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• No. 4 Westlake throttles San Benito 63-7 in home opener

  06-09-2024 23:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 4 Westlake left no doubt in its home opener Friday, thumping San Benito 63-7 to move to 2-0 and set up a big matchup with No. 9 Atascocita next week.The Chaparrals rolled up a 35-7 lead at halftime and kept the pedal down for the rest of the night.
  "The message for this win has been one we've talked about all week," Chaps head coach Tony Salazar said. "It's about coming to work to get better every single day. No matter who the opponent is, as long as we learn that we ge
  
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• No. 4 Westlake hosts San Benito in home opener

  06-09-2024 23:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 4 Westlake hosts San Benito in a Week 2 matchup at 7 p.m. Friday and the Chaparrals hope it goes similar to how it went the last time the teams played each other.The Chaps thumped the Greyhounds 44-7 in the third round of the 2022 UIL Class 6A-Division I playoffs at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. This time around, the teams aren't meeting in the middle and San Benito has to make the 5-hour trek due north. Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Sept. 5Westlake ra
  
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• LIVE on KXAN.com: No. 4 Westlake scores early, often to build 35-7 halftime lead over San Benito

  06-09-2024 23:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 4 Westlake posted 28 points in the opening frame to run out to a 35-7 lead at halftime against San Benito on Friday at Chaparral Stadium.Westlake's Lawson Grimes and Chase Bowen caught touchdown passes from Rees Wise and Justice Johnson rushed for two as the Chaps built the big advantage. Bowen's scoring grab went for 47 yards and was the first touchdown of the game.Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Sept. 5The Greyhounds' lone score came on the biggest pla
  
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• Marble Falls ISD talks November funding election

  06-09-2024 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Many school districts across Central Texas are facing budget deficits, causing them to make difficult decisions to keep their schools funded.The Marble Falls Independent School District is one of those districts, and it's now turning to a school funding election in November to help protect class sizes and student programs. The district’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to call a School Funding Election for Nov. 5.If approved, it would generate ap
  
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• Austin ISD agrees to $4 million fund making up for evaluation delays

  06-09-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District must create a $4 million fund for hundreds of students it failed to evaluate for special education services within state and federal timelines, according to nonprofit Disability Rights Texas, or DRTx.The fund was part of a settlement the district agreed to after a three-year legal battle with DRTx. At the time, the lawsuit alleged the district illegally delayed evaluations for an estimated 800 students suspected of needing special educ
  
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• Austin audit finds faults in city's e-scooter crash data

  06-09-2024 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin doesn't know exactly how many crashes involve electric scooters, according to an audit from the Austin Auditor's Office released in August.The audit found the city had "a lack of complete and reliable data" that negatively impacts the city's ability to make e-scooter safety changes and recommendations. The lack of reliable data has limited the city's ability to detect how many e-scooter crashes have happened, analyze possible trends and patterns behind crashes
  
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• Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter extends hours for free adoption event

  06-09-2024 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter said it will host a free adoption event this weekend as part of the nationwide "Clear The Shelters" campaign.The shelter's event starts Friday and will last through Sunday, Sept. 8, the release said. WCRAS said it is extending its hours Saturday, closing two hours later at 8 p.m. MORE: Clear The SheltersThe event will waive adoption fees all weekend to make finding a new furry friend a seamless process, the release said."Whether
  
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• Texas A&M named 'Best University In Texas' by Wall Street Journal

  06-09-2024 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) — Texas A&M University is the best university in the state for the second consecutive year, according to rankings from The Wall Street Journal. The top 500 universities in the country were rated in the 2025 edition of the “Best Colleges in the U.S.” The Wall Street Journal editors, along with College Pulse/Statista, placed Texas A&M at No. 1 in the Lone Star State, and No. 11 among the nation’s public insti
  
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• Woman gets 5 years deferred adjudication in 2022 deadly crash

  06-09-2024 19:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman who was arrested in 2022 in connection with a deadly north Austin crash was sentenced to five years of deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to criminal negligent homicide, according to Travis County court records.Edith Tavera-Camacho was charged in a crash in which she hit and killed a pedestrian in the 12500 block of the North Interstate 35 service road in August 2022, according to Austin police and court records.According to court documents, Tavera-Camacho
  
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• Trump leads Harris by 5 points in Texas, new poll finds

