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• CapMetro daycare center to stay open for another year, previously at risk of closure

  25-03-2024 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Parents using CapMetro's child care center are breathing a sigh of relief.
  The CapMetro's Board of Directors considered closing the center, but instead voted to extend the daycare program for another year.
  It's a temporary fix while they figure out a more permanent solution that addresses the cost of running it.
  CapMetro is considering other options like childcare assistance stipends for employees and discounted rates for CapMetro families at alternative childcare providers.
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• 19% of Texas school districts, charters did not report school bus crash data

  25-03-2024 23:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nineteen percent of Texas school districts and charters failed to report details on school bus crashes that occurred last school year to the Texas Education Agency. The agency tracks school bus accidents through an annual survey that collects information on accidents involving school district or charter school buses.
  Districts and open-enrollment charter schools are supposed to report information showing basic information about crashes – like the type of bus, the number of
  
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• 19% of Texas school districts, charters did not report bus crash data last year

  25-03-2024 23:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nineteen percent of Texas school districts and charters failed to report details on school bus crashes that occurred last school year to the Texas Education Agency. The agency tracks school bus accidents through an annual survey that collects information on accidents involving school district or charter school buses.
  Districts and open-enrollment charter schools are supposed to report information showing basic information about crashes – like the type of bus, the number of
  
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• Town hall with Austin city manager candidates happening Monday

  25-03-2024 23:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After 39 people applied to be Austin’s next city manager, Austin City Council has identified its top candidates. You now have the opportunity to meet with them in a town hall Monday night.
  T.C. Broadnax of Dallas and Sara Hensley of Denton, Texas are the two finalists for the position. You can read more about their backgrounds here.
  The meeting is happening at Austin's Permitting and Development Center at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive at 6pm. Doors open to the publ
  
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• 2 Army veterans posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor

  25-03-2024 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two Army veterans were posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on Monday.Gov. Greg Abbott presented the prestigious award to the families of U.S. Army Major Jerry L. Bell and Army Master Sergeant Mike C. Peña at the Texas Capitol Monday morning. KXAN spoke to the daughter of Bell, Wendy Baldwin, who spoke on what the award means to them.Bell was recognized for his service in the Vietnam War, and Peña was recognized for his service in World War II.
  
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• Fraudulent websites impersonating Austin's street parking app

  25-03-2024 21:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several websites are pretending to be the City of Austin's Park ATX paid parking app, the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department said in a Monday newsletter.A department spokesperson said the websites are impersonating Park ATX and asking for prospective users' credit card information without actually booking them a parking session. PAST COVERAGE: City of Austin warns of website impersonating ‘Park ATX’ appTransportation officials said there are two f
  
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• More parking options will soon be available near South Congress

  25-03-2024 21:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Parking spaces that "were previously off-limits near South Congress Avenue" will soon be available to the public, according to the City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department.In January, the city announced two payment options for street parking on South Congress, including its partnership with the Way.com app and Park ATX. Austin rolls out new payment option for street parkingThis is a way to "create more parking space turnover in a high-demand district," the city
  
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• LIVE: Horns Report: Longhorns power way to women's Sweet 16, men's team falls

  25-03-2024 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns ruled the interior with 11 blocked shots and 45 rebounds in a 65-54 win over Alabama on Sunday to earn a spot in the NCAA women's basketball Sweet 16.Texas advances to play March 29 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon — and in a tournament scheduling quirk — the Longhorns won't know their Sweet 16 opponent until late Monday night.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports n
  
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• Horns Report: Longhorns power way to women's Sweet 16, men's team falls

  25-03-2024 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns ruled the interior with 11 blocked shots and 45 rebounds in a 65-54 win over Alabama on Sunday to earn a spot in the NCAA women's basketball Sweet 16.Texas advances to play March 29 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon — and in a tournament scheduling quirk — the Longhorns won't know their Sweet 16 opponent until late Monday night.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports n
  
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• Will cell service be OK during the eclipse? Here's what 3 carriers expect

  25-03-2024 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With two weeks until the total solar eclipse, many people have already hatched plans to see the phenomenon.
  One thing that you might not have considered is if cell service will be impacted. More than a million people are expected to visit Texas to see the eclipse in the path of totality. The path falls over much of the Hill Country and also includes major cities like Dallas and Austin.Which Texas cities could see nearly 500K tourists during the total eclipse?With millions o
  
