the Senate.The House
  
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• How does the impeachment process work in Texas?

  27-05-2023 18:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Following an investigation by the House General Investigating Committee, the conservative-leaning committee unanimously adopted a formal recommendation to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The committee laid out 20 articles of impeachment to the House members Thursday night. The 20 articles, or accusations, are the result of a two-month investigation that began after Paxton’s proposal emerged to use state funds to settle a $3.3 million whistleblowe
  
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• Person left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by train in south Austin

  27-05-2023 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was critically injured after a train struck a pedestrian in south Austin Saturday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.Officials said the incident occurred at 10:04 a.m. near the area of South Lamar Boulevard and Treadwell Street.ATCEMS medics, Austin Fire and the Austin Police Department responded and were on the scene.Medics declared a trauma alert and were treating and extricating an adult patient.The patient was taken to the hospital with critical l
  
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• Central Texas helicopter hospital transfer operation shuts down amid money problems

  27-05-2023 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — Just before Memorial Day weekend, a Central Texas air evacuation base, used to get people to the hospital faster, is closing down for good.The Air Evac Lifeteam in La Grange has been serving patients within a 150-mile radius for 25 years.
  Its seemingly abrupt closure is blamed on not enough people using the team's services and decreasing reimbursement. That's according to the Fayette County Office of Emergency Management.
  Air Evac Lifeteam working with La Grange f
  
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• New fire, EMS station opens in west Austin, Travis County

  27-05-2023 17:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Austin’s newest joint Fire/EMS station in west Austin and Travis County held its grand opening.Austin Fire and Austin-Travis County EMS held the official grand opening for AFD Station #52 and ATCEMS Station #41 on Westlake Drive, near Loop 360.
  The joint station was one of the locations approved in 2018 by the Austin City Council to help growing areas cut down on response times. The station will also help with wildfire response in the area between the Bull
  
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• What's the hottest it's ever been in Texas?

  27-05-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Summer doesn't officially begin for a little while longer (June 21), but you may already be feeling the heat.
  As KXAN News Meteorologist Nick Bannin explains, even though summer doesn't begin on the calendar until June 21 (called "astronomical summer"), temperature-wise, the summer season is set to begin June 1 and last through August 31. This is known as "meteorological summer." Texas summer forecast released: When do 100º days begin?"The dates of meteorological seasons,
  
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• What happened to Gadzooks, the iconic mall store of the 1990s?

  27-05-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Remember the black-walled, neon-lit stores that populated so many malls back in the 1980s and 90s? It was the clothing store with the goofy name: Gadzooks. The Carrollton, Texas-originated retailer was known for selling lots of T-shirts and for having a full-size Volkswagen Beetle replica inside every store.It's probably not news to you that you don't see Gadzooks stores anymore — and you likely haven't since the mid-2000s. But did you know that there's one business decis
  
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• Top 10 deadliest tornadoes in Texas history

  27-05-2023 16:36 via kxan.com
  
  TYLER, Texas (KETK) - Since the year 1950, there have been more than 9,600 tornadoes that have touched down in Texas, causing nearly $7 billion in damages, more than 500 deaths and over 9,000 people injured, according to the El Paso Times' Tornado Archive.The National Weather Service says on average 72% of all tornado-related deaths are in homes, with 54% of those fatalities being people living in mobile homes. The NWS also says people in mobile homes are 15 to 20 percent more likely to be kille
  
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• Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery honors fallen servicemembers

  27-05-2023 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — A Memorial Day tribute is now on display at Arlington National Cemetery.
  Each year the Flags-In Ceremony honors the fallen heroes buried there. On Thursday, before dawn hundreds of soldiers took part in the ceremony. They placed flags at more than 250,000 graves in the cemetery.Staff Sergeant Gerald Morgan said it was a privilege for him to be part of the event.
  "Placing the flag and honoring them is letting them know hey, look, we still think about you, we love you,
  
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• Highest-rated free things to do in Texas, according to Tripadvisor

  27-05-2023 16:28 via kxan.com
  
  STACKER — Whether for the weekend around town or to add to your out-of-town itinerary, free things to do are good. With the ever-rising costs of gas and food, the idea of disposable income can feel like a distant fantasy.The cost of living continues to rise across the country, forcing each dollar earned to stretch further. While vacations are undoubtedly beneficial for mental health, maintaining savings, paying down debts amid inflation, and regular expenses likely take prec
  
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• Texas rated worst state for Military Retirees — Here's how you can show them love

  27-05-2023 16:25 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas has to step up its A-game, with Memorial Day around the corner.Financial guide website, Wallet Hub released data on the best and worst states for military retirees.The state was ranked #32 out of #51 making it one of the worse states for military retirees, WalletHub states."Many retirees face major struggles including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, disability, and homelessness, which are especially difficult to deal with during this period of economic d
  
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• Texas spellers gear up for 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee

  27-05-2023 16:16 via kxan.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - From May 30 through June 1, Texas will send the most competitors of any state to the Scripps National Spelling Bee for its 95th annual competition in National Harbor, Maryland.
  The 231 qualifying spellers, said the organization, include nine to 14-year-olds from all 50 states, as well as 11 from neighboring countries and territories. However, Texas will boast the largest contribution to the pool with 21 competitors.
  The high number of spellers isn't Texas's only dis
  
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• 3 major animal shelters in Austin holding weeklong, joint adoption event

  27-05-2023 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Pets Alive!, Austin Humane Society and Austin Animal Center will hold a “300 Homes” adoption promotion beginning Saturday and running through June 4.APA! said the goal of the partnership was to find loving homes for 300 animals in just one week.“The adoption fees for most animals at all three shelters will be waived throughout the week, aiming to provide as many animals as possible with a second chance at a happy life,” APA! said.According to
  
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• ATCEMS: Motorcyclist dies after collision in northwestern Travis County

  27-05-2023 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A motorcyclist died early Saturday morning after a collision in northwest Travis County near Lago Visa. Travis County STAR Flight and the Austin-Travis County EMS both responded to the crash.ATCEMS said it responded to a single motorcycle crash at 4:12 a.m. in the 19900 block of Boggy Ford.According to officials, ATCEMS performed CPR on an adult patient, but the person was later pronounced dead on the scene.
  
