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• Austin police chief finalists talk staffing, police oversight, response times

  23-07-2024 23:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The two finalists in the running to become Austin's next chief of police took questions from reporters Tuesday.Those finalists are Lisa Davis, an assistant chief for the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jeffrey Norman, the chief of the Milwaukee Police Department.
  The City allotted media 30 minutes to address each candidate.Police contract, staffing and officer moraleThe police department is currently operating without a police contract, and is roughly 350 officers short.Davis
  
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• NYT: UT's pro-Palestinian protest arrests among highest in U.S.

  23-07-2024 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The above video is reporting from June 26, 2024, when Travis County Attorney Delia Garza announced her office had dismissed criminal trespass cases related to pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Texas at Austin's campus.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New data analysis from The New York Times found more than 3,100 arrests were made at pro-Palestinian protests this spring, with the University of Texas at Austin accounting for one of the highest arrest totals on a single campus.Pro-Pales
  
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• New report looks at progress City of Austin has made on homelessness audit findings

  23-07-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tuesday, city staff and some Austin City Council members reviewed a special report that looked at progress made on previous homelessness response audits.
  According to the report, the city has done four audits of the city's "homelessness assistance efforts" between 2017 and 2019. In those audits, the city looked at homelessness policy, coordination of efforts, allocation of resources and longer-term outcomes for people engaging with the homelessness response system.How many peopl
  
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• UT police looking for suspect in connection with shots fired call

  23-07-2024 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The University of Texas Police Department is looking for a suspect it believes is connected with a shots fired call that happened near Moody Center earlier this month. UTPD searching for suspect after report of shots fired near LBJ libraryAround 8 p.m., July 13, UTPD officers responded to a report of shots fired at 2001 Robert Dedman Drive. UTPD officers, the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety "immediately searched" the area but were not able to f
  
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• Llano to close streets ahead of anticipated flooding

  23-07-2024 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  LLANO, Texas (KXAN) — The possibility of flooding is leading to the City of Llano closing some streets Tuesday afternoon in the downtown area.
  City leaders posted on Facebook that they'll shut down West Sandstone Street from Malone to Lauderdale Streets starting at 4 p.m. due to anticipated flood waters. Flag Creek, which runs to the Llano River, is in that area, so it appears that's the concern from the city.
  The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood warning for the Llano River in
  
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• LCRA begins flood operations, Llano closing streets ahead of anticipated flooding

  23-07-2024 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  LLANO, Texas (KXAN) — The possibility of flooding is leading to the City of Llano closing some streets Tuesday afternoon west of the downtown area. Floodgates at nearby dams are also being opened Wednesday morning to release storm runoff.
  City leaders posted on Facebook that they'll shut down West Sandstone Street from Malone to Lauderdale streets starting at 4 p.m. due to anticipated flood waters. Flag Creek, which runs to the Llano River, is in that area, so it appears that's the concern
  
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• Shield Ranch Barton Creek gets Dark Sky designation

  23-07-2024 21:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A western Travis County community was added to a growing list of designated International Dark Sky Places in Central Texas.
  DarkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP), making it the 20th dark sky-certified place in Texas, according to a release from the ranch.PREVIOUS: Jonestown named the newest ‘Dark Sky Community’ in TexasShield Ranch joins three neighboring designated International Dark Sky Places. Dripp
  
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• Three earthquakes shake West Texas, felt in Dallas-Fort Worth

  23-07-2024 20:22 via kxan.com
  
  WEST TEXAS (Nexstar) — The eighth strongest earthquake in the state's history shook West Texas late Monday night, with one of three quakes that occurred Monday reaching a magnitude of 4.9. People reported feeling shakes as far as the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.At approximately 10:39 p.m. on Monday, an earthquake occurred between Snyder and Roby, Texas. About 15 minutes later, an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.4 struck in roughly the same location. A third earthquake with a 3.1 magnitude
  
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• 'Major accident' involving 4 vehicles, 18-wheeler rollover on I-35 in south Austin

  23-07-2024 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least two people were injured in what the Austin Fire Department is calling a "major accident" on Interstate 35 in south Austin Tuesday.Real-time traffic mapAFD said in a post on X at 12:31 p.m. there was a major traffic accident near 8700 I-35 involving an 18-wheeler. AFD also said two vehicles were on opposite sides of the interstate and one was on fire at one point.
  That area is just north of Slaughter Lane.
  In an update, AFD said there were a total of four vehicles involv
  
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• STUDY: What does income mobility look like for Texans?

