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• Spurs sign 19-year NBA veteran point guard Chris Paul

  07-07-2024 23:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The San Antonio Spurs made it official Sunday and signed 12-time NBA all-star point guard Chris Paul.After the Golden State Warriors waived Paul on June 30, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported the 19-year NBA veteran had agreed to a 1-year deal with the Spurs worth more than $11 million. The Spurs didn't release the terms of the contract.Paul joins the Spurs after the team used its No. 4 overall draft pick on Connecticut point guard Stephon Castle amid a rebuild centered aro
  
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• Zardes scores twice, moves to 10th all-time on MLS goals list in 2-1 Austin win over NYCFC

  07-07-2024 21:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored two goals — the 32-year-old forward's first multi-goal game in nearly two years — and Brad Stuver had four saves to help Austin FC beat New York City FC 2-1 Saturday night.Zardes has 105 career goals and moved past Dwayne De Rosario (104) into 10th on MLS's all-time list.VERDE LIGHTS: It's back for another season! Tune in at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays on CW Austin throughout the season.Zardes outraced the defense and ran onto bending t
  
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• Texas coastal residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall

  07-07-2024 21:12 via kxan.com
  
  MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and floodings as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall early Monday.
  The outer bands of Beryl began lashing communities along the Texas shoreline on Sunday, bringing rain and intensifying winds. The storm was projected to make landfall around the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Houston, but officials warned that the path could s
  
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• Statewide agencies brace for Beryl's impact

  07-07-2024 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many statewide agencies are standing by and waiting to help Texans who may be impacted by Tropical Storm Beryl.
  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is overseas, held another news conference Sunday afternoon regarding preparations for Beryl’s landfall in Texas.“We are now at 120 counties in the disaster area,” Patrick said. "You need to listen to your local officials as well as your local forecast for where you live."More tha
  
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• LIVE: Acting Governor Dan Patrick provides update on Hurricane Beryl preparations

  07-07-2024 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting governor while Greg Abbott is overseas, is set to hold another news conference Sunday afternoon regarding preparations for Hurricane Beryl’s landfall in Texas.Patrick will provide the update alongside Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd at 1:30 p.m.Use the video player above to watch the livestream of the conference.
  
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• Acting Governor Dan Patrick provides update on Hurricane Beryl preparations

  07-07-2024 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting governor while Greg Abbott is overseas, held another news conference Sunday afternoon regarding preparations for Hurricane Beryl’s landfall in Texas.Patrick provided the update alongside Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd.Use the video player above to watch a replay of the conference.
  
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• New Braunfels police investigating suspected murder-suicide

  07-07-2024 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) — The New Braunfels Police Department said it was investigating a suspected murder-suicide following a shooting Saturday evening.Police arrived at a residence in the 900 block of Pumpkin Ridge around 5 p.m. Saturday, in response to a welfare concern regarding a woman "who had made threats to harm herself and her boyfriend," per a Sunday news release.
  Police added neither the woman nor her boyfriend had been in contact with family for multiple days.Once entering
  
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• Paramount Theatre's 50th summer film series pays tribute to classic, cult titles

  07-07-2024 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's summertime in Austin, and with it comes the 50th anniversary of the Paramount Theatre's Summer Classic Film Series.For half a century, downtown Austin's Paramount Theatre has rung in the summer season with dozens of films, ranging from beloved classics like "Casablanca" to cult hits like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." In hitting this milestone, Paramount Theatre staff said it's a testament to the preservation and ongoing legacy of the historic theater and Austin's de
  
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• Austin Police arrest suspect in Manor homicide

  07-07-2024 18:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with murder for their alleged involvement in a Manor homicide back in May.Police documents identified Matthew Noe Orozco, 24, as a suspect in a shooting that happened around 2:20 a.m. May 17 at the Alta Blue Goose apartment complex on Blue Goose Road, near East U.S. 290.Photo of the scene at the Alta Blue Goose apartments sent in by a KXAN viewer on May 17, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
  APD initially responded to a
  
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• Abbott announces launch of State of Texas Taiwan Office

  07-07-2024 17:33 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday Texas was working toward opening a State of Texas Taiwan Office in an effort to enhance "the economic and cultural cooperation between Texas and Taiwan, promoting more trade, investment, and collaboration between Texas and Taiwan," per a news release.The announcement came amid a press event in Taipei and as part of Abbott's "three-nation economic development mission" involving Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. While Abbott is overseas, Lt. Gov.
  
