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• Longhorns volleyball falls to rival Sooners, lose 3rd consecutive 5-set match

  03-11-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 9 Texas volleyball team lost its third consecutive five-set match Sunday to rival Oklahoma at Gregory Gym.Set scores were 21-25, 27-25, 25-19, 17-25, 9-15.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/newslettersThe Longhorns are 0-5 this season when matches go to five sets. Texas A&M and Missouri also beat the Longhorns in five sets in Austin.Oklahoma's Alexis Shelton sma
  
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• Wildfire that forced evacuations in Bastrop County caused by nearby structure fire, forest service says

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County started causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials. Several residents are still away from their homes Monday morning as crews continue working to contain the fire.
  The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the Hudson Fire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.The Texas A&M Forest Service said Monday morning the wildfire was
  
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• Bastrop County wildfire causing some evacuations Sunday

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A 50-acre wildfire in Bastrop County is causing preliminary evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.
  The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the wildfire is south of Park Road 1C. Preliminary evacuations are happening along the road between Alum Creek Road and Cottletown Road.MAP: Where have Central Texas wildfires burned in 2024?Officials said the fire is moving north because of strong south winds.
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• 50-acre wildfire causing some evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" 50-acre wildfire in Bastrop County is causing preliminary evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the wildfire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.Evacuation checklist: What to grab when evacuatingOfficials said the Hudson Fire is moving north because of strong south winds.As of 3 p.m., evacuations are in place for residents
  
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• 400-acre wildfire causing mandatory evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County is causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the Hudston Fire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.The Texas A&M Forest Service estimated the fire at 400 acres with 10% containment as of 6:20 p.m. Officials said the Hudson Fire is moving north because of strong south winds.Evacuat
  
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• 400-acre wildfire causes mandatory evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County is causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the Hudston Fire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.The Texas A&M Forest Service estimated the fire at 400 acres with 15% containment as of 9:55 p.m. Officials said the Hudson Fire is moving north because of strong south winds."We've
  
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• 250-acre wildfire causing mandatory evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County is causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the wildfire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.
  The Texas A&M Forest Service estimated the fire at 250 acres with 5% containment as of 5 p.m. Officials said the Hudson Fire is moving north because of strong south winds.Evacuation inf
  
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• 200-acre wildfire causing mandatory evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County is causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the wildfire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.Evacuation checklist: What to grab when evacuatingThe Texas A&M Forest Service estimated the fire at 200 acres with 0% containment as of 4 p.m. Officials said the Hudson Fire is moving n
  
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• 100-acre wildfire causing evacuations in Bastrop County

  03-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An "extremely active" wildfire in Bastrop County is causing preliminary evacuations Sunday, according to county officials.The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the wildfire is south of Park Road 1C. This is between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park.Evacuation checklist: What to grab when evacuatingThe Texas A&M Forest Service estimated the fire at 100 acres as of 3:40 p.m. Officials said the Hudson Fire is moving north because of
  
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• AP poll: Longhorns back in top five after idle week, Penn State loss

  03-11-2024 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas moved back into the top five in the Associated Press Top 25 college football rankings while idle thanks to Ohio State's win over Penn State on Saturday.The Longhorns jumped one spot to No. 5 following the Nittany Lions' 20-13 loss to the Buckeyes. Penn State dropped from No. 3 to No. 6, and Ohio State, Miami, and Texas moved up a spot. Oregon remained No. 1 and Georgia held at No. 2.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our
  
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• Daylight Saving can also make a shift in the body's health

  03-11-2024 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Experts say Daylight Saving time can negatively impact the body through things like daily sun light intake, serotonin and melatonin levels and even social hours.Sunday Nov. 3 marked the end of Daylight Saving time, a shift experts say may bring negative impacts to the human body.Kathryn "Nin" Emery, License Professional Councilor with Thriveworks in Cedar Park, said the shift that follows the end of Daylight Saving will be minimal for some people, but for others it will have a bi
  
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• Study finds where people are moving to Texas from

