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• Man sentenced after pleading guilty to 2023 murder

  02-10-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced Sept. 4 in connection with a July 2023 homicide investigation, according to county records.Travis County court document showed 57-year-old Donathan Chandler pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. RELATED | APD: 55-year-old arrested in east Austin homicideThe murder charge was related to the death of 43-year-old Peter Gonzalez, which occurred near an abandoned building in east Austin on July 16, 2023.Chandler was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison
  
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• Instant Analysis: Longhorns slow to start, a blur to finish in 34-3 Red River Rivalry win

  13-10-2024 03:03 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — It was a slow start for the No. 1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday, but once they got rolling, the Oklahoma Sooners couldn't stop them.Texas reclaimed The Golden Hat with a 34-3 win in the Red River Rivalry over its bitter rivals Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns' defense kept the Sooners out of the end zone and allowed just 3.4 yards per play. Is Texas-OU college football’s greatest rivalry?Texas forced two fumbles on consecutive drives in the second quarter to g
  
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• Sunday's ACL could be hottest on record

  13-10-2024 01:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sunday's Austin City Limits Music Festival could be the warmest one on record."Whenever we have big events like this we see the same kind of calls that we see around the city, they're just in a more condensed location," Christa Stedman of Austin-Travis County EMS said. RELATED: How big is ACL’s economic impact for the Austin area?As ACL gets ready to wind down for another year, it could end up being a record-breaker when it comes to heat."Take in every band, take in t
  
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• No. 1 Texas stays perfect with 34-3 Red River Rivalry win over No. 18 Oklahoma

  13-10-2024 01:24 via kxan.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas kept Oklahoma's dynamic freshman quarterback in check to claim The Golden Hat with a 34-3 win over the No. 18 Sooners in the Red River Rivalry game Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.Oklahoma started Michael Hawkins Jr. at quarterback, the first time the Sooners have put a true freshman there to start a game in the history of the rivalry. He showed flashes of talent with his arm and legs, but the swarming Longhorns defense kept him from getting free for long. He finish
  
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• Chuy's headquarters moving to Florida after Darden acquisition

  13-10-2024 01:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Chuy’s is relocating its headquarters from Austin to Orlando, Florida, now that its $605 million acquisition by Darden Restaurants Inc. has become final."For Chuy’s to benefit from Darden’s competitive advantages, we will need to consolidate the support functions at their home office in Austin and transfer them to our Restaurant Support Center in Orlando," Darden spokesperson Rich Jeffers said in an email. PREVIOUS: What’s the comp
  
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• State of Texas: Allred outpaces Cruz in third quarter fundraising, Democrats and Republicans target Texas House seats

  13-10-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The latest release of campaign finance reports show the potential impact of donations on races across the state. Spending in the race for U.S. Senate is breaking records set in 2018, and both Democrats and Republicans are looking to flip seats in the Texas state House in November.Democratic candidate for Senate Colin Allred raised over $30 million in the third Federal Election Commission quarter, outpacing incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by over $9 million.From July 1
  
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• FAA investigating possible navigation, electrical issues on Mesa Airlines flight from Austin

  13-10-2024 00:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into an Oct. 9 Mesa Airlines flight "after the crew reported possible electrical and navigational issues."Mesa Airlines Flight 6078 left from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday, the FAA said. The Embraer ERJ-175 plane landed safely at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 1 p.m.Data: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on track for record yearAccording to Flight Aware, the Austin-Houston route resumed
  
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• Whooping cough cases surge to record levels in US, CDC says

  12-10-2024 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  Whooping cough cases have increased to record levels since 2014, with four times as many cases compared to last year, data from the CDC showed.There have been more than 16,000 cases this year alone and two confirmed deaths, statistics revealed. In 2023, more than 3,700 cases were registered nationwide."The number of reported whooping cough cases this year is higher than what was seen at this time last year," the CDC wrote on its website. "The United States is beginning to return to pre-pandemic
  
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• City auditors highlight AUS staffing issues that poses 'risk'

  12-10-2024 21:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from the City of Austin’s auditor's office showed risks at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), especially regarding staffing levels.The report noted the vacancy rate for the city's aviation department more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, and while it has improved this year, the maintenance section of the airport was listed as the area with the biggest problems.The report noted the aviation department "may not have enough skilled workers
  
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• PHOTOS: Weekend 2 of 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival

  12-10-2024 18:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival kicked off Weekend Two of the festival Friday with performances from Foster the People, Jeezy, The Marías, Leon Bridges, blink-182 and more.Willie Nelson also joined Chris Stapleton on the stage during the Friday set. PHOTOS: Weekend 1 of 2024 ACLHere's a look at some of the performances in Zilker Park:Day 1
  AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 11: Mark Foster of Foster the People performs at Austin City Limits at Zilker Park on October
  
