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• Texans fire offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and offensive line coach, AP source says

  24-01-2025 23:55 via kxan.com
  
  The Houston Texans fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and offensive line coach Chris Strausser on Friday, a person with knowledge of the dismissals told The Associated Press.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the firings have not been announced.
  Those decisions came after the Texans' offense took a noticeable step back after what appeared to be a breakout season in 2023.
  Slowik took over the offense in 2023. With rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, the unit finished
  
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• APD responds to 'incident' in northeast Austin

  24-01-2025 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was responding to an incident in northeast Austin Friday afternoon.APD said officers were at a scene in the 10500 block of Wildhorse Ranch Trail, near Parmer Lane and US 290.According to police, there was no active threat to the public, or to a nearby Manor ISD school.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for updates.
  
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• APD identifies person who died in Austin's 4th homicide of 2025, other victim released from hospital

  24-01-2025 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department responded to the city's fourth homicide of the year in northeast Austin on Friday afternoon, according to police. One person died and another was injured.
  APD said officers responded to a scene at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 10500 block of Wildhorse Ranch Trail, which is near Parmer Lane and US 290. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2025?APD shared details about the homicide in a press release Monday and identified the vict
  
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• APD: 1 dead, 1 injured following homicide in northeast Austin

  24-01-2025 23:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is responding to a homicide in northeast Austin, police sources confirmed with KXAN.Police said a car drove into a ditch in the area, and confirmed one person died and another person was injured.APD said officers responded to a scene at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 10500 block of Wildhorse Ranch Trail, which is near Parmer Lane and US 290. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2025?This is Austin's fourth homicide of the year, a
  
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• Faith and food: How an east Austin woman is fighting food insecurity

  24-01-2025 23:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jeannette Valdez Duran lived on the streets of north Austin between 2006 and 2009. Finding food to eat during those times was difficult and sometimes proved to be impossible.Famished one night, she mustered up the courage to approach the night manager of a local convenience store and ask for the day’s leftovers. His kindness inspired Duran to change the trajectory of her life. Now, she’s using her good fortune to give back through her nonprofit Mobile Blessings
  
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• Major burger chain switching to beef tallow in search of 'best fries possible'

  24-01-2025 23:09 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Steak n Shake, an Indianapolis-based fast-food chain with locations across the Midwest, the South and beyond, has announced plans to switch to using “100% all-natural beef tallow” when cooking its french fries, according to a recent press release."The consumer wants the best and deserves the best. By adopting 100% beef tallow, Steak n Shake is delivering the best fries possible,” Kristen Briede, the chief global development officer for Steak n Shake, said in a
  
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• Central Texas parks awarded millions in grants by state

  24-01-2025 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recently approved nearly $31 million in grants toward creating and enhancing outdoor recreational opportunities in the state.Seven Central Texas cities received funding, including Jonestown, Boerne, Buda and Lockhart.TPWD said the commission awarded grants to projects in a variety of categories.City of Jonestown in Travis County
  $140,000 small community grant for renovations at Jones Brothers Park
  “The project includes the repla
  
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• CapMetro launches new on-demand service in east Austin

  24-01-2025 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — CapMetro celebrated the opening of its 12th Pickup Zone Friday, an on-demand service area in east Austin designed to connect community members to schools, grocers, businesses, recreation sites and other amenities.The Decker Pickup Zone serves the Decker Lane and Daffan Lane area east of U.S. Hwy. 183, with highlighted connection points to several area school campuses, the University Hills Austin Public Library, the Turner Roberts Recreation Center, the Springdale Shopping C
  
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• APD looking for suspects in shooting at parking lot of northeast Austin nightclub

  24-01-2025 21:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is looking for two suspects who were allegedly involved in a shooting that left a man injured on Sunday.
  APD officers responded to the Diablas parking lot, located at 900 E. Braker Lane, shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 19 and found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
  The parking lot of Diablas is the same area where a man was shot and killed on Halloween night last year.Owner
  
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• ACL launches lineup census for 2025 music festival

