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• Food Bank: 1 in 5 Central Texas kids goes to bed hungry

  12-06-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Summer break is not always a good thing for all Central Texas families with food insecurity on the rise."Last summer, district-wide, we served about 20,000 meals," Chris Weddle, Del Vale ISD executive director of communications, said. ‘They were eating one meal a day’: More college students face food insecurityDel Valle ISD is one of many districts in Central Texas that offers free meals during the summer, not only to students but to community members, as well."
  
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• 1 in 5 Central Texas kids goes to bed hungry, Central Texas Food Bank says

  12-06-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Summer break is not always a good thing for all Central Texas families with food insecurity on the rise."Last summer, district-wide, we served about 20,000 meals," Chris Weddle, Del Vale ISD executive director of communications, said. ‘They were eating one meal a day’: More college students face food insecurityDel Valle ISD is one of many districts in Central Texas that offers free meals during the summer, not only to students but to community members, as well."
  
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• 1 in 5 Central Texas kids go to bed hungry

  12-06-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Summer break is not always a good thing for all Central Texas families with food insecurity on the rise."Last summer, district-wide, we served about 20,000 meals," Chris Weddle, Del Vale ISD executive director of communications, said. ‘They were eating one meal a day’: More college students face food insecurityDel Valle ISD is one of many districts in Central Texas that offers free meals during the summer, not only to students but to community members, as well."
  
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• Adult in critical condition after reported UT West Campus stabbing

  12-06-2023 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was taken to the hospital Monday with critical, life-threatening injuries after a reported stabbing in West Campus near the University of Texas at Austin, Austin-Travis County EMS told KXAN.Austin Police said it responded to a shooting/stabbing hot shot call around 11:53 a.m. near West 22nd 1/2 Street and Rio Grande Street. APD said it was an ongoing investigation.Un
  
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• How long will the April 2024 total eclipse last in Texas?

  12-06-2023 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The total solar eclipse will be visible for millions of Texas in April, but which areas will be in the dark for the longest?KXAN has created a map, using data from Eclipse2024.org to show where 'totality' will be the longest in various Texas cities. Texas Hill Country prepares for thousands of visitors ahead of total solar eclipseIf you're planning on heading to one of the cities, it's a good idea to book soon. Hotels in some cities are already fully booked.Here's a look at
  
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• Travis County voters could weigh in on $495M roads, parks bond this November

  12-06-2023 22:29 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Travis County voters could have a say at the ballot box this November on nearly $500 million's worth of improvements to county-operated roads and parks. PAST COVERAGE: Travis County eyes $450M roads, parks bond packageThe Travis County Citizens Bond Advisory Committee released its final recommendations list, featuring more than a dozen projects and earmarked at a price around $494.7 million. The Travis County Commissioners Court is expected to vote this summer on w
  
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• Tornado Watch in effect for northern Hill Country tonight

  12-06-2023 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for San Saba and Lampasas counties for the potential of isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing softball size hail and tornadoes.Tornado Watch for potential tornadoes until 10 p.m. Monday for San Saba, Lampasas countiesHigh-resolution forecasts are showing that severe thunderstorms may fire in the northern Hill Country between approximately 8-11 p.m. this evening along a stationary front parked well north of Austin.Storms wil
  
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• Animal Commission will continue to discuss Austin Aquarium rules following lemur attack

  12-06-2023 21:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Animal Advisory Commission discussed rules related to interactive animal encounters at the Austin Aquarium during its monthly meeting Monday night.
  According to city documents, if the commission approves the measure, it would request the Austin City Council consider amending city code to target a for-profit zoo or aquarium specifically. It would ban public interaction with wild animals when a facility isn’t accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Woman say
  
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• Animal Commission meets tonight on Austin Aquarium rules following lemur attack

  12-06-2023 21:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Animal Advisory Commission will discuss rules related to interactive animal encounters at the Austin Aquarium during its monthly meeting Monday night.
  According to city documents, if the commission approves the measure, it would request the Austin City Council consider amending city code to target a for-profit zoo or aquarium specifically. It would ban public interaction with wild animals when a facility isn’t accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Woman
  
