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• Voters pass increase for retired public education workers, but future shortfalls likely to emerge

  08-11-2023 23:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas voters approved an amendment to the state constitution on Tuesday that will grant billions of dollars to the Teacher Retirement System for a cost-of-living adjustment.The win at the ballot box marks a victory for the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), and association executive director Tim Lee told KXAN it's a win retirees worked toward for years."This is one of those feel good moments where there's a bipartisan issue that had tremendous support in the legisla
  
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• Three men arrested after jugging in south Austin

  08-11-2023 23:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Three men were arrested, accused of planning and attempting a "jugging" robbery in south Austin last week, according to a news release from the Austin Police Department.The suspects were identified as Dimarkus Mitchell, 31; Darrian Haywood, 33; and Darrell Jones, 31, according to APD.Around 11:40 a.m., officers were working on a special assignment in an attempt to prevent vehicle burglaries and violent crimes. Officers were in the area of the Chase Bank, located at 701 E. Stassn
  
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• Austin ISD launches new enrollment system

  08-11-2023 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District has launched, Enroll Austin, a new enrollment system for families registering their child/children with the district.Prior to this new system, families had to complete several applications across multiple platforms. Under the new system, applications can be submitted all in one place.According to the district, this offers a more accessible, equitable and transparent experience.Families will use this new system to register for the 2024-
  
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• City of Taylor: Water pressure stabilized following construction incident

  08-11-2023 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — As of Thursday morning, the City of Taylor said the water pressure in the city had been stabilized; however, repairs were ongoing.
  On Wednesday, the city said it was experiencing "low to no water pressure across the city," according to a social media post.Taylor residents were asked to conserve water and limit usage.
  The city said the drop in pressure was due to a construction incident in the area.The impact on the water pressure was previously expected to
  
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• City of Taylor experiencing low to no water pressure following construction incident

  08-11-2023 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — On Wednesday, the City of Taylor said it was experiencing "low to no water pressure across the city," according to a social media post.Taylor residents were asked to conserve water and limit usage.
  The city said the drop in pressure was due to a construction incident in the area.The impact on the water pressure is expected to last Wednesday afternoon and leading into the evening, according to the city."Repairs are estimated to take up to 12 hours," the cit
  
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• APD: Woman arrested following fatal hit-and-run in south Austin

  08-11-2023 21:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police arrested a woman in connection with an Oct. 27 fatal hit-and-run in south Austin.The Austin Police Department said 20-year-old Atira O’Guinn was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with an accident involving death, a second-degree felony.KXAN has reached out to an attorney listed for O'Guinn. This story will be updated if we receive a response.APD said officers responded to the 9300 block of Menchaca Road at approximately 10:20 p.m. for a crash involving a vehi
  
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• Lawsuit against city regarding South Terminal closed following settlement

  08-11-2023 21:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The lawsuit over closing the South Terminal to expand Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has come to an end with the parties involved claiming the matter was “amicably settled,” according to court documents. PAST COVERAGE: Austin wants to expand its airport to the South Terminal, company operating it files lawsuitThe documents, filed Monday and Tuesday in federal court, showed the lawsuit between the City of Austin and LoneStar Airport Holdings officially en
  
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• City Council to consider safety lighting projects to reduce crashes, new state law that will lead to fewer parks

  08-11-2023 21:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin City Council is meeting Thursday to go over 61 agenda items. Here are a few that KXAN is closely monitoring. Contract for safety lighting
  Austin’s Transportation and Public Works Department is asking for nearly $3.5 million to add safety lighting to Slaughter and Howard Lanes.  PREVIOUS: Construction starts next year to make Slaughter Lane saferThe Austin City Council voted earlier this year to create a funding agreement with the Texas Department
  
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• Cold front brings colder, wetter weather starting Thursday

  08-11-2023 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be a day for warm weather lovers. And tomorrow? Cold weather enthusiasts will thrive.Temperatures will return to the 80s one more time this week before tumbling behind tomorrow's cold front. This morning's low cloud cover will partially clear to allow for some sun this afternoon. But don't get too used to that either - sunshine, too, will disappear behind our incoming cold front.Thursday's cold frontA storm passing to our north will send a potent cold front our way to
  
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• Congressman urges FAA to up number of air traffic controllers at Austin airport

