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• Fire in Bastrop prompts 'temporary evacuations' for some residents

  08-03-2025 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bastrop County first responders are working a fire Saturday afternoon near Highway 95, which prompted temporary evacuations for some residents.
  The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management posted details on Facebook saying the fire was in the LBA community.
  Temporary evacuations were ordered for residents in the 200 block of LBA Drive south to Moon Mist.
  "The fire in LBA is not currently growing, but burning material is producing embers which are blowing on the winds a
  
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• Evacuation ended after 2-acre fire in Bastrop County

  08-03-2025 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents returned home Saturday night after a fire broke out near Highway 95 in Bastrop County and prompted temporary evacuations.As of 8 p.m., the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the fire in the LBA community was two acres large and 90% contained. The office is calling it the "Mouse Fire."
  Temporary evacuations were previously ordered for residents in the 200 block of LBA Drive south to Moon Mist, but on Saturday night, the office said people who evacua
  
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• Evacuation ended after 2-acre fire in Bastrop

  08-03-2025 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents returned home Saturday night after a fire broke out near Highway 95 and prompted temporary evacuations.
  As of 8 p.m., the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said the fire in the LBA community was two acres large and 90% contained. The office is calling it the "Mouse Fire."
  Temporary evacuations were previously ordered for residents in the 200 block of LBA Drive south to Moon Mist, but on Saturday night, the office said people who evacuated could return
  
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• What's a 'millennial burger joint' and why is it a meme?

  08-03-2025 20:35 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — You know what a "millennial burger place" is — and have likely even eaten in one — even if the phrase seems foreign. Recently, TikTok users have been discussing these types of eateries that have cropped up over the past 10 years.These types of businesses were or are owned and designed by millennials and, according to TikTok, some of their common aspects have gotten out of control.Can you freeze eggs?Here's how to identify a "millennial burger spot."How to spot a "mi
  
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• Onset of spring allergy season slowly underway

  08-03-2025 17:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Spring allergies are becoming a bit more noticeable even before the beginning of Astronomical Spring that starts March 20 at 4:01 a.m. and ends June 20th. It's always important to note that Astronomical Spring differs from Meteorological Springs (March 1 to May 31) in that it is determined by the Earth's orbit relative to the sun.Meteorological Spring is determined by a set calendar date for easier record-keeping.
  But this is about the growing season and the early arrival of spr
  
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• Blue Hole Nature Center gets $3M for expansion, conservation

  08-03-2025 17:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Blue Hole Nature Center in Hays County received a $3 million investment to expand and support conservation education in Wimberley, Texas.The funds were from the Hays County Parks and Open Space Bond, a $75 million voter-approved initiative to enhance parks and conservation. “The Nature Center will be dedicated to hands-on learning, ecological preservation and sustainable recreation,” the county said. "With this funding, [Wimberley’s] Parks and Rec
  
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• Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy is arrested in Texas on a family violence assault charge

  08-03-2025 16:46 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) — Kansas City chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge in Texas.
  Williamson County online jail records on Saturday showed that Worthy was arrested Friday by deputies and held in the county jail on a charge of assault on a family or household member in which their breath was impeded, or choking in common terms.
  Williamson County includes parts of Austin, where Worthy played college football at the University of Texas.
  The ch
  
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• Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses

  08-03-2025 16:41 via kxan.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK) – In its latest update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 198 cases of measles across West Texas.The number of cases in neighboring New Mexico also tripled in a day to 30, local health officials said.In Texas, the DSHS said 23 patients of the 198 patients were hospitalized as of Friday morning. Officials said most cases were among patients who were not vaccinated.Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa causes of death announced"Due to the highly c
  
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• Reopening Texas detention centers to hold deportees worries migrant advocates

  08-03-2025 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Two controversial immigration detention facilities in South Texas are being reopened for the detention and deportation of migrant women and families, officials tell Border Report.This includes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Karnes County, Texas, and the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, which the Biden administration closed last year. ICE deports Mexican national wanted in disappearance of 43 Mexican studentsThere ar
  
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• Texas bill could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud', if passed

  08-03-2025 15:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill filed in the Texas House of Representatives this week threatens to charge transgender Texans with a crime for identifying with a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth.HB 3817 would make it a state jail felony for a person to "identify" to a state agency or private employer their "biological sex as the opposite of the biological sex assigned to the person at birth." Texas ‘not for freedom’: House bill could ban gender-affirming care for tran
  
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• Why is it called a 'New York' strip steak, anyway?

