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• Suspect wanted in connection with San Marcos homicide now in custody

  30-10-2023 23:04 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- The San Marcos Police Department arrested a man wanted in connection with a homicide that officials said happened earlier Monday.Police were previously searching for Andre Symon, 32, a spokesperson with the City of San Marcos said, following a homicide in the 900 block of North Interstate 35.Shortly after 4 p.m., officials said Symon was taken into custody without incident, and the homicide remained under investigation.According to officials, this is the third homicid
  
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• Texas volunteer fire departments awarded $15.7M in grants

  30-10-2023 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas A&M Forest Service awarded 260 rural volunteer fire departments with more than $15.7 million in assistance grants.These grants were awarded last week from the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Grant Program.The Forest Service said the grants will reimburse rural volunteer fire departments for equipment purchased like fire trucks, training aids, slip-ons, chassis and various fire and rescue equipment. This includes the purchase of 70 f
  
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• 'Intense' fire at under-construction Rollingwood home contained, Westlake Fire says

  30-10-2023 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  ROLLINGWOOD, Texas (KXAN) -- An "intense" fire at an under-construction home in Rollingwood is contained as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, Travis County ESD No. 9 Fire Chief David Wilson said.ESD No. 9, also known as the Westlake Fire Department, said no one lived at the home, but that it was close to being completed.
  The Austin Fire Department was first to respond to the home on Pickwick Lane around 1:59 p.m. Wilson said a few minutes later the fire was through the roof.The cause of the fire remains unde
  
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• AFD responding to 'fully involved' 2-story structure fire in Rollingwood

  30-10-2023 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is battling a two-story structure fire in Rollingwood, the agency said on social media.Shortly after 2 p.m., AFD responded to the 2900 block of Pickwick Lane for a "fully-involved" fire, which was described as a "residential structure with multiple exposures."
  Drivers are urged to avoid the area at this time, AFD said.This is a developing story.
  
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• With 1st CFP rankings out Tuesday, Sarkisian is focused on what the Longhorns can control

  30-10-2023 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first College Football Playoff committee rankings come out Tuesday, giving everyone an opening glance at the teams that are in shape to qualify and which teams have work to do.
  Texas, 7-1 and ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25, will more than likely be a team with more work to do to crack the top four spots, but there's still plenty of football left to be played. Confident and relaxed, Maalik Murphy steps in to lead the Texas Longhorns offense"It's still pretty early to me,"
  
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• LIVE: With 1st CFP rankings out Tuesday, Sarkisian is focused on what the Longhorns can control

  30-10-2023 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first College Football Playoff committee rankings come out Tuesday, giving everyone an opening glance at the teams that are in shape to qualify and which teams have work to do.
  Texas, 7-1 and ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25, will more than likely be a team with more work to do to crack the top four spots, but there's still plenty of football left to be played. Confident and relaxed, Maalik Murphy steps in to lead the Texas Longhorns offense"It's still pretty early to me,"
  
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• Kaitlin Armstrong trial: Cameras only allowed for opening, closing statements

  30-10-2023 20:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The judge presiding over the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong is allowing media to film opening statements and closing arguments, but not witness testimony, according to a court bailiff.
  Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in May 2022. TIMELINE: Ahead of Kaitlin Armstrong’s trial, a look back at pro-cyclist murder caseJury selection began Monday in Armstrong's trial. Cameras are never allowed inside the courtroom for
  
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• Early first freeze for some this week as rain exits the area

  30-10-2023 20:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following a week of wet weather in the area, dry sunshine returns for the rest of the week starting Tuesday. But clear skies will set the table for the first autumn freeze for some communities -- coming two to three weeks ahead of schedule.A few light rain showers wrap up Monday evening following cold, light rain much of the day. Drier air is moving in from the northwest which will lead to clear skies on Halloween, but breezy north winds will continue pumping in cold air.Followi
  
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• Creed announces summer tour with 3 Texas stops

