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• Hyperreal Film Club to open east Austin 'clubhouse', screening room

  04-09-2024 23:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local nonprofit Hyperreal Film Club will open a "clubhouse" in the 300 block of Chicon Street on Sept. 10, which it said will be a "homebase" for Austin filmmakers and film lovers, according to a press release from the organization."We really wanted the opportunity to focus on building community even more," said Jenni Kaye, one of Hyperreal Film Club's co-founders. "Our approach to this whole project is that there's other theaters offering a really amazing, crisp presentati
  
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• Crash between 2 vehicles and motorcycle causing traffic delays on Stassney Lane

  04-09-2024 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A crash between two vehicles and a motorcycle in south Austin is now causing traffic delays, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media Wednesday.ATCEMS medics responded to the crash at 800 East Stassney Lane shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Medics declared one adult person a "trauma alert," the agency said.EMS said drivers should expect traffic delays or seek alternate routes.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
  
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• 1 seriously injured in south Austin crash between 2 vehicles, motorcycle, ATCEMS says

  04-09-2024 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One adult was taken to the hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon between two vehicles and a motorcycle in south Austin, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.ATCEMS medics responded to the crash at 800 East Stassney Lane shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Medics declared one person as a "trauma alert," the agency said.In an update, ATCEMS said the adult was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.ATCEMS said drivers sh
  
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• Poll: 77% of Texas adults struggle with grocery costs

  04-09-2024 22:38 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — More Texans are struggling to afford groceries and access nutritionally-dense food now compared to last year, according to polling commissioned by the organization No Kid Hungry Texas.More than 1,100 people were polled in July as part of the analysis. The poll found more than three-quarters of Texas adults polled had more difficulties paying for groceries this year compared to the past year. The report added rural Texans and families were the two populations that struggled t
  
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• City of Austin 'moving toward compliance' on police g-file ruling

  04-09-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- City of Austin staff and the parties involved in the current police contract negotiations have spent the week determining and discussing next steps now that a judge has ruled it is "unlawful" for the City to withhold certain police personnel records.The records are called g-files. A g-file is an internal, confidential file that contains misconduct complaints against police officers that have not been substantiated with evidence and did not result in any form of punishment. These
  
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• What 'digital addiction' looks like in students—and how to fight it

  04-09-2024 21:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With the 2024 fall semester underway, school districts across the country are testing out smartphone-free classrooms to combat digital addiction and keep students on task.Digital addiction is exactly what it sounds like: a dependency on technology to stimulate the brain and raise dopamine levels. While some content -- especially on social media -- is designed to be addictive, neurologist Dr. Brandon Crawford said the addiction is not just fueled by the content consumed."Just the
  
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• Gas leak in Georgetown prompts road closure

  04-09-2024 21:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Georgetown Fire Department said a gas leak is causing road closures, according to a social media post from the agency.The Georgetown Fire Department said a gas leak prompted a road closure on Wednesday. (Courtesy Georgetown FD)Shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, GFD said that gas leak shutdown westbound Williams Drive from Park Meadow to Lakeway. Atmos Energy also responded to the area to make repairs, and the fire department said those repairs are "expected to last throughout t
  
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• Construction on downtown Austin bus, bike upgrades to wrap this fall

  04-09-2024 21:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A project aimed at enhancing pedestrian, cyclist and bus mobility along a stretch of downtown Austin is set to wrap construction this fall, city transportation officials said at the Austin Urban Transportation Commission meeting Tuesday.The city of Austin and CapMetro partnered on the upgrades on Trinity Street and San Jacinto Boulevard, with the complete project corridor running from Cesar Chavez Street to East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Those improvements kicked of
  
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• Can Texas eliminate property taxes?

