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• LIVE: Austin Fire Department: Brush fire 'spreading rapidly towards structures' off FM 969

  10-10-2024 20:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Crews are on the scene of a brush fire in east Austin that is "spreading rapidly towards structures in the area," according to the Austin Fire Department.
  AFD posted on X at 1:19 p.m. that firefighters were responding to a 1/4 acre fire in the 9500 block of FM 969 Road. The fire is spreading toward homes and schools, the department added in a follow-up post.Austin Discovery School and a KIPP Austin Academy of Arts and Letters are in the nearby area.
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• Jung aims to lead Rangers' culture development in 2025

  11-03-2025 01:03 via kxan.com
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (KFDX/KJTL) — We are just 17 days away from Opening Day at Globe Life Park, when the Texas Rangers will look to relive the magical 2023 season that ended with a World Series title.There is a saying that proclaims that the best ability is availability, and Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is primed for a full summer of baseball. Two-time World Series champion and Texoma Talent Ryan Brasier sits down with KFDX sports director Tobin McDuffAfter joining the Rangers in 2022, Jung
  
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• Water main break causes citywide outage in Blanco, boil water notice

  11-03-2025 00:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Blanco said on Monday that a water main break has caused a city-wide water service interruption.The city said in a social media post the water main break was expected to last for six to eight hours.In a video posted on Facebook, Blanco's Mayor Mike Arnold said when crews were replacing old fire hydrants as part of its water infrastructure revamp it was connected to a "very old" water main that broke."One of the problems is there is no valve to shut it off. This
  
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• Lotto couriers continue push for regulation, support Texas legislation

  11-03-2025 00:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A coalition of lottery couriers released a statement Monday in support of a Texas Senate bill that aims to prevent bulk sales of lotto tickets.The courier coalition of Jackpocket, Jackpot.com and Lotto.com said in a press release it supports SB 1346, introduced by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola. The bill "calls for the prohibition of sales of Texas Lottery tickets to those attempting to purchase all possible tickets for a drawing," the release said.Couriers are mobile and onl
  
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• South Texas farmers, local officials warn of impacts with lack of water

  11-03-2025 00:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Local officials and farmers in South Texas traveled to the Capitol Monday to ask lawmakers to get involved with holding Mexico accountable to an 80-year-old treaty that provides water to the region."We're in dire straits right now," Brian Jones explained. Jones is a fourth generation farmer from Hidalgo County who grows cotton, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans. He is also a state director for the Texas Farm Bureau representing South Texas counties.For the past three years he
  
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• Could pepper-spraying, flash-bang-deploying drones stop a school shooter?

  11-03-2025 00:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A program in the works called Campus Guardian Angel uses drones as the first line of response against an active threat on a school campus.The group behind the program is spending the week in Austin demonstrating how it works.Drones deploy flash bangs near dummy as part of demonstration.The CEO of Campus Guardian Angel explains the program to local law enforcement.As part of a demonstration, drones chase a man posing as an active shooter into a classroom.Split screen shows camera
  
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• Central Texas refugee service programs collapse as federal funding freeze persists

  10-03-2025 23:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – After a freeze in United States Department of Health and Human Services funding, some Central Texas organizations have been forced to suspend long-standing refugee programs. Catholic Charities of Central Texas, or CCCTX, one of the largest social services non-profit organizations in Central Texas, announced Monday that due to the federal funding freeze that began in January, it had to stop its Refugee Resettlement program, laying off 30 employees with it. “T
  
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• Man sentenced to 65 years, found guilty of murder in connection with 2023 Austin shooting

  10-03-2025 22:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man was sentenced on March 6 in connection with a deadly shooting that took place in southeast Austin in September 2023.A Travis County District Attorney's press release said a jury found Moses Mohinga, 23, guilty of murder. He was sentenced to 65 years in prison.Mohinga was indicted in connection with the death of 40-year-old Keith Bedford, the release said.“Our office is grateful to our dedicated staff and law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly to
  
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• Permits registered for new Jo's Coffee shop in Austin

  10-03-2025 22:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Order up!
  Jo's Coffee is poised to open a new location in the West Campus area near the University of Texas at Austin, according to new permits filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.The project was registered on March 5 and outlines the construction of a new shop at 701 W. 24th St., Ste. A in Austin. That address also houses Union on 24th, a student apartment complex in the UT West Campus neighborhood.Permit documents outline a 1,600-square-foot new co
  
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• Black Lives Matter mural is being taken away

  10-03-2025 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The iconic Black Lives Matter mural near the White House, a powerful symbol of protest and racial justice since 2020, is being removed under an order from Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser.Crews began work Monday erasing the massive yellow lettering that stretched across two city blocks on 16th Street NW. The mural, painted in June 2020 amid nationwide demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd, became a global symbol of the movement.Bowser’s dec
  
