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• Travis County Attorney's Office warns of phone scammers impersonating office

  26-09-2024 23:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County Attorney's Office has a warning for county residents - beware of phone calls claiming to be TCAO and demanding money to remove warrants.The TCAO said it recently received reports from residents who have received such scam calls. According to TCAO, the scammer will claim there is a "warrant or criminal charge" against the victim, then demand money from them to remove it.
  The caller will then either send the victim a QR code to pay at, or will tell the victim to
  
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• APD alleges man killed his wife, self at northwest Austin apartment complex

  26-09-2024 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department provided more details in an incident where a man allegedly killed his wife and then himself in a northwest Austin apartment complex Tuesday, the agency said in a news release Thursday.Around 12:15 p.m., Austin 911 received a call from a woman saying she had not heard from her niece or her niece's husband in the last 24 hours. Then around 1:15 p.m., the woman called again and said she was at the her niece's apartment complex in the 5700 block of Diehl
  
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• Texas search and rescue team on standby as Hurricane Helene approaches

  26-09-2024 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The state of Florida won't be alone as it prepares for Hurricane Helene to make landfall as some Texans will be on hand to help.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requested help from Texas A&M Task Force 1. After approval from Gov. Greg Abbott, crews are headed to Florida.
  "Being in place before the storm starts allows us to be close and yet safe to where we are staged, so that we are ready to get to impacted residents as quickly as possible," Christy Borman
  
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• Texas A&M Task Force 1 on standby as Helene approaches

  26-09-2024 22:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) –The state of Florida won't be alone as it prepares for Hurricane Helene to make landfall as some Texans will be on hand to help.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requested help from Texas A&M Task Force 1. After approval from Gov. Greg Abbott, crews are headed to Florida."Being in place before the storm starts allows us to be close and yet safe to where we are staged, so that we are ready to get to impacted residents as quickly as possible," Christy Bormann
  
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• City of Austin releases details of tentative contract agreement with Austin Police Association

  26-09-2024 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin has publicly released its tentative five-year agreement with the Austin Police Association (APA).The contract includes a 28% pay raise for officers over the course of the contract, additional field training officer pay and a stipend for officers working the night shift, according to the city of Austin. Previous: City, Austin Police Association reach tentative labor agreementThe agreement also appears to allow the public to submit anonymous complaints and
  
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• KBVO Game of the Week: Westwood's strong 2nd half defense leads to first win 28-16 over Manor

  26-09-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westwood picked up its first win of the season 28-16 Thursday over Manor in a District 25-6A matchup at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.The Warriors trailed 14-6 in the second quarter after Manor's Xavier Hill rushed for a 35-yard touchdown, but after that, Westwood kept the Mustangs out of the end zone.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/newslettersAfter intentionally snappin
  
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• KBVO Game of the Week: Manor's high-octane offense heads to Westwood in district matchup

  26-09-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westwood is looking for its first win Thursday, hosting Manor in a District 25-6A matchup at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex as the KBVO Game of the Week.The Warriors (0-4, 0-1) lost in a tight ballgame 35-28 last week to Cedar Ridge despite 142 rushing yards from senior Xavion Suttion and 177 receiving yards out of junior Drew Norrell. Norrell also rushed for two touchdowns and added 56 yards on the ground.How to find KBVO
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• Biden to sign executive order to reduce trauma of school shooter drills

  26-09-2024 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- On Thursday, President Biden and Vice President Harris will announce a new executive order meant to address gun violence and, in part, the potentially traumatic impact of school shooter drills on young students.The order will direct the Departments of Education and Homeland Security to provide guidance for schools aimed at reducing trauma during shooting drills, The Hill reported early Thursday. Biden to sign executive order focused on 3D printed guns, school shooter drills"T
  
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• Does H-E-B's South Congress shop have a grand opening date set?

  26-09-2024 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin residents still have a bit of time before H-E-B's new storefront on South Congress Avenue opens shop.Rumors swirled on in an Austin subreddit post this week about a supposed grand opening date set for Dec. 17. In an email, one H-E-B spokesperson confirmed that alleged grand opening date wasn't true.A second spokesperson confirmed the Texas grocer hasn't yet finalized the opening date for the South Congress location, adding the site remains under construction. The spokespe
  
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• NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery in federal indictment

  26-09-2024 20:26 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – Charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were unsealed Thursday following a federal criminal indictment.The charges stem from a federal investigation into his 2021 mayoral campaign, and the indictment was unsealed Thursday morning before a news conference outlining the charges.The charges include bribery, solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States (conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bri
  
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• APD searches east Austin game room after 'joint investigation'

  26-09-2024 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police raided a east Austin game room Wednesday after receiving "numerous complaints" about the business.Luck 4 Ever, located on East 7th Street, has seen a "high number" of arrests, according to an APD statement Wednesday. Austin police said that it had received "numerous complaints" about the business, which led to a joint investigation between APD's patrol division and its organized crime unit.Police executed a search warrant at the business on Wednesday. A KXAN viewer
  
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• What's a National Blue Ribbon School? These 31 Texas schools just won the honor

  26-09-2024 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Each year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes hundreds of schools across the country as National Blue Ribbon Schools. But what exactly does this prestigious title even mean?The Department of Education receives applications from schools around the U.S. every year for the honor of being named a Blue Ribbon School. The application details a school's culture, programs, assessments, instructional practices, professional development, leadership, family, and community involvement.
  
