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• IDEA Kyle employee arrested on campus, police say

  28-10-2024 23:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An IDEA Kyle employee was recently arrested on campus and charged with resisting arrest, according to a statement from IDEA Public Schools.That employee was identified as Ernesto Torres, according to the Kyle Police Department.
  A suspicious substance was identified on the IDEA campus near the teacher parking lot. When Kyle police arrived on scene, they attempted to question the individual the school identified as the possible suspect, Ernesto Torres. He became uncooperative
  
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• San Marcos is considering charging for river access during peak times 

  28-10-2024 23:33 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The city of San Marcos is considering charging non-residents a fee for river access during peak times over the summer months. The city said perhaps more people than ever floated along the San Marcos River on some days this past summer. While it wants to continue to welcome visitors, the number of people on the river made it difficult to manage the river’s health and visitor’s safety. San Marcos River flow drops to ‘concerning’ levels
  
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• APD officers running across Texas to honor fallen officers

  28-10-2024 22:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sergeant Ben Mewis and Detective Scott Baldridge are taking a 500 mile journey to honor fallen officers across the state and help support departments and families of officers who died in the line of duty."The biggest thing about this run, it's going to be the largest one that we've ever done," said Mewis.They'll start the journey on Nov. 3 from the Rio Grande in Laredo and end at the Red River in Gainesville. They anticipate the run will take about seven days.
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• Five charged in $1 million Texas teacher-certification cheating scandal

  28-10-2024 22:12 via kxan.com
  
  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KIAH) -- In a major teacher-certification scandal, five individuals face felony charges after being accused of orchestrating a $1 million cheating scheme potentially impacting up to 400 Texas teachers, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced today.The alleged scheme involved fraudulent certifications across the state, with officials suspecting that teachers received unearned credentials. The case was led by Mike Levine, felony chief of the DA’s Public Corrup
  
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• Texas hospitals to start checking citizenship status this week

  28-10-2024 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- This Friday, Texas hospitals will be required to collect information regarding patients who are not legally in the country as part of an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott.Abbott signed the order in August in an effort to collect data on the costs of caring for undocumented patients, claiming Texas "absorbs a large percentage of the costs associated with medical care for individuals who are not lawfully in the United States."The order also directs hospitals to inform patie
  
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• Former Austin music venue revived with 'Armadillo Forever' pop-up on South Congress

  28-10-2024 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Armadillo World Headquarters closed its doors on Dec. 30, 1980. But Austin's legendary live music venue has a new life on South Congress.
  "Armadillo Forever," a pop-up store benefiting local music organizations, recently opened to preserve the music venue's legacy and bridge the divide between "old Austin" and "new Austin." Visitors can buy merchandise from Austin musicians and experience live music or art inside. RELATED: How Austin became the 'Live Music Capital of th
  
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• VIDEO: 'Fire with multiple explosions' in east Austin now out, AFD says

  28-10-2024 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A "fire with multiple explosions" reported in east Austin is now out, and no injuries were reported, the Austin Fire Department said Monday.AFD said on social media it responded to the 5500 block of Sendero Hills Parkway around 2:30 p.m., which is near Agave Neighborhood Park. The agency said multiple callers said a dump truck and possible wood chipper were on fire, which caused "multiple explosions."Around 3:10 p.m., AFD said the fire was out, and crews were "working to extingu
  
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• 'Fire with multiple explosions' in east Austin now out, AFD says

  28-10-2024 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A "fire with multiple explosions" reported in east Austin is now out, and no injuries were reported, the Austin Fire Department said Monday.AFD said on social media it responded to the 5500 block of Sendero Hills Parkway around 2:30 p.m., which is near Agave Neighborhood Park. The agency said multiple callers said a dump truck and possible wood chipper were on fire, which caused "multiple explosions."Around 3:10 p.m., AFD said the fire was out, and crews were "working to extingu
  
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• AFD responds to 'fire with multiple explosions' in east Austin

  28-10-2024 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is responding to reports of a "fire with multiple explosions," in east Austin on Monday afternoon, the agency said on social media.AFD said it responded to the 5500 block of Sendero Hills Parkway around 2:30 p.m., which is near Agave Neighborhood Park. The agency said multiple callers said a dump truck and possible wood chipper were on fire, which caused "multiple explosions."Drivers should avoid the area or seek alternate routes due to expected traffi
  
