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• APD: Suspect in reported north Austin shooting not found

  10-07-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a reported shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 3:35 p.m., APD officers responded to the 8500 block of Dryfield Drive for a hotshot call, APD Senior Officer Wesley Belcher said during a media briefing. That area is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Officers found a man with "obvious trauma." The man was pronounced dead on the scen
  
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• APD looking for suspect in deadly north Austin shooting

  10-07-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a deadly shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 5 p.m., APD said the shooting happened on Dryfield Drive, which is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.APD said the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous.Police believe the suspect is a Black man with black, short hair and a muscular build. He was last seen in the 1200 block of
  
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• APD looking for suspect in deadly north Austin reported shooting

  10-07-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspect Wednesday afternoon after a deadly reported shooting in north Austin, police said on social media.Around 3:35 p.m., APD officers responded to the 8500 block of Dryfield Drive for a hotshot call, APD Senior Officer Wesley Belcher said during a media briefing. That area is close to U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Officers found a man with "obvious trauma." The man was pronounced dead on t
  
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• APD helicopter flying over north Austin after reported shooting

  10-07-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said one of its helicopters is helping after a reported shooting Wednesday afternoon in north Austin.APD said the reported shooting happened near Clearfield and Beech Drive, which is near U.S. Highway 183 between North Lamar Boulevard and Payton Gin Road.Police said the helicopter is assisting officers in the area who are responding to the incident.
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• Austin's HAAM Day returns with hundreds of live music performances this fall

  10-07-2024 23:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) will host its annual HAAM Day Sept. 24, with hundreds of live music performances free and open to the public.HAAM launched in 2005 as a resource to provide affordable health care for low-income and underinsured working musicians in Austin. The organization aids more than 3,000 musicians each year in accessing dental, hearing, vision, wellness, specialty care programs and health care navigation services, per a Wednesday news re
  
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• Skatepark opening soon will honor local musician's late son

  10-07-2024 22:51 via kxan.com
  
  Ben Kweller performs during the first weekend of ACL in 2023. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
  DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas -- A Grand opening ceremony will be held for the Dorian Zev Kweller Memorial Skatepark later this month.The opening ceremony ribbon cutting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Founders Memorial Park. Following that celebration, skate competitions will be taking place from 10 a.m. to noon. -- These contests are open to all ages. Wrapping up those contests, the Dorian Zev Kweller Sk
  
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• Austin-led HEAL initiative closes four encampments

  10-07-2024 22:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four encampments are closed in Austin and 63 people relocated into shelters following efforts from Austin's Housing-Focused Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative, according to a news release by the city.HEAL is an initiative that was approved by the city in February 2021 to try and "address homelessness and to return public spaces to their intended uses," the release said. The encampments that were closed were located at the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Williamson Creek E
  
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• Volunteer firefighter in Texas facing 20 counts of arson

  10-07-2024 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas volunteer firefighter and emergency medical services crew member was arrested July 5 on 20 counts of felony arson charges.According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, 44-year-old David Matthew Neet was arrested in connection with multiple brush fires that began in 2023 and extended into 2024.Arson is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in a state jail facility and a fine of up to $10,000.An initial investigation found the origins of serial arson fire
  
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• Houston utility service hopes to get power back on for most by Wednesday night

  10-07-2024 20:11 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — Houston's utility service, CenterPoint Energy, says it hopes to have half of all customers who lost power during the hurricane back online by Wednesday night.But the energy company that serves most of the Houston area is facing a lot of questions about its preparedness for Tropical Storm Beryl, which left over 2.7 million people without power on Monday.As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, 1.3 million customers remain without power, with over 850,000 customers having electricity re
  
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• REAL ID mandates begin next year. How to tell if your Texas ID is compliant

  10-07-2024 20:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beginning May 7, 2025, REAL ID-compliant driver licenses will be one of several valid forms of identification people will need to have to travel by air in the United States.Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the federal government mandated a set of security standards to apply to driver's licenses and identification cards. That came via the REAL ID Act, which Congress passed in 2005. Years of delays — particularly due to the coronavirus pandemic — hav
  
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• Texans using Whataburger app as power outage map after Beryl knocks out electricity for millions

  10-07-2024 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (KXAN) -- Some Texans are taking a unique approach to determining whether their area has power following Hurricane Beryl's landfall along the state's gulf coast Monday morning, which left millions without power.
  Beryl made landfall Monday around 4 a.m. near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Beryl was later downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved north/northeast through the state.The storm left flooding and wind damage in its pat
  
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• What to know about West Nile virus in Williamson County

  10-07-2024 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- At least two mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Williamson County this month, according to data released by Cedar Park and the city of Taylor.The positive test in Taylor was found near North Drive and T.H. Johnson on July 2, according to the city's Facebook page. The other, also found on July 2, was at Elizabeth Milburn Park in Cedar Park. Rainfall to increase horsefly population in Texas“With the recent rain events, we are seeing large inc
  
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• Where is Google Fiber expanding its internet footprint in Central Texas?

