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• How Mexico's agriculture burn affects Austin local weather

  14-06-2023 23:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The haze happens every spring and it can make you feel bad.The sky loses that beautiful azure, blue hue. Though its occurrence doesn't originate in the Austin area, if the wind is blowing just right, Central Texas and a good deal of the state will still see the haze's effects. Why is the sky so hazy in Austin?The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality attributes this recent haze to "a good amount of atmospheric moisture" helping to partially contribute to the hazy sky.
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• 2023 now has one of June's longest 100° streaks in Austin history

  14-06-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This month now has one of the longest triple-digit streaks in June in Austin history.The streak started when Austin hit 103° on June 24. As of June 29, we've reached the triple digits six days in a row, which ties as the 6th-longest streak ever recorded in June.The First Warning Weather team is forecasting another triple-digit day on the last day of the month.The longest 100° streak in June was recorded last year. Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site
  
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• 2023 had one of June's longest 100° streaks in Austin history

  14-06-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 2023 had one of the longest triple-digit streaks in June in Austin history.The streak started when Austin hit 103° on June 24. Austin went on to reach the triple digits every day through the end of the month, a streak of seven days in a row.That ranks as the 6th-longest streak ever recorded in June.The longest 100° streak in June was recorded last year. Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site, hit the century mark 12 days in a row, from June 16 thr
  
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• 2023 could see one of June's longest 100° streaks in Austin history

  14-06-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — This year could see one of June's longest triple-digit streaks in Austin history.The First Warning Weather team has currently forecast at least seven consecutive days at or above 100° in Austin.If the forecast verifies, that would rank as at least the 6th-longest streak of triple-digit heat ever recorded in June.The longest 100° streak in June was recorded last year. Camp Mabry, Austin's official weather reporting site, hit the century mark 12 days in a row, from Ju
  
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• Austin airport advisory group recommends enhanced bus, mass transit to AUS

  14-06-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Airport Advisory Commission passed a recommendation Wednesday that encouraged enhanced public transit access to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).Earlier this month, the City of Austin, CapMetro and Austin Transit Partnership formally adopted a Phase 1 light rail service route for Project Connect, the city's mass transit program in the works. It’s official: Austin adopts Phase 1 of Project Connect light rail planUnder that design, the gu
  
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• A tunnel, a rail, a bus route extension: Group wants better public transit to airport

  14-06-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- "We just need to be better connecting our transit systems to the airport. Full stop," said Patrick Rose, secretary for Austin's Airport Advisory Commission.On Wednesday, commissioners unanimously passed a recommendation to enhance public transit access to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).Earlier this month, the City of Austin, CapMetro and Austin Transit Partnership formally adopted a Phase 1 light rail service route for Project Connect, the city's mass transit p
  
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• What to know about medications and summer heat

  14-06-2023 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Summer heat is here and impacts our health in obvious ways, such as heat-related illness and sunburns, but it can also impact our medications.
  Serra Holthaus, a University of Texas at Austin student pharmacist intern on rotation at the Peoples Pharmacy, said people should always check with their pharmacist about the potential side effects of their medication.
  "Anything with benzoyl peroxide or some retinols," Holthaus said. "I'd stay away from those if you're going to be ou
  
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• APD's Mounted Patrol unit trains for managing big crowds

  14-06-2023 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) --- On Wednesday, dozens of police officers from across the state were in San Marcos training with their horses.
  During the annual Mounted Patrol Training, officers ran through drills and formations in an effort to help them better prepare for managing large crowds.
  APD said it currently has 14 police officers, two supervisors and 16 horses in its Mounted Patrol Unit. (Photo: KXAN)"Some of the formations that you saw were column formations, line formations and wedge form
  
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• La Barbecue restaurant owner dies at 51

  14-06-2023 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 14, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- LeAnn Mueller, the owner of la Barbecue in east Austin, died Wednesday at 51 years old, according to a press release.Mueller, a successful chef and photographer, opened la Barbecue with her wife and co-owner Ali Clem in 2012. The popular Central Texas barbecue spot started in a south Austin food trailer park before moving to a brick-and-mortar location in east Austin, per the release.Mue
  
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• Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules

