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• Cat-astrophe avoided: Video shows APD officer rescuing stray kitten

  05-07-2024 23:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said last month an officer patrolling the city rescued a stray kitten on the road.In a social media post, APD said the officer was able to “keep all of his nine lives intact.”This purrrfect story has an even happier ending. APD said the kitten, now named Nelson, was adopted by an APD civilian employee.Nelson was really feline his new forever home and was really happy right meow, APD said.
  
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• Hospital crash surveillance video surfaces as council safety change filed

  05-07-2024 23:42 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• Man finishes decades-long project, a history book about Texas sheriffs, as wife's dying wish

  05-07-2024 22:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ronnie Erwin flipped through the pages of 'Stars Over Texas' inside the office of Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez.The book - which provides a detailed history of every sheriff's office in Texas - looks like it belongs in a museum. But the book wasn't written by historians. It was written by Ronnie and Lynn Erwin, a couple who simply decided to take the project on.
  "That was a commitment we made well over 25 years ago," Ronnie said. "We'd go to libraries, archives, museums,
  
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• How many former US Presidents would you recognize in a crowd?

  05-07-2024 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Even U.S. Presidents can be forgotten when enough time passes. Here's proof.How many of these former U.S. Presidents do you recognize? Because the odds are that you wouldn't know most of these men if they sat down on a barstool beside you.
  Start here and count how many of these Presidents you can name just by looking at their faces. Then score yourself out of 46.
  James Madison, 4th President of the United States, 1809-1817.
  Portrait by John Vanderlyn in 1816.
  Thomas
  
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• How police connected two suspects to deadly shooting outside Austin Waffle House

  05-07-2024 21:39 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Friday, July 5, 2024.TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Two men have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that happened outside of a northeast Austin Waffle House last month, according to court documents.Court documents show Irving Antunez-Sanchez, 18, was arrested on a murder charge on June 21 and had a $750,000 bond as of Tuesday. KXAN reached out to his attorney for comment and will update this ar
  
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• Virginia couple has eaten at 437 Texas Roadhouses, wants to visit them all

  05-07-2024 20:54 via kxan.com
  
  FRANKLIN, Va. (NewsNation) — Mike and Judy McNamara have visited 437 Texas Roadhouse restaurants across the U.S. They're on a mission to visit every last one of them, with their dog Andy in tow.The couple have known each other since third grade. They married in 1971, and are recently retired. Now, the McNamaras spend a lot of their time on the road. 2 types of ultra-processed foods ‘strongly’ linked to shorter lifespans, study findings suggestThe two just returned from a t
  
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• What happened to the shark responsible for the July 4 SPI attacks?

  05-07-2024 20:51 via kxan.com
  
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Parks and Wildlife has provided new details on the shark that attacked multiple people on South Padre Island.
  State and local officials assisted in locating the shark and getting it back to deeper waters in a safe manner.South Padre Island and Cameron County Parks officials harnessed the shark in order to move it towards the sea, according to Captain Dowdy from Texas Parks and Wildlife.The shark was not harmed or physically injured while ge
  
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• Hays County District Clerk resigns following calls for his removal from office

  05-07-2024 20:38 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Friday, July 5, 2024.HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Hays County District Clerk Avrey Anderson has submitted his resignation.
  Anderson confirmed Friday he's resigning from his position. He was elected at the age of 19 in 2022, ousting incumbent Beverly Crumley, who served in the position for 12 years.The resignation follows a hearing held last week on whether Anderson should be suspended from his role until a jur
  
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• City of Austin's proposed budget to drop next week

  05-07-2024 20:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city manager's proposed budget will be presented to Austin City Council on July 12th. It will outline how the city plans to spend your money over the next fiscal year.
  Austin City Council approved a record-large $5.5 billion budget last year, but financial staff have said they're going to need to cut back after sales tax revenue dipped below expectations.City of Austin could see budget deficit, headed for ‘fiscal cliff’ with ARPA fundingThere will be several
  
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• 'We're preparing for the worst': Dan Patrick warns Texans ahead of Hurricane Beryl's landfall

  05-07-2024 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Hurricane Beryl will bring heavy rain and strong winds to South Texas and even up to Austin, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and state emergency leaders warned Friday. Texans along the coast are urged to prepare over the weekend and avoid traveling on Monday.Hurricane Beryl is predicted to make its final landfall in the northern Mexico and South Texas area late Sunday night to early Monday morning, while Governor Greg Abbott leads an economic development mission in East Asia. T
  
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• 'We're preparing for the worst': Acting Governor Dan Patrick warns Texans upon Hurricane Beryl's landfall