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• Suspect in deadly Manor hit-and-run arrested, identified by police

  12-06-2023 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) -- The Manor Police Department has identified and arrested a driver connected with a deadly hit-and-run that happened off U.S. Highway 290 late in May.Manor PD identifies woman killed in apparent hit-and-run near U.S. Highway 290Last month, a woman's body was found in a ditch near Gregg Manor Road and U.S. 290 westbound. MPD identified the woman as 54-year-old Alisa Allen. Police began investigating her death as a hit-and-run.
  Manor PD said in a Facebook post Monday that poli
  
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• Austin to roll out first bike polo court in the city

  12-06-2023 21:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new kind of city-run recreation spot is rolling its way into Austin this summer.Next month, the City of Austin will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the unveiling of its first bike polo court, located at Metz Neighborhood Park in east Austin. The project was spearheaded by the Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club (ATXBPSC), a group that has been playing the sport locally for more than a decade.Next month, the City of Austin will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the unveiling
  
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• No more paper license plates: new law tears up old system

  12-06-2023 20:37 via kxan.com
  
  Rep. Craig Goldman holds a metal license plate honoring his bill, HB 718. (KXAN Photo/Matt Grant)
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Say goodbye to paper license plates — just not yet.Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Monday that puts the brakes on Texas' paper license plate problem by tearing up the current system. The new law replaces all paper tags with metal ones. It goes into effect July 1, 2025."Feel relieved and, no, didn't feel this day would come," said Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth,
  
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• Man who went missing in Lake Travis located

  12-06-2023 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The body of a man who went missing in Lake Travis over the weekend was located Monday morning. The Wake: Secrets of Lake TravisThe Travis County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a call around 7:28 p.m. Sunday to help EMS find a man who was last seen near Mansfield Dam Park.
  Authorities searched the area where he was last seen on Sunday night, and paused searching overnight. Sea
  
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• Body of swimmer who went missing in Lake Travis located

  12-06-2023 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The body of a man who went missing in Lake Travis over the weekend was located Monday morning.
  The Travis County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a call around 7:28 p.m. Sunday to help EMS find a man who was last seen near Mansfield Dam Park.
  Authorities searched the area where he was last seen on Sunday night, and paused searching overnight. Search efforts continued Monday mor
  
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• Body of man who went missing in Lake Travis recovered, sheriff's office says

  12-06-2023 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video is from KXAN's previous coverage before the man's body was recovered.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The body of a man who went missing in Lake Travis over the weekend was recovered after being located Monday.The Wake: Secrets of Lake TravisThe Travis County Sheriff's Office said Lake Patrol deputies responded to a call around 7:28 p.m. Sunday to help find a man who was last seen near Mansfield Dam Park.
  According to a release from TCSO, the man was reportedly last seen in t
  
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• Parts of Reddit 'going dark' in protest of developer fees

  12-06-2023 19:12 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – Communities on the online message board Reddit are “going dark” to protest new fees the site is charging third-party developers. Some sections of the site are being set to private for 48 hours as part of the protest, which started Monday, meaning some of the largest communities on Reddit won’t be publicly viewable during the protest. The protest came after third-party developers that use Reddit said they would be shutting down over new fees to
  
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• Texas Crown Act formally signed by Abbott in ceremony

  12-06-2023 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN)— On Monday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Crown Act into law in a formal signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol. The law bans discrimination against someone for wearing Black natural hairstyles like braids, locks and twists.Gov. Abbott signs CROWN Act into law, takes effect Sept. 1The CROWN Act is an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for&n
  
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• Gov. Abbott to sign bills about 'parental empowerment'

  12-06-2023 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas governor will hold an event at the Capitol Monday afternoon to sign what he called "key parent empowerment legislation" into law.
  Gov. Greg Abbott's office did not share in advance which specific bills these would include, but a state lawmaker's tweet this weekend provided a clue about one of the proposals that may get the governor's signature. TxTag, lawmakers resolve some tolling problems. What comes next?Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, posted on his Twitter acc
  
