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• Boerne tops Nevada 5-2 to advance to US title game at Little League World Series

  21-08-2024 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Boerne is one win away from having the best Little League Baseball team in the country.Boerne topped Henderson, Nevada 5-2 on Wednesday to advance to the United States bracket championship at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Nevada drops into the loser's bracket but can earn a rematch for the U.S. title if they win their next game. Florida and Hawai'i play an elimination game Wednesday night with the winner playing Nevada on Thursday. PREV
  
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• Texas attorney general investigating possible nonresident voter registration

  21-08-2024 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating reports of organizations in Texas allegedly registering noncitizens to vote, his office announced Wednesday.The Texas Attorney General's Election Integrity Unity led undercover operations "to identify potential voter registration of noncitizens in Texas," the release said.Investigators said several nonprofit organizations set up outside Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License offices to help aid in voter registrati
  
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• Texas attorney general investigating possible noncitizen voter registration

  21-08-2024 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating reports of organizations in Texas allegedly registering noncitizens to vote, his office announced Wednesday.The Texas Attorney General's Election Integrity Unity led undercover operations "to identify potential voter registration of noncitizens in Texas," the release said.Investigators said several nonprofit organizations set up outside Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License offices to help aid in voter registrati
  
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• Austin-Round Rock metro leads Texas in housing construction, 3rd highest apartment construction nationally

  21-08-2024 22:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (metro) has the third highest multifamily construction and highest single-family construction in the U.S., according to reports from RentCafe and Construction Coverage. However, the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) reported in 2023 that the metro is still short by tens of thousands of homes.Industry researchers at Construction Coverage said that the metro authorized the most housing units per 1,000 existing homes
  
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• Court orders can't be used to change gender on Texas licenses, DPS email says

  21-08-2024 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) – For people seeking to change the gender on their Texas driver's license or identification card, the Texas Department of Public Safety will no longer accept court orders or amended birth certificates that change a person’s sex if it differs from the documentation the department already has on file, according to an internal email obtained by KXAN.The email not
  
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• Lockhart Police arrest juvenile in connection with first homicide of 2024

  21-08-2024 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A juvenile was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man who was found dead last week in Lockhart, the city of Lockhart said in a news release.The juvenile suspect was charged with murder after Carlos Sanchez died Aug. 16 from "multiple gunshot wounds," according to the city."The juvenile was found at a home on East Market and Carver Streets at approximately 9:30 a.m.," the city said in the release. PAST COVERAGE | Lockhart PD investigates first homici
  
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• Juvenile arrested in connection with first Lockhart homicide of 2024; another person charged with misdemeanor

  21-08-2024 21:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A juvenile was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 21 in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man who was found last week in Lockhart, the city of Lockhart said in a news release. Another person was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor on Friday, Aug. 30.The juvenile suspect was charged with murder after Carlos Sanchez died Aug. 16 from "multiple gunshot wounds," according to the city.The juvenile was found at a home on East Market and Carver Streets at approximately 9:30 a.m., ac
  
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• Amid Red Cross emergency shortage, why blood donations drop in the summertime

  21-08-2024 20:57 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The American Red Cross of Central & South Texas is putting out the call for donors amid national shortfalls in blood donations this summer.The Red Cross' Central & South Texas branch shared Wednesday the organization has seen a decrease of more than 19,000 blood donations since July, as the national blood inventory has dropped 25% since July 1. Delia Kripp
  
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• Marble Falls ISD Board of Trustees calls for school funding election

  21-08-2024 20:48 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) -- The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday called for a school funding election to be added to the November ballot.A release from Marble Falls ISD said trustees, during Monday night’s regular Board meeting, unanimously voted to call a School Funding Election for November 5 in a "proactive effort to prevent increasing class sizes and cutting essential student programs."The district in the release said the election is "critical" for
  
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• California Alzheimer patients first to receive new drug

  21-08-2024 20:38 via kxan.com
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Several Alzheimer's patients in Fresno, California became some of the first in the nation to receive a new drug just approved by the FDA.Doctors said the drug Kisunla is the first drug to be approved by the FDA for Alzheimer's in more than a decade giving hope to people suffering from the disease.Monday morning was a milestone moment for Karen Selph and others as they received their first doses of Kisunla, the newly approved drug for Alzheimer's at the Neuro Pa
  
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• Woman acquitted by reason of insanity in 2021 Lee County murder

