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• Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss

  01-08-2023 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering.The indictment, the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024, follows a long-running federal investigation into schemes by Tru
  
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• Austin trauma surgeon says 95% of traumatic scooter injuries involve alcohol

  01-08-2023 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Amid increases in emergency room visits from riders using e-bikes and scooters while intoxicated, Ascension Seton is urging people to find other ways to get home if they have been drinking alcohol. Dr. Jayson Aydelotte, trauma medical director at Dell Seton Medical Center, said that as the number of scooters and e-bikes have increased around Austin, so have the number of riders who have injured themselves while using them.
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• Austin ER doctor says 95% of traumatic scooter injuries involve alcohol

  01-08-2023 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Amid increases in emergency room visits from riders using e-bikes and scooters while intoxicated, Ascension Seton is urging people to find other ways to get home if they have been drinking alcohol. Dr. Jayson Aydelotte, trauma medical director at Dell Seton Medical Center, said that as the number of scooters and e-bikes have increased around Austin, so have the number of riders who have injured themselves while using them.
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• Austin launches $475K in grants for art education nonprofits

  01-08-2023 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Economic Development Department announced Tuesday the rollout of its Arts Education Relief Grant to help support the city's art education nonprofit organizations.
  The grant program will allocate $25,000 to art education providers, with a total of $475,000 available courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts - American Rescue Plan Acts grants. Grant funding can be used to cover costs like salary support, artists and contractual personnel stipends, facili
  
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• Future of Peter Pan Mini-Golf, old McDonald's site in limbo

  01-08-2023 22:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- In the heart of Austin, two adjacent prime properties sit in limbo, caught up in the real estate dealings of a large state agency.One is the fenced-off site of a demolished McDonald's restaurant at South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road. The other, just to the east, is Peter Pan Mini-Golf, a local business that embodies the fabric of quirky and laid-back old Austin as much as anything else south of Lady Bird Lake.The fate of these sites will be in the h
  
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• 1,200-acre nature preserve to open in Williamson County

  01-08-2023 21:58 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Hill Country Conservancy is poised to open a 1,205-acre nature preserve in Williamson County, following a donation from an anonymous landowner.The land is described as "ecologically sensitive" and was given to the nonprofit conservancy "to be used for conservation, research, educational outreach and public recreation," per a Tuesday release. Named the Pecan Springs Karst Preserve, the land sits within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone at the onset of the Te
  
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• Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 40 acres, 35% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 40 acres and is 35% contained as of 6:45 p.m., according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.Smoke seen from Bast
  
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• Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 40 acres, 10% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 40 acres and is 10% contained as of 4:15 p.m., according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.Smo
  
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• Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 30 acres, 10% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 30 acres and is 10% contained, according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.Smoke seen from Bas
  
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• Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 100 acres, 50% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders Tuesday afternoon said they were working to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 100 acres and is 50% contained as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.Just b
  
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• Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 100 acres, 40% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 100 acres and is 40% contained as of 8 p.m., according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.Smoke seen from Bastro
  
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• Powder Keg Fire in Bastrop estimated at 30 acres, 10% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 30 acres and is 10% contained, according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.Additionally, the Austin Fire Department said it and other Travis County ESDs sent multiple units as mutual aid to to the fire.First responders sa
  
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• LIVE: Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 100 acres, 50% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders Tuesday afternoon said they were working to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 100 acres and is 50% contained as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.The Forest Service said in a social media post Wednesday morning dozers made improvements to the containment line overnight, and fire
  
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• Home evacuations underway due to Bastrop wildfire

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — First responders said they're working Tuesday afternoon to evacuate homes as a "precautionary measure" because of a wildfire burning near Bastrop State Park.
  According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the houses affected are located between Harmon Road and Pine Hill Loop in Bastrop. It's unclear how many homes are impacted at this time. Neighbors are advised to contact the county hotline at (512) 303-4300 for more information.
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• At least one home affected as Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 117 acres, 75% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Crews responded to a home on fire within the fire zone of a wildfire in Bastrop Wednesday just before noon, according to a KXAN reporter on the ground.Reporter Nabil Remadna noted firefighters were able to get there quickly, and there are still hotspots popping up in the fire area. The fire, which is called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 117 acres and is 75% contained as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.In its Wednesday a
  
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• At least one home affected as Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 100 acres, 65% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Crews responded to a home on fire within the fire zone of a wildfire in Bastrop Wednesday just before noon, according to a KXAN reporter on the ground.Reporter Nabil Remadna noted firefighters were able to get there quickly, and there are still hotspots popping up in the fire area. The fire, which is called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 100 acres and is 65% contained as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.In its Wednesday a
  
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• At least one home affected as Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop estimated at 100 acres, 50% contained