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• Gov. Abbott to sign bills about 'parent empowerment'

  12-06-2023 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas governor will hold an event at the Capitol Monday afternoon to sign what he called "key parent empowerment legislation" into law.
  Gov. Greg Abbott's office did not share in advance which specific bills these would include, but a state lawmaker's tweet this weekend provided a clue about one of the proposals that may get the governor's signature. TxTag, lawmakers resolve some tolling problems. What comes next?Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, posted on his Twitter acc
  
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• Gov. Abbott signs new law about 'sexually explicit' school books

  12-06-2023 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas governor signed his name to four bills Monday afternoon that he said fulfilled his promise to empower parents more in their children's education. One of these new laws will require vendors to rate books they sell to school libraries based on their depictions or references to sex, and that could result in the removal of some titles.
  Gov. Greg Abbott said House Bill 900, which he signed alongside one of the authors, will set new standards for Texas school libraries
  
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• Affidavit: 23-year-old man shot, killed woman after calling her a gay slur

  12-06-2023 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- An affidavit obtained by KXAN revealed details surrounding a shooting at a Circle K gas station in Cedar Park that left one person dead last week.
  Akira Ross, 24 died in the shooting. Bradley Stanford, 23, was charged with murder in her death. PREVIOUS: Cedar Park Police charge man with murder in Circle K shootingKXAN is working to find attorney information for Stanford.
  
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• Affidavit: 23-year-old man shot and killed woman after calling her a gay slur

  12-06-2023 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- An affidavit obtained by KXAN revealed details surrounding a shooting at a Circle K gas station in Cedar Park that left one person dead last week.
  Akira Ross, 24, died in the shooting. Bradley Stanford, 23, was charged with murder in her death. PREVIOUS: Cedar Park Police charge man with murder in Circle K shootingKXAN is working to find attorney information for Stanford.
  
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• Trump tops DeSantis by 38 points in new poll after news of indictment

  12-06-2023 16:55 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former President Trump topped his closest Republican challenger by nearly 40 points in a new poll of likely GOP voters following the news of his federal indictment.
  The CBS News and YouGov poll found that 61 percent of likely GOP voters would vote for Trump in the 2024 Republican primary. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) trailed in second-place, garnering 23 percent of the vote.
  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and former Vice President Mike Pence each received four percent of the vote while pr
  
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• With enough lifeguards, all public pools now open in City of Austin

  12-06-2023 16:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the summer starts off with a heatwave, public pools are popular places to cool down.Starting on Monday, all 32 operational pools opened for the season in the City of Austin.This marks the first time since 2019 that the city has opened all its public pools.According to the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, there are 712 lifeguards staffed while many more are in training.“We're really hoping to have around 850 lifeguards this summer,” City of Austin aquat
  
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• National High School BBQ Championship coming to Central Texas

  12-06-2023 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Teams from around the country will be in Hutto, Texas this weekend preparing their rubs, sauces, and meat ahead of the National High School Barbecue Championship.PREVIOUS: Local high school students compete in state BBQ championship Next Monday, the cooking will begin with pork chops, skirt steak, chicken, ribs, and pork butt.The competition runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19 at Texas State Technical College.
  National High School BBQ Championship Director Mike Erickson talked wi
  
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• TxTag, lawmakers resolve some tolling problems. What comes next?