  14-06-2023 22:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Texas’ highest criminal court ruled Wednesday that the securities fraud case against now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton should remain in Houston, settling a key issue in the 8-year-old case as Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, in a 6-3 ruling, overturned lower-court decisions that said Paxton’s trial had been improperly moved from Collin County, where he lives, to Harris Co
  
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• Central Texans claim national title for professional cornhole

  14-06-2023 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – You may have been the champion of your friend’s Memorial Day cornhole tournament, but two Central Texans have taken the backyard pastime to a whole new level. Eddie Grinderslev and Kaleb Batson took home the doubles national title in professional corn hole in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, marking their first national professional win. “These are pretty large tournaments,” Grinderslev said. “[There are] four national championships, and this wa
  
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• Nate Paul arraignment date reset to later date in June

  14-06-2023 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The arraignment of Natin “Nate” Paul, the Austin real estate investor at the center of the Ken Paxton impeachment, was reset to June 26.Paul was originally scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday, but a United States magistrate judge signed an order for a continuance Tuesday.According to court documents, Paul’s counsel requested that the hearing be reset.“The Government does not oppose the continuance. The Court finds good cause for this ext
  
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• Austin housing market optimism 'continues to grow,' ABoR says

  14-06-2023 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Both sellers and buyers are seeing "more opportunity" in the Austin housing market, according to the latest monthly market report from the Austin Board of Realtors.Almost 9,000 homes were actively listed for sale in May, according to the ABoR report, equal to about 3.4 months of inventory."Last month’s housing market activity demonstrates not only a stable market, but one where optimism for the months ahead continues to grow," said ABoR President Ashley Jackson.The me
  
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• 2 trapped after multi-vehicle collision in south Austin, ATCEMS responding

  14-06-2023 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS said it was responding to a vehicle rescue in south Austin where an adult and child were entrapped.ATCEMS said the entrapment was a result of a multi-vehicle collision near the 4200 block of the Capital of Texas Highway frontage road near Lamar South Boulevard. The crash happened at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.Officials said one of the vehicles involved in the crash was on its side.ATCEMS said the two entrapped patients were extricated, and t
  
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• New community center, trailheads in the future for Georgetown parks

  14-06-2023 20:21 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Georgetown is working out how to make its 10-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan become a reality. Plans from its 5-year Capital Improvement Program laid out a tentative timeline of when and how those Master Plan projects would be accomplished.The Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, presentation was given during the workshop portion of the June 13 meeting of the Georgetown City Council.Parks and Recreation leaders shared the various projects it wan
  
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• Texas removed mandatory vehicle safety inspections. Do I still need an emissions test?

  14-06-2023 19:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Tuesday that would eliminate mandatory vehicle inspections in Texas once it takes effect in 2025. ICYMI: Gov. Abbott signs bill eliminating mandatory vehicle inspections in TexasUnder current state law, most vehicles statewide are required to undergo annual vehicle safety inspections. Come 2025, that yearly inspection would be replaced by an annual $7.50 fee -- the same as the current inspection fee, but without the added need of taking yo
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old Texas girl

  14-06-2023 19:04 via kxan.com
  
  PRINCETON, Texas (KETK) - An amber alert was issued for 14-year-old Ja'Myra Strawder out of Princeton.ERCOT warns Texas could reach all-time peak electric demand later this week
  She was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, gray sweatpants with a white stripe and black house shoes. According to Texas DPS, she is 5'7", 140 pounds and has black hair.The alert said that the suspect is Lee Carter III, 34. DPS said he is 6 feet tall and 203 pounds. Carter is reportedly driving a black 2014 Mercedes E3
  
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• Water access at Hamilton Pool Preserve currently not allowed

  14-06-2023 18:09 via kxan.com
  
  The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 14, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hamilton Pool Preserve said visitors were not allowed to get into the water due to recent rains and high bacteria levels.According to Travis County Parks, the earliest swimming might be allowed at the preserve would be Friday, June 16.“When we do allow swimming only a very limited portion of the pool is available for water access due to the continuing problem of falling rocks. As always
  
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• J.J. Watt to be inducted into Houston Texans Ring of Honor

  14-06-2023 17:46 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — One of the greatest players in the brief history of the Houston Texans will be honored during the 2023 season as J.J. Watt will be inducted into the team’s ring of honor in October, the team announced recently.Watt, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will join his former teammate Andre Johnson and late owner Bob McNair in the Ring of Honor on Sunday, Oct. 1, when the Texans host the Pittsburgh Steelers. His brother, T.J. Watt, is a key player on th
  
