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• Are eggs cheaper under Trump? TikToker intends to hold administration accountable

  25-01-2025 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Now that TikTok is back (for now), many users are discussing the incoming administration of Pres. Trump and the various changes that have already begun. And while many Americans are focused on the flurry of executive orders Trump signed into law on his first official day, others are hoping to keep the administration accountable for what it promised.This week, TikToker Magda, who goes by @magdacious on TikTok, posted a viral video announcing a new series she plans on creating: t
  
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• How climate change impacts children's mental, physical health

  25-01-2025 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From time to time we report on the effects that the changing climate has on all of us. A recent article from our partners at Climate Central went a little deeper with their assessment of how what is happening to our Earth impacts children.First, it is necessary to point to this glaring fact: children, no matter what age, are the most vulnerable age group to the impacts of climate change. This is true not only for their health but those underlying safety risks.
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• Climate change could impact children's mental, physical health

  25-01-2025 19:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From time to time we report on the effects that the changing climate has on all of us. A recent article from our partners at Climate Central went a little deeper with their assessment of how what is happening to our Earth impacts children.First, children, no matter what age, are the most vulnerable age group to the impacts of climate change. This is true not only for their health but those underlying safety risks.We're talking about the extreme heat in some parts of the country
  
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• School bus driver rescues family's pets from burning home

  25-01-2025 19:21 via kxan.com
  
  JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) - Bitter cold temperatures closed schools in a Stark County, Ohio community on Wednesday, so it was a day off for Todd Morris as well.A former police officer, now a school bus driver for Jackson Local Schools, Morris was heading home after an appointment Wednesday morning when he said he saw smoke rising through the air and decided to investigate."I was actually looking at fire station number two, our firehouse, and said, 'that's not chimney smoke.' I kept on driving
  
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• 6 planets to align in the night sky: Here's when

  25-01-2025 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) —  You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.According to AccuWeather, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible every evening through the first half of February, appearing in a line across the sky.This is happening, AccuWeather says, because all six planets will be on the same side of the sun from Earth's perspective. During the first nights of February, the crescent moon should
  
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• 2025 Oscar nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises

  25-01-2025 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nomination surprises Thursday.Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations, while general audience disinterest in the young Donald Trump movie “The Apprentice” might have indicated its awards chances were dead on arrival.But the members of the film academy had somet
  
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• Texas Rally for Life: Thousands to gather at capitol for 2025 event

  25-01-2025 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.The rally is held for those who oppose pregnancy terminations and seek to educate about alternatives, according to organizers. It will begin with a march to the capitol at 1 p.m., followed by the rally and remarks from speakers.Texas Senator John Cornyn will be a featured speaker at the event.“We're there to rally the faithful and people who want to be hear
  
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• Texas Rally for Life: Thousands gather at capitol for 2025 event

  25-01-2025 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.The rally is held for those who oppose pregnancy terminations and seek to educate about alternatives, according to organizers. It will begin with a march to the capitol at 1 p.m., followed by the rally and remarks from speakers.Texas Senator John Cornyn will be a featured speaker at the event.“We're there to rally the faithful and people who want to be hear
  
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• Aurora borealis returns: When and where to watch the northern lights

  25-01-2025 18:15 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center predicts the arrival of energy from the storm, which can show up in our skies in brilliant shades of purple, green, blue and pink, may be visible in the northern latitudes of the U.S. and parts of the Midwest.The states with the best chance of seeing
  
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• Senate confirms Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security 

  25-01-2025 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), putting her at the center of an administration focused heavily on immigration.The 59-34 vote to confirm Noem capped off a relatively smooth process even as other nominees face more intense scrutiny.Noem will lead one of the most sprawling agencies in government and one of particular importance in a Trump administration determined to crack down on immigration.Duri
  
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• Texas Agriculture Commissioner calls horse anti-cruelty rule 'government overreach'

  25-01-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal rule designed to "crack down on loopholes" in an anti-cruelty law protecting horses has drawn the ire of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who called it "government overreach at its worst" during a Friday interview with KXAN."I'm horse shower. I'm rodeo guy," he said. "Before I go, I have to take my horses to vet and get a health certificate. They've already been inspected. So what this does is way too far." Texas Agriculture Commissioner: With bird flu,
  
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• South Lamar corridor program nearing construction kickoff

  25-01-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Massive construction work is gearing up along one of the busiest corridors in south Austin, city officials confirmed at the Austin Mobility Committee meeting Thursday.Austin voters approved a $482 million mobility bond in November 2016, which allocated funding to multimodal improvements, safety upgrades and improved connectivity for all transit users. That program currently has $255 million in funding for completed projects, those in construction or those awaiting a notice
  
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• Spirit Airlines updates dress code, tattoo policy for passengers

