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• LIVE BLOG: Tornado confirmed in Burnet County

  01-05-2025 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A tornado was confirmed on the ground in Burnet County Thursday, according to a National Weather Service storm spotter.Rounds of storms Thursday and Friday were expected to bring severe weather to parts of Central Texas, according to the KXAN First Warning Weather Team. Tornado Warning issued for Burnet CountyHail, winds and an isolated chance of flooding are all possible Thursday. On Friday, flooding could occur with the rain, and the storms also carry a severe weather risk wit
  
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• LIVE BLOG: 1 injured, 1 home destroyed after tornado hits Burnet County

  01-05-2025 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A tornado was confirmed on the ground in Burnet County Thursday, according to a National Weather Service storm spotter.Rounds of storms Thursday and Friday were expected to bring severe weather to parts of Central Texas, according to the KXAN First Warning Weather Team. Tornado Warning issued for Burnet CountyHail, winds and an isolated chance of flooding are all possible Thursday. On Friday, flooding could occur with the rain, and the storms also carry a severe weather risk wit
  
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• BLOG: 1 injured, 1 home destroyed after tornado hits Burnet County

  01-05-2025 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A tornado was confirmed on the ground in Burnet County Thursday, according to a National Weather Service storm spotter.Rounds of storms Thursday and Friday were expected to bring severe weather to parts of Central Texas, according to the KXAN First Warning Weather Team. Tornado Warning issued for Burnet CountyHail, winds and an isolated chance of flooding are all possible Thursday. On Friday, flooding could occur with the rain, and the storms also carry a severe weather risk wit
  
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• Texas Attorney General to investigate fluoride in toothpaste, citing HHS report as cause

  01-05-2025 23:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a Thursday press release that he has a new investigative target: Toothpaste.Specifically, he said his office sent civil investigative demands to toothpaste manufacturers Colgate-Palmolive Company and Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing, over their use of "misleading, deceptive, and dangerous" marketing of children's fluoride toothpaste.
  “I will use every tool available to protect our kids from dangerous levels of fluoride
  
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• Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

  01-05-2025 22:42 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria.The 409-page Health and Human Services report questions standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and is likely to be used to bolster the government’s abr
  
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• Texas Attorney General Paxton expands fluoride wars to toothpaste

  01-05-2025 20:38 via kxan.com
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced investigations Thursday of leading toothpaste companies, accusing them of misusing fluoride in their products.“I will use every tool available to protect our kids from dangerous levels of fluoride exposure and deceptive advertising,” Paxton, who is also a Senate candidate, said in a statement.The investigation — announced three weeks after Paxton declared his campaign to primary Sen. John Cornyn (R) in next year's midterm election
  
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• DHS memo offers new guidance on terminating status of international students

  01-05-2025 20:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo filed in court this week indicates what could be new guidance for when an international student can have their legal status terminated, though the policy has not been published in the official journal of the federal government, which shows agency rules and public notices.The change in guidance comes after ICE abruptly terminated the status of thousands of international students from the Student and Exchange Visitor I
  
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• Roundabout opens in Dove Springs area, bike lanes up next

  01-05-2025 20:00 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) -- The latest milestone is complete along South Pleasant Valley Road.
  It's part of a bigger project to improve safety and mobility along South Pleasant Valley Road from Oltorf Street to Onion Creek Drive. That's more than 15 miles of roadway.The City of Austin held a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, May 1, to celebrate the completion of the roundabout at the intersection of Teri Road and South Pleasant Valley Road.Roundabout opens at Teri Road and South Pleasant Valley Road. (KXAN
  
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• Multiple agencies respond to crash in central Austin

  01-05-2025 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Multiple first responder agencies were at the scene of a crash in central Austin on Thursday afternoon.According to the Austin Police Department, its officers were also in the area of 54th Street and Duval Street assisting other agencies.A KXAN photojournalist at the scene said a CapMetro bus was also involved in the incident. It is unclear what led to the crash, but KXAN is working to get that information.The Texas Department of Public Safety has taken over the crash inves
  
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• 2 injured after stolen vehicle crashes into CapMetro bus in central Austin

  01-05-2025 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were taken to the hospital following a crash in central Austin on Thursday following a stolen vehicle pursuit, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.Multiple first responder agencies were in the area of 54th Street and Duval Street, including the Austin Police Department, who helped assist DPS.According to DPS, at approximately 11 a.m., a stolen truck evaded a traffic stop by a DPS trooper. During a pursuit, the stolen truck crashed into a CapMetro b
  
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• How to get tickets to the Fort Worth NASCAR race this weekend

  01-05-2025 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASCAR fans will soon have a chance to see several races in Fort Worth.The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will arrive at the Texas Motor Speedway beginning May 2 through May 4.Full weekend tickets can be found here.Friday, May 2 - SpeedyCash.com 250The fan parking lot opens at 1 p.m., and the race begins at 7 p.m.Tickets for the event are available here.Saturday, May 3 - Andy's Frozen Custard 300The fan parking lots open at 8 a.m.
  
