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• Abbott: 60K additional units of NARCAN to be distributed to Texas police departments

  06-09-2023 23:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott's office announced it would be handing out another 60,000 units of Naloxone, also known as NARCAN, to Texas police departments.Independent School District police and departments on university campuses would also be included, according to the governor’s office.A release said the goal was to distribute NARCAN to every county in Texas to combat the rise of fentanyl overdoses as part of the statewide “One Pill Kills” campaign.“F
  
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• National survey of contractors shows 'cultural shift in construction,' worker shortage

  06-09-2023 23:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released results from a national survey of U.S. contractors on Wednesday, revealing a snapshot of the state of the industry.According to AGC, 88% of firms with open positions (85% of respondents) are struggling to fill those positions. The group notes that this result is uniform across respondents, regardless of size, work or union-status.AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson spoke on the findings during a press call Wednesday."Thes
  
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• Federal judge orders removal of Texas border buoys

  06-09-2023 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video in this story shows KXAN Live's top headlines for Sept. 6, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a temporary injunction Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the removal of buoys along the U.S.-Mexico border at the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass. The Biden administration filed a suit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in late July over the state's floating barrier, arguing it violated international and federal law.Under the order, the barrier must be removed by Sept. 15. That is one week f
  
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• Records: Man charged with intoxication manslaughter after fatal Travis County crash

  06-09-2023 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was booked into the Travis County jail Saturday in connection with a fatal crash in eastern Travis County.According to court records, 30-year-old Salvador Salas was charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault and failure to identify.KXAN is working to find attorney information for Salas. This story will be updated if we receive a response.Travis County jail records showed Salas was being held on the three charges with bonds totaling $57,000. RELATED:
  
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• Austin firefighter to compete in national firefighter competition

  06-09-2023 23:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Not only has Jared Johnson been a firefighter for over ten years, but he has also competed annually in the Firefighter Challenge League for nearly a decade, where he has been National Champion nine times. He’s currently a firefighter with the Austin Fire Department. Despite already having an extremely hot and busy summer working, he’s competing this weekend in the 2023 United States National Firefighter Challenge Championship in Hoover, Alabama, and plans t
  
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• Scattered rain and cooler weather next week

  06-09-2023 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following a stretch of record heat that lasts through the coming weekend, we are finally tracking promising signs of wetter, cooler weather next week.Record heat next four daysRecord high temperatures are in the forecast Thursday through Sunday in the Austin area, potentially reaching as high as 107° on Friday. This would be a tie for Austin's second-hottest temperature ever observed in September.Hottest September temperatures on record in AustinWetter, milder weather next w
  
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• Travis County's mental health authority could get outside money to offset staff cuts

  06-09-2023 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At a Central Health board meeting Wednesday, members could vote to shuffle roughly $7 million in funding from its reserve fund to Integral Care -- Travis County's largest mental health provider -- in an attempt to offset recently announced staff cuts.
  The amendment to Central Health's budget, which is expected to be approved Wednesday, comes from former Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen who now sits on both the Integral Care and Central Health boards.
  "I anticipate that Cen
  
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• Travis County's mental health authority could get money from Central Health to offset staff cuts

  06-09-2023 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At a Central Health Board of Managers meeting Wednesday, members could vote to shuffle roughly $7 million in funding from its reserve fund to Integral Care -- Travis County's largest mental health provider -- in an attempt to offset recently announced staff cuts.
  The amendment to Central Health's budget, which is expected to be voted on Wednesday, comes from former Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen who now sits on both the Integral Care and Central Health boards.
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• One person seriously injured after rollover in West Lake Hills, ATCEMS says

  06-09-2023 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  WEST LAKE HILLS, Texas -- One person suffered "potentially serious" injuries after a rollover crash in West Lake Hills on Wednesday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.At approximately 1:40 p.m., medics responded to the rollover at 2900-3115 Bee Cave Rd in West Lake Hills, the agency said on Twitter. Medics said one adult person was involved and was pinned in their vehicle. An extraction was in progress, and medics were able to extricate them from the vehicle.The person was taken to St. David
  
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• ATCEMS responding to rollover in West Lake Hills, traffic delays expected

  06-09-2023 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  WEST LAKE HILLS, Texas -- Austin-Travis County EMS is currently on the scene of a single-vehicle rollover in West Lake Hills, the agency confirmed on Twitter.At approximately 1:40 p.m., medics responded to the rollover at 2900-3115 Bee Cave Rd in West Lake Hills. Medics said one patient is involved and is pinned in their vehicle. Extrication is currently in progress.Traffic delays are expected in the area, medics said.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Man charged with arson connected to fire at under-construction Austin home, records show

