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• The last perfect bracket in the women's NCAA tournament has fallen; which games busted the most brackets?

  29-03-2025 20:05 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) — It's March, and you know what that means — time for some madness!This year, more than 3.4 million women's NCAA Tournament brackets were made on ESPN. But how many perfect
  
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• Texas House meets for less than 9 seconds in forced Saturday session

  29-03-2025 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House of Representatives met for exactly 8.8 seconds for the House's first Saturday session of the 89th Regular Legislative Session.In those seconds, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, announced that a quorum was not present, which is the minimum number of members needed to be present in order to work. Quorum for the House is 100 members.This follows Friday's events of also not meeting quorum. Speaker Burrows initially announced a quorum was present, but
  
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• Austin hit-and-run crash victim undergoes multiple surgeries, police continue search for suspect

  29-03-2025 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was searching for a suspect vehicle related to a hit-and-run crash that caused the victim to undergo multiple surgeries.According to police, the crash occurred Feb. 8 at approximately 5:20 p.m. near S. Lamar Boulevard and Hether Street in south Austin.APD said officers responded and found an injured pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle that did not stop to render aid or call 911, and instead left the scene after the crash.Austin Travis Co
  
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• Texas Democrats select Kendall Scudder as state party chair

  29-03-2025 18:37 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas Democratic Party’s governing board on Saturday elected Kendall Scudder to lead the party forward as its new chair after a devastating performance in November and years of electoral defeats.“The challenge that we’re facing right now is terrifying for this country and for this state, and a lot of people are counting on us to come together and do the right thing and make sure that we are building a Texas Democratic Party that is worthy of t
  
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• Hourly rainfall intensity continues to increase

  29-03-2025 17:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Heavy downpours are becoming more intense in the United States as climate change supercharges the water cycle, leading to an increase in rainfall rates.Rainfall rates are a measurement of the amount of rain that falls in a given area in a specific time, and it is calculated in inches.Grade-school students often learn about the water cycle in their science/weather classes. The water cycle involves the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth, and
  
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• Capitol Context: As Austin 'district' plan fails, a check on Washington, D.C.

  29-03-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  With the elections behind us, we’re shifting from providing you with context from the campaign trail to context from the Texas State Capitol as the Texas legislature gets to work. Keep up with Capitol Context this legislative session as we examine bills being debated, the messages we’re hearing from elected leaders and how their votes impact us all.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A proposal to turn the City of Austin into the 'District of Austin' — essentially under state control —
  
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• Rangers get first win of season behind Heim's homers, Leiter's heater

  29-03-2025 04:56 via kxan.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit two solo homers and rookie Jack Leiter allowed one run over five innings for his first big league win as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night.Heim's second homer was a 417-foot drive to right-center that put Texas up 2-1 in the fifth, after Leiter (1-0) had thrown the last of his 82 pitches. Heim led off the third pulling a pitch just over the right field wall against All-Star Tanner Houck (0-1), who gave up four runs in 5 2/3
  
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• 'It's certainly something that is an issue': TDLR speaks on human trafficking in Texas

  29-03-2025 04:24 via kxan.com
  
  If you or someone you know would like to report activity of human trafficking, you can contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A massage establishment in Round Rock was closed down by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) on Thursday for suspected human trafficking, adding to the list of recent closures in Texas. READ MORE: Round Rock massage parlor closes after allegations of human traffickingEarlier this month in North Texas, two
  
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• Authorities find skeletal remains at home of Georgia man who died in Hawaii

  29-03-2025 03:28 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The family of a 74-year-old man who died during a trip to Hawaii say they found the skeletal remains of a human being on his Georgia property a few days after his death, police in Decatur have confirmed.A representative for the Decatur Police Department said the 74-year-old's family had believed the remains belonged to his adult son, who had gone missing years ago. An investigator at the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed to Nexstar that this is indeed the
  
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• Texas reaches 400 measles cases as US deals with outbreaks in 5 states

  29-03-2025 02:42 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) – At least five states have active measles outbreaks as of Friday, and Texas' is the largest with 400 cases.Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. Other states with outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. Since February, two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.The new outb
  
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• Taylor Police investigating suspicious death at apartment complex

  29-03-2025 02:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Taylor Police Department is investigating a "suspicious death" after a man was found dead at an apartment complex in Taylor early Friday morning, the agency said in a news release.Around 2:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man who was "found lying on the ground outside a residence at the Stepping Stone Apartments, located at 2501 Davis Street," according to police. As of Friday the man was not identified by police .Officers said when they arrived on the scene they
  
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• Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

  29-03-2025 00:17 via kxan.com
  
  Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday.Both companies are privately held, which means they are not required to disclose their finances to the public.Musk said in a post on X that the move will “unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.” He said the deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billi
  
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• Texas, Tennessee clash in all-SEC Sweet 16 matchup Saturday

  29-03-2025 00:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell was "a little bit busy" the last time her Lady Volunteers took on the Texas Longhorns during Southeastern Conference play Jan. 23.She gave birth to her son, Conor, three days before the game and watched it from home. She said it was "interesting" to see the game from a fan's perspective. Harmon’s competitive spirit driving top-seeded Longhorns into Sweet 16"I was yelling at the TV," she said. "I wasn't very involved in the prep on tha
  
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