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• Family 'wants justice' in shooting, APD paints different picture

  27-08-2024 23:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An early morning shooting in the middle of July left a 15-year-old teen shot in the back. His family claims the Austin Police Department and the district attorney have dropped the ball because no one has been charged.
  Officers, however, paint a very different picture of what happened that night. TRENDING: Missing woman Brenna Swindell found safe"On July 19 I got a call that at 3 a.m. Jamir was shot," Clarissa Moore said during a news conference Tuesday morning. "His right kidney
  
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• New lawsuit takes aim at Project Connect's property tax funding in latest Austin budget

  27-08-2024 22:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of Austin plaintiffs filed a new lawsuit against the Austin City Council on Monday over property tax rate allocations to the Project Connect mass transit program, according to documents obtained by KXAN.The lawsuit alleged Austin City Council's now-approved property tax rate for fiscal year 2025 violates Texas Tax Code, arguing the 2020 property tax rate increase for Project Connect funding is no longer feasible and that the tax isn't being used as promised to const
  
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• APD trying to identify alleged hike-and-bike trail sexual assault suspect

  27-08-2024 22:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help to find a suspect wanted in connection with an "attempted sexual assault" on the downtown hike-and-bike trail back in July, the agency said in a news release Tuesday.Around 5 p.m., July 21, the alleged suspect walked up to a victim who was walking on the Ann & Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, the release said. That trail is "parallel" to the 1700 block of South Lakeshore Boulevard. The suspect asked the victim what tim
  
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• Gov. Abbott planning to expand buoy border barriers in Rio Grande

  27-08-2024 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to expand buoy barriers across the Rio Grande to stop migrants from crossing the southern border but is waiting for a court to affirm the state's right to use them.In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, Abbott said buoys are one of the most effective ways to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas. He added the cost is “one-tenth” that of a border wall. Gov. Abbott spoke with Ali Bradley, who
  
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• How does Austin track issues, repairs in 1,500+ city-run EV chargers?

  27-08-2024 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been more than a decade since the City of Austin introduced its city-run electric vehicle charging network in 2012. In the years since, that network has expanded to more than 1,500 city-owned chargers.But how has Austin's charging technology evolved as overall EV technology has progressed? And how does the city keep track of chargers in need of repair?Matt Mitchell, a public information officer with Austin Energy (AE), told KXAN AE has partnerships with ChargePoint and
  
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• Austin voter among 2.2 million on 'suspense list' shares how he fixed it

  27-08-2024 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Nico Ramsey went to check his voter record last week, he said he surprisingly found himself among the 2.2 million Texans whose registration status is currently listed as "suspense."
  What this means, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office, is that their counties do not know their address or think they moved, which often happens because either a voter registration card or a jury summons sent in the mail is returned as undeliverable.1.1 million ineligible vote
  
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• Man arrested, charged with DWI after auto-ped where 2 people died

  27-08-2024 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was arrested and charged with a DWI after allegedly being involved in an auto-pedestrian crash where two people died, according to the Austin Police Department.
  APD arrested Edward Rodriguez, 22, in connection with the crash.
  APD officers responded to the crash shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in the 6500 block of North Lamar Boulevard. Police said the crash involved a vehicle and two pedestrians, and the pedestrians died on the scene.
  The pedestrians were identi
  
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• Frontier Airlines to launch Austin-Atlanta nonstop in October

  27-08-2024 21:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Frontier Airlines will launch nonstop service between Austin and Atlanta beginning in October, the airline announced Tuesday.Flights between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will begin Oct. 11. The year-round service will operate three times a week, with introductory fares as low as $29.Flights will depart Austin at 1:44 p.m. on Sundays, 5:47 p.m. on Mondays and 4:23 p.m. on Fridays. The route will be operated by Ai
  
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• Katz's restaurant owners buy space in downtown Austin

  27-08-2024 18:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After shuttering in 2010, Katz's Deli could make a comeback of sorts in Austin.Barry and Lisa Katz, owners of the Katz's restaurant company, bought the property at 618 W. 6th St. in an auction, a company representative said.Remember these old Austin spots? Nostalgic restaurants, businesses no longer aroundKatz's Deli and Bar closed in 2010 after three decades in business. Austin Business Journal reported that the business filed for bankruptcy after about $27,500 i
  
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• Megabus discontinues Texas routes amid service changes

  27-08-2024 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Megabus will no longer be operating in Texas after cancelling routes to four Texas cities, the bus company announced earlier this month.Megabus discontinued routes operating in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston as of Aug. 16, the announcement said. All customers with tickets booked beyond that date should've been notified, with refunds processed.Those aren't the only changes to Megabus' system operations. The bus company announced Peter Pan Bus Lines would operates rou
  
