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• UPS employee arrested in San Benito for stealing $200K worth of packages

  30-03-2025 23:47 via kxan.com
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County District Attorney's Office arrested a UPS employee accused of being involved in a theft scheme.San Benito resident Armando Garcia, 37, was arrested for a theft scheme at the UPS Brownsville Distribution Center.
  The investigation began when UPS Security alerted the Cameron County DA's office of missing packages from the UPS Brownsville location.Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. SaenzCameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz
  
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• How reading benefits both the brain and the body

  30-03-2025 23:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Recent reports show that Texas students struggle with reading. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) said some fourth through eighth graders failed to reach its "Basic" skills threshold.NAEP's 2024 Nation's Report Card showed over 40% of fourth-grade students and about 39% of eighth-grade students in Texas failed to reach the basic skills threshold, according to the report.NAEP said the reading scores of fourth graders in Texas dropped two percentage points, and
  
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• US could default on debt as soon as July: Analysis

  30-03-2025 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) - The federal government could default on its debt as soon as July, a new forecast from the Bipartisan Policy Center warns, raising pressure on Congress for action. The prominent think tank forecasted on Monday that the so-called “X-Date” would likely arrive between mid-July and early October.“Fiscal responsibility is not just about avoiding financial calamity time and time again—it’s about ensuring economic stability and paying our bills on time,&rd
  
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• Tommy's Travel Forecast: Severe weather set to impact millions of people

  30-03-2025 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A severe weather outbreak is underway, as millions of people are expected to see the potential for damaging wind, large hail, and large tornadoes.
  The Storm Prediction Center has issued an elevated risk for severe weather for multiple days across the next week. April is set to start off stormy, as well as icy & snowy for some.This forecast covers the period from March 23 to March 30.On Sunday, a huge swath of the country is under a level 3/5 risk for severe weather, ranging
  
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• APD searches for suspect who robbed north Austin store at knife-point

  30-03-2025 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department asked for the public's help identifying a suspect for an aggravated robbery at a north Austin grocery store.APD said the robbery occurred at approximately 2 p.m. March 16 at La Finca Supermercado, which is located at 9616 North Lamar Boulevard.According to police, the suspect “aggressively presented a knife towards the employee and demanded cash in Spanish before running off into the wooded area behind the store.”Police described the
  
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• 'Something bigger': Austin Olympic Diver Alison Gibson to host fundraising gala, raise money for medical center in Kenya

  30-03-2025 16:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—A couple of months before the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympic Synchronized Diver Alison Gibson sat next to a complete stranger on the plane home from a competition, who would change her life forever."[Her name is] Mary Kamau, and we ended up talking for six hours of the eight hour flight," Gibson said.Kamau founded The Missions of Hope International (MOHI) in 2000, an organization that has been helping impoverished communities in Kenya by building schools and providing families
  
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• 4 injured in shooting near 6th Street; APD says no suspect in custody

  30-03-2025 15:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Multiple people were injured following an overnight shooting Sunday in downtown Austin.First responders said that the incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. near the intersection of Sixth and Brazos Streets.Austin Police Department officers responded to a high-priority call, according to an APD public information officer. Those officers found a gunshot victim, who had gotten into a pedicab, near Eighth Street and Brazos Street.“The first officer on scene applied pr
  
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• 4 injured in shooting near 6th Street

  30-03-2025 15:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Multiple people were injured following an overnight shooting Sunday in downtown Austin.First responders said that the incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. near the intersection of Sixth and Brazos Streets.Austin Police Department officers responded to a high-priority call, according to an APD public information officer. Those officers found a gunshot victim, who had gotten into a pedicab, near Eighth Street and Brazos Street.“The first officer on scene applied pr
  
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• Senator pushes 'bold and powerful' bill requiring sheriffs to partner with ICE

  30-03-2025 15:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Legislation to mandate Texas sheriffs participate in immigration law enforcement is moving closer to a vote at the Texas Capitol. Senate Bill 8 is on the chamber's intent calendar for Monday.The bill filed by State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, would require all Texas counties with 100,000 or more people to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program. Schwertner described the program as a partnership between local law enforcement and fed
  
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• KXAN Voter Guide: What to know for the May 3, 2025, local elections

  30-03-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in several local cities and school districts will be deciding important races on the May 3, 2025, ballot.Early voting runs from Tuesday, April 22, through Tuesday, April 29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3.Here's what you need to know before heading to the polls.What am I going to see on my ballot?In this election, most voters' ballots will be fairly short. Some people may even only have one race to vote on.The following cities will choose their next mayor: Bastrop,
  
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• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatens special session if THC ban, bail reform not passed

  30-03-2025 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In an interview with The Texas Tribune, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced plans to force a special session of the Texas Legislature if bail reform and a THC ban, two of his top 40 priorities, don't pass.The Texas Legislature only meets for 140 days every other year. The only time they're allowed to meet outside of that window is during a special session. While the Texas constitution only gives Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session, Patrick could force his hand by
  
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• Texas man sues deputies who shot him while on the phone with dispatchers

  30-03-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  BOERNE, Texas (KXAN) – Ronald Smith, 40, sat with his legs crossed outside the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Cemetery on Highway 46 – his right hand held his cell phone, and his left was in the air when deputies zeroed in on him with guns drawn.Body camera video shows that before Guadalupe County Sheriff Deputy Hunter Saenz could make it all the way across the busy highway to Smith, his gun was up – and he was yelling commands."Show me your hands! Put your hands up! Put your hands
  
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• No. 7 Longhorns sweep doubleheader at Missouri, move to 8-1 in SEC play

  30-03-2025 05:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — To avoid potential bad weather Sunday, Texas and Missouri shifted their 3-game Southeastern Conference baseball series to finish with a doubleheader Saturday. The Longhorns claimed both games to sweep the series over the Tigers 7-4 and 7-1.Will Gasparino clubbed two solo home runs in the first game, going deep in the third and eighth innings. Jalin Flores hit a 2-run homer in the third, and combined with Gasparino's smash, helped give Texas a 5-4 lead after three innings. J
  
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• After battling injuries, Texas hurdler Kendrick Smallwood captures Texas Relays title

  30-03-2025 03:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After he set the school record in Friday's preliminaries at the Texas Relays, Texas hurdler Kendrick Smallwood finished the job with a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium.Smallwood, a junior, captured the win in the 110 hurdles final with a wind-aided time of 13.07 seconds after running a wind-legal 13.35 Friday to count for the school record. He broke Keiron Smith's record of 13.44 he set at the NCAA CHampionships in 2011. A time is consid
  
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• State of Texas: 'This is what our citizens want,' Senate vote near for bill requiring sheriffs to partner with ICE

  30-03-2025 00:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Legislation to mandate Texas sheriffs participate in immigration law enforcement is moving closer to a vote at the Texas Capitol. Senate Bill 8 is on the chamber's intent calendar for Monday.The bill filed byState Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, would require all Texas counties with 100,000 or more people to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program. Schwertner described the program as a partnership between local law enforcement and fede
  
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• Freshmen help power Texas past Tennessee, Longhorns make 4th Elite 8 in past 5 years

  30-03-2025 00:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas defense came through when it had to, and a pair of freshmen were terrific on the offense, lifting the Longhorns to a 67-59 win over Tennessee in the women's Sweet 16 on Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.Texas held the Lady Volunteers to nine points in the fourth quarter, keeping them off the board for the final 3:43 to clinch a berth in the Elite Eight for the fourth time in five seasons. Tennessee committed nine turnovers in the fourth quarter and m
  
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