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• New option for patients with treatment-resistant depression

  23-03-2025 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- Experts estimate that treatment-resistant depression (TRD) impacts about 2.8 million Americans annually, and a groundbreaking implantable device may offer new hope.Depression affects about one in six people, and about 16 million Americans deal with depression each year. Depression can be a life-threatening condition that affects not only the individual but family and friends as well. Depression is known to be mostly treatable, but unfortunately, not all Americans respond well to t
  
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• No. 2 Texas picks up SEC sweep with 2nd run-rule win over Auburn 13-2

  23-03-2025 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 2 Texas posted nine runs in the second inning to secure a 13-2, 5-inning win and 3-game sweep of Auburn in Southeastern Conference softball action at McCombs Field on Sunday.Katie Stewart capped the huge frame with a 3-run home run, adding to her big weekend against the Tigers. She hit a walk-off, 3-run homer to give the Longhorns a 7-5 win in Game 2 on Saturday. In the series, Stewart finished 4-for-7 with nine RBIs after a 2-for-2, four-RBI day Sunday.Texas fires head
  
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• Reports: Longhorns to hire Xavier's Sean Miller as men's basketball coach to replace Rodney Terry

  23-03-2025 21:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns lost to the Xavier Musketeers in the First Four of the men's NCAA Tournament on March 19, and then reportedly hired their coach following their loss in the next round.According to multiple reports, with the first by Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte will hire Sean Miller to replace Rodney Terry as head men's basketball coach. Del Conte and the university announced Terry's firing Sunday. How did Texas
  
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• Longhorns hire Xavier's Sean Miller as men's basketball coach to replace Rodney Terry

  23-03-2025 21:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns lost to the Xavier Musketeers in the First Four of the men's NCAA Tournament on March 19, and then days later, hired their head coachTexas hired Sean Miller to replace Rodney Terry as head men's basketball coach. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and the university announced Terry's firing Sunday and made Miller's hire official Monday evening. The last perfect bracket in the men’s NCAA tournament has fallen; which games busted the most bracke
  
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• Tommy's Travel Forecast: Multiple storms are coming

  23-03-2025 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As we enter the final full week of March, several big storms are on the horizon.This forecast covers the period from March 23 to March 30.The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted multiple states across the Deep South and Southern Plains for severe weather Sunday evening.Severe Weather Threat: Sunday evening/overnight
  This includes the Austin metro area, stretching northeast to Nashville, Tennessee.
  AUSTIN FORECAST: Today's Forecast From The First Warning Weather TeamA strong
  
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• LIVE: Tommy's Travel Forecast: Multiple storms are coming

  23-03-2025 20:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As we enter the final full week of March, several big storms are on the horizon.This forecast covers the period from March 23 to March 30.The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted multiple states across the Deep South and Southern Plains for severe weather Sunday evening.Severe Weather Threat: Sunday evening/overnight
  This includes the Austin metro area, stretching northeast to Nashville, Tennessee.
  AUSTIN FORECAST: Today's Forecast From The First Warning Weather TeamA strong
  
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• Texas fires head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry after loss in First Four

  23-03-2025 18:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry was fired Sunday after the Longhorns lost to Xavier in the First Four of the men's NCAA Tournament on Wednesday.Terry completed his second full season as the program's head coach with a 19-16 record, 6-12 in Southeastern Conference play, and a first-round exit in the SEC tournament. How did Texas end up in the First Four of March Madness?Texas acting head coach Rodney Terry reacts to a call against his team during the first hal
  
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• Reports: Texas fires head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry after loss in First Four

  23-03-2025 18:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry was fired Sunday after the Longhorns lost to Xavier in the First Four of the men's NCAA Tournament on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.Terry completed his second full season as the program's head coach with a 19-16 record, 6-12 in Southeastern Conference play, and a first-round exit in the SEC tournament. How did Texas end up in the First Four of March Madness?Texas acting head coach Rodney Terry reacts to a call agains
  
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• The influence of a changing climate even in winter

  23-03-2025 14:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Climate Central has instituted a global analysis to determine the impact on people from the warming climate. Using data from numerous reporting stations they determined that, in the United States, more than 71,000,000 experienced, on average, recorded at least two weeks of days (non-consecutive) with temperatures that were affected by the changing climate.It should be pointed out that this might have been responsible for an increase in heat-related health risks but it could be a
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crash near eastern Travis County

  23-03-2025 13:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died after a crash in eastern Travis County that occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.The collision was at the intersection of Arteny Cove and Gilbert Road, and involved a single motorcycle with one patient, according to ATCEMS.Medics later pronounced the patient dead at the scene.No other information was available, and ATCEMS said medics had left the scene.
  
