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• Violence erupts between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA

  01-05-2024 13:27 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - Law enforcement was noticeably absent when violence erupted on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles late Tuesday night between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.A firework was ignited and thrown into an pro-Palestinian encampment by a pro-Israel protestor at the UCLA campus on April 30, 2024. (KTLA)Many people in white masks showed up before violence broke out among pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protestors at the UCLA campus on April 30, 2024.
  
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• 15-year-old driver dies following crash in east Austin

  22-05-2024 18:07 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Wednesday, May 22, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department identified a 15-year-old girl who died two days after a single-vehicle crash in east Austin.According to APD, the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 969 and Ed Bluestein Boulevard Service Road heading north. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?APD said one adult and four juven
  
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• Summer outlook: Will Central Texas lakes fill with rain?

  22-05-2024 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Central Texas' wettest month of the year (May) draws to a close, some will see this as a missed opportunity for beneficial rain leading into the summer months. This May, though, has brought significant positives with drought improvement throughout much of the area, as well as significant rises in Lake Buchanan.However, Lake Travis continues to experience "one of its record low periods," according to Vice President of Water for the Lower Colorado River Authority John Hofmann.L
  
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• Man reunites with off-duty Austin firefighter who saved his life

  22-05-2024 17:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dom Fusco hopes to inspire others to take a CPR class after his near-death experience last summer.In August 2023, the 24 year old and his friends were timing out their fastest mile on the track at Austin High School when things suddenly changed. Fusco collapsed on the track."You were mumbling, you were talking to us. But it wasn't super coherent. And then we lost you. And we couldn't get any response from you," Gus Manke, Fusco's friend, recounted about that Saturday mornin
  
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• Preliminary report: Deadly plane crash at Spicewood Airport happened during second landing attempt

  22-05-2024 17:32 via kxan.com
  
  SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report revealing some details about what could have caused a deadly plane crash in Spicewood last month.
  The crash happened April 22 around 6:30 p.m. at the Spicewood Airport in Burnet County. Destroyed in the crash was a Lancair Legacy FG airplane, which according to Lancair’s website, is a two-seat single-engine light aircraft.Wesley Perkins, 74, of Lakeway, died in the incident, accordin
  
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• Uvalde families to announce new effort days before shooting's two-year mark

  22-05-2024 16:27 via kxan.com
  
  UVALDE (Nexstar) -- Nineteen families of those killed and injured at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022 are gathering in Uvalde on Wednesday to make an "important announcement" alongside attorneys specializing in suing gun makers.Attorneys Josh Koskoff and Erin Rogiers will lead the families in a noon press conference at the Uvalde Civic Center.It is not yet known what they will announce, but Koskoff is known for leading lawsuits against manufacturers of weapons used in mass shootings. In 2022, he
  
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• Concerns grow over homeless activity near south Austin elementary school

  22-05-2024 15:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Joann Sisson has two kids at Joslin Elementary School in south Austin.
  "A pre-K and a fourth grader," she said.
  She worries about what's across the road.
  "Kids seeing things they just shouldn't be seeing so young," Sisson said.
  Any given day, you'll see crowds of people experiencing homelessness outside of the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, which sits in view of Joslin Elementary on the other side of Redd Street. The center officers mental health and addiction services as w
  
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• LIVE: Inside the Investigations: Austin hospital crash

  22-05-2024 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Wednesday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. Watch the live stream starting at about 9 a.m. in this story or on the KXAN News Facebook page.Inside the Investigations: Status of Texas LGBTQ+ policiesThe story they’re talking about this wee
  
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• Inside the Investigations: Austin hospital crash

  22-05-2024 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each week the in-depth reporting from the KXAN Investigates team will get a spotlight on KXAN Live.A conversation will happen Wednesday morning with investigative reporter Kelly Wiley and KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to break down one of this week’s top stories. Watch the live stream starting at about 9 a.m. in this story or on the KXAN News Facebook page.Inside the Investigations: Status of Texas LGBTQ+ policiesThe story they’re talking about this wee
  
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• Austin breaks back into top 10 on list of best places to live in the U.S.

