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• Affidavit: Texas teacher accused of having relationship with female student, 15

  20-11-2022 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  FORSAN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) -- A teacher at Forsan ISD in Texas was charged Tuesday with having an improper relationship between educator and student after the district received an anonymous tip. Now, an affidavit has revealed new information about the allegations. According to the affidavit, after receiving the tip, investigators spoke with Kendall Phillips, 23, who reportedly admitted to the relationship with the 15-year-old female student. She also admitted to sending nude images to the st
  
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• Austin Police identify body found as missing man last seen in June

  09-07-2024 00:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Travis County Medical Examiner (TCME) identified a body found at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as a missing man last seen in June, Austin Police said in a Monday release.The body has been identified as Jon Stamm, a 58-year-old southwest Austin man who went missing back in June. According to the original press release, he was reported missing on Tuesday, June 11 at 5 p.m.Austin Police looking for 58-year-old man last seen in southwest AustinAPD said the cause of dea
  
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• Former Longhorn to coach South Sudan in first-ever Olympic basketball appearance

  09-07-2024 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Royal Ivey, a standout guard for the Texas Longhorns from 2000-04, will lead South Sudan into its first-ever Olympic men's basketball tournament.Ivey has been the Bright Lights' head coach since 2021 and was officially tabbed as the man to take the squad into the 12-team tournament after they qualified by winning the FIBA Africa bid. They'll start the tournament in Group C alongside Serbia, Puerto Rico and the tournament favorite United States.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up t
  
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• Texas leaders give update on state's response to Hurricane Beryl

  08-07-2024 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — State leaders, including acting governor Dan Patrick, will hold a press conference Monday afternoon with an update on the state's response to Hurricane Beryl. Tropical tracker: Timeline of storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane seasonBeryl made landfall Monday around 4 a.m. near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm around 10 a.m. Monday as it moved toward Houston.Patrick and Texas Divisio
  
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• Nearly 400 Red Cross workers aid Texas' Beryl response

  08-07-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Nearly 400 trained disaster workers deployed to Texas to aid in the aftermath of now-Tropical Storm Beryl. Beryl landed as a Category 1 hurricane along the Texas coast early Monday, washing over the coastal and Houston areas and leaving millions without power.Hundreds of disaster workers flocking to the Texas coast join several emergency response vehicles, thousands of relief supplies and shelf-stable meals provided by the Red Cross, per a Monday release.Red Cross officials
  
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• Nearly 400 Red Cross volunteers aid Texas' Beryl response

  08-07-2024 23:11 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Nearly 400 trained disaster workers deployed to Texas to aid in the aftermath of now-Tropical Storm Beryl. Beryl landed as a Category 1 hurricane along the Texas coast early Monday, washing over the coastal and Houston areas and leaving millions without power.Hundreds of disaster workers flocking to the Texas coast join several emergency response vehicles, thousands of relief supplies and shelf-stable meals provided by the Red Cross, per a Monday release.Red Cross officials
  
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• Beryl shocks Southeast Texas: 'I didn't think we were gonna make it'

  08-07-2024 22:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Jimmy Beal knew he was in trouble when he watched the storm chasers race away. By the time he realized Beryl was more than he bargained for, it was too late to leave."I didn't think we were going to make it," he said the next morning. "I did a lot of praying last night, trust me."Beal has lived on Surfside for 35 years, but he said he has never experienced a storm like Beryl. He bore the full brunt of Beryl's landfall just steps from the ocean — from the deck built out
  
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• Hear from U.S. Senate candidates Cruz, Allred in Nexstar primetime special Wednesday

  08-07-2024 22:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This Wednesday, Nexstar will take an in-depth look at the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Texas during an hour-long primetime special.
  KXAN anchor Daniel Marin recently spent an afternoon with both incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, away from the noise and rhetoric of the campaign trail. CAMPAIGN CONTEXT: Fact-checking the Texas race for U.S. SenateTheir conversations — which took place at
  
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• Hear from Texas U.S. Senate candidates in Nexstar primetime special Wednesday

  08-07-2024 22:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This Wednesday, Nexstar will take an in-depth look at the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Texas during an hour-long primetime special.
  KXAN anchor Daniel Marin recently spent an afternoon with both incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, away from the noise and rhetoric of the campaign trail. CAMPAIGN CONTEXT: Fact-checking the Texas race for U.S. SenateTheir conversations — which took place at
  
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• Hear from Texas candidates running for U.S. Senate in Nexstar primetime special Wednesday

  08-07-2024 22:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This Wednesday, Nexstar will take an in-depth look at the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Texas during an hour-long primetime special.
  KXAN anchor Daniel Marin recently spent an afternoon with both incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, away from the noise and rhetoric of the campaign trail. CAMPAIGN CONTEXT: Fact-checking the Texas race for U.S. SenateTheir conversations — which took place at
  
