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• Hays CISD bus in rollover crash did not have seat belts

  23-03-2024 22:31 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Hays CISD school bus that was in a Friday afternoon crash did not have seat belts, according to Hays CISD Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy on Saturday. 2 dead, more than 50 people involved in school bus rollover crash, officials sayOne child on the bus died in the accident, according to Texas DPS, with at least 10 other patients transported from the scene by STARFlight and Austin-Travis County EMS.The bus was a 2011 model, Savoy said, which predates a 201
  
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• Do you live in an 'allergy capital'? These US cities are worst for allergies

  23-03-2024 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Pollen, weeds and grass make you miserable? You'll want to steer clear of a few dozen "allergy capitals," cities around the country that are especially challenging for allergy sufferers.
  The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its 2024 Allergy Capitals report this month detailing the worst major cities in the United States for people living with seasonal allergies. They looked at the 100 largest cities in the contiguous U.S. and eval
  
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• Eclipse 2024: Does it matter if I go to where the sun is totally blocked?

  23-03-2024 19:29 via kxan.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — In just a few weeks, a total solar eclipse (when the moon passes between the sun and Earth) will slice through much of the U.S., curving along a path of totality from Texas to Maine.Those in the path of totality on April 8 will have the best view at the once-in-a-lifetime event.But you may be asking yourself: Is being "close enough" to that path good enough?The short answer is no.It's like if you were going to a concert or special event. Would you go 90% of the way
  
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• Why does Texas have two time zones? A look at the history of time in the Lone Star State

  23-03-2024 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - When Texas changes its clocks twice per year to align with daylight saving time, communities and lawmakers alike renew the ongoing debate on whether or not to continue the practice. However, the phenomenon isn't a new one; in Texas, arguing about the time is a tradition literally older than time itself.
  In fact, the Lone Star State has never been in agreement on the time of day, to the point that it uses two separate time zones. Even then, Texans disagreed with both
  
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• Biden administration finalizes rule expected to require significant shift to EVs

  23-03-2024 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  The Biden administration finalized a rule on Wednesday that’s expected to make a significant amount of the new car market electric or hybrid.An administration official told reporters Tuesday that under the new rule, 56 percent of the new vehicles on the market in 2032 could be battery electric, while an additional 13 percent could be plug-in hybrids.That’s up from a collective 16 percent of sales being electric and hybrid cars last year. The rule is a cornerstone of the Biden ad
  
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• Your internet bill may be going up soon: Here's why

  23-03-2024 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Millions of U.S. households have been receiving warnings for weeks that the discounted internet or telephone service they’ve had since the COVID-19 pandemic will soon come to an end. That end date is fast approaching, meaning those households will soon have to pay full price again for service.The Biden administration rolled out the Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, after receiving $14.2 billion in funding for the initiative through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
  
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• You're least likely to own a home in these Texas cities

  23-03-2024 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Whether you're a beleaguered millennial who's given up on the dream of homeownership or a still-hopeful member of Gen Z, for most younger U.S. adults the possibility of owning a home still seems like an uphill battle.And in many U.S. cities, for average wage earners, homeownership is nearly unattainable. That's according to financial news and data outlet FinanceBuzz, which recently analyzed government and housing industry data for the 100 largest cities to find the U.S. cities
  
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• Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

  23-03-2024 17:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five races into NASCAR's 2024 season and Ford is in a funk.Make no mistake, the Ford cars have been fast, just not quite fast enough to produce any wins yet. At the race in Atlanta, the razor-thin margins at the finish meant 0.003 seconds was the difference between first and third.But winning is what counts the most and Ford drivers are searching for answers to break the drought as NASCAR holds its first road race of the season Sunday at the Circuit
  
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• Yes, the viral McDonald's 'Dinner Box' is a real thing: Here's how to find it

  23-03-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Ronald McDonald, you sneaky son of a gun.A largely unadvertised meal from McDonald’s — the “Mickey D’s Dinner Box” — has sent TikTok into a tizzy after a viral video revealed the existence of the item to social-media users earlier this month. There’s just one catch: The contents and price of the “boxes” may vary by location, according to McDonald’s — if they’re available at all.A TikTok user in Texas who go
  
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• SpaceX aims to launch fourth Starship in early May