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• Pothole on I-35 causing delays in north Austin

  27-08-2024 17:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews are working to fix a pothole in a main lane of Interstate 35, and the repairs are causing some traffic delays Tuesday morning.The issue is on the southbound main lanes of I-35, just north of Howard Lane in north Austin. The Texas Department of Transportation said a drainage issue caused the pothole.
  TxDOT said it would finish repairs by Tuesday evening.
  The southbound right lane at Howard Lane is closed while crews repair the roadway, TxDOT said.The department did not
  
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• Emergency repairs on I-35 in north Austin causing delays

  27-08-2024 17:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews are working to fix a hole in a main lane of Interstate 35, and the repairs are causing some traffic delays Tuesday morning.
  The issue is on the southbound main lanes of I-35, just north of Howard Lane in north Austin. The Texas Department of Transportation said a drainage inlet was damaged.
  A repair timeline was not shared.
  The southbound right lane at Howard Lane is closed while crews repair the roadway, TxDOT said.
  
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• Grants awarded to Austin schools who show how to be sustainable

  27-08-2024 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Office of Sustainability is again awarding grants up to $3000 for schools creating innovative projects that will help educate students to be good stewards of the environment.Public schools, private schools, and charter schools are eligible so long as they subscribe to at least one city service.
  The program allows students and community members to have hands-on involvement in learning things like composting, rainwater collection and harvesting, planting garde
  
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• Grants awarded to Austin schools showing how to be sustainable

  27-08-2024 17:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Office of Sustainability is again awarding grants up to $3000 for schools creating innovative projects that will help educate students to be good stewards of the environment.Public schools, private schools, and charter schools are eligible so long as they subscribe to at least one city service.
  The program allows students and community members to have hands-on involvement in learning things like composting, rainwater collection and harvesting, planting garde
  
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• LIVE: Are triple digits done for the year in Austin?

  27-08-2024 17:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas just finished its longest triple-digit stretch of the year. From Aug. 12-23 we had highs at Austin's Camp Mabry reach 100º or hotter.
  That 12-day stretch was nothing compared to the 45-day run we had in 2023, but it still made for some record-breaking heat at times.Now, we're forecasting a cooler stretch of 90s for at least the next week. Does this mean we're done with triple digits in Austin this year?
  When is our 'normal' last triple-digit day?Over the
  
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• Are triple digits done for the year in Austin?

  27-08-2024 17:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas just finished its longest triple-digit stretch of the year. From Aug. 12-23 we had highs at Austin's Camp Mabry reach 100º or hotter.
  That 12-day stretch was nothing compared to the 45-day run we had in 2023, but it still made for some record-breaking heat at times.Now, we're forecasting a cooler stretch of 90s for at least the next week. Does this mean we're done with triple digits in Austin this year?When is our 'normal' last triple-digit day?Over the 3
  
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• Raul Meza: Judge denies plea offer presented for suspected serial killer

  27-08-2024 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Raul Meza, a convicted killer who faces two additional murder charges, was in court for a pretrial conference Tuesday.Prosecutors and defense attorneys approached Judge Julie Kocurek with a plea deal. Kocurek denied the offer and said she would not accept an offer that gives Meza the option for parole.
  Meza killed 8-year-old Kendra Page in 1982. The conviction came as a result of a plea deal. Due to lax state laws at the time, he got out of prison after 11 years for good behavio
  
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• Raul Meza: Court proceedings continue for suspected serial killer's murder case

  27-08-2024 16:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Raul Meza, a convicted killer who faces two additional murder charges, is set for a pretrial hearing Tuesday.Meza killed 8-year-old Kendra Page in 1982. The conviction came as a result of a plea deal. Due to lax state laws at the time, he got out of prison after 11 years for good behavior.The Austin Police Department arrested him in May 2023 in connection to the murder of Jesse Fraga, 80, of Pflugerville. When Meza turned himself in for that crime, police said he implicated hims
  
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• Rice University student killed in murder-suicide, officials say

  27-08-2024 15:37 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — A Rice University student was found dead on Monday in what officials call an apparent murder-suicide.Investigators identified the student as Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a junior from Maryland.According to campus police, she missed her class on Monday and a family member couldn't reach her, so they asked for a welfare check.Avila and another man were found dead in her room.Investigators say the man was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and they believe the two had
  
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• LIVE: College students sought to help NASA return to moon

