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• Longhorns move up one spot in AP Top 25 after Houston win

  22-10-2023 23:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns moved up one spot to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.After their 31-24 win over Houston, thanks to a late CJ Baxter 16-yard rushing touchdown, the Longhorns sit right behind Oklahoma in the rankings. Oklahoma also had an interesting time against an unranked Big 12 opponent, beating Central Florida 31-29.
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  The top six teams in the poll remained the same from last week. Georgia retained the No. 1 position for
  
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• Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix

  22-10-2023 23:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and 50th of his career at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, when he started from sixth and then held off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps at the Circuit of the Americas.
  Verstappen had to work harder than usual in a season of almost complete domination by the three-time season champion. But the power of his Red Bull and the right pit stop strategy calls navigated the Dutch driver to
  
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• San Marcos removing trees due to 'drought stress and disease'

  22-10-2023 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department confirmed multiple trees will be removed from City Park Monday due to "drought stress and disease," according to a Facebook post Sunday.Three pecan trees will be removed Monday. Two of them are being removed due to drought stress and disease, while a third's removal is attributed to its location "in a high use area between the river and the Pauline Espinosa Community Hall," per the post. That third tree's trunk is al
  
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• Would you buy an energy drink made from urine?

  22-10-2023 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  KDAF (DALLAS) — A new "drink" called Release Energy has been making waves as it became the No. 1 bestseller on Amazon. That was before it was taken off the platform.
  The bottles were actually filled with collected urine from Amazon drivers who had discarded urine on the side of the road, according to reports by Wired.
  But don't worry the bottles weren't sold to actual Amazon customers, and it was actually part of a new documentary called "The Amazon Heist" which was created by British film
  
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• Lost history: The first capital of Texas was in Louisiana

  22-10-2023 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The first capital of Texas wasn't in Texas at all. It was in northwest Louisiana.Spain claimed Louisiana in 1541But to understand how and why the Texas state capital wound up in Louisiana, you've got to go back to May of 1541.The whole mess began when a Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto, and his men encountered the Mississippi River. they called it Rio del Espiritu Santo, the River of the Holy Spirit.
  Or it might have been the Atchafalaya River, a distributar
  
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• Women claim singer Trey Songz drugged, sexually assaulted them

  22-10-2023 21:33 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Two women have accused singer Trey Songz of sexually assaulting them at his California home in 2015, Nexstar's KLAS has learned.In a complaint filed in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, "Jane Doe A" and "Jane Doe B" claim they woke up to the singer, whose real name is Tremaine Neverson, sexually assaulting them. Both women believe they were drugged the night before and described the singer as violent, aggressive and controlling during their visit to his Bell Ranch home, accord
  
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• Chimp Haven gives rare glimpse of 'the chimp life'

  22-10-2023 21:23 via kxan.com
  
  KEITHVILLE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A sanctuary for chimpanzees will soon open its doors and give visitors a rare opportunity to look into the lives of northwest Louisiana chimps.Chimp Haven, the United States chimpanzee sanctuary, hosted Chimpanzee Discovery Day from 9 a.m. until noon Oct. 21.Chimps at Chimp Haven spend part of their lives chilling out in hammocks. Image: Chimp Haven website.The sanctuary, a nonprofit organization located on 200 acres of forested land near Shreveport, is home t
  
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• These are the scariest non-horror movies, according to Reddit

  22-10-2023 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — With spooky season in full swing, millions of Americans are beginning their annual horror movie marathons leading up to Halloween. But scares aren't just reserved for movies classified as horror — something can be scary for a million different reasons to a million different people.Forget "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie — which non-horror film is a scary movie?While "scary" is subjective, here are some of the most-cited non-horror movies users of Reddit named the sca
  
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• The 5 highest - and lowest - paying college degrees in the US

  22-10-2023 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Student loan payments are due once again, marking the first time in over three years many have had to pay up for their college education. If you're among those, you may be even more aware of the payoff — large or small — of attending college and getting your degree.Overall, the U.S. Census Bureau found Americans with bachelor's degrees earned, on average, $74,154 in 2022, roughly $600 below the national average of all earners, regardless of their education.There are
  
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• PHOTOS: Spoooooky season underway in Austin

  22-10-2023 21:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Halloween is creeping up on us, and ghoulish activities are underway.Many homes in Austin and Central Texas have gotten in the spirit and decorated their yards in anticipation of the holiday. Austin family waiting for City inspection turns trench into Halloween displayHere’s a look at some haunted houses in the area! Scroll through the slideshows below for a little trick-or-treat.AustinEaston Park CommunityCOURTESY: Michelle GerstenCOURTESY: Michelle GerstenCOURTESY:
  
