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• Drug-induced accidental deaths falling in Travis County, officials say

  22-04-2025 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Drug-induced accidental deaths in Travis County are falling, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Travis County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Keith Pinckard said during a news conference Monday.The 2024 Travis County Medical Examiner report shows accidental drug-related deaths dropped by 22% in Travis County, which fell from 486 in 2023 to 380. Fentanyl deaths also saw a decline, dropping from 279 in 2023 to 179 in 2024. ATCEMS: Opioid deaths declining in Travis County for 1st time i
  
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• Atlanta gets stoppage-time goal to salvage 1-1 draw in Austin

  15-05-2025 05:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Atlanta United's Jamal Thiaré scored in the second minute of stoppage time to steal a victory from Austin FC during a 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer action Wednesday at Q2 Stadium.Thiaré tapped in a pass from Saba Lobjanidze that Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver narrowly missed getting a hand on for the equalizer, spoiling a tremendous free kick goal by Austin's Brandon Vazquez in the 55th minute to put his club up 1-0.
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• One person dead following incident on CapMetro bus on South Lamar, APD says

  15-05-2025 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN)-- One person is dead following a homicide in south Austin Wednesday night, the Austin Police Department said.APD Wednesday night investigated a homicide on South Lamar Boulevard near the intersection with Barton Springs Road around 6:46 p.m.Austin Police held a press conference at 9:30 p.m. and were joined by Austin Police Officer David Lewis and CapMetro Director of Security Darryl Jamail. According to APD, multiple 911 callers indicated to police a male was covered in b
  
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• One person dead following incident on CapMetro bus near South Lamar, APD says

  15-05-2025 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  Austin (KXAN)-- One person is dead following a homicide incident in south Austin Wednesday night, the Austin Police Department said.APD Wednesday night investigated a homicide near the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road. Around 6:46 p.m.
  Austin Police held a press conference at 9:30 p.m. and was joined by Austin Police Officer David Lewis and CapMetro Director of Security Darryl Jamail. According to APD, multiple 911 callers indicated  to police a male was co
  
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• LIVE: APD investigating a homicide near South Lamar Boulevard

  15-05-2025 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide near the 500 block of South Lamar Boulevard.
  KXAN has a crew at the scene, and Nabil Remadna reports the scene is near a bus stop with one southbound lane closed near the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road. Investigators were taking photos on a bus with crime scene tape around it.Police will hold a media briefing at 9:30 p.m., according to APD.KXAN tracks homicide data in Austin. Before this one,
  
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• APD investigating a homicide near South Lamar Boulevard

  15-05-2025 03:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide near the 500 block of South Lamar Boulevard.
  KXAN has a crew at the scene, and Nabil Remadna reports the scene is near a bus stop with one southbound lane closed near the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road. Investigators were taking photos on a bus with crime scene tape around it.Police will hold a media briefing at 9:30 p.m., according to APD.KXAN tracks homicide data in Austin. Before this one,
  
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• AISD 2022 Bond: A brand new high school is being built in Southeast Austin

  15-05-2025 03:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) —  Austin ISD administrators have had a busy week, celebrating the groundbreaking for two high school modernizations.One of them at Anderson High School and the other at Northeast Early College High School."We are going to get a new front office, mental health center and also a family resource center," said Northeast Principal Nathan Neal.Northeast High School is just one of many schools which will see modernization projects from the 2022 bond."The spaces where students
  
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• Here's the 2025 Houston Texans schedule

  15-05-2025 03:19 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — The 2025 NFL schedule is out, and the Houston Texans are not going to be scheduled for any international games or games on major holidays.The league-wide schedule – including the Texans – was released on Wednesday night, and Houston will get four primetime games, including a Monday night game for the home opener against Tampa Bay. Dallas Cowboys 2025 schedule: Opening night vs. Philly, three games on KXANHouston will open the 2025 season on the road, facin
  
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• Dallas Cowboys 2025 schedule: Opening night vs. Philly, three games on KXAN

  15-05-2025 02:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Dallas Cowboys play on Christmas for the first time in 15 years, and they'll have three games here on KXAN, including the first game of the season.The NFL released schedules for all 32 teams Wednesday, and the Cowboys have six games in primetime, along with their traditional game on Thanksgiving. They'll play one Thursday night game on Amazon Prime Video, twice on Sunday nights on KXAN, and twice on Monday nights.Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, right, presents lineman
  
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• 2025 Dallas Cowboys schedule: Opening night vs. Philly, three games on KXAN

  15-05-2025 02:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Dallas Cowboys play on Christmas for the first time in 15 years, and they'll have three games here on KXAN, including the first game of the season.The NFL released schedules for all 32 teams Wednesday, and the Cowboys have six games in primetime, along with their traditional game on Thanksgiving. They'll play one Thursday night game on Amazon Prime Video, twice on Sunday nights on KXAN, and twice on Monday nights.Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, right, presents lineman
  