  01-08-2023 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Crews responded to a home on fire within the fire zone of a wildfire in Bastrop Wednesday just before noon, according to a KXAN reporter on the ground.Reporter Nabil Remadna noted firefighers were able to get there quickly, and there are still hotspots popping up in the fire area. The fire, which is called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 100 acres and is 50% contained as of 12 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.Initial reports ha
  
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• Calls re-emerge for passenger rail connecting Austin, San Antonio

  01-08-2023 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new grassroots organization is renewing years-old efforts to revitalize passenger rail services connecting the Austin and San Antonio metros.RESTART Lone Star Rail District launched in May to renew calls for a regional rail system linking the two major cities and their surrounding suburban communities. Clay Anderson, a transportation planner and the campaign's founder, was drawn to the prospect of a new system that helped reduce congestion while expanding transit access betwee
  
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• Austin FC's Diego Fagundez traded to LA Galaxy for Memo Rodriguez, cash: report

  01-08-2023 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to a report by The Athletic, Austin FC winger Diego Fagundez has been traded.Tom Bogert, The Athletic's national soccer reporter, reports that Fagundez has been traded to the LA Galaxy for midfielder Memo Rodriguez plus up to $900,000 in general allocation money. Bogert said the breakdown of the money is a guaranteed $300,000 going to Austin FC with an additional $600,000 possible.Fagundez signed a 3-year contract with Austin FC in February with a club option thro
  
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• Austin FC's Diego Fagundez traded to LA Galaxy for Memo Rodriguez, cash

  01-08-2023 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC winger Diego Fagundez has been traded.The club sent Fagundez to the LA Galaxy for midfielder Memo Rodriguez plus up to $900,000 in general allocation money, $300,000 of it guaranteed for 2023 with an additional $600,000 possible.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Galaxy could also receive up to $150,000 in general allocation money from Austin FC is
  
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• Ken Paxton to appear in court in securities fraud case hearing

  01-08-2023 20:41 via kxan.com
  
  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to appear in court this week after years of delays in a securities fraud case against him.
  The hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Harris County.Hearing set in Ken Paxton’s securities fraud casePaxton faces felony charges and is accused of defrauding investors in a tech startup. He was indicted in 2015.The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled last month the case should remain in Houston, settling a key
  
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• City of Austin employees' telework policy extended, return to office set for new year

  01-08-2023 19:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Interim City Manager Jesús Garza delayed the timeline of a telework policy that requires city of Austin employees to work in the office at least three days a week.
  The policy will now start Jan. 1 of next year. It originally would have required non-executive employees to return to the office three days a week starting Oct. 1.
  The policy required all executive employees to return full time on June 5.
  This comes after the union for City of Austin and Travis County employees
  
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• Water restrictions evident for Williamson County as lake levels decrease, says water supplier

  01-08-2023 19:46 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A water supplier to multiple cities in Williamson County said it anticipates moving a step higher in its drought contingency plan later this week amid the ongoing heat.The Brazos River Authority oversees water from multiple Texas reservoirs, including Lake Georgetown and Stillhouse Hollow Lake. The agency provides water for the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District, Round Rock and Georgetown.Aaron Abel, BRA water services manager, said the agency anticip
  
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• Grass fires extinguished, traffic lanes reopen in Pflugerville, officials say

  01-08-2023 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Two grass fires are extinguished, and traffic lanes are back open after the fires closed lanes in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Travis County Emergency Service District No. 2 confirmed to KXAN in a statement.Travis County ESD No. 2, along with Hutto Fire Rescue and Williamson County ESD No. 10, responded to two fires along northbound State Highway 130 between State Highway 45 and County Road 138 at about 11:30 a.m., according to Travis County ESD No. 2.“We are
  
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• Grass fires closes portion of SH 130 in Pflugerville

  01-08-2023 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Northbound State Highway 130 was shut down Tuesday morning due to two grass fires near the road, the Pflugerville Police Department and Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 said.The fires are along SH 130 between State Highway 45 and County Road 138, Travis County ESD No. 2 said. The highway is closed beginning at Kelly Lane. Traffic near the fire is being moved to the service road, police said.
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• Grass fires close portion of SH 130 in Pflugerville

  01-08-2023 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Northbound State Highway 130 was shut down Tuesday morning due to two grass fires near the road, the Pflugerville Police Department and Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 said.The fires are along SH 130 between State Highway 45 and County Road 138, Travis County ESD No. 2 said. The highway is closed beginning at Kelly Lane. Traffic near the fire is being moved to the service road, police said.
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• Grass fire closes portion of SH 130 in Pflugerville

  01-08-2023 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Northbound State Highway 130 was shut down Tuesday morning due to a grass fire near the road, the Pflugerville Police Department said.The highway is closed beginning at Kelly Lane. Traffic near the fire is being moved to the service road, police said.
  Drivers are being asked to find different routes, if possible.This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• Support varies for Austin's proposed Equity, Civil Rights offices merger

