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• Investigations, complaints surround Hays County Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm

  18-02-2020 16:28 via kxan.com
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) – Ray Helm’s future as a constable in Hays County is in the hands of voters starting this week, as well as state investigators looking into multiple allegations against him.Those allegations include faking training records, acting in a video production and calling it “training,” and not disclosing previous criminal convictions.
  Helm was elected in 2016 to lead the Third Precinct Constable’s Office in Hays County, based in the city of Wimberle
  
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• Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters

  02-04-2025 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  (KTLA) – A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that attacked her over the weekend.  The incident happened Sunday in front of a lifeguard tower on what was supposed to be a big day for Phoebe Beltran and her family. She was at the beach to complete her swim test for the cadet lifeguard program in Long Beach.  “Out of nowhere, I feel something biting my arm,” the teen told Nexstar's KTLA.
  
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• Man sentenced to 60 years over 'faulty DNA evidence' sues city of Austin

  02-04-2025 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 60 years in prison, who later had his conviction overturned because of "invalid DNA evidence", filed a lawsuit this week against the city of Austin.
  The lawsuit is a "civil rights action...arising from several problems that ultimately caused Plaintiff to be convicted of aggravated assault—and sentenced to 60 years, of which he served more than 10—based on invalid DNA evidence. This use of invalid evidence was in
  
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• Watch: Potential albino pygmy killer whale spotted off Hawaii

  02-04-2025 04:12 via kxan.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) — Whale watchers around Hawaii are crossing their fingers for another glimpse of what could be an albino whale.This particular whale species known as Blackfish resides in Hawaii year round, but what divers saw on March 28 off Makaha was an extremely rare sighting, according to marine biologists."We noticed there was a white baby with them," said Travis Woo, a safety diver on Iruka Hawaii Dolphin Snorkeling Tours. "My initial reaction was euphoria.""It's one of four species
  
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• Dressing sold at Trader Joe's in 17 states recalled over undeclared allergens

  02-04-2025 03:59 via kxan.com
  
  (WHTM) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the voluntary recall of Trader Joe's Hot Honey Mustard Dressing that was sold in 17 states and Washington, D.C.Fresh Creative Foods, the California-based company that manufactured the dressing for Trader Joe's, first issued the recall on March 30, notifying consumers of undeclared allergens in the product."The incorrect label does not include allergen callouts for peanuts, soy, sesame, or wheat," reads a copy of the recall
  
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• WATCH: Send-off for Texas women's basketball

  02-04-2025 03:40 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's been quite the whirlwind as of late for the Texas women's basketball team. The Longhorns clinched their first Final Four appearance in over 20 years Monday night with an Elite Eight win over TCU. Tuesday brought a brief moment at home with the Longhorns faithful.Texas had the emotional win over TCU in Birmingham and arrived home early Tuesday morning. Later that afternoon, the Longhorns took off for Tampa, Florida and the Final Four.As they left their practice facility on ca
  
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• DOGE checks? Elon Musk claims 'progress' has been made, but says it isn't his decision

  02-04-2025 03:29 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Waiting for a stimulus check funded by the cuts the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it's making? It could be a while.While speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday, Elon Musk was asked whether he had any update on "DOGE checks" being sent out to Americans.He noted that though it is "somewhat up to the Congress and maybe the president as to whether specific checks are cut," reducing "wasteful spending" will leave the economy "better off."He claimed this would
  
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• School choice and school finance meeting postponed; will not be streamed

  02-04-2025 01:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Tuesday morning, members of the Texas House Committee on Public Education were set to meet to discuss two of the biggest bills of the session -- education savings accounts and school finance. Less than 10 hours before they convened, Chair Brad Buckley, R-Salado, postponed the meeting for Thursday morning."Throughout the House Public Education Committee's work on House Bill 2, I made a commitment to members that they would have ample time to review and digest the chang
  
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• Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

  02-04-2025 01:37 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 24 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight
  
