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• Professional soccer to return to Austin in 2019

  09-08-2017 16:19 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Division II soccer players will once again race across the pitch to score goals in Austin, after the United Soccer League announced Wednesday that it will return to the city for the 2019 season.
  The USL will call the Circuit of the Americas in southeast Austin its home. The facility is building a new soccer field for the team that will hold 5,000 seats. CoTA is also home for the new FC Barcelona training academy.
  The Austin Aztex, a team that joined the USL in 2015, st
  
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• Lake Austin drawdown canceled following pushback

  24-09-2026 22:55 via kxan.com
  
  After much debate, the City of Austin will not move forward with a planned drawdown of Lake Austin.
  
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• Second arrest made in the unsolved death of a 24-year-old Austin man

  24-09-2026 22:13 via kxan.com
  
  Last year, Kamery Wooldridge pleaded guilty to tampering with human remains related to Rangel's death, but law enforcement said the investigation wasn't over.
  
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• Sarkisian ready to take Texas on the road for SEC opener

  24-09-2026 22:02 via kxan.com
  
  For the second straight season Texas will open SEC play on the road as they play their first ever game in Knoxville against Tennessee.
  
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• KXAN participates in Dell Children's Read-A-Thon in Austin

  24-09-2026 22:00 via kxan.com
  
  Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the country have participated in read-a-thons throughout September. The goal is to help celebrate literacy by promoting verbal and language exposure to babies.
  
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• Bat found in Cedar Park tests positive for rabies

  24-09-2026 21:18 via kxan.com
  
  A bat found in Cedar Park has tested positive for rabies, according to the Cedar Park Police Department.
  
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• Council approves 12-month contract extensions for social service nonprofits

  24-09-2026 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  The city's fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, which council approvedin August, allocated sufficient money to APH to cover the combined $18,075,664 in expenses.
  
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• Texas House committee to examine annexation of New Mexico Counties

  24-09-2026 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  A Texas House committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on September 30 to investigate the potential annexation of one or more New Mexico counties by Texas.
  
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• Georgetown shares latest Blue Hole park plans

  24-09-2026 20:03 via kxan.com
  
  During a Georgetown city council workshop Tuesday, staff said the project is currently in the design phase, with work approximately 30% complete.
  
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• Austin doctors say flu, COVID cases rising

  24-09-2026 19:14 via kxan.com
  
  More people appear to be getting sick across Central Texas as flu activity rises, but doctors say COVID-19 and RSV are also contributing to the current wave of respiratory illnesses.
  
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• Drought reaches 'extreme' for first time since June in Central Texas

  24-09-2026 19:13 via kxan.com
  
  The latest U.S. Drought Monitor was released Thursday morning, showing a worsening trend in Central Texas. For the first time since June 2, parts of the region are now in a level 3/4 "extreme" drought.
  
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• Insanity defense official for suspect accused of killing 6 in 2023

  24-09-2026 19:08 via kxan.com
  
  Attorneys for Shane James, who faces multiple capital murder charges in connection with a string of shootings in 2023 in Austin and Bexar County, have officially filed a "notice of intent to raise insanity defense," meaning they'll argue he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
  
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• CNN and MS NOW reporters back at White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban

  24-09-2026 18:44 via kxan.com
  
  Hours after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to lift a ban on three news outlets from White House grounds, reporters from two of the outlets had been let in.
  
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• Idea to combat high diesel prices to help farmers faces pushback from oil, gas industry

  24-09-2026 18:34 via kxan.com
  
  President Donald Trump said his administration is considering a plan to either ban or restrict diesel exports in order to drive down the price of the fuel at home for ranchers and farmers who are struggling to turn a profit.
  
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• Appeals court rejects finding that Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent

  24-09-2026 18:22 via kxan.com
  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday rejected a lower court’s finding that death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent of the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter.
  
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• Community members urge Hays County Sheriff’s Office to delay ICE agreement

  24-09-2026 17:52 via kxan.com
  
  Some community members in Hays County are calling on the Hays County Sheriff’s Office to delay entering into a 287(g) agreement with ICE following recent enforcement activity in Central Texas.
  
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• Judge Brown weighs in on Elon Musk's Hyperloop idea

  24-09-2026 17:50 via kxan.com
  
  Elon Musk sparked discussion regarding traffic solutions between Austin and San Antonio after proposing a Boring Company Hyperloop tunnel. Travis County Judge Andy Brown expressed support for improved regional transportation while noting the significant coordination required for such a project.
  
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• 6-year-old killed after father backs Tesla Cybertruck into him

  24-09-2026 17:41 via kxan.com
  
  He had reportedly been outside playing in the neighborhood when he was struck.
  
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• Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage

  24-09-2026 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  Hundreds of Texas data center developments were under investigation after failing to report water usage.
  
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• CNN, MS Now, Politico journalists unable to access White House despite judge's order

  24-09-2026 16:24 via kxan.com
  
  A Politico reporter, meanwhile, “was denied access” to the White House on Thursday, and his press credentials were “confiscated,” according to the organization.
  
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• NHL's Texas expansion may be on ice

  24-09-2026 15:48 via kxan.com
  
  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that the league is in no rush to decide between Houston and Austin for a potential expansion team following an agreement with Texas billionaire Dan Friedkin.
  
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• Stanford admits AI was used to swap gender, race of student image

  24-09-2026 15:36 via kxan.com
  
  "I don’t agree with Stanford making those choices about how we were represented," said Billy Ramirez.
  
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• Gen Z ghosting dates over splitting the bill, survey finds

  24-09-2026 15:36 via kxan.com
  
  Love is in the air… until the bill arrives.
  
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• Pflugerville requests reduced water usage during repair work at water plant

  24-09-2026 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  The city of Pflugerville requested that residents temporarily reduce water use Thursday, Sept. 24.
  
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• Pflugerville completes repairs at water plant, says water usage can return to normal

  24-09-2026 13:45 via kxan.com
  
  The city of Pflugerville asked residents to temporarily reduce water use Thursday, Sept. 24.
  
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• Big Sandy Creek flood survivors in DC to fight for funding

  24-09-2026 13:44 via kxan.com
  
  A group of 2025 flood survivors from the Travis County community of Big Sandy Creek were in the nation's capital on Wednesday, pushing for more disaster relief.
  
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• Judge orders White House to immediately restore access to CNN, MS NOW, Politico

  24-09-2026 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly handed down the ruling in the middle of the night, hours after holding an emergency hearing on the outlets’ lawsuit.  His ruling lasts for two weeks.
  
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• Weekend bringing the heat, but a front is on the way

  24-09-2026 12:58 via kxan.com
  
  We are still in for a pretty warm weekend, but rain chances are rising and temperatures are dropping as a front is expected to arrive just before the month ends. - Freddy Vela
  
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• Humidity drops on Friday, but heat continues for now

  24-09-2026 12:58 via kxan.com
  
  It will still be hot on Friday with highs in the upper 90s, but it will be a little more bearable with dew points dropping into the 50s in some areas. -- Nick Bannin
  
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• Heat relief and rain chances in sight

  24-09-2026 12:58 via kxan.com
  
  Rain chances will dry up over the next few days but there's hope for not only more wet weather next week... but also relief from the heat! -Meteorologist Kristen Currie
  
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