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• Austin-area animal shelters busy over July 4 holiday

  08-07-2024 22:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas animal shelters were busy over the July 4 holiday as many dogs were brought in, likely due to fireworks that spooked them.
  Austin Animal Center took in 66 dogs and 47 cats between July 2 and 7, despite the shelter closing its intake last week due to overcapacity problems, a spokesperson said Monday. In this period, 74 dogs and 113 cats were moved out of the shelter via adoption, returning to owner, transfer and foster homes.PREVIOUS: Austin Animal Center shuts
  
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• VIDEO: Houston man rescued from his truck in severe flood waters during Hurricane Beryl

  08-07-2024 21:50 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) – A man was saved from a severely flooded Houston highway during Hurricane Beryl Monday morning.The scene unfolded live online and could be seen on Houston Transtar traffic cameras along State Highway 288 at 610 South Loop around 10 a.m. (CST). High water rescue units with the Houston Fire Department arrived quickly on scene and extended a ladder over the severely flooded highway as high winds kept pushing through the area. PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasTh
  
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• Beryl leaves Texas residents in Europe following flight problems

  08-07-2024 20:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hundreds of Texas flights have been delayed or canceled due to severe weather brought by Tropical Storm Beryl.
  Corpus Christi resident Zuleika Soler and her partner booked a summer trip to Europe months before becoming aware Hurricane Beryl was expected to make landfall on the Texas coast. Now, their return flight has been canceled, and there are no flights available to book until Wednesday. Tropical tracker: Timeline of storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season"So definitely
  
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• Handful of flight cancellations at Austin Airport as Beryl slams Texas coast

  08-07-2024 20:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reported a small number of flight cancellations Monday hours after Beryl touched down on the Texas coast in the early morning.Beryl has since weakened to a tropical storm as it moves north of Houston. Portions of eastern and Central Texas saw heavy rainfall and strong winds, while the greater Austin metropolitan area has remained virtually unscathed, save for some smaller pockets of moderate showers and wind.AUS has 290 departing f
  
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• APD searching for suspected 'porch pirate' connected to theft of medical supplies

  08-07-2024 20:17 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is asking for help identifying a person suspected of stealing two packages containing a child's vital medical supplies.
  APD said the suspect took two packages from the front porch of a house in the 2500 block of Zach Scott Street around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, June 15.
  The suspect was a passenger in an unidentified SUV, which could have been a Kia Sportage, at the time of the thefts, according to APD.
  The suspect was described by APD as a young Hispanic
  
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• Hurricane Beryl missed Austin; the next storm could fill Central Texas lakes

  08-07-2024 19:32 via kxan.com
  
  Lake Travis remains several dozen feet below full. The grey rocks along its shore should be underwater. (Courtesy: Eric Henrikson/KXAN)
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hurricane Beryl crashed onto the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane. Before that, it broke records, becoming the earliest Category 5 hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean.
  It could have hit Austin. It didn't. Now, the water crisis continues."Lake Travis right now is is in one of its record low periods. The lowest that it's ever been w
  
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• When did American presidents last visit Austin?

  08-07-2024 19:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Joe Biden will visit Austin and deliver remarks July 15 at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the White House Press Office confirmed Sunday.Biden's trip to the Texas capital comes in the thick of campaign season and is scheduled on the same day as the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The RNC is expected to officially nominate former President Donald Trump as the
  
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife offering free campsites to those fleeing Beryl

  08-07-2024 18:47 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) -- State parks across Texas are open for evacuees fleeing Beryl after it made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the Texas Gulf Coast Monday morning.
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted on social media Monday it would provide free campsites to people evacuating the storm.PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in TexasSome Gulf Coast and Houston-area parks were closed ahead of Beryl's arrival in anticipation of the storm and potential flooding conditions. Available pa
  
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• 3 people killed in Harris County during Beryl

  08-07-2024 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — The first fatalities of Hurricane Beryl happened early Monday morning in Harris County, when two different trees fell on houses that led to the deaths of two people and another died in a house fire.
  In a post on X, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on the 20900 block of Heather Grove Court, which is in the Kings River Village subdivision of Humble in north Harris County.Gonzalez reported that a 53-year-old man w
  
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• 2 people killed in Harris County in separate incidents of trees falling on homes during Beryl

  08-07-2024 17:57 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — The first fatalities of Hurricane Beryl happened early Monday morning in Harris County, when two different trees fell on houses that led to the deaths of two people.In a post on X, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on the 20900 block of Heather Grove Court, which is in the Kings River Village subdivision of Humble in north Harris County.Gonzalez reported that a 53-year-old man was sitting in the house with his f
  
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• PHOTOS: Damage after Beryl made landfall in Texas

