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• 'She did so-so': Simone Biles' dad jokes after gold medal performance at Paris Olympics

  01-08-2024 23:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The United States women's gymnastics team flexed its muscles again Thursday at Bercy Arena, placing two on the podium in the all-around competition with Simone Biles edging Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for gold at the Paris Olympics.It's Biles' sixth Olympic gold medal and ninth overall, and as fans were exiting the building, Nexstar's Jala Washington caught up with Biles' father Ronald. He offered a playful assessment of how his daughter did. MEDAL COUNT: Who’s topping th
  
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• UT committee says administrators violated campus rules in response to April protests

  01-08-2024 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A July report from the University of Texas at Austin's Committee of Counsel on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (CCAFR) found UT officials violated the institution's own rules in their handling of pro-Palestinian protests held on April 24 and April 29.UT officials denounced that assessment, with a spokesperson telling KXAN in an emailed statement the university's response "complied with our policies and the law." NYT: UT’s pro-Palestinian protest arrests among high
  
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• Austin ISD teacher arrested, accused of improper relationship with a student, district says

  01-08-2024 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A teacher with the Austin Independent School District was arrested on multiple charges and accused of allegedly having an improper relationship with a student, the school district said in a letter sent out to parents and guardians. The teacher taught at LBJ Early College High School.The teacher, identified as Rodney Childers, was arrested Wednesday in Williamson County and was booked on three counts of improper relationship between an educator and student, two counts of indecenc
  
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• Affidavit: Teacher accused of improper relationship, allegedly sent $2K to victim

  01-08-2024 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin Independent School District teacher accused of having an improper relationship with a student allegedly sent more than $2,000 to the victim over five months, according to a Travis County probable cause affidavit. The teacher taught at LBJ Early College High School.The teacher, identified as Rodney Tyrone Childers, 41, was arrested Wednesday in Williamson County and was booked on three counts of improper relationship between an educator and student, two counts of indece
  
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• UT team works on drone wildfire technology for international competition

  01-08-2024 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- A team out of the University of Texas advanced to the next round of an international wildfire competition.
  Judges selected Team Texas-Soton as one of 29 other teams from around the world competing in XPRIZE Wildfire.It is a four-year, $11 million competition that incentivizes groups to create technology that will transform current wildfire management approaches.RELATED COVERAGE: Artificial Intelligence, drones to help fight wildfiresThe team is a collaboration between the Unive
  
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• Cedar Park gets first-of-kind state certification to bring more tech jobs to area

  01-08-2024 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) -- Cedar Park is now home to a first-of-its-kind distinction in the state. The city is now hoping to cash in on the popularity of video games and virtual reality.Cedar Park is now officially known as a "Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community."
  "This program is really designed to bring in that tech and creative talent," Arthur Jackson, Chief Economic Development Officer for the city, said."It kind of underscores and shows that a city and community is really vest
  
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• Tropical Storm expected in the Gulf this weekend

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the first of August arrives so too does tropical development. Yet another named storm in the Gulf of Mexico is expected this weekend, but unlike Alberto, Beryl and Chris, this one is heading for the eastern Gulf.Newest development in the tropicsPotential Tropical Cyclone #4Potential Tropical Cyclone Four now has a track with Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings now in effect for the Florida coast. As of now, models have PTC4 developing into a tropical storm by the end of the w
  
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• Tropical Storm Debby strengthens toward Florida

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Debby continues to strengthen toward the the Florida coastline. Debby is expected to make landfall early Monday morning. This is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin in 2024.Timing and track
  The 4 P.M. Sunday afternoon advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Tropical Storm Debby's maximum sustained winds increased to 65 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. The storm is moving to the N at 12 mph.
  Latest Debby cone (4P.M. Advisory)The storm will continue t
  
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• Tropical Storm Debby in the eastern Gulf

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Debby formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico Saturday afternoon. This is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin in 2024.Florida prepares for impactThe 4 a.m. Sunday advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Tropical Storm Debby 195 miles south-southwest of Tampa, Florida moving to the NNW at 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds increased overnight and are now at 50 mph.Further strengthening is expected with the storm's winds forecast to reach 85 mph (Cate
  
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• Tropical Storm Debby getting stronger in the eastern Gulf

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Debby formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico Saturday afternoon. This is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin in 2024.Florida prepares for impactThe 10 a.m. Sunday advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Tropical Storm Debby's maximum sustained winds increased to 65 mph in three hours. The storm is moving to the NNW at 13 mph. It's 10 a.m. position was 130 miles west-southwest of Tampa.The storm will continue to get stronger, becoming a Category
  
