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• Wenaas, Halter named SEC volleyball players of the week

  02-09-2024 23:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The top-ranked Texas Longhorns volleyball team started the 2024 season on the right foot Sunday, and two players were named Southeastern Conference players of the week for their performances.TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 17: Texas libero Emma Halter (2) readies for play with the Texas Longhorn logo in the background during the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship match between Texas Longhorns and Nebraska Cornhuskers on December 17, 2023, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
  
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• Texas junior Cam Williams snags SEC offensive lineman of the week honor

  02-09-2024 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas junior Cam Williams was named a co-offensive lineman of the week by the Southeastern Conference after a tremendous performance against Colorado State.The SEC announced the honor Monday for Williams, who head coach Steve Sarkisian is "really proud of." Showdown at Michigan draws parallels with 2023’s game in Tuscaloosa"He's completely changed his body composition, from how he was built when he got here to now," Sarkisian said. "The athleticism he possesses and th
  
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• Showdown at Michigan draws parallels with 2023's game in Tuscaloosa

  02-09-2024 23:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — About half of the current Texas travel roster was on the field in Tuscaloosa last season for the Longhorns' 34-24 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, marking the program's return to the national spotlight and spearheading an appearance in the College Football Playoff.The Longhorns have another marquee matchup on the road Saturday when they face the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines at "The Big House," in Ann Arbor. Head coach Steve Sarkisian said he'll rely on
  
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• Abbott announces $10K reward for arrest, following alleged murder of 90-year-old Navy veteran

  02-09-2024 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $10,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest in connection with a a 90-year-old Navy veteran who was allegedly murdered in Houston over the weekend, Abbott's office said in a news release.Crime Stoppers is offering its own reward of $5,000. Including the state reward, that brings the amount up to $15,000, the release said.Tipsters who are eligible for a cash reward should either call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may not have had a prenup, but you should consider one

  02-09-2024 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez's divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement.A prenup is a legal document for soon-to-be-married couples that lays out how they will divide their assets during their marriage and if they divorce. They're common for celebrities and very wealthy couples, but divorce law attorney Raiford Dalto
  
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• His school district is a rarity in Texas with a surplus — but it could change

  02-09-2024 20:21 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video is from "Texas in the Red," a KXAN investigation that found most Central Texas school districts have already adopted new budgets for the 2024-25 school year that are in a deficit. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Superintendent Brandon Schovajsa pulls off, in a day, what many would not even consider taking on in a week. He helps cover school bus routes, teaches a biology class in the afternoon, helps coach the football team and works as the superintendent for his small s
  
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• SEE IT: 'Flying spaghetti monster' and other recent eye-catching finds in the deep sea

  02-09-2024 20:07 via kxan.com
  
  (WJW) - A team of oceanographers set out on a 28-day expedition to the international waters of the Nazca Ridge, about 900 miles off the coast of Chile, and during that time they made some pretty eye-catching discoveries.Among them is an underwater mountain nearly 2 miles tall. The newly discovered seamount is part of a larger mountain chain.During the expedition, which finished in August, the team mapped out the seamount and took a dive using an underwater robot. PHOTOS: Ohio insects so close &m
  
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• Where did the rule of not wearing white after Labor Day come from?

  02-09-2024 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — It's something that people have said for generations: "You can't wear white after Labor Day." But where did this fashion "rule" originate?Fashion experts believe the tradition likely dates back to the Gilded Age in the late 1800s, around the same time Labor Day was established.
  Wealthy New Yorkers would spend their summers in places like Newport, Rhode Island, donning cool, white outfits. At the end of the season, these garments were packed away as the well
  
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• Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws

  02-09-2024 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. But resident Andrew Roberts has recently introduced a different item on evening walks through his neighborhood: a long-poled battle-axe.Roberts, director of the nonprofit Hawaii Firearms Coalition, has been taking the 15th-century-style European halberd on strolls since May. That's when Hawaii loosened its weapons laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision that Ameri
  