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• North Austin neighbors consider lawsuit against city

  14-06-2023 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A group of neighbors in the Little Walnut Creek area of north Austin said they are frustrated with the lack of communication from the city and are strongly considering a lawsuit after their homes were damaged in a flooding event.
  "It's easy to come here and see the damages and walk away and live your own life as the city. But we're stuck here," Dustin Grant, one of the homeowners, said. "We live this every day."
  Grant said his home received about $150,000 of damage. His backyard
  
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• Houston police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion

  14-06-2023 17:17 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KXAN) -- The Houston Police Department confirmed Tuesday that one of its K-9 dogs, Aron, passed away due to heat exhaustion.Aron was a four-year-old K-9 dog who had worked with the department for one-and-a-half years. The handler left Aron in a running and air-conditioned patrol vehicle, which HPD said was a "necessary and common practice when the K-9 partner is not actively engaged in police work."Aron's police handler returned to the patrol vehicle and found the engine had shut off. A
  
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• Tracking the Tropics: Could rising ocean temperatures mean more hurricanes despite El Niño?

  14-06-2023 16:58 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time in three years, El Niño is back, and it's arrival is earlier than expected. Its formation usually means quieter hurricane seasons in the Atlantic basin.That’s because El Niño’s warming in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean typically causes more wind shear to flow into the Caribbean and Gulf, inhibiting storm formation. Over the last three decades, El Niño years have produced about half the number of hurricanes that La
  
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• Renting? Ways to lower your AC bill in this heat

  14-06-2023 16:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Central Texas bakes in unusually hot weather for mid-June, you may already be worried about what the heat will cost you when your electric bill arrives. Homeowners have the liberty to make big adjustments in efficiency, but renters aren't without options.Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with CEO of SmartRent, Lucas Haldeman, about devices that even renters can take advantage of to keep the cost of cooling down.Meteorologist Nick Bannin: Lucas Haldeman joins us today from Smart
  
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• 'Golden' fossils reveal new secrets; provide clues to Jurassic extinction event

  14-06-2023 15:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Fossils that have been making "fools" out of scientists for decades are getting a new look. Researchers with the University of Texas' Jackson School of Geosciences published a paper in Earth Science Reviews showing that fossils commonly thought to be coated in pyrite, also known as 'Fool's Gold," had been deceiving scientists for decades."There's a lot of work being done in paleontology that relies on assuming that we're seeing everything. And we're very rarely seeing everything,
  
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• Doll therapy helping bring back memories for seniors in Buda

  14-06-2023 15:07 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA (KXAN) — A senior living community in Buda is distributing dolls to its residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s.The doll therapy program at at Buda Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care has been going on since May.Executive director Susan LaBree believes this therapy has made a major impact on the mental health of the seniors."This gives them an opportunity to provide care to the dolls,” she said.For one resident with dementia, the doll therapy offers a soothing sense
  
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• 1 dead after motorcycle-vehicle crash on FM 2222

  14-06-2023 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Medics have pronounced one person dead after a motorcycle crashed with a car on FM 2222 Wednesday morning.
  Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted the crash happened around 6:46 a.m. on FM 2222 near Bell Mountain Drive.
  One adult was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash.
  Part of FM 2222 is closed in the area. Drivers should expect extended delays and avoid the area.
  
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• Luling gets $1 million federal grant for job creation

  14-06-2023 14:13 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) – The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced Tuesday it awarded Luling, Texas a $1 million grant "to support business growth and job creation through infrastructure improvements at the city’s industrial park."According to Tuesday's announcement, the money will provide roadway, water, and broadband improvements to support business expansion in aerospace manufacturing and other industries, including meat and poultry processin
  
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• Gov. Abbott signs bill setting up AI advisory council in Texas

  14-06-2023 14:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Gov. Greg Abbott Monday signed a bill establishing a Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
  According to the governor's office, the seven-member council would study and monitor artificial intelligence technology developed, employed or procured by Texas state agencies.
  “As AI becomes more prevalent as a revolutionary tool in our lives and in our workforce, we must ensure that this technology is developed in a responsible and ethical way in Texas to help boost o
  
