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• Texas State Representative shares why he proposed to partner on house floor, first day of legislative session

  15-01-2025 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the House floor as a backdrop inside of the Texas Capitol, State Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) proposed to the first person he told he was going to run for office.Jones, asked Gregory Scott, his friend —who would become his romantic partner after more than 10 years —to marry him on the first day of Texas' 89th legislative session.Texas State Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas), and partner Gregory Scott get engaged on first day of 89th legislative session. (Courtes
  
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• Texas Legislature has $194.6 billion to spend in budget cycle

  15-01-2025 23:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature now has a better idea of how much money they can spend in the next budget cycle, after Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the budget revenue estimate.Including the $23.76 billion surplus from the last cycle, the Legislature has an estimated $194.6 billion budget for the 2025-2026 budget cycle. READ MORE: What KXAN is watching in the 80th legislative sessionThat surplus is actually down from the $32.7 billion the state had at the start of the last session
  
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• Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says

  15-01-2025 22:58 via kxan.com
  
  (The Texas Tribune) -- The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate rehabilitation programs, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission said Wednesday.The commission, which reviews the performance of Texas agencies, voted Wednesday to recommend the Legislature pass bills addressing multiple issues at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and several other state agencies. Thou
  
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• Brazoria County deputy shot, killed in southwest Houston; suspect shot by police

  15-01-2025 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) -- The suspect who shot and killed a Brazoria County deputy has been shot and killed by law enforcement on Wednesday.Houston police said in a social media post that the suspect, Robert Lee Davis, was shot and killed around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday behind the Dollar Tree store, where he shot and killed a deputy earlier in the day.
  Surveillance photo of suspect Robert Lee Davis. (Houston Police Department)
  Houston police responded to a shooting involving a deputy from Brazoria County in
  
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• Brazoria County deputy shot, killed in southwest Houston; suspect shot by officers

  15-01-2025 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) -- The suspect who shot and killed a Brazoria County deputy has been shot and killed by law enforcement officers on Wednesday.Houston police said in a social media post that the suspect, Robert Lee Davis, was shot and killed around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday behind the Dollar Tree store, where he shot and killed a deputy earlier in the day.
  Surveillance photo of suspect Robert Lee Davis. (Houston Police Department)
  Houston police responded to a shooting involving a deputy from Brazoria C
  
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• Brazoria County deputy shot, killed in southwest Houston; search for suspect underway

  15-01-2025 22:28 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) -- Houston police are responding to a fatal shooting involving a deputy from Brazoria County in the 9300 block of Stella Link Road, near the 610 South Loop.Surveillance photo of suspect Robert Lee Davis. (Houston Police Department)
  Officials said that the deputy, named Jesus Jesse Vargas, was from Brazoria County and was part of the U.S. Marshal's Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force. He was a 17-year veteran of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.The suspect of the shooting,
  
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• Texas State University Police investigating alleged assault, suspect arrested

  15-01-2025 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas State University Police Department is investigating an alleged assault the agency said happened on the San Marcos campus on Tuesday, UPD said on social media. A suspect was also arrested.UPD said when the alleged assault happened Tuesday that a "timely warning was issued" to the campus community. The agency said it increased patrols after the alleged assault was reported.
  On Wednesday morning, UPD officers found the suspect on the campus, according to the agency. The s
  
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• Keeping Central Texas air clean

  15-01-2025 21:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Clean Air Force of Central Texas is a 501c3 nonprofit serving Central Texas. Its goal is to provide clean air solutions to our area. The organization, since 1994, has worked with partners across Central Texas with an added goal of keeping our air healthy.Jim Stephens is the Executive Director. He spoke with Rich Segal on some of what makes up the Clean Air Force, as well as goals he has going forward. How your school can get a sensorViewers of KXAN's weathercasts will often
  
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• Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain

  15-01-2025 21:11 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults' free-speech rights.Texas is among more than a dozen states with such laws aimed at blocking young children and teenagers from viewing pornography. The states argue the laws are necessary as online porn, including hardcore obsc
  
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• City of Austin acquires affordable housing property near Domain

  15-01-2025 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the city of Austin said it acquired a multifamily property near The Domain through the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC).According to the city, the Twelve100 property, which is located off Metric Boulevard, would allow for affordable housing near major job and entertainment centers.“Twelve100 marks our largest acquisition yet and a huge win for affordability in North Austin,” explained Mandy DeMayo, interim director for the Housing Department
  