  06-09-2024 18:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A poll released Friday revealed Vice President Kamala Harris draws more support than President Joe Biden did in Texas, but former President Donald Trump still holds a single-digit lead with voters in the state.The Texas Politics Project and the University of Texas found Trump leading Harris by five percentage points (49% to 45%) in a poll conducted of 1,200 registered voters between Aug. 23 and Aug. 31. Pollsters estimated the margin of error at 2.83 percent.
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• Treasury Secretary Yellen talks IRS modernization, US economy during Austin visit

  06-09-2024 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Austin Friday, and spoke at the city's IRS processing center ahead of her Saturday appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival.
  The Inflation Reduction Act was a key focus of her speech, touting the 2021 law's improvements to IRS operations. Some of her examples included faster phone wait times (down to 3 minutes from 28), better levels of service (88% in 2024 from 15% prior to the IRA), and a "critical step to improving its process
  
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• School nurses may follow doctor's orders instead of parent's orders if a student needs medicine

  06-09-2024 18:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It may no longer be acceptable for parents to give school nurses permission to give over-the-counter medicine for a stomach ache or headache without a doctor’s note.“The Board of Nursing has weighed in on this rule,” said Alana Bejarano with the Austin Independent School District (AISD).“Now any order for medication given by a nurse or a trained professional, such as a teacher or counselor, whoever we dictate to give that medication needs to have an
  
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• Texas boxing gym empowers those with Parkinson’s Disease

  06-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- When Craig Potts walks into Right Cross Boxing Gym, pulls on his gloves and starts his rhythmic punches, he feels a little stronger.“It feels good to move, feels good to hit something,” Potts said.Potts was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2017 but started noticing symptoms as early as 2012. He joined Right Cross Boxing Gym in Lubbock to help strengthen his motor skills, and ever since, he’s practiced hand-to-hand every week with his trainer, Terry Washin
  
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• Paxton sues Travis County over approved agenda item regarding voter registration

  06-09-2024 17:20 via kxan.com
  
  KXAN (AUSTIN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Travis County Commissioners Court regarding taxpayer dollars going to an organization that would help the county identify the name and addresses of potential unregistered voters.KXAN has reached out to the Travis County Commissioners Court for a comment regarding the lawsuit and will update the story if a comment is provided.At the Aug. 27 Travis County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners introduced an
  
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• This Texas city has some of best rental rates for teachers in the U.S.

  06-09-2024 16:04 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) -- Nearly four out of every five rentals in Houston are within price ranges for teachers, making it one of the most affordable communities for those industry workers in the country, according to an August analysis from Rent.com.Rent.com research reported 78.8% of rentals in Houston are within price ranges affordable for teachers, marking a slight increase from 76.3% of rentals deemed affordable in 2023. However, 2024 figures are still a marked decrease from 2019's rate, which was 5%
  
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• Georgetown mosquito trap tests positive for West Nile, spraying scheduled for weekend

  06-09-2024 16:04 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A mosquito sample collected in Georgetown last month tested positive for West Nile virus this week. The city is planning to spray for mosquitos in the area this weekend due to the presence of the virus.The sample was collected Aug. 27 from a trap site in Geneva Park, located at 1021 Quail Valley Drive, according to the city.It's the second consecutive positive sample from that trap location, city officials said. West Nile virus detected in Georgetown mosquito traps, c
  
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• Inside the Investigations: Texas districts face large deficits

  06-09-2024 15:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Friday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. People can watch the live stream in this story or on the KXAN News Facebook page starting at about 9:30 a.m.Inside the Investigations: Autopsy amended for scooter death investigationThe story they&rsquo
  
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• Flu and COVID shot season is here; why these drugs are being developed faster than before

  06-09-2024 14:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With kids back in school and the winter months rapidly approaching, now is the time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pharmacies across the country began handing out the latest rounds of vaccines last month, ahead of the peak of flu season.FILE - A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
  According to the Centers for Dis
  
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• 13 teams have won Paralympic medals but not Olympic medals; 31 teams have done the opposite

  06-09-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A majority of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) send athletes to both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but some teams are more successful in one or the other.While the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, the Paralympics didn't begin until 1960. The International Paralympic Committee called the 1960 games a "tremendous step forward in sport for athletes with physical disabilities."In 1960, about 400 athletes from 23 countries participated in 57 events across eight sports a
  