  05-07-2024 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Hurricane Beryl will bring heavy rain and strong winds to South Texas and even up to Austin, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and state emergency leaders warned Friday. Texans along the coast are urged to prepare over the weekend and avoid traveling on Monday.Hurricane Beryl is predicted to make its final landfall in the northern Mexico and South Texas area late Sunday night to early Monday morning, while Governor Greg Abbott leads an economic development mission in East Asia. T
  
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• Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to be acting Governor during Hurricane Beryl's expected landfall in Texas

  05-07-2024 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is expected to be acting governor when Hurricane Beryl is predicted to make its final landfall in the northern Mexico and South Texas area late Sunday night to early Monday morning, while Governor Greg Abbott leads an economic development mission in East Asia.Acting Governor Dan Patrick and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd held a media briefing Friday on preparations for Hurricane Beryl’s arrival in Texas.
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• Two bitten in shark attacks at Texas' South Padre Island

  05-07-2024 18:39 via kxan.com
  
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KVEO) — Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island in Texas as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe, authorities said.Police were called for an attack on a man who was severely bitten around 11 a.m., according to Nikki Soto, the South Padre Island city secretary. He was initially treated at the beach by firefighters and police.The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department said later in a
  
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• No injuries after fireworks 'mishap' during Pflugerville July 4 celebration

  05-07-2024 17:28 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- A spokesperson for the City of Pflugerville said no one was injured during a "fireworks mishap" at a Fourth of July celebration.
  A viewer sent a video showing the mishap at the Typhoon Texas July 4th celebration. The video showed fireworks going off as normal until a large explosion of several fireworks happened at once at the finale of the show.
  No injuries were reported, but a trailer was damaged during the incident, a public information officer with the city said
  
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• Cedar Park teenage slalom skateboarder goes for world record

  05-07-2024 14:38 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- Nine-point-nine seconds.
  That is the current world record time for the women's cyber slalom event, according to the International Slalom Skateboarding Association. It was set in 2012, but a 14-year-old high school student in Cedar Park is looking to break that record this summer.
  Her name is Maggie Harrison and she has been competing in the sport since she was 7. In August, she'll attempt to officially break the record and then will represent the United States at the
  
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• Beryl weakens, but expected to head to Texas as hurricane

  05-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be the ninth consecutive day of a triple-digit high. Most highs will peak in a range of 97° to 101°. Today will be the last of the triple digits with increasing rain chances.There islow chance of a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms later today primarily for Lampasas and San Saba Counties. A frontal boundary in north Texas will help fuel what little rain may fall.A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms is in tomorrow's forecast as the front get
  
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• Beryl over the Yucatan

  05-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be the ninth consecutive day of a triple-digit high. Most highs will peak in a range of 97° to 101°. Today will be the last of the triple digits with increasing rain chances.There islow chance of a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms later today primarily for Lampasas and San Saba Counties. A frontal boundary in north Texas will help fuel what little rain may fall.A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms is in tomorrow's forecast as the front get
  
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• Beryl entering Gulf, expected to hit Texas as hurricane

  05-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be the ninth consecutive day of a triple-digit high. Most highs will peak in a range of 97° to 101°. Today will be the last of the triple digits with increasing rain chances.There islow chance of a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms later today primarily for Lampasas and San Saba Counties. A frontal boundary in north Texas will help fuel what little rain may fall.A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms is in tomorrow's forecast as the front get
  
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• All of Central Texas in the Cone of Uncertainty

  05-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today will be the ninth consecutive day of a triple-digit high. Most highs will peak in a range of 97° to 101°. Today will be the last of the triple digits with increasing rain chances.There islow chance of a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms later today primarily for Lampasas and San Saba Counties. A frontal boundary in north Texas will help fuel what little rain may fall.A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms is in tomorrow's forecast as the front get
  
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• LIVE TRACKER: Beryl re-enters Gulf of Mexico

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Beryl re-entered the Gulf of Mexico Friday night with its next landfall likely in Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  Beryl made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning and later weakened to a tropical storm.Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf wa
  
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• LIVE TRACKER: Beryl could slam Texas this weekend as a hurricane

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning and weakened to a tropical storm later that afternoon.Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf waters.
  The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico with 110 mph winds.
  As of the 2 p.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Cente
  
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• LIVE TRACKER: Beryl about to re-enter Gulf of Mexico with sights on Texas

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Beryl is close to re-entering the Gulf of Mexico with its next landfall likely in Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  Beryl made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning and later weakened to a tropical storm.Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf wa
  
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• LIVE: Beryl could slam Texas this weekend as a hurricane | Tracking the Tropics

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning and weakened to a tropical storm later that afternoon.Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to reach hurricane strength before possibly making landfall along the Texas coast, fueled by warm Gulf waters.
  The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico with 110 mph winds.
  As of the 2 p.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Cente
  
