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• Naloxone to be handed out for free at ACL music festival for the first time

  02-10-2023 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For the first time, anyone walking around Austin City Limits Music Festival will have the option to snag a free opioid overdose reversal treatment and get training on how to use it.
  "The nationwide fentanyl overdose crisis is affecting many different aspects of our communities, and while it’s not unique to festivals we see this proactive measure as an important opportunity to educate and arm a large group of like-minded people with information and tools that can save lives
  
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• ACL partnering with nonprofit to hand out overdose reversal medication this year

  02-10-2023 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For the first time, anyone walking around Austin City Limits Music Festival will have the option to snag a free opioid overdose reversal treatment and get training on how to use it.
  "The nationwide fentanyl overdose crisis is affecting many different aspects of our communities, and while it’s not unique to festivals we see this proactive measure as an important opportunity to educate and arm a large group of like-minded people with information and tools that can save lives
  
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• ACL partnering with non-profit to hand out overdose reversal medication this year

  02-10-2023 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For the first time, anyone walking around Austin City Limits Music Festival will have the option to snag a free opioid overdose reversal treatment and get training on how to use it.
  "The nationwide Fentanyl overdose crisis is affecting many different aspects of our communities, and while it’s not unique to festivals we see this proactive measure as an important opportunity to educate and arm a large group of like-minded people with information and tools that can save lives
  
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• Austin Animal Center waiving pet adoption fees in October

  02-10-2023 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Animal Center is collaborating with the nonprofit Adopt a Pet to offer waived pet adoption fees throughout October, according to a nonprofit news release Monday.AAC and Adopt a Pet will host a free celebratory event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. to help prospective adopters meet available pets. All adoption fees will be waived at the event, and both staff and volunteers will be available to assist with any pet matchmaking needs, the release added.The event w
  
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• William County burn ban lifted

  02-10-2023 22:51 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell approved Monday lifting its burn ban for unincorporated areas within the county's jurisdiction. The ban officially lifted at 3:30 p.m., according to an updated county news release.Residents are still advised to exercise caution when it comes to any outdoor burning activity, which must be done under state regulations outlined in Texas Administrative Code Section 30 TAC 111.219.Anyone conducting control burns are advised
  
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• Austin FC, Q2 awarding $150K in grants to 3 Central Texas nonprofits

  02-10-2023 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC and Q2 Holdings, Inc. will provide $150,000 in grants to three different nonprofit organizations as part of the third annual Q-mmunity Gives grant program.
  Three $50,000 grants will be allocated to three nonprofit organizations that help advance underrepresented communities throughout educational work, job skills and readiness programming and health and wellness initiatives, per a news release.Last year, Central Texas Table of Grace, Latinitas and Literacy Coaliti
  
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• Unseasonably hot, mainly dry weather early this week

  02-10-2023 22:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Although unseasonably hot weather continues Tuesday and Wednesday, these may be some of Austin's last 90-degree days of the year as we track an autumn-like change in the weather late this week.A broad western storm is approaching Texas, bringing mostly cloudy skies and a small rain chance early this week. As the powerful storm clips Texas and sends a cold front our way on Thursday, storms become likely and temperatures drop. BLOG: Fall storm coming: Rainfall, timing and the temp
  
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• Outspoken former Miss Texas will try to unseat longtime incumbent in competitive House race

  02-10-2023 22:14 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (Nexstar) — Once outspoken on GOP politics as Miss Texas, Averie Bishop is running as a Democrat in a competitive district northeast of Dallas, aiming to unseat the longtime Rep. Angie Chen Button, R-Richardson.
  Bishop announced her bid for Texas House District 112 in late August, months before the November filing deadline. In a campaign launch video, the 27-year-old highlighted her upbringing in North Texas and said she never saw people who looked like her in government or in leade
  
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• Vehicle of suspect in Bell County homicide found abandoned in Leander, suspect at large, BCSO says

  02-10-2023 22:09 via kxan.com
  
  BELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The vehicle of a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Bell County was found abandoned in Leander last week, the Bell County Sheriff's Office said on social media.Law enforcement believe Ryan Adam Madden may be in Travis, Williamson or Burnet Counties, BCSO said. Furthermore, he is also known to have ties to the Bell County area, more specifically, in Belton.Madden is wanted in connection with the homicide of Cody Wayne Kinslow in Little Flock. BCSO said an
  
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• LIST: Annular eclipse events in Central Texas

  02-10-2023 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texans are in for a treat Oct. 14 as the region bears witness to an annular eclipse, the first of two eclipses poised to pass over the Central Texas region within the next seven months.An annular eclipse happens when the moon passes over the sun but leaves a ring of fire visible around its edges. Austin isn't in the path of totality for this annular eclipse, but approximately 88% of light will be blocked out by it. Solar eclipse takes big stage during ACL weekend tw
  
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• At ACC, nearly $500K in student pandemic aid went to employees

  02-10-2023 20:42 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Oct. 2, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Amid a KXAN investigation of Austin Community College’s use of student pandemic relief money, the institution acknowledged on Friday it launched an internal review of its aid distribution and how 115 full-time employees received nearly $500,000 of pandemic grants intended to help struggling students.KXAN found many of those employees were career staffers who weren’t
  
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• How to get to, from the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival

  02-10-2023 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of thousands of festival goers will flock to Zilker Park over the next two weekends for the 22nd Austin City Limits Music Festival, running Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15.
  As you put the finishing touches on your festival-ready 'fits and finalize your artist playlist, here's a breakdown of how to get to and from Zilker Park.Free shuttle servicesACL will run a free shuttle service traveling to and from Zilker Park, with attendees boarding at Republic Square Park in downtow
  
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• Birthday celebration for late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan to be held at Auditorium Shores

  02-10-2023 20:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan would've turned 69 this week.
  To honor the iconic Dallas native, the Trail Conservancy is holding a birthday celebration Tuesday from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue at Auditorium Shores.
  This year also marks the 30th anniversary since the statue was placed there, according to the conservancy.
  The Stevie Ray Vaughan statue on downtown Austin's hike and bike trail in November 2021.
  ARNOLD WELLS/ABJThere will be live mus
  
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• 'The best setting in college football': Red River Rivalry week begins for No. 3 Texas, No. 12 Oklahoma

  02-10-2023 19:34 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The above video is KXAN Sports' instant analysis following Texas' 40-14 win over Kansas.AUSTIN (KXAN) — No matter how many times marketing partners and television executives try to rebrand the game, it's always going to be Texas and Oklahoma, and it's always going to be one of the fiercest rivalries in college football.The bitter rivals, yet somewhat partners as they bolt from the Big 12 Conference to the Southeastern Conference next year, will clash before noon at the Cotto
  
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• Barton Springs tree 'Flo' celebration of life, removal set for this week after delays

  02-10-2023 19:20 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The above video is previous KXAN coverage of the Barton Springs pecan tree.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After delaying the removal of a beloved Barton Springs pecan tree, known as "Flo," the City of Austin has rescheduled its celebration of life and removal for this week.
  The tree will be removed on Thursday, Oct. 5 when the pool is closed, and a celebration of life will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., according to the city.
  Third-party certified arborists assessed the tree last month after i
  
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• Austin's police oversight interim director appointed to full-time role

  02-10-2023 19:19 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for Oct. 2, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin's Office of Police Oversight interim director was appointed to the full-time position Friday, according to a City memo.The Office of Police Oversight director leads the office and oversees "the conduct, practices and policies of the Austin Police Department," the memo from Interim City Manager Jesus Garza states. Austin Police oversight vote: Prop A passesGai
  
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• Lake Travis ISD discusses athletics bond after previous package is rejected

  02-10-2023 19:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In November, voters in Lake Travis Independent School District will consider an athletic bond package that looks to add and improve athletic facilities around the district.Voters approved adding new schools during the 2022 bond, but they rejected the part of the bond that would fund new athletic facilities, which was proposition C and looked to approve almost $94 million for athletic facilities and upgrades.In June, the Lake Travis school board approved an order calling for
  
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• Solar eclipse takes big stage during ACL weekend two

  02-10-2023 16:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Limits festival goers are going to get a special performance this year courtesy of the sun. The first of two eclipses that will pass over Texas in the next seven months will occur on October 14th during weekend two of ACL.While Austin isn't in the path of totality of this annular eclipse, 88% of sunlight will be blocked out. The eclipse will peak at 11:54 a.m., according to the University of Texas in Austin's Department of Astronomy.As an annular eclipse, the moon wi
  
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• KXAN Weather Q&A: Explaining what a 'hurriquake' is & more

  02-10-2023 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Questions pour in constantly for the First Warning Weather Team, as viewers ask about different things happening with the weather in Central Texas and elsewhere. There's now a new, interactive way to find out answers.
  Every Monday at 9:30 a.m., Meteorologist Rich Segal will comb through his inbox and join anchor Will DuPree for "KXAN Weather: What's on Your Mind?" to talk through some of the questions submitted that week. People can watch a live stream in this story and on
  
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• Texas State's Ismail Mahdi leads FBS in all-purpose yardage, Bobcats off to best start since '05

  02-10-2023 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sophomore running back Ismail Mahdi does a little bit of everything for the Texas State Bobcats.Through five games this season, Mahdi leads FBS with 934 all-purpose yards, averaging more than 20 yards per game than anyone else. Mahdi averages 186.8 all-purpose yards per game via rushing, receiving and returning, and the player closest to challenging him, Boise State's Ashton Jeanty, averages 165.4 yards per game.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like th
  
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• Cat separated from owner after Lyft trip

  02-10-2023 03:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Local cat owner Palash Pandey took to social media after being separated from his cat, Tux, following a rideshare trip on Saturday.Palash Pandey's cat, Tux
  According to Pandey, he took the trip to bring his cat in for medical care at a Banfield Pet Hospital location on Research Boulevard in Austin. When they arrived, he exited the vehicle and went around to the other side in order to retrieve Tux's carrier.But before he could, the Lyft driver began to drive away.
  "I like ran beh
  
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• Cat reunited with owner after Lyft trip separates them

  02-10-2023 03:17 via kxan.com
  
  Note: the above video is from coverage on Sunday, Oct. 1.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Local cat owner Palash Pandey was reunited with his cat, Tux, overnight Sunday into Monday morning after the two were separated following a rideshare trip on Saturday.
  Pandey has posted updates on social media throughout his search for Tux.
  Pandey told KXAN over the phone that investigators hired by Lyft found Tux about a mile away from where the driver dropped Pandey off, and he was alerted around 1:30 a.m. Monday. He sa
  
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