  06-09-2023 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A 25-year-old man is facing a felony arson charge and drug possession charge after he was located at the scene of a fire last Friday at a central Austin house that was under construction, according to court documents.
  The Austin Fire Department responded to the fire, which was in the 3100 block of White Rock Drive, around 4:43 a.m. Sept. 2. When fire crews arrived, the house was completely engulfed in flames, and the fire was spreading to nearby residences. The fire was extingui
  
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• 'Scared...didn't want to go to jail': 6th Street Mass Shooting suspect testifies in murder trial

  06-09-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "I was just scared...I didn't want to go to jail," De'ondre White, on trial for murder told a courtroom on Wednesday.
  White is accused of firing at least eight times into a large crowd, killing an innocent bystander, Douglas Kantor in June 2021. This incident is now referred to as the Sixth Street Mass Shooting.
  Kantor was in town celebrating his recent grad-school graduation.
  White took the stand, as the final witness in a two-week trial on Wednesday.
  He admitted to trying
  
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• Jury finds De'Ondre White guilty of the murder in Sixth Street mass shooting

  06-09-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A jury found De'Ondre White guilty of the murder of Douglas Kantor in the incident now referred to as the Sixth Street mass shooting.Sentencing for White will occur Thursday morning.White is accused of firing at least eight times into a large crowd, killing Kantor, an innocent bystander, in June 2021. This incident is now referred to as the Sixth Street mass shooting.
  "I was just scared...I didn't want to go to jail," De'Ondre White, on trial for murder told a courtroom on
  
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• Jury finds De'Ondre White guilty of murder in Sixth Street mass shooting

  06-09-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A jury found De'Ondre White guilty of the murder of Douglas Kantor in the incident now referred to as the Sixth Street mass shooting.Sentencing for White will occur Thursday morning.White is accused of firing at least eight times into a large crowd, killing Kantor, an innocent bystander, in June 2021. This incident is now referred to as the Sixth Street mass shooting.
  "I was just scared...I didn't want to go to jail," De'Ondre White, on trial for murder told a courtroom on
  
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• 'Everybody deserves to hear the truth': 6th Street Mass Shooting suspect testifies in murder trial

  06-09-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "I was just scared...I didn't want to go to jail," De'ondre White, on trial for murder told a courtroom on Wednesday.
  White is accused of firing at least eight times into a large crowd, killing an innocent bystander, Douglas Kantor in June 2021. This incident is now referred to as the Sixth Street Mass Shooting.
  Kantor was in town celebrating his recent grad-school graduation.
  White took the stand, as the final witness in a two-week trial on Wednesday.
  He admitted to trying
  
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• 'Everybody deserves to hear the truth': 6th St. mass shooting suspect testifies in murder trial

  06-09-2023 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "I was just scared...I didn't want to go to jail," De'Ondre White, on trial for murder told a courtroom on Wednesday, in response to being dishonest with police and fleeing a murder scene.
  White is accused of firing at least eight times into a large crowd, killing an innocent bystander, Douglas Kantor, in June 2021. This incident is now referred to as the Sixth Street mass shooting.‘This senseless tragedy has put an end to all his dreams’: 25-year-old dies in do
  
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• Need a driver's license? Get in line

  06-09-2023 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —The Texas Department of Public Safety announced all driver's license offices were closed Wednesday after issues with their updated system continued.Driver's license offices across the state closed Friday through Labor Day weekend for a system update and were expected to reopen Tuesday morning.The outage is impacting all driver license services provided by Texas DPS, including renewing or replacing licenses or identification cards, obtaining a driver record and verifying one'
  
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• Blue Starlite Drive-In to host Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' film screenings

  06-09-2023 19:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's not a cruel summer anymore! While Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour didn't make a stop in Austin, Central Texas fans will have a chance to see the pop superstar on the silver screen. Missed Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour?’ Here’s your chance to catch it in theatersBlue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In announced Sunday it will be screening Swift's upcoming "The Eras Tour" movie, slated for release on Oct. 13. The Austin-operated drive-in theater joins other cin
  
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• How I-35's expansion could provide 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to UT