  04-09-2024 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The short answer: no. The longer answer: definitely no, at least not anytime in the foreseeable future, and not without sacrificing vital state services like healthcare and education at all levels.State senators tasked with steering the state's massive budget gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to do the math.Eliminating property taxes would cost the state more than $81 billion per year, they found. The state raises about $47.5 billion per year in discretionary spending. Tha
  
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• 2 Central Texas teachers make list of finalists for 2025 Teacher of the Year

  04-09-2024 20:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Association of School Administrators, or TASA, on Wednesday released its list of finalists for the 2025 Teacher of the Year program, and two of them are from the Central Texas area.
  Two teachers listed under the Secondary Teacher of the Year category teach in the greater Austin area.
  The three finalists for Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year are Christine Mihealsick from Westwood High School in Round Rock ISD, Darla Morrow from James R. Brooks Middle School in Greenwo
  
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• New supercomputer coming to Round Rock

  04-09-2024 20:34 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A new, multi-million dollar supercomputer is headed to Round Rock. The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) partnered with Sabey Data Centers for the project.The supercomputer, dubbed "Horizon," is expected to be online in 2026. The technology is part of a new, larger program from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which recently helped fund $457 million to UT to help bring the academic supercomputer to the area. Ne
  
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• More than $2 million in new funding aimed at helping Austinites exit homelessness

  04-09-2024 19:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Office on Wednesday announced it received over $2 million in federal funding to help Austin individuals and families exit homelessness.
  The HSO said in a release the $2,100,000 "can be used to remove barriers that keep people from securing housing or as incentives for local property owners to make housing units available for people at-risk or experiencing homelessness."The funding covers two programs: the Property Engagement and Education p
  
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• Austin historic preservation grant applications open Sept. 10

  04-09-2024 18:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin Heritage Tourism Division will open an application period for its "Heritage Preservation" grants on Sept. 10, with a total of $3 million available for recipients.Nonprofits, companies and government agencies "must demonstrate two years of operating" in the city, and must also submit examples of marketing their location as historic. Residential property owners, and entities already receiving funding from a different hotel occupancy tax-funded program,
  
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• Sheriff says 'casualties have been reported' in Georgia high school shooting

  04-09-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, was evacuated Wednesday morning after reports of gunfire.“Casualties have been reported, however details on the number or their conditions is not available at this time,” the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement to CNN.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it "responded to a shooting," but didn't confirm the number of injuries. A suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said.“Apalachee High Sc
  
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• LIVE SOON: 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting, officials say

  04-09-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – At least four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about the victims were not released.A suspect has been taken into custody. "Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate," the Bureau said on X. Reports of shootings at other schools in the
  
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• LIVE: 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting; 14-year-old suspect in custody

  04-09-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about those injured were not released.The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School, is alive and in custody, Bureau Director Chris Hosey said in an afternoon press conference. He has bee
  
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• 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

  04-09-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – At least four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Bureau. The ages or any other details about the victims were not released.A suspect has been taken into custody. "Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate," the Bureau said on X.Sheriff Jud Smith said law enforcement received
  
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• 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting; 14-year-old suspect in custody

  04-09-2024 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about those injured were not released.The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School, is alive and in custody, Bureau Director Chris Hosey said in an afternoon press conference. He has bee
  
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• Suspect identified in southeast Austin shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured

  04-09-2024 18:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department identified the suspect who was allegedly involved in a June shooting on South Pleasant Valley Road that left two people dead and one injured.
  APD said Hector Olvera, 37, is facing capital murder charges in connection with the shooting. According to online jail records, Olvera is being held in the Travis County Jail on a bond of more than $1 million on several different charges. APD investigates shooting in southeast Austin, two deadKXAN is working to
  
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• New public transit services roll out in Elgin, La Grange

  04-09-2024 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — The cities of La Grange and Elgin have new transit services now available, following a partnership with the Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS).Both cities debuted CARTS NOW, an on-demand transit system that will offer curb-to-curb rides within both cities, CARTS officials announced this week. Both CARTS NOW in Elgin and La Grange launched Tuesday, with rides free for the first 90 days of operations, officials added.Those utilizing CARTS NOW services can
  
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• KXAN launches 'Inside Austin's Agenda' with guest Council Member Ryan Alter

