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• How an Austin running group is empowering the next generation of girls

  09-11-2024 13:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites can go for a spin Sunday — and help benefitting programs empowering young girls in the community.Girls on the Run Austin will host a fundraiser event at 1p.m. on Sunday at RIDE, a cycling studio at 117 Lavaca Street in downtown Austin. Donors can enjoy a spin class while also benefitting programming aimed at promoting young girls' confidence and getting them active.GOTRRIDEQR-2DownloadGirls on the Run Austin serves girls in third through eighth grades in Tr
  
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• Family of 33-year-old man killed by Austin police files lawsuit against city

  12-11-2024 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The family of Rajan Moonesinghe, 33, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Austin and the three Austin police officers who responded to Moonesinghe's home in November of 2022.The officer who fired the deadly shots, Daniel Sanchez, also faces a deadly conduct charge in this case.Moonesinghe's family addressed the details in the lawsuit from the driveway of his south Austin home Tuesday."His bloody clothes were on the porch," his brother Mark said about coming to
  
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• AFD: 'Multiple apartments' catch fire in Southeast Austin apartment complex

  12-11-2024 22:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is currently on the scene of a Southeast Austin apartment complex where multiple apartments caught on fire, the agency said on social media Tuesday.AFD said around 3 p.m. crews responded to the apartment complex in the 2100 block of Burton Drive with "heavy smoke and fire," the agency said.
  AFD said adjacent apartments were evacuated, along with pets inside those apartments. Crews continued looking for "additional life and fire."The agency said to cont
  
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• Texas DSHS reports significant increase in whooping cough cases

  12-11-2024 22:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024, with the number of cases so far this year nearly tripling compared to the same period in 2023. This increase is part of a larger national trend, where preliminary data shows a more than fivefold surge in cases across the United States.According to the DSHS, pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It
  
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• Travis County updates federal partnership to crack down on wage thefts

  12-11-2024 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travis County leaders are working with the federal government to minimize wage theft across the county, officials announced Tuesday.The Travis County District Attorney's Office announced its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to "enhance efforts against wage theft in Travis County," per the release. The latest agreement marks an update to the existing partnership between the two entities, permitting them to share information, lead joint inve
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson: Republicans 'ready to deliver' on Trump's agenda

  12-11-2024 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House.Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the speaker said there would be no time wasted before work begins on Trump's “America Firs
  
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• H-E-B hosts ribbon-cutting for new Pflugerville store

  12-11-2024 21:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ahead of the grand opening for the Pflugerville Parkway H-E-B on Wednesday, H-E-B hosted a ribbon-cutting for the new location Tuesday.The Pflugerville Parkway H-E-B, located at 2641 E. Pflugerville Parkway, will open Wednesday at 6 a.m. H-E-B will host an official grand opening then, and the first 200 customers at the grand opening will get a gift bag.H-E-B holds a ribbon-cutting event on Nov. 12, 2024, for its new store in Pflugerville. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)H-E-B holds a ribb
  
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• Court records: Woman charged with murder after killing man she claimed kidnapped her

  12-11-2024 21:53 via kxan.com
  
  GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A Texas woman was indicted on a murder charge related to a March incident in which she told a 911 operator she shot and killed a man she claimed kidnapped her, according to court documents.The incident happened in Fredericksburg and the charge was filed in Gillespie County. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Sheriff: Woman shot alleged kidnapper; man found dead in FredericksburgAmy Lejeune was indicted on Oct. 8, according to Gillespie County court records.KXAN reached out to
  
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• LIVE: First Warning: Coldest air of fall arrives next week

  12-11-2024 21:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The First Warning Weather Team is seeing significant signals that the coldest air of the season (so far) looks on track to arrive toward the end of next week .WHAT: The coldest air of fall with highs in the 50's and 60's and lows in the 30's and 40's.WHEN: Nov. 20 through the 22.IMPACTS: Some frost may be possible in the Hill Country if the colder 30's are realized.First Warning: Coldest air of fall arrives next weekThe way the timing looks at this point, a cold front will be ar
  
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• First Warning: Coldest air of fall arrives next week

  12-11-2024 21:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The First Warning Weather Team is seeing significant signals that the coldest air of the season (so far) looks on track to arrive toward the end of next week .WHAT: The coldest air of fall with highs in the 50's and 60's and lows in the 30's and 40's.WHEN: Nov. 20 through the 22.IMPACTS: Some frost may be possible in the Hill Country if the colder 30's are realized.First Warning: Coldest air of fall arrives next weekThe way the timing looks at this point, a cold front will be ar
  
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• A teen drowned near a San Marcos River dam advocates have pushed for years to have removed