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• Texas libraries work to bridge state’s mental health services gap

  25-03-2024 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  For 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.SMITHVILLE, Texas (The Texas Tribune) -- When the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down the Smithville Public Library, it was as if a vital community artery had been severed.“We did see a lot of anxiety wh
  
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• Attorney General Ken Paxton temporarily blocked from investigating LGBTQ+ advocacy group

  25-03-2024 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County judge made a decision Monday to keep blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from investigating an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that provides support to families with transgender children.
  Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction saying PFLAG Inc. would suffer "immediate and irreparable injury" if the organization had to hand over information with potentially sensitive information that identified its members to Paxton's office. She also set a trial date
  
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• Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked from investigating LGBTQ+ advocacy group

  25-03-2024 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County judge made a decision Monday to keep blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from investigating an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that provides support to families with transgender children.
  Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction saying PFLAG Inc. would suffer "immediate and irreparable injury" if the organization had to hand over information with potentially sensitive information that identified its members to Paxton's office. She also set a trial date
  
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• Texas House tackles Biden Administration's pause on LNG export permits

  25-03-2024 19:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Monday appointed a select committee of state lawmakers to address the White House's temporary pause on approving new exports of liquified natural gas."President Biden’s abrupt decision earlier this year to pause pending approvals of LNG export projects will likely have significant economic implications for Texas, and it is important we fully understand what a prolonged pause would mean for our state’s thriving energy sector," Spe
  
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• How to help victims of the deadly crash involving a Hays CISD bus

  25-03-2024 17:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Community fundraisers are collecting money to help the victims of a deadly crash on State Highway 21 involving a Hays Consolidated Independent School District bus.
  Hays CISD said 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya died in the Friday crash. Montoya and his pre-kindergarten class were on a school bus returning from a zoo field trip. The driver of another vehicle also died in the crash.RELATED: Hays CISD bus in rollover crash did not have seat beltsA former Tom Green Elementa
  
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• Hays CISD speeds up bus replacement, identifies student who died in Friday crash

  25-03-2024 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — A five-year-old boy died Friday when a bus and concrete truck collided, according to Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which shared his name Monday.The district identified the child as Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, adding that he loved his family, dinosaurs, the color green, and going to school.
  Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, died in a Hays CISD bus crash on March 22, 2024. (Hays CISD Photo)
  “Ulises was a child who was filled with a lot of happiness and he often shar
  
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• Hays CISD identifies student who died in Friday bus crash

  25-03-2024 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A five-year-old boy died Friday when a bus and concrete truck collided, according to Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which shared his name Monday.The district identified the child as Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, adding that he loved his family, dinosaurs, the color green, and going to school.
  Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, died in a Hays CISD bus crash on March 22, 2024. (Hays CISD Photo)
  “Ulises was a child who was filled with a lot of happiness and he ofte
  
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• Man in his 60s shot, killed in east Travis County identified; 19-year-old son arrested

  25-03-2024 17:19 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Authorities have identified the victim of a Sunday night shooting and arrested his son in connection, charging him with murder, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
  The victim was identified by TCSO as Duan Davis, 61. His son, Quentyn Ervin-Davis, 19, was arrested and charged with murder, according to TCSO.
  TCSO initially said two people were detained after the shooting. It's unclear if both are facing charges.
  Deputies responding to multiple calls
  
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• Man in his 60s shot, killed in east Travis County

  25-03-2024 17:19 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Two people have been detained after a shooting Sunday night that left a man in his 60s dead, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responding to multiple calls about a shooting found the injured man at 9:36 p.m. in the 9300 block of Hog Eye Road, which is southeast of Decker Lane and Decker Lake Road. He died at the scene.Witnesses told deputies that two people had left in a car. Deputies stopped a car nearby matching that description and de
  
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• Project Connect eyes 2027 start to light rail construction

  25-03-2024 17:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Project Connect leaders are gearing up for a 2027 construction start for Phase 1 of light rail in Austin, officials said in an interview Monday. Based on current timelines, trains are expected to be running in Austin come 2033.The news comes amid the Austin Transit Partnership's work with the Federal Transit Administration on its grant process. Officials anticipate up to 50% of costs for the first phase of light rail will be supplied via federal dollars."We've initiated tha
  
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• Austin leaders talk preparedness for severe weather season