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• Affidavit: Group of men assault presumed 'pedophile' at Lakeway H-E-B

  28-10-2024 20:46 via kxan.com
  
  LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) — A bloody, swollen nose, bloody bare feet, and cuts on his limbs.According to an affidavit obtained by KXAN, that's how Lakeway Police found a man who was assaulted by a group of five men. Police said the men filmed the attack at an H-E-B on Ranch Road 620.One of the men identified as a suspect in the affidavit is affiliated with a proclaimed online vigilante group called, "Dad's Against Predators" (DAP). This group, founded in Ohio, operates in several states, accor
  
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• Austin's bulk trash, brush curbside collection service switching to on-demand format next year

  28-10-2024 20:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin's bulk trash, brush and hazardous waste curbside collection service is switching the way it handles collections for residential customers starting in the new year.
  Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) will start offering on-demand collection for bulk trash, brush and hazardous waste pickup services starting Jan. 2025. The pickup service currently operates on a predetermined, biannual schedule.Each service address will be able to schedule up to three collections per service ever
  
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• Electioneering: Why you can't wear a political T-shirt to vote

  28-10-2024 20:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—An incident at a San Antonio voting location where a man allegedly assaulted an election worker over a political hat is sparking discussion over electioneering as early voting continues in Texas.Texas Election Code defines electioneering as the "posting, use, or distribution of political signs or literature." While it is not inherently illegal, electioneering within 100 feet of a polling location is a Class C misdemeanor, the least severe type of crime in Texas. Class C misde
  
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• Trump campaign distances itself from speaker's Puerto Rico comments at rally

  28-10-2024 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – A Trump campaign adviser sought to distance the former president and his operation from a racist joke about Puerto Rico delivered by a speaker at former President Trump's New York City rally on Sunday amid swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.Hours before Trump took the podium, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe delivered a set that included inflammatory attacks on Puerto Ricans. Austin-based comedian at Trump rally mocks Puerto Rico, gets mixed reaction from crowd“There&r
  
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• Trump campaign distances itself from comedian's Puerto Rico comments at rally

  28-10-2024 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – A Trump campaign adviser sought to distance the former president and his operation from a racist joke about Puerto Rico delivered by a speaker at former President Trump's New York City rally on Sunday amid swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.Hours before Trump took the podium, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe delivered a set that included inflammatory attacks on Puerto Ricans. Austin-based comedian at Trump rally mocks Puerto Rico, gets mixed reaction from crowd“There&r
  
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• Rockdale ISD teacher facing felony charges, accused of making threat against principals

  28-10-2024 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  MILAM COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A Rockdale Independent School District teacher is facing felony charges after he allegedly made threats against school principals last week, according to court documents and the Milam County Sheriff's Office.
  The sheriff's office said in a news release Friday it was investigating threats made on a school webpage associated with Rockdale High School and that a teacher had been arrested in connection with the threat. Wave of violent threats hits Texas schoolsMCSO star
  
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• Longhorns 2nd bye crucial to prepare for the long haul toward potential January football

  28-10-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If the Texas Longhorns want to reach their goal of playing for a national championship, this second bye week marks the season's halfway point.It seems crazy to say that eight games into the season only means the job is halfway done, but with the expanded College Football Playoff, the teams that will clash for the national title will essentially play an NFL schedule in terms of length. AP poll: Longhorns drop spot, Aggies crack top 10 after winsIf the Longhorns end up outsid
  
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• Woman faces capital murder charge in 3-month-old daughter's death

  28-10-2024 18:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman is now facing a capital murder charge in the March death of her 3-month-old child, a newly filed affidavit states.
  The infant's father is facing an injury to a child charge after "failing to intervene" for the 3-month-old victim and a twin sibling, who was also allegedly injured by the mother, the affidavit said. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2024?On March 10, officers responded to a call for an infant who wasn't breathing at a central Austin
  
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• Oat Willie's smoke shop to close after 56 years in business