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• How Texas compares to the cost of living in Europe

  22-10-2023 20:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Everything is bigger in Texas, including the cost of living, at least when compared to Europe, according to a recent data study.“While the Euro has long been more valuable than the American dollar, the cost of living in the United States is significantly higher than across Europe on average,” the study said.SmartAsset, a financial technology company, looked at the cost of living in each U.S. state and compared the numbers to the 38 countries in Europe.The study
  
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• Project Connect seeks applicants to guide anti-displacement, equity efforts

  22-10-2023 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the first investment light rail route for Project Connect approved, the Austin Transit Partnership is seeking volunteers to help guide anti-displacement and equity matters as part of the transit entity's community advisory committee.ATP is accepting applications through Nov. 17 to serve on the board. The committee is responsible for helping shape and oversee displacement prevention efforts, design principles to support people of all abilities, relay and aid in any comm
  
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• These scary movies raise heart rates the most, study finds

  22-10-2023 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Looking for a scary flick that will get your heart racing and haunt your dreams? These movies are scientifically proven to do that – at least the first part.
  The Science of Scare Project strapped heart-rate monitors to 250 test subjects and measured which horror films impacted their heart rate in two important ways.
  The first is overall beats per minute (BPM). Spikes in heart rate could indicate a movie has effective jump scares that get the blood pumping.
  The team also m
  
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• 2 fatal crashes occur on SH 130, Gregg Manor Road within 24 hours

  22-10-2023 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS officials responded to two fatal crashes at the same intersection in Travis County within 24 hours, according to several social media posts.ATCEMS said both crashes occurred at the intersection on State Highway 130 frontage road and Gregg Manor Road — one crash at 3:24 p.m. Saturday and the other at 9:37 a.m. Sunday.Saturday’s crash was initiated as a vehicle rescue. ATCEMS and Travis County ESD 12 responded to the two-vehi
  
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• Want to buy a house in Texas' metro areas? Here's how much you need to earn to afford one

  22-10-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Buying a house in the U.S. isn't cheap, and according to a report from Redfin, it is now harder than ever to afford one — even in Texas.Sky-high mortgage rates and rising home prices have made it more difficult than ever, especially for first-time home buyers, Redfin said in the report, which was released Tuesday. ‘Texanisms’ that are unique to the Lone Star StateThe average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.57% from 7.49% last week, mortgage b
  
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• Person detained following hi-rise fire in downtown Austin

  22-10-2023 15:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin firefighters responded to a hi-rise building in downtown Austin Sunday after a person reportedly set items on fire on the twenty-third floor, according to the Austin Fire Department.AFD said the fire on Red River Street was controlled by a sprinkler system, and crews were working to mitigate the smoke and water inside the hi-rise building.The person involved in the fire was detained by officers with the Austin Police Department for fire investigators, according to AF
  
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• Man sentenced in fatal 2021 road-rage shooting

  22-10-2023 15:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced Wednesday in connection with a 2021 fatal road-rage shooting in north Austin.According to Travis County court documents, Xzaver Griffin, 23, was sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison for manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in connection with the death of Arlen Sanchez on Sept. 14, 2021.According to court documents, Griffin faced a murder charge but was convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter following a plea deal.Travis County jail records
  
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• The rain has started

  22-10-2023 14:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Showers and thunderstorms moved into Caldwell and Hays Counties before 4:30 this morning. There was also light rain on the west side of Mason County. These are the first showers and thunderstorms that will affect Central Texas this week.Moisture from former Hurricane Norma has been moving into our area to combine with surface moisture from the Gulf to saturate the atmosphere.
  This morning's map also shows an upper-level low over California that will move to the Baja Peninsula th
  
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• Daily rain chances return

  22-10-2023 14:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We had another unseasonably warm Sunday with a high temperature of 89 degrees at Camp Mabry. Expect increasing humidity and clouds to move in overnight with a few spot showers after midnight.Rain coverage will gradually increase through Monday morning as energy from what will be left Tropical Storm Norma moves closer towards Texas.An upper-level low is moving towards northern California. From there it will head into the desert southwest bringing in moisture from the Pacific. The
  
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• A warm week and, at times, wet