  21-08-2024 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.LEE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — On Tuesday, a woman charged with murder in connection with a March 2021 incident was acquitted, according to Travis County court documents.Records showed Jennifer Redden Kramer was acquitted of the murder charge by reason of insanity. Documents showed Kramer pleaded not guilty to the charge.As part of the judgment, Kramer would be committed for her ment
  
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• 'It's the worst feeling ever': Williamson Co. court case brings awareness to fentanyl dangers

  21-08-2024 19:52 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A man accused of murder in connection with a 16-year-old's death in December 2023 was in court Wednesday for a bond reduction hearing.Kreli Haynes was linked by law enforcement as selling Zarek McMeekin a fentanyl-laced pill that ultimately killed the boy. A judge decided to push back the decision of reducing the $1.2 million bond until October.The boy's parents were in court, along with other parents who had lost children to the deadly drug.RELATED: New law aiming to
  
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• Austin Trail of Lights opens registration for festive fun run

  21-08-2024 19:35 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Trail of Lights Fun Run returns to Zilker Park on Dec. 7, event organizers announced Wednesday.The two-mile untimed course weaves from the Zilker Holiday Tree through Zilker Park and the Austin Trail of Lights. This year's fun run marks the 13th year of the festive tradition, officials added in the release.The Austin Trail of Lights organizers are also
  
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• Hays County Commissioners vote to approve budget, set new tax rate

  21-08-2024 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- The Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved the proposed budget and elected official salaries and allowances, and it voted 5-0 to set a new proposed tax rate.
  Following a budget hearing and public comment regarding the tax rate, the court voted to set the proposed tax rate at $.35 per $100 valuation. A release from the Commissioners Court said the increased rate "aims to address critical areas of need within the county."Those needs include the followi
  
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• UT accepting applications for School of Civic Leadership inaugural class

  21-08-2024 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin (UT) said it was accepting Fall 2025 applications for its inaugural class in the School of Civic Leadership.UT said the school would include the study of America’s founding principles, economic foundations and history, as well as the intellectual inheritance of Western Civilization and the American constitutional tradition t
  
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• Watch live: Tim Walz speaks on Day 3 of Democratic National Convention

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, marking the third day of the choreographed rollout of the party's new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.Walz, the governor of Minnesota, will make the case that he's ready to not only win the 2024 race but help run the country when Biden's term comes to an end in January.
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• Watch live: Tim Walz set to speak on Day 3 of Democratic National Convention

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, marking the third day of the choreographed rollout of the party's new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.Clinton walked out to Coldplay's "Fix You" and, like other DNC speakers, began his speech by praising President Joe Biden. He compared Biden to George Washington, suggesting that Biden strengthened his legacy by deciding to
  
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• Watch live: DNC underway with Walz, Bill Clinton set to headline night 3

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The video player above is displaying live video and interviews from DNC Media Row.(NEXSTAR) – The first two nights of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago put a spotlight on presidents and former first ladies who know what it takes to win and hold the White House. On Wednesday night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will make the case that he's ready not only to win the 2024 race but help run the country when President Joe Biden's term comes to an end in January.
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• Watch live: DNC Day 3 underway with Walz, Bill Clinton set to headline tonight

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The video player above is displaying live video and interviews from DNC Media Row.
  (NEXSTAR) – The first two nights of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago put a spotlight on presidents and former first ladies who know what it takes to win and hold the White House. On Wednesday night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will make the case that he's ready not only to win the 2024 race but help run the country when President Joe Biden's term comes to an end in January.
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• Watch live: DNC Day 3 underway with Walz, Bill Clinton set to headline

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The video player above is displaying live video and interviews from DNC Media Row.
  (NEXSTAR) – Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the choreographed rollout of the party's new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.Walz, the governor of Minnesota, will make the case that he's ready to not only win the 2024 race but help run the country when Presid
  
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• Watch live: Bill Clinton speaks on Day 3 of Democratic National Convention

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The video player above is displaying live video and interviews from DNC Media Row.
  (NEXSTAR) – Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the choreographed rollout of the party's new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.Walz, the governor of Minnesota, will make the case that he's ready to not only win the 2024 race but help run the country when Presid
  
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• Walz, Bill Clinton to headline night 3 of DNC

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: Beginning at noon CT this story will house a stream of live video and interviews with lawmakers from inside the DNC.(NEXSTAR) – The first two nights of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago put a spotlight on presidents and former first ladies who know what it takes to win and hold the White House. On Wednesday night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will make the case that he's ready not only to win the 2024 race but help run the country when President Joe Biden's t
  