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• PHOTOS: Storms drop large hail in parts of Central Texas Wednesday

  01-05-2025 18:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms dumped heavy rain and large hail to parts of Central Texas Wednesday evening.The National Weather Service issued 12 severe thunderstorm warnings for Burnet to Milam counties between about 5:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.KXAN viewers sent in photos showing the storms from their vantage points:Hail in Taylor, Texas, on April 30, 2025. (Courtesy Becky Gutierrez)Hail in Taylor, Texas, on April 30, 2025. (Courtesy Tom Downs)Hail in Taylor, Texas, on April 30, 2025. (Courte
  
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• Former Hays County teacher sentenced to 60 years on child porn charges

  01-05-2025 18:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Hays County man was sentenced to serve 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of possession of child pornography —10 years for each count.At the time of his arrest in 2022, 33-year-old Kevin McLean was a teacher at a middle school in Hays County.Mugshot of Kevin McLean (Hays County jail photo)
  “The child pornography was found through a search of McLean’s phone during an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior toward students,&rd
  
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• Elon Musk's attorney John Bash drops out of Texas Attorney General race

  01-05-2025 17:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — John Bash's campaign to replace Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General lasted for just 21 days."Today, I've made the difficult decision to leave the race for Texas AG," Bash wrote on X Wednesday evening. "On Friday, our family had a health scare that threw into sharp focus how I should prioritize my time right now, and that is not running for office."Bash announced his campaign on April 9, drawing headlines not only for being the first major candidate to enter the race, bu
  
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• 'Absolutely false': Tesla chair denies report that company is looking to replace Elon Musk

  01-05-2025 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) – Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla, Inc., pushed back on reports that the electric vehicle (EV) giant's board members have launched a search for a new chief executive to succeed CEO Elon Musk — a key adviser to President Trump and his efforts to revamp the federal government.Denholm's defense came after the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday night that Tesla contacted several executive search firms to begin a search for a new leader, citing people familiar with the di
  
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• Texas lawmakers weigh opening $5B energy fund to geothermal amid attacks on renewables

  01-05-2025 16:23 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary: This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between The Hill and Nexstar Texas stations examining the oil and gas industry and the politics surrounding it following President Trump’s second inauguration.`; $("header.article-header").prepend(cat4markup); const socialIcons = document.querySelectorAll("span.social-share__icon > svg > path");socialIcons.
  
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• Students sue University of Texas, Abbott over protest arrests

  01-05-2025 15:51 via kxan.com
  
  Multiple current and former students at the University of Texas at Austin have sued the university and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after the arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters last year.The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, accuses the school and governor of violating the students’ First Amendment rights and Title VI during the mass arrests on April 24, 2024.The complaint came from four former and current students and was filed by the A
  
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• Restrictions on wind, solar unpopular among Texas Republicans: Poll

  01-05-2025 15:44 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary: This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between The Hill and Nexstar Texas stations examining the oil and gas industry and the politics surrounding it following President Trump’s second inauguration.`; $("header.article-header").prepend(cat4markup); const socialIcons = document.querySelectorAll("span.social-share__icon > svg > path");socialIcons.
  
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• Weekend Watch: Free Comic Book Day and May the 4th

  01-05-2025 15:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—Nerds and geeks, this weekend is for you as comic book stores prep for one of the biggest free events of the year. This Sunday marks May the 4th, a day Star Wars fans look forward to all year long.Weekend ForecastPlenty of rain chances this week will also lead to another round of showers for the weekend. While showers are expected to be on and off, we still recommend keeping your umbrella handy with a 50% chance of showers on Saturday and a 20% chance on Sunday. Temperatures
  
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• 3,238 people counted in Austin's bi-annual tally of people experiencing homelessness

