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• TEA reaches agreement with US Justice Department to have testing accommodations for those with dyslexia

  17-04-2024 21:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to resolve a complaint involving a student with dyslexia and dysgraphia who was denied an "alternative testing arrangement" for an exam, the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas said in a news release.According to the department, denying the student the testing arrangement was a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The student requested oral administr
  
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• Bastrop keeps up with growth, Elon Musk moving another company to the area

  21-09-2024 02:20 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) --- Elon Musk's Central Texas footprint continues to grow. The billionaire named Bastrop as its new headquarters for his social media site X.Social media company X cites Bastrop address as its official headquartersMusk already has two other companies in that area: Space X and The Boring Company. He also has Hyperloop Plaza, a facility owned by The Boring Company. It is fitted with a bodega, salon and a pub.Elon Musk’s Bastrop ‘town’ gets bodega, salonHyper
  
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• No. 1 Texas hosts Louisiana-Monroe in Manning's first start, final game before SEC debut

  21-09-2024 01:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Don't expect Louisiana-Monroe to be intimidated by the Texas Longhorns or Arch Manning.
  Warhawks defensive coordinator Earnest Hill said earlier in the week that some of his players played against, and beat, Manning while in high school. Manning went to Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, and a lot of the ULM players come from that area.Warhawks vs. LonghornsLouisiana-Monroe vs. Texas, 7 p.m., DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, ESPN+/SEC Network+ Arch Manning will get first
  
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• UPDATE: King now free after serving nearly 1 year for desertion, other offenses

  21-09-2024 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  UPDATE: Travis King was sentenced to 12 months for desertion and for one month each for four other offenses to be served concurrently in a military court at Fort Bliss on Friday, Sept. 20.With time served, King is now free and will return home, his attorney said. He was also given a dishonorable dischrage.He had served 338 days already.EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Travis King, the Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago, pleaded guilty on Friday morning, Sept. 20, to desertion
  
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• Travis King pleads guilty after fleeing to North Korea last year

  21-09-2024 00:55 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Travis King, the Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago, pleaded guilty on Friday morning, Sept. 20, to desertion and other related charges in a courtroom at Fort Bliss.Tony Pina/KTSM 9 NewsKing was charged with escape from custody, solicitation of child porn, desertion, willfully disobeying a superior officer, assault on a non-commissioned officer, false statements, assault by battery, and possession of child pornography.
  King ended up pleading g
  
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• Lactaid Milk sold in 27 states recalled

  21-09-2024 00:54 via kxan.com
  
  (WHTM) — A popular milk alternative for those with dairy sensitivity and lactose intolerance is being recalled in more than two dozen states. HP Hood LLC is recalling multiple units of its 96-ounce Lactaid Milk containers because the product may contain trace amounts of almond, which is not listed on the label.Those with an allergy or sensitivity to almonds may experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. No illnesses have been reported to date. Are these invasive stink bugs
  
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• 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star sues executives of her church's business firm

  21-09-2024 00:51 via kxan.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Mary Cosby has filed a lawsuit against two executives for her church's for-profit financial business arm, accusing the two of embezzling millions of dollars.Cosby, who is the Faith Temple Pentecostal Church's vice president, and her husband Robert Cosby, the church's president, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday. They are seeking nearly $6.3 million from Annie Johnson, Shawn Turner, and the business firm, United Security Financia
  
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• APD SWAT responding to barricaded subject in southeast Austin

  21-09-2024 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is responding to a barricaded subject in southeast Austin.APD said on social media around 5 p.m. that APD SWAT responded to the call at 2239 Cromwell Circle, which is near East Riverside Drive and South Pleasant Valley Road. Drivers are urged to avoid the area or seek alternate routes.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Attorneys for APD Officer Christopher Taylor say charges were previously declined

  21-09-2024 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)- What began as a routine pre-trial hearing Friday morning in the deadly conduct case against Austin police officer Christopher Taylor for his alleged involvement in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva ended with Taylor's attorneys, Doug O'Connell and Ken Ervin, revealing new information they recently obtained specifically related to the current deadly conduct charge against their client. RELATED: APD Officer Christopher Taylor will not face murder charge for 2019 death, attorney
  
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• Man charged in series of 'deadly conduct' incidents out on bond

  20-09-2024 23:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a series of deadly conduct incidents that began July 14.Police said the incidents, which occurred through Aug. 30, targeted a residence in the 2900 block of Lyons Road, which is in east Austin.APD said 24-year-old Oscar Casillas has been charged with six deadly conduct discharge firearm felony charges.“The series of shootings, occurring between July 14, 2024, and July 16, 2024, were committ
  
