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• US Open: Peyton Stearns claims first-round victory over Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko

  26-08-2024 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Longhorns tennis star Peyton Stearns is off to a good start at the U.S. Open.Stearns topped Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 7-5 in a first-round match Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, using a powerful serve to get the job done.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersStearns smacked eight service aces and won 71% of points on her f
  
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• Delta Air Lines to launch nonstop Austin-New Orleans route in February 2025

  26-08-2024 22:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Delta Air Lines will soon offer nonstop service between Austin and New Orleans.Flights will operate twice daily beginning Feb. 27. An airline spokesperson said the route will launch as part of its Mardi Gras special event package, and service will then remain yearround.Flights will depart AUS at both 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Return flights will leave New Orleans at both 10:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Flights will operate on Embraer 175 aircraft by SkyWest Airlines, which operates as Del
  
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• Unclaimed $1M Texas Lottery ticket set to expire soon

  26-08-2024 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An unclaimed $1 million Texas Lottery ticket from a March drawing is set to expire soon.The Texas Lottery said the Mega Millions winning ticket from the March 19 drawing will expire on Sept. 15. The winning ticket had been purchased at the All-Season Food, located at 3411 Antoine Drive in Houston.
  Officials said the $1 million ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers: 24-46-49-62-66 but didn't match the gold Mega Ball number, which was 7.What happens to unclaimed T
  
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• Three Utahns drown in whirlpool during canyoneering trip in Sierra Nevadas

  26-08-2024 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Three Utahns died after being caught in a whirlpool during a canyoneering trip in the Sierra Nevada mountain range on Friday, according to the Tulare County Fire Dept.Fire officials responded to a possible drowning at Seven Teacups, a hiking area in Tulare County, Calif., just before 5:20 p.m. on Friday. Upon arrival on scene, fire personnel found three people deceased.The three victims have been identified as David Bell, Jeannine Skinner and Peter On. Candlelight vigil
  
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• Trump, Harris campaigns clash over muting mics during scheduled ABC debate

  26-08-2024 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Trump and Harris campaigns are in disagreement about whether microphones should be muted during a scheduled upcoming debate, prompting former President Donald Trump to raise questions about his participation.The Trump campaign has argued each candidate should have their microphone muted when it’s not their turn to speak, similar to the rules used during Trump’s June debate on CNN with President Joe Biden. The Harris campaign, however, has noted it was not the party
  
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• 60 percent of supermarket baby foods are unhealthy: Research

  26-08-2024 21:43 via kxan.com
  
  Related video: A history of America's favorite baby names(The Hill) – Nearly two-thirds of infant and toddler foods in supermarkets in the United States are unhealthy, according to new research.Researchers at The George Institute for Global Health analyzed 651 infant and toddler food products from 10 different grocery chains in the U.S. in 2023. The researchers assessed how the nutritional information in these foods measured up against nutritional and promotional guidelines set by the
  
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• CeeDee Lamb signs multi-year contract with Dallas Cowboys

  26-08-2024 21:29 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS, Texas (KETK) - DallasCowboys.com has confirmed that two-time All-Pro receiver CeeDee Lamb has finally signed a multi-year contract to stay with the Dallas Cowboys. CeeDee Lamb’s Cryptic Instagram Post Had Fans Making Guesses About His Cowboys FutureAccording to Adam Schefter with ESPN, Lamb's new contract is a record four-year, $136 million deal that will make him the second-highest paid non-quarterback player in NFL history. That's after a reported $38 million dollar signing
  
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• LIVE: It's finally Longhorns game week: Sarkisian wants culture, effort to shine through against Colorado State

  26-08-2024 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If there's one thing that Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian is looking for in the season opener Saturday against Colorado State, it's to showcase the team's depth.In his first game week press conference of the season Monday, Sarkisian said everybody on the two-deep depth chart will play in the first half against the Rams, and he expects to dip into his bench even more as the game goes on. ‘We have some unfinished business’: Hungry Longhorns feel they sti
  
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• It's finally Longhorns game week: Sarkisian wants culture, effort to shine through against Colorado State

  26-08-2024 21:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If there's one thing that Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian is looking for in the season opener Saturday against Colorado State, it's to showcase the team's depth.In his first game week press conference of the season Monday, Sarkisian said everybody on the two-deep depth chart will play in the first half against the Rams, and he expects to dip into his bench even more as the game goes on. ‘We have some unfinished business’: Hungry Longhorns feel they sti
  