  08-07-2024 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  TEXAS (KXAN) — Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.Latest KXAN First Warning Weather forecastNearly 2 million Houston-area customers were without power Monday morning, and at least two people in Harris County died after trees fell on homes in separate falls, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
  Doan Vu, left, and Luan Nguyen, right, board up windows as they prepare for Beryl's arrival, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Palacios, Texas
  
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• Buda buys land for new park east of I-35

  08-07-2024 16:34 via kxan.com
  
  BUDA, TEXAS (KXAN) -- The city of Buda is taking steps to add 30 acres of parkland on the east side of I-35.
  Last month the city purchased the land off Hillside Terrace near the Green Meadows subdivision for $6.1 million.Once opened, the aptly named "Eastside Park" will be the 15th park facility managed by the city's parks department.This City of Buda map shows where leaders plan to develop "Eastside Park." Courtesy: City of BudaCurrently, just two of the city's 14 existing parks are located eas
  
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• Texas man dies after tree falls on house during Hurricane Beryl

  08-07-2024 16:03 via kxan.com
  
  MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Beryl swept ashore in Texas as a Category 1 storm in the dark of the early morning hours Monday, lashing Houston with heavy rains and powerful winds, and knocking out power to 1.5 million homes and businesses as fast rising waters caused street flooding and prompted rescues.
  Beryl had already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean before turning toward Texas, and hit land around 4 a.m. High waters quickly began to close streets in stor
  
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• Boeing to plead guilty to felony in 737 Max crashes: DOJ

  08-07-2024 15:59 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Boeing has agreed to plead guilty in the criminal case over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Sunday night court filing.Under the deal, which still requires a federal judge's approval, Boeing agreed to pay a $487.2 million fine and invest at least $455 million in its safety and compliance programs, according to the filing in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
  The agreement was filed hours before
  
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• Round Rock ISD cutting stipends for some dual-language staff

  08-07-2024 15:32 via kxan.com
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Parents with children in Round Rock ISD's Bilingual Education Program said they're worried the program will suffer now that the district plans to cut stipends for some dual-language staff.In June, RRISD's board of trustees approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year. In it, cutting stipends for non-classroom bilingual educators. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Round Rock ISD says budget concerns could lead to staff reassignmentsAccording to the district, teachers and inte
  
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• Austin native organizing hurricane aid in Caribbean in aftermath of Beryl

  08-07-2024 15:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Beryl's path to Texas caused destruction on parts of the Caribbean. To help clean up the debris and devastation left by Beryl, an Austin native has organized efforts to help locals on the Caribbean island of Grenada. READ MORE: Hurricane Beryl makes Texas LandfallDaniel Perry is currently a medical student at St. George's University on the island of Grenada, previously attending Vista Ridge High school in the Austin area. After Beryl hit Grenada, Perry felted incl
  
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• How do hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean?

  08-07-2024 14:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- They're the most powerful storms on the planet: hurricanes. These tropical cyclones have caused multiple disasters and devastated coastal communities.In this First Warning Weather University lesson, chief meteorologist Nick Bannin explores how a tiny storm off the coast of Africa can grow into a destructive storm.What you will learn in this FWWU lesson:
  What feeds a hurricane?How does a hurricane grow?What is the most destructive part of a hurricane?
  Other lessons in First Warni
  
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• LIVE: Beryl makes landfall

  08-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning before 4 a.m. near Matagorda. Winds were 80 mph at landfall. The storm is weakening now that it is over land but there are still major concerns for flooding as it pertains to storm surge.
  A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Mesquite Bay to Sabine Pass, including Matagorda Bay. A Hurricane Warning remains from Mesquite Bay to Port Bolivar.Hurricane Beryl is over landIt's impacts on Central Texas will be noticed more in our eastern co
  
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• Beryl's weakens to a tropical storm

  08-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hurricane Beryl made landfall this morning before 4 a.m. near Matagorda. Winds were 80 mph at landfall. The storm is weakening now that it is over land but there are still major concerns for flooding as it pertains to storm surge.
  The hurricane warning and the storm surge warning were discontinued per the 10 a.m. update.The tropical storm was 20 miles WNW of Houston moving NNE at 15 mph.Adjustments were made for wind gusts that buffeted the southeast/coastal sections of the stat
  
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• Beryl brings heavy rain and strong winds to Texas

  08-07-2024 13:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Beryl continues to move north of Houston bringing heavy rainfall and very strong winds into Eastern and Central Texas. Austin metro avoided any heavy rainfall however eastern counties saw pockets of moderate showers and wind gusts up to 45 mph by late morning.Gusts of 84 mph at Houston Hobby and 82 at Houston Intercontinental were measured based on hourly observations at both airports.The latest track for Tropical Storm BerylAs of 1 pm, sunshine was peaking throug
  
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