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• CMT Music Awards in Austin paused for 2025: report

  08-02-2025 22:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The CMT Music Awards might not return to Austin's Moody Center this year.Paramount Global is pausing some 2025 events, including the CMT Music Awards, amid a merger with Skydance Media, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement, which came from an internal memo, did not say when decisions about the affected events would be made."We are pausing a few events for 2025, as we look to reimagine and optimize our events slate going forward. These include
  
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• Texas has lost 3 of last 4 SEC games, falls to Vanderbilt 86-78

  08-02-2025 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas let a second-half lead slip away, losing to Vanderbilt 86-78 in Southeastern Conference men's basketball action Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee.The Longhorns went on a 10-0 run in the second half to take a 54-44 lead with 14:04 remaining, but the Commodores chipped away and then went on a 10-0 run to seize control. Jason Edwards put his team on his back, scoring eight points in the flurry. He buried a 3-pointer with 4:58 left to stretch Vanderbi
  
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• The many benefits of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  08-02-2025 19:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our team of meteorologists will occasionally refer to NOAA. It is the government agency from where many get their weather and climate information. NOAA stands for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.NOAA's birth dates back to 1807 when President Thomas Jefferson founded an organization called the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Its creation was to provide information to the maritime community that would allow for safe passage into American ports.
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• Police look for suspect in shooting at east Austin apartment complex

  08-02-2025 18:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a shooting outside an east Austin apartment complex in October, the Austin Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect.
  The shooting happened Oct. 27 around 5:30 p.m. at the Reserve at Springdale Apartments.Police said a victim was sitting in their car at the complex when a silver Dodge Challenger drove by. A person left the Challenger and opened fire at the victim using an assault-style rifle.APD said the victim was not injured, but bullets hit thr
  
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• How much is the Super Bowl bonus pay? Here's what winning (and losing) players make

  08-02-2025 17:39 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Win or lose on Sunday, players on the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will come home with a sizable bonus check.
  The details have already been worked out in the NFL’s bargaining agreement with the Players Association, which stipulates the Super Bowl bonus pay for the winning and losing teams. In 2025, the players on the winning team will each get a bonus check of $171,000. The losing team's players will get $96,000.That comes on top of the $77,000
  
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• 2 million donut products recalled nationwide over listeria risk: FDA

  08-02-2025 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  TOPEKA (KSNT) - More than 2 million cases of baked goods distributed throughout the nation are being recalled this year due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on Feb. 5 concerning 60 different bakery products ranging from donuts to cake rings from FGF, LLC based out of Brownsburg, Indiana. The FDA reported the recall was started voluntarily on Jan. 7 due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.The FDA gave this rec
  
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• Texas is second-most expensive state for Valentine's Day roses, data shows

  08-02-2025 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Valentine’s Day is just weeks away and millions of Americans will be sending or receiving flowers to loved ones to celebrate.While the exact dollar amount Americans spend on roses each Valentine’s Day is difficult to find exactly (The Conversation explains why here), one estimate puts total expected flower purchases for this holiday at $2.6 billion. But just how much are people shelling out for individual bouquets? MAP: Where have earthquakes been recorded
  
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• Texas adds more people than any other state for second consecutive year

  08-02-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.
  We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas' population increased more than any other state for the second year in a row, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.As of July 1, 2024, an estimated 31,290,8
  
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• Here's how to stream the Super Bowl for free

  08-02-2025 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (NEXSTAR) -- Not a traditional television viewer?You'll be able to stream Sunday's Super Bowl for free on Tubi, Fox's ad-supported streaming platform. The move gives cord-cutters and streamers a way to watch the biggest game in American sports without a subscription.Tubi was acquired by Fox Corporation in 2020. The streaming service plans to offer exclusive content, including its own pregame show.This marks the second Super Bowl Fox has broadcast in three years. Previously, the game
  
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• Texas organization channels grief into hiking trips, community healing

  08-02-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas man is channeling his grief and loss into an opportunity to aid others — one hike at a time.Everyone experiences grief at some point in their life. For Roland "Bones" Jimenez, he can trace grief in his life back to the death of his youngest brother, Michael, from cancer in 1988.
  Since, he's lost his eldest brothers, his mother and his father, in addition to other family members, friends and loved ones.Amid a decades-long battle learning to live with grief, Jim
  
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• Texas A&M Forest Service awards nearly $1M to landowners for prescribed fire

  08-02-2025 13:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas A&M Forest Service announced Thursday it is awarding nearly $1 million to landowners to conduct prescribed fires, the agency said. The funding will treat more than 35,000 acres."Each program reimburses landowners up to $30 per acre, for a maximum of 800 acres per recipient," the forest service said in the release.According to the agency, the prescribed burns are usually performed in the winter or during mild spring weather conditions to keep the blaze under control
  
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• House Divided: Wife an Eagles fan, husband cheers for Chiefs in NOLA

  08-02-2025 05:33 via kxan.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (WDAF) — It's inevitable. Happy couples with so much in common. Until their NFL teams meet in the Super Bowl. In this case, for a second time!For Jaime and Dave Dailey, a suburban Philadelphia couple, it's a house divided.
  Life can be funny sometimes. As in when a southwest Kansas guy meets a south Jersey girl. Him: A Marine veteran who landed near Philly in law enforcement, eventually becoming a small town police chief. She was a daughter raised on Philadelphia sports. Kansas
  
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• 'Southern Charm' reality star announces bid for South Carolina governor