  08-03-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The cut of beef known as the strip steak goes by a number of different names, including the ambassador steak, the club steak, or sometimes the Kansas City steak, to name a few. But it’s probably best known as a New York strip steak, as seen on restaurant menus from the Empire State to Texas to Wyoming and beyond.But what does the steak itself have to do with New York? RELATED | Would you eat a ‘Texas Strip’?: Texas Lt. Gov. in talks to change name of this famo
  
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• AUS Data Hub: Passenger totals, busiest months and new flights in 2025

  08-03-2025 14:30 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) — Passenger totals at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport were just below record levels in 2024, and 2025 is set to be another incredibly busy year.Last year, about 21.7 milli
  
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• APD searching for person of interest in August 2024 attempted sex assault

  08-03-2025 05:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is seeking public help to find a person of interested wanted in connection with an attempted sexual assault that happened in north Austin in August 2024, according to a news release from the agency.Around 12:30 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Payton Gin Road and North Lamar Boulevard. According to police, the victim was approached by an unknown suspect while she was walking on the sidewalk of Payton Gin Road. The suspect tried having
  
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• Attack on CapMetro bus leaves woman severely injured

  08-03-2025 04:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) --- A brutal attack on a CapMetro bus left a woman severely injured earlier this year. The Austin Police Department said a random man approached her and started hitting her in the face.
  APD believes the attacker is experiencing homelessness. The department said he had several travel bags, a sleeping bag, a laundry bag and other items consistent with someone camping at different locations. He has not been arrested yet.The woman, who asked us to conceal her identity, spoke with KXAN
  
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• New blood test for colon cancer offers less invasive option, hopes to increase early detection

  08-03-2025 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – There is a new and less invasive option to test for colon cancer and it doesn’t require a stay at the hospital or mailing a stool sample.The Food Drug and Administration approved Guardant Health’s test, called Shield, last summer. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the test caught 83% of the cancer. Health experts hope it will help encourage more people to get tested and detect the cancer early.“We're not trying to replace the
  
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• LIVE: New blood test for colon cancer offers less invasive option, hopes to increase early detection

  08-03-2025 04:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – There is a new and less invasive option to test for colon cancer and it doesn’t require a stay at the hospital or mailing a stool sample.The Food Drug and Administration approved Guardant Health’s test, called Shield, last summer. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the test caught 83% of the cancer. Health experts hope it will help encourage more people to get tested and detect the cancer early.“We're not trying to replace the
  
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• What are seed oils? And why are Kennedy and some influencers bashing them?

  08-03-2025 03:55 via kxan.com
  
  Until recently, most Americans had never heard the term “seed oils,” even though they’ve likely cooked with and consumed them for decades.It’s the catchy description coined by internet influencers, wellness gurus and some politicians to refer to common cooking oils — think canola, soybean and corn oil — that have long been staples in many home kitchens.Those fiery critics refer to the top refined vegetable oils as “the hateful eight” and claim that
  
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• Moon mission goes sideways: Private lunar lander declared dead after botched landing

  08-03-2025 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday.The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines.Launched last week, the lander named Athena missed its mark by more than 800 feet and ended up in a frigid crater, the company said in declaring it dead.This photo provided by Intui
  
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• 'Frustrated' by fouls, No. 1 Texas holds off Ole Miss in SEC women's quarterfinals