  06-09-2023 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the Texas Department of Transportations gears up for the start of construction on its Interstate 35 expansion project next year, the University of Texas at Austin is eyeing ways to bolster campus amenities as part of it.TxDOT's I-35 Capital Express Central project is a $4.5 billion, eight-mile plan designed to expand the roadway. State officials say the project will help address ongoing congestion and mobility issues along the interstate. What's the latest on I-35's expansion
  
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• TDCJ on lockdown to search facilities after increase in contraband, inmate deaths

  06-09-2023 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Sept. 6, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said it was implementing an immediate lockdown and comprehensive search of all correctional facilities within TDCJ.On Wednesday, the TDCJ said it was taking immediate action to address a rise in dangerous contraband and drug-related inmate homicides. Records: 20 Texas corrections officers, incarcerated people diagnosed with heat-r
  
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• Williamson County adds new EMS resources to Round Rock

  06-09-2023 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Sept. 6, 2023WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- New emergency medical services resources are en route to Round Rock to help the city manage its growth and increased call volumes, Williamson County officials announced Wednesday.Williamson County Emergency Medical Services said in a release it would be expanding resources to its station at 1781 E. Old Settlers Blvd. in Round Rock, beginning Wednesday. The EMS stat
  
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• New laws help food service industry, Texas Restaurant Association says

  06-09-2023 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- The food service industry in Texas is now operating under a series of new and amended laws.According to the Texas Restaurant Association, many of them are streamlining regulations and reducing costs for restaurants and their employees.
  "These laws will benefit the 55,000 foodservice establishments that employ more than 1.4 million Texans, plus the communities they serve," the TRA said in a press release.
  The association said major themes of the new laws include:
  Fewer permit fe
  
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• Texan purchases $2M winning lottery ticket in Austin

  06-09-2023 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Texas resident was named a $2 million Powerball prize winner following an Aug. 30 drawing. The anonymous winner -- from Wharton, a city southwest of Houston -- purchased the winning ticket at Players Cafe, located at 7801 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. E216 in Austin.This isn't the first time Players Cafe has sold a winning lottery ticket. Back in June, a $1 million prize was sold to a Dallas resident who purchased it in Austin ahead of a June 30 drawing. RELATED: $1 million winning lot
  
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• Dozens of Bastrop dogs saved days before renovations could have led to euthanasia

  06-09-2023 17:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of dogs at a Bastrop kennel were adopted or fostered out over the weekend ahead of a deadline that put some at risk for euthanasia.The Bastrop County Animal Shelter told KXAN last week it was remodeling one of its largest kennels and needed to empty it by Tuesday. It said 49 dogs were at risk.Take Me Home, which advocates for and helps coordinate transporting pets from "over-crowded shelters to no-kill shelters that have adoption wait lists," told KXAN's David Yeoman
  
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• LIVE: Testimony from whistleblower to resume on Day 3 of Paxton impeachment trial

  06-09-2023 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- During day two of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton at the Senate, senators considered 16 different impeachment articles against the Republican, that accuse Paxton of bribery, misuse of office and corruption.Day three of the trial picks up at 9 a.m. Thursday and will be streamed in this story and on KXAN's Facebook page.
  KXAN's Ryan Chandler and Monica Madden are following the proceedings from the Senate Chamber and will bring updates live on X, f
  
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• LIVE: Key witness testifies against Paxton as impeachment court returns

  06-09-2023 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Day two of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway in the Senate, where senators are considering 16 different impeachment articles against the Republican, that accuse Paxton of bribery, misuse of office and corruption.Paxton did not appear in the Senate chamber for the second day, and left by the afternoon break on Tuesday.
  Proceedings kicked off just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, picking back up with the first witness, whose testimony began
  
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• LIVE: Key witness set to testify against Paxton as impeachment court returns

  06-09-2023 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate returns at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning for the second day of Attorney General Ken Paxton's historic impeachment trial.Proceedings are expected to begin with testimony from Jeff Mateer, the former first assistant attorney general and one of the prosecution's most valuable sources for detailing Paxton'srelationship with donor Nate Paul.KXAN's Ryan Chandler and Monica Madden are following the proceedings from the Senate Chamber and will bring updates live on X, for
  
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• Key witness testifies against Paxton as impeachment court returns

  06-09-2023 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Day two of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway in the Senate, where senators are considering 16 different impeachment articles against the Republican, that accuse Paxton of bribery, misuse of office and corruption.Paxton did not appear in the Senate chamber for the second day, and left by the afternoon break on Tuesday.
  Proceedings kicked off just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, picking back up with the first witness, whose testimony began
  
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• Key witness set to testify against Paxton as impeachment court returns

