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• Texas high school football playoffs: State semifinal matchups, sites, times

  08-12-2024 23:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —Westlake, Vandegrift and Wimberley are all one win away from a trip to Arlington to play for a state championship.Westlake has to get through its nemesis from the Houston area, the Galena Park North Shore Mustangs, in a 6A Division I semifinal at 2 p.m. Saturday from Legacy Stadium in Katy. The Mustangs have knocked the Chaparrals out of the playoffs in the semis the past two seasons. Texas high school football playoffs: Scores from regional finals on Saturday, Dec. 7 Texas
  
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• DAA: Downtown safety team helping with loitering, drug, harassment issues

  08-12-2024 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Downtown Austin Alliance's (DAA) Downtown Safety team is now fully staffed with 23 members.While they don’t have the authority to make arrests, they can assist in getting people off of private property if issues arise and bridge the gap between the community and the police department. PREVIOUS: New ‘safety officers’ working downtown AustinThe program launched earlier this year with just a few officers and became fully staffed in October.
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• Texas Longhorns are No. 5 seed in College Football Playoff, will open with No. 12 Clemson at DKR

  08-12-2024 18:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns will start the first 12-team College Football Playoff at home.Coming off a 22-19 overtime loss to Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship, the CFP selection committee awarded Texas the No. 5 seed. They'll face No. 12 Clemson in the first round at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium either Dec. 20 or 21. The Longhorns are No. 3 in the final CFP rankings. Instant Analysis: Texas still has eyes for CFP, but they’ll have to play in 1st roundTexas fi
  
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• Rain chances fading, near-record warmth to start work week

  08-12-2024 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a recent stretch of chilly and damp weather, today will be a transition day to a warmer and drier pattern that continues into the start of the work week. NEW: First Warning Weather Team releases winter outlookWe start our Sunday with overcast skies, pockets of drizzle and patchy fog. By midday, rain disappears, and although clouds will be stubborn to clear, a few breaks of sun are possible before evening.Afternoon highs will return to the low to mid-60s across most of Cent
  
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• Near record-high temperatures expected on Monday

  08-12-2024 13:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures on Sunday were 10 to 20 degrees warmer than Saturday, with highs ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s. Camp Mabry reached 60°F, while Austin-Bergstrom International Airport hit 61°F. Rainfall was minimal, with only a few hundredths of an inch recorded across the area. NEW: First Warning Weather Team releases winter outlookTonight, clouds will begin to clear, with temperatures dropping to the low 50s in the Austin area and the low to mid 40s in the Hill Coun
  
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• Texas high school football playoffs: Scores from regional finals on Saturday, Dec. 7

  08-12-2024 08:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Galena Park North Shore thumped Humble Atascocita 49-21 on Saturday in the Region III final and will face Westlake for the third consecutive year in the 6A Division I semifinals.North Crowley and Duncanville will face off in the other 6A-DI semifinal.Texas high school football playoffs: Scores from regional finals on Friday, Dec. 6Humble Summer Creek defeated Humble Kingwood 51-7 and will face Vandegrift in the 6A-Division II semifinals. Southlake Carroll and Longview will
  
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• Instant Analysis: Texas still has eyes for CFP, but they'll have to play in 1st round

  08-12-2024 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's more football left to be played for the Texas Longhorns, but the 22-19 overtime loss to Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday definitely hurt.It was a game of missed opportunities and self-inflicted wounds, much like the first meeting with the Bulldogs on Oct. 19. Texas was penalized 11 times for 94 yards and could only muster two field goals in the first half after racking up 260 yards of offense.
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• Mayor Adams says 'net is tightening' on UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect

  08-12-2024 03:25 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the "net is tightening" on the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect as the manhunt for the executive's assassin entered its fourth day.“The net is tightening,” Adams told reporters on Saturday, according to WNBC’s video. “We're going to bring this person to justice. I don't want to do anything that's going to impede on that investigation.” When asked by a reporter if police had the suspect's name, Adams sa
  
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• State of Texas: Family’s hospital crash survival story sparks local, state and federal action

  08-12-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - On Feb. 13, 2024, a driver – with a blood-alcohol level at least three times the legal limit – rammed through the emergency room doors of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. The crash killed her and seriously injured at least five people, including two toddlers. The next day, a hospital official admitted there were no protective barriers in front of that entrance. As safety concerns lingered, our investigative team began digging into the often-fatal cons
  
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• Dustin Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus vote

  08-12-2024 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  (The Texas Tribune) — In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock announced Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House.“The speaker's race is over,” he said in a news conference that lasted less than two minutes. “I have secured enough to be speaker of the House for the next session.”Burrows said the support is bipartisan and he would release the list of supporters later today. He did not tak
  
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• Texas can't capitalize on opportunities, falls 22-19 in OT to Georgia in SEC championship

  08-12-2024 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Georgia running back Trevor Etienne hurt Texas the first time the teams played this season, and then he did it again Saturday.Etienne scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a 4-yard run, lifting the Bulldogs to a 22-19 win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.#Texas WR DeAndre Moore sat for a while by himself after the loss.#HookEm | @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/D7fiYZO5Kd— Noah Gross (@noah_gross27) D
  
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• Texas can't capitalize on opportunities, fall 22-19 in OT to Georgia in SEC championship

  08-12-2024 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Georgia running back Trevor Etienne hurt Texas the first time the teams played this season, and then he did it again Saturday.Etienne scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a 4-yard run, lifting the Bulldogs to a 22-19 win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.#Texas WR DeAndre Moore sat for a while by himself after the loss.#HookEm | @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/D7fiYZO5Kd— Noah Gross (@noah_gross27) D
  
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• Penalties killing Texas' offense, defense thriving with 6-3 halftime lead over Georgia

  08-12-2024 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Although Texas has outgained Georgia 260-54 in the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship game, the Longhorns' halftime lead is 6-3 Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.Penalties have killed the Longhorns on both sides of the ball, wiping out two interceptions on defense and causing drives to stall on offense. Texas has been penalized 80 yards on eight accepted penalties while Georgia has just two penalties for 19 yards. Quinn or Arch? Georgia head c
  
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• LIVE: Texas can't capitalize on opportunities, falls 22-19 in OT to Georgia in SEC championship

  08-12-2024 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Georgia running back Trevor Etienne hurt Texas the first time the teams played this season, and then he did it again Saturday.Etienne scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a 4-yard run, lifting the Bulldogs to a 22-19 win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.#Texas WR DeAndre Moore sat for a while by himself after the loss.#HookEm | @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/D7fiYZO5Kd— Noah Gross (@noah_gross27) D
  
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• The science and impacts of lake effect snow

  08-12-2024 00:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- "Lake effect" snow is a notoriously difficult weather phenomenon to forecast, with snow totals varying dramatically over short distances. Within just 10 miles, snowfall can range from a light dusting to several feet. These narrow bands of heavy snow can last anywhere from a few hours to several days, making prediction a challenge. NATIONAL: Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect stormsLake effect snow occurs in regions near large bodies of fr
  
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