  24-01-2025 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New year, new Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup.
  The annual October music fest may not be on your mind in January, but organizers work throughout the year to plan one of Austin's largest annual events.
  The ACL Festival Instagram account posted on Friday that a survey has been launched asking attendees what artists they want to see play in Zilker this fall.
  Thousands of people have taken to the comment section of the post to make a case for their favorite artists, but the
  
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• Texas Agriculture Commissioner: With bird flu, state is 'doing it right'

  24-01-2025 19:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Bird flu is behind rising egg prices nationwide, as growers cull flocks to contain the virus, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. But Texas' top farm official said the state has handled the pandemic well. Answering viewer questions: What to know about bird fluTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told KXAN Friday that the state's cattle herds and poultry flocks currently don't have any reported bird flu cases."Bird flu is bad. In Texas, apparently, we're d
  
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• Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school

  24-01-2025 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session.The bill, co-authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Republican from Conroe who chairs the Senate Education Committee, would provide families with $10,000 a year per student in taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited
  
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• Texas Senate unveils its plan to create private school voucher program

  24-01-2025 19:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session.The bill, co-authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Republican from Conroe who chairs the Senate Education Committee, would provide families with $10,000 a year per student in taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited
  
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• Traffic Alert: Rocks block portion of I-35 in Austin

  24-01-2025 19:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A portion of southbound Interstate 35 was closed after reports of rocks covering the roadway.According to the Austin Police Department, the rocks covered several lanes near the 2500 block of South I-35 which is close to Airport Boulevard. As a result, the highway was shut down to one lane heading south to allow crews to clear the lanes.Rocks and debris coving I-35 (APD photos)Rocks and debris coving I-35 (APD photos)APD said to avoid the area and expect delays while crews w
  
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• Rocks blocking portion of I-35 in Austin cleared

  24-01-2025 19:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A portion of southbound Interstate 35 was closed after reports of rocks covering the roadway. The rocks have since been cleared.According to the Austin Police Department, the rocks covered several lanes near the 2500 block of South I-35, which is close to Airport Boulevard. As a result, the highway was shut down to one lane heading south to allow crews to clear the lanes.Rocks and debris coving I-35 (APD photos)Rocks and debris coving I-35 (APD photos)At the time, APD said
  
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• Austin comes together to support LA Food Bank as California wildfires rage: Fundraiser this Sunday

  24-01-2025 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wildfires in Southern California have been raging through scenic mountain hilltops and communities for 16 days, with the threat still looming. Efforts to extinguish these fires have become an international, around-the-clock operation.In response to the devastation, a group of three Austinites quickly organized a fundraiser to support the Los Angeles Food Bank. The trio has been working on this event for the past seven days.“Austin has such a strong connection to Calif
  
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• REPORT: Austin metro leads in rent affordability improvement in US

  24-01-2025 17:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin metro saw the most improvement in rent affordability between December 2023 and December 2024, according to a new analysis released by real estate resource Redfin on Wednesday.
  In Austin, the income level needed to afford a median asking rent dropped more than 16%, decreasing from $66,600 in December 2023 to $55,760 in December 2024. Redfin's report found the bulk of metros with the best rent affordability improvements were located in the Sun Belt regions, with Ta
  
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• Why you should wash off your car after the winter weather

  24-01-2025 17:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Your weekend plans may want to include rinsing off your car since the snowy, icy and wet road conditions probably left it a little dirty.Besides the dirt and oils on the road, you will likely be washing off a saltwater solution TxDOT uses to pretreat the roadways before icy road chances.With the recent winter weather in the Austin area, TxDOT put a solution on the roads before icy road conditions could arrive. That solution is called Brine, and if you noticed streaks on the
  
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• WWE tag team 'Pretty Deadly' feeling 'good, bubbly, energetic' for Friday Night SmackDown

