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• Oregon school district calls on Ted Cruz to take down anti-transgender ads

  26-10-2024 22:21 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Texas, campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because the ads include a photograph of two minors who are not transgender and whose parents did not give the Cruz campaign permission to use the photo. Cruz’s campaign ads, part of a multimillion-dollar media blitz hitting his opponent, Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, over his support for trans-inclusive policies, feature photogr
  
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• These are Texas' 'most', 'least' livable cities, analysis shows

  26-10-2024 19:33 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — One thing Texans love is Texas. There's no end to the amount of cities and towns in the Lone Star State that have everything a resident could possibly need. But not every area is built equally.Recently, consumer housing news outlet RentCafe analyzed data on 139 U.S. metro areas and ranked them across 17 different metrics — comprising cost of living, location/community and quality of life — to determine America's most "livable" cities. Multiple tickets taken from Aus
  
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• Couple marries in Austin hospital after wedding day ER visit

  26-10-2024 18:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A wedding day health emergency led to hospital room vows for one Central Texas couple.
  Childhood friends Joe and Gina Deich grew up in New York and kept in touch over the years. The couple reconnected in 2021 where their love grew.2024 Austin Heart Walk: How to sign up and donateAt the time, Gina was going through medical issues, and Joe spent every day by her side in the hospital. These roles reversed after they got engaged and Joe faced his own health battles—this t
  
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• APD searching for 2 suspects in east Austin armed robbery

  26-10-2024 18:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said detectives were searching for two suspects in connection with a Thursday robbery in east Austin.According to APD, the robbery occurred at approximately 9:05 p.m. at 5001 Crainway Drive.APD said the suspects went up to the victim at gunpoint, forced them to their apartment and attempted to steal from the victim.The first suspect was described as an 18 or 19-year-old Black man with a skinny build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with
  
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• How to dispute an incorrect parking ticket in Austin

  26-10-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ever receive a citation after paying for parking around Austin? City transportation officials said it's not uncommon for the occasional slip-up to happen, but there are remedies for it.KXAN received a tip earlier this week from a driver who paid for parking along Congress Avenue earlier this month, only to receive a citation minutes after her paid parking period took effect.
  "Sometimes, some things get missed, and we always like to tell the public that, you know, we're not perfe
  
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• Trending cooler and wetter to close out the month

  26-10-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures Saturday afternoon returned to the upper 80s and lower 90s in the Austin area. Winds blew out of the south at 5-10 mph. Sunset Saturday night is at 6:48 p.m.
  Overnight tonight will be mostly clear with winds turning calm. Temperatures will drop to the mid 60s, about 5° milder than normal. On Sunday, high temperatures will be in the upper 80s and lower 90 with winds still out of the south/southeast at 5-10 mph. Sunrise Sunday morning will be at 7:42 a.m.
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• From hot and dry to cooler and wetter

  26-10-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Camp Mabry's high temperature Friday afternoon was 91°. It ties the record high for October 25th for the third time. The record was first set in 1950, the tied in 1988, 1992, and, now, 2024.The area will be very warm again today with most highs reaching the upper 80s to low 90s. The record high for October 26th is 90°, first set in 1950, then tied in 1954 and 1987.Today's normal high is 79°Like Friday, the area should see increasing clouds this morning followed by gr
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Friday, Oct. 25

  26-10-2024 06:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If the clock hadn't stopped after four quarters, Liberty Hill and McCallum still might be on the field scoring touchdowns.The Panthers outlasted the Knights in an offensive showcase 78-57 on Friday in high school football action around Central Texas.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score in this scoreboard, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteNo. 12 Westlake upended No. 6 Lake Travis
  
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• Beyoncé campaigns for Kamala Harris in Houston

  26-10-2024 05:37 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Music superstar Beyoncé joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Houston on Friday, where the focus of the night was on reproductive freedom and the importance of voting.Beyoncé — in addition to former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland — was introduced by her mother Tina Knowles (known by Beyoncé fans as "Ms. Tina"), who discussed her hope that future generations of women would be off better than previous generations."I'm
  