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• Tim Walz accepts Democratic VP nomination on DNC's third night

  21-08-2024 18:37 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president during his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday and made the case that he's ready to win the 2024 race alongside his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.“We're all here tonight for one simple, beautiful reason: We love this country," Walz told the packed arena.Many Americans had never heard of Walz until Harris plucked him from relative obscurity to join her t
  
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• 5.5-mile Austin-to-Manor Trail to celebrate grand opening

  21-08-2024 18:12 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local leaders will celebrate the official opening of a new regional trail this week.The City of Austin will host a ribbon-cutting event on Saturday to commemorate the completion of the Austin-to-Manor Trail, a 5.5-mile trail starting near Daffan Lane in Austin and ending near Manor's Ben E. Fisher Park. This second section — which began construction in April
  
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• APD: Man dies 2 days after I-35 crash

  21-08-2024 17:55 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man died two days after a crash involving five vehicles near southeast Austin, according to the Austin Police Department.APD said officers responded to a crash Aug. 15 in the 12500 block of South Interstate 35 heading north. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?According to police, 30-year-old Pedro Arroyo, a driver of one of the vehicle
  
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• Williamson County soon starting another year of Teen Court program

  21-08-2024 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Williamson County is starting another year of the YMCA Teen Court program this weekend.
  The Twin Lakes YMCA is hosting the annual Teen Court Orientation this Saturday. Teenagers between the ages of 13-17 are invited to attend. They'll be taught the roles of attorney, judge, juror and bailiff.
  The orientation will be in the Magee Dining hall located at 204 E. Little Elm Trail, Cedar Park, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.Judge Angela Williams, Precinct 2 Justic
  
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• Austin police looking for 6 suspects in downtown July robbery

  21-08-2024 16:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police are looking for six people they said were involved in a robbery in downtown Austin last month.
  The Austin Police Department said it happened in the 300 block of East Sixth Street on Saturday, July 20, just before 1 a.m.APD said the suspects, whose photos and descriptions are below, assaulted the victims and took property.The Austin Police Department is looking for 6 suspects involved in a robbery that happened in the 300 block of East Sixth Street on Satu
  
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• H-E-B adds tap-to-pay at all Central Market stores

  21-08-2024 15:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Paying for groceries with your phone is now an option at two more Central Texas grocery stores.H-E-B has added tap-to-pay options at its Central Market stores across Texas, including the North Lamar and Westgate locations in Austin, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.PREVIOUS: H-E-B piloting tap-to-pay at Texas storeThe Texas-based grocery chain piloted the tap-to-pay services at its Lovers Lane Central Market store in Dallas earlier this summer.
  An H-E-B spokesperson said
  
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• 'Taste of Texas': UT previews concessions menu for football games

  21-08-2024 15:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Longhorn fans better bring their appetites to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium this football season.Not only is the University of Texas warming up for a big football season on the field, marking the Longhorns' entry into the Southeastern Conference, but things are also heating up in the kitchen.StubHub: Texas Longhorns are the second-best selling team this upcoming football seasonSenior Executive Chef Mark Krystopa said the school's concessions menu will have a pleth
  
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• 'We are pretty much stuck': Most Central Texas school districts face budget shortfalls

  21-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary: A KXAN analysis of Central Texas school districts found most districts that have already adopted new budgets for the 2024-25 school year are in a deficit. Our report found school leaders are facing deep cuts that could touch the classroom while lawmakers lay out their plans for another school funding fight. PART 1: ‘At what cost?’PART 2: What happens next?PART 1: ‘At what cost?’
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Spanish teacher Shaun Hopkins watched from his l
  
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• 'At what cost?': Many Central Texas districts make cuts as they face million-dollar deficits

  21-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary: A KXAN analysis of Central Texas school districts found most districts that have already adopted new budgets for the 2024-25 school year are in a deficit. Our report found school leaders are facing deep cuts that could touch the classroom while lawmakers lay out their plans for another school funding fight. PART 1: ‘At what cost?’PART 2: What happens next?PART 1: ‘At what cost?’
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Spanish teacher Shaun Hopkins watched from his l
  
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• Triple digits ending with rain chances ramping up

