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• Protest at Texas Capitol after ICE operations in Austin

  26-01-2025 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations. On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin. (KXAN News/Todd Bynum)This comes as Trump administration officials oversaw ICE immigration e
  
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• 'It saddens me': Protesters take to the Texas Capitol after ICE operations in Austin

  26-01-2025 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations. On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin. (KXAN News/Todd Bynum)Rally attendee Cheryl Flores spoke to KXAN about how the Austin ICE op
  
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• ICE conducts 'enhanced targeted operations' in Austin

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it conducted "enhanced targeted operations" in Austin Sunday, according to an agency spokesperson.“[ICE], along with federal partners including the DEA and ATF began conducting enhanced targeted operations today in Austin to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities," said Monica Yoas, ICE Southwest Region's acting media
  
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• ICE begins 'enhanced targeted operations' in Austin

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out "targeted enforcement operations" in Austin Sunday, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson. Top Trump administration officials in Chicago for start of immigration enforcement crackdownA DEA Houston Division spokesperson confirmed that the agency assisted ICE, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal law enforcement partners with immigration enforcement. The agency provided resources to I
  
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• DEA part of 'targeted' ICE operations in Austin Sunday

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out "targeted enforcement operations" in Austin Sunday, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson.The DEA Houston Division spokesperson confirmed that the agency assisted ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with immigration enforcement. The agency provided resources to ICE in several cities including Austin, according to the spokesperson."The DEA Houston division assisted the Department of Homeland
  
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• DEA, ICE part of 'targeted operations' in Austin Sunday

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out "targeted enforcement operations" in Austin Sunday, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson.The DEA Houston Division spokesperson confirmed that the agency assisted ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with immigration enforcement. The agency provided resources to ICE in several cities including Austin, according to the spokesperson."The DEA Houston division assisted the Department of Homeland
  
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• DEA confirms ICE raids in Austin area

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A series of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin on Sunday, according to sources from the Drug Enforcement Administration.A spokesperson for the DEA's Houston Division said the DEA assisted ICE in the Austin area with immigration enforcement efforts."The raids are underway or have been done," said Sally Sparks, a DEA Houston Division spokesperson, in a phone call with KXAN.In an X post, the Houston DEA Division confirmed the DEA is working with
  
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• DEA confirms ICE operations in Austin area

  26-01-2025 21:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A series of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin Sunday, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson.That spokesperson, with the DEA Houston Division, said that the agency assisted ICE with immigration enforcement efforts in the Austin area."The raids are underway or have been done," said Sally Sparks, the DEA spokesperson, in a phone call with KXAN.In an X post, the DEA Houston Division confirmed it is working with the Dep
  
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• AFD responds to abandoned bank fire on North Lamar

  26-01-2025 14:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned bank in north Austin early Sunday morning.
  Austin Fire Department said a caller reported "smoke coming from a large white building." Crews found a large fire inside the building at 9810 North Lamar Blvd.
  AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on North Lamar Boulevard. (Courtesy AFD)AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on North Lamar Boulevard. (Courtesy AFD)AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on N
  
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• AFD: Fire out at abandoned bank on North Lamar

  26-01-2025 14:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned bank in north Austin early Sunday morning.
  Austin Fire Department said a caller reported "smoke coming from a large white building." Crews found a large fire inside the building at 9810 North Lamar Blvd.
  AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on North Lamar Boulevard. (Courtesy AFD)AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on North Lamar Boulevard. (Courtesy AFD)AFD firefighters battle fire at abandoned bank on N
  
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• SWAT responds to south Austin; shelter-in-place order lifted

  26-01-2025 14:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents were ordered to shelter in place Sunday after SWAT was called out to south Austin. The order has since been lifted.According to the Austin Police Department, a call came in around 5:50 a.m. regarding an armed person.Police said the call was near the 2600 block of Gwendolyn Lane.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for more.
  
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• SWAT responds to south Austin, residents ordered to shelter in place

  26-01-2025 14:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents were ordered to shelter in place after SWAT was called out to south Austin.According to the Austin Police Department, a call came in around 5:50 a.m. regarding an armed person.Police said the call was near the 2600 block of Gwendolyn Lane.This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN for more.
  
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• Suspect in custody after south Austin SWAT callout

  26-01-2025 14:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents were ordered to shelter in place Sunday after SWAT was called out to south Austin. The order has since been lifted.According to the Austin Police Department, a call came in around 5:50 a.m. regarding an armed person.APD said the SWAT incident ended shortly before 8:30 a.m., and a suspect was in custody.SWAT responds to south Austin call (KXAN photo/Todd Bynum)
  Police said the call was near the 2600 block of Gwendolyn Lane, which is south of Slaughter Lane.
  
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• Trump's anti-DEI push puts top colleges in the crosshairs

  26-01-2025 12:02 via kxan.com
  
  Universities now find themselves at the frontlines of President Trump's war against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.  An executive order this week instructed federal institutions to investigate DEI programs at schools with endowments of more than $1 billion endowments.  Experts say the schools need to be "prepared to fight" as Trump has long been willing to target higher education. “This is really just the first salvo, and I think colleges should be very conce
  
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• Hundreds of volunteers take part in Austin-Travis County's federally required homelessness count

  26-01-2025 01:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Early Sunday, hundreds of volunteers hand counted the number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin-Travis County. It's called the Point-In-Time (PIT) count."I come out here because it's an interesting outreach effort. It's a good way to get community volunteers aware of the issue," said Dylan Shubitz, a PIT count team leader.The biannual count is a federally mandated method of hand counting the number of people sleeping outside, put on by the Ending Community Homelessnes
  
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• Austin-Travis County's federally required homelessness count to happen this weekend

  26-01-2025 01:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Early Sunday, hundreds of volunteers will hand count how many people experience homelessness in Austin-Travis County, during the Point-In-Time (PIT) count.The bi-annual count is a federally mandated method of hand counting the number of people sleeping outside, put on by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO).It involves volunteers breaking into teams, asking people at night to unzip their tents and exit their cars, wake up off their spots on Austin’s sidewalks
  
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• State of Texas: 'Whatever it takes,' State leaders vow to support Trump border security, deportation efforts

  26-01-2025 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from Washington now that he was in office.“He was a very popular governor and now he's an unbeatable governor because of [his] border policies," said Trump about Abbott, in remarks at the Capitol following his inauguration.To back this up, the president signed 10 immigration-relate
  
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• Texas erases 22-point deficit to beat No. 13 Texas A&M 70-69, Johnson scores 30 points

  26-01-2025 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas guard Tramon Mark hit the game-winning bucket with 3.9 seconds left to beat No. 13 Texas A&M 70-69 and complete the Longhorns' biggest comeback in Moody Center history Saturday.Mark hung in the lane and banked it off the glass over a Texas A&M defender from a Julian Larry pass, sending the Longhorns into a frenzy after being down by 22 points with 17:07 left. He said it was an instinctual play.Texas forward Devon Pryor (22) celebrates with teammates after they
  
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• Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says

  26-01-2025 00:47 via kxan.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies.
  As Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador, James Kariuki, recently told the Security Council, “Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child.”
  “The children of Gaza did not choose this war,” he said, “yet they have paid the ultimat
  
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