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• ERCOT can’t be sued over power grid failures during 2021 winter storm, Texas Supreme Court rules

  23-06-2023 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid.The 5-4 opinion will likely free the nonprofit corporation from lawsuits filed by thousands of Texans for deaths, injuries and damages following the deadly 2021 winter storm, unless lawyers find another way forward.The Electric Reliability Counci
  
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• City of Austin: Courts will decide 'Death Star' bill's impact

  23-06-2023 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A City of Austin spokesperson said that it could be years before the full extent of HB 2127, also called the "Death Star" bill or Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, is known. ‘Death Star’ bill signed by Gov. Abbott, here are some of the impacts in AustinThe new law preempts Texas municipalities from making or enforcing ordinances on matters that fall under the state's codes for agriculture, business & commerce, finance, insurance, labor, natural resources, occupat
  
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• Heatwave intensifies this weekend

  23-06-2023 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following some brief relief with temperatures under 100°, temperatures rise again this weekend with the worst of the recent heatwave still to come.A Heat Advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday for dangerous heat index values, and this will no doubt be extended through the day Sunday.Heat Advisory in effect until 9 p.m. SaturdayThe ridge of high pressure that has brought abnormally hot temperatures to Texas and northern Mexico will begin to drift north this weekend. As i
  
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• State natural area north of San Antonio to expand by more than 500 acres

  23-06-2023 23:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A state natural area in Comal County is expanding by more than 500 acres, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced.The Honey Creek State Natural Area, about 30 miles north of San Antonio, will grow by 515 acres, thanks to a partnership with The Nature Conservancy in Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and landowners Ronnie and Terry Urbanczyk.TPWD purchased the land for $25 million, made possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, state funding
  
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• Explainer: Are the cracks in your road from extreme heat?

  23-06-2023 23:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Austin hits record-breaking temperatures this summer, the City of Austin says they're working to keep roads from being impacted. Here's what you need to know:
  How do I know if a road is impacted by heat?
  According to Pirouz Moin, assistant director of Public Works operations for the City of Austin, if you find a large, isolated crack in the road, that's likely to be be an issue with something underneath the road, not heat.
  "The temperature and the rain, and the way that it ap
  
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• Texas businessman at center of AG Ken Paxton's impeachment pleads not guilty to federal charges

  23-06-2023 22:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas real estate developer at the center of Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment has pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements to banks that loaned him more than $170 million.Nate Paul waived his scheduled arraignment before a U.S. district judge in Austin, according to court documents posted Friday.Paul figures heavily in 20 articles of impeachment filed against Texas' top law enforcement officer. Paxton is accused of abusing his power and bribe
  
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• Infowars 'War Room' host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to entering restricted area during Capitol riot

  23-06-2023 22:35 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who promoted baseless claims of 2020 election fraud on the far-right internet platform, pleaded guilty on Friday to joining the mob of Donald Trump supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol.Shroyer, who didn’t enter the Capitol but led rioters in chants near the top of the building's steps, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of illegally entering a restricted area. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year behind bars.U.S. Dis
  
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• Texas legislature passes several bills to increase film production in the state

  23-06-2023 22:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas legislature passed several bills this legislative session to incentivize more film, television and commercial production in the state. During the session, Texas lawmakers introduced a record-breaking 19 bills aimed at incentivizing film production in a variety of ways. Though not all passed, the Texas Motion Picture Alliance – an entity for film, TV, commercial, video game and digital media production industries – said what did make it through was
  
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• Austin airport to fast-track improvements following new passenger projections

  23-06-2023 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport announced it would be fast-tracking improvement projects with the Airport Expansion and Development Program.AUS said the airport was previously projected to reach 30 million annual passengers by 2037; however, it is now projected to reach that by 2027.The airport said many of the improvement projects were already underway, which were aimed at addressing the need for more capacity for record-b
  
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• Texan diagnosed with malaria after working outdoors in Cameron County

  23-06-2023 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A person living in south Texas recently got diagnosed with a rare mosquito-borne disease.
  The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced Friday someone who spent time working outdoors in Cameron County, which sits on the U.S.-Mexico border along the Gulf of Mexico, contracted malaria. State health experts are now working with local health departments on further tracking, according to DSHS.Second mosquito with West Nile Virus found, health lead
  