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures were 3-6 degrees cooler today than on Thursday, but we still managed triple digits in Austin.Heat Advisories continue into the evening for most areas as the humid air pushes the feels-like temperatures several degrees hotter.Heat Advisory in effect Friday afternoon and eveningAt the same time we're tracking scattered storms moving through our eastern counties with the potential that some of them clip parts of the Austin Metro through early evening. CENTRAL TEXAS RAI
  
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• Trending cooler and wetter next week

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- More manageable heat in the forecast as we track a pattern change that brings not only cooler temperatures but also better rain chances by early next week. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSToday should be several degrees cooler as high pressure loses strength and pushes away. We'll still get plenty of sunshine with isolated showers and storms possible again. This time the areas of best rain chances should be the Austin-metro and our eastern counties. Rain coverage should be fairly l
  
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• Temperatures coming down as rain chances creep up

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures will slowly come down starting today. It won't be perfect... but it's getting better.Afternoon highs will climb above 100° areawide today. Austin's forecast high of 105° and expected heat index of 108° is enough to keep an Excessive Heat Warning in place for another day.Plan on plenty of sunshine, but some scattered clouds could squeeze out a few more isolated storms and downpours, especially west of I-35 this afternoon and evening.A few isolated showers
  
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• Scattered storms now, but drier this weekend

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures were 3-6 degrees cooler today than on Thursday, but we still managed triple digits in Austin.Heat Advisories continue into the evening for most areas as the humid air pushes the feels-like temperatures several degrees hotter.Heat Advisory in effect Friday afternoon and eveningAt the same time we're tracking scattered storms moving through our eastern counties and into the Austin Metro.CENTRAL TEXAS RADARWhile severe weather isn't expected, any downpours could produc
  
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• Highs in the 90s ahead with several rain chances

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Oops we did it again! We broke another record high today. The previous record of 105º set in 2011, 1925 and 1917 on this day was broken by 3 p.m. today when we reached 106º at Austin's Camp Mabry. It's possible temperatures climb a little higher before we reach our high for the day.Excessive Heat Warnings continue for most of us, perhaps for the last time for a little while, as temperatures take a notable drop tomorrow.Heat alerts in effect until 9 p.m. ThursdaySpotty
  
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• Drier weekend, but more storms next week

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures were 3-6 degrees cooler on Friday than on Thursday, but we still managed triple digits in Austin for our 30th time this year.Scattered storms moved through parts of the area bringing beneficial rain, but also wind gusts over 50 mph in some areas. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSThe rest of the night looks mostly clear and dry with lows dropping into the middle and upper 70s by the time we start Saturday morningWeekend forecastThis weekend looks mostly sunny, less hot,
  
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• Could today be the hottest day of this year?

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Monday's high of 104° was the hottest day of the year ... until Tuesday. Tuesday's high was 106°, making August 20th the hottest day this summer. Today may wind up as THE hottest day of the year with a forecast high of 107°.Today's normal high is 98°That 107° would also be a record high for August 21st. The current record is 105° set in 1917, 1925, and 2011.The Excessive Heat Warning continues until 9 p.m. on Wednesday for 13 of our 15 counties. Forecast
  
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• Approaching another "hottest day of this summer"

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Again this morning the day dawned with a clear sky. Most lows were in the 70s, including 79° at Camp Mabry (4° above normal) and 74° at Austin-Bergstrom.
  Monday's high of 104° was the hottest day of the year ... until Tuesday. Tuesday's high was 106°, making August 20th the hottest day this summer. Today may wind up as THE hottest day of the year with a forecast high of 107°.Today's normal high is 98°That 107° would also be a record high for Augus
  
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• After hottest day of summer, a cool down coming

  21-08-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today's high (so far) of 108º beats the previous record of 107º set in 1925. This also makes Wednesday the hottest day of 2024 and (probably) the hottest day of the rest of the year.This is dangerous heat, even if you've lived in Texas for decades. Please take care of yourself, your pets and neighbors.A few spotty showers have formed in the Hill Country and some strong downburst winds may result in those very localized areas that experience rain.Tonight rain chances dr
  
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• Leander ISD staffing levels improve, superintendent opposes school vouchers

  21-08-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) -- After years of struggling to fully staff classrooms, cafeterias, and extracurriculars, staffing at Leander ISD is the best it's been in years.
  Superintendent Dr. Bruce Gearing attributes the improvement in part to a 2.5 percent pay raise of midpoint for all teachers and staff that will be reflected on their first paycheck of the school year.
  As a result, the starting salary jumped to $56,995, with all teachers receiving an extra $1,540 per year.Gearing talked with KXAN a
  
