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• How to watch the 2023 San Antonio Spurs on KBVO

  03-11-2023 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — The San Antonio Spurs are back in action for the 2023-2024 season and you can watch 2023 No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in Austin on KBVO and the CW Austin. Spurs release 2023-24 schedule, will play 2 games at Moody Center for ‘I-35 Series’KBVO will televise 16 games during the season with one game set for the CW Austin.Below is a list of the games and how to find KBVO and the CW Austin.San Antonio Spurs games on KBVODateDayTime Opponent*October 16M
  
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• Starbucks holiday drinks (and holiday cups!) now in stores

  03-11-2023 21:46 via kxan.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Starbucks holiday cups are back — and so are the drinksIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! Starbucks rolled out its annual holiday menu Thursday. That means holiday cups are back, too, and you can fill them with delicious flavored drinks, including Peppermint Mocha, Chestnut Praline Latte, this year’s newcomer, the Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai and other holida
  
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• Who is 'Dollarita Steve'? SF software engineer goes viral after earthquake

  03-11-2023 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (NEXSTAR) — It's been one rocking week for Steve Mazzari.
  It was just last Friday night when the 28 year-old San Francisco resident was having drinks with friends at a chain restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf when a 3.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Bay Area.Later that night, a chance encounter with Oakland news outlet KTVU Fox 2 led to Mazzari becoming an overnight viral sensation. Fresh from that evening's drinks, Mazzari agreed to do an interview about the quake."I was just sl
  
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• Fear and worry shadow Texas oyster fishermen as another season begins with few reefs open

  03-11-2023 20:46 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS CITY (The Texas Tribune) — The dreary, gray weather on Monday matched oysterman Johny Jurisich’s mood. This time of year, when workers prepare boats ahead of the Nov. 1 start to Texas’ oyster season, used to feel exciting. Now, it felt muted as the industry faced an uncertain future.Fishermen weren’t playing music, smiling or coating boats with fresh paint. None of them knew if they would make money in the coming weeks.“They love doing it; that’s why the
  
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• OSHA investigation closed following airline employee death at AUS in April

  03-11-2023 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An investigation into the death of an airline employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was completed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Family member suing American Airlines for $1M after airline employee deathAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, the investigation was closed, and no companies were cited as a result of the investigation.On April 20, an American Airlines employee died after operating a ground service vehicle that
  
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• Preparing your house for winter saves money, heat

  03-11-2023 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cold temperatures have arrived in Central Texas, and an unprepared home can waste money trying to keep warm. Or in a worst-case scenario, pose a health risk to occupants. NOAA’s winter forecast released: What to expectThe Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) recommends taking steps to prepare well ahead of inclement weather. Sometimes, the tools and parts required for winterization can fly off shelves and out of giveaways quickly — last year, a City of Austin giv
  
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• Texans to vote on funding boost for 'emerging' state universities

  03-11-2023 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In this election, Texans will vote on a proposition to enhance funding of select higher education institutions to elevate them to leading research universities.Texas Proposition 5, stemming from H.J.R 3, is a proposed constitutional amendment seeking authorization for the creation of this new endowment, called the Texas University Fund. The TUF aims to address the challenges posed by Texas’ increasing population that has put pressure on the state’s infrastruc
  
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• City of Austin celebrates completed renovation of 5 EMS/fire stations

  03-11-2023 18:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin celebrated the completion of renovations at five EMS and fire stations Friday morning.
  The Capital Delivery Services Department, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, and Austin Fire Department hosted a station unveiling to celebrate the renovations. It marked the end of a multi-year effort, as the renovations have been in the works since May 2018, when the city council passed a recommendation identifying the stations slated for renovations: EM
  
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• Mayor Watson addresses homeless spending; City to review homeless services

  03-11-2023 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a public newsletter, Mayor Kirk Watson addressed spending concerns surrounding the City of Austin’s homeless population.“The public safety net that provides mental health care for our most vulnerable neighbors – those who are unhoused – is badly frayed,” Watson said.In the newsletter, Watson said there was a lack of coordination between multiple local jurisdictions, which ultimately “contributed to a near-crisis” toward the end o
  