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• Electric school buses gain popularity, cut emissions

  12-10-2024 18:02 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- I was not one of the children who rode the bus to grammar school back in the 50s and 60s. I only lived a few blocks from Amherst Avenue School in Margate, NJ (soon to be Eugene A Tighe School) so it was a daily walk with my friends.It wasn't until my family and I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs that I rode the bus to Abington High School. It was okay, although I will admit the Blue Bird bus we rode on provided a bumpy ride and was a bit loud.It's different for some children to
  
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• 'There's a lot of talent': Man captures Austin music scene with Polaroids

  12-10-2024 15:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a Polaroid and a dream, Jared Burress wants to capture the people who make Austin the Live Music Capital of the World."These are all people that are taking risks and they're trying to make it in music," he said. "And I'm trying to help them." RELATED: How Austin became the ‘Live Music Capital of the World’Burress spends his evenings and weekends seeing local bands, asking to take a Polaroid of them, and giving them the photo.Willie Nelson at Luck Reunion po
  
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• NASA spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

  12-10-2024 14:29 via kxan.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.
  Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface. It won’t search for life, but rather determine whether conditions there could support it. Another mission would be needed to flush out any microorganisms lurking there.
  “It’s a chance for us to
  
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• Near record-high temperatures with sunshine

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures in Central Texas on Saturday climbed to the mid to upper 90s with abundant sunshine. Winds blew out of the south at 10-15 mph with isolated gusts up to 20 mph.
  Sunset on Saturday is 7:03 p.m. Overnight temps will drop to the mid to upper 60s with calm winds and clear skies. Sunrise Sunday morning is 7:32 a.m. Temperatures will start off refreshing Sunday morning but the heat will quickly return by the afternoon hours.
  High temperatures near or above the triple digit
  
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• Looking at a few days with record heat

  12-10-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's another weekend of a sunny sky and high temperatures well above normal. In addition to that we also have potential heat records that could be tied or set starting tomorrow.The normal high today is 84°The dry air continues, too, with the afternoon relative humidity falling to the teens and 20s.Plenty of heat but with dry airTomorrow will be even hotter. The record high for October 13th is 97° set in 1991.The area may have a few highs tomorrow in triple digitsRecord h
  
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• DPS Director Steven McCraw honored at last commission meeting before his retirement

  12-10-2024 13:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw was honored at his last Public Safety Commission (PSC) meeting before his retirement. According to DPS, he will continue to serve until a replacement is named.McCraw announced his retirement in August via email to DPS staff. Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw announces retirementPSC Chairman Steven Mach also announced in a news release the PSC is naming its new training facility the Steven C. McCraw Law Enforcement Academy an
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Friday, Oct. 11

  12-10-2024 06:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dripping Springs hung on for dear life against a late Bowie comeback effort to win 38-35 in District 26-6A football action Friday at Burger Stadium.Bowie quarterback Cruz Tello hit Owen Langdon with a 64-yard touchdown pass to bring the Bulldogs with three points with 2:30 left, but the Tigers converted a fourth down on their final drive to bleed the clock out.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score in this scoreboard, but we need your help to do it. Email th
  
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• Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million infant swings after 5 deaths reported

  12-10-2024 05:45 via kxan.com
  
  (WHTM) – A recall has been issued for more than 2 million Fisher-Price infant swings after five deaths were reported.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), all models of the Fisher-Price Suga Swings are being recalled due to the possibility of suffocation.The CPSC said five deaths involving infants 1 to 3 months old were reported between 2012 and 2022. The swings were being used for sleep, and in most of the instances, "the infants were unrestrained and bedding materia
  
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• Kentucky woman arrested after dismembered body parts found 'cooked' inside oven

  12-10-2024 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s note: Details of the story may be disturbing to some readers.Robertson County, Ky. (FOX 56) — Court documents have revealed grisly details of what troopers discovered in a Kentucky home. Kentucky State Police said troopers reported to a home in Robertson County on Wednesday after two men reported finding a dismembered body behind the property.According to an arrest citation, the men were there to work on a building for the owner, but no one came to the door when they knocked
  
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• Willie Nelson joins Chris Stapleton on stage to headline Austin City Limits

  12-10-2024 05:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, Willie Nelson joined Chris Stapleton on the stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival.Nelson was not listed as an artist to perform at ACL, which was a nice surprise for the audience.Weekend 2 of the festival wrapped up with Stapleton headlining Friday and will continue through the weekend.
  