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• COTA aims to raise $65M toward its long-awaited amusement park

  26-09-2024 20:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Circuit of The Americas aims to raise $65 million to build a long-planned amusement park at its site in southeast Austin.That's according to a pair of Sept. 23 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filings detail how Delaware-based COTA Emerald Fund LP has raised more than $46 million of the sum so far — about $36 million from a group of 14 unidentified investors, and $10 million from an unidentified singl
  
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• Hecklers drown out NYC Mayor Eric Adams press conference as he rejects calls to resign

  26-09-2024 19:36 via kxan.com
  
  A contingent of hecklers drowned out a press conference held Thursday by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his supporters as he rejected calls to resign following news of his federal indictment on criminal corruption charges.Adams said there was no circumstance in which he would resign, when asked by a reporter at the mayor’s official residence. Some New York Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, had called for Adams to step aside Wednesday night when news of the indictment,
  
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• $1.9B in Austin airport contracts to take flight following council approval

  26-09-2024 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Work on the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's planned expansion soared ahead Thursday, following approval from Austin City Council on nearly $1.9 billion's worth of contract items.The contracts approved work related to the Journey With AUS program, an estimated $4 billion, years-long expansion and development initiative to overhaul Austin's airport. Council's approvals Thursday related to work on the upcoming Concourse B and connector tunnel and the creation of an Arrival
  
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• Superheroes rappel down Dell Children's building, giving patients a show

  26-09-2024 18:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Superheroes and villains gave an all-out show for patients at Dell Children's Medical Center Thursday.
  Characters like The Flash, Wonder Woman and Ant Man rappelled down the hospital walls to battle villains like Poison Ivy, the Riddler and the Penguin.
  The people behind the masks were none other than Austin Police Department officers and Dell Children's associates.
  The Flash rappels down the side of Dell Children's Medical Center for Superhero Day. (KXAN Photo/Andy Way)The
  
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• Tracker: Austin City Council attendance for 2024

  26-09-2024 18:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- KXAN is tracking Austin City Council attendance for you in 2024.Why are we doing this?
  In a story about Austin City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison's lack of attendance, we found that other cities keep attendance, and even have attendance trackers.Hutto city council members are forced to forfeit office if they miss five or more regular city council meetings in the span of 12 months, according to their city charter. ‘Don’t have representation’: City counci
  
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• Man gets 5 years probation related to 2017 incident

  26-09-2024 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man was given five years deferred adjudication July 15 related to allegations stemming from a November 2017 incident. PAST COVERAGE | Scream Hollow owner arrested in connection with sexual assault at parkIn Texas, deferred adjudication is a type of probation, which gives the person sentenced the opportunity to keep the conviction off their criminal record.According to Bastrop County court documents, Norman Glenn pleaded guilty to the injury of a child with
  
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• Georgetown implements new tax for short-term rentals beginning Nov. 1

  26-09-2024 17:37 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — On Tuesday, Georgetown City Council approved implementing a short-term rental (STR) program set to begin Nov. 1.The program would impact those who rent out their homes or rooms on websites like Airbnb and VRBO in Georgetown.Through the program, all STR operators are required to register their properties with the city, distribute a neighborhood notice, and collect and remit local Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) to the city of Georgetown. RELATED | Georgetown looks to
  
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• LIVE | Hurricane Helene 5 p.m. update: Storm reaches Tampa Bay, likely to be Cat 4 at landfall

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 5 p.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Helene is now likely to make landfall as a Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.As of the 5 p.m. update, Helene is located 130 miles west of Tampa and is moving north-northeast at 23 mph. Its maximum sustained winds are 125 mph,
  
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• LIVE | Hurricane Helene 5 p.m. update: Storm reaches Category 3 strength

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 5 p.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Helene reached Category 3 strength on Thursday.
  Helene will bring "catastrophic" storm surge and wind to the Big Bend region of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. LIVE: Hurricane Helene real-time wobble trackerAs of the 5 p.m. update,
  
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• LIVE | Hurricane Helene 2 p.m. update: Storm reaches Category 3 strength

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Helene is now a Category 3 Hurricane. Moving northward in the Gulf of Mexico, Helene will bring "catastrophic" storm surge and wind to parts of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.As of the 2 p.m. update, Helene is located 170 miles sou
  