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• LIVE: Beryl could make landfall in the U.S. this weekend as a hurricane | Tracking the Tropics

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning and weakened to a tropical storm later that afternoon.The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico with 110 mph winds.
  As of the 2 p.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Beryl's maximum sustained winds have decreased to 70 mph. It is located over the Yucatan peninsula, about 650 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas.
  Beryl is expected to slowly re-intensify once
  
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• Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 2 storm as it nears Yucatan Peninsula

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl weakened to a Category 2 storm Friday morning.The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane is expected to make landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula in the next few hours.As of the 5 a.m. update, Beryl's winds are near 110 mph, with higher gusts. The NHC said Beryl is expected to weaken rapidly after it moves inland and crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. However, it is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.Forecaster said Ber
  
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• Hurricane Beryl weakens to Category 1 storm over Mexico

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning before weakening to a Category 1 storm.The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico with 110 mph winds.
  As of the 11 a.m. update, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Beryl's maximum sustained winds have decreased to 85 mph.
  The hurricane is expected to weaken more after it moves inland and crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. However, it is expected to slowly re-intensify once it mo
  
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• Hurricane Beryl makes landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico as Category 2 storm

  05-07-2024 13:04 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm Friday morning.The hurricane made landfall just north of Tulum, Mexico with 110 mph winds.
  The NHC said Beryl is expected to weaken rapidly after it moves inland and crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. However, it is expected to slowly re-intensify once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.Forecaster said Beryl is expected to emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Friday night and then move northwestward toward northern M
  
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• TEA: Two Central Texas charter schools open to the public for 2025-26 school year

  05-07-2024 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Education Agency announced the State Board of Education voted to allow some Texas charter schools to open to the public following Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath's recommendation to grant Generation 29 charters.
  The TEA said pending approval, the following four Generation 29 charter school applicants are slated to begin serving Texas public school students for the 2025-26 school year:Infinite Minds Charter School (Arlington) 
  Pathway Academy (Big Spring)&
  
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• LIVE: Austinites gather for fireworks, music to celebrate July 4

  05-07-2024 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites braved the heat Thursday to celebrate the Fourth of July at Auditorium Shores.
  The popular park that showcases Austin's skyline hosted the city's 47th Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks celebration.How Austin enforces its fireworks ordinanceThe event began at 4 p.m. Attendees got the chance to try different food and drink options and see live entertainment from musicians and DJs — all before the orchestra took to the stage.
  Even before the fire
  
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• Austinites gather for fireworks, music to celebrate July 4

  05-07-2024 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites braved the heat Thursday to celebrate the Fourth of July at Auditorium Shores.
  The popular park that showcases Austin's skyline hosted the city's 47th Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks celebration.How Austin enforces its fireworks ordinanceThe event began at 4 p.m. Attendees got the chance to try different food and drink options and see live entertainment from musicians and DJs — all before the orchestra took to the stage.
  Even before the fire
  
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• Texas woman gifted free roof replacement after losing her veteran husband

  05-07-2024 02:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two years after a tornado outbreak in Central Texas, some families are still trying to repair their homes. But, for one woman, that struggle has finally ended.
  "This is my late husband, Phillip Garcia," Yolanda Garcia said while holding a picture of her late husband. "He ended up passing with other patients in the hospital who had COVID that year."When the tornado hit the Garcia's home, it was uncertain how much damage was done to the roof.Garcia filed a claim with her insurance
  
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• 2 dead in north Austin single-vehicle crash, EMS says

  05-07-2024 01:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people are dead after a single-vehicle crash in north Austin on Thursday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  Austin Police and EMS responded to the crash on the Research Boulevard southbound service road near Ohlen Road. It happened just before 5:15 p.m.
  ACTEMS posted to X that medics were on the scene for a vehicle rescue for two patients — both adults who were pronounced dead.
  Austin Transportation and Public Works said the crash blocked several lanes,
  
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• 2 dead in north Austin single-vehicle crash, APD says

  05-07-2024 01:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people are dead after a vehicle crashed into the concrete base of a business sign in north Austin on Thursday afternoon, according to the Austin Police Department.Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the crash on the Research Boulevard southbound service road near Ohlen Road. It happened just before 5:15 p.m. Thursday.Two women inside of the vehicle died at the scene, APD said. Police didn't provide any other identifying information about the women.This is
  
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• Governor, Lt. Governor push to expand program aimed at building more power plants 

  05-07-2024 00:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This week, top Texas leadership called for an "immediate review" of all policies related to the power grid in response to the latest estimates about future demand on the state's power grid.
  In a joint statement released Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pointed to recent testimony from Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), where he told lawmakers Texas could need as much as 150,000 megawatts of power by 2030.ERCOT predicts
  
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