  08-03-2025 03:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Madison Booker led four Longhorns in double figures with 19 points to lift No. 1 Texas over Ole Miss 70-63 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.Booker grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Kyla Oldacre scored 12 points and Shay Holle chipped in 11. Taylor Jones had 10 points in 21 minutes and Rori Harmon scored eight with nine assists.Mississippi forward Starr Jacobs (7) defends Texas guard Ndjaka
  
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• Chick-fil-A introduces new spring menu items, brings back fan-favorite sandwich

  08-03-2025 03:47 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) – Chick-fil-A is celebrating the arrival of spring with new seasonal menu items, including a returning fan favorite.Beginning March 17, the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich will be available nationwide at participating restaurants, featuring three filet options for a customizable experience.Beginning March 17, the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich will be available nationwide at participating restaurants, featuring three filet options for a customizable experience. (Chick-fil-A)
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• City leaders sign Friendship Cities Agreement with Greater Manchester in the U.K.

  08-03-2025 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- More economic development, technology and education opportunities could be on the way to Austin.On Friday, city leaders signed a Friendship Cities Agreement with Greater Manchester, England in the United Kingdom.City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson celebrated the milestone alongside Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham who explained why this partnership is a perfect match."The thing that most ties us together right now is the fact that these two cities and the regions around them r
  
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• Police: Colorado woman with 7 kids pointed gun at another driver in road rage incident

  08-03-2025 03:21 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado woman was arrested after she reportedly pointed a gun at another driver in Commerce City on Thursday while seven kids were in the vehicle with her.The Commerce City Police Department said Friday that a witness reported the incident after she allegedly pointed the gun during a road rage incident near 96th Avenue and Highway 2. Police said that seven children, each under 10 years old, were in the vehicle at the time of the incident.Adams County resident chases his
  
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• KoMiCo Technology in Round Rock gets $2M grant for growth, jobs

  08-03-2025 02:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A facility in Round Rock that provides precision cleaning and coatings for semiconductor wafer manufacturing tools received a $2 million grant Friday.According to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the funds were the fourth grant provided by the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF), and it was given to KoMiCo Technology, Inc. (KoMiCo).“KoMiCo is profoundly grateful to the State of Texas for their generous grant supporting the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain,&rdquo
  
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• No. 2 Texas tweaks schedule at Ohio State Tournament

  08-03-2025 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 2 Texas heads to Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio State Tournament over the weekend, but they'll face a different opponent than originally planned.Saint Francis had to cancel its games at the tournament Friday and Saturday, causing tournament organizers to shuffle opponents and game times. The Longhorns were supposed to play the Red Flash at 9 a.m. CT Saturday, but now they'll take on Merrimack at 9:30 a.m. instead. Texas will play Oakland at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. No. 2 Texa
  
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• Here's what Texas DOGE talked about on day one

  08-03-2025 01:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Despite not directly discussing legislation, the Texas House Delivery of Government Efficiency (Texas DOGE) committee met for more than 12 hours in their inaugural session. Here's a partial recap of what they discussed.Introduction to the Texas DOGE CommitteeBefore taking any testimony, Chair Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, started to discuss his vision for the upstart committee.Texas DOGE Committee Chair Giaovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, chats with State Rep. Brisc
  
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• South Austin Homeless camp drawing concerns as drug use, open fires continue

  08-03-2025 00:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— There’s a homeless encampment in southeast Austin that is drawing concern from people who live nearby.It’s located just off William Cannon Drive and Bluff Springs Road, right across the street from a neighborhood.The propertyThe property is filled with trash, open flames, drug paraphernalia and many tents where people are living. For months it has continued to grow with no signs of slowing down.“We do recognize that this specific property is posing some cha
  
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• Homeless camp on historic site drawing concerns as drug use, open fires continue

  08-03-2025 00:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— There’s a homeless encampment in southeast Austin that is drawing concern from people who live nearby.It’s located just off William Cannon Drive and Bluff Springs Road, right across the street from a neighborhood.The Sneed HouseThe historic Sneed House is on the property.According to documents by the Historic Preservation Commission, It was once a plantation house that was built in the 1857 by Judge Sebron Graham Sneed and his family when they first moved to Aust
  
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