  08-11-2023 20:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Congressman Greg Casar, who represents the district covering the Austin area, has called for the Federal Aviation Administration to add more air traffic controllers at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
  Casar sent a letter to Michael Whitaker, administrator of the FAA, urging "the strongest possible staffing levels for Air Traffic Controllers at AUS." U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) put out a similar call and letter last month.US congressman 
  
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• Texas voters reject measure to raise mandatory retirement age for judges

  08-11-2023 20:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas voters resoundingly rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have allowed state judges to stay on the bench for four years longer by extending the mandatory retirement age from 75 to 79.Proposition 13 was the only amendment Texans voted against in the election.
  When it was proposed during the regular legislative session, House Joint Resolution 107 cleared both the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support and faced little and sometimes
  
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• U.S. Surgeon General, Matthew McConaughey speak to UT students about loneliness

  08-11-2023 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In 2016, when Dr. Vivek Murthy was the U.S. Surgeon General under the Obama Administration, he spoke with students at the University of Texas about mental health. Students told him that even though they were on a campus with thousands of other people, they felt like nobody actually knew them. Dr. Murthy said this was one of the earliest conversations that helped him understand loneliness is a public health issue.
  Seven years later Dr. Murthy is back on the Forty Acres, this time
  
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• APD arrests man with fentanyl-laced cocaine, gun

  08-11-2023 19:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police arrested a man Thursday who was carrying half a kilogram of fentanyl-laced cocaine.The Austin Police Department said officers saw a vehicle in downtown Austin not following multiple traffic codes, so the officers initiated a traffic stop.Handgun and plastic bag with fentanyl-laced cocaine found on Diaz Cantu (APD photo)
  According to APD, the vehicle stopped and the driver, later identified as 37-year-old Jesus Diaz Cantu Jr., got out and ran, but the officers
  
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• Sherman ISD board blocks students from already-cast roles in 'Oklahoma!' production over students' assigned sex at birth

  08-11-2023 19:34 via kxan.com
  
  SHERMAN, Texas (KXAN) — A group of high school student actors will not be allowed their cast roles after a decision by the Sherman ISD school board just two weeks after auditions, according to reporting by Dallas NBC station KXAS.The decision, summarized, requires a student's genitals at birth to match those of whichever fictional character they were cast as in the school's production of Oscar Hammerstein II's 1943 musical "Oklahoma!"In a longer statement, Sherman ISD said it took action a
  
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• New Hays County housing stability program in development

  08-11-2023 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A new partnership between Hays County and a local nonprofit approved Tuesday will help create a housing stability program for county residents to access.The program is being developed alongside the Blanco River Regional Recovery Team (BR3T), a San Marcos-based nonprofit that provides housing stability resources for those living in Hays, Caldwell, Blanco and Guadalupe counties. Services include:
  Overseeing or connecting eligible residents with affordable housingA
  
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• Mounted horse patrol coming to Texas State University, help monitor higher crime areas

  08-11-2023 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) --- Texas State University is welcoming two new members to its University Police Department: horses named Duke and Lyndon.
  In a news release, the university said they'd be the first Texas university with a mounted horse patrol unit as part of their police department.
  The university said the plan is to fully implement the horses during the spring 2024 semester.
  Texas State University said its implementing mounted patrol on campus starting in the 2024 spring semester. (Pho
  
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• Mounted horse patrol coming to Texas State University

  08-11-2023 19:16 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) --- Texas State University is welcoming two new members to its University Police Department: horses named Duke and Lyndon.
  In a news release, the university said they'd be the first Texas university with a mounted horse patrol unit as part of their police department.
  Corporal Haley McClaran and Corporal Aleysha Ortiz were assigned to the unit. Corp. Ortiz said this is both her and Lyndon's first time receiving this training.
  "He's still learning and I'm learning," she sa
  
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• Several injured in plant explosion in southeast Texas

  08-11-2023 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  SHEPHERD, Texas (KIAH) -- Multiple explosions were reported Wednesday morning at a chemical plant in Shepherd, which is an hour northeast of Houston. The Montgomery County Police Reporter said the plant had a major explosion around 8:30 a.m.Authorities have said that 19 employees were at the plant at the time of the explosion. One employee received minor burns and was taken to a local hospital.
  The plant is identified as Sound Resource Solutions, located at 731 FM 1127. It has been operational s
  
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• Several injured in plant explosion in Shepherd, Texas