  12-06-2023 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —Following the "TxTag Troubles" investigative project, many drivers who reached out to KXAN got their issues resolved, and a new state law will soon address one of the the top complaints about Texas' tolling systems.
  Image of a now-closed call center TxDOT dedicated to helping resolve issues in response to KXAN's investigation (TxDOT Photo)
  In response to more than 700 complaints sent to KXAN in a month, the Texas Department of Transportation set up adedicated phone line
  
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• Local non-profit looking for storefront before new school year

  12-06-2023 14:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Teacher Reuse, a local non-profit that provides teachers with free school supplies, is in search of a new storefront to operate out of before the start of the new school year.
  Shelly O'Donnell, a former teacher, started the non-profit last year and operated out of a building owned by Hays Consolidated Independent School District. O'Donnell said she was allowed to stay in that building from August through October, but had to get out because the building was being used for vot
  
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• Brutal heat worsens through the week

  12-06-2023 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Brace yourself.... this week's heat will get worse before it gets better. (And the "better" might be quite a few days from now.)Afternoon highs will climb towards the century mark this afternoon, and with the addition of humidity, will bring 'feels like' temperatures up to 105° in some areas.Dangerous heat index values Monday afternoonLater this evening, a few strong storms will make a run at our northern counties. Most of these storms will stay north of our area, but those
  
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• An early start to triple-digit heat

  12-06-2023 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This will be a week where some of you will want to limit your time outdoors because of the heat the humidity. During the noon hour today heat index values exceeded 103° at Flatonia and La Grange.Afternoon highs will climb towards the century mark this afternoon, and with the addition of humidity, will bring 'feels like' temperatures up to 105° in some areas.Dangerous heat index values Monday afternoonThese numbers will get higher during the week. "Feels Like" readings fr
  
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• Texas baseball falls Sunday; set for decisive Game 3 against Stanford

  12-06-2023 06:44 via kxan.com
  
  PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (KXAN) - Texas baseball came back late to win Game One of the Super Regionals against Stanford but couldn't do the same Sunday night, losing to the Cardinal 8-3.Stanford evens the series at a game a piece, forcing a decisive final game Monday afternoon slated for 7:00 p.m.The hosting team scored first against Texas starter Lebarron Johnson Jr. but the Longhorns quickly picked up their pitcher. A Jared Thomas RBI triple and Dylan Campbell sac fly in the third gave Texas a 2-
  
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• Austin celebrates 2023 Salsa & Heritage Festival Sunday

  12-06-2023 05:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Austin celebrates its Celebrando 2023! Salsa & Heritage Festival Sunday.
  The festival was held at the JCC Ballroom at Shalom Austin from 3-8 p.m. Sunday. This year's theme delved into Colombian and Puerto Rican mountain traditions and featured performances by the TrabuRikan Salsa Orquestra and other artists, per an event news release.The Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Austin celebrates its Celebrando 2023! Salsa & Heritage Festiv
  
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• Police: Body found in Shoal Creek in central Austin

  12-06-2023 03:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police said they found a body Sunday evening in Shoal Creek in central Austin.Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Police investigate a call at 29th Street and Lamar Blvd. on June 11, 2023. (KXAN photo/Frank M
  
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• AMBER Alert issued as Dallas Police search for abducted 7-year-old girl

  12-06-2023 03:04 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — The Dallas Police Department is searching for an abducted seven-year-old girl who officers believe is in immediate danger.Lillie Anderson is 4'2", weighs 80 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a purple short-sleeved shirt, multi-colored shorts and flower sandals with two braids in her hair.
  Initial-Flyers-Anderson-EnglishDownloadPolice said the suspect is an unidentified Black man with black hair who was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and g
  
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• AMBER Alert discontinued for Dallas girl

  12-06-2023 03:04 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — An Amber Alert for a seven-year-old girl was discontinued overnight.
  The alert was issued shortly after 7 Sunday p.m. as the Dallas Police Department was searching for the girl.
  The alert was discontinued at 1:20 a.m. Monday.
  
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• El Niño and Texas: What history tells us

  12-06-2023 02:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — El Niño is officially here and the potential for a strong El Niño to develop continues to increase.
  Odds of a strong El Niño this winter are currently at 50%, according to the Climate Prediction Center, with the odds of at least a moderate El Niño at more than 80%.Historically El Niño has the following impacts on weather in Texas:
  Hurricane season (June-November): Fewer Atlantic storms, but limited impact on the Gulf and more storms in the
  
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