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• Could Texas have daylight saving time year-round?

  12-05-2025 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last month, the Texas House passed a bill that would keep daylight saving time year-round in Texas. With the bill on its way to the Senate floor, it has a real chance of becoming law. Even if passed, however, the bill has a caveat. It will only go into effect if the United States Congress enacts legislation that allows the state to observe daylight saving year-round. If no legislation is passed, the bill will not go into effect.This comes as part of the Uniform Time Ac
  
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• Child injured in auto-pedestrian crash in Bee Cave, ATCEMS says

  12-05-2025 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A child was critically injured late Monday morning after being involved in a crash in Bee Cave, according to first responders.
  Austin-Travis County EMS posted on social media at 10:30 a.m., saying the "auto vs pedestrian" crash occurred in the 12800 block of Hill Country Boulevard.
  The address corresponds with the Hill Country Galleria shopping mall in Bee Cave.
  ATCEMS said STAR Flight treated the child for critical injuries, then took the patient to Dell Children's Medical
  
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• Texas slips from top spot in latest D1Baseball.com Top 25

  12-05-2025 19:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a 2-2 record last week and a second consecutive Southeastern Conference series loss, Texas fell from its perch at No. 1 in the latest D1Baseball.com Top 25 rankings released Monday.The Longhorns dropped two spots to No. 3 after losing a 3-game series 2-1 to Florida, swapping places with Louisiana State. Florida State held at No. 2 while North Carolina and Oregon remained at Nos. 4 and 5 to round out the top five.
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• Fox reportedly attacks at least four in San Marcos, prompting rabies concerns

  12-05-2025 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – At least four people have reported being attacked by a fox while walking through the Purgatory Creek Natural Area on Sunday, according to the City of San Marcos. In a press release, the city said the people were walking near the Beatrice, Dante and Ripheus trails and that the attacks are prompting rabies concerns. The fox bit at least two people, and as of 11 a.m. Monday, it has not been found. “Foxes rarely attack humans, and the unusual behavior
  
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• YMCA of Central Texas set to expand Cedar Park facilities

  12-05-2025 18:16 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Families will soon have more space and options at the Twin Lakes Family YMCA in Cedar Park.The facility is breaking ground on a new adventure course and pavilion on Tuesday.The Y said the location gets particularly packed in the summertime with more than 700 kids each day for day and overnight camp.A rendering shows the Orr Family Sky Trail planned at the Twin Lakes Family YMCA. (Courtesy: YMCA of Central Texas)YMCA of Central Texas CEO Jeff Andresen said the cur
  
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• Trio of bills aim to strengthen Texas death investigations

  12-05-2025 18:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Three Republican-authored bills under consideration at the Capitol could have a wide-ranging impact on Texas’ death investigation systems.Rep. Tom Oliverson, a medical doctor and anesthesiologist from Cypress, authored two measures: one to require medical examiner review before bodies are cremated, and another that would mandate medical examiners to be board certified.Legislation by Sen. Tan Parker, of Flower Mound, would expand the number of counties eligible to crea
  
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• As lawmakers probe on fire engine costs, Austin Fire says its seeing operational impacts

  12-05-2025 17:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Fire departments across the United States are experiencing challenges as fire truck prices soar and wait times for new vehicles grow longer. The Austin Fire Department (AFD) told us they're no exception."With this industry-wide, nationwide unavailability of fire apparatus, we've really seen that impact operations here in Austin," said AFD Assistant Chief Thayer Smith. He oversees logistics and operations at the department.As KXAN's national partners at NewsNation repor
  
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• Bill to repeal ‘homosexual conduct’ ban advances to Texas House

  12-05-2025 16:43 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary: In 2023, a fifth of the country’s state-level bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community were filed in Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis. In 2025, Equality Texas reported a new record number of such bills filed at the State Capitol, surpassing 200 – up from 141 the session before. KXAN’s team of journalists – many LGBTQ+ staff members with unique, developed and inside perspectives providing nuance to our fair, rigorous and balanced reporting
  
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• Aquifers close to Stage IV Exceptional Drought

  12-05-2025 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District recently announced the 34th consecutive month of drought conditions for Edwards and Trinity aquifers. Falling into Stage III Critical Drought in November 2024, the continual drought conditions have Lovelady Monitor Well dangerously close to Stage IV Exception Drought.Shay Hlavaty with Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservational District recently spoke with Meteorologist Freddy Vela about the current state of the aquifers
  
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• ‘We’re not ready to give up’: Central Texas mom fights for daughter’s citizenship

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Undocumented: Texas' immigration impact in a new Trump era