  08-11-2023 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  SHEPHERD, Texas (KIAH) -- Multiple explosions are being reported in Shepherd, Texas that started with one at a chemical plant on FM 1127 Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County Police Reporter said the plant had a major explosion around 8:30 a.m.CW39 Chief meteorologist Adam Krueger and News anchor Sharron Melton have this updateThe plant is identified as Sound Resource Solutions, located at 731 FM 1127.The San Jacinto County Office of Emergency Management is asking everyone within a one-mile r
  
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• Several injured in explosion at southeast Texas chemical plant

  08-11-2023 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  SHEPHERD, Texas (KIAH) -- Multiple explosions were reported Wednesday morning at a chemical plant in Shepherd, which is an hour northeast of Houston. The Montgomery County Police Reporter said the plant had a major explosion around 8:30 a.m.Authorities have said that 19 employees were at the plant at the time of the explosion. One employee received minor burns and was taken to a local hospital.
  The plant is identified as Sound Resource Solutions, located at 731 FM 1127. It has been operational s
  
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• Tracking the Tropics: How common are November hurricanes?

  08-11-2023 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- November is the last month of hurricane season, but the tropics could still churn out a storm or two.Cooling ocean waters can offer some relief from the major hurricanes that use its energy as "fuel." However, we're coming out of an October that smashed global heat records, in part, due to warming ocean temperatures.Blazing hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year ever recordedNovember hurricanes, although uncommon, are still possible.
  "Since record keepi
  
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• LIVE: Tracking the Tropics - How common are November hurricanes?

  08-11-2023 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- November is the last month of hurricane season, but the tropics could still churn out a storm or two.Cooling ocean waters can offer some relief from the major hurricanes that use its energy as "fuel." However, we're coming out of an October that smashed global heat records, in part, due to warming ocean temperatures.
  November hurricanes, although uncommon, are still possible. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season saw an unusually active final month, with hurricanes Lisa, Marti
  
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• Self-driving trucking corridor to become active in Austin area

  08-11-2023 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Imagine driving down a busy road and seeing an 18-wheeler with no driver.
  On Wednesday, The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), announced it's developing a "first-of-its-kind advanced and self-driving trucking corridor in the Austin area.""The largest opportunity to reduce crashes is by improving the driver experience by broadcasting digital roadway information to on-board automated systems to help advanced and automated trucks navigate the roadway environment safel
  
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• Winning $1M Texas Lottery ticket purchased in Austin

  08-11-2023 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  The above video shows KXAN’s top morning headlines for Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A winning $1 million lottery ticket was sold in Austin and purchased by a Cedar Creek resident, according to the Texas Lottery.The lottery commission said the top prize scratch ticket was purchased at a corner store located at 719 W. William Cannon Drive.According to the Texas Lottery, the winner elected to remain anonymous.“This was the first of four top prizes worth $1 million to be
  
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• Whooping cranes are back in Texas

  08-11-2023 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Whooping cranes have made their return to Texas, the Texas Parks Wildlife Department said Monday.On Nov. 1, the first pair of whooping cranes of the year were seen flying toward the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay, according to TPWD.The cranes arrived 10 days later than 2022, but well within the typical arrival window, Kevin McAbee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service whooping crane coordinator, said in the TPWD release.  “It
  
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• New Travis County program launches to divert youth from criminal justice system after family violence cases

  08-11-2023 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hidden behind bustling businesses and chaotic streets in south Austin, a turquoise house and a small greenspace offer a place to slow down and listen.
  Usually, the Amala Foundation uses the space to teach social-emotional learning skills and preventative mental health techniques to children and adults. However, on Tuesday afternoon, the Travis County district attorney joined representatives from local nonprofits and restorative justice experts from across the country &mdash
  
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• 5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes west Texas

  08-11-2023 16:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck west Texas early Wednesday morning.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck about 23 miles WSW of Mentone, Texas, at 4:27 a.m. local time.A 5.3-magnitude earthquake is considered a "moderate" earthquake on the Richter magnitude scale and can often do some minor damage to buildings. Each one-point increase on the Richter scale represents an increase in an earthquake's intensity by 10x and an increase in the earthquake's
  
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• Vic Schaefer coaching influenced by family's military background

  08-11-2023 16:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Vic Schaefer started coaching as an assistant boys basketball coach at Milton High School in Houston back in 1985. Now nearly 38 years later, Schaefer is still coaching with a focus and fire."I want to be in place where there's a way we do things," said Longhorns women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer. "And it's the right way to do things, we all treat each other correctly."Schaefer's Longhorns are coming off a Big 12 regular season championship. His programs have a clear intensit
  