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• Waymo recalls 1,200 autonomous vehicles, Reuters says

  15-05-2025 01:58 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, has recalled 1,200 vehicles after reports of the vehicles crashing into barriers, according to a report from Reuters.According to the report, the recall affected 1,212 vehicle "operating on the company's fifth-generation automated driving system software."The company is aware of 16 collisions with chains, gates and other barriers between 2022 and 2024, according to the report. Waymo, Uber officially roll out driverless rides in AustinThe go
  
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• AFD working to put out southeast Austin structure fire

  15-05-2025 01:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin firefighters worked to keep a structure fire from spreading to the Onion Creek Greenbelt in southeast Austin Wednesday.The agency said on social media around 4:20 p.m. that crews responded to the 5700 block of Katydid Lane for the fire.While fire crews extinguished those small fires in the area, AFD said crews were still working to extinguish the "difficult to access fire in debris."No other details were available Wednesday.The Austin Fire Department responded to a struct
  
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• Texas slugger Max Belyeu could return to lineup at Oklahoma

  15-05-2025 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If things work out how Texas head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle wants them to, Max Belyeu will get some at-bats in the upcoming series against Oklahoma.The Longhorns' slugging right-fielder has been out since late March after he injured his thumb making a diving catch against Missouri. The injury required surgery to repair, but if Belyeu keeps progressing at his current rate, Schlossnagle said he could be back on the field against the Sooners. MLB reinstates Pete Rose and
  
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• Texas Senate will debate how to spend an additional $8 billion on school finance

  15-05-2025 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 will hold a hearing Thursday morning to discuss the future of public school financing, nearly a month after the House passed a bill to give public schools an almost $8 billion in additional funding.
  The bill being discussed on Thursday is a different version from the bill the Texas House passed on April 17, which is not a surprise. State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, the chair of the education committee, told Nexstar earlier th
  
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• City of Kyle launches lockbox program to help elderly and disabled neighbors during emergencies

  15-05-2025 00:12 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — There's now more help for older or disabled people in Kyle, and it could save lives.The city of Kyle's Emergency Management division, announced Monday it launched a Knox-Box system that will allow responders to get into a home fast when there's an emergency.Jimmy Johnson, with City of Kyle's Emergency Management Division, shows how Knox-Boxes work. (KXAN photos/Tim Holcomb).
  "Once registered in the program, residents will be provided with a secure lockbox that stores a
  
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• WCSO: Two arrested after drug bust in Georgetown

  14-05-2025 23:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people were arrested after the Williamson County Sheriff's Office Organized Crime Unit executed a narcotics investigation in Georgetown. Detectives found multiple drugs, weapons and cash.
  In a press release from WCSO, detectives carried out a search warrant in the 2000 block of Kuykendall Drive, which led to the arrest of Tracy Smith and Anthony Robbins. Detectives found the following substances: 
  Approximately 6 ounces of suspected methamphetamine
  Approximately 20
  
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• HCSO: Fox tests positive for rabies in Wimberley, person bitten

  14-05-2025 21:55 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A fox in Wimberley tested positive for rabies after it reportedly bit a pedestrian last week, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office.The pedestrian was allegedly bitten around 1:30 p.m. on May 9 "outside near a residential home," HCSO said on social media. ‘Rabid’ fox bites hiker six times in rare fox attack
  The agency said the fox was tested by the Department of State Health Services and tested positive for the rabies virus.KXAN's Sam Stark reported that on S
  
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• City of Kyle diversifying water sources amid pervasive drought conditions 

  14-05-2025 20:58 via kxan.com
  
  KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – The City of Kyle celebrated Monday the arrival of its first allotment of water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, which was delivered via a pipeline. Alliance Water, a regional water authority, constructed the 20-mile pipeline, bringing groundwater from the Carrizo-Wicox Aquifer, a large aquifer that spans 60 Texas counties, to Kyle. This is Kyle’s fifth source of water. “The City of Kyle [is] one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
  
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• Vehicle burglary gone bad led to deadly shooting of Infowars employee, affidavit says

  14-05-2025 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A vehicle burglary gone bad is what led to the deadly shooting of an Infowars employee in March. The Austin Police Department arrested one of four suspects connected to the shooting last month, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.That man was identified as 17-year-old Eloy Adrian Camarillo, according to the affidavit. He was booked into the Travis County Jail on May 1 on a charge of capital murder by terror threat/other felony on a $250,000 bond, court records state.Eloy Ad
  
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• APD searches for south Austin robbery suspect

  14-05-2025 20:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was searching for a man in connection with a robbery that occurred in south Austin on April 30.APD said between 1:45 and 2:15 a.m., the suspect robbed the victim of his wallet and later used the victim’s credit card to buy cigarettes at a nearby gas station located in the 400 block of S. Congress Avenue.Police described the suspect as a 5’ 5” Black man between the ages of 30 and 40 and weighing 150-170 lbs. APD said he
  