  01-08-2023 19:08 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Aug. 1, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The League of United Latin American Citizens' Austin District is throwing its support behind a new budget proposal from Austin's Interim City Manager Jesús Garza to merge together the city's Small and Minority Business Resources Department with its Equity and Civil Rights offices -- a proposal that has concerned some city advocates.Among its reasonings, LULAC highlighted that the ci
  
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• Austin Forensic Science Department on notice from DA for 'potential significant violations'

  01-08-2023 17:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Aug. 1, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County District Attorney's Office has sent a letter to the Forensic Science Department of the City of Austin asking for an update in 30 days on how the department has worked to remedy "recent disclosure and protocol violations."According to the letter, the DA's office was recently notified of "potential significant violations at the Department," which primarily centers around ma
  
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• July 2023 was officially the hottest July on record in Austin

  01-08-2023 17:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's official: last month was the hottest July on record in the city of Austin.The average temperature at Camp Mabry, with both highs and lows taken into account, was 90.8°. That beats the previous record of 90.6° set in July 2011. Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest July recordsNo other July in recorded history has had an average temperature greater than 90°. In a normal July, the average temperature is 85.8°.We’re keeping tr
  
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• Advocates call on Austin leaders to prioritize permanent supportive housing in budget

  01-08-2023 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday, several groups will call on Austin leaders to shuffle more money toward permanent supportive housing, rental assistance and harm reduction in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget.Those groups include the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance and Austin Justice Coalition.
  "Despite Mayor Watson’s recent announcement of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) funds for temporary shelter, the crisis is far from over and will continue without meaning
  
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• Mosquito traps in Brushy Creek, Cedar Park test positive for West Nile

  01-08-2023 17:18 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Williamson County has reported its tenth and eleventh positive mosquito samples, which were collected in Brushy Creek and the City of Cedar Park.
  The positive samples were collected from trap sites near Cat Hollow Park and Milburn Park on July 27, a press release from Williamson County said. Since testing began in May, eleven mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus.How to stay safe from mosquitoesNo human cases have been reported in Willi
  
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• Need parenting advice to keep your cool this summer? Family therapist shares works with her kids

  01-08-2023 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) -- As kids wind down the last few days before heading back to school, a family therapist has this advice for parents: stay flexible during the rest of summer break, but communicate often with your kids.“My recommendation is that families get together, it doesn't have to be every day, but for some families, you make a game plan and you call it that," Dr. Erika Bocknek explained. "You talk about the general course of what the day is going to look like, but you make it clear through yo
  
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• VOTE: Help us choose the best KXAN viewer photo of July 2023

  01-08-2023 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.Help us choose the best viewer photo of July 2023. Look through the 10 pictures below, then vote for your favorite. The winning photo will move on to represent July in the best viewer photos of the year competition once 2023 is said and done.If you’d like to submit a
  
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• RESULTS: This is the best KXAN viewer photo of July 2023, as voted by you

  01-08-2023 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.The winning photo will move on to represent July in the best viewer photos of the year competition once 2023 is said and done.Editor's Note: We have noticed some voting irregularities in this month's poll and have removed the suspect votes from these results.#10. Burning fr
  
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• Texas student's work travels to Jupiter, helps track climate change on Earth

  01-08-2023 14:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, TX (KXAN) -- A new technique utilizing radar will soon be used on one of NASA's biggest missions of the decade. The technique was developed by a University of Texas Ph.D. student, Kristian Chan. It was originally tested on melting ice caps on Earth to determine how climate change was impacting them."It's piece of this larger picture of trying to understand how the ice on Earth is responding to a warming climate," said Chan, who is also a graduate research assistant with UT's Institute fo
  
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• With a 'John Wick mentality,' Texas Longhorns get started at fall camp Wednesday

  01-08-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's finally here.College football fall camps around the country are all set to commence and usher in the 2023-24 season, and Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian held this season-opening press conference Tuesday. Arch Manning’s first trading card makes more than $100K for charity at auctionOne of the overarching messages as the team begins official practices again before the start of the season is all about being the same team day in and day out."There's a leve
  
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• Fall camp for Texas Longhorns opens Wednesday, Sarkisian to hold news conference Tuesday

  01-08-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's finally here.College football fall camps around the country are all set to commence and usher in the 2023-24 season, and Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian will officially introduce the team at a news conference Tuesday. Arch Manning’s first trading card makes more than $100K for charity at auctionWe'll update this story after Sarkisian makes his season-opening remarks at 10:45 a.m.Texas comes into the season with the third-ranked recruiting class for 202
  
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• Concerns over Georgetown growth, airport proximity preceded plane crash