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• 'I got hit with a wall.' Granger tornado victim takes rare step for protection

  23-03-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  GRANGER, Texas (KXAN) -- Central Texas experiences an average of five to six tornadoes every year and both Travis and Williamson Counties have recorded 71 tornadoes each since 1950. When and where are tornadoes most common in Texas?While they're often weak and short lived, that wasn't the case in March 2022.NWS Doppler Radar in Granger, Texas (KXAN Photo/Nick Bannin)
  The thrill of the chaseStorm chaser Gabe Cox is fascinated with weather and, in his words, "had a lifelong obsession with the sky.
  
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• DPS, Texas Rangers ask for public help to identify victims in ongoing sexual assault investigation

  23-03-2025 05:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers are asking for the public's help to identify any additional victims related to an ongoing sexual assault investigation.Sadaqat "Mike" Abbasi, 32, was arrested by the Texas Rangers on sexual assault charges, following an "extensive" investigation, a press release said. Comal County Jail records indicate he was booked on a $100,000 bond Wednesday, released Thursday, and then arrested again.Three known victims have be
  
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• Top-seeded Texas Longhorns thump William & Mary 105-61 to open March Madness

  23-03-2025 04:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Once the top-seeded Texas Longhorns got going, 16th-seeded William & Mary couldn't stop them.The Tribe hung tough early, but the Longhorns ran away with a 105-61 win in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Moody Center.Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) moves the ball up court against William & Mary during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Will
  
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• Top-seeded Longhorns thump William & Mary 105-61 to open March Madness

  23-03-2025 04:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Once the top-seeded Texas Longhorns got going, 16th-seeded William & Mary couldn't stop them.The Tribe hung tough early, but the Longhorns ran away with a 105-61 win in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Moody Center.Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) moves the ball up court against William & Mary during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Will
  
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• 'It's terrifying': Glass falls for a second time from downtown Austin building

  23-03-2025 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the street address.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Glass fell twice in eight days from the same building under construction in downtown Austin, prompting a street closure Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. PAST COVERAGE | Glass panels falling downtown prompt street closureGuadalupe Street was shut down between Fifth and Sixth Streets downtown. Both the Austin Fire Department and Austin Police Department responded to 321 W. Sixth St. where a window
  
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• Glass falls from downtown Austin building again, closing street

  23-03-2025 04:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More glass has fallen from a building under construction in downtown Austin, prompting another street closure Saturday evening.Guadalupe Street is shut down between Fifth and Sixth Streets downtown. Both the Austin Fire Department and Austin Police Department responded to 321 Guadalupe St. where a window of a lower unit "came apart," according to AFD.APD shut down the road but didn't have a timeline for when it would reopen. It alerted the building's maintenance crew.Shards
  
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• Person dies after vehicle hits them in south Austin

  23-03-2025 02:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person has died after a vehicle hit them in south Austin, according to Austin Travis County EMS.It happened around 8:12 p.m. near Davis Lane and Menchaca Road. ATCEMS noted drivers should expect delays in the area.
  KXAN is sending a crew to the scene and will update this story with more details as we get them.
  
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• Austin-based brands that have gone national

  23-03-2025 02:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is a hub for music, tech -- and a proving ground for businesses, some of which have expanded to have a national reach. Here's a look at the history of some Austin businesses that have expanded beyond the capitol city. Made in Texas: Viewers name the top Texas brands, businesses they lovePoppiThis week, PepsiCo announced it had bought the prebiotic soda brand for nearly $2 million. While the idea for the different take on soda started in Allison Ellsworth's Dallas kit
  
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• Protesters gather outside Austin Tesla showroom for second week in a row

  23-03-2025 00:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Around 100 people gathered on the sidewalks outside a Tesla showroom in northwest Austin on Saturday, the second weekend of a row of protests at that location.The protest began at the showroom near Research Boulevard and U.S. Highway 183 with about a dozen people around 10 a.m. A KXAN photojournalist reported dozens more joined within the hour, holding signs, chanting and clanging cowbells. Unlike last week, there did not appear to be counter-protesters. LAST WEEK: Proteste
  
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• State of Texas: $83.5 million lottery jackpot payment on hold for Texas winner

  23-03-2025 00:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - A Texas woman who won an $83.5 million jackpot in February through a courier service said the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) advised her the winnings may never be paid out as the Texas Rangers investigate the lottery drawing."I'm being treated as the bad guy," the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Nexstar.The woman used Jackpocket, an app that allows customers to buy lottery tickets and scratch-offs remotely, to purchase $20 worth of Texas Lotto tickets for the Febru
  
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