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• 'Colors of Pride' returns for second year, focuses on healing and queer joy

  23-06-2023 21:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The "Colors of Pride" gathering returns for a second year this Saturday, and organizers say it will be a place for Austin's LGBTQ+ people of color (POC) to celebrate queer joy after a hostile legislative session. Pride Month 2023: Ways to celebrate in Central TexasThe free event begins at noon and ends at 6 p.m. It will be held at the Branch Park Pavilion (Philomena St. and Aldrich St.), an ADA-compliant and air conditioned space.Many of last year's activities will return, said
  
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• ERCOT issues weather watch for June 25-30 due to forecasted high temperatures

  23-06-2023 21:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a weather watch from June 25-June 30 due to forecasted high temperatures, as well as anticipated higher electrical demand, the agency said on Twitter Friday.Furthermore, ERCOT said grid conditions are expected to be normal and can be monitored on the ERCOT website.ERCOT has several different Energy Emergency Alert levels, or EEAs. After Normal Grid Conditions, the levels are Conservation Alert level, then EEA 1, 2, and 3.
  
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• Lineup announced for ACL Radio’s Blues on the Green

  23-06-2023 20:30 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 23, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Limits Radio announced the 2023 lineup for its annual Blues on the Green concert. Austin’s Blues on the Green returns for 32nd seasonThe two-day event will have live music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 18 and 19 at Zilker Park. It is free to attend, according to organizers. The concert series originally began in the early 1990s as a small gatherin
  
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• 'Heat dome' means Texas can't escape scorching hot temperatures

  23-06-2023 20:07 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The state of Texas has been roasting in record-breaking heat for a little over a week now, but why does it seem only to be affecting the Lone Star State and portions of the southern United States? NEXT: What is a heat burst?Texas is experiencing an unprecedented June state-wide heat wave with heat indexes ranging from nearly 115° to 120° across the state on some days.As of Wednesday, June 21, 34,284,841 people were listed as being under
  
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• Austin man among 4 victims killed after Matador tornado

  23-06-2023 19:44 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 23, 2023MATADOR, Texas -- The Texas Department of Public Safety on Friday released the identities of the four people killed after a tornado hit Matador Wednesday evening.The victims were identified as Jo Etta Bumgardner, 85, of Matador, Randell (Randy) Rolin, 59, of Purcell, Oklahoma, Victor Valenzuela Jr., 43, of Austin, Troy Hernandez, 23, San Angelo.Authorities said nine people were injured. Multiple ag
  
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•  U.S. Senate passes bill targeting dangerous street drug ‘tranq’

  23-06-2023 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –  The U.S. Senate passed Thursday a bill that aims to increase the understanding of a dangerous and increasingly prevalent street drug, xylazine.Xylazine, commonly referred to as tranq, is a non-opiate sedative authorized in the U.S. only for veterinary use. It has had the most severe impact in the Northeast but has been detected in 48 states including Texas. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reported that in 2022, nearly a quarter of all the fentanyl p
  
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• How much will the Paxton impeachment cost?

  23-06-2023 18:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas House members in charge of the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hired two of the most high-profile defense attorneys in Texas, at $500 per hour, to prosecute the case. Those attorneys’ payments could easily hit six figures and potentially go higher, according to records obtained by KXAN and a legal expert.Contracts with attorneys Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin show they, and each of their attorneys working on the case, will earn $500 an hour. The
  
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• Abuse, neglect, falsified records: New details about Pflugerville foster agency

  23-06-2023 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN)-- "Findings were related to neglectful supervision, sexual abuse, and physical abuse that were perpetrated by foster parents and household members with victims ranging in age from 2 years old to 16 years old."
  That's an excerpt from a letter of intent from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) sent to Lonestar Social Services (LSS), earlier this month.
  KXAN got a copy of the letter, which notified LSS that HHSC plans to revoke their permit to be a child
  
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• Supreme Court says states can't overrule Biden on whom to deport

  23-06-2023 16:26 via kxan.com
  
  Texas and Louisiana do not have authority to challenge the Biden administration’s guidelines for when to deport migrants from the country, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, handing a win to President Biden on immigration policy. In an 8-1 decision, the court determined the two states lacked the standing to sue over one of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) earliest directives.“The States essentially want the Federal Judiciary to order the Executive Branch to alter
  
