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• Texas launches initiative to combat fatal traffic crashes

  07-11-2024 23:39 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new initiative from two Texas state departments aims to crack down on dangerous driving that contributes to serious and fatal crashes.The Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled their safety partnership at a joint press conference on Thursday. The day marked the 24th anniversary of the last time Texas saw a deathless day on state roads: Nov. 7, 2000. PREVIEW COVERAGE: Texas campaign to target 24-year streak of daily deaths on
  
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• Texas 'victim' of own successes, says Senate committee on state's housing affordability

  07-11-2024 23:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Senate's Local Government committee met on Thursday to discuss issues related to the state's growing cost of housing, an interim priority placed on the committee members.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had previously tasked the committee to investigate issues around housing affordability. This hearing marks the committee's last meeting on the topic until the legislative session begins in 2025.Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar was the first to testify before the committee. He pre
  
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• LTISD special education teacher arrested, accused of assaulting 6-year-old

  07-11-2024 23:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A special education teacher at Bee Cave Elementary School was arrested and charged with an injury to a 6-year-old, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.Court records identified that teacher as Rasid Khan Mohagheghian, 42. He was arrested on Wednesday and was released Thursday, court records show. An attorney was not listed for him at the time this article was published. We will update this if that changes.Rasid Khan Mohagheghian, 42 (Austin Police Department Photo)On Oct. 29
  
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• LIVE - KBVO Game of the Week: Georgetown, Cedar Park play for the district title

  07-11-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Georgetown and Cedar Park meet with the district championship on the line Thursday at Gupton Stadium, and it's the KBVO Game of the Week.With the teams tied at 5-1, the winner will stand alone at the top of District 8-5A1 while the loser could end up in a three-way tie for second. Rouse and Lake Belton are 4-2 and play Glenn and Killeen Chaparral, the two worst teams in the district, Friday.
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• KBVO Game of the Week: Georgetown runs away from Cedar Park 31-7 in win district title

  07-11-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Give the Georgetown Eagles their crown.Junior tailback Jett Walker scored four times on the ground to lead Georgetown to the District 8-5A1 championship in resounding fashion 31-7 over Cedar Park on Thursday at Gupton Stadium.Walker scored on runs of 30, 3, 46 and 43 yards all while punishing the Timberwolves defense with his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame both inside and outside the tackles. He entered the game with 1,743 rushing yards to lead the district.Georgetown led 17-7 a
  
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• KBVO Game of the Week: Georgetown, Cedar Park play for the district title

  07-11-2024 22:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Georgetown and Cedar Park meet with the district championship on the line Thursday at Gupton Stadium, and it's the KBVO Game of the Week.With the teams tied at 5-1, the winner will stand alone at the top of District 8-5A1 while the loser could end up in a three-way tie for second. Rouse and Lake Belton are 4-2 and play Glenn and Killeen Chaparral, the two worst teams in the district, Friday.
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• Election night timeline: When was each state called in the presidential election?

  07-11-2024 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former President Donald Trump is heading back to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's presidential election. Interactive maps: President, Senate and House resultsTrump has won 295 electoral votes so far, above the 270 threshold needed to win the election. Harris won 226. Two states have yet to be called: Arizona and Nevada.Here's how election night unfolded, based on state calls by the Associated Press. All times listed below and in the
  
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• 'Homophobic and misogynistic': Texas State University president condemns campus demonstration

  07-11-2024 21:47 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse on Thursday responded to a campus demonstration that happened earlier in the week where people were seen carrying signs with "homophobic and misogynistic messages," on them, in Damphousse's words.
  Two men -- who were not affiliated with the university -- were seen on campus Wednesday afternoon carrying signs with the language, according to Damphousse. KXAN also received several photos of the signs via our ReportIt emai
  
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• Kyle man gets life sentence after 7-month-old 'beaten to death'

  07-11-2024 21:34 via kxan.com
  
  HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Kyle man was convicted on a capital murder charge and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the death of a 7-month-old infant in June 2022.According to the Hays County District Attorney’s Office, 34-year-old Mark Anthony Briones was babysitting Annalyne Fridley Benavides, his roommate's 7-month-old infant, prior to her death. PAST COVERAGE | Kyle police arrest man in connection to infant deathNov. 1 would have b
  
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• Texans participating in 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  07-11-2024 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the holiday season! With the start of November comes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual tradition watched by millions in New York City and across the country.
  This year's parade will feature 22 balloons, seven balloonicles, 33 floats, 11 marching bands, 24 performers, 28 clown crews and 11 performance groups from across the country (and, in some cases, the globe). Among those spectacles, the Lone Star State will bring some Texas pride to the Big Apple this N
  
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• Central Texas shooting spree suspect found mentally incompetent