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• The weekend brings beautiful mornings before rain chances returns

  06-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The week is ending with just a few isolated showers picking up. Friday marked the final day this week where we could see showers before a much sunnier and nicer weekend after a week of clouds.A front settling in across Central Texas has brought with it drier air and has removed any chance of rain for the weekend. Mornings will be nice and fresh with temperatures dropping into the 60s for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday mornings.
  Low temperatures over the next few daysAs the front ma
  
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• Last shot of rain before beautiful, fall-like weekend

  06-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We finish the week with a few more spotty showers today but sunnier and drier weather quickly builds in for the weekend.The low pressure system (+ stalled front) that has fueled scattered rain and storms across Central Texas this week will remain close enough to bring us one more day of rain chances today. Only a few isolated showers are expected, so no need to re-arrange Friday plans.Afternoon highs will warm to near 90° in Austin this afternoon with gusty northeast winds r
  
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• Isolated showers; Beautiful & dry weekend ahead

  06-09-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We finish the week with a few more spotty showers today, but sunnier and drier weather quickly builds in for the weekend.The low pressure system (+ stalled front) that has fueled scattered rain and storms across Central Texas this week will remain close enough to bring us one more day of rain chances. Only a few isolated showers are expected, so no need to re-arrange Friday plans.Afternoon highs will warm to near 90° in Austin this afternoon with gusty northeast winds reachi
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Sept. 5

  06-09-2024 06:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Akins ended a 26-game losing streak with a 42-29 win over Cedar Creek at Bastrop Memorial Stadium on Thursday. Cedar Creek's losing streak was extended to 28 games.Dylan Cagle rushed for nearly 300 yards with five touchdowns to lead Akins over Cedar Creek.The Austin High Maroons scored with 0:50 left in the game to edge Westwood 35-34 at House Park to start the season 2-0. Dunaven Kurek grabbed a short pass and then raced 50 yards for the game-tying score and the extra poin
  
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• ATCEMS: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on South Congress

  06-09-2024 05:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS responded to a crash in south Austin after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, the agency said on social media Thursday.ATCEMS medics responded to the crash shortly after 10 p.m. on South Congress Avenue and Lightsey Road. Medics reported CPR was in progress for one adult.Medics transported one adult to St. David's South Austin Medical Center with "critical, life-threatening injuries," according to ATCEMS.No other details were available Friday.
  
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• BCSO: Woman allegedly sold 19-year-old fentanyl night before her death

  06-09-2024 04:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman was arrested in connection with a 19-year-old woman's death that happened back in February, after the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office said she died from a fentanyl overdose, the agency said on social media Thursday.BCSO responded to the initial report of the death in northeast Bastrop after the woman was found unresponsive in her bed. She was later pronounced dead, according to BCSO. Investigators found "a small white powdery substance that was later confirmed to be fent
  
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• Do Ozempic and Wegovy have hidden side effects? Lawsuit alleges bowel obstruction, stomach paralysis

  06-09-2024 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A woman who used the semaglutide drugs Wegovy and Ozempic to lose weight and treat diabetes says the drugmaker didn't adequately warn her, or other patients, of the serious side effects she ended up experiencing.Juanita Gantt told CBS News she was found unconscious on the floor last October. When taken to the hospital, doctors realized "parts of her large intestine had died and needed to be removed," CBS reports.
  She now has an ileostomy bag in place because her colon was remov
  
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• Video: Disneyland guest appears to stick head and arm into water while riding classic ride

  06-09-2024 04:09 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) – A video of a Disneyland guest seemingly sticking their head into the water while on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction has gone viral on TikTok.Jeremy Sonkin, who visited the park on Labor Day, was there to capture the moment when the unidentified guest stuck their head and arm into the water twice.“The ride was experiencing a short delay/downtime, and I was live streaming at the time, looking down the lift hill that brings you back to the station,” Sonkin told KT
  
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• Woman accused of stealing casket with body inside from Las Vegas funeral home