  22-05-2024 15:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas' capital city rose back to the top 10 on a list ranking 150 major cities as the "best places to live."The U.S. News and World Report 2024-2025 survey ranked Austin No. 9 on its annual list of Best Places to Live in the U.S.
  Last year, Austin fell to the unusually low spot of No. 40 in the nation. In every other year since 2020, Austin was listed in at least the top 20. The survey ranked Austin at No. 13 in 2022, No. 5 in 2021, and No. 3 in 2020.PREVIOUS STORY: Au
  
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• Emotional promises from Austin leaders after KXAN hospital safety report

  22-05-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: KXAN Investigator Matt Grant discusses our team’s initiative sharing hospital security barrier findings with Texas lawmakers.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 na
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old and 5-year-old from DeWitt County

  22-05-2024 13:30 via kxan.com
  
  YORKTOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- An Amber Alert was issued for two children who went missing from Yorktown, Texas in DeWitt County Tuesday night, according to law enforcement officials.
  The DeWitt County Sheriff's Office issued the alert for Aiydann Ribera, 4, and Angel Ribera, 5. They were last seen around 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 in the 120 block of East 5th Street in Yorktown.
  Yorktown is in DeWitt County about 110 miles south of Austin.
  Police are searching for Julian Ribera, 24, in connection to the
  
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• Increasing severe risk this evening and overnight

  22-05-2024 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In addition to the uncomfortable heat, a risk of strong to severe storms exists for parts of our area later this evening and continues into the overnight hours.A weakening cold front will get closer to us Wednesday evening and night to bring a higher rain and storm chance to the Hill Country and possibly even the Austin Metro. Still, while most of us will stay dry tomorrow night too, it'll be our highest chance of rain for the next week.Severe risk: 2 to 3 out of 5 Wednesda
  
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• 9th-inning homer sinks Longhorns in opening round of Big 12 baseball tourney

  22-05-2024 07:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Tech's Cade McGee blasted a 2-run home run off the fair pole in the top of the ninth to lift the 10th-seeded Red Raiders past third-seeded Texas 6-4 in the opening round of the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington.McGee's towering fly ball off Longhorns reliever Andre Duplantier with Gavin Kash on first base glanced off the top of the pole in left field, breaking a 4-4 tie. Kash singled to lead off the inning.MORE THAN THE SCO
  
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• Hays County group alleges water supplier has over pumped millions of gallons

  22-05-2024 04:54 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Conservation advocates filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Texas against Aqua Texas, a Central Texas water supplier, for “serving customers with illegal groundwater supply,” according to a press release from Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association, or TESPA.  PREVIOUS: Hays groundwater district says water company overused 89M gallons in 2022, impacting Jacob’s Well zoneTESPA alleges Aqua Texas, which provi
  
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• Millions of dollars flooding Texas Speaker Dade Phelan's runoff election

  22-05-2024 02:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Early voting for the May 28 runoff election in Texas is underway, with millions of dollars flooding into races between incumbent Republicans and their challengers in the Texas House.
  This influx of money is particularly notable in the closely-watched race for House Speaker Dade Phelan's seat. The speaker's runoff is emblematic of a power struggle within the Texas Republican Party from the old guard versus the new, representative of a broader fight nationally.IN-DEPTH: Re
  
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• APD interim chief drafted letter in support of pardon for Daniel Perry

  22-05-2024 02:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson drafted a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles asking the board to pardon a man convicted of shooting and killing a protester in downtown Austin in 2020.The letter was "ultimately" not submitted to the board, Henderson said in a quote provided to KXAN by a spokesperson.
  "Ultimately the drafted letter was not submitted. After discussions with City leadership, as is the standard in certain situations, I decided not
  
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• Texas State, UFCU ink multi-million dollar football stadium naming rights deal

  22-05-2024 02:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the next 15 years, Texas State won't play football at Bobcat Stadium.Texas State and University Federal Credit Union signed a 15-year, $23 million naming rights deal to rebrand the Bobcats' home stadium in San Marcos as UFCU Stadium. It's the largest corporate naming rights sponsorship in the Sun Belt Conference, according to the university.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxa
  
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• City investigating after report says APD officers used facial recognition against policy

  22-05-2024 00:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin said it is investigating after documents obtained by The Washington Post showed at least 13 instances of outside police departments providing results of facial recognition searches to Austin Police Department officers since the city banned the use of facial recognition nearly four years ago.The Washington Post first reported on the documents in a May 18 article. Previous: Austin Council unanimously backs 5 items on police reform and racial justice“W
  
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• Texas men's hoops to begin season in Las Vegas vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

  21-05-2024 23:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team is tipping off the 2024-25 season in Las Vegas.The Longhorns will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes as part of the Hall of Fame Series on Nov. 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's the opening night of college basketball across the country and the series will also feature a women's game between South Carolina and Michigan. The start time and broadcast information for the game will be released later. Texas Longhorns to play in 2025 Ma
  
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• Turnout tracker: How many people have voted in the May 2024 primary runoffs?