  07-11-2024 20:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man facing multiple charges of capital murder in connection with a Central Texas shooting spree in December 2023 was deemed mentally incompetent Oct. 30, according to Travis County court documents.Shane James, 35, was accused of killing six people and injuring three others during a string of violent incidents Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 in 2023. TIMELINE: How the shooting spree in Austin, Bexar County unfoldedAmong the victims were both his parents in Bexar County and four people i
  
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• 330-unit affordable housing community opens in San Marcos

  07-11-2024 19:54 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- Leaders in San Marcos celebrated the grand opening of an affordable housing community Thursday morning.Centro35, a 330-unit affordable housing community off Interstate 35 south of San Marcos' downtown area, celebrated its grand opening Thursday. The complex is located at 508 Labrador Blvd.The NRP Group was the developer behind the community, which will provide "high-quality, amenity-rich housing to residents earning up to 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI)," a
  
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• Austin gets $288K grant for ADA-compliant trails, crossings

  07-11-2024 18:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A nearly $300,000 federal grant will help the city of Austin upgrade its trails and pedestrian crossings to be ADA-compliant.Austin City Council approved Thursday the acceptance and allocation of a $288,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program. The city will provide a $72,000 match for the grant, with that local funding coming from the Austin Transportation and Public Works' capital and operating budgets this fiscal year.
  
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• Tropical tracker: Cat. 2 Hurricane Rafael now moving through the Gulf of Mexico

  07-11-2024 17:42 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Each year, the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. This year is expected to be very active, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting an 85% chance of an above-average season.This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.
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• Austin City Council elects, candidates react to results

  07-11-2024 17:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- KXAN has projected all five Austin City Council races in the November 2024 general election. Four of those races were won outright and one will go to a runoff.
  The Austin mayoral race is still too close to call. You can read why here.District 2Incumbent Vanessa Fuentes will keep the District 2 seat after a commanding win over a single challenger in November's election.
  During her tenure, Fuentes has focused on issues such as raising the city worker minimum wage to $20, expanding
  
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• Wimberley Library hosts grand opening of 'seed library' Friday

  07-11-2024 17:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Looking to develop a green thumb? The Wimberley Village Library will host a grand opening of its new "seed library" program on Friday morning.
  The grand opening will be held at the library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event was organized by Keep Wimberly Beautiful, Wimberley Village Library, and the Native Plant Society of Texas, according to the event flyer.The event will focus on what there is to learn about seeds and how to use the new service. The library will also have heirlo
  
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• Suspect dead following shooting involving police in northwest Austin

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department officers are on the scene of a shooting involving police in northwest Austin Thursday morning.The police department posted about the shooting on X at 9:53 a.m., saying it happened in the 9500 block of North Farm to Market Road 620.
  APD did not specify in the post if the officer who was involved in the shooting was with APD or another agency.
  In an update, police said the call initially came in as an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. No officers we
  
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• Deadly police shooting begins with suspect stealing cars from northwest Austin shopping center

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police officers shot and killed a man at a northwest Austin apartment complex Thursday morning, who Chief Lisa Davis said shot at APD first. The department plans to hold an updated press conference Friday to provide more details.
  This happened at the the MAA Canyon Creek apartments.
  APD said outside agencies were pursuing a person when the subject stopped and carjacked a vehicle from a woman at the nearby Four Points shopping plaza. Police said the man later stole another
  
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• Deadly police shooting began with suspect stealing cars at northwest Austin shopping center

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police officers shot and killed a man at a northwest Austin apartment complex Thursday morning, who Chief Lisa Davis said shot at APD first. The department plans to hold an updated press conference Friday to provide more details.This happened at the MAA Canyon Creek apartments.APD said outside agencies were pursuing a person when the subject stopped and carjacked a vehicle from a woman at the nearby Four Points shopping plaza. Police said the man later stole another
  
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• APD on scene of officer-involved shooting in northwest Austin

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department officers are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in northwest Austin Thursday morning.
  The police department posted about the shooting on X at 9:53 a.m., saying it happened in the 9500 block of North Farm to Market Road 620.
  APD did not specify in the post if the officer who was involved in the shooting was with APD or another agency.
  Police are asking people to avoid the area and expect street closures nearby.
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• 1 dead following shooting involving police in northwest Austin

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said it was investigating after a man died after shooting at officers following a vehicle pursuit that ended in northwest Austin Thursday morning.The police department posted about the shooting on X at 9:53 a.m., saying it happened in the 9500 block of North Farm to Market Road 620. According to APD, the incident began shortly after 3 a.m.
  APD said outside agencies were pursuing a person when the subject stopped and carjacked a vehicle from a woman.
  