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• Abbott to sign Texas Capital Markets bill package

  14-05-2025 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Another piece of Texas lawmakers' efforts to expand the state's appeal for business owners is being highlighted Wednesday during a Capital Markets bill package signing.
  Gov. Greg Abbott will sign the legislation that was passed during the 89th Legislative Session. The governor's office said the package positions Texas as "a business-friendly environment." MORE: Gov. Abbott announces plans for a Texas Stock Exchange based in DallasLt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker Dustin Burrows, Texa
  
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• Abbott signs bill package to attract businesses to Texas

  14-05-2025 19:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Another piece of Texas lawmakers' efforts to expand the state's appeal for business owners was highlighted during a Capital Markets bill package signing on Wednesday.Gov. Greg Abbott signed a trio of bills to position Texas as "a business-friendly environment," the governor's team said. MORE: Gov. Abbott announces plans for a Texas Stock Exchange based in DallasLt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, Texas Association of Business President and CEO Glenn Hamer,
  
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• Inside Austin's Agenda: American Red Cross talks severe weather response

  14-05-2025 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Wednesday’s episode of Inside Austin’s Agenda, host Grace Reader will sit down with the Central Texas chapter of the American Red Cross to talk about this year's severe weather season and the organization's response.
  Several confirmed tornadoes touched down in KXAN's viewing area earlier this month. The Red Cross was one of the groups that had teams on standby to assist anyone displaced by those storms.Central Texas is also preparing for the possibility of severe
  
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• DPS teams with state agencies to enforce Move Over law

  14-05-2025 17:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is joining multiple state law enforcement agencies in a "joint one-day enhanced enforcement operation" happening Wednesday.Texas DPS joined Arkansas State Police, Louisiana State Police, New Mexico State Police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in the collaborative effort. The operation will focus "on drivers violating their respective state's Move Over, Slow Down laws," DPS said in a news release.The operation will happen from 6 a.m. to
  
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• Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House

  14-05-2025 17:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas House brought the state one step closer to eliminating a legal loophole that permits child marriages.House Bill 168, by Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat, tentatively passed 83-51 on Tuesday and will be up for a final vote this week before advancing to the Senate. If passed, the bill would prohibit counties from issuing marriage licenses to minors, even if they are emancipated, and would effectively end any current marriage involving a
  
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• Travis County wildfire prevention program targets builders, landscapers and homeowners

  14-05-2025 16:41 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) - Travis County fire officials said they would take a new, proactive approach to reducing wildfires through education of builders, landscapers, emergency responders and homeowners.The new initiative gives officials tools to reduce the risk of fires in eastern Travis County, Pflugerville Fire Department and ESD No. 2 Fire Chief Nick Perkins explained. MAP: Where have wildfires burned in Central Texas in 2025?Topics on which officials will be educated include the followi
  
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• Travis County rolls out new wildfire readiness initiative

  14-05-2025 16:41 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) - Travis County fire officials said they would take a new, proactive approach to reducing wildfires.The new initiative gives officials tools to reduce the risk of fires in eastern Travis County through a partnership with Lake Travis Fire Rescue and the Fire Marshal's Office.During a press conference Wednesday, members of Emergency Districts No. 2, 11 and 12 will join county and city officials to lay out details of their plan.
  They said the program will educate governme
  
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• Abbott seeks stricter bail laws after Texas murder suspect escapes while under house arrest

  14-05-2025 16:24 via kxan.com
  
  VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) - Gov. Greg Abbott continues to seek stricter bail laws after authorities lost track of a murder suspect in Van Zandt County last week.On May 5, Trevor McEuen was due in court after he was charged with murder in connection with the 2023 fatal shooting of Aaron Martinez in Kaufman County. At around 5:33 a.m. that day, McEuen, who had been released from jail after posting a $2,000,000 bond, removed his ankle monitor and left his family's Van Zandt County home where h
  
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• Kristen's Classroom: Air Quality Awareness Week

  14-05-2025 15:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—All this week, air quality has been a focus on KXAN News Today as we mark 'Air Quality Awareness Week'. Whether indoors or outdoors, it's important to know what's in the air we breathe in every day.MondayWildland fires are burning in areas with little human development, like forests, grasslands, shrublands, etc. These fires contribute smoke and particulate matter to the air, which can be harmful to breathe in, particularly for vulnerable populations.Vulnerable populations inc
  
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• Record-early heat wave hits Texas as lawmakers target renewables

  14-05-2025 15:33 via kxan.com
  
  A brutal and record-early heat wave is baking Texas this week — bringing the triple-digit temperatures typical of July to the middle of May.The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by the decades-long failure to stop burning fossil fuels, creates an acute danger for a populace not yet acclimatized to summer heat.It also comes at a fraught time: as the Texas Legislature debates measures that experts say would curtail the very power supply that will keep the air conditioni
  
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