  24-01-2025 16:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "YES BOY!"That's the energy Kit Wilson and Elton Prince, the faces behind pro-wrestling duo "Pretty Deadly," are bringing to the Moody Center Friday night.
  They're competing in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Friday Night SmackDown. They visited KXAN Friday morning to talk about their upcoming match. They even helped with the seven-day forecast.
  Wilson and Prince said they feel "good, bubbly, and energetic," ahead of the match, but they are aiming to prove themselve
  
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• ECHO still needs hundreds more volunteers day before 2025 Austin homelessness count

  24-01-2025 15:28 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, or ECHO, said it hopes to see hundreds more volunteers sign up to help conduct its biannual Point in Time Homelessness Count this Saturday.Angela de Leon, director of operations for ECHO, said going into the final 24 hours of the PIT count, the agency was short 300-400 volunteers.On average, de Leon said the count gets around 800 volunteers, and in an ideal situation she'd like to have as many as 1,200.The agency has made progres
  
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• Inside the Investigation: 100-year-old pipeline deal disrupts Round Rock neighborhood

  24-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  KXAN (Austin) -- Frustration is building in a Williamson County neighborhood as a utility company builds a gas pipeline through their backyards. On this week's Inside the Investigation live stream, KXAN Reporter Mercedez Hernandez explains how the company is using a deal made nearly a century ago as grounds to continue the project.Join Kelly Wiley every Friday morning for a live recap of the latest headlines and in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team.Related articles:Eminent Domain:
  
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• US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security

  24-01-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that about 1,500 troops were being sent to the border this week, as the department scrambles to put in motion President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration.U.S. officials said they e
  
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• Austin to Asia? Talks to bring nonstop flights to AUS 'incredibly productive'

  24-01-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Talks to bring nonstop flights between Austin and Asian cities are "incredibly productive," according to a consulting firm that works with Austin's airport to attract and maintain new airlines and routes."We're having incredibly productive conversations with Asian airlines," Kevin Schorr, vice president of Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, told members of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission earlier this month."We talk to the airlines as often as we can to help them understan
  
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• Weekend cold front boosts rain chances

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Slowly but surely... we're getting further from the 20s and 30s and closer to more seasonable temperatures for the time of year.Afternoon highs will warm to the upper 50s and low 60s under a bright blue sky today. Winds will remain light out of the south/southwest today.A light freeze can be expected in some areas overnight, marking the last night of low 30s for most of us for awhile.Clouds will be on the increase tomorrow with a few spots of light rain possible by evening. An a
  
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• Several days with rain chances

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rest of today will be sunny with most highs reaching the upper half of the 50s to a few reaching 60°. A warming southwest wind will help to give us our warmest day this week.A clear sky is ahead for the evening with evening temperatures in the 40s. Clouds will start arriving after 6 a.m. or so Saturday. Most lows will be in the low to mid 30s but if you live in the western Hill Country you may find lows in the upper half of the 20s.Clouds continue to increase during the
  
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• Rounds of rain incoming, 70s return midweek

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today, temperatures remained cooler than usual across Central Texas, with highs in the mid-50s. Both Camp Mabry and Austin Bergstrom reached 55° amid cloudy skies and on-and-off rain showers. Camp Mabry recorded 0.09” of rain, while Austin Bergstrom saw 0.12” by day’s end.Tonight, expect overnight temperatures in the upper 40s, with light drizzle and calm winds.Monday will bring more of the same, with highs in the mid-50s and continuing cloudy skies. Light
  
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• Rainy Sunday morning, heavier rain arrives midweek

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today’s high temperatures were slightly cooler than usual, thanks to abundant cloud cover during the afternoon. Camp Mabry reached 57°, while Austin Bergstrom started at 22° and warmed to 59° by late afternoon. Winds were light and variable from the south, and the sun set at 6:02 PM.Overnight, temperatures will remain mild as a low-level jet continues to bring moisture and cloud cover ahead of a cold front expected to arrive late tonight.On Sunday, scattered sh
  
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• Increasing clouds, rain chances return next week