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• Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday afternoon (4 P.M. Advisory). Debby is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin for the 2024 Hurricane Season.
  Florida prepares for impactMaximum sustained winds at the moment are 40 mph with the storm moving to the NW at 15 mph. Tropical Storm Debby is expected to reach hurricane status sometime Sunday night into early Monday morning before making landfall.
  The latest Debby cone (4 P.M. advisory)The main concerns with
  
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• Tropical Depression 4 over Cuba heading to Florida

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As early August begins so too does tropical development. The next named storm is heading to the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The storm will be named Debby.
  Newest development in the tropicsThe depression is passing over western Cuba. The 7 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center places the tropical depression 170 miles south of Key West, Florida moving WNW at 16 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 30 mph.
  Saturday 4 a.m. projected pathTropical Depression Four will become Tropic
  
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• Tropical Depression 4 forms, heading for Florida

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As early August begins so too does tropical development. Yet another named storm in the Gulf of Mexico is expected this weekend, but unlike Alberto, Beryl and Chris, this one is heading for the eastern Gulf.Newest development in the tropicsTropical Storm Watches and Warnings now in effect for the Florida coast as Tropical Depression Four has now formed and expected to become a tropical storm this weekend.Tropical AlertsAs of now, models have Tropical Depression Four developing i
  
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• Significant impacts to Southeast U.S. as Hurricane Debby nears

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hurricane Debby is now less than 50 miles off the Florida coastline. Debby is expected to make landfall this morning. This is the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin in 2024.Timing and track
  The early morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Hurricane Debby's maximum sustained at 80 mph, moving to the north/northeast at 10 mph.
  Debby will be a Cat 1 hurricane when it makes landfall around the Florida Big Bend area. The flooding will be in some of the same a
  
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• Potential tropical development brewing in the gulf

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the first of August arrives so too does tropical development. Usually July marks a low point in the season for the Atlantic but with Saharan dust now in the rearview mirror for the ocean this leaves us with the prime conditions for a chance of storms to form, including the newest development.Newest development in the tropics08/01 tropical development in the AtlanticCurrently we are watching a well defined tropical wave that has been building over the last few days just north
  
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• Potential Tropical Cyclone Four moving into gulf

  01-08-2024 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the first of August arrives so too does tropical development. Usually July marks a low point in the season for the Atlantic but with Saharan dust now in the rearview mirror for the ocean this leaves us with the prime conditions for a chance of storms to form, including the newest development.Newest development in the tropicsPTC4 cone for FloridaPotential Tropical Cyclone Four now has a track with Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings now in effect for the Florida coast. As of n
  
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• These athletes with Texas ties won medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics

  01-08-2024 22:36 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (KXAN) — Athletes with ties to the Lone Star State will represent Team USA and at least 16 countries in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Find more Olympics coverage here:
  MEDAL COUNT: Who’s topping the table in the 2024 Paris Olympics?LIST: These Team USA athletes won medals at the 2024 Paris OlympicsAthletes with Texas ties heading to the Paris 2024 Olympics
  KXAN is keeping a running list of which athletes with Texas ties won medals.Gold medalists
  Simone Biles | Spring |
  
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• Elon Musk opening Montessori school in Bastrop this fall

  01-08-2024 21:44 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) -- A Montessori school program co-founded by SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is opening a location in Bastrop this fall, according to a job posting and the school's website.Ad Astra is a nonprofit school with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math that will be open to children ages 3-9, per the school's website. The school is accepting student applications for the 2024-25 school year, with a tentative start date in September."Ad Astra’s mission is to fost
  
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• Texas leaders react to US-Russia prisoner exchange bringing Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, others home

  01-08-2024 21:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas leaders are issuing statements of their reactions to a historic prisoner exchange that took place Thursday between the United States and Russia, which freed several Americans from Russian imprisonment, including a Wall Street Journal reporter and former U.S. Marine.
  Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released in the exchange, along with journalists Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza, and five Germans and seven Russian
  
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• Simone Biles secures gold in all-around, adding to 11-year unbeaten streak

  01-08-2024 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Fresh off their gold medal in team competition on Tuesday, Simone Biles and the U.S. women's gymnasts took to the mat Thursday to compete for all-around gold.Biles, 27, entered the event hoping to become the oldest women's all-around champion since 1952. She also came in with an 11-year unbeaten streak in the all-around in meets she has started and finished into the finals.After a performance only Biles could pull off, her streak will live on. History made! Simone Biles now mos
  
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• Simone Biles secures gold for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title