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• Car crash into pole leaves 1 dead in north Austin

  27-05-2023 13:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died after a car crashed into a pole in north Austin overnight, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  It happened just before midnight Friday on Research Boulevard northbound near Metric Boulevard. A car crashed into a pole with wires down, ATCEMS said.MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2023?One adult died at the scene, ATCEMS said.
  Extended closures were expected at the crash scene.
  
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• Spotty storms ahead of wetter weather Memorial Day

  27-05-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We're tracking a small cluster of storms moving southeast through parts of the Hill Country. If this holds together it could reach the Austin Metro Counties after 4 p.m.. Aside from lightning, these storms could bring localized heavy and beneficial rain. Rain coverage looks to only get about 20% of us measurable liquid this afternoon and into the evening.Otherwise, expect a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. Saturday's highs will be back in the middle to upper 80s.Today's normal
  
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• Dry start to the holiday weekend

  27-05-2023 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The overnight hours were quiet under a fair to partly cloudy sky. Temperatures fell to the 60s areawide.Another area of showers and thunderstorms is moving southeast out of the South Plains. If it holds together through the day then parts of Llano and Mason Counties could see a few showers/isolated thunderstorms after 3 p.m.
  Otherwise, expect clouds to increase during the morning and afternoon. Saturday's highs will be back in the middle to upper 80s.Today's normal high is 90&de
  
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• Dell Seton opens new unit to care for 'neurocritical' patients

  27-05-2023 03:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dell Seton Medical Center has opened a first-of-its-kind in Central Texas specialist unit designed to care for patients with neurocritical needs.The unit will provide "advanced, multidisciplinary and compassionate care for patients with the most complex and highly acute neurological conditions," according to a press release from Ascension Seton.The hospital hopes the unit will become a destination for neurology and neurosurgery services in the region.The 15-bed unit will al
  
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• Planning continues for Project Connect, community responds

  27-05-2023 02:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the Austin Transit Partnership held an event to provide information on the construction of the Project Connect light rail system.The program included remarks from Greg Canally, the ATP executive director, and panel discussions on the makeup of the project and how to work with local Austin vendors and small businesses.Earlier this week, ATP unveiled its chosen route for the light rail.KXAN spoke with Canally regarding Project Connect.Canally said there were a f
  
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• Bonnie & Clyde: 89 years after the ambush, a mystery remains

  27-05-2023 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  HOMER, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are forever etched into American outlaw folklore but in Claiborne Parish where their crime spree came to a violent end, locals hold on to relics and family tales of the time that outlaw lovers rolled through.John Malone saw plenty at his small motel on U.S. 79 in Homer, La., but how he got his hands on one of Bonnie Parker's shoes shows the extreme popularity of these hardened criminals in rural, northern Louisiana at the time of thei
  
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• Texas among the Best States for Beekeeping—beating other states like Ohio

  27-05-2023 01:59 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KDAF) — The one thing we can live without, but the one thing we hate to have in our presence, is bees!Lawn care website, Lawnlove listed the best and worst states for beekeeping. There was no doubt that Texas made it to the top five. Texas ranked #4 out of 50 states as the best state for beekeeping.Lawnlove said, "We determined the factors (metrics) that are most relevant to rank the Best States for Beekeeping. We then assigned a weight to each factor based on its importance and gr
  
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• Mother's loss leads to overdose awareness bill going to Texas governor's desk

  27-05-2023 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Stefanie Turner carried three large boxes of cookies into the Texas Capitol Friday morning and delivered them to three state lawmakers who she said helped send a bill named for her late son to the governor's desk.
  "We just wanted to express our gratitude," Turner said, smiling. "This couldn't have happened without them and so we're just grateful for them being willing to listen, to hear the problem that is happening and be part of the solution." What we know about possible
  
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• Fentanyl overdose prevention bills await Texas governor's signature

  27-05-2023 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Stefanie Turner carried three large boxes of cookies into the Texas Capitol Friday morning and delivered them to three state lawmakers who she said helped send a bill named for her late son to the governor's desk.
  "We just wanted to express our gratitude," Turner said, smiling. "This couldn't have happened without them and so we're just grateful for them being willing to listen, to hear the problem that is happening and be part of the solution." What we know about possible
  
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• APD looking for a suspect involved in an aggravated assault at the Domain

  27-05-2023 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department needs the public’s help finding Shawn Baptista, 43, who has been arrested twice for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – both incidents occurring at or near the Domain Shopping Center in North Austin. On April 2, APD arrested Baptista for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using a knife during an assault in the Domain Shopping Center area. On April 6, Baptista was released from custody on a $12,000 bon
  
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• First mpox case in months reported in Travis County

  27-05-2023 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A case of mpox has been recorded in Travis County, marking the first case in Austin since February.Mpox was previously referred to as monkeypox. The CDC changed the name in November, following a recommendation from the World Health Organization.The new case brings the total in the county to 281.Following the new case, Austin Public Health is encouraging those at risk to get vaccinated and follow precautions to protect against the spread of the virus."This could be the first
  
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