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• 1 dead after police officers shoot man in northwest Austin, APD says

  07-11-2024 17:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department said it was investigating after a man died after shooting at officers following a vehicle pursuit that ended in northwest Austin Thursday morning.The police department posted about the shooting on X at 9:53 a.m., saying it happened in the 9500 block of North Farm to Market Road 620. According to APD, the incident began shortly after 3 a.m.
  APD said outside agencies were pursuing a person when the subject stopped and carjacked a vehicle from a woman.
  
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• Weekend Watch: Electrify your life with Electrify Expo at COTA

  07-11-2024 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Electrify Expo is back in Austin this weekend and bringing electric bikes, scooters, cars, and Cybertrucks for everyone to enjoy on the track. If racing isn't for you, try listening to an orchestra in candlelight as they perform some of Taylor Swifts biggest hits.Electrify ExpoTaking place at the Circuit of the Americas, Electrify Expo is returning to Austin and taking over with the world of electric vehicles. This Saturday and Sunday, you can take part in demos, a high speed ele
  
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• Biden: Trump win lays to rest question of election ‘integrity’

  07-11-2024 15:27 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Donald Trump decidedly won the 2024 race.“I hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electorate system. It is honest, it is fair and it is transparent. And it can be trusted, win or lose,” Biden said in remarks from the Rose Garden.The president also committed to a peaceful transition
  
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• Biden to address nation after decisive Trump win

  07-11-2024 15:27 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden will address the nation Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential race.The president’s remarks are slated for 11 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Washington, D.C., but is not expected to attend.Harris on Wednesday conceded to Trump in remarks at Howard University, during which she encouraged a peaceful transfer of power.The vice president said she spoke with Trump
  
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• Biden addresses nation after Democrats’ election losses

  07-11-2024 15:27 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden, with just over 10 weeks left in office, addressed the nation Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential race.“In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails,” he said near the beginning.His remarks from the White House Rose Garden came after The Hill/Decision Desk HQ called the White House race for the former president over Vice President Harris early Wednesday. Republicans were also able to flip
  
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• 16-year-old injured in Manor shooting Wednesday night; 1 detained

  07-11-2024 14:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Manor Police Department is investigating after a teenager was hurt in a shooting Wednesday night.
  Manor police responded to the Presidential Glen subdivision around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to a post on its Facebook page.
  Police said in an update that the department was investigating a shooting incident that left a 16-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries to their leg.
  The post said a suspect had been detained and the incident was being investigated.
  Police added th
  
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• Women sue man, say he faked cancer and coerced abortions during relationships

  07-11-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of seven women, from different states, came together to file a lawsuit on Oct. 16 in Travis County District Court against one man, alleging he systematically deceived each of them by falsely claiming to have cancer.
  "During the period concerning this Petition, Defendant alleged he was given, on two separate occasions, a fatal diagnosis with three months to live. Defendant has, at various times, falsely claimed to have the following cancer diagnoses: bone, brain, ocu
  
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• Showers picking up ahead of a front and nice weekend

  07-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We are almost at the end of the week but you will need an umbrella to sing in the rain.A strong low pressure system digging in the Desert Southwest will bring scattered rounds of showers and storms to us today and Friday. Both days will feature on and off showers with some thunderstorms, especially during the second half of the day.Front approaching this weekIsolated showers have picked up across Central Texas. Most remaining light to moderate with heavier showers expected for t
  
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• Showers and storms, some strong, to finish the work week

  07-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Grab the rain gear! Rain chances return today... but so does the risk of severe storms.Another area of low pressure digging out west will bring scattered rounds of showers and storms to us today and Friday. Both days will feature on and off showers with some thunderstorms, especially during the second half of the day.Front approaching this weekToday will start with mainly cloudy skies and just a few spots of drizzle. It's more likely we see pockets of meaningful rain and stronge
  
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• Higher rain chances Friday ahead of a mostly dry weekend

  07-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Only isolated showers and storms are expected this evening as the majority of wet weather continues to stay northwest of the area.
  The Hill Country has the highest chance for evening storms and a very low (level 1 out of 5) severe weather risk is in place there tonight into early Friday. Rain coverage tonight will also be on the low side with only ~30% of Central Texas seeing measurable rain.Severe weather risk tonight (SPC)Friday we'll see an upper level low getting closer and
  
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• A little wetter Friday ahead of a mostly dry weekend

  07-11-2024 12:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Only isolated showers and storms are expected this evening as the majority of wet weather continues to stay northwest of the area.
  The Hill Country has the highest chance for evening storms and a very low (level 1 out of 5) severe weather risk is in place there tonight into early Friday. Rain coverage tonight will also be on the low side with only ~30% of Central Texas seeing measurable rain.Severe weather risk tonight (SPC)Friday we'll see an upper level low getting closer and
  
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• Student loans, Title IX: What education policies might come out of a Trump administration