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• More surveillance footage addressed at Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial Wednesday

  08-11-2023 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson on May 11, 2020, continues, the State began Wednesday with addressing video footage of the victim from hours before she was killed.The owner of the restaurant across from Pool Burger began testimony Wednesday about surveillance video near Wilson and Strickland - Armstrong's former boyfriend - as Wilson and Strickland spent the afternoon together on May 11.
  Detective Ric
  
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• Homicide detective back on stand at Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial

  08-11-2023 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in May 2020, continues, the lead homicide detective on the case resumes his testimony.Detective Richard Spitler took the stand Monday. So far he has addressed his work the night of Wilson's murder as well as his questioning of Armstrong's former boyfriend Colin Strickland the following morning.CATCH UP: Colin Strickland's testimonyDuring the course of his official inter
  
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• Detective addresses Kaitlin Armstrong's online searches in days, weeks after Wilson's death

  08-11-2023 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson on May 11, 2022, continues, the State began Wednesday with addressing video footage of the victim from hours before she was killed.The owner of the restaurant across from Pool Burger began testimony Wednesday about surveillance video near Wilson and Strickland — Armstrong's now-former boyfriend — as Wilson and Strickland spent the afternoon together on May 1
  
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• Inside the Investigations: Austin ISD special education services

  08-11-2023 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Wednesday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. People can watch the live stream in this story or on the KXAN News Facebook page starting at about 9 a.m.Inside the Investigations: Graffiti & new resources for assault victimsThe story they'll d
  
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• Nate Paul, Austin investor tied to AG Paxton, facing 4 additional federal charges

  08-11-2023 15:29 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN Live's top headlines the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nate Paul, the Austin real estate investor at the center of the Ken Paxton impeachment, now faces new federal charges in addition to the eight he was charged with over the summer.
  Federal prosecutors charged Paul, 36, with four new counts related to wire fraud, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.PREVIOUS: Nate Paul, Austin developer at center of Ken Paxt
  
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• November bird forecast: Do owls live in Austin?

  08-11-2023 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at travisaudubon.org or by calling (512) 300-BIRD. Follow us on Facebook.Fall migration continues. Check BirdCast to see what birds are forecast to be migrating tonight. Help them along the way by participating in Lights Out for Birds through Nov. 30.A number of western species turned up in Austin during October. P
  
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• APD investigating deadly Nov. 2 hit-and-run crash

  08-11-2023 14:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said one person died in a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in North Austin in early November.
  According to police, the crash happened just before 7 a.m. on Nov. 2 at the intersection of East Powell Lane and Sam Rayburn Drive. That is just northwest of the Highway 183 and Interstate 35 interchange.
  Police said the driver left the scene, but was later identified by detectives. Police did not identify the driver or the pedestrian, who died at the sce
  
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• Go Verde: Q2 Stadium commits to 'zero waste' initiative

  08-11-2023 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At Q2 stadium, the grass is green, but more and more... so is the stadium."We have two live intertwined oaks on our badge, tree symbols for our badge... we need to be good stewards of our community," Senior Vice President of Stadium Operations at Q2 Jordan Enke said.Just recently his team announced their intention to achieve 'TRUE Certification' from the U.S. Green Building Council by reaching the industry standard for "zero waste."According to Susie Vincent, from the U.S. Green
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 9-month-old girl from Laredo

  08-11-2023 13:37 via kxan.com
  
  LAREDO, Texas (KXAN) – The Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert Wednesday morning for a nine month old girl from Laredo.
  According to DPS, Delilah Lopez was last seen around 12:45 a.m.
  Delilah has brown hair and eyes, DPS said. She weighs 15 pounds and is 2 feet tall.The suspect in the case was driving a blue 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan, according to DPS. It has a Texas license plate 3970S52.
  Delilah Lopez (Photo: Department of Public Safety)Anyone with information is asked to call
  
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• Amber Alert discontinued for 9-month-old girl from Laredo

  08-11-2023 13:37 via kxan.com
  
  LAREDO, Texas (KXAN) – The Department of Public Safety canceled an Amber Alert it issued for a nine-month-old girl Wednesday morning.
  DPS initially issued the alert after the girl went missing from Laredo shortly after midnight. The alert was discontinued around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Daily rain chances follow tomorrow's cold front