  01-05-2025 15:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After more than 600 volunteers spent a misty night in January hand-counting the number of people they found sleeping in cars, tents and parks, Austin-Travis County's 2025 Point-In-Time (PIT) count shows at least 3,238 people were experiencing homelessness on that night.The snapshot includes people in shelters and transitional housing -- 1,661 during this count -- and another 1,577 outside. Due to federal rules about how the count is conducted, 911 people in the Travis County jai
  
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• Photo of the Month results: This is the best viewer photo of April 2025, as voted by you

  01-05-2025 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers and readers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best photos we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month. The winning photo will move on to represent April in our best photo of the year poll.#10. Bluebonnet Bloom (1.5% of votes)Bastrop, April 11. Courtesy Liz Eagan.A closeup of a bluebonnet in Bastrop, Texas, on April 11, 2025. (Courtesy Liz Eagan)#9. Rocket Launch (
  
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• Photo of the Month: Help us choose the best viewer photo of April 2025

  01-05-2025 14:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers and readers just like you. We want to showcase some of the best photos we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.Help us choose the best viewer photo of April 2025! Look through the 10 photos below, then vote for your favorite. The winning photo will move on to represent April in our best photo of the year poll.If you'd like to submit a photo for May, upload it here. All su
  
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• 'No bollards in place.' Second crash at St. David's hospital in Austin months after deadly incident

  01-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• KXAN investigates: St. David's lobbyist worked to shut down new Austin hospital bollard law

  01-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary:This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that year. Our team took a broader look at safety concerns with that crash and hundreds of others across the nation – including whether medical sites had security barriers – known as bollards – at their entrances. Experts say those could stop cr
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 10-year-old girl last seen north of Abilene

  01-05-2025 13:26 via kxan.com
  
  HAMLIN, Texas (KXAN) -- An Amber Alert was issued early Thursday morning for a 10-year-old girl who was last seen in Hamlin, Texas, on Wednesday. Hamlin is located about 40 miles north of Abilene.
  Skylar Beach, 10, was last seen in the 500 Block of NW Avenue G in Hamlin on Wednesday at 4 p.m., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.Beach is white, has red/auburn hair and brown eyes, is about 5'2" in height, and 78 lbs. She was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt, pink shorts, and red
  
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• Amber Alert issued discontinued, 10-year-old girl found

  01-05-2025 13:26 via kxan.com
  
  HAMLIN, Texas (KXAN) -- An Amber Alert for a 10-year-old girl was discontinued after she was found.
  The alert was initially issued early Thursday morning after the girl had last been seen Wednesday afternoon north of Abilene.
  A 43-year-old man was reported to have been a suspect/person of interest in the case, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. It's not clear if the man was taken into custody or charged in connection to the alert.
  
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• Strong storms possible today, even more likely on Friday

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An active finish to the work week as we expect rounds of storms today and tomorrow, some of which could be severe.Lack of cloud cover this morning is increasing confidence in storm chances this afternoon. A few isolated storms may bubble up as early as 3-4 p.m... but it's looking more likely that we'll be dodging strong storms late afternoon and evening (4 p.m. to 8
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Central Texas

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of Central Texas until 8PM. A watch means ingredients are right for severe storms to develop shortly.Severe Thunderstorm WatchNEXT: Central Texas radar LIVE BLOG: Tornado confirmed in Burnet County CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSThis Afternoon & Evening
  Strong to severe storms will begin firing along a cold front dropping in from the north early this evening. Threats include large to very large hail, damaging winds, isolated
  
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• Severe risk, flood threat with widespread storms today

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least one tornado touched down near Oakalla in northeastern Burnet County late afternoon Thursday with a potential second tornado soon after in Briggs, TX.Two possible tornadoes in Burnet County on Thursday NEXT: Central Texas radar LIVE BLOG: Tornado confirmed in Burnet County CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSTODAYThe most widespread rain of the whole week arrives today. We don't expect much this morning with only a few spots of light rain possible before lunchtime. But as a col
  
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• Scattered strong storms continue southeast of Austin

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for our southern counties where strong to severe storms capable of large hail and damaging wind remain possible.Severe Thunderstorm Watch NEXT: Central Texas radar LIVE BLOG: Tornado confirmed in Burnet County CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSEveningScattered showers and storms will continue near and especially southeast of Austin. A cold front that arrived earlier than anticipated during the late afternoon helped to stabilize the air and reduce
  
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• Scattered storms remain possible in southern counties

