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• Austin to preview I-35 highway covering designs, amenities at September open house

  21-09-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the city of Austin advances work on highway coverings atop the soon-to-be-expanded Interstate 35, residents will get a glimpse next week into what kinds of amenities those future highway caps could include.The city's Our Future 35 program will host an open house on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Canopy Austin, located at 916 Springdale Road.
  Brianna Frey serves as program manager of the strategic projects team within the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department.
  
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• ULM vs. Texas: Longhorns lead Warhawks 28-3 at halftime, Manning with 2 TDs, 2 INTs

  22-09-2024 04:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Arch Manning threw two touchdowns and two interceptions in the first half of his first career start Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. Texas leads 28-3 at halftime behind a defense that allowed the Warhawks to gain 101 yards of offense.Manning completed 11 of 21 pass attempts for 214 yards in the opening half while Jaydon Blue rushed for 66 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns. He also caught a 3-yard touchdown pass. Texas outgained the Warhawks 275-101 and the Longhorns
  
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• Texas schools plagued by threats as TEA considers cell phone ban; Congress looks at kids' social media

  22-09-2024 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Just weeks into the school year, Texas school districts responded to numerous violent threats, with Nexstar's Texas stations reporting on threats to at least 20 schools. Read More: Wave of violent threats hits Texas schoolsState lawmakers on Wednesday reviewed the impact of House Bill 3, a 2023 school safety law passed in aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting.Lawmakers and superintendents at that hearing identified shortfalls in the law, which imposes broad security ma
  
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• Cards Against Humanity says it's suing Elon Musk for $15 million

  21-09-2024 23:16 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) — Cards Against Humanity, the satirical and often vulgar card game, announced Friday it would be suing controversial billionaire Elon Musk for $15 million.The company made the announcement on social media and said the lawsuit stems from alleged illegal storage and clearing by one of Musk's companies on a parcel of land that Cards Against Humanity purchased in 2017 as part of a progressive political stunt.The company behind the card game purchased a plot of land along the U.S.-Mexico
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating after person found dead in south Austin

  21-09-2024 21:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department homicide detectives are investigating a scene in south Austin after a person was found dead Saturday.
  APD posted on X at 1:50 p.m. that homicide detectives were "conducting an investigation regarding a deceased person" in the 2300 block of Brookhill Drive.
  That area is south of West Stassney Lane and west of Menchaca Road.
  APD expects to hold a briefing after the initial investigation concludes, according to the post.
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• APD detectives investigate south Austin double homicide

  21-09-2024 21:22 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department homicide detectives investigated a south Austin residence Sunday after a 9-1-1 caller asked for a welfare check of the home.APD posted on X at 1:50 p.m. that homicide detectives were "conducting an investigation regarding a deceased person" in the 2300 block of Brookhill Drive.
  That area is south of West Stassney Lane and west of Menchaca Road.
  An APD public information officer said at a media briefing that officers found two deceased people in the home.
  
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• Del Valle ISD names lone finalist for superintendent

  21-09-2024 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) -- The Del Valle Independent School District Board of Trustees named who they want to be the next superintendent.
  During a special board meeting Saturday morning, the board of trustees unanimously named Dr. Matthew Gutierrez as the lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools. The board interviewed candidates from a pool of 41 applications before naming Gutierrez as the finalist for the role, according to a release from the district.
  Dr. Gutierrez will be the first Latino
  
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• UPDATE: Search continues for missing boy as investigators comb parts of Gardendale for clues

  21-09-2024 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- UPDATED: The search for a missing Odessa boy continued Saturday as investigators with the Ector County Sheriff's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others searched an area in Gardendale for signs of the child.
  According to witnesses at the scene, a tow truck carried a Cadillac, resembling the one connected with a statewide Amber Alert, away from the search area for processing.
  Sheriff Mike Griffis confirmed the teams were searching in the area for t
  
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• UPDATE: 6-year-old at center of Amber Alert found safe

  21-09-2024 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- UPDATED: Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis said the six-year-old boy missing since Friday night has been found safe.
  This came after investigators spent several hours searching in Gardendale on Saturday.No other details were immediately available. We will update this story as soon as we are able.
  The search for a missing Odessa boy continued Saturday as investigators with the Ector County Sheriff's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others searched
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 6-year-old Odessa boy last seen Friday

  21-09-2024 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County Sheriff's Office has issued an Amber Alert for a 6-year-old boy last seen Friday. Maxamillius Aiden Dominguez was last seen around 8:36 p.m. on September 20 in the 4800 block of W 39th Street wearing a teal blue Toy Story shirt, blue jeans, and black Crocs. Investigators are also looking for his alleged abductor, 42-year-old Jose Magdaleno Dominguez. Dominguez has been described as last wearing a tan cap, tan shirt, and tan shorts. 
  