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• LIVE | Hurricane Helene 2 p.m. update: Breaking down new track, models

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Helene is now a Category 2 Hurricane. Moving northward in the Gulf of Mexico, Helene will bring "catastrophic" storm surge and wind to parts of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.As of the 2 p.m. update, Helene is located 195 miles sou
  
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• LIVE | Hurricane Helene 11 a.m. update: Breaking down new track, models

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 11:00 a.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Helene is now a Category 2 Hurricane. Moving northward in the Gulf of Mexico, Helene will bring "catastrophic" storm surge and wind to parts of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.As of the 11 a.m. update, Helene is located 255 mile
  
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• LIVE: Helene now an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane

  26-09-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  Live coverage continues Thursday at 5 p.m. ET. Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Helene has become a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.At 6: 20 p.m., the NHC reported that Helene had maximum sustained winds of 130 and was located 120 miles west of Tampa while moving north-northeast at 23 mph. LIVE: Hurricane He
  
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• Testimony in APD officer's trial reveals more about 2019 shooting of Mauris DeSilva

  26-09-2024 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- So far, seven people have testified in the deadly conduct trial for Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor. He faces the charge in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva.DeSilva was having a mental health episode and holding a knife to his throat in his condo complex downtown.
  Follow live court updates on the social media platform "X" at below.In court for day 2 of APD officer Christopher Taylor's deadly conduct trial. His attorneys say he acted in defense of himself/others while re
  
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• Body camera of 2019 police shooting shown publicly for first time in officer's trial

  26-09-2024 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video contains APD body camera footage of a 2019 deadly shooting involving officers. Viewer discretion is advised.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — So far, seven people have testified in the deadly conduct trial for Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor. He faces the charge in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva.According to police, DeSilva was having a mental health episode and holding a knife to his throat in his condo complex in downtown Austin when the shooting happened.Follow
  
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• Body camera of 2019 police shooting played publicly for first time in officer's trial

  26-09-2024 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: This video contains body camera footage of APD officers shooting Mauris DeSilva.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- So far, seven people have testified in the deadly conduct trial for Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor. He faces the charge in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva.DeSilva was having a mental health episode and holding a knife to his throat in his condo complex downtown.
  Follow live court updates on the social media platform "X" at below.In court for day 2 of APD officer Christopher
  
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• Weekend Watch: Weezer and Sum 41 bring sweet tunes to Austin

  26-09-2024 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A pair of big bands kicks off a weekend full of music in Austin this weekend.Weezer, best known for their hits "Buddy Holly" and "Island in the Sun," have embarked on their Voyage of the Blue Planet Tour in support of their "Blue Album."Moody Center ForecastThe band will be joined by The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. at the Moody Center this Friday.They aren't the only band visiting Central Texas. Sum 41 is swinging by with their tour "Setting Sum" at the H-E-B Center at Ce
  
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• 'Where are they?' Response concerns addressed after Burnet switches 911 dispatch system

  26-09-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  BURNET, Texas (KXAN) – Cheryl Wood remembers it was like any other morning. Mama's Home Cooking off Highway 29 in Burnet. (KXAN Photo/Arezow Doost)
  She arrived early for work at Mama's Home Cooking off Highway 29 in Burnet to make sure the restaurant was ready before opening. She said she grabbed some food before her hostess duties began. "I started eating, and I was eating the rice, and the rice got stuck in my throat, and I tried to drink water, and it wouldn't come up," s
  
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• Trump has slight edge over Harris in Texas, according to latest poll

  26-09-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With less than four weeks to go until early voting begins in Texas, a new poll shows the race for president remains tight.Former President Donald Trump has a slight edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in a new Emerson College/The Hill poll, funded by Nexstar Media, released Thursday. The poll shows 51% of respondents said they would support Trump if the election were held today, while 46% said they would support Harris. Three percent said they were undecided or would sup
  
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• Swatting incident at San Marcos High School under investigation

  26-09-2024 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – San Marcos Police are investigating after a "swatting" call Tuesday."This is done to cause chaos and provoke a large law enforcement response," said San Marcos Police Chief, Stan Standridge.Standridge said someone called 911 and reported that someone had a gun at San Marcos High School."I was walking in the hallway to go to the bathroom and I seen a guy walking and he had a gun and I, and I ran away," the unidentified caller whispers to the dispatcher.
  The caller
  
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• ATCEMS: One dead after vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin

  26-09-2024 05:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in east Austin, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media Wednesday.The crash happened at the intersection of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Springdale Road. Medics said they responded to the crash shortly after 9:30 p.m. Medics said CPR was in progress on one adult. Medics later pronounced that person dead on the scene.Drivers should expect traffic delays or seek alternate routes.This is a develo
  
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• Alabama to carry out second nitrogen gas execution in US amid controversy