  10-07-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Amid Tuesday's Spectrum outage across Texas, Google Trends picked up a spike in search queries related to Google Fiber service access. As Google Fiber continues to build out its national network, where can you find the service here in Texas?Currently, Google Fiber — also known as GFiber — is available at certain addresses in 24 cities across the country, per its service map. Included in the mix are portions of both Austin and San Antonio, where a spokesperson sa
  
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• Google Fiber search queries spike in Austin following Spectrum outage

  10-07-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Amid Tuesday's Spectrum outage across Texas, Google Trends picked up a spike in search queries related to Google Fiber service access. As Google Fiber continues to build out its national network, where can you find the service here in Texas?Currently, Google Fiber is available at certain addresses in 24 cities across the country, per its service map. Included in the mix are portions of both Austin and San Antonio, where a spokesperson said there are "hundreds of thousands"
  
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• Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall,1.6M still without power in Texas

  10-07-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts. PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasBeryl made landfall in Texas early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.More than 1.6 million Texas customers were without power as of Wednesday afternoon.During the conference, Patrick sai
  
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• Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall;1.5M still without power in Texas

  10-07-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/Nexstar) — More than 1.5 million Texans are still without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, as Texans in the Houston area face a second day of triple-digit weather.During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts in Matagorda, Texas, one of the counties that was hardest hit by the storm. PHOTOS:
  
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• Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall; 1.5M still without power in Texas

  10-07-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/Nexstar) — More than 1.5 million Texans are still without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, as Texans in the Houston area face a second day of triple-digit weather.During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts in Matagorda, Texas, one of the counties that was hardest hit by the storm. PHOTOS:
  
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• Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall; 1.3M still without power in Houston

  10-07-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts.The briefing is expected to begin at 11:45 a.m. Use the video player above to watch the livestream. PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasBeryl made landfall in Texas early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.More than 1.3 million H
  
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• LIVE: Officials provide update on response, recovery efforts following Beryl's landfall; 1.3M still without power in Houston

  10-07-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — During a briefing Wednesday, Acting Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd and other officials provided an update on the state’s Hurricane Beryl response and recovery efforts.The briefing is expected to begin at 11:45 a.m. Use the video player above to watch the livestream. PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasBeryl made landfall in Texas early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.More than 1.3 million H
  
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• Detours on Austin hike-and-bike trail planned amid Waller Creek project work

  10-07-2024 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cyclists and pedestrians looping Lady Bird Lake will encounter some detours over the next few months as the City of Austin and Waterloo Greenway are building new bridges over Waller Creek.The two new pedestrian lattice bridges will cross over the Lagoon Overlook and Leaf Deck for The Confluence, marking the second phase of the Waterloo Greenway, per a city release Tuesday.The first detour begins July 22 and will run through the end of August, depending on weather. During th
  
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• LIVE: Defense attorney says 'Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting' at trial openings

  10-07-2024 18:08 via kxan.com
  
  Viewer advisory: The video player above shows live testimony in court. It may contain graphic details and strong language.SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an “unspeakable tragedy” but that “ Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting.”Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro emphasized in his opening statement in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom that Baldwin, who is on tr
  
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• LIVE: Alec Baldwin involuntary manslaughter trial begins; jury hearing opening statements

  10-07-2024 18:08 via kxan.com
  
  Viewer advisory: The video player above shows live testimony in court. It may contain graphic details and strong language.
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an “unspeakable tragedy” but that “ Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting.”Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro emphasized in his opening statement in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom that Baldwin, who is on t
  
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• Defense attorney says 'Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting' at trial openings

  10-07-2024 18:08 via kxan.com
  
  Note: Court is on break in the trial of Alec Baldwin. Testimony will resume after lunch.SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an “unspeakable tragedy” but that “ Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting.”Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro emphasized in his opening statement in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom that Baldwin, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter,
  
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• New disturbance pops up near Florida's east coast