  08-11-2023 12:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be a day for warm weather lovers. And tomorrow? Cold weather enthusiasts will thrive.Temperatures will return to the 80s one more time this week before tumbling behind tomorrow's cold front. This morning's low cloud cover will partially clear to allow for some sun this afternoon. But don't get too used to that either - sunshine, too, will disappear behind our incoming cold front.Thursday's cold frontA storm passing to our north will send a potent cold front our way to
  
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• Austin woman tells her story of recovery in national 'Start with Hope' campaign

  08-11-2023 05:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin woman is helping spread her emotional story of hope in a national message about fighting substance abuse disorder and addiction.“We have these incredible stories of Ale, Ariel and Joseph, who share their personal journeys, share their stories and share that with hope recovery is possible,” said Kirsten Seckler with Shatterproof, a national nonprofit helping people recover from addiction.The new campaign is called “Start With Hope” and was c
  
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• Lexington ISD proposes $51 million bond

  08-11-2023 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Texas (KXAN) — Lexington Independent School District voters will decide on a $51 million bond. The two propositions named in the district’s proposal focus on classroom additions, instructional and stadium renovations. Prop A is the most expensive proposition, at the cost of $47.7 million. It would allow the district to build new classrooms in the elementary, middle and high school, and create additional space for libraries and science labs. The AG building will go thr
  
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• Caldwell County proposes a fifth emergency services district

  08-11-2023 04:21 via kxan.com
  
  CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — With Caldwell County rapidly growing, residents will vote on a proposition that will provide funding for more local emergency services. The city of Lockhart contracted with the Seton Family of Hospitals for EMS services in 2015, but it expired at the start of October 2023. This requires another means of obtaining EMS services, so residents in the county started a petition and gathered enough signatures.Because of this, the Caldwell County Commissio
  
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• Bertram man sentenced in child pornography case

  08-11-2023 03:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Central Texas man was sentenced Monday for advertising child sexual abuse material online, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.According to the DOJ, 35-year-old Neal Staton Grubert, of Bertram, received 15 years in prison, as well five years of supervised release.The DOJ said on July 12, Grubert pleaded guilty to one count of advertising child pornography.An undercover investigation found images and a video uploaded and published by Grubert on a dark website, acco
  
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• Arkansas rapper arrested for threatening lyrics

  08-11-2023 02:44 via kxan.com
  
  BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas man was arrested after allegedly putting threatening lyrics in his music, which he claims is part of a rap persona.Reese Alexander Sullivan, 20, of Bentonville, was arrested on Nov. 2 for first-degree terroristic threatening.
  A probable cause affidavit says that on Aug. 21, the FBI National Threat Operations Center received a tip from an anonymous person who claimed Sullivan was making concerning statements, including bomb threats and referring
  
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• ELECTION RESULTS: 2023 November election in Texas

  08-11-2023 01:54 via kxan.com
  
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• Community members rally to revive historic Taylor theatre

  08-11-2023 01:40 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — A business owner in Taylor is leading the charge to give the historic Howard Theatre an encore. She said as more development moves into the city, she wants to preserve this nearly century-old staple from being torn down.Channing Kingery-Bowles owns the Taylor Soap Bar just a few shops away from the Howard Theatre on Main Street. She said she first saw for sale signs go up in the theatre's windows roughly six months ago.As she waited to see if another local would buy
  
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• Hays CISD needs 15 additional School Resource Officers

  08-11-2023 01:38 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- On Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners approved a resolution supporting Hays CISD in providing an armed School Resource Officer at each campus.
  The resolution states that the county, the Hays County Sheriff's Office and Hays CISD are working together on a plan to get 15 additional SROs."The HCISD and the HCSO envision implementing a phase-in approach to providing such additional SROs as funding is allocated for the positions," the resolution stated.
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• Fugitive task force arrests Austin murder suspect from June incident

  08-11-2023 00:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Monday by the U.S. Marshals in connection with a June homicide investigation in Austin.According to officials, 46-year-old Brandon Demont Miller was charged with murder following a fatal shooting in the 8800 block of Redfield Lane.The Austin Police Department identified Miller as a suspect in the investigation, and a judge later issued an arrest warrant.According to officials, APD requested assistance from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) to find
  
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• Gov. Abbott calls fourth special session

  08-11-2023 00:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Gov. Greg Abbott is calling the fourth special session of the year, which is slated to start at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a press release Abbott's office.The fourth special session is set to begin immediately following the conclusion of the third special session on Tuesday, where only two out of the five proposed items were successfully passed in the legislature.The fourth special session agenda items include education and border security, the release said. TxLeg
  
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