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• Round Rock students start campaign for heart health awareness

  15-01-2025 20:37 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK (KXAN) — A group of Stony Point High School students are raising awareness about the dangers of heart disease and how to prevent it through community outreach.Round Rock Healthy Hearts began as a project for a national competition hosted by HOSA, an organization for students interested in healthcare careers."We got a bunch of our friends to get together and brainstorm ideas for how we can help the community," said Dhrupad Krishna, a founding member of Healthy Hearts. "What we ca
  
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• How Austin's street grid will change once light rail arrives

  15-01-2025 20:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Traffic patterns throughout parts of Austin could look substantially different in several years' time, as Project Connect officials detail new roadway configurations to accommodate the future light rail system.Project Connect is planning a 9.8-mile, 15-station route as its initial phase of light rail, running from 38th Street to Oltorf Street to Yellow Jacket Lane. The project's current timeline is kickstarting construction in 2027 and completing the first phase of light ra
  
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• Earn $1K to try Costco gameday snacks — here's how

  15-01-2025 19:40 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Football season is quickly wrapping up and Super Bowl LIX is just weeks away. Since the Big Game is a major get-together day every year, it's important — if you're planning to host or attend a Super Bowl party — to know which snacks to buy.With the spirit of football food in mind, personal finance outlet FinanceBuzz is currently offering one lucky applicant the opportunity to become its official "Sideline Sampler," who will try gameday snacks from Costco and get pai
  
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• How many custom license plates did the Texas DMV reject last year?

  15-01-2025 18:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some Texans have dirty minds when it comes to custom license plates.The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles compiled a list of rejected custom license plate submissions from 2024, with more than 2,300 denials made between January and November of last year. Some of the submissions included violent or sexual language, while others didn't match the license plate criteria or were considered inappropriate.Some of the rejected license plates — that we can actually publish on
  
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• SNL creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to Harry Ransom Center in Austin

  15-01-2025 18:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin received a collection donation from “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels.The donation includes an archive of documents on Michaels’ career in television and the nearly 50-year history of “Saturday Night Live.”“I’m confident for years to come his archive will be studied by students and researchers looking for insight into the social, political and cultural history o
  
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• Officials tout Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal as Israel says details still in flux

  15-01-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete and final details are being worked out.Netanyahu has not said explicitly whether he accepts the deal announced earlier by Qatar’s prime minister and President Joe Biden.In a statement, Netanyahu said he would only issue a formal response “after the final details of the agreement, which are currently being worked on, are completed.”THIS IS A BREAKING N
  
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• Officials tout Gaza ceasefire deal, plan to free hostages as Israel says details still in flux

  15-01-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  Video above: Hundreds in Jerusalem protest against expected Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the relea
  
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• Israel and Hamas agree to a Gaza ceasefire, officials say

  15-01-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  Video above: Hundreds in Jerusalem protest against expected Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the rele
  
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• Israel and Hamas agree to a Gaza ceasefire deal to pause war, release some hostages: officials

  15-01-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  Video above: Hundreds in Jerusalem protest against expected Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the rele
  
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• Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers declares for 2025 NFL Draft

  15-01-2025 18:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season with the University of Texas.Ewers spent the past three seasons as the Longhorns' starter, leading Texas to back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinal appearances during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Texas' season ended last week in the Cotton Bowl Classic with a 28-14 loss to Ohio State. LIST: Texas Longhorns in the transfer portal or declaring for the NFL draftEwers w
  
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• Austin receives $6.7 million to raise housing supply, lower housing costs

  15-01-2025 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin was recently awarded more than $6.7 million in grants expected to go toward building more homes and lowering the costs of renting and buying a home.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $100 million in grants to 18 cities and agencies through the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program.The goal of the PRO Housing program is to:
  help communities address restrictive land use or regulatory policiesimprove an
  
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• Kristen's Classroom: Winter weather forecasting in Texas