  06-09-2024 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Nevada woman is accused of burglarizing a Las Vegas funeral home and removing a casket with a body inside it — dumping the remains in the process, according to documents obtained by KLAS in Las Vegas.Patricia Sierra, 47, faces charges including grand larceny, burglary of a business and removing, transforming or disturbing human remains, documents said. Rapper Rich Homie Quan dead at 34: ReportsOn Aug. 27 around 3 a.m., a person called police to report a body lyin
  
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• Missing tiger from Mexican border zoo prompts warnings on US side

  06-09-2024 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Border officials in South Texas have been warned that a tiger got loose from a zoo in Reynosa, Mexico, and could potentially cross to the United States.How the tiger escaped from Quinta La Fauna zoo is uncertain. But according to the zoo's Facebook page, the zoo is now closed until further notice.Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ staying put in Texas
  The zoo is located near the banks of the Rio Grande in Reynosa, which is south of Hidalgo, Texas.The Hi
  
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• WATCH: Xavier Worthy scores touchdown the first time he touches the ball in the NFL

  06-09-2024 03:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — He has the all-time NFL Combine record in the 40-yard dash, and former Texas Longhorns star Xavier Worthy showed off his blazing speed Thursday night the first time he touched the ball in an NFL regular season game.
  WATCH: Xavier Worthy scores 21-yard touchdown on first NFL touch
  He took a jet sweep around the end of the line for a 21-yard touchdown early in the first quarter for his new team, the Kansas City Chiefs, electrifying the Arrowhead Stadium crowd against the Balt
  
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• Hays County Fire Marshal sees more inspection requests, needs extra staff

  06-09-2024 03:21 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- Development after development continues to set up shop in Hays County, and it's keeping the Fire Marshal's Office busy with inspections.
  So much so, the office needs more staff.
  The team consists of two full-time inspectors, including Fire Marshal Steve Seddig. Seddig said they just hired a fire investigator.
  "He handles all of our investigation related business," Seddig said. "Evidence collection, evidence storage, evidence destruction, and then helping with report
  
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• More than 100 people relocated from camps to Austin homeless shelters

  06-09-2024 03:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 100 people experiencing homelessness in Austin were relocated into shelters this week.Encampments at Stephenson Nature Preserve, Springdale Neighborhood Park, Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center, and the West Rundberg neighborhood near the areas of the North Austin YMCA and at Masterson Pass were all closed.According to the city of Austin, 95 unhoused residents were relocated to the Northbridge and Southbridge shelters, and 20 others were taken to the
  
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• Reflecting on a past moment, Sarkisian hopes to create 'deafening silence' at Big House

  06-09-2024 02:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It was Sept. 14, 1996, and when Brigham Young quarterback Steve Sarkisian walked into Husky Stadium in Seattle to play the Washington Huskies, he knew something was different. It was the people, their amount and volume, to be more specific. It was the moment he learned how loud people who want to see you fail can get.7 Dec 1996:Quarterback Steve Sarkisian of the Brigham Young Cougars looks on during a game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada
  
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• Garth Brooks officially inducted to the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame

  06-09-2024 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Marking the 50th anniversary of Austin City Limits music series, Garth Brooks was officially inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on Wednesday.Brooks was part of the 25th anniversary broadcast and is back for the 50th. That event can be viewed on Sept. 28 on PBS. Garth Brooks to be inducted into ACL TV’s Hall of Fame, marking the start of show’s historic 50th seasonTo celebrate his induction, KXAN's Erica Brennes and Kristen Currie spoke with Brooks, who
  
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• Challenges remain to finally connect all of Texas to broadband

  06-09-2024 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The state is working toward making faster, more reliable internet service available to the estimated seven million Texans who still do not have access to broadband. Last year, voters approved $1.5 billion to help push more projects forward, but challenges are still emerging despite more money becoming available.The Texas Senate's finance committee met Thursday to discuss how implementation is progressing with the Broadband Infrastructure Fund, a measure approved by more tha
  
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• U.S. Air Force Academy investigating 19-year-old cadet's death

  06-09-2024 00:02 via kxan.com
  
  (U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.) — The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) is investigating after a 19-year-old cadet was found unconscious in her dormitory on Wednesday night.According to USAFA, Academy first responders attempted life-saving measures on Cadet 4th Class Avery Koonce of Taylor, Texas, but were unsuccessful and now her death is under investigation.
  "We lost an incredible teammate last night – while only with us for a short time, Avery positively
  impacted her unit, her interc
  
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