  22-10-2023 14:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures will remain unseasonably warm today and through the upcoming week. However, unlike the previous two days, there will be no records for heat this afternoon.Austin-Bergstrom's high Saturday was 95°, a new record for October 21st. The previous record was 92° set in 1953. The high at Camp Mabry was 94°, also a new record for October 21st. The record prior to yesterday was 92° first set in 1934 and tied in 1979.Today's normal high is 81°Today's high t
  
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• AUS expects to set passenger record Monday after Formula One weekend

  22-10-2023 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A record number of flyers are expected at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after Formula One weekend in Austin.
  Airport officials expect 32,000 departing passengers Sunday and 45,000 passengers Monday.RELATED: How to check TSA wait times before flying from AUSThe current record for the busiest day was set after F1 weekend in 2022, with 42,241 passengers leaving AUS.With busy travel days ahead, passengers should get to the airport 2.5 hours before domestic flight depar
  
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• 'Trickle of closures': More children, less child care in Central Texas as relief funds end

  22-10-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In December 2019, after years of being a teacher and school counselor, Maria Dominguez decided to open Cielito Lindo, a home-based Spanish immersion child care center in north Austin.
  "I decided it was time for me to follow my dream," Dominguez said. "I had invested all my savings in opening my home-based care."
  Picture of Maria's Dominguez' home where she was a licensed home-based childcare provider (KXAN Photo/Arezow Doost)Picture of Maria Dominguez' home where she was a
  
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• 1 dead in auto-pedestrian crash at I-35 frontage road, Braker Lane

  22-10-2023 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died after a car them early Sunday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The crash happened around 5 a.m. on the Interstate 35 southbound frontage road at Braker Lane in north Austin. An adult died at the scene, according to EMS.Austin Police said the I-35 southbound frontage road and both directions of Braker Lane are closed as of 6 a.m.
  
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• 1 dead in auto-pedestrian crash at I-35, Braker Lane

  22-10-2023 13:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died after a car them early Sunday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  The crash happened around 5 a.m. near Interstate 35 and Braker Lane in north Austin. An adult died at the scene, according to EMS.Drivers should expect delays in the area, ATCEMS said.
  
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• Austin FC closes season with 1-1 draw vs. San Jose, Earthquakes make playoffs

  22-10-2023 06:03 via kxan.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza scored a first-half goal to help San Jose earn a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Saturday night and that was enough to get the Earthquakes into the postseason after the Houston Dynamo defeated the Portland Timbers.San Jose (10-10-14) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute when Espinoza took a pass from Jeremy Ebobisse and scored his 13th goal of the season. It was Espinoza's 26th goal contribution this season, second most in Earthquakes history for a sin
  
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• Instant Analysis: What does Quinn Ewers' shoulder injury mean going forward?

  22-10-2023 04:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 8 Texas escaped Houston with a 31-24 on Saturday but starting quarterback Quinn Ewers left the game at the end of the third quarter with a shoulder injury.He tried to play through the injury he suffered after taking a big hit from Houston's David Ugwoegbu who was also injured on the play. Ewers threw two incomplete passes after that before Bert Auburn kicked a 25-yard field goal with 3:17 left in the third. Maalik Murphy played the entire fourth quarter and completed 1
  
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• Daily rain chances next week

  22-10-2023 01:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After two days of record-breaking, summer-like heat, a change in weather pattern begins to take hold Sunday (and it couldn't come soon enough!)Our Saturday night will favor warm and quiet conditions with overnight lows bottoming out in the upper 60s. Clouds will thicken through the day tomorrow, helping to keep us out of the 90s, but not enough cooling to break out the jackets.Sunday forecastA few weak showers may develop late Sunday night but much better rain chances will come
  
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• State of Texas: House plan links school funding to education savings accounts

  22-10-2023 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House on Thursday filed its plan for increasing public school funding and establishing a program for subsidizing private education expenses, proposing a modest boost to baseline public school funding and money to help 25,000 students move out of the public school system.House Bill 1 by Killeen Republican Brad Buckley, the House Public Education Committee chair, would give teachers a one-time stipend of $4,000 and increase the base per-student funding by $30 --
  
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• 3 burned at Austin High School after fuel tanks catch fire

  22-10-2023 00:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Multiple people were burned in a fire near W Cesar Chavez Street Saturday afternoon, according to a social media post by Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS).The post lists an address for the incident, 1715 W Cesar Chavez St, the location of Austin High School.According to the post, three adult patients were burned "after fuel tanks reportedly caught fire."
  A KXAN executive producer was at the school, and said that the fire started near a grill at a concession stand. Prior to
  
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