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• Beryl bears down on Texas, where it's expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength

  07-07-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Powerful winds and rain approached Texas Sunday morning as Beryl was expected to turn back from a tropical storm into a hurricane overnight and pound a long stretch of coast with heavy downpours, howling gusts and dangerous storm surge.A long stretch of Texas' shoreline was under a hurricane waring as Beryl's outer bands were forecast to begin lashing the coast Sunday. Landfall was expected early Monday and officials in several coastal counties issued voluntary
  
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• 'Huge Responsibility': The youngest U.S. Paralympic Archer to compete in Paris is from the Austin area

  07-07-2024 16:42 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The youngest-ever U.S. Paralympic archer is from Central Texas and heading to Paris this summer.Jordan White, 15, from Cedar Park, becomes youngest U.S. Paralympic Archer to qualify for games. (KXAN photos/Jala Washington). Jordan White, 15, from Cedar Park, becomes youngest U.S. Paralympic Archer to qualify for games. (KXAN photos/Jala Washington). Jordan White, 15, from Cedar Park, becomes youngest U.S. Paralympic Archer to qualify for games. (KXAN photos/
  
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• American Red Cross holds volunteer recruitment event in Austin, Georgetown

  07-07-2024 16:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The American Red Cross (ARC) announced a volunteer recruitment event in Austin and Georgetown on Sunday.ARC said it hoped to get volunteers signed up and trained to help with any disaster relief operations ahead of Hurricane Beryl.“Comprising 90% of the Red Cross workforce, volunteers are continuously providing shelter, comfort, hot meals, health services and recovery support to families in need across the country,” ARC said in a release.Organizers said the even
  
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• Third suspect arrested in Round Rock Juneteenth celebration shooting

  07-07-2024 13:47 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A third suspect was arrested Saturday in connection with the deadly June 15 shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Round Rock.The incident, which occurred at Old Settlers Park, resulted in two deaths and 14 injuries after police said a fight broke out between two groups. The victims were innocent bystanders. TIMELINE: What has happened since the deadly Round Rock Juneteenth festival shootingAccording to the Round Rock Police Department, 18-year-old Keshawn Dixon
  
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• Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

  07-07-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town.
  Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.Israel says it has nearly defeated Hamas forces in Rafah — an ar
  
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• Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength

  07-07-2024 11:14 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Beryl was hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas, forecast to pick up strength and regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day with heavy rains, howling winds and dangerous storm surge.A hurricane warning was declared for a large stretch of the coast from Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of Houston, and storm surge warnings were also in effect. Other parts
  
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• One year later: APD asks for tips in 2022 murder case. Has it been solved?

  07-07-2024 04:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The family of D'andre Day said fatigue is settling in as the investigation into the 2022 murder continues, despite 365 days passing since the Austin Police Department put out the first public request for help finding his killers.According to police, Day, 27, was stabbed during the early morning hours at the intersection of East Sixth and Brazos streets on Sept. 4, 2022. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Austin police look for new leads in deadly September 2022 stabbingSurveillance footage
  
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• Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

  07-07-2024 03:12 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.A hurricane warning was declared for a stretch of the state's coast from Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of Houston, and forecasters said the storm's center was likely to approach the state Sunday and then make landfall the following day
  
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• Biden assails Project 2025, a plan to transform government, and Trump's claim to be unaware of it

  07-07-2024 03:05 via kxan.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, a massive proposed overhaul of the federal government drafted by longtime allies and former officials in his administration, days after the head of the think tank responsible for the program suggested there would be a second American Revolution.
  “I know nothing about Project 2025,” Trump posted on his social media website. “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re s
  
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• 'Firecracker Open' shows off new improvements to Lions Municipal Golf Course

  07-07-2024 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Afternoon rains on Saturday put a halt on play at the 2024 Firecracker Open in Austin.Despite that, dozens turned out for the annual classic held at Lions Municipal Golf Course.That rain helped feed recently laid down grass at the new putting green. It's one of several new improvements to the course that has a rich history in the city.
  Lions Municipal Golf Course on July 6 (KXAN Photo/Barrett Tryon)Lions Municipal Golf Course on July 6 (KXAN Photo/Barrett Tryon)Lions Municipal G
  
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• Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson dies in car crash

  07-07-2024 01:16 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson died in a car crash that occurred overnight, according to multiple reports. He was 24 years old.Jackson was killed along with two other people in the crash that occurred in Maryland, TMZ reports.Drafted in the fourth round by the Vikings, Jackson's journey to the NFL was a story of perseverance. He worked his way from playing in community college to taking multiple years off of football and working at a deli.Jackson then found his wa
  
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• State of Texas: Texas Democrats divided on Biden's ability to win after presidential debate

  07-07-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — More than a week after the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season raised concerns about President Joe Biden's ability to serve, many Democrats are still reconsidering their support for the President's re-election bid.
  Two House Democrats from Texas issued differing public statements on their support for Biden after his performance in the debate.
  Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Austin called on Biden to remove his name from the ballot on Tuesday making him the
  
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