  06-09-2023 15:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate returns at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning for the second day of Attorney General Ken Paxton's historic impeachment trial.KXAN's Ryan Chandler and Monica Madden are following the proceedings from the Senate Chamber and will bring updates live on X, formerly known as Twitter.Tweets by RyanChandlerTV
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  Proceedings are expected to begin with testimony from Jeff Mateer, the former first assistant attorney general and one of the prosecution's most
  
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• Appointees of new statewide task force to work on how to prevent organized retail theft

  06-09-2023 14:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Organized Retail Theft Task Force, a result of House Bill 1826 that took effect Sept. 1, has received ten appointments Tuesday from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.The initiative was designed to examine the impact of organized retail crime in Texas and provide guidance to those affected by retail crime on how they can combat and manage it, according to a release from the comptroller's office.
  Hegar’s appointments to the Organized Retail Theft Task Force include:Adam Colb
  
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• APD looking for vehicle burglary suspect

  06-09-2023 14:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said Tuesday detectives need the public's help identifying a suspect in connection with a burglary of vehicle in Central Austin on Sunday.
  According to APD, the man got into the victim's car and stole several items before leaving in what police said could be a dark gray Land Rover with black rims.
  Police said the man is around 20 years old, Hispanic and has short, black hair and trimmed facial hair.They said he has a tattoo on his right inner forearm and was l
  
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• Round Rock, Cedar Park clash in KBVO Game of the Week

  06-09-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Both Round Rock and Cedar Park are looking to right the ship after Week 2 losses, and they'll clash Thursday in the KBVO Game of the Week at John Gupton Stadium.The Dragons (0-2) fell to San Antonio Reagan 35-28 despite quarterback Mason Cochran piling up 282 total yards, 216 passing and 66 rushing, with three touchdowns. The Rattlers bit Round Rock with the ground game as tailback Cole Pryor rushed for 144 yards on 26 attempts with four touchdowns.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd l
  
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• New Texas law aims to fix toll billing complaints

  06-09-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Sept. 1, House Bill 2170 took effect with the intent to address the most commonly reported complaint KXAN highlighted in its “TxTag Troubles” investigative project: billing issues. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: TxTag, lawmakers resolve some tolling problems. What comes next?KXAN revealed many of those complaints reported errors in processing toll charges among customers with auto-pay accounts, resulting in surprise bills and late fees.
  “There is a lack of tra
  
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• Cedar Park scores late, fends off Round Rock for 28-24 win

  06-09-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Round Rock and Cedar Park went back and forth at John Gupton Stadium on Thursday in the KBVO Game of the Week, and the Timberwolves won 28-24 on the heels of the best drive of the game.Cedar Park put together a 16-play, 68-yard drive that chewed nearly seven minutes off the clock and culminated with 2:02 left in the game on Trae Hill's second touchdown of the game. The Timberwolves stopped Round Rock's final drive on fourth down with 55 seconds left to secure the victory.RE
  
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• Cedar Park hanging on to 14-10 halftime lead vs. Round Rock

  06-09-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Both Round Rock and Cedar Park are looking to right the ship after Week 2 losses, and they'll clash Thursday in the KBVO Game of the Week at John Gupton Stadium.The Dragons (0-2) fell to San Antonio Reagan 35-28 despite quarterback Mason Cochran piling up 282 total yards, 216 passing and 66 rushing, with three touchdowns. The Rattlers bit Round Rock with the ground game as tailback Cole Pryor rushed for 144 yards on 26 attempts with four touchdowns.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd l
  
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• Austin startup named 2nd fastest growing company in America

  06-09-2023 13:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin-based tech startup is growing at a rapid rate.Recently, CharterUP was named the 2nd fastest-growing private company in America according to Inc. Magazine’s top 5000 list.This is quite the accomplishment for founder Armir Harris, who moved his company’s headquarters to Austin earlier this year. Transportation tech startup opens headquarters in Austin“Austin has great energy around entrepreneurship, a great entrepreneurial mindset and a great entre
  
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• Record heat ahead of welcome pattern change

  06-09-2023 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New data shows a more convincing picture of relatively cooler and wetter weather next week, but boy, will we have to work for it.Record heat more days than notAfternoon highs will soar well above seasonal average through the remainder of the work week and weekend. Today's forecast high of 104° in Austin is likely to top 2019's record of 103° while also marking our 75th day of 100°+ for the year.A Heat Advisory is in effect for all but a few Hill County counties begin
  