  07-11-2024 12:02 via kxan.com
  
  School choice will have a proponent in the Oval Office, and the federal Department of Education could be in existential danger after Tuesday's election.  GOP education initiatives have been stymied at the federal level for the past four years, but that's about to change after Republicans recaptured the White House and the Senate while potentially keeping the House. President-elect Trump and the GOP will try to turn their momentum into reforms, but experts say they face some major
  
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• Birth control side effects, misconceptions focus of UT science lecture

  07-11-2024 12:00 via kxan.com
  
  FILE - A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An upcoming lecture at the University of Texas is exploring the less talked about impacts of birth control on a woman's body.
  The Hot Science Cool Talks lecture, taking place Nov. 15 at Welch Hall, will feature Dr. Sarah Hill, a psychologist focused on women's health."The thing that I was always really interested in was the psychological
  
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• City of Kyle announces District 5 city council runoff, unofficial election results

  07-11-2024 09:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After Election Day Tuesday, the city of Kyle announced its unofficial election results, which included a runoff election for city council District 5, the city said in a news release."No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the District 5 Council Seat,
  moving the top two candidates to a December runoff election," the city said in the release.That runoff is scheduled for Dec. 14 between Marc McKinney and Melisa Medina, according to the city.The city provided details on
  
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• 5 charged after 2-year-old, several dogs found caged in Kentucky home: police

  07-11-2024 05:48 via kxan.com
  
  CARROLLTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Five people are now facing charges after a 2-year-old boy and several dogs were found in cages in a northern Kentucky home earlier this week.Police in Carrollton, located on the Kentucky-Indiana border about 52 miles northeast of Louisville, said they received a tip about a child being held in a caged area on Monday.At the scene, authorities said a 2-year-old boy was found without clothes and locked in a wooden and metal cage that was secured with a padlock.
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• ATCEMS: 1 seriously injured after northeast Austin crash

  07-11-2024 04:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was seriously injured after a crash in northeast Austin Thursday evening, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.Officials responded to the 10700 block of Dessau Road for what the Austin Fire Department said was a multi-vehicle crash. Crews extricated one person from their vehicle, the agency said on social media.ATCEMS medics said one person was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with "critical, life-threatening injuries."Drivers should expect traffic de
  
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• Coldplay singer Chris Martin falls into trapdoor at concert in Australia: 'That's, uh, not planned'

  07-11-2024 01:36 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Coldplay frontman Chris Martin fell into a trapdoor during a concert in Australia on Sunday, momentarily drawing concerned gasps from onlookers in the venue.Martin, 47, had been speaking to the crowd at Marvel Stadium just outside of Melbourne when he backed into the open space, video shared to social media shows. A pair of hands presumably belonging to a stagehand could be seen extending out of the hole just before Martin fell backward and landed on what looked to be the stage
  
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• Republicans gain ground in blue Harris County

  07-11-2024 01:16 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (Nexstar) -- Just 10 days ago, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a roaring rally for 30,000 Houstonians, featuring Democratic Senate candidate Colin Allred and superstars like Beyoncé and Willie Nelson. The event created a veneer of enthusiasm and hope for strong turnout in the blue bastion. On Tuesday, Democrats were left wondering what went wrong.As it turns out, turnout was the lowest Harris County has seen in more than 20 years -- just 58% -- 10 points lower than the last pr
  
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• Prop A fails in Pflugerville: What this means for Travis Co. ESD No. 2

  07-11-2024 01:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in Pflugerville rejected Proposition A, which would have allowed the city to reduce 1% sales and use tax to just a half-percent.In a news release, Travis County ESD No. 2, also known as the Pflugerville Fire Department, said if Prop A would have passed, it would have needed to cut more than 130 positions and close "multiple fire stations." Pflugerville Fire Department & Prop A: Mayor warns of impactsThe group that called for the reduction, Pflugerville Residents
  
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• Organization thinks fentanyl awareness efforts should start early

  07-11-2024 00:50 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) –  Elementary students filled an auditorium for an assembly at Doral Academy on Wednesday afternoon. The presentation started with a guessing game. But perhaps not one students of this age might typically play. “One of these is real, and one of these is fake,” Shelbi Hentschke, a Hays CISD special education teacher, said pointing to two pictures of Oxycodone pills. “Raise your hand if you think it’s the first one.”While many s
  
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• After reforming Texas Medical Board, newly-elected member of Congress eyes health care transparency

  07-11-2024 00:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A newly-elected member of Congress — whose bipartisan bill-turned-law reformed the Texas Medical Board in 2023 in direct response to a KXAN investigation — previously said she wants to look into expanding patient protections on a national level."I'm sure that you and I can partner together just like we did with the [Texas] Medical Board (TMB)," Congresswoman-elect Julie Johnson told KXAN investigative reporter Matt Grant after announcing her bid for Congress. "Let's
  
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