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• Central Texas students start school year with new tool that could revolutionize education, experts say

  21-08-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Students heading back to school this semester are entering the classroom with a new tool that experts say could soon be as common as a calculator."It's a very useful tool, and students are going to have to know how to use that tool, when they should use that tool, when they shouldn't use the tool," said Greg Durrett, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas in Austin.What is this tool? Large language models, AKA Chat GPT."I would li
  
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• Watermelon wrapping used to hide 2 tons of meth, CBP says

  21-08-2024 05:19 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Like tiny gifts, smugglers wrapped packages of meth in bright green plastic with stripes that made them look like small watermelons.Each bundle of meth resembled a small watermelon piñata or a paper watermelon lantern. They arrived last Friday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Commercial Facility in San Diego in a tractor-trailer driven by a 29-year-old man who was supposed to be hauling real watermelons.
  It is unclear if the truck was carrying any actual fr
  
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• Watermelon shipment was 2 tons of plastic-wrapped meth, CBP says

  21-08-2024 05:19 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Like tiny gifts, smugglers wrapped packages of meth in bright green plastic with stripes that made them look like small watermelons.Each bundle of meth resembled a small watermelon piñata or a paper watermelon lantern. They arrived last Friday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Commercial Facility in San Diego in a tractor-trailer driven by a 29-year-old man who was supposed to be hauling real watermelons.
  It is unclear if the truck was carrying any actual fr
  
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• Lil Jon energizes crowd with surprise performance at Democratic convention

  21-08-2024 05:17 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- A symbolic roll call at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night turned into a dance party, with a DJ playing state-themed songs and Georgia's own Lil Jon energizing the crowd with a surprise performance.
  The rapper and Atlanta native joined the Georgia delegation to deliver its 123 votes for Vice President Kamala Harris during night two of the convention."Georgia, how do you cast your votes?" asked DNC Secretary Jason Rae.The camera then panned to Lil Jon, who's birth name
  
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• Leander bridal shop closes amid complaints, owes past-due rent

  21-08-2024 05:05 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) --- A Leander bridal shop recently closed because of missing rent payments.
  The closure happened at the same time the business, Lace & Grace Bridal Boutique, received multiple complaints from customers.A lockout notice was posted on the shop's doors and the letter said the owner owed past-due rent. KXAN reached out to the landlord for more details, but we're told they couldn't disclose that information.
  From fairytale to a nightmareIn just two months, Cindy Pelland's da
  
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• Shoring up pass defense is critical to the Longhorns 1st SEC season

  21-08-2024 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A big knock against the Texas Longhorns last year was their pass defense. They ranked No. 116 in FBS allowing more than 254 yards per game and were torched through the air by Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix, Jr., for 430 yards in the College Football Playoff semifinals.The defense is on a mission this season to not let another quarterback light them up like that again. Quinn Ewers, deputy of Fansville? Longhorns QB featured in Dr Pepper ad campaignSophomore def
  
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• Reserve officers wanted in Johnson City

  21-08-2024 04:28 via kxan.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Texas (KXAN) -- "It is the idyllic Texas Hill Country Town," Mayor Stephanie Fisher said about Johnson City, which is about an hour outside of Austin. "It's a very safe place to live."Fisher doesn't want that to change."Pretty large population boom in the last couple of years. And it's one of those things where even if we have excellent police coverage, it's one of those things where there's almost never enough," she said.The city currently has eight full time police officers. The
  
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• Fifth candidate enters Austin mayoral race at the final hour -- meet Jeffery Bowen

  21-08-2024 04:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are five 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.Jeffery L. Bowen, one of the five candidates, sat down with KXAN’s Grace Reader to talk about everything from why he voted 'no' on Project Connect to his role in the lawsuit that undid Austin's land development code rewrite to why he decided to jump in the race when he did.
  Bowen entered the race just hou
  
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• City of Hutto breaks ground on South Wastewater Treatment Plant

  21-08-2024 04:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, the city of Hutto broke ground on a crucial expansion of its South Wastewater Treatment Plant.The expansion will increase the capacity from 2.5 million gallons a day to six million gallons a day, according to the city.
  The city said the plant's expansion is critical to support both Hutto's continued growth and its environmentally friendly development.According to the city, the project will cost a total of $180 million.City of Hutto Mayor Pro Tem Peter Gordon told KXA
  
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