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been extended for some of our southern counties (Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, and Fayette) until 10 p.m. as storms may still slide in from the southwest, but most areas will see a reasonably quiet rest of the night. NEXT: Central Texas radarSevere thunderstorm watch extended until 10 p.m. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSEveningScattered showers and storms will continue near and especially southeast of Austin. A cold front that arrived earlier than antici
  
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• Scattered severe storms today; widespread Friday rain

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Stay weather aware! Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are set to strike Central Texas today and tomorrow.
  Thursday
  There is a level 2/5 risk of severe weather from isolated to scattered storms late today and tonight. Most of the day on Thursday will be mostly to partly cloudy, with high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s.
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• Scattered severe storm threat continues

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- At least one tornado touched down near Oakalla in northeastern Burnet County Thursday late afternoon with a potential second tornado soon after in Briggs.The severe weather risk continues through late evening with scattered severe storms in the Hill Country, northern Austin metro counties and into our eastern counties too. NEXT: Central Texas radarA Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of Central Texas, including Travis and Williamson Counties until 10 p.m. with th
  
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• Rounds of storms to start work week, severe/flood risk

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Isolated to scattered storms are likely at times over the next 48 hours.Our Monday starts with mainly cloudy skies and mild temperatures (50s/60s). By this afternoon, a few isolated storms are likely to bubble up with more scattered storms possible late day and again overnight. A few of these storms could be severe with large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. Although we don't expect widespread flooding, a few localized areas could pick up a quick 0.25"-1.5" under any
  
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• Pleasant weekend, rain chances return on Monday

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday's cold front provided a drier and cooler Saturday across Central Texas. High temperatures were in the 70s and low 80s with gusts up to 25 mph at times.
  Overnight, temperatures will drop to the 40s and 50s, with mostly clear skies and calm winds.CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSSunday will be mostly sunny, with high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s, with calm winds becoming east. Our normal high is 84°.
  Plenty of moisture will return to Central Texas on Monday, wi
  
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• More showers and storms to start the week but dry for Mother's Day

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Storms blew into Central Texas late this morning continuing into the early afternoon. Hail and lightning were the area's severe weather threats but there were also pockets of heavy rain with a few local rain gauges picking up more than an inch of generous and much-needed rain.Central Texas area rain totalsThere are five reports of hail in and around Liberty Hall with various sizes including grape, marble, and walnut. The hail threat ended shortly after 12:00. Marble-sized hail w
  
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• Lingering showers south ahead of pleasant weekend

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A cold front that arrived earlier than anticipated during the late afternoon on Friday helped to stabilize the air and reduce the severity of storms in and north of Austin, all the while severe storms brought beneficial rain to parts of the Hill Country and widespread rain in our eastern counties. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSOvernightScattered showers and isolated storms remain possible in our southwestern and southern counties overnight as a complex of weakening thunderstorms
  
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• Lingering overnight showers ahead of pleasant weekend

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A cold front that arrived earlier than anticipated during the late afternoon on Friday helped to stabilize the air and reduce the severity of storms in and north of Austin, all the while severe storms brought beneficial rain to parts of the Hill Country and widespread rain in our eastern counties. CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSOvernightScattered showers and isolated storms remain possible in our southwestern and southern counties overnight as a complex of weakening thunderstorms
  
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• Humidity returns on Monday with scattered storms

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sunday was pleasant, with morning low temperatures in the 50s, and afternoon high temperatures in the upper 70s to 80s.
  Overnight, temperatures will slowly drop to the lower 60s and upper 50s with increasing cloud cover and calm winds. A rare shower is possible in the Hill Country.Monday will start partly to mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will be 'cooler than normal' in the 70s.
  An unsettled weather pattern will continue for sever
  
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• Fine weather to end a beautiful weekend

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sunday dawned with very mild conditions with temperatures in the 40s and 50s along with dew points in the 40s and 50s.
  There was a little rain overnight between around 2 to 5 a.m. You might have heard some thunder in the Austin area between 2:30 and 4 a.m.CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSThis morning's clouds will yield to a mostly sunny sky. Highs this afternoon will rise to the upper 70s to low 80s. The humidity will drop into the 20s and 30s during the afternoon.A mid-level impul
  
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• A quiet weekend ahead of returning showers next week

  01-05-2025 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Phew, after a few very busy weather days, things are calming down to a pleasant weekend. Rain chances for Saturday and Sunday are gone and we are left with nice mornings and wonderful outdoor weather in the afternoon due to the front which arrived on Friday. Rain chances return by Monday though.Rain chances CENTRAL TEXAS RAINFALL TOTALSSaturday and SundaySaturday is a perfect day, not too hot, not too cold with partly cloudy conditions. Temperatures will remain in the upper 70s
  
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• AFD puts out fire in east Austin home, no injuries

  01-05-2025 06:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department on Wednesday night said it put out a fire at a single-story home in east Austin in the 2000 block of East 10th Street. That's near the intersection of East 7th Street and North Pleasant Valley Road.
  AFD said the fire in a back room had spread to the attic.Authorities said there were no injuries and all occupants were outside of the home.A KXAN photojournalist at the scene said the fire was out just before 11:30 p.m.
  