  10-07-2024 17:11 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is tracking a new disturbance that popped up near Florida's east coast on Wednesday.The NHC said it's watching a broad trough of low pressure off the southeastern U.S. coast producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms."The environment is not very conducive for development at this time, but it will continue to spin for a couple of days. This will bring an increased chance for showers and storms Thursday and especially Friday morni
  
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• Kroger-Albertsons selling 28 stores in Texas: Here's the full list

  10-07-2024 17:07 via kxan.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As part of an attempt to successfully merge companies, Kroger-Albertsons is planning to sell off hundreds of grocery stores across the U.S. to C&S Wholesale Grocers, including 28 in Texas.
  Kroger-Albertsons announced the plan to divest 579 of their stores to the New Hampshire-based grocery company C&S for $2.9 billion back in April. However, the specific stores that would be sold off were not confirmed by the companies until Tuesday, as The Oregonian first r
  
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• LIVE: Inside the Investigations: Austin hospital safety update

  10-07-2024 15:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Wednesday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. The live stream can be viewed in this story and on the KXAN News Facebook page starting at about 9 a.m.Inside the Investigations: Round Rock ISD police radio changesThe story they’re talking ab
  
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• Inside the Investigations: Austin hospital safety update

  10-07-2024 15:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Wednesday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. The live stream can be viewed in this story and on the KXAN News Facebook page starting at about 9 a.m.Inside the Investigations: Round Rock ISD police radio changesThe story they’re talking ab
  
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• What cognitive tests can - and can't - show

  10-07-2024 15:01 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the new chant in Washington politics: “Get a cognitive test!”Political opponents, armchair pundits and even nervous supporters are demanding that President Joe Biden undergo such testing after his dismal debate performance – even though his physician says he gets, and passes, an annual neurologic exam.Former President Donald Trump, who’s only a few years younger, makes his own gaffes. He recently bragged about passing a 20
  
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• 54 people pulled out Rio Grande; several cases of hypothermia reported

  10-07-2024 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso and Sunland Park Fire departments and other agencies pulled 54 people out of the Rio Grande near the Texas-New Mexico state line during a water rescue mission on Tuesday evening, July 9, according to EP Fire.El Paso and Sunland Park Fire departments initially responded at about 5 p.m. to reports of "multiple people in the water" along the 3500 block of Doniphan.About six people suffered from hypothermia from being in the water too long and three or four were tran
  
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• South Korea-based metal manufacturing facility to open in Temple

  10-07-2024 14:18 via kxan.com
  
  TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) – The Temple Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the City of Temple announced that SeAH Superalloy Technologies plans to invest $110 million in a high-performance metal manufacturing facility in town.SeAH Superalloy Technologies is a new manufacturing corporation for special alloy incorporated by SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel (SeAH CSS), a leading manufacturer of high-tech industrial materials. This project is expected to create 100 full-time jobs in
  
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• US Senate Campaign Context: In-depth conversations with Texas candidates Ted Cruz, Colin Allred

  10-07-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Two vastly different candidates are running to represent Texans in the U.S. Senate for the next six years and Nexstar sat down with both to give voters a better idea of the men behind the talking points.KXAN anchor Daniel Marin recently traveled to Houston to sit down with incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz at the senator's home. First elected in 2012, Cruz — a conservative who narrowly squeaked out a reelection win in 2018 — is looking for his third term in
  
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• Scattered showers still possible, but not for long

  10-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical moisture remains in place in Central Texas, triggering a few isolated rain showers and thunderstorms again Wednesday afternoon. The activity will dissipate with sunset.Some isolated showers may form again Thursday, with a slightly better chance Friday and Saturday as some deeper moisture and a weak upper trough move in from the gulf.
  Only isolated showers are expected Thursday but more areas could see a little rain FridayRain chances will increase slightly Friday (30%)
  
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• Scattered showers and storms the next few days

  10-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The area again today will have some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Rain and storms moved through our southern viewing area Tuesday, stretching from southern Gillespie County over to Caldwell County. A gauge just outside of Dripping Springs measured .84" of rain.Today will start out bright. Clouds will be increasing during the early afternoon with rain starting in the Hill Country. They will be scattered in nature. This forecast will hold for tomorrow afternoon, too.
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• Low rain chances with high heat

  10-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day dawned under a mostly sunny sky with humid conditions. Area lows fell to the upper 60s to low and mid 70s. Camp Mabry's low was 76°, one degree above normal. The low at Austin-Bergstrom fell to 73°.
  Clouds will be increasing during the early afternoon with rain/isolated thunderstorms starting around 2 p.m. mostly in the Hill Country. They will be scattered in nature. This forecast will hold for tomorrow afternoon, too.
  Early-afternoon showers and thunderstorms to
  