  08-02-2025 05:29 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Former star of Bravo's “Southern Charm” reality TV show and former state treasurer Thomas Ravenel announced his South Carolina gubernatorial bid for 2026. “I’m running for Governor of South Carolina and none of the lightweights currently in the race are going to stop me,” Ravenel wrote in a Thursday night post on the social platform X. “I have a message that’s going to change not just South Carolina but the entire country.”&
  
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• Democratic AGs sue over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems

  08-02-2025 05:22 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Friday night over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s access to Treasury Department payment systems that dole out trillions of dollars in payments annually. The lawsuit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and announced earlier in the week, is the latest legal resistance against billionaire Elon Musk’s sweeping moves to reshape and dismantle parts of the federal burea
  
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• Blake Gideon named defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech

  08-02-2025 05:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of Texas' top assistant coaches and recruiters is headed for a promotion with another program.Blake Gideon, the safeties coach for the Longhorns since 2021, will be the defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In a social media post, Gideon called the week leading up to the announcement "the most exciting and most difficult week of my career." How Josh Allen beat out Lamar Jackson for AP NFL MVP"Too many people to thank. Sark, PK, TJ, you’re the
  
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• Pregnant Texas mom beats Stage 3 Breast Cancer, shares story to support life-saving research

  08-02-2025 04:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Kelly Bodu was 28 weeks pregnant with her second child when she found a lump in her breast - and after a few tests at the doctor’s office – she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.“I really thought they changed the samples in the lab because my brain could not process what was going on,” Bodu recalls about the day her doctor told her the news. “And I was pregnant --and so far into my pregnancy -- so, yeah, it was a pretty terrible day.
  
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• No. 1 Texas softball run-rules 2 teams on opening day in Louisiana

  08-02-2025 04:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas opened its 2025 season with a 2-game sweep, topping both Longwood and Louisiana 8-0 in mercy rule-shortened games Friday in Lafayette, Louisiana.Catcher Reese Atwood smacked her first home run of the season against the Ragin' Cajuns, a 2-run towering shot over the left-field wall in the first inning. Texas plated four runs in the second inning via a 2-run double by Mia Scott and a 2-run single by Leighann Goode. Kayden Henry hit an RBI single and Kaydee Bennett
  
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• Lake Travis ISD superintendent submits resignation, interim to be appointed

  08-02-2025 03:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis Independent School District Superintendent Paul Norton was dismissed from his role as leader of the district Friday. The district said it will appoint an interim and will begin searching for a permanent superintendent.Norton was placed on paid leave in December after allegations of misconduct. At the time, the school board said in a press release that those allegations were “confidential and protected from disclosure.”According to the district, the c
  
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• Austin food truck scrambles to adjust its prices due to high cost of eggs

  08-02-2025 03:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Austin food truck, Egg Laari, specializes in egg dishes from India. But now, the food truck's main ingredient is driving up costs for the owners.NBC News reported a dozen eggs now cost $5 on average as the bird flu outbreak continues to limit supplies severely.
  To try and stop the spread, farmers kill millions of chickens and then raise the price of the remaining healthy chickens and their eggs to a premium.Owners Sam Khatri and May Bhakta said their dishes come from Surat, a c
  
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• Gov. Abbott supports sports betting. Does anything change?

  08-02-2025 01:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Despite Gov. Greg Abbott coming out in support of legalized online sports gambling, the measure still faces an uphill battle.In a recent interview with the Houston Chronicle's "Texas Take" podcast, Abbott said, "I don't have a problem with online sports betting," one of the strongest stances he's publicly taken on the issue. But what does that mean for gambling companies and their supporters? In the short term, not much."I know that this is a long game," State Sen. Carol
  
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• Federal judge blocks Texas SCOPE law keeping kids from 'democratic exchange of views online'

  08-02-2025 01:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal judge blocked enforcement of a Texas law that he found to restrict Texas minors' First Amendment rights, calling into question Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's claims that the law protects minors from content he calls "harmful."PREVIOUS: Texas social media safety law faces court challengeThe Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act or HB 18 requires websites like Facebook and TikTok to implement strategies to prevent a minor from access
  
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• Bluebonnets make first appearance in Central Texas

  08-02-2025 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Texas wildflower is making an appearance a little sooner than expected.Bluebonnets are being spotted in parts of the state. A viewer sent this photo of one blooming in Paige, which is in Bastrop County. Why are there so many bluebonnets near Texas highways?First bluebonnet sighting of 2025 in Paige, Texas (KXAN Viewer Photo)
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department also shared photos of its "first prairie wildflowers" that are now blooming at Big Bend State Park.The wildflowers
  
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• Baseball writers name Flores preseason 1st-team All-American, 2 others on 2nd

  08-02-2025 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — College baseball writers think Texas junior Jalin Flores is one of the best shortstops in the country.The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its preseason all-America selections Friday and Flores was the first-team pick. He smacked 18 home runs with 158 total bases last season to help lead the Longhorns to the NCAA tournament, hitting .340 with 22 doubles and 56 RBIs along the way. Newcomers rip homers for Longhorns in 6-3 alumni game victoryThe NCBWA
  
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• Man facing murder charge related to body found stabbed, burned in Austin wooded area

  08-02-2025 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Austin Police Department identified a man who was arrested and charged in connection with a January homicide investigation.APD said 32-year-old Tomas Gonzalez was charged with murder and two counts of tampering with evidence related to the death of 50-year-old Jonathan Salas.According to police, an investigation revealed Gonzalez stabbed Salas and then burned his body while attempting to destroy evidence. PAST COVERAGE | APD investigating murder after man fou
  
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