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• Sam's Club opening location in Texas, but there's no checkout lanes

  13-10-2024 23:27 via kxan.com
  
  GRAPEVINE, Texas (KNWA/KFTA) — A new Sam's Club is set to open in Texas, but, according to CEO Chris Nicholas, there won't be any checkout lanes.In a recent interview at GroceryShop 2024 in Las Vegas, Nicholas said that a location in Grapevine, Texas, opening on October 17 will be the club's first all-digital store. The store is reopening after it was damaged by a tornado nearly two years ago.CNBC reported that customers will have to use their Scan and Go app on their smartphones to ring u
  
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• Longhorns still on top of AP Top 25, top-five showdown with Georgia coming up at DKR

  13-10-2024 22:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small shuffle in the top of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings allowed the Texas Longhorns to strengthen its hold on the top spot.In the latest rankings released Sunday, the Longhorns earned 56 out of 62 first-place votes for 1,544 points while the Oregon Ducks jumped to No. 2 following their thrilling 32-31 victory over Ohio State. The Ducks earned 1,493 points and were followed by Penn State at No. 3, Ohio State falling two spots to No. 4 with Georgia rounding out the
  
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• Longhorns still on top of AP Top 25, top-5 showdown with Georgia coming up at DKR

  13-10-2024 22:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small shuffle in the top of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings allowed the Texas Longhorns to strengthen its hold on the top spot.In the latest rankings released Sunday, the Longhorns earned 56 out of 62 first-place votes for 1,544 points while the Oregon Ducks jumped to No. 2 following their thrilling 32-31 victory over Ohio State. The Ducks earned 1,493 points and were followed by Penn State at No. 3, Ohio State falling two spots to No. 4 with Georgia rounding out the
  
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• Biden views Hurricane Milton damage in Florida

  13-10-2024 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida's Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he presses Congress to approve additional emergency disaster funding. Vice President Kamala Harris was spending a second day in North Carolina, hard-hit by Hurricane Helene, to worship with Black churchgoers and hold a campaign rally.Biden arrived in Tampa and flew by helicopter to St. Pete Beach, surveying the wreckage
  
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• From the garden to the classroom: Program works to change how children learn and eat

  13-10-2024 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging schools across the nation to promote health and wellness through school farm programs.Farm to School programs work to change the way children learn, eat and grow food inside of the classroom.Students develop healthy habits through gardening at IDEA Rundberg Farms. (IDEA photo)
  National Farm to School Month
  The US Department of Agriculture declared October as, National Farm to School Month. The TDA invites all Texas schools to join
  
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• Del Valle ISD names Matthew Gutierrez as new superintendent

  13-10-2024 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Del Valle ISD named Matthew Gutierrez as the district’s Superintendent of Schools during a meeting Saturday.Gutierrez was named as the lone finalist for the position by the district on September 21.“Dr. Gutierrez’s priority is guiding the district toward an ambitious path toward overall improvement,” DVISD said. “He is working to effectively build a community engagement framework designed to help meet the district's needs of almost 12,000 stude
  
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• 'We need to really look at this.' Lawmaker considers hospital safety bill after deadly crash, KXAN reports

  13-10-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• 'We need to really look at this.' Lawmaker considers hospital safety bill after deadly crash

  13-10-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• LIVE: Lisa Davis to be sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief

  13-10-2024 14:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a ceremony Monday, Lisa Davis will be sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief.The ceremony, which is expected to last an hour, will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Austin City Hall. How Austin’s next police chief, Lisa Davis, could impact women in policeThe City of Austin selected Davis in August after a months-long process.
  Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis (City of Austin photo)
  Prior to her selection, Davis was the assistant chief of the Cincinnati Police Department.
  
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• Lisa Davis to be sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief

  13-10-2024 14:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a ceremony Monday, Lisa Davis will be sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief.The ceremony, which is expected to last an hour, will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Austin City Hall. How Austin’s next police chief, Lisa Davis, could impact women in policeThe City of Austin selected Davis in August after a months-long process.
  Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis (City of Austin photo)Prior to her selection, Davis was the assistant chief of the Cincinnati Police Department.
  