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• Austin ISD awarded $15M grant for solar panel program

  26-08-2024 21:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Department of Energy named the Austin Independent School District the recipient of a multi-million-dollar grant to expand the district's solar panel program.Austin ISD received the $15 million grant to help fund the addition of solar panels to 14 "historically underserved communities," the district said in a release Monday. It was the sole Texas school district to receive funding from the federal government's Renew America's Schools Grant program.Right now, 14 Aust
  
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• Texas lawmaker floats starting school year later to reduce 'wasteful stress' on power grid

  26-08-2024 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas lawmaker said he may introduce legislation next year aimed at pushing back the start of the school year as a way to reduce "awfully wasteful stress on our power grid," according to a social media post this weekend.
  State Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, wrote on his X account, "With 1,100 new residents daily and an ever-expanding economy, opening schools before Labor Day is an awfully wasteful stress on our power grid. Cooling thousands of buildings - often the large
  
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• Midland, UT student-formed band West 22nd to perform Longhorn City Limits Saturday

  26-08-2024 20:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Dripping Springs-based country band Midland is performing this weekend to help celebrate and kick off the start of the Longhorns football season.
  Midland will headline this year's Longhorn City Limits on Saturday, August 31 ahead of the University of Texas' football opener against Colorado State. Austin band West 22nd is also playing the free gameday concert.
  Midland was formed in Dripping Springs in 2016 and consists of lead vocalist Mark Wystrach, lead guitarist Jess Carson an
  
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• TxDOT seeking public feedback on possible SH 21 revamp

  26-08-2024 20:05 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation will host an in-person and virtual public meeting later this week about a proposed improvement project for State Hwy. 21.The state agency is evaluating possible safety and mobility enhancements along SH 21 between SH 80 and SH 130. TxDOT is studying 17.7 miles of the highway, with specific considerations including expanded capacity in both directions and added bicycle and pedestrian upgrades.While configurations vary along the roadway,
  
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• CapMetro swears in agency's first police chief

  26-08-2024 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- CapMetro swore in its first ever police chief for the agency's newly created Transit Police department on Monday morning.
  Eric Robins, the 30-year police veteran who served as the chief of police in Sugar Land, Texas, was sworn in alongside Assistant Chief Joseph Rose and Captain Jeremy Benoit during a ceremony at CapMetro's headquarters.
  The newly formed department will be part of CapMetro's three-prong public safety approach on its transit. The transit police officers will ser
  
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• Missing woman Brenna Swindell found safe after multistate search, ex-boyfriend arrested

  26-08-2024 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video is from previous reporting before Swindell was found.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman who had been reported missing last week was found safe after search efforts spanned across multiple states over several days, according to authorities.
  Brenna Swindell, 29, was previously reported missing after last being seen on August 22 in Spicewood at Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse, a bar located in the 22300 block of State Highway 71, according to the Austin Police Department. Polic
  
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• Austin Police searching for missing woman last seen in Spicewood

  26-08-2024 17:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is searching for a missing woman last seen in Spicewood last week.Brenna Swindell, 29, was last seen around 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Poodies Hilltop Bar, located in the 22300 block of State Hwy. 71. Police said she was at the bar with her ex-boyfriend, Morgan Guidry.Neither Swindell nor Guidry have been seen since, and both of their phones have bene turned off as of Aug. 23. Police said Swindell hasn't been in contact with any of her family or f
  
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• VIDEO: KXAN asks area HS football stars: What can you do better than any teammate?

  26-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's officially game week for Texas high school football. KXAN has been to several area high schools to preview the upcoming season.While many questions pertained to football, some didn't. One question we asked every player we interviewed that wasn't related to football was: What do you do better than any of your teammates?MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe answers
  
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• Landslides to nail-biters: A history of presidential elections in Texas

  26-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.
  We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas has been a Republican stronghold over the past several presidential election cycles, having voted for the Republican candidate in every election since 1980. But that wasn
  
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• Non-profit donates supplies to Kealing Middle School teachers following fire

  26-08-2024 13:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Teacher Reuse, a non-profit that offers donated school supplies to teachers for free, put together an effort to help teachers who were impacted by the Kealing Middle School fire days before the school reopened for the new year.
  The non-profit's designated chaos coordinator said they were contacted on Friday to help six teachers whose classroom was damaged from the fire. The non-profit put together six crates of basic office supplies to help the teachers restock.First day of
  