  15-01-2025 15:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Every geographic region has its own complexities when it comes to forecasting. In Texas? Arguably - Winter weather. But why?Factors that complicate winter storms in our areaFirst and foremost, it's hard to get cold air this far south. These Arctic air masses originate in, well, where else but the Arctic! That said, these cold air masses then sink south, traveling 3,000-4,000+ miles to Texas and modifying as they do. (And thank goodness they do! For perspective, areas closer
  
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• Austin real estate developer Nate Paul pleads guilty, ending federal fraud case

  15-01-2025 15:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Real estate developer Nate Paul agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to one charge of making false statements to a lending institution. The agreement ends his 18-month federal bank and wire fraud case related to his work as head of World Class, according to court proceedings.The government recommended no more than six months in prison, five years of probation and a maximum $1 million fine. The sentence is not yet set.
  The case is being sent to the US Probation Office for a pre-
  
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• 45 days until the moon - Firefly Aerospace launch a success

  15-01-2025 13:58 via kxan.com
  
  Blue Ghost Mission 1: Lunar Lander Fully Assembled (Credit: Firefly Aerospace)
  CAPE CANVERAL, FL (KXAN) - Blue Ghost One is now orbiting Earth. Launching at 1:11 a.m. EST, a SpaceX rocket carried the Cedar Park-built lunar lander into space. Its eventual destination: the moon.The 45-day journey from the Earth to the Moon carries with it multiple scientific instruments as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.The lunar lander will spend 25 days in orbit around the Ea
  
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• VIDEO: 24-inch water line break impacting service in Manor neighborhood, prompting school closure

  15-01-2025 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crossroads Utility Services, which services Cottonwood Creek MUD No. 1 in Manor, said a 24-inch transmission line valve break was impacting service to the neighborhood.According to the utility, crews have been working on repairs since 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and there has been no update on when the repairs could be completed.Low to no water is expected during the repair process, according to Crossroads.Cottonwood Creek MUD 1 customers were instructed to boil all water prior to c
  
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• VIDEO: 24-inch water line break impacting service in Manor neighborhood

  15-01-2025 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crossroads Utility Services, which services Cottonwood Creek MUD No. 1 in Manor, said a 24-inch transmission line valve break was impacting service to the neighborhood.According to the utility, crews have been working on repairs since 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and there has been no update on when the repairs could be completed.Low to no water is expected during the repair process, according to Crossroads.Cottonwood Creek MUD 1 customers were instructed to boil all water prior to c
  
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• 'Very fed up': Manor residents frustrated with ongoing water issues

  15-01-2025 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jennifer Uranga spent Wednesday morning boiling water after not having access to it in her home for 12 hours."It's pretty frustrating, just doing the day-to-day things -- like laundry, washing, dishes, baths, showers, drinking water," she said.It's frustrating but not novel.
  "I would say [it's happened] like eight to 10 times," she said.Uranga lives in the Cottonwood Creek MUD No. 1, which is serviced by Crossroads Utility Services.Residents who live in some Manor neighborh
  
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• 'Very fed up': Manor residents frustrated with on-going water issues

  15-01-2025 13:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jennifer Uranga spent Wednesday morning boiling water after not having access to it in her home for 12 hours."It's pretty frustrating, just doing the day-to-day things -- like laundry, washing, dishes, baths, showers, drinking water," she said.
  It's frustrating but not novel.
  "I would say [it's happened] like eight to 10 times," she said.Uranga lives in the Cottonwood Creek MUD No. 1, which is serviced by Crossroads Utility Services.Residents who live in some Manor neighbor
  
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• Sixth Street to open up to vehicle traffic this weekend

  15-01-2025 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin has announced plans to open Sixth Street up to vehicular traffic this upcoming weekend.
  Since December, the City has tested out a soft launch of this pilot, opening the street up to cars on Thursdays and Sundays. This weekend, that will extend to Friday and Saturday. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said APD will monitor the situation closely, highlight any issues, and assess how to proceed with the pilot from there. Davis said she will personally be out there t
  
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• Sixth Street to open up to car traffic this weekend

  15-01-2025 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin has announced plans to open Sixth Street up to vehicular traffic this upcoming weekend.
  Since December, the City has tested out a soft launch of this pilot, opening the street up to cars on Thursdays and Sundays. This weekend, that will extend to Friday and Saturday. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said APD will monitor the situation closely, highlight any issues, and assess how to proceed with the pilot from there. Davis said she will personally be out there t
  