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Under President Donald Trump’s renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued executive orders directing state agencies to cooperate with federal authorities in identifying, arresting, detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants. Republican lawmakers are also exploring additional measures to bolster those efforts – largely, they
  
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• Tras la orden de inmigración de Trump, aumentan los acuerdos de 'multiplicador de fuerza' del ICE con la policía de Texas

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  CONDADO TERRELL, Texas (KXAN) – Con una mano curtida por el rancho en el volante de su mula todoterreno, Cody Carruthers señaló con la otra a una pequeña manada de sus cabras en medio de la maleza y los cactus en su extenso rancho del Condado Terrell, cerca del Río Grande que forma la frontera con México.El Condado Terrell es uno de los lugares menos poblados del país, con unas 800 personas viviendo en un área del tamaño de Delaware.
  
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• These are the facilities holding migrant detainees in Central Texas

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Texas students worry 'no one is going to be home for me' amid deportation push

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Texas lawmakers debate bills to curb illegal immigration

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• 'Stand up for us': Why Austin's hands are tied in its response to immigration policy

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• KXAN crowdsourcing initiative results in Texas immigration stories, interviews and understanding

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• "¿Es usted ciudadano de los EE. UU.?" Pacientes de hospitales de TX cuestionados, el estado dice que se gastaron millones en indocumentados

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Una futura madre no fue a la sala de emergencias por una preocupación semanas antes de dar a luz. En cambio, su primera parada fue una clínica comunitaria de salud reproductiva en el noreste de Austin.Las clínicas móviles de Luz de Atabey Midwifery Project son todos los lunes en Village Place en el noreste de Austin. (Cortesía: Elena Colón)
  Elena Colón dijo que no es raro ahora que los clientes con historias similares aparezcan en
  
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• 'I'm just waiting': Texas immigrant among millions in years-long legal, administrative backlog

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• How South Texas border communities have changed after Trump immigration policies enacted

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Employing undocumented workers in Texas is illegal, but rarely enforced

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Emplear trabajadores indocumentados en Texas es ilegal, rara vez se aplica la ley

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – El 12 de mayo de 2008 fue un día que cambió la vida de Postville, Iowa, y de sus 2,000 residentes en la esquina noreste del estado. Helicópteros sobrevolaban mientras una multitud de agentes federales allanaba el mayor empleador de la ciudad: una planta empacadora de carne kosher llamada Agriprocessors.Las autoridades de inmigración detuvieron a casi 400 trabajadores no autorizados. El propietario de la planta, Sholom Rubashkin, de Nueva York, fu
  
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• 'Are you a US Citizen?' TX hospital patients questioned, state says millions spent on undocumented

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• After Trump immigration order, ICE ‘force multiplier’ agreements with Texas police surge

  12-05-2025 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Project SummaryUnder President Donald Trump's renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive immigration enforcement and widespread deportations. Texas residents – regardless of immigration status – feel the ripple effects in the economy, schools, healthcare systems, courts and public safety services. To better understand these challenges, KXAN spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term producing “Undocumented,” a compr
  
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• Katï Coffee backs women in STEM, first responders

  12-05-2025 12:29 via kxan.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A roastery in Georgetown, Katï Coffee, is not only keeping residents caffeinated but also giving back to the community.Founded by Mirian Diop, a former chemical engineer, Katï is dedicated to supporting women in STEM and local first responders through its business operations. Georgetown ISD adding new schools as city grows"We have a scholarship fund with Southwestern University for women in the STEM areas," said Diop.She transitioned from a career in chemica
  
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• This week's extreme heat rewriting May records

  12-05-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Yesterday was hot. Today... we'll be hotter.A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 1 p.m. today. At 1 p.m., this Heat Advisory will be replaced with an Extreme Heat Warning, the highest alert level for heat used by the National Weather Service. High temperatures could reach up to 111° with heat index values up to 112°.Heat Advisory in effect until 1 p.m. WednesdayExtreme Heat Warning in effect 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. WednesdayToday's forecast high of 105° in Austin expecte
  
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• Temperatures hitting triple digits through the weekend

  12-05-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- UPDATE: An Extreme Heat Warning will be in effect from 1 pm to 9pm on Wednesday as Heat Index Values will reach 105° to 108° for a prolonged period of time.
  This is the day we have been dreading as our very first 100° day has arrived, and waaaaay earlier than it should be.BLOG: Why temps will rise nearly 20° by TuesdayAustin is likely to reach 102° (a new daily record). Mainly sunny skies, dry conditions and gusty south/southwest winds will stretch above thes
  
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• Stretch of record-breaking, triple-digit heat this week