  28-10-2024 17:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A longtime Austin smoke shop is closing its doors for good after 56 years in business.
  Oat Willie's -- a full-service smoke shop and novelty store business that's been around since 1968, according to its website -- will soon be no longer.
  The shop has been making social media posts about store closing sales over the last several weeks, with the first mention of the imminent closure happening on Facebook and Instagram posts on Sept. 30.Its last day of business will be Nov. 2, per
  
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• Longhorns stats: Texas docked for 107 penalty yards against Vanderbilt, way above season average

  28-10-2024 16:54 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.
  We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Touchdowns, third down conversions, penalty yards. When it comes to Longhorn football, there are a lot of numbers to keep track of.Follow along with the charts below as we trac
  
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• Cruz holds 4 point lead over Allred in Texas: Poll

  28-10-2024 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is holding onto a slim lead over Rep. Colin Allred (D) as the Texas Senate race hits its final week, according to a poll released Monday.The survey conducted by The New York Times and Siena College shows that Cruz leads with 50 percent support to 46 percent for Allred, an ex-NFL player and three-term House member. The 4-point margin mirrors the Times’ previous survey, taken less than a month ago, when Cruz led 48 to 44 percent.Cruz has led throughout the campaign cyc
  
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• Lockhart business program keeping women inmates from returning to prison

  28-10-2024 14:33 via kxan.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — An entrepreneurship program at the Lockhart Correctional Facility has decreased repeat prison stays to 0% for its graduates. Administrators want to continue that winning streak one businesswoman at a time."I didn't know who I was, I didn't know if I had dreams. It's given me the courage to believe in who I am and what I have to offer. That I have a future," said Jessica Farrow, an inmate in the Empowering Women out of Prison program.Farrow joined the program earlie
  
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• Volunteers, clergy memorialize human remains found in New Mexico desert

  28-10-2024 13:11 via kxan.com
  
  SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KTSM) — Over a month has passed since Abbey Carpenter and James Holman from Battalion Search and Rescue (BSAR) guided KTSM and Border Report crews to two sites with skeletal remains deep into the desert west of Santa Teresa, and one of those sites remains largely unchanged. Volunteers want sheriff to pick up human remains found in desertOn Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, they took that same KTSM crew and a group of over a dozen other people to one of the sites f
  
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• APD: Man arrested after auto-pedestrian crash near AUS injures 5

  28-10-2024 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Five people were injured, including two children, in an auto-pedestrian crash that happened Sunday near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the Austin Police Department said in a statement to KXAN Monday.In that Monday update, police said a 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with the crash on a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charge. That man was identified as Bayron Josue Hernandez-Zelaya.Bayron Josue Hernandez-Zelaya, 32 (Courtesy Austin Police Department)An a
  
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• 6 injured, 3 taken to hospitals after auto-pedestrian crash on SH 71 near AUS

  28-10-2024 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Six people were injured, with three of them taken to hospitals, in an auto-pedestrian crash Sunday near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on State Highway 71.Austin-Travis County EMS responded to an area of SH 71 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 183 at 8:21 p.m. for a report of "multiple patients reportedly struck by a vehicle."
  Medics took a child with serious injuries and an adult with minor injuries to Dell Children's, with another adult going to St. David's
  
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• Hays County residents sue Commissioners Court over the transportation bond election

  28-10-2024 03:33 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Four Hays County homeowners filed a lawsuit last Monday against the Hays County Commissioner Court over its August decision to call a transportation bond election, which Hays County residents are already voting on as Proposition A. On Aug. 14, in a 5-0 vote, the Commissioners Court approved pushing the bond election forward. If voters approve the bond, it would allow the county to execute around 30 transportation projects across the county by adding $0.02 p
  
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• San Marcos police investigating flyers threatening Kamala Harris supporters

  28-10-2024 00:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The San Marcos Police Department (SMPD) said Saturday it's investigating threatening flyers found throughout San Marcos that target supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a social media post.SMPD chief Stan Standridge said his department has found at least five flyers, with reports about the flyers starting on Friday."We're trying to identify the scope of how many flyers have been disseminated across San Marcos," Standridge said. "We have already notified
  
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