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• Rush hour changes as we fall back an hour

  03-11-2023 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday night's drive home from work will be the last few with daylight before the clock falls back this weekend.Next week, the time change will take some getting used to for drivers during the morning and evening rush hour.For the next four months, many will be driving to work in the daylight but driving home in the dark."When you're looking at the morning commute. One of the biggest concerns from a traffic safety standpoint is the time change and the disturbance that can c
  
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• Daylight Saving Time – harmful to humans or a necessary evil?

  03-11-2023 16:41 via kxan.com
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A decade ago the obituary of a “ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler” named Harry Weathersby Stamps went viral because of the Gulf Coast Community College professor's disgust for Daylight Saving Time.Image of a magical timeclock by Getty“He particularly hated Daylight Saving Time, which he referred to as The Devil’s Time,” Stamps’ obituary announced to the world just after he died in 2013. &ldq
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Texas Rangers celebrate World Series win with parade

  03-11-2023 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers are bringing a championship trophy back home to North Texas.
  On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 5-0 in Game 5 of the 2023 MLB World Series, clinching the team's first World Series title since relocating to Texas in 1972.
  After securing the first World Series Championship in Texas Rangers' history, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex joined Los
  
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• Texas Rangers celebrate World Series win with parade

  03-11-2023 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers are bringing a championship trophy back home to North Texas.
  On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 5-0 in Game 5 of the 2023 MLB World Series, clinching the team's first World Series title since relocating to Texas in 1972.
  After securing the first World Series Championship in Texas Rangers' history, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex joined Los
  
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• LIVE TODAY: Texas Rangers celebrate World Series win with parade

  03-11-2023 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers are bringing a championship trophy back home to North Texas.
  On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 5-0 in Game 5 of the 2023 MLB World Series, clinching the team's first World Series title since relocating to Texas in 1972.
  After securing the first World Series Championship in Texas Rangers' history, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex joined Los
  
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• Day 10: Officers questioned in Christopher Taylor murder trial

  03-11-2023 15:04 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video is KXAN's coverage of this trial from Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday, attorneys representing Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor will continue presenting their case after the state rested Wednesday. Taylor is on trial for murder in the death of Michael Ramos.Prosecutors expect to wrap mid-week in APD officer’s murder trialTaylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during an incident with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment compl
  
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• New play to be staged in downtown Bastrop record store

  03-11-2023 14:47 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Lost Pines Theatre Guild is presenting "Love and Vinyl" — a new play by Bob Bartlett.
  Set against the backdrop of a charming vintage vinyl shop, this quirky romantic comedy will run at Astro Record Store in Bastrop from Nov. 2-18."Love and Vinyl" tells the story of long-time friends Bogie and Zane, who meet for an evening of browsing at their favorite record store to indulge in their shared passion for vintage vinyl.
  As they explore the shop's treasu
  
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• Police testify about interactions with Colin Strickland at Kaitlin Armstrong trial Friday

  03-11-2023 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN Live's top headlines the morning of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The first two days of Kaitlin Armstrong's murder trial involved graphic crime scene images, home surveillance video of the night Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was killed, and in-depth questioning about the process of gathering evidence at the scene.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing Wilson in May 2022.
  KXAN's Brianna Hollis will be in court Friday and providing live updates on
  
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• More neighbor testimony expected at Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial Friday

  03-11-2023 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN Live's top headlines the morning of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The first two days of Kaitlin Armstrong's murder trial involved graphic crime scene images, home surveillance video of the night the Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was killed, and in-depth questioning about the process of gathering evidence at the scene.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing Wilson in May 2022.
  KXAN's Brianna Hollis will be in court Friday providing live updates on
  
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• Ex-boyfriend Colin Strickland testifies at Kaitlin Armstrong trial Friday