  12-11-2024 21:02 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas – A 17-year-old boy drowned while swimming near Cape's Dam on the San Marcos River, the city of San Marcos said. A city spokesperson said he was caught underwater near Thompson Island, a feature along the river. CPR was conducted on scene, and he was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, the city said. “We are just heartbroken over the news that we have lost a life in the San Marcos River,” said Dianne Wassenich, who retired from be
  
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• Elgin local wins $1M on Lucky Millions scratch ticket

  12-11-2024 20:42 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Elgin resident won $1 million off a Lucky Millions scratch ticket, the Texas Lottery announced Tuesday.The million-dollar ticket was sold at Elgin Quick Mart, located at 13717 County Line Road in Elgin. The customer who purchased the winning ticket opted to remain anonymous, per the Texas Lottery.What does the Texas Lottery’s revenue help fund?Officials added this $1 million ticket was the first of four top prizes set to be claimed as part of this game, with more than $
  
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• Austin provides first look at capped I-35 'vision plan'

  12-11-2024 20:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With construction underway on the Texas Department of Transportation's Interstate 35 expansion near downtown Austin, city leaders are setting their sights on how to make a "capped" interstate a reality.The Austin Mobility Committee will discuss Austin’s Cap and Stitch Vision plan on Thursday, more than 100 pages worth of feedback and analysis on how to add community spaces atop the soon-to-be-sunken I-35. The process has been underway since 2020, when the Downtown Austin A
  
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• Firefly Aerospace sees boost following new investment

  12-11-2024 20:21 via kxan.com
  
  CEDAR PARK, TX (KXAN) -- Austin-area aerospace company Firefly Aerospace announced Tuesday it secured millions of dollars in its latest round of funding.
  Firefly just concluded its Series D funding round, which is when a startup raises funds ahead of a valuation. With the money secured in the latest round of funding, the rocket company is now worth more than $2 billion, according to a release the company posted online Tuesday.
  Firefly Aerospace has contracts with both NASA and the military. The
  
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• East Austin homicide victim identified as 33-year-old man; no arrests made

  12-11-2024 19:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department on Tuesday identified the victim of the city's 57th homicide of the year as a 33-year-old man.PREVIOUS COVERAGE | APD: One dead in east Austin homicideThe man was shot and killed last Thursday evening, according to police. It happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the 6400 block of the East U.S. 290 service road.
  APD identified the man as Shelby Wayne Cody. Police have not yet made any arrests or identified a suspect in the shooting.
  APD responded to mult
  
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• Texas Longhorn alum aims to bring WNBA team to Austin

  12-11-2024 18:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Could the WNBA be coming to Austin? It will if former NCAA champ and Texas Longhorn standout Fran Harris has her way. A women’s sports pub is in the works in Austin. Where does the project stand?Harris is hoping to bring the 16th WNBA franchise to Texas' capital city. She has spent the last year raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet.“Everybody projects a photo finish – but I think Austin checks every single box – location, corporate pa
  
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• No injuries after 'multiple' cars on fire near SH 71, Austin Fire says

  12-11-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No injuries were reported after a fire on State Highway 71 near Garfield on Tuesday, according to a social media post from the Austin Fire Department.Fire crews at the scene saw "multiple cars on fire under a pavilion-like structure" in the 5000 block of East SH 71 westbound. "Possible explosions" were also reported by callers, AFD said.AFD said at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday that the fire was out.Crews were still at the scene Tuesday afternoon for clean up.
  
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• 'Multiple' cars on fire near SH 71, Austin Fire says

  12-11-2024 18:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin fire crews responded to reports of "possible explosions" at a fire by State Highway 71 near Garfield on Tuesday, the Austin Fire Department said on social media.AFD said crews at the scene saw "multiple cars on fire under a pavilion-like structure" in the 5000 block of East SH 71 westbound.AFD said to expect traffic delays in the area as the crews work to extinguish the fires.This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• What Texas learned from the beating it took from the Razorbacks in 2021

  12-11-2024 18:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Arkansas and Texas last played in 2021, and it wasn't pretty for the Longhorns. The No. 15 Longhorns trailed 16-0 at halftime and lost 40-21 in Steve Sarkisian's first true road game as the head coach.
  It was the first loss in a 5-7 season that most of the remaining players and coaches won't let themselves forget about because they use it as motivation. Texas, Arkansas rivalry is back, and it should get more notoriety on a national levelIt was eye-opening for the program wh
  
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• New delivery robots zipping around Austin amid Uber Eats collaboration

  12-11-2024 18:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The above video is KXAN coverage from Oct. 7, 2024, following Avride's initial announcement of its delivery robot and robotaxi service partnership with Uber.AUSTIN (KXAN) — New delivery robots are wheeling around downtown Austin amid a partnership with Uber Eats.Austin-based autonomous vehicle company Avride announced in early October a multi-year collaboration for planned robotaxi and delivery services. Beginning this week, the sidewalk delivery robots will run course betwe
  