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• AUS listed among US airports where airfare increased the most

  21-09-2024 19:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On a list of the 74 largest U.S. airports by passenger volume, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) ranked No. 10 for the highest change in domestic airfare costs.SmartAsset, a financial technology company, said AUS’s one-year change in domestic airfare was 6.2%, with domestic airfare costs during Q1 of 2024 at $387.58 and Q1 of 2023 at $365.06.However, the change over two years was 22.11%, according to SmartAsset. In 2022, the average domestic airfare was
  
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• Warrant issued in Travis County for Louisiana rapper Boosie

  21-09-2024 19:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Louisiana rapper is wanted on a theft of services charge filed in Travis County last month.
  According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Torence Hatch, 41, who goes by Boosie Badazz, Lil Boosie, or just Boosie, is facing a charge of theft of service greater than or equal to $2,500 and less than $30,000. The charge is related to a June incident in which Hatch allegedly did not pay for chauffeur services that were provided to him over a few days. The charge was filed on Aug. 29.On
  
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• 'Latinx': Do Hispanics still hate the term?

  21-09-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off Sept. 15, marking the 36th year of the celebration of Hispanic cultures and their contributions to the United States. As times and attitudes change, so do terminologies — and one for Hispanics, "Latinx," has continued to be controversial among the communities it intends to serve.
  New data from Pew Research Center shows while knowledge of the term has increased, its acceptance among Latino communities has not. In fact, resistance
  
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• Marble Falls ISD school resource officer injured after accidentally shooting himself in the leg

  21-09-2024 16:10 via kxan.com
  
  MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) -- A school resource officer in Marble Falls was injured and airlifted to a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Friday evening, according to school district officials.
  Marble Falls Independent School District posted on its X account Friday that a school resource officer (SRO) "experienced an accidental discharge of his firearm while seated inside the holster."The SRO was airlifted to a hospital and had non-life-threatening injuries, MFISD said.
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• A slight Sunday cool down; Incoming pattern change

  21-09-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures at Camp Mabry returned to the upper 90s on the last day of summer. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport climbed to 97° with a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day. Near record high temperatures were reported in multiple area across Central Texas.Overnight lows early Sunday morning will drop to the mid 70s with low-level clouds turning to afternoon sunshine. Temperatures will be 'slightly-cooler' in comparison to Saturday, with an incoming pattern chan
  
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• A hot end to this summer season

  21-09-2024 13:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today is the final day of astronomical summer. The autumnal equinox happens at 7:43 Sunday morning.Clouds increased over the area overnight. They'll stick around for a few hours before clearing to a partly cloudy to mostly sunny sky this afternoon.Highs will be above normal with most locations reaching the upper half of the 90s. The record high today at Camp Mabry is 100° set in 1926.
  The normal high for September 21st is 90°The Horns entertain Louisiana-Monroe at 7 p.m.
  
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• Texas high school football scores for Friday, Sept. 20

  21-09-2024 06:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin LBJ stunned Dallas Parish Episcopal with a two-point conversion in overtime to come away victors 48-47 Friday at Nelson Field.
  Tied 40-40 going to overtime, Parish scored on its possession to take a 47-40 lead. LBJ quarterback Ali Scott hit Louis Hickman on the Jaguars' first play of their possession for a 25-yard score, and then Scott found Javarlyn Smith in the corner of the end zone for the game-winning two-point conversion.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post you
  
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• Liberty Hill looks to its future in downtown

  21-09-2024 04:48 via kxan.com
  
  LIBERTY HILL, Texas (KXAN) -- Liberty Hill wants to trade in some of its car traffic for foot traffic. The city recently unveiled a master plan for downtown to get more people to visit."It used to be Loop 332. We changed it to Main Street last year because we just want it to feel like more of a historical downtown," the city's Director of Communications, Katie Amsler, said.The city has nearly tripled in size over the last four years. The latest census data from 2023 shows more than 10,000 people
  
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• APD responding to vehicle-pedestrian crash in southeast Austin

  21-09-2024 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is investigating a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in southeast Austin, the agency said on social media.Shortly after 9 p.m., APD said it responded to the crash in the 6100 block of East Stassney Lane, which is near Burleson Road. Police said the westbound lanes of East Stassney Lane are shut down and drivers are urged to avoid the area or seek an alternate route.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Dept. of Education investigating Manor ISD special education complaint

  21-09-2024 03:54 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) —The Department of Education is investigating Manor Independent School District's special education department following a complaint of discrimination against a student."I filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's office of Civil Rights and we additionally have state complaints that are en route," said Karen Cunningham, a special education advocate.Cunningham spoke to a group of parents and special education (SPED) teachers who showed up outside
  
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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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• 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 desertio
  
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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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• APD: Suspect arrested after SWAT callout in southeast Austin

  21-09-2024 00:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was arrested after a report of a barricaded subject prompted a SWAT callout in southeast Austin Friday, according to the Austin Police Department.Around 3 pm. officers with the fugitive apprehension task force with APD attempted to serve a warrant on a suspect with multiple felony warrants at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Cromwell Circle, which is near East Riverside Drive, Cpl. Matthew Nonweiler with the APD Public Information Office said during a media b
  
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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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