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• 2-vehicle crash reported in northwest Austin Sunday

  25-02-2024 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash involving four people in northwest Austin Sunday afternoon.The crash happened in the area near Technology Boulevard and McNeil Drive, Austin Fire Department officials said. They added there are reports of people trapped and bleeding inside a vehicle.Austin-Travis County EMS said multiple ambulances have been assigned to the scene, and officials are asking people to avoid the area. Firefighters helped extract patients from
  
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• 'We will do better': CapMetro addresses rail issues during Austin FC season opener

  25-02-2024 23:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One day after Austin FC's season opener and the unveiling of CapMetro's new McKalla Station rail stop, transit authority leaders are offering another fare-free day for Red Line services following issues during Saturday's operations."I want to apologize to our rail customers whose experience was impacted by last night's service," said Dottie Watkins, CapMetro president and CEO, in a social media thread. "We are committed to getting this right and we will do better."Officials
  
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• What caused the brown, dirty water in Manor?

  25-02-2024 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) – Many Manor residents were confronted with brown, cloudy water on Friday and Saturday when they turned on their faucets. Manville Water Supply Corporation told customers that a water line was hit in the Austin and Manor area, resulting in a break. The City of Manor has a wholesale water contract with the Manville Water Supply Corporation to provide water to some Manor neighborhoods. The City of Manor said the break occurred on Tuesday or Wednesday and that up
  
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• How El Niño may impact tornado, hail frequency in spring

  25-02-2024 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As El Niño continues into at least the early spring, it’s worth looking into its influence on spring weather in Central Texas.The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center has El Niño solidly favored during the bulk of our severe weather season, which runs from March through early June.The March-May ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecast continues to favor El Niño over any other phase.ENSO Forecast from February 2024 (Courtesy: NOA
  
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• Austin Fire battles blaze on South Congress

  25-02-2024 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is responding to a structure fire along South Congress Avenue Sunday afternoon, officials shared on social media. The reported structure fire is located in the 4900 block of South Congress Avenue, which is just south of Battle Bend Neighborhood Park.Officials shared on social media "smoke and products of combustion" are coming out of the affected building. Portions of the roadway will be closed as crews continue to fight the fire.People are asked to av
  
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• What's the latest on Project Connect's light rail design work?

  25-02-2024 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Design work continues as Project Connect leaders hone in on finite details for the first phase of light rail in Austin.The Austin Transit Partnership hosted a virtual open house Thursday evening to walk through some of the design considerations underway as project heads complete a comprehensive review of the light rail system's first phase. Among those discussions include the number of stations and station locations to be solidified, as well as how other forms of transit interac
  
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• Man sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in DC

  25-02-2024 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  A man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., the District fire department confirmed to The Hill.D.C. Fire and EMS said that units responded just before 1 p.m. and discovered a man with burn injuries in front of the embassy. He was transported to an area hospital with critical and life-threatening injuries.The Hill has reached out to the Israeli Embassy for comment.This is a developing story.
  
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• New laws are in place for business owners filing taxes

  25-02-2024 20:02 via kxan.com
  
  Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- Tax season is well underway, and there are some new changes this year regarding what you need to file.It includes money transactions from third-party websites like Venmo, Cashapp, and Zelle.Jackson Hewitt tax offices say this change was made for the IRS to get a proper count on businesses who rely on third-party vendors to receive payment."If you had more than $600 for 2023, you were going to get a 1099-K. Both you were going to get one and the IRS, and that had been on the
  
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• 'We wasted 45 minutes:' Austin FC's slow start dooms season opener in 2-1 loss to Minnesota United

  25-02-2024 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff called his team's first-half performance "unrecognizable" in a 2-1 loss to Minnesota United in the season opener Saturday at Q2 Stadium.Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver made several acrobatic and challenging saves to keep the Loons off the board for as long as he could, but continued defensive setbacks and miscues finally caught up to Verde when Robin Lod scored in the 34th minute. It was a goal that felt like could have come at any point of the
  
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• Video: Dead, pregnant great white shark found washed up on Florida beach

  25-02-2024 16:40 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This video may contain graphic content that may disturb some viewers. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A pregnant great white shark washed ashore on a Florida beach on Friday, according to Navarre Beach Fire Rescue.Crews removed the pregnant shark, which was roughly 13 to 15 feet in length after it was found dead on the shoreline.Video, which you can see in the player above, captured by South Santa Rosa News shows officials around the shark as they prepared to remove it from the sh
  
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• Is Texas' medical billing transparency law working? KXAN investigates

  25-02-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  This report is an update to KXAN’s “Medical Debt Lawsuits” investigation. Our team followed this legislation during Texas’ regular legislative session.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bernadette Moore remembers the frustrations.  Bernadette Moore filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General's Office after not being able to get an itemized bill last year. (Courtesy Bernadette Moore)
  All she needed was an itemized bill after a vein surgery last August in the Dallas-For
  
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• She was told she would never graduate law school in 1966. She went on to make history