  25-03-2024 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City of Austin and Travis County leaders will gather Monday afternoon to discuss preparedness for severe weather and flooding.Representatives from the city and county will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to talk about preparedness as the severe weather season in Central Texas is underway. KXAN will livestream the conference at the top of this story and on Facebook.
  According to the First Warning Weather team, severe weather season in Central Texas runs from March 1 through ear
  
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• Austin leaders give safety, preparation tips as severe weather season gets underway

  25-03-2024 16:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City of Austin and Travis County leaders gathered Monday afternoon to discuss preparedness for severe weather, flooding and flash flooding as the severe weather season is getting underway in Central Texas.According to the First Warning Weather team, severe weather season in Central Texas runs from March 1 through early June. While severe weather can happen year-round, the spring months typically bring our highest concentration of wind, hail, tornadoes and flash flooding. Severe
  
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• Colder night ahead, next front blows in Tuesday

  25-03-2024 11:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After early morning rain, skies cleared, then a few more isolated showers developed Monday afternoon. Skies were clearing Monday evening, and with drier air in place, much chillier temperatures are expected tonight.
  Some rain totals in the Hill Country ranged from .50" to 1.00+" with the highest total at a gauge six miles ENE of Marble Falls. That gauge showed 1.19". Much of the area recorded .20 to .50". Camp Mabry only received .12".The first of two cold fronts dried us out wi
  
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• A bright and breezy Monday afternoon

  25-03-2024 11:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rain left out of Fayette and Lee Counties by 10 a.m. Clouds began clearing during the 10 to 11 a.m. hour. That clearing continued into the early afternoon.
  Some rain totals in the Hill Country ranged from .50" to 1.00+" with the highest total at a gauge six miles ENE of Marble Falls. That gauge showed 1.19". Much of the area recorded .20 to .50". Camp Mabry only received .08".The first of two cold fronts is leaving a west wind for the afternoon. Some wind gusts will reach up
  
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• 'My heart sunk' Father of student in Hays CISD bus crash shares story

  25-03-2024 04:01 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – Hector Campos said Friday he received a phone call that every parent dreads. “[It was] the worst feeling in the world,” Campos said. “You never think you would get one, and for me, my heart sunk right away.” MORE: 2 dead, more than 50 people involved in school bus rollover crash, officials sayThe call was to inform him of a crash his daughter’s Hays Consolidated Independent School District bus was involved in. Campos rushed to the cra
  
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• Texas softball wins 7th consecutive game, sweeps Central Florida

  25-03-2024 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas softball team made it seven consecutive wins and finished off a sweep Sunday of Central Florida with a 3-1 win in Orlando.The No. 2 Longhorns picked up a 5-0 win on Friday and a 4-2 victory Saturday over the Knights. They began the Florida road trip with a 10-0 win Wednesday over No. 18 Florida State. Top-seeded Texas punches Sweet 16 ticket, drops No. 8 Alabama 65-54 in women’s 2nd roundOn Sunday, Reese Atwood hit a solo home run, her 12th of the season, in
  
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• Longhorns blast way to series win over Baylor with 21 runs in two games

  25-03-2024 03:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a series-opening loss in 11 innings on Friday to Baylor, the Texas Longhorns baseball team made sure it didn't happen again.The Longhorns capped a 2-1 series win with an 11-1 eight-inning win over the Bears on Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, and sophomore outfielder Max Belyeu had much to do with it. Top-seeded Texas punches Sweet 16 ticket, drops No. 8 Alabama 65-54 in women’s 2nd roundAUSTIN, TX - MARCH 23: Texas Longhorns pitcher Ace Whitehead (28) gets a hi
  
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• Byron goes from pole to checkered flag at Circuit of the Americas

  25-03-2024 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — William Byron won the Daytona 500 with an agonizing final lap under a caution flag. He took the checkered flag on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas at full throttle.Bryon started from pole position and delivered a dominant drive in NASCAR's first road course race of the season. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led 42 of 68 laps and built the big lead he needed to hold off a hard-charging run from Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell over the final
  
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• Top-seeded Texas punches Sweet 16 ticket, drops No. 8 Alabama 65-54 in women's 2nd round

  25-03-2024 01:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns are headed to the Sweet 16 for the 18th time in school history.
  The top seed in Regional 4 turned back eighth-seeded Alabama 65-54 Sunday at Moody Center behind a bruising effort in the paint, blocking 11 shots and outrebounding the Crimson Tide 45-34.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/newslettersAaliyah Moore finished with a double-double for the Longho
  
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