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• Affidavit details how 22-year-old was connected to July 2021 deadly stabbing

  20-09-2024 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Following the arrest of a man arrested in connection with a July 2021 deadly stabbing last week, an arrest affidavit obtained by KXAN Friday provided more details on how investigators were able to make that arrest.On July 23, 2021, Austin 911 received a call around 10:20 p.m. from a man who said he was stabbed. That man was later identified as Nikolas Martinez, 23, according to the Austin Police Department. Officers and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived at a convenience store in
  
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• City of Austin to name Sept. 26 as Con Mi MADRE Day, celebrating local nonprofit

  20-09-2024 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin will mark Sept. 26 as "Con Mi MADRE Day" to celebrate the nonprofit's work preparing Latina first-generation college students, and their mothers, for academic success.Con Mi MADRE executive director Johanna Moya Fábregas said that the recognition is a "big deal.""It's very heartwarming and reassuring that we are in a space, in a city, in a community that appreciates the work that we do and the population that we serve," Fábreg
  
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• What's next for Operation Lone Star?

  20-09-2024 23:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Amid a relative lull in border crossings, Texas lawmakers are considering how to proceed with Operation Lone Star, the state's massive and unilateral border enforcement efforts.The Texas Senate's Committee on Border Security heard hours of testimony from experts and stakeholders Thursday, highlighting the impact of the operation and the continuing needs to expand and take care of its personnel.“We have paid an incredible price for the deterrence that we've gained,&rdquo
  
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• No. 14 Westlake looks to get back on track at No. 9 Cibolo Steele

  20-09-2024 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following their first regular season home loss since 2018, the Westlake Chaparrals hope to right the ship on the road against a top-10 opponent Friday.The Chaps dropped 10 spots in the latest Dave Campbell's Texas Football 6A poll to No. 14 after the 39-21 loss to No. 8 Humble Atascocita, and they don't get a break with No. 9 Cibolo Steele next. Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Sept. 19Steele enters the game with a 3-0 record coming off a 56-10 victory over S
  
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• LIVE: No. 14 Westlake looks to get back on track at No. 9 Cibolo Steele

  20-09-2024 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following their first regular season home loss since 2018, the Westlake Chaparrals hope to right the ship on the road against a top-10 opponent Friday.The Chaps dropped 10 spots in the latest Dave Campbell's Texas Football 6A poll to No. 14 after the 39-21 loss to No. 8 Humble Atascocita, and they don't get a break with No. 9 Cibolo Steele next. Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Sept. 19Steele enters the game with a 3-0 record coming off a 56-10 victory over S
  
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• 'Plan to plan to plan': Austin could spend millions on 'Imagine Austin' revamp

  20-09-2024 22:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin could spend millions of dollars editing a comprehensive vision plan that some think has so far failed to produce results.The Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted by Austin City Council in 2012, was intended to serve as the city's guiding document, or blueprint, over a 30-year period. A little more than a decade into that 30-year plan, the city's planning department is trying to edit it.
  The city set aside $3 million in previous budget processes
  
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• West Campus' apartment project tops out 30 stories, tallest in area

  20-09-2024 22:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- West Campus now has a new tallest student apartment building, named Icon, which topped out at 30 stories on Sept. 4, according to contractors Hoar Construction.Austin apartment building, named Icon, topped out at 30 stories, the closest near the University of Texas at Austin. (KXAN Photo/Cora Neas)
  Hoar, along with New York-based MDL Development, began construction on the building in March 2023. Now, it stands at 300 feet.Project leaders said that surrounding density and traffic
  
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• TxTag customers asked to update account info by Oct. 15

  20-09-2024 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Department of Transportation is encouraging TxTag customers to prepare for a likely transition to a new operator overseeing toll tag customer service, billing and toll collection, according to an email sent Friday.If the shift happens, the Harris County Toll Road Authority will begin handling TxTag operations near the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025, according to TxDOT’s website.TxTag customers should log onto their accounts by Oct. 15 to confirm their
  
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• Willie Nelson & Family, Asleep at the Wheel to play free concert for ACL TV's 50th birthday

  20-09-2024 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Willie Nelson was the first person to ever perform on Austin City Limits, laying the ground for the show that would become the longest-running music program in television history. That inaugural performance was taped on Oct. 17, 1974.Next month, exactly 50 years later, Nelson will return to help Austin City Limits TV celebrate its 50th birthday.
  A photo of Willie Nelson performing on the Austin City Limits TV show hangs on a wall inside Austin PBS. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
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• After August theft, donors send bikes, equipment to Austin rec center