  30-10-2023 20:18 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.(KXAN) — 1990s rock band Creed is making a comeback.Creed announced Monday it is reuniting for the band's first North American tour in over 12 years.Creed posted a video on social media to announce the tour with the caption: "It’s time to ROCK. The wait is over!"The "Summer of 99 Tour" is set to begin in April 2024 with two cruise concerts departing from Florida.The tour comes
  
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• Travis County ESD No. 2 opens new Pflugerville fire station

  30-10-2023 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – The Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2/Pflugerville Fire Department celebrated the opening of its sixth fire station on Saturday.
  Station 6 is located on Weiss Lane in front of Weiss High School. The department said the station is on land donated by the Pflugerville Independent School District.
  Opening Ceremony for Station 6, Travis County ESD No. 2 (Courtesy: Travis County ESD No. 2)
  Opening Ceremony for Station 6, Travis County ESD No. 2 (Courtes
  
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• Ken Paxton to face criminal trial next year on securities fraud charges

  30-10-2023 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.HOUSTON (Nexstar) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will go to trial on April 15, 2024, after eight years of delays in a case relating to two felony indictments for securities fraud.Paxton appeared in a Houston courtroom Monday morning for a pretrial hearing. He is facing charges that allege he broke state securities regulations and failed to disclose stock transactions to the sta
  
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• KXAN Weather Q&A: How spooky will conditions be on Halloween?

  30-10-2023 15:05 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 morning, 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 the live-str
  
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• Prosecutors expect to wrap mid-week in APD officer's murder trial

  30-10-2023 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Prosecutors have told a judge they are nearly finished presenting their case against Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor, who is on trial for murder in the death of Mike Ramos. Taylor's attorneys are expected to take over as early as Tuesday.Taylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during an incident with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment complex parking
  
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• Day 6: APD officer's murder trial continues, state likely to wrap Tuesday

  30-10-2023 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Prosecutors are nearly finished presenting their case against Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor, who is on trial for murder in the death of Mike Ramos. Taylor's attorneys are expected to take over Tuesday.Taylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during a confrontation with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment complex parking lot. Taylor is on administrative leave with APD.KXAN's Grace Reader will be in court Monday providing live updates of the trial on social m
  
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• Day 6: APD officer's murder trial continues, state likely to wrap mid-week

  30-10-2023 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Prosecutors have said they are nearly finished presenting their case against Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor, who is on trial for murder in the death of Mike Ramos. Taylor's attorneys are expected to take over as early as Tuesday.Taylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during an incident with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment complex parking lot. Ta
  
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• Commission could recommend lowering fees for midwife licenses in Texas

  30-10-2023 13:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Those looking for a midwife license in Texas or renewing an existing one in Texas could soon pay less.
  A recommendation is to reduce the initial license fee from $275 to $195. The renewal fee would also be reduced from $550 to $390, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.The final decision is up to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. It will consider the lowered fees at its Dec. 1 meeting. If approved, a TDLR spokesperson said the c
  
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• Board could recommend lowering fees for midwife licenses in Texas

  30-10-2023 13:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Those looking for a midwife license in Texas or renewing an existing one in Texas could soon pay less.
  The Midwives Advisory Board of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will meet on video conference Monday afternoon at 1.Shortage of Black midwives causing concern
  According to the announcement of the meeting, board members will discuss and possibly recommend proposed amendments to existing program rules to lower the initial application fee for a midwife license
  
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• Local organization aims to decrease opioid overdoses in Austin

  30-10-2023 12:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin entered into an agreement with Communities for Recovery, a local recovery community organization, to provide some funding to increase outreach and lower the amount of opioid overdoses in the city.
  On Oct. 19, the council voted to provide $250,000 to Communities for Recovery for a one-year contract, with an option to extend the contract by one year for another $250,000. That money will be used to hire more peer coaches at the center, according to Darrin Acker,
  
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• City of Austin launches text alert system for homeless population