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• Maryland strikes quickly, hires Texas A&M's Buzz Williams after Kevin Willard's exit

  02-04-2025 01:29 via kxan.com
  
  Maryland moved on quickly after Kevin Willard's departure, hiring another coach with plenty of experience at a high level.
  Buzz Williams is changing jobs again.
  Maryland hired Williams as its men's basketball coach Tuesday, bringing in an accomplished candidate following Willard's exit to take the Villanova job. Williams arrives after six seasons at Texas A&M. He has also coached at Virginia Tech, Marquette and New Orleans.
  He'll be the first to coach in the Big East, ACC, Southeastern Confe
  
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• Texas House debates legislation for first time this session

  02-04-2025 01:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- For the first time since gaveling into session on Jan. 14, members of the Texas House of Representatives debated and voted on bills, but not before a Republican member motioned for Speaker Dustin Burrows, R - Lubbock, to vacate his position.State Rep. Brian Harrison, R - Midlothian, stood at the back podium in the House chamber at the beginning of Tuesday's House session and began a line of questioning against Burrows. Harrison took the opportunity to raise his concerns with
  
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• Manor neighbors fight beaver eviction 

  02-04-2025 00:57 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, TEXAS (KXAN) – ShadowGlen is a master-planned community just over a dozen miles from downtown Austin. While its affordable homes have compelled many to move to Manor, Texas, the community’s management has made it clear that not everyone -- or thing -- is welcome. “We got a manager's report that [the community management] had found a wildlife removal company, and they were going to be using that company to remove the beavers,” said Alana Webre, who has liv
  
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• More Central Texas school districts making cuts due to funding issues

  02-04-2025 00:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)—As legislators discuss changes to private and public education in Texas during the 89th Legislative Session, there's a growing challenge for many Central Texas districts financially struggling.A number of districts have already cut programs that some students and families depend on.Now, there's a continued forced shift, further impacting the community.
  Del Valle ISD ends free dual-language Pre-K for some studentsParents in the Dell Valle Independent School District recently f
  
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• Cory Booker tops 23 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

  02-04-2025 00:32 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 23 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• Anderson High School senior dies in Monday morning crash

  01-04-2025 23:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Anderson High School Principal Brian Lancaster announced in a letter that a senior died in a Monday morning crash.The Austin Police Department identified the student as 17-year-old Malachi Jenson.APD said on Monday, just before 2 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the northbound 8800 block of North Capital of Texas Highway. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2025?Upon arrival, officers found Jenson had been killed. Another passenger was t
  
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• City partners with nonprofit, Zillow to get vulnerable Austinites into housing

  01-04-2025 23:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is partnering with a nonprofit that helps connect people with significant housing barriers to vacant rental units, according to a release.
  Housing Connector uses "Zillow-powered technology to remove barriers to housing and match people with vacant units," the release said. So far, roughly 2,000 property owners in Austin have agreed to get on board, according to Austin's Homeless Strategy Officer, David Gray."These are clients who are moving in with some form o
  
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• Cory Booker tops 22 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

  01-04-2025 23:29 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 22 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• Remarkable Woman Winner: Austin woman feeds hundreds each week with mobile food pantry

  01-04-2025 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With her hands raised to the sky, Jeanette Valdez Duran begins to pray over piles and piles of what she calls "blessings." She's surrounded by trucks and tables full of packaged meals, boxes of vegetables and fruit, and even fresh flowers -- ready to be given away. Texas’ Remarkable Women for 2025"Whoever needs food -- who's just hungry. You don't need to be poor; you don't need to be homeless. If you just need a little extra help to have something in the refrigerator
  
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• 'Are you hungry?' East Austin woman feeds hundreds of people each week with mobile food pantry

  01-04-2025 23:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With her hands raised to the sky, Jeanette Valdez Duran begins to pray over piles and piles of what she calls "blessings." She's surrounded by trucks and tables full of packaged meals, boxes of vegetables and fruit, and even fresh flowers -- ready to be given away. Texas’ Remarkable Women for 2025"Whoever needs food -- who's just hungry. You don't need to be poor; you don't need to be homeless. If you just need a little extra help to have something in the refrigerator
  
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• Cory Booker tops 21 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally the anti-Trump resistance?