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• The heat and its toll on your car

  23-06-2023 16:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Before you hit the road on a summer getaway, make a stop to check your car battery. The heat is incredibly hard on your vehicle battery, and AAA says it's also the season they see an uptick in tire blowouts.KXAN Traffic Anchor Erica Brennes sat down with AAA and has some advice before your next road trip."Joining me today is Daniel Armbruster with AAA. Daniel, let's talk about this heat. It is so brutal, and the toll it can take on our cars, specifically, our batteries, whi
  
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• TxDMV systems up and running after going down, most offices remain closed

  23-06-2023 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 23, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — All Texas Department of Motor Vehicles systems have come back online after going down as of 8 a.m. Friday, according to the TxDMV.All online and in-person services were affected, including county tax offices and other registration renewal locations such as grocery stores, vehicle dealerships and MyPlates.The TxDMV initially said all 16 TxDMV offices would be closed Friday, but
  
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• TxDMV systems down, all offices closed

  23-06-2023 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — All Texas Department of Motor Vehicles systems were down as of 8 a.m. Friday, according to the TxDMV.All online and in-person services were affected, including county tax offices and other registration renewal locations such as grocery stores, vehicle dealerships, and MyPlates.According to the TxDMV, all 16 TxDMV offices would be closed Friday.
  
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• Mpox Town Hall taking place in Austin

  23-06-2023 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local leaders and health experts will hold a Mpox Town Hall Friday morning.They’ll issue a warning on mpox, discussing available vaccines and best practices to stop the spread of the virus.Mpox was previously referred to as monkeypox. The CDC changed the name in November, following a recommendation from the World Health Organization. Austin health officials work to prevent another outbreak of mpox this summerThus far this year, 20 cases of mpox have been reported in T
  
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• LIVE: Mpox town hall taking place in Austin

  23-06-2023 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local leaders and health experts will hold a mpox town hall Friday morning.They’ll issue a warning on mpox, discussing available vaccines and best practices to stop the spread of the virus.Mpox was previously referred to as monkeypox. The CDC changed the name in November, following a recommendation from the World Health Organization. Austin health officials work to prevent another outbreak of mpox this summerThus far this year, 20 cases of mpox have been reported in T
  
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• Austin leaders, health experts discuss mpox, vaccine availability in town hall

  23-06-2023 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local leaders and health experts held a mpox town hall Friday morning.They issued a warning on mpox and discussed available vaccines and best practices to stop the spread of the virus.Mpox was previously referred to as monkeypox. The CDC changed the name in November, after a recommendation from the World Health Organization. Austin health officials work to prevent another outbreak of mpox this summerThus far this year, 20 cases of mpox have been reported in Travis County.Au
  
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• Round Rock Post Office to host Passport Fair Saturday

  23-06-2023 15:14 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – The Round Rock Frontier Post Office will host a Passport Fair on Saturday, the office said on June 16.
  According to the announcement, appointments are not required; however, customers are encouraged to arrive early, as applicants will be served on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis until the applicant maximum capacity has been reached. Passport photo services will be available for those needing a new or updated passport photo.The event will be at the post
  
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• Pflugerville PD rewarding children for 'Cool Moves'

  23-06-2023 15:08 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – Pflugerville Police said Tuesday that officers would be out in force this summer.
  They will be patrolling the streets looking to reward children who are playing by the safety rules, through the Cool Moves community program.
  Pflugerville PD said through Sept. 1, officers will reward children for doing things including looking both ways before crossing the street, wearing a helmet while riding a bike or skateboard, using hand signals while riding a bike and using
  
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• City of Austin denies claims from residents impacted by April flood

  23-06-2023 15:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin denied the less than a dozen claims filed by residents on Mearns Meadow whose homes were damaged during an April 20 flood, and neighbors are deciding what their next step will be.
  Impacted residents will be holding a neighborhood meeting Friday afternoon and said they will meet with an attorney to talk about possible legal action against the city.
  Claims denied
  Ryan Albright, who owns one of the 60 homes that were damaged during the April storm, said he was fr
  