  27-08-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  SPACE (KXAN) -- NASA needs some help with frozen liquid. As part of the space agency's planned trip to the moon as part of the Artemis mission, NASA is looking for a way to store "super-chilled" propellants for months on end.Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon’s surface during the Artemis mission. Credits: SpaceX
  They're asking college students for help.Announced earlier this month, NASA's 2025 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) is ope
  
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• College students sought to help NASA return to moon

  27-08-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  SPACE (KXAN) -- NASA needs some help with frozen liquid. As part of the space agency's planned trip to the moon as part of the Artemis mission, NASA is looking for a way to store "super-chilled" propellants for months on end.Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon’s surface during the Artemis mission. Credits: SpaceX
  They're asking college students for help.Announced earlier this month, NASA's 2025 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) is ope
  
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• Community court to housing: This Austin pipeline to address homelessness is working

  27-08-2024 03:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's a solution to homelessness that's working -- and Austin City Council will vote on whether to continue that work Thursday.
  The Downtown Austin Community Court helps people experiencing homelessness clear criminal cases while also connecting them to resources. Community court now serves people all over Austin, not just downtown, through its mobile court program.
  For the past five years, Community Court has partnered with Family Eldercare and Foundation Communities to get some
  
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• Mariah Carey's mother and sister die on the same day: 'My heart is broken'

  27-08-2024 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  **Related Video Above: Remembering the celebrities who died last year(WJW) — Mariah Carey is mourning the loss of her mother and sister, who recently passed away on the same day, PEOPLE and other outlets confirmed.It's unclear what day the two died, but it reportedly happened over the weekend. What led to their passing is also unknown at this time.High school quarterback dies after suffering brain injury during game"My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly
  
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• Judge recommends retrial in Austin murder convict's 1990s case

  27-08-2024 03:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Anita Byington was killed in east Austin in 1991. She was 21 years old at the time."She had a future ahead of, her she was in college. She was funny. She was animated. She was beautiful," her cousin Kristina said. "She was my best friend."On Monday, she went to the crime scene for the first time.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Travis County officials apologize amid past theories of county murder victim’s death"I just had to see it once. Because I had imagined it for so many years. And
  
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• 1.1M ineligible voters removed from Texas voter rolls

  27-08-2024 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas has removed 1.1 million people from voter rolls since 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott's office announced Monday, highlighting efforts to clean up election data and ensure legal registration.That includes 6,500 potential noncitizens and 457,000 deceased people, according to data the governor's office provided.“Election integrity is essential to our democracy,” Abbott said. "The Secretary of State and county voter registrars have an ongoing legal requirement to review
  
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• 'It is nuts': Some Manor residents wake up to brown, murky water for second time this year

  27-08-2024 00:42 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) – When some in Manor, Texas, got ready for work Monday morning, they turned on their taps and were met with brown, murky water flowing from their faucets. “It is nuts, it is really nuts,” said Phil Stone, who moved to Manor from Florida with his wife 18 months ago. Stone said this is the second time this occurred since moving to his new home. “It’s a real pain,” he said. “I think every place has some challenges with wat
  
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• APD: One dead after shooting at east Austin apartment complex

  27-08-2024 00:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a shooting happened at an apartment complex in east Austin, Austin Police Sgt. Lee Knouse said during a media briefing Monday.At approximately 2:08 p.m., 911 dispatch received an emergency call of a shooting at the complex in the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road, Knouse said. He said the incident occurred on the property but not in a unit at the complex.APD, Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department all responded to the scene, Knous
  
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• APD investigating homicide in east Austin

  27-08-2024 00:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in east Austin that happened Monday, the agency said on social media.Shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of South Pleasant Valley Road, according to police.APD said it planned to have a media briefing to provide more information. No other details were released.
  
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• 3 injured in Loop 360 crash Monday afternoon

  27-08-2024 00:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Loop 360/Capital of Texas Highway Monday afternoon.Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash happened on the North Capital of Texas Highway to Research Boulevard southbound ramp just before 4:30 p.m. ATCEMS and the Austin Fire Department responded to the scene.Medics transported one patient to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries, while two were taken to St. David's Round Rock Me
  
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• Two juveniles arrested in connection with east Austin homicide

  27-08-2024 00:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two juveniles were arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide that happened last week in east Austin, the Austin Police Department said in a release on Monday.Around 8:35 p.m. on Aug. 22, officers responded to the 6300 block of Thurgood Avenue to a reported homicide and found a juvenile male, who police later identified as Jeremiah Cavazos, 13. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 8:55 p.m., the release said. Man dead after being shot in the chest in east A
  
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