  25-01-2025 13:57 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Passengers flying on Spirit Airlines can now be removed from a flight if a tattoo or other "body art" is deemed "lewd, obscene, or offensive," according to the company's latest contract of carriage.The newest version of Spirit's contract of carriage, updated on Wednesday, also includes new language concerning its definition of "inadequately clothed" passengers, which now encompasses travelers wearing "see-through clothing" or showing "exposed breasts, buttocks, or othe
  
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• Termination of CBP One app left thousands stranded in Juarez

  25-01-2025 13:52 via kxan.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Sitting on the steps of a government office in Juarez a stone’s throw from the Rio Grande, Ana Garcia is ready to say goodbye to the American dream.The Guatemalan mother of two came to Juarez a month ago hoping to get an asylum appointment in El Paso and travel to New York, where a friend had a job waiting for her.But President Donald Trump on Monday did away with an online tool that has allowed just under 1 million migrants to lawfully enter the Unit
  
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• More federal agencies authorized to arrest undocumented migrants

  25-01-2025 13:49 via kxan.com
  
  HIDALGO, Texas (Border Report) — The Trump administration has authorized several more federal agencies to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants.Law enforcement officials in the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons now have the authority to investigate and apprehend immigrants they believe to be in the country illegally.Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issue
  
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• Blue Origin set to launch from West Texas this week

  25-01-2025 13:49 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Blue Origin's next flight will simulate the moon's gravity and will fly 30 payloads, according to the company.The next New Shepard flight, NS-29, is scheduled for early this week. The launch window opens at 9 a.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from Lanuch Site One outside of Van Horn, Texas.The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces, a first for New Shepard.The flight will test six broad lunar technology areas: in-situ resource utilizat
  
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• Blue Origin set to launch from West Texas next week

  25-01-2025 13:49 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Blue Origin's next flight will simulate the moon's gravity and will fly 30 payloads, according to the company.The next New Shepard flight, NS-29, is scheduled for early next week. The launch window opens at 9 a.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from Lanuch Site One outside of Van Horn, Texas.The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces, a first for New Shepard.The flight will test six broad lunar technology areas: in-situ resource utilizat
  
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• Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be storied franchise’s next coach

  25-01-2025 04:54 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed on a deal to become the storied franchise’s next coach.The somewhat surprising choice announced Friday night is a familiar one for star quarterback Dak Prescott, who worked closely with Schottenheimer the past two seasons when former coach Mike McCarthy was the play-caller.Prescott publicly supported the return of McCarthy, whose initial five-year contract with Dallas expired, but McCarthy and
  
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• 'Should not have been out'; CLEAT calls on more judiciary accountability following San Antonio shooting

  25-01-2025 02:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a shooting in San Antonio that left seven police officers injured, the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, or CLEAT, is now calling for more judicial accountability.The officers were responding to a check welfare/suicidal subject at an apartment complex near Stone Oak Parkway and Loop 1604 around 9 p.m. according to San Antonio's chief of police.
  According to police, when officers arrived a woman said a man was shooting inside an apartment. That's when 46-
  
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• Texas House bans Democrats from committee chairmanships in 89th session

  25-01-2025 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on Thursday. The vote came after months of Texas conservatives calling for House Republicans to ban Democrats from being the top rank on a committee so that lawmakers can focus on passing conservative legislation first.
  House Democrats will instead hold vice-chairmanships for every single committee, a move which upset some Republican members who believe it will g
  
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• Austin FC signs goal scorer who wants to 'break records'

  25-01-2025 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC continues to stay extremely busy adding to the roster with the regular season less than a month away. The latest move brings about a club-record transfer for another Designated Player.Myrto Uzuni comes to the Verde and Black via Granada CF in Spain's LaLiga2. The 29-year-old plays both center forward and winger.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/newslettersIn his
  
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• $1 million worth of narcotics seized from north Austin apartment complex

  25-01-2025 00:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An estimated $1 million worth of narcotics have been seized by the Williamson County Sheriff's Office from an apartment complex in north Austin.An apartment complex on Domain Drive was identified as part of a WCSO investigation, in conjunction with the Austin DPS CID Gang Unit, according to a press release from WCSO.Search warrants were executed at two apartments in the complex Thursday. Investigators found marijuana, various THC products, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, a firea
  
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• City prepares for weekend two of allowing traffic on 6th street

  25-01-2025 00:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As city staff prepare to continue the pilot program of allowing car traffic to travel down Sixth Street on Fridays and Saturdays, we now have additional insight on how the first weekend went.
  KXAN spent Friday night on Sixth Street observing the first night of the pilot. You can view that coverage here.
  "Based upon what we saw Saturday evening, the decision was made to close the street. All along, we've said we will be prepared to shut down the street, if necessary, in real time
  
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