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• Actress Jessica Chastain slams airline over $15 credit

  12-10-2024 03:37 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) — Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain took to social media to slam a major airline this week.The actress was unhappy after the seatback screen didn't work on her recent Jet Blue flight. So, she took to X, formerly Twitter, to express her dismay.“Thank you JetBlue for your $15.00 credit. My flight was $1,500 and the credit is 1/100 of the money I paid you,” she wrote in the since-deleted post on Wednesday. “Strange that I paid that for your flight entertainment sy
  
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• Report: State lacks access for patients to get medical marijuana

  12-10-2024 02:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) indicates the state should do more to make medical marijuana accessible. The DPS report analyzed the state's Compassionate Use Program.
  The goal of the report was to see if it could provide reasonable access of to patients statewide. It found because Texas is so large, it causes unique problems for both patients and dispensaries. What is delta-8? What to know about the alternative THC products and their use by teens"W
  
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• Texans grieve losses from Middle East war, students try to bring peace at home

  12-10-2024 01:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As the war in the Middle East expands, some Texans are feeling the loss personally. And it's happening to people on both sides of the conflict.Both Israeli and Palestinian Americans are grieving loved ones killed in Israel and in Gaza.LeElle Slifer of Dallas lost a family member who was recently killed as a hostage in Gaza."She was a good playmate growing up, we used to have sleepovers ... everything was great and fine and lovely,” said Slifer whose cousin was killed as
  
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• Red River Rivalry gets another chapter Saturday at the Cotton Bowl

  12-10-2024 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the 120th time Saturday, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will play football against each other, but it'll be slightly different than the previous 119 games.No. 1 Texas takes on No. 18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and for the first time, it's a Southeastern Conference matchup. Both teams are coming off byes and have had two weeks to prepare for a clash at the State Fair of Texas and capture The Golden Hat. Is Texas-OU college f
  
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• 7-Eleven to close over 400 'underperforming' locations in North America

  11-10-2024 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) – Hundreds of “underperforming” 7-Eleven stores across North America are closing, the convenience store announced Thursday.Seven & I Holdings, 7-Eleven’s Japan-based parent company, revealed in its earnings report that 444 7-Eleven locations are closing. The company cited slow sales, declining traffic, inflationary pressures, and a decrease in cigarette purchases among the reasons why some stores are closing.A specific list of stores slated for closure wasn&rsq
  
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• 3 in 5 millennials want full access to abortion: Study

  11-10-2024 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A Redfin-Ipsos study has revealed the living preferences of Americans surveyed regarding access to abortion.
  While all states in America have access to abortion, the degrees vary drastically. Alabama is among several states which consider abortion illegal except for when the mother's life is in danger. In some cases, there are exceptions for rape and incest.On the other end, some states have no limits. Under Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota has gran
  
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• Celebrating the 50th anniversary of 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'

  11-10-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On the 50th anniversary of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," the film remains a significant influence on the Texas film industry, particularly in Central Texas. Oct. 11 designated as ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Day in Austin as film turns 50"'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' put Central Texas on the map for filmmakers," said Brian Gannon, senior director of marketing and Certified Film Commissioner for the Austin Film Commission. "It proved that with creativity and de
  
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• Temporary flight restriction in effect near Zilker Park during ACL

  11-10-2024 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal Aviation Association issued a temporary flight restriction starting Friday through Monday, Oct. 14, according to a post on X from Austin-Travis County EMS.The post said all unmanned aircraft system (UAS) drone flights were prohibited within a 1 nautical mile radius of Zilker Park between 9 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. A view of the mapped area can be seen here.ACL festival-goers must leave their drones at home. However, the post said drone teams with ATCEMS, the Austin F
  
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• Oct. 11 designated as 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Day in Austin as film turns 50

  11-10-2024 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday marked exactly 50 years since the United States release of a famous horror film with close ties to the Austin area.
  "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released in October 1974 after being filmed in Central Texas towns including Bastrop, Round Rock, Leander and Watterson, according to the film's IMDb page. Bastrop’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ site a haven for horror enthusiastsThe horror cult classic is about a group of friends who attempt to escape a serial k
  
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• Texas students can now see which state public universities would accept them before they apply

  11-10-2024 20:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Texas high school students will now be able to see which of the state’s public universities would accept them based on their credentials before they fill out a college application, state leaders announced Friday.The new tool, called Direct Admissions, is meant to streamline the college application process and remove some of the challenges that can make students hesitant to apply, higher education officials say.“Direct Admissions has the potent
  
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