  04-09-2024 16:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Wednesday, KXAN is launching its first episode of 'Inside Austin's Agenda' -- a KXAN Live show and podcast -- with guest Council Member Ryan Alter.
  Every other week, KXAN will interview local news makers to give you an idea of what's happening behind the scenes in local government -- and the impacts these leaders have on your daily life.
  We'll get Alter's reaction to a lawsuit that forced the city of Austin to remove charter amendments from your November ballot. We'll also talk
  
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• Texas football understands importance of Michigan game

  04-09-2024 16:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 3 Texas Longhorns are set to roll into Ann Arbor, Michigan this weekend as the betting favorite against No. 10 Michigan. A year ago when the Longhorns went on the road in Week 2, they faced No. 3 Alabama and were certainly not the betting favorite.The Longhorns upset the Crimson Tide in a win that set the tone for a season that ended in the College Football Playoff.While Texas players will say they treat every game the same, the Longhorns celebrated in a major way a
  
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• Texas football knows importance of Michigan game

  04-09-2024 16:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The third-ranked Texas Longhorns are set to roll into Ann Arbor, Michigan this weekend as the betting favorite. A year ago when the Longhorns went on the road in Week 2, they faced the number three team in the country and were certainly not the betting favorite.This year Texas will play the reigning national champion Michigan Wolverines, who are ranked tenth. Last year they battled perennial power Alabama.The Longhorns upset the Crimson Tide in a win that set the tone for a seaso
  
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• Dog intelligence explored in upcoming event at the University of Texas

  04-09-2024 14:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- How smart is your dog? New research out of Duke University, presented at the University of Texas later this month, is exploring this question.
  Granger is one of many dogs up for adoption at Austin Pets Alive! He responds to commands and loves running on the agility course. (Credit: Tim Holcomb/KXAN)
  Dr. Brian Hare's new book, "Puppy Kindergarten," includes what he calls the "first time that anyone's done a longitudinal or a deep dive into how puppies develop during the last peri
  
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• Austin Police looking for suspects in October 2023 robbery

  04-09-2024 12:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is asking the community for help in searching for two suspects involved in a robbery back in October 2023. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Ken Street.
  Austin Police said the victim was knocked out and robbed of their personal belongings. The two suspects then fled the scene in a beige 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.APD described one of the suspects as a male who was about 5'8" to 5'10" tall, with a slender build, and in his 20s
  
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• Lower rain chances for the rest of the week

  04-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Heavy showers and storms over the past 48 hours dropped 5"-7" of rain in parts of the Hill Country. The Lower Colorado River Authority have since partially opened one floodgate at Wirtz Dam and Max Starcke Dam. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALS NEW BLOG: September forecast updated. Will rain continue?The atmosphere may pop-up a few spotty showers or storms during the day today, but rain coverage looks to be way down over Tuesday. I expect we'll have clouds slowly giving way to some
  
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• LIVE: Lower rain chances for the rest of the week

  04-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Heavy showers and storms over the past 48 hours dropped 5"-7" of rain in parts of the Hill Country. The Lower Colorado River Authority have since partially opened one floodgate at Wirtz Dam and Max Starcke Dam to alleviate storm runoff.CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALS NEW BLOG: September forecast updated. Will rain continue?
  The atmosphere may pop-up a few spotty showers or storms during the day today, but rain coverage looks to be much less than yesterday. Clouds will slowly give
  
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• A few more downpours through Friday

  04-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Lake Travis continues to rise, while the Llano River has settled down after briefly reaching flood stage last night. Lake Travis is now up to it's highest level since October 2022 and up more than 11 feet since April! CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSA few widely scattered downpours and isolated thunderstorms remain possible through mid-evening with drier weather overnight. Overnight lows drop into the low 70s with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. NEW BLOG: September forecast updated.
  