  01-08-2024 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Fresh off their gold medal in team competition on Tuesday, Simone Biles and the U.S. women's gymnasts took to the mat Thursday to compete for all-around gold.Biles, 27, entered the event hoping to become the oldest women's all-around champion since 1952. She also came in with an 11-year unbeaten streak — a total of 33 competitions — in the all-around in meets she has started and finished into the finals. If that wasn't enough, Biles was also poised to shatter a 120-
  
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• Austin airport's vacancy rate soars above 19% amid lower pay rates, high living costs

  01-08-2024 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Amid an ambitious, decade-long overhaul of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and ongoing city budget discussions, Austin Aviation leadership is also navigating high vacancy rates within the department.Citywide, Austin officials noted a 10% vacancy rate in city positions — down from 14% at the start of fiscal year 2024 last October. Overall, Austin has a 7.5% citywide turnover rate, down from 9.9% in 2023.During an Austin City Council budget work session Tuesd
  
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• DOJ accuses Texas of 'pattern of abuse' at 5 youth facilities

  01-08-2024 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a scathing report Thursday morning accusing Texas of having unconstitutional conditions at five of its state-run youth facilities.
  During a virtual news conference, federal prosecutors said they concluded an investigation that began in Oct. 2021 into a handful of Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facilities after initially receiving a complaint from two advocacy organizations. The facilities in question included the Evins R
  
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• Frederick Richard, Paul Juda reflect on Olympic medal win

  01-08-2024 19:20 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (KXAN) — After bringing home the bronze medal, U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team members Frederick Richard and Paul Juda reflected on the moment. Watch: Team USA gymnasts celebrate first men’s team medal since 2008The 2024 medal was the first for the team in 16 years, last winning a bronze medal during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.“I think it all came down to peaking at the right time,” Juda said. “Our training was good … We all put it together on the ac
  
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• What's Hot in Paris: U.S. Rowing takes home gold in historic win

  01-08-2024 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In an exciting day for U.S. Rowing, Team USA took home a historic gold in the men's four early Thursday morning, winning their first gold medal since the 1960s Games in Rome.
  The quad of Team USA— Michael Grady, Liam Corrigan, Justin Best, and Nick Mead— overtook New Zealand (silver) and Great Britain (bronze) in a nail-biting competition.
  The livestream happens each weekday of the Olympics at 11 a.m. ET. What’s Hot in Paris: Rugby on the rise after U
  
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• Imane Khelif, Algeria boxer who had gender test issue, wins first Olympic fight when opponent quits

  01-08-2024 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout on Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds.Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue.Get the latest on how our Texans are doing in the Olympics by signing up for push alerts on the KXAN News App and our More Than The Score newsletter.
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• ACL releases daily schedules, announces Dominic Fike is no longer performing

  01-08-2024 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Limits Music Festival released its day-by-day schedule Thursday morning and announced one of the bigger-name artists is no longer performing.ACL posted on X the breakdown of each weekend's lineup and said Dominic Fike was no longer performing. ACL did not provide a reason for the singer/rapper being taken off of the lineup.Dua Lipa, Chris Stapleton, Blink-182 to headline 2024 ACLWeekend OneFriday's daily lineup has artists Blink-182, Porter Robinson, Fletcher, The Ma
  
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• ACL daily schedules: Chappell Roan moved from Saturday to Sunday

  01-08-2024 17:44 via kxan.com
  
  Note: This article was originally published Aug. 1, 2024, but was updated on Aug. 16, 2024, to reflect the set time changes for Chappell Roan and Caamp.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Limits Music Festival released its day-by-day schedule August 1 and announced one of the bigger-name artists is no longer performing.ACL posted on X the breakdown of each weekend's lineup and said Dominic Fike was no longer performing. ACL did not provide a reason for the singer/rapper being taken off of the lineup.D
  
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• Harris joins Houston in celebrating Sheila Jackson Lee's life

  01-08-2024 16:46 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (Nexstar) -- The crowds congregating at Houston's Fallbrook Church Thursday morning are a testament to the legacy Houston giant Sheila Jackson Lee left across her city and her country. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74Among the notable guests attending the late Congresswoman's Celebration of Life: Vice President Kamala Harris, Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Beto O'Rourke, and hundreds of leaders in the Houston community. Opr
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after Sunday morning crash on MoPac

  01-08-2024 16:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A motorcyclist died last weekend after a crash on MoPac in southwest Austin.
  The Austin Police Department said the crash happened around 3:38 a.m. on July 28 in the 8600 block of North MoPac Expressway northbound.
  The motorcyclist crashed into the back of an SUV and fell into the roadway, then was hit by another, unknown vehicle, according to APD.
  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene. APD did not identify the motorcyclist.
  APD said the driver of the SUV remained on
  