  30-10-2023 11:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin said Sunday it sent text alerts for the first time specifically to those experiencing homelessness as the city got ready for last week's rain and this week's cold weather.
  According to the city, the Austin Public Health Homeless Strategy Division launched a new text message alert system on Wednesday.
  The first alerts were sent to more than 3,500 people, the city said, in preparation for last week’s rainfall and Sunday's cold front. According to KXAN
  
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• Fire burns attic in southeast Austin home; no one hurt

  30-10-2023 11:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Fire Department said crews worked an attic fire in a two-story home in southeast Austin Sunday night.
  The fire department said the fire was on Walnut Grove Drive near the corner of East Stassney Lane and Nuckols Crossing Road.AFD posted at 11:37 p.m. that the fire was knocked down and crews were ventilating the home and salvaging items while seeing if there were any other signs of fire.Fire damages southeast Austin home. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Info)
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• Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial to begin Wednesday

  30-10-2023 11:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly a year and a half after professional cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot and killed at an Austin home last May, jury selection in the trial of the woman accused of murdering Wilson began Monday. Kaitlin Armstrong trial: Cameras only allowed for opening, closing statementsKaitlin Armstrong was charged in relation to Wilson's death. Armstrong pleaded not guilty in July 2022, with her arrest and plea following a 43-day fugitive hunt tracking her from Austin to Cost
  
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• Jury selection in Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial begins Monday

  30-10-2023 11:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly a year and a half after professional Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot and killed at an Austin home last May, jury selection in the trial of the woman accused of murdering Wilson begins Monday morning.
  Kaitlin Armstrong was charged in relation to Wilson's death. Armstrong pleaded not guilty in July 2022, with her arrest and plea following a 43-day fugitive hunt tracking her from Austin to Costa Rica, where she was ultimately arrested and detained.Background on Mo Wils
  
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• Confident and relaxed, Maalik Murphy steps in to lead the Texas Longhorns offense

  30-10-2023 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Maalik Murphy isn't trying to be anybody but himself while he has the reins of the high-powered Texas Longhorns offense.As the backup quarterback coming into the season, Murphy filled in admirably for Quinn Ewers against BYU on Saturday, throwing a pair of touchdowns to Adonai Mitchell and completing 64% of his passes for 170 yards. He threw an interception that he admitted was a "young mistake" and lost a fumble after getting hit from his blind side, but in the end, he was
  
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• Man faces arson charge following downtown high-rise fire

  30-10-2023 01:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested and charged in connection with a hi-rise fire in downtown Austin Sunday.According to a Travis County affidavit, John Heinrich Meyer, 28, faces two charges—arson intended to damage a habitat as well as a charge involving a terroristic threat.Documents said a 911 caller said someone was setting boxes on fire on the balcony of a building in the 90 block of Red River Street. RELATED: Person detained following high-rise fire in downtown AustinAustin Poli
  
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• Day of the Dead: What to know about the holiday and how to celebrate

  30-10-2023 00:57 via kxan.com
  
  MCALLEN, Texas (KSEE/KGPE) — If you've ever seen the movie Coco you may have an idea about the significance of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. While the movie does a good job of depicting the colors and sentiment behind the celebration, Día de los Muertos has a deeper cultural and spiritual tie to many Hispanic families.Día de los Muertos is a week-long celebration where families honor their ancestors and dead loved ones. It is a celebration of life and death.
  
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• After Houston comeback, Texas defense made sure that wouldn't happen vs. BYU

  30-10-2023 00:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford didn't want to give BYU any hope on Saturday.Coming off the Longhorns' 31-24 win over Houston on Oct. 23, in which Houston fought back from a 21-0 deficit to tie the game in the second half, Ford said the mission this week was to sustain that dominance over four quarters and not give BYU a chance at a comeback. Instant Analysis: Shaky moments for Murphy, but solid 1st startConsider the mission accomplished."Being relentless was a point of emphas
  
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