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• Liberty Hill neighbors worry about growing hole on their street

  06-09-2023 12:49 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) -- A neighborhood road in the Santa Rita Ranch development is sinking and cracking around a manhole cover, and there is no known reason why it's happening. It has neighbors in the area very concerned.
  "As you can see behind me, I don't know if we have much more time to resolve this before it sinks in," Julie Rodriguez said.
  Rodriguez lives right in front of where this hole formed on Suri Drive. She and her neighbors said the road first started showing signs of sinking
  
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• APD Interim Chief to address cadets following Chief's Run

  06-09-2023 12:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Days after taking over the Austin Police Department, Interim Chief Robin Henderson will address the newest members of her department Wednesday.
  According to an Austin Police announcement, Chief Henderson will address 19 cadets from the 148th Cadet Class after the traditional Chief's Run Wednesday morning.
  The APD’s Assistant Chiefs will join the cadets on the run at the south end of the Congress Avenue Bridge and end at the Texas State Capitol Peace Officers Memorial.
  
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• Office building coming to Leander development

  06-09-2023 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (Sept. 5, 2023) — Plans to build a new development in Leander will soon take a major step forward, a real estate company said Tuesday.St. John Properties said it plans to break ground in early spring 2024 on a 120,000-square-foot office building.
  The Maryland-based company said it would be the city's "first Class ‘A’ office building" and the first commercial component of the 116-acre urban, mixed-use Northline development 30 miles north of Austin. That is east of
  
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• School bus crashes into side of house in Hutto, officials say

  06-09-2023 05:04 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- A Hutto Independent School District bus was involved in a crash Tuesday, Hutto ISD officials said. Exclusive KXAN video shows the bus crashed into the side of a home.
  A spokesperson for Hutto ISD said the driver of the bus "was transported."The school district confirmed students were on the bus at the time of the crash, and police said no students were injured.
  A bus from Hutto ISD crashed into a home Tuesday. Officials confirmed the driver of the bus was transported. | Em
  
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• 'Find the booger face,' Austin woman tracks stolen Kia

  06-09-2023 02:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Danielle Paez wanted to sleep in on Saturday morning.
  "We were woken up very early by neighbor, and we thought who wakes someone up at this hour," she said. "And it was our very kind neighbor waking us up to tell us my boyfriend's car had been broken into, and mine just vanished. Just glass, that's it, that's all that was left of my car."After Paez reported her stolen 2019 Kia Soul to police, she said she realized she had a tool of her own to figure out where her car was: a mile
  
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• 'Addressing needs before gentrification': Travis County approves pilot program, investing in northeast Austin

  06-09-2023 01:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—Travis County has a new plan to put more resources and even money into northeast Austin.It passed a resolution brought forth by Travis County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion, of Precinct 1."On June 1, 2023, EDSI briefed the Commissioners Court on the idea of creating a
  Marshall Plan for eastern Travis County. A Marshall Plan identifies quality public
  investments and funding mechanisms to support communities in East Travis County
  that have faced displacement and systemic racis
  
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• 5 takeaways from the first day of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

  06-09-2023 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The impeachment trial for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway at the Texas State Capitol.Ken Paxton impeachment trial starts in Texas SenateHere are five takeaways from the first day of the trial.1. Paxton pleaded not guilty to all articles of impeachmentPaxton's lead lawyer Tony Buzbee spoke on Paxton's behalf and pleaded not guilty to each article of impeachment.
  In May, the Texas House voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment. These range fro
  
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• 4 takeaways from the first day of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

  06-09-2023 00:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The impeachment trial for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway at the Texas State Capitol.Ken Paxton impeachment trial starts in Texas SenateHere are five takeaways from the first day of the trial.
  1. Paxton pleaded not guilty to all articles of impeachmentPaxton's lead lawyer Tony Buzbee spoke on Paxton's behalf and pleaded not guilty to each article of impeachment.
  In May, the Texas House voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment. These range fr
  
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• Travis County's mental health authority to eliminate 115 staff positions

  06-09-2023 00:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- To remedy a roughly $22 million shortfall in federal and state funding next fiscal year, Travis County's largest mental health provider is slashing nearly 10% of its staff positions, some of which are vacant, a board meeting Thursday revealed.
  Outside of one Integral Care facility, a staff member said employees are "stressed, overwhelmed" and said the staff cuts are only going to make a case load that's already heavy much worse.
  "It's unexpected. People are going to lose their s
  
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