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• High heat with a few sprinkled in storms

  10-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Although heat remains the main story, a few isolated storms are possible the next couple of days... but don't expect much.High pressure centered to the west instead of directly overhead will allow a few isolated storms to develop later today. These weak spots of rain and storms will be few and far between with the majority of us staying dry.Spot storms possible Thursday and FridayRain chances will increase slightly Friday (30%) and Saturday (30%) afternoons.
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• Pedestrian hurt after collision with ATCEMS vehicle

  10-07-2024 11:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS said one person was hurt Tuesday night after colliding with ATCEMS' Community Health Paramedic unit near the intersection of Foster Avenue and Deep Eddy Avenue.
  ATCEMS said CHP immediately stopped to render aid and call for an ambulance. The pedestrian was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, but not expected to be life-threatening injuries.
  CHP units are administrative vehicles and are smaller SUV's, they traditionally assist in commun
  
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• Victim identified in northwest Austin deadly crash

  10-07-2024 10:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department announced on Tuesday night, it has identified Samantha Spears, 30, as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash on Sunday at 9:57 p.m. The crash occurred at the intersection of West Parmer Lane and McNeil Drive.
  APD said Spears was the motorcyclist and was pronounced deceased on scene.
  The driver and passengers of the vehicle remained on scene and were not injured, according to APD.
  Austin Police said this crash is being investigated as Austin's 41st fa
  
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• Spectrum services restored across Texas, spokesperson says

  10-07-2024 04:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spectrum has restored an outage that impacted users across Texas for about 7 hours Tuesday, according to a company spokesperson.
  “As of 7:30 p.m. Spectrum services have been restored in parts of Texas that were affected by a third-party infrastructure issue caused by the impact of Hurricane Beryl. We apologize for the inconvenience," a spokesperson said in the latest update KXAN received via email Tuesday evening.
  KXAN has followed up with Spectrum, asking for more details
  
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• Biden blames Texas officials for delayed federal response to Beryl

  10-07-2024 04:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (The Texas Tribune) -- Texas is receiving federal aid for Hurricane Beryl later than needed because state leaders were slow to request an official disaster declaration from the White House, President Joe Biden told the Houston Chronicle Tuesday.With Gov. Greg Abbott out of the country on an economic development trip in Asia, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has served as acting governor amid the storm, making him responsible for putting in the state’s request for aid.A White House spokesperson
  
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• Rainfall to increase horsefly population in Texas

  10-07-2024 03:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— The heavy rainfall throughout Texas is expected to fuel the horsefly population in the coming weeks, according to Texas A&M Agrilife research.Horseflies do not only target horses -- they feed on the blood of both animals and humans, the report said.
  Horsefly season is in the summer due to their egg laying period in the winter and spring, according to the research. Since there has been more rainfall within the last few months and flooding from Beryl, more of these pests a
  
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• 'Breaks your spirit': Houstonians exhausted by frequent disasters

  10-07-2024 01:42 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (Nexstar) -- At 92 years old, Gladys Goffney is hardly fazed by the latest storm to rock Houston. As she raked up the remnants of Hurricane Beryl in her front yard Wednesday, she recounted the many disasters she has endured over the decades.Carla, way back in 1961. Katrina in '05, then Rita, Ike, Harvey, Alberto, Beryl. The names of hurricanes become markers of time for anyone who has lived in Houston long enough."You never recover from these storms," she said while surveying her leaky g
  
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• Meta to remove posts targeting ‘Zionists’ with antisemitic tropes 

  10-07-2024 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Meta expanded its policy around posts that target “Zionists” to ban speech that uses the term in a way that uses antisemitic tropes or other threatening language against Jews or Israelis, the company said Tuesday.  The policy expands which posts targeting “Zionists” will be removed based on how the term is treated, compared to Meta’s previous hate speech policy that more narrowly banned the term when it was used as a stand-in proxy term for J
  
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• Oklahoma social studies education to be reformed with help of conservative influencers

  10-07-2024 01:02 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Tuesday a committee with conservative activists tasked with rewriting the social studies standards in his state.  “The new approach to social studies standards will ensure the social studies standards are chronologically sound, reinforced, and reiterated through a student’s primary and secondary education, will empower schools to teach from primary sources, and will inspire in students a love of country
  
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