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• Marijuana joint helps police crack deadly 1989 hit-and-run cold case in North Carolina

  02-09-2024 19:06 via kxan.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – DNA from a decades-old marijuana joint helped detectives solve a hit-and-run cold case that killed a North Carolina woman 34 years ago, police announced Friday.
  The crash happened at a Charlotte intersection on Dec. 29, 1989. The victim, 52-year-old Ruth Buchanan, was walking across the street after leaving a department store when she was struck by a dark-colored vehicle that failed to stop at a red light, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (C
  
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• Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Boar's Head listeria outbreak

  02-09-2024 18:46 via kxan.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WAVY) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an 88-year-old Virginia man who, according to his family, died after eating Boar's Head meat included in a massive recall.Gunter Morgenstein of Newport News died died after eating meat that turned out to be part of a massive recall from Boar's Head, according to his family and a law firm that has filed a lawsuit on behalf of his family.
  Gunter Morgenstein of Newport News was initially rushed to the hospital for
  
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• August lived up to being the hottest month of the year

  02-09-2024 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTN (KXAN) -- The month of August ended with temperatures above normal and precipitation below normal. It was hoped that August would extend above-normal rainfall measured in July (3.03" with a normal of 1.96").Statistically, the eighth month of the year is the hottest month in Austin. In fact, the first 14 days are the hottest days of the year with a "normal" daytime maximum temperature of 99°. In the first 14 days of August, the high reached 99° or higher 10 times.For the month, Augu
  
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• Was the total solar eclipse as good for the economy as predicted?

  02-09-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  FREDRICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – Fredericksburg Mayor Jeryl Hoover said some city officials were preparing for the total solar eclipse on April 8 for as long as two years. “We thought, ‘Well, Fredericksburg is already popular with visitors so probably there are people everywhere planning to come to Fredericksburg,’” Hoover said. “We overestimated the people who would come, but we [still] did well,” he continued. Hoover said some estimated the smal
  
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• Top 10 countdown: These are the most popular Texas state parks each fall

  02-09-2024 14:30 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) — Looking for an outdoor adventure this fall? Depending on the weather, one of Texas' many state parks may be just what you're looking for.Across the Lone Star State, there are 8
  
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• Williamson County cracking down on illegal dumping

  02-09-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) —Williamson County is continuing its efforts to crack down on people illegally dumping their trash.Many times authorities said they find the trash down rural roads, or even on people's land."Unfortunately, we are the prime target here in Williamson County," said Williamson County Precinct 4 Constable, Paul Leal. "If you dump on us in Williamson County Precinct 4, we will do everything we can to find out who you are and we will put you in jail for it."In 2021
  
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• Pflugerville Public Library launches new online platform for skilled trades industry

  02-09-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) --- There are thousands of jobs in fields like construction, transportation and utilities that need to be filled in Central Texas.
  Pflugerville Public Library hopes to chip away at that number through its new online platform called Blue Career.
  "It gives you the opportunity to kind of dive into the professions, see what kind of trainings are necessary, if there's apprenticeships available or search for jobs," said Pflugerville Public Library Assistant Director Daniel B
  
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• Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus

  02-09-2024 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year Scottie Scheffler won’t forget ended the best way possible Sunday when he won the FedEx Cup to cap off golf’s best season in nearly two decades.“If you can describe it in words, more power to you,” Scheffler said after his four-shot victory in the Tour Championship for his eighth win of the year. “Because I don&rsqu
  
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• Austin Police say man allegedly robbed multiple game rooms

  02-09-2024 01:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- A suspect in multiple game room robberies has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to an Austin Police Department arrest warrant.APD charged 28-year-old Isiah Dwayne Turner currently faces six felony counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to Travis County court records. KXAN has reached out to Turner's lawyers for comment. APD arrest 2 wanted in South Congress game room robberyJust before 1 p.m. on on July 5, APD officers respo
  
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