  12-05-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Although the calendar says May, the forecast is looking and feeling more like August as temperatures reach and exceed 100° most of the week.Afternoon highs will warm to the upper 80s and low 90s under a mainly sunny sky today. These temperatures are warmer than normal, but believe it or not, it'll likely end up being the coolest day of the week!Monday's forecast high temperaturesBLOG: Why temps will rise nearly 20° by TuesdayOur first triple digit day of the year is like
  
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• Potentially historic May heat begins Tuesday

  12-05-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today was warmer than it was all weekend, but it will still be cooler than the highs will be for the next week at least!After highs in the 90s today, we'll find a mostly clear to partly cloudy sky tonight allowing lows to drop into the mid 60s Tuesday morning. This will also be our coolest morning low temperature of the next week.
  Tonight's forecastThe area of low pressure to our east this past weekend that provided comfortable air thanks to drier and cooler north wind will move
  
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• Hottest May day in recorded history comes Wednesday

  12-05-2025 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tuesday, Austin's Camp Mabry reached it's first 100º day of the year, the third earliest first triple digit day on record. High temperatures reached 101º, breaking the previous record of 98º set on May 13 in 1925.A Heat Advisory remains in effect through overnight until 1 p.m. Wednesday for air temperatures near 100º and conditions that may pose a health risk given the early arrival of summer heat.Heat AdvisoryTonight we'll be mostly clear and warmer than las
  
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• ATCEMS: 1 with life-threatening injuries after multi-vehicle crash on US Highway 183

  12-05-2025 06:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were taken to an Austin hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a crash Sunday in southeast Travis County.Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the three-vehicle crash in the 6500 block of South US Highway 183 in southeast Travis County at approximately 9:49 p.m. That's near where US 183 intersects with Dee Gabriel Collins Road near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.According to ATCEMS, seven people were involved, and one person who was pinned in
  
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• ATCEMS: 1 with life-threatening injuries after multi-vehicle crash on US 183

  12-05-2025 06:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were taken to an Austin hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a crash Sunday in southeast Travis County.Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the three-vehicle crash in the 6500 block of South U.S. Highway 183 in southeast Travis County at approximately 9:49 p.m. That's near where U.S. 183 intersects with Dee Gabriel Collins Road near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.According to ATCEMS, seven people were involved, and one person who was pinne
  
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• With shot to win SEC regular season, Texas falls in 'most disappointing loss of the season'

  12-05-2025 04:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas lost its second consecutive series in Southeastern Conference play after falling to Florida 4-1 Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, and Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle didn't sugar coat his postgame thoughts."This is my most disappointing loss of the season," he said. "Senior day, at home, gotta a chance to play for a championship. Tip your cap to (Florida starting pitcher Aiden) King, maybe he was the reason. We'll find out, but I'm just really disappointed
  
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• ‘This is his memorial’: Family responds to repeated vandalism at skatepark honoring late son

  12-05-2025 04:25 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – A skatepark honoring a Buda teenager who died almost 14 years ago continues to be hit with pervasive vandalism, according to the city and the teenager’s parents. The city said people have occasionally defaced the Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park since it opened in 2014, but the vandalism has 'escalated' in recent months. To make necessary repairs, the city was forced to close the park for several weeks, leading to frustration from some in the communi
  
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• There's a new mural in Sunset Valley! Have you seen it?

  12-05-2025 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- From the "Hi How Are You?" mural on the Drag, to the "I love you so much" mural on South Congress, murals in Austin are a popular spot to snap a photo or just admire the work.Over in Sunset Valley, muralist Efren Rebugio is adding another mural to the many pieces that have popped around Austin over the years."In creating concepts for murals it is a mix between my own freestyling and my own perspective, but also I think it is important to work with the community and to work with s
  
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• Texas Longhorns seeded No. 6 in NCAA softball tournament

  12-05-2025 01:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will be in the friendly confines of McCombs Field until the Women's College World Series after earning a top-eight national seed in the NCAA softball tournament.The Longhorns are the No. 6 seed, the selection committee announced Sunday, and they'll open play at 3:30 p.m. Friday against Eastern Illinois (34-20). Central Florida (33-22-1) and Michigan (38-19) are the other teams playing in the Austin regional. The regional tournament format is double-elimination, with t
  
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• House moves forward with bills affecting transgender health care and identity

  12-05-2025 00:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Saturday evening, the Texas House advanced two bills aimed at transgender life in Texas. Here's a breakdown of what they do:SB 1257 - Required coverage for gender transition reversalsThe first, Senate Bill 1257, requires health insurance providers who cover gender transition therapy, medications and surgeries to also cover treatment to “manage, reverse, reconstruct from, or recover from” gender transition."If you take somebody to the dance and they want to go home
  
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