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• Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan to be released in massive US-Russia prisoner exchange

  01-08-2024 14:56 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released in a historic prisoner exchange with Russia, a U.S. official confirmed to The Hill.The White House did not respond to requests for comment about the exchange.Whelan was arrested in 2018 and later convicted of spying, charges that he, his family and the U.S. have denied. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The U.S. government designated him “wrongfully detained
  
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• Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan released in massive US-Russia prisoner exchange: report

  01-08-2024 14:56 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan were released in a historic prisoner exchange with Russia, according to The Associated Press.The White House did not respond to requests for comment about the exchange.Whelan was arrested in 2018 and later convicted of spying, charges that he, his family and the U.S. have denied. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The U.S. government designated him “wrongfully detained” but had failed
  
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• Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan released in massive US-Russia prisoner exchange

  01-08-2024 14:56 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released in a historic prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday.President Joe Biden in a statement confirmed that Whelan, Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza were freed as part of a prisoner exchange, along with five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were being held as political prisoners.“Some of these women and men have been unjustly held for years. All have endured
  
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• VOTE: Help us choose the best KXAN viewer photo of July 2024

  01-08-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to use each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.Help us choose the best viewer photo of July 2024. Look through the 10 pictures below, then vote for your favorite. The winning photo will move on to represent
  
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• RESULTS: This is the best KXAN viewer photo of July 2024, as voted by you

  01-08-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to use each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month. The winning photo will move on to represent July in the best viewer photos of the year poll.#10. Cloud Layers (0.4% of votes)Jeddo, July 17. Courtesy Carol Kl
  
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• ‘That’s just stupid.’ Crime victim’s payment woes among worsening wait in Texas

  01-08-2024 14:16 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is now finally admitting what a KXAN investigation first revealed nearly two years ago: staffing problems have indeed led to a backlog of crime victims waiting for financial help. But state lawmakers are fed up, as our team learns of a new legislative change in the works to address major discrepancies with the payment system.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Alone, walking through the parking lot of a north Austin grocery store, Terry
  
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• Strange holidays for every day in August

  01-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Just because summer is coming to an end doesn’t mean there aren’t still reasons to celebrate. August is full of holidays, including several strange ones. Strange holidays for every day in JulyAugust 1Cycle to Work Day & National Promise to Care DayAugust 2National Coloring Book Day & National Ice Cream Sandwich Day(Getty Images)
  August 3Big Forehead Day & Sandcastle DayAugust 4National White Wine Day & Psychic DayAugust 5National Underwear Day &a
  
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• Weekend storms possible as heat slowly builds

  01-08-2024 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures were up 1-2º over yesterday throughout Central Texas as summer heat makes a return to Central Texas.The Saharan Dust that peaked Wednesday into Thursday morning is on its way out, giving way to a bluer looking sky and improved air quality.High pressure will continue to dominate our weather pattern through Friday before repositioning itself over the western states this weekend.Ridge of high pressure in control of our weather patternWeekend storm chanceAs that hi
  
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• LIVE: Hot, humid and hazy start to August

  01-08-2024 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the calendar flips to August, our forecast is looking (and feeling) a whole lot like it should.Afternoon highs will warm well into the 90s today, but with humidity, will feel more like 100s. Morning clouds will clear to afternoon sunshine but still anticipate quite a bit of haze in our sky.High pressure will continue to dominate our weather pattern over the coming days before repositioning itself over the western states this weekend.Ridge of high pressure in control of our we
  
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• Hot, humid and hazy start to August

  01-08-2024 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the calendar flips to August, our forecast is looking (and feeling) a whole lot like it should.Afternoon highs will warm well into the 90s today, but with humidity, will feel more like 100s. Morning clouds will clear to afternoon sunshine but still anticipate quite a bit of haze in our sky.High pressure will continue to dominate our weather pattern over the coming days before repositioning itself over the western states this weekend.Ridge of high pressure in control of our we
  
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• Heat advisory in effect for another sunny and hot Thursday

  01-08-2024 12:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat continues as we approach the end of the week. Temperatures today are expected to reach triple digits with heat index values over 105° in many spots. This is your temperatures mixed in with your relative humidity.Heat index values for ThursdayA heat advisory is in place for Milam County through 8 p.m. this evening due to the heat indices.Heat Advisory for Milam County until 8pmTemperatures are expected to remain above 100° consistently over the weekend and throug
  