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rest of today will be sunny with most highs reaching the upper half of the 50s to a few reaching 60°. A warming southwest wind will help to give us our warmest day this week.A clear sky is ahead for the evening with evening temperatures in the 40s. Clouds will start arriving after 6 a.m. or so Saturday. Most lows will be in the low to mid 30s but if you live in the western Hill Country you may find lows in the upper half of the 20s.Clouds continue to increase during the
  
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• Increasing clouds lead to increasing rain chances

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The day will start with sunshine but will end with a cloudy sky. Late-afternoon rain is possible especially east of I-35. The increase in clouds will keep most of our highs below normal in the upper 50s to low 60s.Rain chances increase tonight through tomorrow. An upper-level low will land between San Francisco and Los Angeles tonight bringing upper-level winds from the southwest. The Pacific moisture, along with Gulf moisture already in place from a south wind, will help fuel a
  
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• A wet start to the final week of January

  24-01-2025 12:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Scattered areas of light rain continued at daybreak. Most of today's rain will be this morning. It will all be light with a few hundredths of an inch up to one-tenth of an inch expected to be measured.Central Texas Rain TotalsFog will be an issue this morning with visibility significantly reduced in many sections. The fog should begin lifting between 9 and 11 a.m.This afternoon will be cloudy with a lower chance of rain.
  Low rain chances (10%) are part of the Monday-Tuesday fore
  
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• Jones' double-double, Booker's clutch shot lifts No. 7 Texas over No. 17 Tennessee 80-76

  24-01-2025 05:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Madison Booker hit the go-ahead bucket with 0:27 left and No. 7 Texas hung on to top No. 17 Tennessee 80-76 in Southeastern Conference women's basketball action Thursday at Moody Center.Booker's clutch mid-range jumper was her 11th field goal of the game to finish with 26 points. Rori Harmon hit a pair of foul shots with three seconds left to ice the game after Texas forced Tennessee into a tough shot.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and si
  
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• Report shows progress, shortfalls in economic growth for Central Texas Latinos

  24-01-2025 04:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- The Latino population in Central Texas continues to grow, and yet a new report showed they still face barriers to economic growth.
  Advancing Latino Futures, a new report by the Hispanic Impact Fund, showed both progress and shortfalls in economic mobility for Latinos in the area.
  The report focused on four areas:Early childhood educationHealth and wellnessJob skills and entrepreneurshipLeadership developmentThe report said one in four employed Hispanic Central Texans does not h
  
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• School funding, teacher retention among many topics released on TEA 2024 annual report

  24-01-2025 03:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —On Thursday, The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its annual report.The report offers a look into how the state is doing when it comes to a number of topics in public education. Topics like school funding, teacher retention, special education evaluations, school safety and much more.It is also offers lawmakers, educators and families a look at what improvements need to be made."This report not only tracks our progress, but also identifies areas where additional investme
  
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• Over 60M kids' data may have been stolen: What you need to know

  24-01-2025 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A leading education technology firm was the target of a data security breach last month, potentially exposing millions of students and teachers' sensitive data including Social Security numbers and medical information.PowerSchool, the largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 education in the country, notified schools about the incident earlier this month, but the full scale of the cyberattack is still coming into view.A new report from BleepingComputer, a
  
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• Ex-teacher gets 10 years probation stemming from alleged improper relationship with student

  24-01-2025 00:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former teacher was sentenced to 10 years probation after she was accused of having an improper relationship with a student in 2022, court documents said.Abigail Seidel pleaded guilty to the charge of an improper relationship between an educator and a student and was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication with community supervision, court documents said. In Texas, deferred adjudication is a type of probation that allows the person sentenced to keep the conviction off their
  
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• Texas softball starts season ranked No. 1, 3 players on national award watch list

  24-01-2025 00:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas softball team will start 2025 with a big target on its back.The Longhorns are the top-ranked team in the ESPN/USA Softball preseason poll released Wednesday and have three players on the national player of the year watch list.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/newslettersNo. 1 Texas returns a boatload of talent including junior catcher Reese Atwood, sophomore pitc
  
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