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Austin city manager's office proposes alternatives for HOME initiative, memo says

05-12-2023 04:24 via kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin's attempt to allow for more housing options is already getting some new recommendations, which includes proposed changes to the land development code to include incentives for increasing living spaces, according to a City of Austin memo.The Austin City Manager's office released the memo on recommended tweaks ahead of this week's Austin City Council meeting.Austin City Manager HOME memoDownloadHOME, an acronym for Home Options for Middle-income Empowerment, is a series of

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Appeals court temporarily stops feds from cutting Texas' border razor wire

05-12-2023 03:18 via kxan.com

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday granted a temporary administrative stay in response to Texas' request to stop U.S. Border Patrol and other federal border agents from cutting and removing the state's border barriers along the Rio Grande.Death, Denial, and a Region Under Siege — Part One
The three judges ruled unanimously, and the federal government has until Friday evening to appeal, according to the order.In response to Monday's a

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HHSC tackles Medicaid, SNAP backlog with '6 Days of Merry Service' OT raffle

05-12-2023 03:08 via kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With many low-income and vulnerable Texans waiting months to get Medicaid and federal food assistance, state officials are now encouraging employees to work 15 hours or more in overtime this week with a "Holiday Blitz(en)" dubbed the "6 Days of Merry Service Challenge," according to an internal memo provided to KXAN."I don't know whether to call it a joke or a desperation tactic," said U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, whose office obtained the letter.The holiday overtime drive

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Emergency responder describes fatal crash that killed 4 on SH 130 service road

05-12-2023 00:00 via kxan.com

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- KXAN is learning more about a deadly crash in southeastern Travis County Sunday afternoon that killed four people.
It was the worst crash a state emergency services employee said they've ever seen.
"I've responded to probably a couple of hundred crashes in my lifetime," the employee said. "This was by far the most serious. Absolutely horrendous scene." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 4 dead after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Travis CountyWe're concealing the person's ident

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Emergency responder describes fatal crash that killed 4 dead on SH 130 service road

05-12-2023 00:00 via kxan.com

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- KXAN is learning more about a deadly crash in southeastern Travis County Sunday afternoon that killed four people.
It was the worst crash a state emergency services employee said they've ever seen.
"I've responded to probably a couple of hundred crashes in my lifetime," the employee said. "This was by far the most serious. Absolutely horrendous scene." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 4 dead after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Travis CountyWe're concealing the person's ident

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