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• 2 APD officers run 500 miles to honor those fallen in line of duty, a year after fellow officer's death

  12-11-2024 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two Austin Police Department officers finished a nearly 500-mile run across Texas over the weekend as a way to honor officers who have died in the line of duty. They finished the trek almost a year to the date of the anniversary of fellow APD Officer Jorge “George” Pastore's death.Sergeant Ben Mewis and Detective Scott Baldridge ran 497 miles from the Rio Grande in Laredo to the Red River in Gainesville. They started the seven-day journey on Nov. 3. PREVIOUS | APD of
  
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• Texas school's handling of bullying case highlights Title IX challenges

  12-11-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  HUTTO, Texas (KXAN)– Briannon O’Neil pleaded over voicemail to the district’s transportation department for an update on her son’s case. It had been more than a month since she called to report her 8-year-old was touched inappropriately by another kid on a Hutto Independent School District bus one day in late February. Email records obtained through public information requests and provided by O'Neil.The day O’Neil made the report, the district’s bus ride safet
  
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• Person hit, killed by vehicle on I-35 in north Austin Tuesday morning

  12-11-2024 12:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person died after a crash on southbound Interstate 35 at Braker Lane on Tuesday morning, according to the Austin Police Department. The crash happened on I-35 between E. Braker Lane and E. Rundberg Lane.The victim in the crash was struck by a vehicle, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.The Texas Department of Transportation said all lanes are closed due to the crash.One person died in a crash on I-35 near Braker Lane in north Austin Tuesday morning (KXAN photo/Morganne Ba
  
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• One dead in I-35 crash in north Austin Tuesday morning

  12-11-2024 12:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person died after a crash on southbound Interstate 35 at Braker Lane on Tuesday morning, according to the Austin Police Department.
  The crash happened on I-35 between E. Braker Lane and E. Rundberg Lane.The Texas Department of Transportation said all lanes are closed due to the crash.
  This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• All lanes closed in I-35 crash in north Austin Tuesday morning

  12-11-2024 12:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- All lanes are closed at southbound Interstate 35 at Braker Lane on Tuesday morning due to a crash, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
  The crash is located on I-35 between E. Braker Lane and E. Rundberg Lane.KXAN has reached out to the Austin Police Department for more details about the crash.
  This is a developing story. Check back with KXAN.com for updates.
  
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• These are the Austin restaurants that earned some of Texas' first MICHELIN Stars

  12-11-2024 04:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several restaurants in the Central Texas area were named in the first MICHELIN Guide Texas list, which was announced at a ceremony in Houston Monday night.The MICHELIN Guide Texas selection featured 15 one-MICHELIN-Star establishments and two MICHELIN Green Star eateries. The full selection listed 117 restaurants spanning 26 cuisine types across the state. It also included Bib Gourmand restaurants and Recommended eateries, according to a release from MICHELIN.
  Whether they were
  
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• Several Austin restaurants named in annual MICHELIN Guide Ceremony

  12-11-2024 04:32 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several restaurants in the Central Texas area were named during the annual MICHELIN Guide Ceremony that happened in Houston Monday night.Whether they were One MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Green Star or a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, Austin was put in the spotlight.These Austin restaurants were listed as One MICHELIN Star, as provided by the MICHELIN Guide below:
  Barley Swine; contemporary cuisineCraft Omakase; Japanese cuisineHestia; American cuisineInterStellar BBQ; barbecue cuisinela Bar
  
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• ATCEMS: 1 dead in vehicle, pedestrian crash in southeast Austin

  12-11-2024 03:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian happened in southeast Austin on Monday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.ATCEMS medics said they responded to the crash shortly around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Montopolis Drive and Crumley Lane. That's near South Highway 183.One person struck by the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene, according to medics.Drivers should expect traffic delays in the area or seek alternate routes. No othe
  
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• Jack White to perform surprise show in Austin this week

  12-11-2024 02:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jack White is bringing his "No Name Tour" to Austin this week.
  The White Stripes guitarist and singer will perform at Mohawk on Thursday night, the music venue announced on social media Monday morning. White is making a mini tour through Texas and the southwest this week with three stops in Texas and another in Oklahoma.
  White will perform in Tulsa on Tuesday before heading south for a show in Dallas on Wednesday. After his Austin stop, he's scheduled to perform at Paper Ti
  
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• Students, professors defend 'faculty senates' from state regulation

  12-11-2024 01:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Monday's hearing of Texas senators tasked with legislating higher education brought a showdown between state government and student government -- students and professors, testifying in defense of self-government on college campuses as the state senate considers reigning in faculty governing councils.'Faculty senates' consist of elected professors who represent their colleges or fields in making academic policy decisions, like curriculum. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tasked lawmakers
  
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