  25-02-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  Watch Honoring Black History Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on KXAN and 2:30 p.m. on CW Austin.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Arleas Upton Kea remembers meeting Judge Harriet Mitchell Murphy for the first time sometime in 1977. She and a group of students at the University of Texas had dreams of going to law school.They had the idea to start a pre-law association. Upton Kea remembers sitting with the group, deliberating on who they would ask to be their advisor when everyone had the same thought at once.Judge Harriet M
  
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• The warming trend continues

  25-02-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --The bright and warm weekend continues with most afternoon highs forecast to reach the mid to a few upper 80s. Daytime maximums will continue in the 80s Monday with a few Hill Country highs possibly topping 90°.Another afternoon with above normal temperaturesClouds will increase late tonight to a mostly cloudy sky tomorrow morning. Most lows will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Fog will also return overnight to sunrise Monday (7:01) with much of it along and east of I-35.Fog i
  
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• Near 90º on Monday, but much cooler air coming

  25-02-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --As expected Sunday was several degrees warmer than Saturday with highs in the mid 80s. We'll continue the warm-up with temperatures likely peaking on Monday. NEW BLOG: How El Niño may impact tornado and hail frequency in the springTonight will be mostly clear to partly cloudy with some areas of low clouds and patchy fog developing by morning. It will be a warmer night with overnight lows not dropping below 60º in many areas.Monday will be very warm and may end up as o
  
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• Here's where you can see a 'double diamond ring' effect during April's total eclipse

  25-02-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — April's total eclipse will be spectacular enough — fingers crossed we have good weather — but if you're looking for something even more magical, a "double diamond ring" effect will be visible in parts of Central Texas.The diamond ring effect, actually known as Baily's Beads, happens as the last bit of the sun is covered by the moon, and again when it first reemerges.Baily's Beads, named after Francis Baily, the astronomer who first widely publicized their existe
  
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• 5 takeaways from the South Carolina GOP primary

  25-02-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former President Trump won an emphatic victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, vanquishing rival Nikki Haley in her home state.The race was called for Trump within moments of polls closing at 7 p.m. EST. With 83% of returns in just before 10 p.m., the GOP front-runner's margin of victory stood at 21 points.The Michigan primary is next up on Tuesday — and then March 5 brings Super Tuesday when more than a dozen states vote.Here are the main takeaways from th
  
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• Despite Stuver's huge night, Austin FC falters in season opener 2-1 to Minnesota United

  25-02-2024 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Robin Lod scored a first-half goal, Alejandro Bran debuted with a goal during second-half stoppage time and Minnesota United held off Austin FC 2-1 on Saturday night.Lod scored in the 34th minute and Minnesota United took a 1-0 lead into halftime.VERDE LIGHTS: It's back for another season! Tune in at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays on The CW Austin throughout the season.Bran added an insurance goal in the first minute of stoppage and it came in handy when defender Guilher
  
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• No. 12 Stanford hands No. 2 Texas first loss of the season

  25-02-2024 05:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 12 Stanford avenged an earlier loss this season to top the No. 2 Texas Longhorns 4-3 in eight innings Saturday in the Lone Star State Invitational at McCombs Field.It's the first loss of the season for the Longhorns who beat Colorado State 9-0 earlier in the day.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersTexas catcher Reese Atwood hit her eighth home run of the seaso
  
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• McKalla Station at Q2 makes grand debut for Austin FC season opener

  25-02-2024 04:37 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — Austin FC, City of Austin and CapMetro leaders celebrated the grand opening of McKalla Station at Q2 stadium Saturday morning.CapMetro, the City of Austin, and Austin Transit Partnership said the new regional transit station is part of Project Connect, an ongoing project to improve mobility across the city.The McKalla Station at Q2 is right outside the stadium in the North Burnet area. The station aims to streamline transit to and from the stadium on game days and improve r
  
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• No. 9 Kansas stays unbeaten at home, thumps Texas Longhorns 86-67

  25-02-2024 03:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 9 Kansas shot 63% from the field to run away from Texas 86-67 in Big 12 Conference men's basketball action Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.The Jayhawks moved to 14-0 at home with the win and five players scored in double figures, led by Hunter Dickinson's 20 points on 9 of 17 shooting. Kansas sank 32 of 52 field goal attempts while the Longhorns converted 26 of 62.Kansas center Hunter Dickinson shoots over Texas forward Dylan Disu (1) during the first half of a
  
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• Texas gets another shutout, sets up possible sweep with 6-0 win over Cal Poly

  25-02-2024 01:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cal Poly has played the No. 16 Texas Longhorns twice in Austin and hasn't scored a run.Texas starting pitcher Charlie Hurley threw six strong innings while Max Belyeu and Jared Thomas belted home runs in a 6-0 win over the Mustangs on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The win clinches the series win for the Longhorns with a possible sweep coming Sunday. FIRST GAME OF SERIES: Lebarron Johnson twirls gem, timely hitting lifts No. 16 Longhorns to 2-0 winHurley allowed four hi
  
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• State of Texas: Ruling sparks Paxton's push to oust conservative judges on Court of Criminal Appeals

  25-02-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not on the March Primary ballot, but he's been active in the race, campaigning around the state for Republican candidates challenging some House members who voted to impeach him.
  But Paxton is also mounting a different campaign effort that could have a more significant impact.He is backing challengers to three Republican judges who currently serve on the Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court. It comes after tho
  
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