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• One dead in crash between bicycle, vehicle in south Austin

  04-09-2024 09:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a crash occurred between a cyclist and a vehicle in the 5500 block of S Congress Avenue which is near Stassney Lane, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.ATCEMS said the collision occurred just after midnight on Wednesday morning.
  ATCEMS said to expect road closures around the scene and to plan to use alternate routes.
  This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• One dead after cyclist collides with vehicle in south Austin

  04-09-2024 09:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a cyclist was hit by a vehicle in the 5500 block of S Congress Avenue which is near Stassney Lane, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
  ATCEMS said the collision occurred just after midnight on Wednesday morning.
  ATCEMS said to expect road closures around the scene and to plan to use alternate routes.
  This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• '1000-Lb Sisters' star arrested at Tennessee zoo after claiming camel bit her

  04-09-2024 05:28 via kxan.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Reality TV star Amy Slaton Halterman was arrested on multiple charges, including drug possession, at a Tennessee zoo on Monday.The Crockett County Sheriff's Department said in a press release that deputies were called to the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo after Halterman, who stars in the TLC series "1,000-Lb Sisters," claimed that a camel bit her. Halterman was with a man named Brian Lovvorn at the time.
  When deputies arrived, they were “immediately overtaken
  
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• Texas deputy was fatally shot at Houston intersection while driving to work, police say

  04-09-2024 05:16 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas deputy constable who was driving to work in his personal vehicle was fatally shot Tuesday by a man who walked up to his car at a Houston intersection and fired multiple times, police said.A suspect in the shooting later led authorities on a chase that ended about 60 miles (97 kilometers) away in the waters off Galveston, where the man tried swimming away to evade arrest before being captured with the help of a marine unit, according to the Port of Galveston Police De
  
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• Llano ISD issues 2-hour delay for Wednesday due to weather conditions

  04-09-2024 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, the Llano Independent School District issued a two-hour delay for classes on Wednesday due to "weather and road conditions," the district said in an email.Llano ISD said buses will also run two hours later than normal.Flash flood warnings were issued for Central and Northern Llano County earlier on Tuesday, after more than six inches of rain fell in the area within a few hours, the KXAN First Warning Weather Team reported. Flash flooding in the Hill Country as rain c
  
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• Llano ISD issues 2-hour delay due to weather conditions; LCRA partially opens 2 floodgates

  04-09-2024 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, the Llano Independent School District issued a two-hour delay for classes on Wednesday due to "weather and road conditions," the district said in an email. Two floodgates along the Llano River were also partially opened as a result of the flooding.
  Llano ISD said buses will also run two hours later than normal.Flash flood warnings were issued for Central and Northern Llano County earlier on Tuesday, after more than six inches of rain fell in the area within a few hou
  
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• Llano ISD closed Wednesday due to weather conditions; LCRA partially opens 2 floodgates

  04-09-2024 04:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Llano Independent School District is closed on Wednesday due to "road and weather conditions," the district said in an email. Two floodgates along the Llano River were also partially opened as a result of the flooding.Llano ISD was initially under a two-hour delay for school Wednesday, but the district sent an email Wednesday morning saying it will be closed "out of an abundance of caution and safety due to road and weather conditions."
  LISD will open at its regular time Thu
  
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• Preliminary injunction issued in lawsuit over Texas social media safety law

  04-09-2024 04:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in connection with House Bill 18, which is a new state law designed to protect children from harmful online content.The “Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment” — or “SCOPE” Act — requires digital service providers to obtain parental permission before letting minors online. Platforms would be required to include in their
  
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• Electric vehicle manufacturing company selects Buda as first American location

  04-09-2024 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A South Korean-based electric vehicle manufacturer announced the selection of Buda as its first American location Tuesday, the Buda Economic Development Corporation said in a news release.The arrival of Futronic USA Inc. will create an estimated 350 jobs, making the company Buda’s largest employer, according to the Buda EDC. The collaboration is said to be part of a larger push to attract manufacturers to the city.Futronic's growing footprint comes in close proximity
  
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• 1 taken to the hospital after downtown Austin shooting

  04-09-2024 02:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was taken to the hospital early Monday morning after a reported shooting in downtown Austin, the Austin Police Department said Tuesday.APD said officers and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to East Seventh and Red River Street around 1:18 a.m. Monday and found one person with a gunshot wound.The APD Aggravated Assault Unit is investigating the incident, police said.No other details were released by APD Tuesday.
  