  23-07-2024 19:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 23, 2024.TEXAS (KXAN) -- New data is giving a closer insight into how likely Texans from different demographic groups are able to climb the income mobility ladder.The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' two-part series explores socioeconomic trends reported in the Income Distributions and Dynamics in America dataset, compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dal
  
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• US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

  23-07-2024 18:57 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. regulators are investigating how Delta Air Lines is treating passengers affected by canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggles to recover from a global technology outage.
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the Delta investigation on the X social media platform Tuesday “to ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions.”
  “All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly, a
  
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• President Biden's Austin visit rescheduled to July 29

  23-07-2024 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- President Joe Biden will be in Austin next week after his trip to the capital city, originally set for July 15, was postponed in the wake of an attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump.Biden to reschedule visit to Austin following Trump rally shootingThe president was originally scheduled to visit Austin on July 15 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act. He was expected to deliver
  
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• Austin neighborhood program installs 21 little free libraries

  23-07-2024 17:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 23, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A southwest Austin neighborhood is now home to more than 20 little free libraries, courtesy a collaboration with the City of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program (NPP).NPP worked alongside the Village at Western Oaks Owners Association to install 21 little free libraries at mailboxes in the neighborhood. The libraries are community book-sharing boxes where people can
  
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• Austin neighborhood program installing 21 little free libraries

  23-07-2024 17:54 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 23, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A southwest Austin neighborhood will soon be home to more than 20 little free libraries, courtesy a collaboration with the City of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program (NPP).NPP is working alongside the Village at Western Oaks Owners Association to install 21 little free libraries at mailboxes in the neighborhood. The libraries are community book-sharing boxes where
  
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• Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid

  23-07-2024 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid.
  Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak at 8 p.m. ET.
  The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home after being diagnosed last
  
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• Tracking the Tropics - in space: Observing storms from 250 miles above Earth

  23-07-2024 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It's not just satellites tracking tropical activity from above - astronauts onboard the International Space Station use their bird's eye view to aid researchers on the ground.NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps joined the Tracking the Tropics team virtually from over 250 miles above the Earth's surface to talk life in space and what tropics look like from her point of view. Tracking the Tropics: When will the tropics come back alive?
  Epps documented major Hurricane Beryl as it app
  
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• Tracking the Tropics - in space: NASA astronaut talks life in orbit, observing hurricanes

  23-07-2024 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It's not just satellites tracking tropical activity from above - astronauts onboard the International Space Station use their bird's eye view to aid researchers on the ground.NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps joined the Tracking the Tropics team virtually from over 250 miles above the Earth's surface to talk life in space and what tropics look like from her point of view.Tracking the Tropics: When will the tropics come back alive?Epps documented major Hurricane Beryl as it appro
  
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• LIVE: Tracking the Tropics - in space | Observing storms from 250 miles above Earth

  23-07-2024 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It's not just satellites tracking tropical activity from above - astronauts onboard the International Space Station use their bird's eye view to aid researchers on the ground.NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps joined the Tracking the Tropics team virtually from over 250 miles above the Earth's surface to talk life in space and what tropics look like from her point of view.Tracking the Tropics: When will the tropics come back alive?Epps documented major Hurricane Beryl as it appro
  
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• Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns after Trump assassination attempt

  23-07-2024 16:45 via kxan.com
  
  Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday following a disastrous appearance before Congress to review the assassination attempt against former President Trump.Cheatle has faced calls to resign since the July 13 rally in Butler, Pa., during which a gunman managed to fire shots at Trump, piercing his ear.But those calls grew louder during a hearing before the Oversight Committee in which Cheatle infuriated lawmakers on both sides by sidestepping multiple questions and failing to
  
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• Secret Service director resigns after assassination attempt against former President Trump

  23-07-2024 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff, following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission.Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations
  
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• How many countries are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics?

  23-07-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner and thousands of athletes will vie for gold on the global stage. But just how many countries have athletes competing in this year's games?Technically speaking, no countries compete in the Olympic Games, per the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Instead, athletes from National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are heading to Paris to participate in the games.Get the latest on how our Texans are doing in the Olympics by signing up fo
  
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• LIVE: How Austin can get to know APD's chief of police finalists

  23-07-2024 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, July 23, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department will host a meet-and-greet event with the two chief of police finalists on Tuesday at the Palmer Event Center and will have media availability with both ahead of time.
  The two finalists for chief of police are Lisa Davis, who was the Assistant Police Chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jefferey B. Norman, who was the chief of polic
  
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• How Austin can get to know APD's chief of police finalists

  23-07-2024 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department will host a meet-and-greet event with the two chief of police finalists on Tuesday at the Palmer Event Center and will have media availability with both ahead of time.
  The two finalists for chief of police are Lisa Davis, who was the Assistant Police Chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jefferey B. Norman, who was the chief of police for the Milwaukee Police Department.
  The meet-and-greet will follow media availability where the two finalis
  