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• LIVE: City of Austin, community officials to highlight changes to 6th Street

  15-01-2025 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday, the city of Austin and community leaders will hold a news conference to discuss upcoming changes to Sixth Street, according to a press release. The conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Parkside Austin.This comes after a vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day prompted the Austin Police Department to provide an update on the pilot program. During that update, APD Chief Lisa Davis said Sixth Street had been open to traffic on Thursdays and Sundays and was
  
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• City of Austin, community officials to highlight changes to 6th Street

  15-01-2025 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday, the city of Austin and community leaders will hold a news conference to discuss upcoming changes to Sixth Street, according to a press release. The conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Parkside Austin.This comes after a vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day prompted the Austin Police Department to provide an update on the pilot program. During that update, APD Chief Lisa Davis said Sixth Street had been open to traffic on Thursdays and Sundays and was
  
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• City of Austin, community officials highlight changes to 6th Street

  15-01-2025 12:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday, the city of Austin and community leaders gathered to discuss upcoming changes to Sixth Street, according to a press release.
  This comes after a vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day prompted the Austin Police Department to provide an update on the pilot program. During that update, APD Chief Lisa Davis said Sixth Street had been open to traffic on Thursdays and Sundays and was going as planned without issues.Mayor Kirk Watson highlighted multiple renovati
  
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• Burger King employee fired after woman says order came with side of cannabis

  15-01-2025 05:45 via kxan.com
  
  Related video: Will TSA stop you for marijuana?HAMILTON, Ohio (WDTN) – An Ohio woman is speaking out after allegedly receiving marijuana in the drive thru of a Burger King location.In a video posted to TikTok, a user who goes by the name JannaBama claims to have purchased chicken fries for her children from a Burger King location in Hamilton. In the video she shows a Burger King bag with reported residue inside of it, along with marijuana she says came with her child's food."Cannot make th
  
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• Capital One sued by US watchdog, accused of cheating customers out of $2 billion

  15-01-2025 05:43 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. watchdog is suing Capital One for allegedly misleading consumers about its offerings for high-interest savings accounts — and “cheating" customers out of more than $2 billion in lost interest payments as a result.In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took aim at Capital One's promises and handling of its “360 Savings” accounts. Despite promoting 360 Savings as an account that provides one of nation's highest in
  
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• Texas school closing due to lack of state funding, says district

  15-01-2025 05:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday night, the Eanes Independent School District Board of Trustees passed a resolution to close Valley View Elementary in the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.Eanes ISD said the decision was part of a broader effort to help address a projected $3.3 million budget deficit in 2024-2025, that deficit will grow to $6.3 million in 2025-2026. The district cited this was due to a decline in student enrollment and a lack of funding from the state for public education.The district
  
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• Eanes ISD board votes to close school to help relieve budget deficit

  15-01-2025 05:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday night, the Eanes Independent School District Board of Trustees passed a resolution to close down Valley View Elementary in the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, according to a press release from the district.Eanes ISD said the decision was part of a broader effort to help address a projected $3.3 million budget deficit in 2024-2025, that deficit will grow to $6.3 million in 2025-2026. The district cited this was due to a decline in student enrollment and a lack of fun
  
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• Firefighters deploy, more power is shut off ahead of fierce Southern California winds

  15-01-2025 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — Weary and anxious from a week of massive blazes burning around Los Angeles, Southern California residents faced dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs Tuesday while they prepared to flee at a moment's notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape.Firefighters give behind-the-scene look at heroic battle with Eaton Fire
  The winds, predicted to reach near hurricane-force in some areas, were expected to peak Tuesday morning
  
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• Central Texas Food Bank opens new pantry at AISD elementary school

  15-01-2025 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Central Texas Food Bank is expanding efforts to keep Austin Independent School District students and their families fed by opening up a new pantry at Galindo Elementary School.On Wednesday morning, the food bank cut the ribbon on its new "Feeding Futures School Pantry" at the campus located in south Austin. The pantry is open to all AISD families and is a welcome sight for the campus.Central Texas Food Bank opens Feeding Futures School Pantry at Galindo Elementary School on
  
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• APD: Officer on leave in connection with Lockhart shooting