  23-03-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX is aiming to launch its fourth Starship in early May, the company's president said.Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, said at the Satellite 2024 conference on Tuesday that SpaceX is aiming to launch its fourth Starship "in about six weeks," at the beginning of May.Shotwell added that she doesn't believe that satellites will be deployed on the next flight and that the focus will be on reentry.This would be the quickes
  
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• Search for missing Texas A&M student enters third week

  23-03-2024 16:48 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The family of missing Texas A&M student Caleb Harris tells "NewsNation Now" they're remaining hopeful for his safe return as the search enters its third week.“We’re intensifying working with the authorities, they're doing everything they possibly can and getting additional help,” said Caleb’s father Randy Harris. “We've got a lot of volunteers out searching as well in different areas. We’re beginning to get some leads, but so far nothi
  
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• Biggest March Madness upsets since 1982

  23-03-2024 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  (STACKER) – Every year, sports fans are consumed with March Madness and the thrill of the upsets that make — or break — their brackets.Television commentator Brent Musburger wedded the NCAA tournament with the moniker during the 1982 men's edition, describing these upsets with a phrase used for Illinois' state high school basketball tournament. It stuck, and now, every year, amateur bracketologists try to predict which teams will author Cinderella stories by taking down the big
  
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• Photos: Take a look inside Colorado's first Buc-ee's

  23-03-2024 16:38 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — Buc-ee's in Johnstown, Colorado is officially open.The Johnstown location at 5201 Nugget Road opened Monday, and its doors will never close again.
  The travel center occupies a massive 74,000 square feet and has 116 fueling positions and 12 EV charging stations.Aside from its fueling options, Buc-ee’s offers even more inside its convenience store. From a variety of snacks, meals and souvenir items, Buc-ee’s seemingly offers everything.However, the trave
  
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• How will the Texas Panhandle wildfire impact meat prices?

  23-03-2024 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  WACO, Texas (FOX 44) -- Ranchers are having to start from scratch as the Panhandle moves past the largest wildfire in Texas history.The Texas Farm Bureau says over 7,000 cattle and nearly 1.2 million acres were lost in the Panhandle wildfires.While the panhandle is a large producer of livestock, experts say it won't affect the prices we see in the store."The greater Texas agricultural economy is not seeing so much of a direct impact, and we as consumers are not seeing the impact and shouldn't se
  
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• All 8 Spider-Man live-action movies returning to theaters

  23-03-2024 16:32 via kxan.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Marvel's beloved superhero is swinging back to the big screen in April.
  For the first time, fans will be able to experience all eight live-action Spider-Man movies as part of the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, also known as Sony Pictures.Two Spider-Man characters jump in front of a Spider-Man float at the world premiere of "Spider-Man: Far From Home" on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/
  
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• McDonald's opens first CosMc's location in Texas

  23-03-2024 15:56 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — McDonald's spinoff concept CosMc's has reached Texas.
  The first Texas restaurant opened Tuesday in Dallas, according to the company's social media. This marks the second CosMc's opening in the country.
  CosMc's menu includes some traditional McDonald's items like McFlurrys and McMuffins as well as new items like "Signature Galactic Boosts," slushes, snack bites and more.
  Drinks are customizable with boba, flavor syrups, energy shots, Vitamin C shots and other options, accordi
  
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• APD identifies woman killed following US 290 crash

  23-03-2024 15:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Austin Police Department identified a woman who died following a single-vehicle crash March 12 off US 290.APD said officers responded to the crash at approximately 3:40 a.m. in the 9400 block of East US 290 Highway service road. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?Austin Police said the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Jennifer Guadalupe Manriquez-Ramirez, was taken to the hospital but later died on March 14.According to APD, the i
  
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• Two dry days before rain and storm return

  23-03-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Northerly breezes Friday afternoon and evening had gusts of 25 to 30+ mph. Highest gust reported was 33 mph at Burnet and 32 mph at Austin-Bergstrom.Texas Eclipse: Here are the odds of clouds on April 8 during the eventThere was a little fog reported before 6 a.m. in eastern Williamson County. The sky was mainly clear in most of the area. with pre-sunrise temperatures in the 40s and 50s.Cloud will slowly increase during the morning and afternoon. Most highs today will be in the
  
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• Next storms with rain on track to start work week

  23-03-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hope you enjoyed the beautiful Saturday with plenty of sun aside from some early afternoon clouds.
  Tonight clouds will thicken back up again ahead of our next storm system. Plan on a mostly cloudy night with lows in the mid 50s. Texas Eclipse: Here are the odds of clouds on April 8 during the eventYour Sunday starts mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a few areas of drizzle. Most of Sunday looks dry and cloudy, but a limited shower chance means we'll continue our 10% rain chance t
  