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• SXSW: Gabby Thomas & Caeleb Dressell on overall wellness, local mental health app creator applauds their talk

  10-03-2025 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— Overall wellness for athletes is a growing conversation. Olympic Gold medalist, Gabby Thomas, who lives in Austin weighed in on the topic at South by Southwest on Monday.On the panel, "Fuel Incredible: Your Recipe for Peak Performance, Thomas and fellow Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel talked about nutrition, emotional support, physical training, emotional health and more.It's a talk applauded by Julie Korioth, the creator of the app Nui Sport, which officially launched
  
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• SXSW: Gabby Thomas & Caeleb Dressel on overall wellness, local mental health app creator applauds their talk

  10-03-2025 21:41 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN)— Overall wellness for athletes is a growing conversation. Olympic Gold medalist, Gabby Thomas, who lives in Austin weighed in on the topic at South by Southwest on Monday.On the panel, "Fuel Incredible: Your Recipe for Peak Performance, Thomas and fellow Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel talked about nutrition, emotional support, physical training, emotional health and more.It's a talk applauded by Julie Korioth, the creator of the app Nui Sport, which officially launched
  
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• How proposed strategic plan could revamp Austin's animal services, shelter operations

  10-03-2025 20:46 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's note: The above video is KXAN coverage from Aug. 14, 2024, outlining Austin's efforts to see what priorities should be made at the Austin Animal Services Office.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Animal Advisory Commission will weigh in Monday on a proposed strategic plan for the city's animal services operations, a process spurred by two reviews in 2023 of operations within the Austin Animal Services Office (ASO).The commission will review targets related to the Animal Services Strategic
  
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• Here's the actual reason why the Texas Longhorns aren't having a spring game

  10-03-2025 20:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many college football programs aren't having a traditional spring game this season, and Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule made headlines after he decided to scrap it due to potential tampering.Rhule said after the Cornhuskers' spring game last season that some of his players were offered NIL money to enter the transfer portal. He doesn't want that happening again, so it was an easy decision for him to make. Since then, several other power conference programs have followed suit
  
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• Farming drones and portable batteries take over SXSW expo

  10-03-2025 20:12 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, TX (KXAN) -- Innovative tech that could change the lives of Texans is on display at the Austin Convention Center.As part of this year's South-by-Southwest Expo, technology companies brought out new tools that could protect many Texans during extreme weather. These include home batteries, drones and even sun-resistant coats.In a faux living room on the showroom floor, Pila Energy has their home battery on display. About the size of an old DVR, this battery can power everything from a refr
  
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• Pflugerville police investigating shooting that left 2 dead, 1 critically injured

  10-03-2025 19:49 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Police in Pflugerville are investigating a shooting early Monday morning that left two people dead and another critically injured.Police responded to a report of shots fired just after midnight at a home on Orchard Park Circle, near Grand Avenue Parkway and Edgemere Drive.When they arrived, officers found two deceased men. A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.Police said the suspect is dead, and the incident is believed to be isolated. The in
  
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• Delta to cancel Austin-Harlingen nonstop route in June

  10-03-2025 19:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Delta Air Lines will cancel its nonstop route between Austin and Harlingen in June.Flights between AUS and HRL are set to end June 7, a Delta spokesperson confirmed to KXAN.The airline will instead "[reallocate] that equipment" to support flights between Austin and Midland/Odessa, with three daily flights beginning June 8, the spokesperson said.The Harlingen route was launched by Delta in October 2024. Rival Southwest Airlines also operates the route.Meanwhile, Delta is set
  
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• South Carolina man called for end of death penalty before execution in final statement

  10-03-2025 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — A South Carolina man became the first person in the state history to be executed by a firing squad Friday, and the first in the U.S. in 15 years.“The capital punishment sentence of Brad Kieth Sigmon was carried out tonight in pursuant with the Supreme Court and South Carolina state law," Chrysti Shain, a spokesperson with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, said during a press conference after the execution.
  It's an uncommon form of capital punishmen
  
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• Do you need fluoride after a teeth cleaning? Dental experts weigh in

  10-03-2025 19:01 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — When Tristen Boyer recently had a couple of cavities filled, her dentist suggested she get fluoride treatment afterward. She has Crohn’s disease, which puts her at increased risk for tooth decay."It’s something I felt like I should get done,” the 22-year-old University of Kentucky student said. “It’s something I’m going to keep doing.”Dentists and hygienists often propose fluoride treatments to patients in the dental chair to
  
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• Boomtown tremors: the link between oil production and earthquakes in Texas

  10-03-2025 18:05 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary: This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between The Hill and Nexstar Texas stations examining the oil and gas industry and the politics surrounding it following President Trump’s second inauguration.`; $("header.article-header").prepend(cat4markup); const socialIcons = document.querySelectorAll("span.social-share__icon > svg > path");socialIcons.
  
