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• Barton Springs Pool changes hours, is now closing earlier

  25-05-2025 19:09 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beginning June 1, the city of Austin said the Barton Springs Pool would be closing an hour earlier.The new hours have changed to 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. every day except Thursday, which is when the pool is closed for cleaning. The pool was previously open until 10 p.m.KXAN has reached out to the city to inquire about the change. This story will be updated if a reason is given.
  
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• Hospital bollard bill dies under Texas industry pressure

  25-05-2025 15:00 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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• Texas House approves bill to require Ten Commandments in every classroom, adds amendment

  25-05-2025 02:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - The Texas House gave final approval to legislation requiring public schools to place the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Sunday's 82-46 vote to approve Senate Bill 10 came after lawmakers approved an amendment to clarify that the state, not school districts, will defend and pay for legal challenges to the law.The amendment by State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin was accepted with no opposition, without taking a record vote. Since the legislation was amended, the bill now he
  
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