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• 1 dead following crash involving pedestrian, roadways shut down

  23-03-2024 12:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died, and roadways were shut down early Saturday due to a crash involving a pedestrian, according to first responders.The Texas Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert notifying drivers that all lanes of northbound I-35 near 51st Street were closed due to a crash. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the crash in the 4900 block of North I-35.APD said northbound traffic was
  
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• 1 dead following crash involving pedestrian, roadway reopened

  23-03-2024 12:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died, and roadways were shut down early Saturday due to a crash involving a pedestrian, according to first responders.The Texas Department of Transportation originally issued a traffic alert notifying drivers that all lanes of northbound I-35 near 51st Street were closed due to a crash. At 8:22 a.m., the Austin Police Department said the roadway was reopened.MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS res
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after 2-vehicle crash in northwest Austin

  23-03-2024 04:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead, and another was seriously injured, after a two-vehicle crash in northwest Austin on Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.Around 9:45 p.m., medics responded to the 6400 block of North Capital of Texas Highway. That's near Champion Grandview Way.Medics said one adult was pronounced dead on the scene, and another adult was transported with serious injuries to St. David's South.Medics said to expect extended traffic closures. No other details wer
  
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• Friends Rodney Terry, Rick Barnes face off as Texas, Tennessee meet in March Madness 2nd round

  23-03-2024 04:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Tennessee and Texas meet at 7 p.m. CT Saturday in the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, they'll have a lot more in common than just initials and the color orange.Tennessee, seeded No. 2 in the Midwest Region, is coached by someone that Texas is extremely familiar with — former head coach Rick Barnes. He led the Longhorns to 16 March Madness appearances in 17 seasons from 1998-2015, racking up 582 wins for the Longhorns with a Final Four berth
  
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• Man pulls kids out of Hays CISD bus after crash

  23-03-2024 03:29 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) —When Alejandro Anaya heard a loud bang outside his house he knew something was wrong."I ran out to see if it was an actual wreck and sure enough it was a school bus," said Anaya who lives on SH 21 near the Bastrop County Caldwell County line.Anaya said he didn't think twice about running to help everyone on the bus, especially when he saw kids inside."What I saw was all the kids, covered in blood, crying, trying to get out," Anaya said. "Also an adult that was
  
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• Abbott, local agencies express sympathies on deadly school bus crash

  23-03-2024 02:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a deadly school bus crash left two people dead near Mustang Ridge on Friday, state leaders and local agencies expressed their sympathy on social media.One of the deaths was a child on the bus, and the other was a man from a vehicle traveling behind the bus, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. 2 dead, more than 50 people involved in school bus rollover crash, officials sayGov. Greg Abbott shared the following on social media:"Cecilia and I are saddened to he
  
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• Site of fatal school bus crash had prior accidents, safety concerns

  23-03-2024 01:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The site of a fatal crash involving a school bus carrying preschoolers -- which killed two a young child and an adult -- had nearly 130 crashes since the start of 2022, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation.
  KXAN has reported on safety concerns with State Highway 21 before. In 2017, we found eight deaths and more than 400 crashes over a six-year period -- just a few miles west of where Friday's deadly bus accident occurred. At the time, Texas Departm
  
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• Texas nonprofit, volunteers rescue wildlife in panhandle fires: how to help

  23-03-2024 00:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editors note: The Texas A&M Forest Service announced Saturday, March 16 the panhandle fires are now 100% contained.HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The largest wildfire in state history spread across the Texas Panhandle for three weeks, damaging homes, destroying the livelihood of communities and injuring wildlife.The Texas A&M Forest Service reported over 1.2 million acres of land burned across eight counties in Texas and parts of Oklahoma since Feb. 25.
  One Texas non-profit org
  
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• Texas junior DeYona Gaston decided to 'gut it out' against Drexel, notches double-double despite illness

  23-03-2024 00:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It wasn't Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, but Texas junior forward DeYona Gaston had her own version of Michael Jordan's famous "flu game" in the opening round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament Friday at Moody Center.Gaston scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds off the bench for the Longhorns in an 82-42 blowout win over Drexel and was a game-time decision because she "woke up pretty bad," Friday morning. She said she got sick Thursday night and maybe slept a
  
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