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• Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, has died at 84

  26-10-2024 04:44 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.Lesh's death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest surviving members of the band that came to define the acid rock sound emanating from San Francisco in the 1960s.“Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio backs Harris, says Trump 'continues to deny the facts' about climate change

  26-10-2024 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Leonardo DiCaprio says he's voting for Vice President Harris in the White House race because "we need a bold step forward to save our economy, our planet and ourselves," while former President Trump "continues to deny the facts" when it comes to climate change.The "Don't Look Up" star, a longtime environmental activist, released a video on Instagram on Friday announcing his endorsement of Harris.Citing Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which DiCaprio described as "u
  
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• Trump, Harris have Lone Star State showdown

  26-10-2024 03:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Lone Star state showdown took over the presidential race on Friday with both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas just hours apart.Trump spent much of the day in Austin, talking about immigration and then recorded a podcast episode with Joe Rogan. Early voting is underwayThere were long lines outside of Houston's Shell Energy Stadium as more than a million people registered for Harris' rally where Beyonce was scheduled to appear. There was al
  
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• Appeals court rules against Mississippi law that provided a grace period for mail ballots

  26-10-2024 03:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Friday is the last day voters in Texas can apply for a mail-in ballot for this upcoming election. In Texas, mailed ballots must arrive in time the day after Election Day.However, a new appeals court ruling could change that in the future.
  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Mississippi case that ballots must be received by Election Day and that state laws allowing them to arrive later are preempted by federal law.The court ruled against a law that counts mail ballots th
  
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• Affidavit: 17-year-old arrested, accused of murder in Waffle House shooting

  26-10-2024 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday in connection with a murder that happened at a northeast Austin Waffle House in June, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.The Austin Police Department responded to the Waffle House at 12304 Dessau Road following a report that two people has been shot, one of them fatally. Police later identified the person who died as Tyekeisha Lewis, 25.Homicide investigation at north Austin Waffle House (KXAN photo/Lauren Ryan)
  Police said a group of mal
  
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• Texas charter school students unknowingly eat THC-laced candy on campus, school says

  26-10-2024 01:06 via kxan.com
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - Three students at a College Station charter school ate candy they thought was for Halloween but ended up being laced with THC.According to the International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas), the incident occurred at its ILTexas College Station K-8 campus on Thursday. One of the students noticed the candy tasted unusual and spit it out. However, the other two children ingested the candy. One of them started to feel unwell and was taken to the school nurse.The nurse
  
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• Texas and Vanderbilt last played almost a century ago. They'll clash as ranked opponents Saturday

  26-10-2024 00:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been almost a century since Texas and Vanderbilt have played football against each other. Does that matter when the two hit the gridiron in Nashville on Saturday? No, but it's still pretty wild to think about.Vanderbilt beat Texas 13-12 the last time they met in 1928, a game everyone surely remembers, and finished the season 8-2. Texas, under head coach Clyde Littlefield, finished 7-2 with its other loss coming 6-2 to SMU. Texas has also never won a game in Nashville a
  
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• Austin Parks website offers virtual tours of Oakwood Cemetery, exhibits

  26-10-2024 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Oakwood Cemetery is a free historical site for Austin residents and visitors to tour and explore, but the city's Park and Recreation Department has made it even more accessible to the rest of the world.Jennifer Chenoweth, the Oakwood Cemetery museum site coordinator for Austin Parks and Recreation, said that the project is an important way for Austin residents to connect with the city's history."Austin's contemporary life and community is really different than historic Aust
  
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• An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

  26-10-2024 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  Content Warning: This article discusses suicide. Please return to the homepage if you are not comfortable with the topic. If you are in distress and need someone to talk to, please call 988, text HELLO to 741741, or visit the crisis hotline's website.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.For months, Sewell had become increasingly isolated from hi
  
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