  26-09-2024 04:43 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — Alabama is preparing to carry out the nation’s second nitrogen gas execution this week, as sharp disagreements continue over the humaneness of the new method.Alan Eugene Miller, 59, is scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, the Montgomery Advertiser reported.
  The window for the execution opens at midnight ET on Thursday and expires Friday at 6:00 a.m. ET, according to ABC News.Alex Jones’ Infowars will be liqu
  
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• New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges: sources

  26-09-2024 04:37 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges, sources told Nexstar's WPIX.The charges against Adams are still sealed.“I always knew that If I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target—and a target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit,” Adams said in a statement released Wednesday night.The indictment follows a tumultuous month at City Hall marke
  
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• Travis County taps legal help to comb through Central Health, Dell Med contract

  26-09-2024 04:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Is Travis County's hospital district, Central Health, giving millions of dollars to Dell Medical School in violation of state law? Travis County Commissioners wonder if that's the case, a sticking point in their approval of Central Health's budget Tuesday.
  What is Central Health?
  Two decades ago, voters in Travis County approved the creation of a hospital district, which taxes you just like the county or city does. That passed with roughly 54% of the vote.
  Central Health's missi
  
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• Travis County bringing on legal help to comb through Central Health, Dell Med contract

  26-09-2024 04:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Is Travis County's hospital district, Central Health, giving millions of dollars to Dell Medical School in violation of state law? Travis County Commissioners wonder if that's the case, a sticking point in their approval of Central Health's budget Tuesday.
  What is Central Health?
  Two decades ago, voters in Travis County approved the creation of a hospital district, which taxes you just like the county or city does. That passed with roughly 54% of the vote.
  Central Health's missi
  
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• Downtown Austin program fills empty storefronts with pop-ups, events

  26-09-2024 03:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Filling more office spaces and storefronts in downtown Austin is the goal of the Downtown Austin Space Activation Program. It provides affordable spaces for local creatives and small businesses to host pop-up shops and events.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Downtown program aims to fill vacant stores"If there's underutilized or vacant spaces in downtown, we want to fill them. We want small businesses, entrepreneurs, musicians, creatives to come and make sure that they have a place in downto
  
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• Man pleads guilty to 2 charges in 2023 robbery, receives prison sentence

  26-09-2024 02:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced Sept. 12 on two charges in connection with a February 2023 incident in east Austin.According to Travis County court documents, 31-year-old Hunter Rouse was sentenced to serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony.The sentence will run concurrently with another sentence of eight years for one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court documents. PAST COVERAGE | A
  
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• Paxton challenges Texas State Fair firearms ban again after appeals court decision

  26-09-2024 02:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a petition filed Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the Texas State Fair firearms ban.The goal of the petition was to “prevent the City of Dallas from assisting the State Fair of Texas in enforcing a firearms ban that would unlawfully prohibit Texans who are licensed to carry from exercising their rights,” according to the AG’s Office.Previously, a Texas appeals court denied Paxton’s request to temporarily block the State
  
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• ATCEMS responding to small plane crash near Lakeway Airport

  26-09-2024 02:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS medics are responding to a small plane crash that happened near the Lakeway Airport Tuesday, the agency said on social media.Medics and Lake Travis Fire Rescue responded to the 100 block of Triton Ct shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a report of the small plane that crashed in a backyard, medics said.Two passengers were involved in the crash, and medics are assessing one of them for injuries. Medics transported one adult person to St. David' South Austin with
  
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• ATCEMS: One seriously injured after small plane crashes near Lakeway Airport

  26-09-2024 02:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a small plane crashed near the Lakeway Airport Wednesday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.Medics and Lake Travis Fire Rescue responded to the 100 block of Triton Court shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a report of the small plane that crashed in a backyard, medics said.Two passengers were involved in the crash, and medics assessed one of them for injuries. Medics transported one adult person to St. David's South Austin with "potenti
  
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• Suspect in 2021 murder faces enhanced charge

  26-09-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A suspect in a 2021 stabbing was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Tuesday under an enhanced charge, according to a Thursday press release from the Austin Police Department.KXAN previously reported on the 2021 stabbing at an East Oltorf Street gas station. APD officers were called to the scene after an injured, unresponsive man was found there. Nikolas Eugenio Martinez, 23, died from his injuries at the scene.Mithovar Antoine Jr., 22, now faces a charge of capit
  
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• Man sentenced to 22 years in prison for August 2022 murder

  26-09-2024 00:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he was indicted for a murder that happened in August 2022, according to a judgement from the 390th District Court.Nathan Ramirez, 18-years-old at the time of the shooting, was arrested one hour after the murder happened and was charged with first-degree murder, according to APD.KXAN previously reported that Austin Police officers responded to an early morning shooting on Aug. 6, 2022, which happened in 500 block of East Seventh Str
  
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