  03-11-2024 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A recent study found that 615,000 people moved to The Lone Star State from the other 49 states.SmartAsset, a financial technology company, looked at 2021-2022 IRS data to find where transplants to Texas came from.A key finding from the study was that Texas gained the most people – and money – from California.The study found that 106,882 Californians came to Texas, which made up 54,136 households. The influx also came with the wealthiest transplant
  
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• 2 dead after US-183 head-on collision

  03-11-2024 18:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people died in Travis County on Sunday morning following a head-on collision on US-183.According to Austin-Travis County EMS, medics responded to a vehicle rescue at 5:28 a.m. in the 9800 block of South US-183.ATCEMS said two vehicles were involved in the crash, and two adult patients were pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.According to the Texas Department of Transportation, all lanes of US-183 in both directions near FM 973 were
  
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• LIVE: Clear energy can limit the effects of greenhouse gases

  03-11-2024 16:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As efforts to minimize the effects of greenhouse gases continue across the United States and the world, we continue to see the effects of those gases on Earth. Our planet continues to warm near Earth's surface.Many of these gases are released by humans primarily from burning fossil fuels. The two biggest contributors to this problem are carbon dioxide and methane.Carbon dioxide is colorless and non-flammable. It's an important part of Earth's air. CO2 is one part carbon and two
  
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• Clear energy can limit the effects of greenhouse gases

  03-11-2024 16:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As efforts to minimize the effects of greenhouse gases continue across the United States and the world, we continue to see the effects of those gases on Earth. Our planet continues to warm near Earth's surface.Many of these gases are released by humans primarily from burning fossil fuels. The two biggest contributors to this problem are carbon dioxide and methane.Carbon dioxide is colorless and non-flammable. It's an important part of Earth's air. CO2 is one part carbon and two
  
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• Clean energy can limit the effects of greenhouse gases

  03-11-2024 16:00 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As efforts to minimize the effects of greenhouse gases continue across the United States and the world, we continue to see the effects of those gases on Earth. Our planet continues to warm near Earth's surface.Many of these gases are released by humans primarily from burning fossil fuels. The two biggest contributors to this problem are carbon dioxide and methane.Carbon dioxide is colorless and non-flammable. It's an important part of Earth's air. CO2 is one part carbon and two
  
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• Thunderstorm chances increase tonight through the overnight hours

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas has seen only small areas of light rain drifting from the south to north. This will continue during the afternoon.The area will be dealing with strong gusty winds coming out of the south-southwest in advance of a cold front.Gusty winds will buffet the area all afternoonThe cold front is getting close to the area early this afternoon. Present trends show this front moving into Mason and San Saba Counties between 5 and 7 p.m.
  The front will travel across Central Texa
  
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• Storms still on track for Monday night

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Another record tied at Camp Mabry Sunday as 88° was hit for the day. The record was originally set back in 2017, however, this may be the last time we see record for a bit.
  Sunday night into Monday will still bring the chance of a few isolated showers but all eyes will be on what to expect Monday night with severe weather a possibility. Check out rain totals from Saturday and this morningSevere Threat Monday NightAn upper-level low will move into New Mexico and the Texas Pan
  
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• Severe threat and flood risk tonight before cooldown

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our first severe weather risk in a while could bring dangerous weather and beneficial rain to Central Texas.Ahead of a strong cold front we'll see isolated storms forming that may pose a localized risk for severe weather through early evening. These early and cellular storms carry a low tornado, large hail and damaging wind risk.Shortly thereafter a line of storms will begin extending increasingly more southward ahead of a strong cold front. That line of storms will carry mainly
  
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• Light morning rain followed by severe risk tonight

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Keep the rain gear on standby today. Two rounds of rain will be possible in the next 24 hours - one likely to be much stronger than the other.Severe Threat Monday NightAn upper-level low will move into New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle tomorrow increasing the chances of rain and thunderstorms to 70%.The low pressure trough will bring in moisture from the Pacific in a southwest to northeast flow aloft.Surface moisture is already in place from the Gulf flow.Monday night's forecas
  