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• APD hosts meet and greet with two Chief of Police finalists

  23-07-2024 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department will host a meet-and-greet event with the two Chief of Police finalists on Tuesday at the Palmer Event Center, located at 900 Barton Springs Road.
  The two finalists for Chief of Police are Lisa Davis, who was the Assistant Police Chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jefferey B. Norman, who was the Chief of Police for the Milwaukee Police Department.PAST COVERAGE: Shortlist for new Austin police chief released — here are the finalistsT
  
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• APD hosts meet and greet with chief of police finalists

  23-07-2024 11:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department will host a meet-and-greet event with the two chief of police finalists on Tuesday at the Palmer Event Center, located at 900 Barton Springs Road.
  The two finalists for chief of police are Lisa Davis, who was the Assistant Police Chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jefferey B. Norman, who was the chief of police for the Milwaukee Police Department.PAST COVERAGE: Shortlist for new Austin police chief released — here are the finalistsT
  
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• Texas rowing, volleyball teams visit White House after national title seasons

  23-07-2024 05:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's a long-standing tradition to visit the White House after winning an NCAA national championship, and two Texas Longhorns squads were in Washington D.C. on Monday to participate.Texas rowing and volleyball made the trip to the nation's capital along with around 50 other title teams from all three divisions of NCAA athletics for the 2023-24 athletic year. Sophomore setter Ella Swindle represented the volleyball team and Lanie Mitsch was the rowing team's rep on stage duri
  
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• Favored Bobcats? Texas State picked to win Sun Belt Conference West Division

  23-07-2024 04:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The leap that Texas State football made in 2023 under first-year head coach GJ Kinne was massive. The Bobcats won eight games to not only reach their first bowl game ever, but win it.Now comes expectations that the program has not seen since their move to FBS. The Sun Belt Conference released the preseason coaches poll Monday afternoon and the Bobcats are atop the West Division. Media Poll: Texas picked to finish second in the SEC behind GeorgiaTexas State is eyeing its fir
  
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• Austin Watershed Protection preparing for potential flooding this week

  23-07-2024 03:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- With a rainy week in the forecast, the city of Austin started preparing for potential flooding.Scattered storms continue a flash flood riskWatershed Protection told KXAN that its crews cleared out debris in creeks and that it's in a good position to handle this week's wet weather.
  "Our more sensitive low water crossings, we had staff out over the weekend checking them," said Watershed Protection Field Operations Division Manager John Beachy.
  Beachy said rain on Sunday already c
  
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• Suspect in Round Rock Juneteenth shooting expected in court this week

  23-07-2024 02:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first suspect - 17-year-old Ricky Thompson III - arrested in last month's deadly shooting at a Round Rock Juneteenth celebration is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.Two women, both innocent bystanders, died in that shooting. Fourteen others were injured.The courts told KXAN Thompson's hearing will be brief. He faces a deadly conduct charge.
  Police have arrested two others in connection with the shooting as well: 18-year-old Keshawn Dixon, who also faces a deadly con
  
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• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames VP Harris for 'open border' policy

  23-07-2024 01:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined KXAN for a 1-on-1 interview Monday where he discussed Vice President Kamala Harris, Houston power company CenterPoint's response to Hurricane Beryl and what's in store for the education savings account initiative during the 2025 Texas legislative session. State of Texas: Trump accepts GOP nominationBiden announced he was dropping out of the presidential race on Sunday afternoon. While DNC delegates are meeting to discuss their next move ahead o
  
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• Biden's withdrawal echoes LBJ's exit more than 50 years ago

  23-07-2024 01:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Before President Biden announced he wouldn't seek a second term on Sunday, you had to go back more than 50 years to find an incumbent president who chose not to run for reelection."I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president," President Lyndon B. Johnson said in a famous televised speech on March 31, 1968.President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation on March 31, 1968 that he will not run for re-election (Courtesy LBJ Lib
  
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• Kamala Harris' record on immigration and the border

  23-07-2024 01:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As Vice President Harris mounts her campaign for president, Texas Republicans are criticizing her record on immigration policy, directing their attacks on one of President Biden's biggest policy liabilities onto her.
  On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz both referred to Harris as the United States' "border czar." Harris has been responsible for some aspects of the administration's immigration policy, but has never had the official title of " border czar."Harris has n
  
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• San Marcos hopes expanded scooter pilot program can benefit underserved communities

  23-07-2024 00:51 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The City of San Marcos recently expanded its electric scooter pilot program to serve more of the city at all hours of the day. The city approved its first iteration of the pilot program in 2020 after considering a ban in 2019. One hope of expanding the pilot program was providing more affordable transportation options to folks living in San Marcos. For now, the micro-mobility company Spin is the only business eligible to deploy dockless devices within the ci
  
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