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• Where the bracketologists have Texas projected for the NCAA tournament a week from Selection Sunday

  10-03-2024 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's an agreement among college basketball pundits who project the NCAA men's basketball tournament field that the Texas Longhorns are in the middle of the pack.Perhaps a couple of wins in the Big 12 Conference tournament could move them up a line, but as of right now, fans should expect that the Longhorns will open the national tournament with either an eight or a nine beside their name on the bracket.Hunter’s huge game propels Texas by OU in Big 12 finale 94-80ES
  
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• LIVE: Where the bracketologists have Texas projected for the NCAA tournament a week from Selection Sunday

  10-03-2024 23:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's an agreement among college basketball pundits who project the NCAA men's basketball tournament field that the Texas Longhorns are in the middle of the pack.Perhaps a couple of wins in the Big 12 Conference tournament could move them up a line, but as of right now, fans should expect that the Longhorns will open the national tournament with either an eight or a nine beside their name on the bracket.Hunter’s huge game propels Texas by OU in Big 12 finale 94-80ES
  
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• Total solar eclipse events taking place in Austin, Central Texas

  10-03-2024 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Millions of people will be looking to the sky (with eclipse glasses on) April 8 to glimpse the celestial event.Much of Central Texas, including Austin and Travis County, is expected to have some of the best views of the total solar eclipse, which will be the last of its kind in the area for the next 20 years. Taxidermy, massages & weddings: Unique Texas eclipse festivals prepare for April 8Below are some options for events taking place before, during and after the total
  
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• Some Chiefs fans who attended bitter cold playoff game now require amputations: hospital

  10-03-2024 19:58 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video in this story contains images that may be disturbing to some; viewer's discretion is advised.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Multiple people who experienced frostbite while attending a bitter cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January may require amputations, a hospital official told Nexstar's WDAF this week.
  It was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit in Kansas City during the wild-card playoff game against the Miami Dolphins, with wind gusts up to 27 mph making for a wind c
  
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• Paxton: Federal court issues preliminary injunction against redirection of funds meant for border wall construction

  10-03-2024 18:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he obtained a preliminary injunction from a federal district court against the redirection of funds away from the construction of a border wall.Paxton said the U.S. Congress previously provided approximately $1.4 billion for the construction of walls and barriers along the southern border.“Immediately upon taking office, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order demanding construction stop and directing the Department of H
  
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• Austin council seeks federal money for Barton Springs bridge replacement

  10-03-2024 18:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders are looking for federal dollars to help pay for the replacement of the nearly 100-year-old Barton Springs bridge.
  Austin City Council members approved a resolution Thursday directing the city's transportation and public works director to apply for a grant with the federal Bridge Investment Program. The grant would fund part of the $40 million project.PREVIOUS: Austin’s Barton Springs Road Bridge could be replaced amid dilapidating conditionsThe city is lo
  
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• Leander announces new city manager

  10-03-2024 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Leander City Council announced it selected its new city manager.Todd Parton, a Texas native, was chosen for the role. His first day will be April 16, according to the city."I am honored that the Mayor and City Council have placed their confidence in me to serve the City of Leander at such a critical time and look forward to engaging with the community to ensure a bright future for all of our citizens,” Parton said.According to the city, Parton
  
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• 2 members of NY National Guard, Border Patrol agent killed in helicopter crash

  10-03-2024 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Two soldiers from the New York Army National Guard were killed in a military helicopter crash in South Texas on Friday, March 8, the National Guard Bureau said in an update on Sunday.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, 28, of Rensselaer, N.Y., and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, 30, of Schenectady, N.Y., died when their UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashed near Rio Grande City, at approximately 2:50 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Friday. 2 soldiers, 1 Border Patrol
  
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• Who is set to perform at this year's Oscars ceremony?