  21-05-2024 23:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With early voting underway, KXAN is keeping track of how many Texans have voted in the May 28 primary runoff elections.Voters will choose the final candidates who will represent the Democratic and Republican parties on the ballot in November’s general election. KXAN Voter Guide: What to know for the May 2024 primary runoff electionsUnlike the March primaries, early voting this time only lasts for five days from Monday, May 20 through Friday, May 23. Election Day is Tu
  
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• Travis County to address substandard roads for 1st time since 2017

  21-05-2024 22:53 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Design work will soon be underway to help repair some of the worst roads in Travis County.Travis County Commissioners Court approved Tuesday a substandard roads improvement package that'll address 44 road sections and 17.1 miles of substandard roads across the county. It marks the first county investment in upgrading dilapidated roadways since 2017.Task members said $6.3 million previously allocated in the county's fiscal year 2023-24 budget will go toward the
  
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• Sit down with Austin's new city manager, T.C. Broadnax

  21-05-2024 21:26 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several weeks after starting as Austin's next city manager, T.C. Broadnax sat down with KXAN to talk about his time in the role so far and what to expect from him in his first 100 days.Overall priorities
  Broadnax put out a memo with some of his priorities earlier this month, which included hiring a new police chief, getting a contract signed with the Austin Police Association and addressing Austin's homelessness issues.Austin city manager prioritizes police chief hiring, new pol
  
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• Summer break: When do local districts stop classes for the 2023-24 school year?

  21-05-2024 21:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Students and teachers across Central Texas are approaching the end of the school year.The last day of class dates range from May 10 in Fayetteville ISD to June 7 in Prairie Lea ISD.To help keep track of all the dates, KXAN has created a map and compiled a list showing the last day of classes in each district in the KXAN viewing area. MAP: More than 100 Texas school districts have switched to four-day school weeksHover over or click on any district in the map below for more
  
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• SWAT responding to incident in southeast Austin

  21-05-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said its SWAT team is responding to an incident in southeast Austin Tuesday afternoon.
  APD said on X at 1:41 p.m. that the SWAT team was responding to an incident near the intersection of Salt Springs Drive and Thaxton Road.
  Police asked people to avoid the area.
  This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Stolen vehicle results in deadly SWAT situation in southeast Austin, memo says

  21-05-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was shot by police officers and he ultimately died after a SWAT situation in southeast Austin Tuesday, according to a memo provided to City leaders and obtained by KXAN.The memo states police officers saw a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Salt Springs Drive and Thaxton Road around 12:36 p.m. The driver of the stolen vehicle was found inside a business and refused to leave.The man was shot at the scene and was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries, t
  
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• Southeast Austin SWAT response leads to officer-involved shooting

  21-05-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said a SWAT situation in southeast Austin resulted in an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday.
  APD said on X at 5:19 p.m. that the scene is "still active" near the intersection of Salt Springs Drive and Thaxton Road and the public should avoid the area. APD had its SWAT team at the location since roughly 1:30 p.m.APD said a media briefing for the incident is planned with a time to be determined later.
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• Man killed in police shooting poured lighter fluid, made Molotov cocktails inside gas station with employee inside, APD

  21-05-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  Tuesday's deadly SWAT situation happened in southeast Austin on Salt Springs Drive between William Cannon and Slaughter.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police shot and killed a man during a SWAT situation in southeast Austin Tuesday where officers observed the subject pouring lighter fluid on the counter of a gas station and making Molotov cocktails while telling police he knew another person was inside, Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said in a media briefing Tuesday night.
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• APD: Man killed in police shooting made Molotov cocktails inside gas station with employee inside

  21-05-2024 20:47 via kxan.com
  
  Tuesday's deadly SWAT situation happened in southeast Austin on Salt Springs Drive between William Cannon and Slaughter.
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police shot and killed a man during a SWAT situation in southeast Austin Tuesday where officers observed the subject pouring lighter fluid on the counter of a gas station and making Molotov cocktails while telling police he knew another person was inside, Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said in a media briefing Tuesday night.
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• New city manager brings 2 top officials from Dallas with him to Austin

  21-05-2024 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax is bringing two top city officials with him from Dallas.
  Broadnax sent a city memo addressed to the mayor and council members on Monday alerting them of two job appointments to the Executive Leadership Team. Those appointments were Jon Fortune as Deputy City Manager, effective June 10, and Genesis D. Gavino as Special Assistant to the City Manager, effective June 3, according to the memo.Austin City Council picks T.C. Broadnax to be next cit
  
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