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• LIVE: Abbott to sign Texas bill allowing fentanyl deaths to be prosecuted as murder

  14-06-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new Texas law will up the criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, including allowing prosecutors to seek a murder charge in connection with fentanyl-related deaths.
  The bill, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, would increase criminal penalties for selling and distributing fentanyl. House Bill 6 also allows prosecutors seek a murder charge for a person who manufactures or delivers fentanyl when someone dies as a result of the controlled substance.PREVIOUS REP
  
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• Abbott to sign Texas bill allowing fentanyl deaths to be prosecuted as murder

  14-06-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new Texas law will up the criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, including allowing prosecutors to seek a murder charge in connection with fentanyl-related deaths.
  The bill, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, would increase criminal penalties for selling and distributing fentanyl. House Bill 6 also allows prosecutors seek a murder charge for a person who manufactures or delivers fentanyl when someone dies as a result of the controlled substance.PREVIOUS REP
  
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• Abbott signs Texas bill allowing fentanyl deaths to be prosecuted as murder

  14-06-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new Texas law will up the criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, including allowing prosecutors to seek a murder charge in connection with fentanyl-related deaths.
  The bill, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday afternoon, will increase criminal penalties for selling and distributing fentanyl. House Bill 6 also allows prosecutors to seek a murder charge for a person who manufactures or delivers fentanyl when someone dies as a result of the controlled substance.PR
  
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• Texas Space Commission launches; how it could benefit local aerospace businesses

  14-06-2023 13:56 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, TX (KXAN) - The space industry is getting a little extra oversight in Texas. Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB3447 into law, establishing the creation of the Texas Space Commission. The group will distribute $350 million in taxpayer dollars towards the development of the space industry in Texas."Having a space commission, like the Texas space bill, allows industry partners like us to be able to tap into those dollars and expand even more," said Stephen McCall, Director of Gover
  
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• Hottest temperatures still to come

  14-06-2023 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Extreme heat will continue late week into the weekend, likely to get worse before it gets any better. Expert: Texas heatwave 'driven by climate change'A Heat Advisory returns this afternoon, taking effect at 1 p.m. and continuing through Thursday evening. This dangerous combination of heat and humidity could lead to heat indices as hot as 113° in the late afternoon. We expect these advisories to be issued daily through Father's Day weekend -- and may even be upgraded to more
  
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• City of Austin moves Wednesday pop-up event for summer emergency supplies

  14-06-2023 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin said Tuesday it changed the location of Wednesday's pop-up event where customers could pick up emergency supplies and information for the summer.The event will be at the City of Austin Utilities Customer Service Center (UCSC) on 8716 Research Blvd, Suite 115 on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. or while supplies last, according to the city.An second event will be held on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. or while supplies last at the Customer Service Center
  
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• One person dead after 2-vehicle crash in Manor, ATCEMS says

  14-06-2023 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Manor on Tuesday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on Twitter.Shortly after 9:15 p.m., medics responded to the crash in the 14500 block of N. Farm to Market Road 973, the tweet said. Medics said one person was pinned in their vehicle.Medics said one adult person, who was not identified Tuesday, was pronounced dead on the scene. No other patients were reported.Drivers should expect extended traffic delays near the scene, medics s
  
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• Report: Most Mount Bonnell break-ins around sunset

  14-06-2023 05:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- By May, there were already 93 car break-ins at Mount Bonnell, according to an Austin Police Department report requested by Council Member Mackenzie Kelly.She said that number is high ahead of the spike we typically see over the summer.2021 COVERAGE: Theft rate at Mount Bonnell already 4 times higher this year than all of 2019"It's really concerning to me to learn there's that many break-ins at a local spot," she said.
  The report she requested also broke down the number of break-
  
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• Missing teen in Copperas Cove left with unknown man, police say

  14-06-2023 04:59 via kxan.com
  
  COPPERAS COVE, Texas (KXAN) -- The Copperas Cove Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding a missing teen who was last seen Monday evening, the agency said in a social media post.Copperas Cove Police said Kahlan Morello was last seen Monday, June 12. She was last seen leaving with an unknown man. | Courtesy Copperas Cove Police
  According to police, 15-year-old Kahlan Anne Morello was last seen in the backyard of the family's home at approximately 7:30 p.m.. Kahlan was picked up b
  