  10-03-2024 15:15 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) — Since many of the winners on Oscar night will likely be the expected and predicted winners, Oscar producers have decided to increase the excitement by putting on some huge performances.
  After multiple reports of speculation, Ryan Gosling will get on the mic and perform "I'm Just Ken" from the summer hit "Barbie." DJ and record producer Marc Ronson will join him onstage for the performance.
  The duo has been having fun with the song.
  Over the holidays, they released three versions o
  
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• Williamson County families frustrated over lack of medical examiner as area grows

  10-03-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Bob Dennis died June 3, 2019. (Courtesy Cindy Dennis-Pollard)
  BERTRAM, Texas (KXAN) — Photos of Bob Dennis line the mantle. After his death in June 2019, his daughter Cindy Dennis-Pollard moved into his home in Williamson County. "I don't want to live in this house. I want this to be my dad's house," she said tearfully.She explained his death was hard to cope with, especially not knowing how the 63-year-old died. She said it took eight months to get his autopsy back. "My da
  
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• SXSW: Brigitte Bandit speaks on drag, First Amendment

  10-03-2024 13:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Freedom Forum's 1A House was at South by Southwest (SXSW) Saturday. The event was to celebrate the role that free expression plays at the conference and festival.Freedom Forum, a nonprofit dedicated to First Amendment education, hosted Austin-based drag queen Brigitte Bandit at the event to talk about drag and the First Amendment.During the regular legislative session in 2023, Bandit took several trips to the statehouse to testify against several bills, including ones aimed
  
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• Stretch of storm chances begins late week

  10-03-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our weather pattern turns increasing active later this week with rain chances heavy on the back end of the 7-day forecast.Morning clouds will quickly clear to mainly sunny skies later this morning with afternoon highs seasonable in the low 70s. Winds will blow out of the south/southeast at 5-15 mph, slowly increasing humidity today through midweek.Monday afternoon forecast high temperaturesTomorrow will feel similar with high temperatures topping out in the mid-70s under a sky o
  
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• Placid weather for the next four days

  10-03-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This first day of Daylight Saving Time starts out with a clear to partly cloudy sky but will end with more cloud cover. Highs today will be below normal (71°) with most maximums peaking in the mid 60s. Wind speeds are much lower today with a north wind this morning shifting to come from the east this afternoon.Another day of below-normal highs BLOG: Daylight Saving Time begins tonight: Here's how time changes in AustinLet's fast forward to Thursday which is when Central Texa
  
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• Increasingly warm and humid ahead of storm threat

  10-03-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Highs today will be below normal (71°) with most maximums peaking in the mid and upper 60s. Wind speeds are much lower today with a north wind this morning shifting to come from the east this afternoon. We'll find mostly sunny skies, but high clouds will increase late this afternoon and into tonight.Another day of below-normal highsLet's fast forward to Thursday which is when Central Texas will have its next rain. Three ingredients will factor into the rain/thunderstorm fore
  
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• New Mexico man dies of plague, health department says

  10-03-2024 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A New Mexico man died of plague after being hospitalized for the disease, the New Mexico Department of Health announced on Friday.The health department says this is the first human case of plague in New Mexico since 2021 and the first death since 2020.
  "The last human plague case in the state was a Torrance County resident in 2021. In 2020, there were four human plague cases: one in Santa Fe County, two in Torrance County, and one fatal case in Rio Arriba County," t
  
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• 14-year-old driver leads police on high-speed chase in Texas

  10-03-2024 12:20 via kxan.com
  
  WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A high-speed pursuit early Tuesday morning in Wichita Falls involving a car full of teenagers ends with spiked tires and two arrests, according to authorities.
  According to the Wichita Falls Police Department, the incident occurred just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday.Police said a night shift patrol sergeant saw a juvenile male run directly in front of his patrol car near the QuikTrip at the intersection of Iowa Park Road and Interstate 44. He said the officer approac
  
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• Should you change your Facebook, Instagram password after outages?