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• Heavy rain overnight with a drying trend Tuesday

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A slow-moving line of downpours and storms continues to move through Central Texas bringing more than 4" of rain to some parts of the area already. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSOur line of storms has reached the Austin Metro and will push into our eastern counties between 10 p.m. - 11 p.m.Anticipate a late evening arrival of storms for most of the Austin MetroThe slow-motion of the storms could produce localized 2-5 inch rainfall totals, while most areas will get between a quart
  
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• A few showers this morning then brighter and dry this afternoon

  03-11-2024 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A few small showers are drifting south to north this morning. There will be a low chance of a few rounds of showers before noon. Some of this morning's cloud cover will clear out this afternoon.More sunshine this afternoon will help to send maximum temperatures to the upper 80s to low 90s. The record high at Camp Mabry for November 3rd is 88° set seven years ago.
  The normal high for November 3rd is 76°It will be breezy at times this afternoon through tomorrow. Wind gusts
  
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• What's 'Sushi-zza?' Chicago spot's unique take out goes viral

  03-11-2024 03:49 via kxan.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) — The typical Chicago take-out — pizza — comes in cardboard. But in Lake View, there's something fishy about the pizza boxes coming from the local sushi spot Tanuki Sushi and Grill.General manager Natramon Intragaragate came up with the popular "Sushi-zza" box."I like the moment that people open the box and say, 'Oh I thought it was pizza,’ and open it and it’s like 'What? What the heck?'” she said. "It is called the 'sushi-zza' box because
  
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• Peanut the squirrel euthanized by DEC to test for rabies

  03-11-2024 03:06 via kxan.com
  
  ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Peanut the squirrel, an internet sensation that sparked an animal sanctuary in Pine City, was euthanized this week after being seized from his home along with a rehabilitating raccoon, a statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirms. Original Post: Peanut the squirrel seized by DEC in Pine CityThe statement released by the DEC on Friday, Nov. 1, confirms that both animals were euthanized to test for the presence of rabies, saying:
  
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• Affidavit: Credit card skimmer found at northeast Austin gas station, two suspects arrested

  03-11-2024 01:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two suspects were arrested in connection to placing a credit card skimmer at a northeast Austin gas station, according to an arrest warrant affidavit from the Austin Police Department.A supermarket, located in the 78753 zip code, also has a gas station in addition to "other retail services," court records said.A credit card skimmer is a device "designed to set over an existing Verifone card reader on a gas pump card reader on a gas pump therefore making the device practically un
  
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• AI slop site sends thousands in Ireland to fake Halloween parade

  03-11-2024 01:35 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — A non-existent Halloween parade in Ireland has brought more unfavorable attention to concerns about AI. On Thursday night, thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin, awaiting a parade that never began.It turned out the announcement came from a spooky season resource site called MySpiritHalloween.com — and from an AI-written article housed on the site. Burger King releasing first-ever Advent calendar — how to get itMany would-be parade-goers immediately noticed
  
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• Fentanyl hot topic in Williamson County sheriff's race

  03-11-2024 01:19 via kxan.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- As of Saturday, more than half of all registered voters in Williamson County cast their ballot, according to the county's website. One of the biggest races there is for sheriff.Current sheriff, Mike Gleason, is running against Matthew Lindemann -- the current Precinct 3 Constable.Home to more than 600,000 people, and cities where many people commute to and from Austin every day, Williamson County is integral to the greater metro area. Texas voters: You CAN&rsqu
  
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• State of Texas: Woman's death highlights divide over abortion ban in Senate race

  03-11-2024 00:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This week, a report from the nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica made public the 2021 death of Josseli Barnica, a 28-year-old mother who died of sepsis due to an untreated miscarriage.According to their reporting, her doctors told her it would be a "crime" to treat her until the fetus' heart stopped beating, ultimately delaying her care and causing her death.The story has reinvigorated the concern that Texas' abortion ban does not give doctors enough autonomy to
  
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