  20-09-2024 19:23 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin's Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center received donations of new bicycles and equipment after thieves targeted the recreation site last month.The Austin Parks and Recreation Department confirmed 16 bikes were stolen during the incident, amounting to approximately $25,000 in lost property due to the thefts. The stolen bikes were used as part of the center's cycling programming, which features youth cycling, summer and spring break camps, youth biking sess
  
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• What's brewing in the Caribbean? Tropical depression could form next week, NHC says

  20-09-2024 18:56 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical depression could form next week as an area of low pressure in the Caribbean moves toward the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Friday."A tropical wave likely develops in the western Caribbean early next week. Right now, there's a 40% chance in seven days," Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Legh Spann said. "Many of the models drift the system north into the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of next week."Spann said it's too early to tell where a poten
  
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• LIVE: What's brewing in the Caribbean? Tropical depression could form next week, NHC says

  20-09-2024 18:56 via kxan.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical depression could form next week as an area of low pressure in the Caribbean moves toward the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Friday."A tropical wave likely develops in the western Caribbean early next week. Right now, there's a 40% chance in seven days," Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Legh Spann said. "Many of the models drift the system north into the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of next week."Spann said it's too early to tell where a poten
  
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• Former Chicago cop arrested for allegedly impersonating DEA agent, Travis Co. Sheriff's Office says

  20-09-2024 18:32 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County Sheriff's Office arrested a former Chicago police officer Wednesday, alleging that the man had claimed to be an undercover federal agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency before assaulting an person, according to an arrest warrant.According to the warrant, a county resident contacted TCSO on Tuesday to report that their son was assaulted by a "person claiming to be a peace officer" on Monday. The victim was at a smoke shop on FM 2222 when a m
  
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• REPORT: Texas led U.S. in rural roadway fatalities

  20-09-2024 17:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Amid a nearly $200 billion national backlog in funding to improve rural roads across the U.S., a new report outlines just how dangerous Texas' rural roads are compared to all other ones in the state.The national transportation research nonprofit TRIP's latest report released this week found Texas is ranked No. 11 in the country for fatalities along rural roads. In Texas, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled on rural, non-interstate roads is 2.52, surpassing t
  
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• Police patrolling dangerous stretch of FM 2222 in west Austin

  20-09-2024 17:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is known for its rolling hills and beautiful overlooks, especially in west Austin along FM 2222.It's a windy road, and people who live off 2222 are worried about their safety as some motorists are taking a dangerous joy ride."As a preface to my remarks, since we're going to talk about motorcycles, my wife and I both rode motorcycles into our late 60s, and we lived here on 2222 for the past 34 years," said Tom Rogers, whose wife Lisa reached out to KXAN about their co
  
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• Expansion efforts on time for Austin's Mexican American Cultural Center

  20-09-2024 16:06 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN) — This could be the last Hispanic Heritage Month the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) spends outside its permanent home in the Rainey Street Historic District as it undergoes renovations.
  Heidi Tse, ESB-MACC capital delivery project manager, said construction is on time and the center is poised to reopen by fall 2025.Tse said just last week the project hit a major milestone. Members of the community and those involved with the project signed the
  
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• Border Report Live: Peacebuilding in a cartel 'war zone'

  20-09-2024 16:06 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Everard Meade is not sure when he'll be able to return to the Mexican state of Sinaloa, where he's been on a peace-building mission for about a decade.Meade launched Proceso Pacífico there in 2015 in the state capital of Culiacan, which delved into chaos earlier this month when two factions of the Sinaloa cartel began fighting.The Sinaloa cartel co-founders, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, are in U.S. custody, and their sons are wa
  
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• Travis County DA says 'alarming' number of school threat cases filed so far this school year

  20-09-2024 15:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement gathered in Austin on Friday morning to talk about school safety concerns, as they've been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.The Austin Independent School District partnered with several neighboring school districts and law enforcement to host a press conference Friday morning where they addressed safety concerns and talked about how school threats are handled, investigate
  
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• Austin ISD, other local districts to talk about school safety amid wave of threats

  20-09-2024 15:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement are planning to talk about school safety concerns, as they've been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.
  The Austin Independent School District is partnering with several neighboring school districts and law enforcement to host a press conference Friday morning where they'll address safety concerns and talk about how school threats are handled, investigated and have consequen
  
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• Austin ISD, other local districts talk about school safety amid wave of threats

  20-09-2024 15:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement on Friday morning talked about school safety concerns, as they've been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.The Austin Independent School District partnered with several neighboring school districts and law enforcement to host a press conference Friday morning where they addressed safety concerns and talked about how school threats are handled, investigated and have consequen
  
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