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• City of Austin moving forward with abortion travel fund

  04-09-2024 02:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- City of Austin officials will move forward with providing financial help to women accessing out-of-state abortion care, according to Council Member Vanessa Fuentes. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: City of Austin sued over allocating funds for out-of-state abortion accessThis comes as the city faces a legal battle over that Reproductive Justice Fund. The city received a lawsuit over the fund, which allocates $400,000 to support Austinites traveling to access abortion care. The money can be u
  
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• Teen suspects arrested in Hutto crime spree, stole cars from Austin, police say

  04-09-2024 02:13 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- The Hutto Police Department arrested five people early Monday morning who they believe stole valuables from cars in a south Hutto subdivision.Police got a call around 1:30 a.m. Labor Day from the Glenwood Subdivision about a group of people walking around stealing from parked cars. The suspects were minors, police said.
  Within minutes, officers got there and arrested the suspects, according to Lt. Nathan Spraggins. He attributes that speed to how the department has reprior
  
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• UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants

  04-09-2024 01:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A team of researchers, led by folks at the University of Texas at Austin, believe they've found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants. Antibodies attach themselves to the spike protein of a virus, preventing infection, the university explained.
  The team of researchers were able to " isolated a broadly neutralizing plasma antibody, called SC27, from a single patient," the university said. Researchers were then able to use existing technology to find the molecula
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot surpasses $680M: How long until the next drawing?

  04-09-2024 01:07 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — For a second time in 2024, Mega Millions players have a chance to win a record-setting jackpot. Ahead of Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $681 million, with a cash value of $336.1 million. The current pot has been growing since a $552 million prize was won in Illinois in early June. That prize stands — for now — as the ninth-largest in Mega Millions history. The $681 million jackpot ranks as the seventh-largest i
  
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• Costco memberships just got more expensive: What to know

  04-09-2024 01:07 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Hot dogs are still $1.50 at Costco, but a membership got a little more expensive on Sunday.For the first time since 2017, the warehouse membership club raised the annual fees of U.S. and Canada Gold Star and Business members by $5, to $65.Ready for an apocalypse? Costco selling emergency ‘Food Buckets’ to last 25 yearsA price hike also went into effect Sept. 1 for Executive members, who will now pay $130 instead of $120 each year. Executive members, who get a 2% ann
  
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• Bexar County bucks Paxton's threats, proceeds with voter registration mail plan

  04-09-2024 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Bexar County will send voter registration forms to some 200,000 residents they believe are eligible to vote but not registered, following a heated Commissioner's Court meeting in which leaders weighed the risks of inviting Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal fight.Paxton claims it is illegal for counties to mail out voter registration forms, worrying it could aid ineligible residents in attempting to register. He sent a letter to Bexar and Harris counties on Monday threatenin
  
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• City of Shiner organizes town-wide digital detox

  04-09-2024 00:46 via kxan.com
  
  SHINER, Texas (KXAN) — Shiner, a small town in Central Texas known for its brewery scene and its self-proclaimed title of “the Cleanest Little City in Texas,” is now taking on smartphones as part of town-wide digital detox.Resident Chris Casper, one of the organizers of the effort, spoke with KXAN’s Mike Rush about the more serious reasons behind the detox.The challenge begins Wednesday night at Shiner's Knights of Columbus Hall. Participating students will be asked to tu
  
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• Hill Country Humane Society talks adoptions, shelter overcrowding

  04-09-2024 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It’s a constant challenge to clear Central Texas animal shelters, made even more difficult by outbreaks of diseases including canine distemper, according to the Hill Country Humane Society. However, with pups now healthy and ready to find their fur-ever homes, the humane society is making an adoption push, and is even taking its efforts on wheels. Paighton Corley and four-month-old puppy Lady Bug spoke with KXAN’s Mike Rush and Jala Washington about efforts to k
  
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• APD identifies man killed in deadly north I-35 crash

  04-09-2024 00:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department identified on Tuesday a 42-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle crash on North Interstate 35 that happened last week.On Aug. 29, around 11:09 p.m., officers responded to the crash in the 1500 block of northbound North I-35, officials said in the release. One dead in Thursday night crash on north I-35, APD saysThe driver of one of those vehicles, Sherman Johnson, was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.APD said this
  
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