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• Austin ISD approves budget with $52 million deficit; highest since 2017-18

  23-06-2023 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2023-24 budget early Friday morning.
  The $1.82 billion budget includes a $52.25 million deficit.
  According to Thursday night's district presentation by Chief Finance Officer Ed Ramos, that is the highest deficit since the 2017-18 budget deficit of $54 million.
  In May, the Board of Trustees approved using up to $53 million of the district’s reserve funds to give teachers and school employees a raise for the 2023-24 school y
  
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• One last day of 90s ahead of a new round of triple digits

  23-06-2023 13:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite a bit of "relief" yesterday afternoon (high of 94°), our temperatures begin to climb today... and they won't stop rising in the days to come.A few isolated storms developing well to our west could hold together long enough to clip parts of our area late today and Saturday, but the big story continues to be the heat. Afternoon highs will return to the upper 90s today before reaching and exceeding 100° this weekend and all next week.Forecast heat index values Frida
  
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• Historic heat wave extends through end of June

  23-06-2023 13:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite a bit of "relief" yesterday afternoon (high of 94°), our temperatures begin to climb again today... and they won't stop rising in the days to come.A few isolated storms are possible late day today and Saturday, but the big story continues to be the heat. Afternoon highs will return to the upper 90s today before reaching and exceeding 100° this weekend and all next week.Forecast heat index values Friday afternoonHeat and humidity are still prompting a Heat Advisor
  
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• Is restaurant tipping getting out of hand?

  23-06-2023 12:59 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- American diners may be reaching a tipping point. Not long ago, a restaurant tip was a 15 percent gratuity for the server, calculated on a napkin and scrawled on a credit card receipt at the end of a sit-down meal. The server didn’t know the sum until the diner had departed. In 2023, tipping, or choosing not to, has expanded into a near-universal ritual of food service. Customers at a humble takeout joint might face a choice among three double-digit gratuities on a t
  
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• APD searching for suspect vehicle in south Austin hit-and-run

  23-06-2023 04:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is searching for a suspect vehicle wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in south Austin June 14, APD said in a news release Thursday.At approximately 11:15 p.m., APD officers responded to the crash in the 2100 block of East Riverside Drive near Raising Canes, police said.
  On-scene officers found a man lying on the road next to the median, and he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. The victim has sinc
  
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• Inmate dies in Gatesville prison, TDCJ says

  23-06-2023 03:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- An inmate died Thursday afternoon at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, a TDCJ spokesperson told KXAN Thursday."The inmate was being seen by medical when she started having complications. Life saving measures were initiated and EMS was called," TDCJ Director of Communications Amanda Hernandez said.
  The cause of death is still pending and will be investigated by the Office of the Inspector General.Inmates are concerned the deceased becom
  
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• One seriously injured after vehicle-pedestrian crash in west Austin, ATCEMS says

  23-06-2023 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in west Austin Thursday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on Twitter.Shortly before 7 p.m., medics responded to the crash at 1100 Tillery St., the tweet said.In the same Twitter thread, medics said the incident involved someone on a bicycle. One adult patient was taken to Dell Seton with serious injuries, medics said.No further information was released Thursday, and the incident remained under investigation.
  
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• One seriously injured after vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin, ATCEMS says

  23-06-2023 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin Thursday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on Twitter.Shortly before 7 p.m., medics responded to the crash at 1100 Tillery St., the tweet said.In the same Twitter thread, medics said the incident involved someone on a bicycle. One adult patient was taken to Dell Seton with serious injuries, medics said.No further information was released Thursday, and the incident remained under investigation.
  
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• Victor Wembanyama selected No. 1 overall by San Antonio Spurs in 2023 NBA Draft

  23-06-2023 02:15 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation.The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, followed by chants of “Wemby! Wemby” from a group of Spurs fans waving signs from the first row of seats.Wembanyama arrives with far mo
  
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• New bill could put whole milk back in school cafeterias

  23-06-2023 02:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — A new political push could bring whole milk back to school lunches. Lawmakers are debating a bill that would change the current school nutrition rules.Right now, schools can only serve low fat or fat free milk. A bill sponsored by Republican Congressman Glenn Thompson would allow them to serve whole milk again."We've really ruined an entire generation of milk drinkers and we have, we really cheated them out of access to the most nut
  
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• Christian Clark, 2024 4-star running back out of Arizona, verbally commits to Texas

  23-06-2023 02:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of Arizona's top high school football recruits said Wednesday that he's coming to Austin.Christian Clark, a 4-star running back according to the 247Sports composite rating system, posted on social media his intent to become a Texas Longhorn. Clark, from Mountain Pointe High School in the Ahwatukee area of southeast Phoenix, graduates in 2024. He tallied 1,105 total yards and scored 16 touchdowns for the Pride in his junior season.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on
  
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• Texas ranked among the states with the worst drivers in the country!