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• Tesla board initiated search for Elon Musk replacement amid sliding sales and stock price, report says

  01-05-2025 06:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (ABJ) -- It turns out Tesla Inc.'s sinking stock price and electric vehicle sales over the last few months might not be the only reasons Elon Musk has opted to spend less time in Washington, D.C., and more time on his duties as the Austin-based company's CEO.According to The Wall Street Journal, Tesla board members met with Musk about a month ago and told him he needed to devote more energy to Tesla — and they also reached out "to several executive search firms" to be
  
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• 7-year-old who wanted McDonald's drove 10 miles with little sister in car

  01-05-2025 05:21 via kxan.com
  
  OGDEN, Utah (KTVX) - A Utah mom woke up to the police knocking on her door Sunday morning, telling her that her 7-year-old son had taken his 5-year-old sister on a drive to a different city.In an interview with Nexstar's KTVX, Whitney Bush said that she woke up early to check on her four children and went back to bed when she found everyone asleep in bed. Later, a knock on the door alerted her to the fact that her car and two of her children were missing."I absolutely had my heart in my stomach.
  
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• Have a look at Starbucks' first 3D-printed store in the US

  01-05-2025 05:12 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) – There's a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the U.S.The Seattle-based coffee giant with more than 17,000 locations nationwide has never had a store quite like the one opening this week in the Texas city of Brownsville, along the U.S.-Mexico border, where a computer-controlled robotic arm did much of the work by pouring one layer of concrete atop another.The location — which is drive-thru only — is set to open Friday and makes Starbucks one
  
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• Fired state employees breached the personal data of 33,529 more Texans

  01-05-2025 04:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) -- Texas Health and Human Services Commission late Wednesday began notifying another 33,529 recipients of state benefits that their private information had been improperly accessed.The latest announcement comes as the state agency continues to investigate a series of breaches by its own employees of its database for Medicaid, food stamp and other assistance programs.Three months ago, the state notified 61,104 Texans that their personal information may have been i
  
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• Eanes ISD releases new info after teacher arrest

  01-05-2025 04:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former elementary music teacher at Eanes Independent School District who was arrested in February on charges of Possession of Child Pornography is now being charged with Sexual Performance by Child under 14, according to court records.In February the Texas Department of Public Safety executed a search warrant at Zachary Barnett's residence and seized a total of 13 digital devices according to the affidavit. Among those files— the affidavit said DPS found more than 8
  
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• Easton Winfield's dream came true in Longhorns' win over Prairie View A&M

  01-05-2025 04:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas sophomore Easton Winfield has hit home runs before. He blasted 10 as a freshman for the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks before he returned to his home state, but the first one in burnt orange against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday felt different."It feels like a dream. It still doesn't feel real," he said after the Longhorns' 11-2 win. "It has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember to hit a home run in a Longhorn uniform. I'm blessed and honored to finally do i
  
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• Database for disasters? Texas bill aims to up emergency preparedness in senior living

  01-05-2025 03:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Through summer heat and winter storms in recent years, state lawmakers have often weighed how to best keep older Texans safe during power outages. Devastation during Hurricane Beryl in 2024 revived the push for more backup power generation and other emergency preparedness efforts.
  Dr. Suleman Lalani, D-Sugar Land, said his constituents reported "heartbreaking" stories about older people "left completely alone" in independent senior living facilities and complexes during the summ
  
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• Austin police searching for missing 74-year-old woman

  01-05-2025 02:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department on Wednesday asked the public for help in locating 74-year-old Saleemah Hatem.
  Hatem was last seen leaving for a walk on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. from 2011 East Sixth Street, according to the press release.APD said she needs daily medication and has a slight cognitive impairment.
  The Austin Police Department on Wednesday asked the public for help in locating 74-year-old Saleemah Hatem. (Austin Police Department Photo)Authorities described her a
  
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