  03-11-2023 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The above video is KXAN's coverage of the Kaitlin Armstrong trial from Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The first two days of Kaitlin Armstrong's murder trial involved graphic crime scene images, home surveillance video of the night Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was killed, and in-depth questioning about the process of gathering evidence at the scene.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing Wilson in May 2022.
  KXAN's Brianna Hollis will be in court Friday and providing live u
  
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• Celebrating daylight saving time with a few drinks? What the time change means for alcohol sales

  03-11-2023 14:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It’s a question the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission gets every year, ‘what does daylight saving time mean for booze sales?’“Business owners across the state want to make sure they're doing the right thing and not running afoul of state law and of course, customers always have questions too as they plan their night,” said TABC Spokesperson Chris Porter.The answer is yes, you get an extra hour to buy alcohol with the time change.“Just that t
  
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• Del Valle ISD breaking ground on new high school in midst of growth

  03-11-2023 12:09 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Del Valle Independent School District leaders will break ground Friday morning on the second high school in the district as the community grows exponentially and student population expands every year.
  The district currently has just one high school, Del Valle High School, with an enrollment of 3,500 students. That is 800 more students than the official operating capacity of the school, according to Del Valle ISD superintendent Dr. Annette Tielle.
  Dr. Tielle calls t
  
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• Warmer weekend with morning fog, especially Saturday

  03-11-2023 11:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our warming trend is only getting started with temperatures nearing record highs by early next week.We'll jump almost 10 degrees this afternoon with highs bouncing back into the mid 70s, right where we should be this time of year.Southerly winds have replaced the cold northerly direction, warming days and nights through the weekend and into next week. There are no more freezes expected in the near future as overnight lows step up noticeably, and daytime highs return to the 80s i
  
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• Increasing warmth and humidity this weekend

  03-11-2023 11:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our warming trend is only getting started with temperatures nearing record highs by early next week.Southerly winds have replaced the cold northerly direction, warming days and nights through the weekend and into next week. There are no more freezes expected in the near future as overnight lows step up noticeably, and daytime highs return to the 80s in many areas this weekend.Daylight Saving Time comes to an end early Sunday morning, so don't forget to let your clocks "fall back
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Nov. 2

  03-11-2023 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake, Lake Travis and Austin High all picked up 6A-District 26 wins Thursday.Westlake finished up a fourth consecutive perfect regular season and another district title with a 34-0 win over Buda Johnson at Bob Shelton Stadium. Lake Travis thumped Bowie 66-14 and Austin High slid by Del Valle 28-13.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our
  
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• Texas comptroller announces $45M Israel bonds purchase

  03-11-2023 03:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced a $45 million purchase of Israel bonds in addition to a previous $20 million purchase last month, a news release from the comptroller's office said.According to the comptroller's office, the fixed-rate bonds mature in three years, as well as carry an interest rate of 5.4%.“I am pleased to be able to continue supporting Israel,” Hegar said in the release. “They are a friend and ally of Texas, and we are proud
  
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• Jarrell mayor addresses County Judge's comments on taxes, city council election

  03-11-2023 01:21 via kxan.com
  
  JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) — As voters head to the polls in Jarrell, elected officials on social media are also sharing their thoughts on the races they're considering.Williamson County Judge Bill Gravel posted on his social media pages about Place 4 incumbent Rusty Bryson. In his latest post, he said Bryson introduced a measure that would increase taxes by 14%.This is the only contested city council race on Jarrell's ballot this November. There are elections for Place 3 and Place 5 on the coun
  
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• No. 7 Longhorns have to be sure tacklers to stop Kansas State's punishing rushing attack

  03-11-2023 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mobile quarterbacks have given the Texas Longhorns headaches in the past, and the No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats have two that will take snaps on Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.Senior Will Howard and freshman Avery Johnson have combined to run for more than 500 yards thus far, and they do it in different ways. Howard, a 6-foot-5, 242-pound road grader can punish defenders while Johnson is a quick and shifty runner that makes people miss.Longhorns No. 7 in first colleg
  
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