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• U.S. Marshals arrest 35-year-old Hutto man for indecency with a child

  01-08-2024 12:01 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- Members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on Thursday afternoon arrested a Hutto man on two counts of Indecency with a child by exposure from an incident that occurred in 2023.
  The U.S. Marshals said Jackie Selby Jr., 35, was a suspect wanted by the Hutto Police Department after authorities were dispatched on February 19, 2023 to an incident of a male touching himself inappropriately in front of a juvenile that occurred in the 300 block of Arnage Drive
  
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• WCSO: 43-year-old man arrested for possession of narcotics

  01-08-2024 10:22 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A 43-year-old man was arrested for possession of narcotics on Tuesday, after the Williamson County Sheriff's Office Organized Crime Unit executed a search warrant for narcotics, WCSO said in a news release.The WCSO Organized Crime Unit and executed that warrant on Gilmore Street in Taylor, the release said.During the search, officials found a handgun and around 18.8 grams of "suspected cocaine," and WCSO seized it during the search, the release said.A 43-year-o
  
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• VIDEO: Highlights from Wednesday's action at the 2024 Olympics

  01-08-2024 04:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The United States men's basketball team had a much easier time against South Sudan this time around, cruising to a 103-86 win Wednesday after a one-point win over the African champs in exhibition play before the Paris Olympics.Bam Adebayo led the U.S. with 18 points while LeBron James scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists. Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton saw their first action after not playing in the tournament-opening game against Serbia while J
  
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• Arrest warrant out for third suspect in deadly fight at Kingsland home

  01-08-2024 04:54 via kxan.com
  
  KINGSLAND, Texas (KXAN) --- A fight broke out at a birthday celebration at a home in Kingsland a few weeks ago. A former Lake Travis Independent School District student died as a result of it.Man dies after fight at Kingsland home, LCSO saysTwo teenagers were arrested, and now Llano County Sheriff Bill Blackburn said there's an arrest warrant out for a third person.
  'Somebody ended up dead'Sheriff Blackburn said it was a belated birthday celebration that ended in tragedy.
  "Somebody ended up dead
  
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• One-on-one with Austin mayoral candidate Doug Greco

  01-08-2024 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are currently four people in the running to be Austin's next mayor, including incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson. You'll vote for the next leader of our city in November.
  Doug Grego, one of the four candidates, sat down with KXAN’s Grace Reader to talk about everything from public safety to transportation to what his campaign finance report says about his chances of winning.
  This transcript was lightly edited for clarity and conciseness (Addendums may be added after each an
  
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• FCSO: Plush beaver dolls stuffed with illegal drugs found during traffic stop

  01-08-2024 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A warrant is pending for a San Antonio man after a traffic stop in Fayette County led to the discovery of illegal drugs hidden in odd places. A Fayette County Sheriff's deputy found plush beaver dolls stuffed with illegal drugs, according to a social media post from FSCO.The deputy conducted that traffic stop around 1:10 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 10 westbound, near the 665 mile marker for "a traffic infraction," FCSO said. That is between Schulenburg and Flatonia
  
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• ATCEMS: 'Multiple patients' following major crash in northwest Austin

  01-08-2024 02:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS said it was responding to a major crash Wednesday evening involving multiple people in northwest Austin.According to ATCEMS, the crash occurred around 6:20 p.m. near North Farm-to-Market 620 Road and Lake Creek Parkway.ATCEMS said four vehicles were involved with five patients, including CPR in progress for one.In an update, ATCEMS said medics reported the CPR patient regained pulses and was being taken to the hospital with critical, life-threatenin
  
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• 'I feel like I'm crying from a yacht': Longhorns begin preseason camp with good problem to have

  01-08-2024 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Depth is critical to success in college football, and when speaking after the first preseason training camp practice, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said this team might be the deepest he's ever had.The Longhorns kicked off camp in near 100-degree heat, nothing out of the ordinary for late July in Central Texas, and Sarkisian said several position groups have an overflow of quality players. Experienced offensive line, deep defensive line lead Texas Longhorns into SEC"I feel li
  
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• 'Feel like I'm crying from a yacht': Longhorns begin preseason camp with good problem to have

  01-08-2024 01:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Depth is critical to success in college football, and when speaking after the first preseason training camp practice, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said this team might be the deepest he's ever had.The Longhorns kicked off camp in near 100-degree heat, nothing out of the ordinary for late July in Central Texas, and Sarkisian said several position groups have an overflow of quality players. Experienced offensive line, deep defensive line lead Texas Longhorns into SEC"I feel li
  
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