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• Lisa Davis sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief

  13-10-2024 14:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a ceremony Monday, Lisa Davis was sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief.The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. at Austin City Hall.In attendance were Mayor Kirk Watson, Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax, city and county officials and Davis' husband, family and four children.Before the pinning of the new chief's badge, Watson shared a few words.
  "We are counting on you, and we have confidence that you are the leader we need to move us forward," Watson said.The city of
  
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• Judge reportedly strikes down Texas law that Ken Paxton frequently uses to investigate companies and nonprofits

  13-10-2024 14:38 via kxan.com
  
  (The Texas Tribune) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can’t use a state statute that he repeatedly relies on to scrutinize various companies and nonprofits — including an El Paso migrant shelter network and a nonprofit focused on increasing Latinos’ civic participation — after a federal magistrate judge on Friday ruled the tool unconstitutional, according to reporting by Bloomberg Law.Judge Mark Lane of the Western District of Texas verbally granted a permanent i
  
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• Instant Analysis: Longhorns slow to start, a blur to finish in 34-3 Red River Rivalry win

  13-10-2024 03:03 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — It was a slow start for the No. 1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday, but once they got rolling, the Oklahoma Sooners couldn't stop them.Texas reclaimed The Golden Hat with a 34-3 win in the Red River Rivalry over its bitter rivals Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns' defense kept the Sooners out of the end zone and allowed just 3.4 yards per play. Is Texas-OU college football’s greatest rivalry?Texas forced two fumbles on consecutive drives in the second quarter to g
  
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• Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again

  13-10-2024 02:39 via kxan.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups.
  In Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping force said its headquarters in Naqoura was hit again, with a peacekeeper struck by gunfire late Friday and in stable condition. It wasn’t clear who fired. It occurred a
  
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• Sunday's ACL could be hottest on record

  13-10-2024 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sunday's Austin City Limits Music Festival could be the warmest one on record."Whenever we have big events like this we see the same kind of calls that we see around the city, they're just in a more condensed location," Christa Stedman of Austin-Travis County EMS said. RELATED: How big is ACL’s economic impact for the Austin area?As ACL gets ready to wind down for another year, it could end up being a record-breaker when it comes to heat."Take in every band, take in t
  
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• No. 1 Texas stays perfect with 34-3 Red River Rivalry win over No. 18 Oklahoma

  13-10-2024 01:24 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas kept Oklahoma's dynamic freshman quarterback in check to claim The Golden Hat with a 34-3 win over the No. 18 Sooners in the Red River Rivalry game Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.Oklahoma started Michael Hawkins Jr. at quarterback, the first time the Sooners have put a true freshman there to start a game in the history of the rivalry. He showed flashes of talent with his arm and legs, but the swarming Longhorns defense kept him from getting free for long. He finish
  
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• Chuy's headquarters moving to Florida after Darden acquisition

  13-10-2024 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Chuy’s is relocating its headquarters from Austin to Orlando, Florida, now that its $605 million acquisition by Darden Restaurants Inc. has become final."For Chuy’s to benefit from Darden’s competitive advantages, we will need to consolidate the support functions at their home office in Austin and transfer them to our Restaurant Support Center in Orlando," Darden spokesperson Rich Jeffers said in an email. PREVIOUS: What’s the comp
  
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• State of Texas: Allred outpaces Cruz in third quarter fundraising, Democrats and Republicans target Texas House seats

  13-10-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The latest release of campaign finance reports show the potential impact of donations on races across the state. Spending in the race for U.S. Senate is breaking records set in 2018, and both Democrats and Republicans are looking to flip seats in the Texas state House in November.Democratic candidate for Senate Colin Allred raised over $30 million in the third Federal Election Commission quarter, outpacing incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by over $9 million.From July 1
  
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• FAA investigating possible navigation, electrical issues on Mesa Airlines flight from Austin

  13-10-2024 00:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into an Oct. 9 Mesa Airlines flight "after the crew reported possible electrical and navigational issues."Mesa Airlines Flight 6078 left from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday, the FAA said. The Embraer ERJ-175 plane landed safely at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 1 p.m.Data: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on track for record yearAccording to Flight Aware, the Austin-Houston route resumed
  
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