  01-08-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Despite the growth, development and continuously increasing airport activity year-over-over in Georgetown, aviation crashes like the one into a home July 23 have declined in recent decades, according aviation crash data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
  Of the 49 aviation crashes in Georgetown since 1962, nearly 70% occurred prior to 2000, according to NTSB data.Previous coverage: 3 injured after plane crashes through roof of Georgetown duplexLa
  
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• Heat-related responses increase for EMS during hottest July on record

  01-08-2023 13:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The month of July was filled with weeks of consecutive triple-digit temperatures throughout Central Texas.As we enter August, this heat wave has brought an increase in calls to first responders.Austin-Travis County EMS responded to 282 heat-related incidents in July -- 28% increase compared to July of last year, when the city’s medical service department responded to 223 calls.ATCEMS captain Christa Stedman says this summer’s record-breaking heat has been a huge
  
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• Report: Almost 47% of Texas counties are 'maternity care deserts'

  01-08-2023 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report by the charity March of Dimes and healthcare insurer Amerigroup Foundation claims that 46.5% of Texas counties are "maternity care deserts" that lack adequate health care for those who can become or are pregnant.The report, titled "Where you Live Matters: Maternity Care in Texas" categorized the state's counties by looking at the following:
  How many hospitals and/or birth centers offer obstetric care;How many obstetric care providers work there; and,Proportion of wo
  
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• Entering the hottest month of the calendar year

  01-08-2023 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Even though July 2023 had fewer triple-digit highs (25) than July 2022 (29) this July still managed to become the hottest July ever. The average temperature was 90.8°. This was helped by an average high temperature of 103.5°The hottest July in Austin weather historyThere is one statistical entry in today's forecast that far exceeds any other. There is a 10% chance of late-afternoon and evening showers/isolated thunderstorms moving in from the east. Two of our high-resolu
  
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• Closing in on all-time heat record this week

  01-08-2023 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After the hottest and 6th driest July on record, the month of August starts with similar conditions -- more record heat.
  July 2023 was the hottest July on record - average temperature: 90.8°Today's forecast high of 107° in Austin is not only expected to tie the current record set in 2011, it will also mark the 25th-straight day of 100° or hotter (total for the year: 41). By Thursday, we're expected to tie the all-time record of 27 consecutive 100°+ days. By Frida
  
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• Stream Realty starts planning for hotel, residential tower on 6th Street

  01-08-2023 05:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An ordinance went into effect Monday that allows Stream Realty — which owns dozens of properties on Sixth Street — to build up to 140 feet high between Neches and Sabine streets. Previously, developers could not build higher than 45 feet on the historic strip.Stream is now working on plans to build a 150-to-160-room hotel and a 10-floor residential tower in the area, according to the Austin Business Journal, a KXAN media partner.
  "On Sixth Street, there's not a lot g
  
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• 'Stuck in limbo': Transformer shortage prevents Texas homebuyers from moving in

  01-08-2023 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) --- Imagine building a new home only to be told you can't move into it because you don't have power.
  That's a situation housing experts said people in Central Texas and across the country are in.
  The reason? An ongoing transformer shortage.
  'No timeline'Belinda Johnson and her husband John are ready to move into their "forever home" in Kyle.
  Right now, they are living in an RV in Wimberley. The two are building their new home to accommodate some of their health needs.
  "The doo
  
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• Harvest Season 2023: Texas vineyards race to pull grapes in scorching heat

  01-08-2023 02:32 via kxan.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) — Right now is the critical time to pick grapes in wine-producing regions across Texas.        Susan Johnson, owner of Texas Heritage Vineyard, surveys grapes. (KXAN photo/Jala Washington)Susan Johnson, owner of Texas Heritage Vineyard, surveys grapes. (KXAN photo/Jala Washington)West Texas produces the most, but Central Texas pumped out close to 2,000 tons just three years ago.The Texas Heritage Vineyard in Fredericksbur
  
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• Austin needs more than 1,200 hotel workers

  01-08-2023 02:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Looking for a job in the hospitality industry?Now is the time to apply as Austin hotels are gearing up for a busy fall."For our food and beverage we are looking for front-of-house and back-of-house staff," said Allison Josefowitz, Hotel Ella general manager.Hotel Ella is looking to hire about 20 people to fill a number of positions."I think the industry as a whole is very competitive right now, so there are a lot of different properties that are looking to fill positions,"
  
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• New 'street takeover' laws: Will they apply to this weekend's takeovers in Austin?

  01-08-2023 00:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Target parking lot off of Research Boulevard in north Austin is scarred with tire marks Monday after DPS says dozens of drivers showed up over the weekend, doing donuts and driving recklessly.
  At least three people were sent to the hospital after that event. DPS says they went after one of the drivers involved, but the car took off and hit another. The state agency said the car didn't have its headlights on and was speeding.
  The Austin Police Department told KXAN it responde
  
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