  15-01-2025 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting that happened in Lockhart over the weekend, the agency said in a news release Wednesday. Police said they shot their department-approved firearm during the shooting.The Caldwell County District Attorney's Office has requested for materials not to be released throughout the course of the investigation, according to police. The DA's office said the shooting would "not be treated as an
  
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• 'A stab right in my heart': Organ donor teen's tissues denied because he was gay, mom says

  15-01-2025 02:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Christina Stewart is mourning the loss of her 17-year-old son Juleon Gonzalez.
  "It's really hard, I'm still in shock," she said. "I just couldn't believe it."
  Stewart said her son was a quiet, caring kid who played football for Lake Travis High School and had a passion for graphic design.
  Juleon Gonzales. (Courtesy: Christina Stewart)Juleon Gonzales. (Courtesy: Christina Stewart)According to documentation with the Donate Life Texas Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, he registered
  
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• Capitol Context: The house speaker's power beyond the gavel

  15-01-2025 02:12 via kxan.com
  
  With the elections behind us, we're shifting from providing you context from the campaign trail to context from the State Capitol as the Texas legislature gets to work. Keep up with Capitol Context this legislative session as we examine bills being debated, the messages we’re hearing from elected leaders and how their votes impact us all.AUSTIN (KXAN) — As members of the Texas House elected Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as their new speaker at the start of the 89th legislative sess
  
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• APD arrests multiple juveniles, two adults connected with crime spree

  15-01-2025 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, APD announced it arrested five juveniles and two adults allegedly connected with a crime spree. The two adults were identified as 17-year-olds Javonni McDowell and Rashon Mosee.Authorities said McDowell, Mosee, and the juveniles were allegedly involved in a string of auto thefts, carjackings, and business burglaries over two days, starting on Sunday.
  McDowell and Mosee currently do not have attorneys listed in court documents when they do KXAN will reach out for a co
  
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• Alamo Drafthouse lays off some employees in Austin

  15-01-2025 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, Alamo Drafthouse confirmed to KXAN that it laid off employees at the corporate and venue level.This comes after the company was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment in June 2024. Sony at the time said it would continue to operate all 35 of its cinemas across 25 locations.Alamo Drafthouse said 15 people were laid off at the corporate level, including support center and technical staff. It claimed that was part of a business restructuring initiative. PREVIOUS COVERA
  
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• Alamo Drafthouse lays off employees as part of restructuring initiative

  15-01-2025 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Alamo Drafthouse on Tuesday confirmed it laid off employees at the corporate and venue level in Austin as part of a business restructuring initiative.This comes after the company was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment in June 2024. Sony at the time said it would continue to operate all 35 of its cinemas across 25 locations. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Changes coming? Alamo Drafthouse acquired by SonyAlamo Drafthouse said 15 people were laid off at the corporate level including suppo
  
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• Alamo Drafthouse lays off employees as part of restructuring initative

  15-01-2025 01:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Alamo Drafthouse on Tuesday confirmed it laid off employees at the corporate and venue level in Austin as part of a business restructuring initiative.This comes after the company was acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment in June 2024. Sony at the time said it would continue to operate all 35 of its cinemas across 25 locations. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Changes coming? Alamo Drafthouse acquired by SonyAlamo Drafthouse said 15 people were laid off at the corporate level including suppo
  
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• Texans of multiple faiths continue tradition of praying ahead of new legislative session

  15-01-2025 00:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— A 50-year tradition was maintained ahead of the 89th Texas Legislative session on Tuesday morning.Texas Impact, the largest interfaith advocacy group in the state, prayed over the work that's ahead.Seven religions were represented:
  Christianity
  JudaismSikhism IslamBuddhism
  Jainism
  Zoroastrianism
  Members of each faith showed unity, sharing interfaith prayers."Our shared faiths, in every one of the traditions represented here, is that we are made in the image of God," Rep
  
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• Bastrop mayor resigns amid controversy, upcoming recall election

  15-01-2025 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Bastrop mayor resigned on Tuesday, amid ongoing controversy over the city's management and an impending recall election for his position.Lyle Nelson was elected to the position in June 2023.
  In a news conference from council chambers, Nelson called recent allegations of misuse of official funds and other attacks against him "unproven" and part of "a witch hunt." In his comments, he blamed some other Bastrop city council members, in part.
  Nelson also noted he was "absolved of
  
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