  23-06-2023 01:59 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KDAF) — You're ever heading to Texas, make sure you pack plenty of extra brake pads!
  According to a website that ranks world populations, Texas is ranked #16 for having the worst drivers in the county.World Population said, "SmartAsset's 2020 analysis evaluated three metrics to determine the states with the worst drivers. The first metric was the percentage of insured drivers within the state. The next metric was the number of DUI arrests per every thousand drivers. The third metri
  
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• Spicewood home in flames after lightning strike: How you can protect your own home

  23-06-2023 01:03 via kxan.com
  
  SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN)-- "We saw a really strong bolt of lightning… our feet were rumbling, it was so bad," said Dan Lowe, who lives in the Spicewood neighborhood called The Summit at Lake Travis.A few minutes later, Lowe said, "Somebody knocked on our door and said, 'Hey, your neighbor's house is on fire.'"
  He said the smoke turned into fire within minutes.
  "It just started getting worse and worse and worse and pretty soon the attic was already falling apart before the fire department g
  
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• Millions of Baby Shark toys recalled over risk of 'impalement'

  23-06-2023 00:58 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A recall involving millions of baby bath toys modeled after the viral "Baby Shark" children's song was launched Thursday after reports of multiple injuries.Zuru, an El Segundo, California-based importer of the Chinese-made products, is recalling 7.5 million toys, which are sold at major retailers and online.The brightly-colored yellow, blue and pink sharks have a hard plastic top fin which make them potentially hazardous, especially in a bathtub or wading pool, according to the
  
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• US Navy acoustic system detected ‘anomaly’ that was likely Titan’s fatal implosion, official says

  23-06-2023 00:49 via kxan.com
  
  A U.S. Navy acoustic system detected an ‘anomaly’ Sunday that was likely the Titan’s fatal implosion, according to a senior military official.
  The Navy went back and analyzed its acoustic data after the Titan submersible was reported missing Sunday. Coast Guard officials on Thursday announced that the craft suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard.
  That anomaly was “consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the TITAN subm
  
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• UT System Implementing New Mental Resource Program

  23-06-2023 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The University of Texas System is partnering with TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being platform, to launch a new program that offers free virtual mental health resources to students at all 14 UT institutions, according to a news release from The UT System. The program is part of a $16.5 million investment approved by the UT Regents in 2022 to enhance student mental health and safety.Set to launch at the beginning of the fall semester in 2023, the program will offer a
  
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• Longhorns infielder Viviana Martinez named to Team USA for Japan Series

  23-06-2023 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns freshman Viviana Martinez showed what she could do against college talent in her first season, and now she'll display it against some of the world's best.Martinez was selected to represent the United States in the 2023 Japan All-Star Series, scheduled for August 4-7 in Japan. A group of 16 collegiate softball players comprises the roster that will face the world No. 2 Japan national team in a 3-game series. Games will be held in Fukushima, Iwakuni and Yokoha
  
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• Nearly half of Texans not confident lawmakers did enough to fix power grid, poll says

  23-06-2023 00:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a newly released Texas Politics Project poll, researchers found nearly half of participants said they were not confident Texas lawmakers did enough during the legislative session to increase reliability of the state's power grid moving forward.
  Less than 20% of Texas voters who took part in the poll said they were "very" or "extremely" confident lawmakers had done enough to keep the lights on.
  "There has been a very long hangover, if you will, from the impact and the experien
  
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• The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

  23-06-2023 00:09 via kxan.com
  
  A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.
  Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they've notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which had been missing since Sunday.
  The sliver of hope that remained for finding the five men alive was wiped awa
  
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