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• Wet weather continues Tuesday and leads through the weekend

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Plenty of rain kicked off Tuesday with over half an inch this morning at Austin Mabry. Some spots in the eastern counties saw just over an inch and a half. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSSpotty to scattered showers and storms will develop at times today with a slight lean to the west for better rain coverage as the parent low drifts west. No severe weather is anticipated but pockets of heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds are possible within any well-developed storm.Rain chances
  
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• Unsettled weather pattern brings periodic wet weather through the weekend

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Don't put away the umbrella just yet! Additional rounds of rain are expected between now and the start of next week. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSSpotty to scattered showers and storms will develop at times today with a slight leniency for better coverage west of I-35 as the parent low drifts west. No severe weather is anticipated but pockets of heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds are possible within any well-developed storm.Rain chances get skinny Wednesday and Thursday as we
  
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• Rain chances ramp up for Labor Day weekend

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Scattered storms and downpours continue to move through parts of Central Texas, while other areas see sunshine. Check out the latest rainfall totals so far in the link below. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSScattered storms remain possible through early-mid evening, but generally rain chances drop as the sun sets with drier weather settling in for most of the night. NEW BLOG: Are triple digits done for the year in Austin?Wednesday should start drier than today did, but a few pop-up
  
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• Out of the triple digits as rain chances return

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our luck changes for the better this week with not only cooler temperatures but also, wetter weather. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSTwo different weather-makers will bring us the chance for scattered rain and storms this week -- a low pressure system sliding in off the Gulf today and tomorrow... and a cold front dipping into the state this upcoming weekend.Scattered storms are likely to begin in the southeast counties early this afternoon before pushing northwest through the foll
  
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• On and off rain may mean storms for Labor Day

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Scattered downpours and isolated thunderstorms continue to work through Central Texas. Check out updated rainfall totals for the area in the link below. A quick quarter inch of rain (or more) is possible in spots, but most areas will receive lower amounts than that. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSShower and storm coverage will gradually fade as we head into the evening with only limited shower chances overnight.Tonight's forecastWe expect another round of scattered showers and sto
  
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• LIVE: Out of the triple digits as rain chances return

  26-08-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our luck changes for the better this week with not only cooler temperatures but also, wetter weather. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSTwo different weather-makers will bring us the chance for scattered rain and storms this week -- a low pressure system sliding in off the Gulf today and tomorrow... and a cold front dipping into the state this upcoming weekend.
  Scattered storms are likely to begin in our southeast counties early this afternoon before pushing northwest through the fol
  
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• Woman dies in downtown Austin homicide overnight, APD says

  26-08-2024 12:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman died overnight Sunday into early Monday morning in what police said was a homicide in downtown Austin.
  The Austin Police Department said the incident is being investigated as the city's 41st homicide of the year.
  A public information officer with APD said police officers who were patrolling the Sixth Street area were flagged down around 1:38 a.m. in the 500 block of East Sixth Street by a passerby who said a woman closeby appeared to be injured.
  The woman was taken to a
  
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• At least one dead after homicide in downtown Austin, APD says

  26-08-2024 12:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least one person is dead after a homicide Monday morning in the 500 block of E. 6th Street located in downtown Austin, according to the Austin Police Department.
  KXAN crews on scene saw crime scene taping blocking off an alley near Neches Street and E. 6th Street.Austin Police said there will be a media briefing, however they did not provide a time for when that will start.
  This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• Developer rolls out AI study tool to help students and professors

  26-08-2024 06:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Texas college students return to the classroom, some will be able to use an AI power tool to assist with their learning.Pearson, a electrionic learning company, rolled out a beta version of the tool in the Fall 2023 for some courses. At the start of the of Fall 2024 semester, this tool will be accessible to millions of students in the US, including Texas.The tool provides students with personalized feedback and tips when they are learning different concepts, such as
  
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• San Marcos sees a spike in auto thefts, asks for additional funds to combat them

  26-08-2024 05:03 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Amid a spike in auto thefts, the San Marcos City Council approved a grant application for $175,000 to combat auto crimes in the city.
  According to San Marcos Police data, auto thefts in the city have increased by around 50% -- from 103 to 157 – so far this year compared to the same period in 2023. SMPD said asking for additional funding was necessary to thwart the increase in thefts. “Region-wide, everyone's getting hit with auto thefts up and do
  
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