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• From a foot fetish to fake accounts, Austin woman warns about Facebook Marketplace

  14-06-2023 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- After decades in the Austin area, Tracy Miller and her husband are moving to the coast.
  "It's been a little bit of a sad thing for both of us, but we're ready," she said.
  Miller has sold dozens of items on Facebook Marketplace. But while getting rid of items, she's also received some unwanted attention from buyers that seem to be sending fake emails.
  "I instantly got an email saying that we weren't qualified yet to receive payment through Zelle," she said.
  She's also had odd requ
  
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• Hutto QB Will Hammond competing in Elite 11 finals

  14-06-2023 03:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The search to find the top high school quarterback in the country takes a turn through Hutto.Will Hammond, a senior for the Hippos and Texas Tech recruit, will take part in the Elite 11 finals — a high-level, invite-only quarterback camp held June 14-16 in Los Angeles. Hammond is one of 20 finalists who are competing to be named one of the Elite 11 signal-callers in the Class of 2024.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for ou
  
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• Cooling centers open in Austin: How to find a location

  14-06-2023 02:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cooling centers opened Tuesday in Austin with heat index values expected to range between 103°-113°, according to a City of Austin alert. First Warning Weather: No immediate end to dangerous heat and humidityA heat advisory was in effect from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Central Texas. Tuesday afternoon highs were expected to be near 100°."Due to extreme heat, all Austin Parks and Library facilities will serve as cooling centers during normal operating hours," the c
  
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• Cooling centers now open in Austin: How to find a location

  14-06-2023 02:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cooling centers opened Tuesday in Austin with heat index values expected to range between 103°-113°, according to a City of Austin alert. First Warning Weather: No immediate end to dangerous heat and humidityA heat advisory was in effect from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Central Texas. Tuesday afternoon highs were expected to be near 100°."Due to extreme heat, all Austin Parks and Library facilities will serve as cooling centers during normal operating hours," the c
  
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• Some Texas public schools facing budget concerns without legislative funding increases

  14-06-2023 02:16 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (Nexstar) — With a $33 billion dollar budget surplus hanging overhead, the regular legislative session started with promises to increase teacher pay and school funding but ended with none, now leading some public schools with budget concerns as they head into the next school year without an increase to the basic allotment.In a district-wide email sent Tuesday morning to families, Burnet CISD said it is facing a $1.3 million dollar deficit for the upcoming 2023-2024 school yea
  
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• College World Series: Plucky underdogs, national powers collide in America's heartland for national title

  14-06-2023 01:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The field is set and eight teams will go at it for college baseball's ultimate prize beginning June 16 at the Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.With No. 8 Stanford's dramatic walk-off victory over Texas and Tennessee's triumph over Southern Miss on Monday night, there are five national seeds remaining and three others primed to make a Cinderella run to the championship.Fly ball lost in twilight gives Stanford berth in Men’s College World Series, ends Texas
  
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• Why is the sky so hazy in Austin?

  14-06-2023 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A combination of "humidity haze" and light amounts of smoke from agricultural burning in Mexico are leading to unhealthy air quality for some in our area Monday evening, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).Hazy skies obscured some of the searing sunshine across Central Texas on Monday. Copious amounts of atmospheric moisture leading to a sauna-like feeling outside also create more particulate matter in the atmosphere, lowering visibility and decreas
  
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• Texas heatwave an 'exceptional event driven by climate change,' scientist says

  14-06-2023 00:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "The types of temperatures that we're seeing this week are extremely unlikely to happen in a world without climate change," MIT climate scientist Dr. Daniel Gilford said. Record-setting June heatwave buildsAs the First Warning Weather team predicts Austin's hottest June 14-20 period on record with an average high temperature of 104°+ over the next week, a new tool from Climate Central attributes the heat wave to manmade climate change."The Climate Shift Index is a tool
  
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• Austin officials begin relocating people from a Gaines Creek homeless encampment

  14-06-2023 00:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin officials began the relocation process Tuesday for houseless people staying in a Gaines Creek area encampment which has become a public health concern, according to Austin Public Health.  This effort is part of the Housing-Focused Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) Initiative, which executes closures of homeless encampments that pose the highest public safety and health concerns. The moving of this encampment is the result of extensive planning across city d
  
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