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• What are Austin's cheapest neighborhoods for renters?

  10-03-2025 17:48 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After Real estate experts reported in December Austin had the largest rent decrease between 2023 and 2024 of the country's largest metros, new insight from Rent.com data is revealing which capital city neighborhoods are cheapest for renters.Rent.com pulled average rental data and annual change data for Austin from February 2025 figures, with all neighborhoods included listed on the apartment search engine's rental market trends dashboard.
  Rent.com's analysis revealed the av
  
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• X users report more issues accessing app, site after Monday outages

  10-03-2025 16:47 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — After a brief outage and a quick recovery, users are again reporting problems with X on Monday.As of 11:15 a.m. ET, the web version of X could not be reached, users reported. The X app was also reportedly down.
  Downdetector shows more than 7,000 user-reported issues with X. Shortly before noon, that number had grown to more than 26,000.While high, that's down from the more than 40,000 outage reports the platform received around 10 a.m. ET.During that service interruption, X web
  
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• X hit by 'massive cyberattack,' Musk says amid intermittent outages Monday

  10-03-2025 16:47 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Amid intermittent outages to X on Monday, owner Elon Musk says the social media platform was hit by "a massive cyberattack" that "still is" occurring.
  "We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources," Musk wrote on X shortly before 1:30 p.m. ET. "Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved."The issues appeared to start early Monday morning, with two subsequent outages reported by users.
  Downdetector data shows roughly 22,000 user-reporte
  
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• Zilker Eagle resumes daily service after winter reduction

  10-03-2025 16:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Zilker Eagle — the miniature train in Zilker Park — has resumed daily operations after a schedule reduction over the winter months.Daily operations resumed Monday, with trains running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The service had been reduced to weekends only during the winter when ridership is lower.The Bill Wood Foundation Community Hours will continue on the first Friday of every month. Tickets are free for riders on those days.Tickets are typically $6, and chil
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly calling for ambulance then stealing it

  10-03-2025 15:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man has been arrested after police say he called for an ambulance, stole it and crashed it into a tree.The Milam County Sheriff's Office and the Cameron Police Department were notified about a stolen ambulance around 5 a.m. Monday.Deputies said the man called for an ambulance at a hotel in Cameron in reference to a mental health issue. When the Allegiance Mobile Health ambulance arrived, the suspect jumped in and drove off, according to a press release from the sheriff's
  
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• How SXSW and the rise of indie cinemas in Austin go hand in hand

  10-03-2025 13:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It's spring in Austin. Images of bluebonnets, tubing, and music echoing in from the rowdy halls of Sixth Street come to mind.With the return of spring also comes indepethe return of one of Austin's more popular events: South by Southwest. From the corners of the world to the heart of Texas, people come to partake in the unique festival's offerings of tech innovation, live music and, most importantly, its film festival.The film festival is running strong right now,
  
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• Trump, Texas GOP's deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field

  10-03-2025 11:44 via kxan.com
  
  Project Summary: This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between The Hill and Nexstar Texas stations examining the oil and gas industry and the politics surrounding it following President Trump’s second inauguration.`; $("header.article-header").prepend(cat4markup); const socialIcons = document.querySelectorAll("span.social-share__icon > svg > path");socialIcons.
  
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• Person killed in east Austin crash early Monday morning

  10-03-2025 11:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead after an early Monday morning crash in east Austin.The crash, involving two vehicles, happened at the intersection of FM 979 and Decker Lane.One adult was pronounced dead on scene, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. Another adult was taking to the hospital with serious injuries. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2025?Traffic is being diverted in the area as investigators work the scene.
  
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• Austin Police investigating southeast Austin homicide

  10-03-2025 08:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police are currently investigating a homicide on the 2300 block of Douglas Street. That's off East Oltorf Street and I-35.
  APD Detective Leah Ratliff provided an update around 3:00 a.m. She says Sunday at 11:57 p.m., there was an emergency call to 911. Police arrived at the scene and found a man with trauma in the parking lot of an apartment complex.Det. Ratliff says officers tried to save the man's life before he was taken by Austin-Travis County EMS to the hospital.
  
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• Austin Police investigating east Austin homicide

  10-03-2025 08:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police are currently investigating a homicide on the 2300 block of Douglas Street. That's off East Oltorf Street and I-35.
  APD posted to its X account at 1:21 AM Monday morning about the investigation. It says that a media briefing time and staging location will be announced. Details are limited.This is being investigated as APD’s eighth homicide of the year so far.This situation is ongoing. Stick with KXAN for updates as they become available.
  
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