  01-04-2025 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 21 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 21 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 22:06 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 21 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted b
  
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• Texas Lottery Commission fines vendor $180,000 for political donations

  01-04-2025 22:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Lottery Commission is sanctioning International Game Technology (IGT), the vendor that provides lottery machines and technology, $180,000 because the agency claims the company violated its contract by making political contributions. However, IGT filed a lawsuit against TLC saying it did not violate the contract because its contributions were not made directly to any individual state officer or legislator.The commission notified IGT in a March 19 letter it is wi
  
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• Maryland hires Texas A&M's Buzz Williams after 6 seasons with Aggies

  01-04-2025 21:42 via kxan.com
  
  Maryland hired Buzz Williams as its men's basketball coach Tuesday, quickly moving on after Kevin Willard left the Terrapins to take the Villanova job.
  “It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team,” Williams said in a statement. “I promise to uphold the history of Maryland basketball and make Terp Nation proud with the men who represent this institution.”
  Maryland said it would introduce Williams at a n
  
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• Mother of 11 among victims killed in north Austin I-35 crash

  01-04-2025 21:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the investigation continues into the the deadly 18-vehicle pileup on I-35 in north Austin, we're learning more about those who were killed and seriously hurt."This is a terrible tragic, avoidable situation. Concepcion Joaquin is a mother of 11 children, grandmother of 40," said Domingo A. Garcia, the attorney representing Joaquin, who died in the crash. Garcia said her son and grandson were also in the car and seriously injured.Concepcion Joaquin was killed in the March 13 cr
  
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• APD: 15-year-old killed in northeast Austin homicide early Monday

  01-04-2025 21:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police announced Tuesday that they're investigating a homicide that happened overnight Sunday into early Monday morning in which a teenage boy died in northeast Austin. This happened just hours after another teenage boy died in a separate homicide in south Austin.
  The Austin Police Department said in a press release Tuesday that it was investigating a homicide that happened Monday around 3:10 a.m. in the 13000 block of Harrisglenn Drive. This is Austin's 11th homicide of
  
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• Group sues Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority over 'refusal' to release info on MoPac South expansion

  01-04-2025 20:56 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance filed a lawsuit in civil court Friday against the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to try to prompt the release of information related to the proposed MoPac South Expansion, accusing the authority of withholding information that should be released publicly.
  The 8-mile project could add express lanes in each direction between Cesar Chavez Street and Slaughter Lane.
  The SOS Alliance said in a press release Monday that
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 19 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 20:04 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 19 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted bu
  
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• New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 18 hours and counting

  01-04-2025 19:03 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
  Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 18 hours later, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, was plainly exhausted bu
  
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• Austin-area restaurants participate in Eat for Impact all month long

  01-04-2025 18:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — April has arrived. Many of us will be looking for ways to celebrate Mother Earth. This year's Earth Day celebration will be on Tuesday, April 22. The global theme for this year's Earth Day is "Our Power, Our Planet."Individuals and communities will be called upon to take action for a sustainable future, focusing on things like renewable energy and sustainable solutions. Young students have a chance to work on projects that teach them about the need to preserve our planet.Do
  
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• Woman linked with Amber Alert charged with murder after mother shot, killed in Rockdale

  01-04-2025 18:17 via kxan.com
  
  ROCKDALE, Texas (KXAN) -- An Austin woman was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her mother in Rockdale on Monday evening, according to police.Brittney Shields, 35, of Austin, was identified by the Rockdale Police Department as the suspect in the death of her mother, Stephanie McBride, 58, of Rockdale.Rockdale Police said in a post on Facebook that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a “deceased female” in a residence in the 600 block of R
  
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