  10-03-2024 12:09 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – For about 90 minutes Tuesday morning, Facebook and Instagram users found themselves locked out of the social media platforms. When trying to log back in, users were repeatedly told they entered an "invalid password."But the problem turned out to have nothing to do with people's passwords. It was a widespread outage caused by a "technical issue," Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) said.
  The outage was not caused by a hack nor a breach, a company spokes
  
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• Late goal by St. Louis City FC steals win from Austin FC in 2-2 draw

  10-03-2024 06:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and St. Louis City rallied for a 2-2 draw with Austin FC on Sunday night.Pompeu, who had one goal in 26 appearances last season, has scored twice in three matches for St. Louis City (1-0-2) this season. Tomas Totland had an assist on the equalizer.St. Louis City midfielder Indiana Vassilev (19) celebrates after teammate midfielder Eduard Lowen (10) scored against Austin FC during the second hal
  
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• Stony Point falls short in 6A boys hoops title game 53-41 to Plano East

  10-03-2024 06:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A dream season for the Stony Point Tigers came to a disappointing end Saturday in a 53-41 loss to Plano East in the UIL 6A boys basketball state championship game at the Alamodome.Stony Point (37-2) committed 20 turnovers in the game and the Panthers (40-0) cashed those in for 21 points. Villanova signee Josiah Moseley scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Tigers in the loss. He was the only Stony Point player to score in double figures, and the Tigers shot 4
  
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• Community Library seeking donations for new $35 million project

  10-03-2024 02:51 via kxan.com
  
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — The Dripping Springs Community Library is looking to almost quadruple its size when it moves into a new 37,000 square-foot building in the coming years, but is looking for some financial help to help construct the project.
  Staff for the library are campaigning to raise $5 million by the end of this year that will help finance some of the building costs associated with the new project. A spokesperson for the library said it is applying for a loan from the U.
  
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• No. 6 Texas runs away from Kansas in Big 12 women's quarterfinals 76-60

  10-03-2024 02:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 6 Texas held off Kansas for a 76-60 win in the Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament quarterfinals Saturday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.Aaliyah Moore notched a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Big 12 co-player of the year Madison Booker poured in a game-high 21 points with seven assists for the Longhorns. They'll meet either Kansas State or West Virginia in the semifinals on Monday. Hunter’s huge game propels Texas b
  
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• State of Texas: Election results redraw battle lines for school choice

  10-03-2024 02:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Millions of voters hit the polls in Texas Tuesday, voting for members of their party they wanted to see make it to the general election in November.
  While primary night saw plenty of winners, the two biggest didn't even appear on the ballot - Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Both state leaders campaigned against members of their own party, and had some notable wins.Paxton targeted incumbent House Republicans who voted for his impeachment. Of his 37 e
  
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• LIVE: First Warning: Severe storms possible late this week

  10-03-2024 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Stormy, rainy and potentially severe weather looks increasingly likely later this week. This is your First Warning for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms with a large hail, strong wind gusts and a chance of tornadoes.
  Storm set-upDisturbances off the low lend to our rain/storms chancesA cut-off upper level low due to set up over the southwestern U.S. will help usher in southwesterly winds and a series of disturbances that should bring rain and storms to Central Te
  
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• First Warning: Severe storms possible late this week

  10-03-2024 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Stormy, rainy and potentially severe weather looks increasingly likely later this week. This is your First Warning for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms with a large hail, strong wind gusts and a chance of tornadoes.
  Storm set-upDisturbances off the low lend to our rain/storms chancesA cut-off upper level low due to set up over the southwestern U.S. will help usher in southwesterly winds and a series of disturbances that should bring rain and storms to Central Te
  
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• First Warning: Severe storms possible late next week

  10-03-2024 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a relatively "tame" start to the severe weather season, which began March 1 in Central Texas, we may be in for a more active period ahead.We want to give you a First Warning ahead of the potential for at least one day of severe weather later next week.First Warning for severe storms next Thursday and possibly Friday tooStorm set-upA cut-off upper level low due to set up over the southwestern U.S. will help usher in southwesterly winds and a series of disturbances that shou
  
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