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VIDEO: Security camera catches thief breaking it down after breaking into a #California business
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It's the first day back at school for children in #Uvalde — a little over three months after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School. Around town, there are murals painted for the victims. FULL STORY:
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#BREAKING : Beto O’Rourke wins the Texas Governor Democratic primary race, the Associated Press reports.
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'Big Tex' went up this morning ahead of State Fair of Texas next week.
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Matthew McConaughey + his bongo = Perfect Austin FC home opener
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Man previously mauled by bear and bitten by rattlesnake now attacked by a shark
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#BREAKING : Austin Police Department will no longer arrest or ticket for low-level marijuana possession.
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BEVO GOES AFTER UGA: Viewer Shelly Krass captured the moment the Longhorns mascot got out of its pen and went toward Georgia's mascot 😱😱😱
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Fourteen children ranging from ages 7 to 11 filed the first federal lawsuit against Gov. Abbott, saying his mask ban puts students with disabilities at significant risk and prevents them from their rights to public education.
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JUST IN: Russian national with ties to Vladimir Putin arrested in Austin today | Documents state the man is the founder of a bank that was formerly one of the largest privately-held banks in Russia. Read more:
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“The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known,” Manny Renfro said about his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, who was among those killed in the Uvalde school shooting yesterday. Learn more about some of the families impacted:
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Students across Central Texas left their classrooms today as part of a coordinated walkout to show support for abortion rights. Read story here:
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WATCH: Kacey Musgraves pays sweet tribute to Tejano music legend Selena at Rodeo Houston. Brb 😭😭😭
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"Mr. President, the challenge that you have is the data you have is wrong," Georgia Secretary Brad Raffensperger tells President Trump after he claims to have won the state -- and asks the secretary to "find" 11,780 votes.
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Has your electric bill gone up? In a new video, @BetoORourke says Gov. Abbott's left Texas taxpayers to fix the state's energy grid, with some utility bills spiking up to $50. And O'Rourke says rates aren't done rising.
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NOW IN AUSTIN: Protesters are gathering to fight for the right to safe abortion access. One group is at the federal court plaza and the other at the Texas State Capitol. MORE:
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BREAKING: Gov. Greg Abbott announces any businesses that want to open can open, saying it's time to "open Texas 100%"
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THIS FRIDAY: Make plans to join us for the Texas Governor's Debate between @GregAbbott_TX and @BetoORourke . Watch on KXAN and , and join the conversation using #TXGovDebate . MORE:
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"While they focused on bathroom bills, "show me your papers" legislation and fighting with sports teams over the Star Spangled Banner, 30M Texans were left vulnerable..." Beto O'Rourke said, calling out Gov. Greg Abbott/others for the mass power outages.
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Serious amount of water at the IMT at the Domain apartments in north Austin. Residents tell KXAN they've been waiting outside since before 9 p.m. because of the issue.
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Rick Perry: Trump imperfect but the ‘chosen one’
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Workers at Pfizer stopped for a brief moment to celebrate all the hard work that went into getting the first COVID-19 vaccine shipments ready to roll out -- 636 locations nationwide should receive it by Wednesday.
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Austin ISD Dr. Stephanie Elizalde writes in TIME: “What if a child dies on my watch? How do I say to you, “I’m really sorry. We did everything we could except for masking because the [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's] executive order prohibited me from doing so.”
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Tyler, The Creator's APD mugshot. Charged with inciting a riot during #SXSW show. http://t.co/DaG5AKyIIH
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler calls out Texas Governor Greg Abbott over ERCOT: "Maybe when a corporation tells the governor that an unreliable power grid is bad for business, he'll finally listen. He doesn't seem to care about whether it's bad for people."
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This man rode his horse down Congress Avenue today as thousands of people took part in the “Black Austin Rally and March for Black Lives.”
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UT students took a dip in the Littlefield Fountain following the Longhorns' 34-24 win over Alabama. What a way to celebrate #HookEm Game story:
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Our view of Lady Bird Lake from the Congress Street bridge during eclipse totality! 😍 No bats emerged, however 🦇
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Some Texas students, including in Leander, are forming their own book clubs to read what adults want banned. | From @TexasTribune :
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CONFIRMED TORNADO now moving through Round Rock. Those in the area seek shelter NOW.
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AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING: In this new video, APD officers can be seen carrying a victim away from the scene after the 6th Street shooting that sent at least 13 to the hospital | STORY:
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HOOK 'EM HORNS? 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Two @TAMU #Aggie parents-to-be were surprised to see their boy flashing the @UTAustin @TexasFootball #HookEm gesture during their 20-week ultrasound
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JUST IN: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ended the statewide mask mandate
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Texas state senator interrupts Gov. Abbott’s press conference calling for special session. “My colleagues are asking for a special session. You’re getting a letter tomorrow. I’m asking you now to bring us back,” Texas Sen. Guitierrez said.
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#BREAKING : H-E-B will require mask use for shoppers and employees. The Texas grocery giant previously said it would only "encourage" mask use after the statewide mandate was lifted, but has now updated its policy.
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What do you think about Beto O'Rourke potentially running for Texas governor?
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WOW! 😮 Check out these clouds over Fredericksburg right now!
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#BREAKING : Greg Casar wins the U.S. House District 35 Democratic primary race, KXAN projects.
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"Texas: where our voter ID laws say 'You can use your license to carry a firearm to prove who you are at the polling place, but you can't use your student ID from the University of Texas Austin to prove who you are at the polling place," Beto O'Rourke said Saturday at the Capitol
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#BREAKING : The city of Austin and Travis County will require face masks for residents in city and county buildings and all schools — in direct opposition to a ban by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is leading the effort to challenge the presidential election results when Congress meets on Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
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Beloved mascot Kaxan has died after a brief battle with brain cancer. He became part of our family more than a decade ago, after being rescued from the alleyway behind the KXAN studios. Read his full obituary:
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Well, that's one way to remove them!😂 Sent in by Kristin Ashy #txwx
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Bad dog! Family pet causes $1,000 in damage after trying to get pizza off the stove and accidentally turning it on
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BREAKING: Austin ISD to require masks on campuses and district offices starting Wednesday
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NBC calls Texas governor race. Gov. Greg Abbott is projected to be reelected. LATEST RESULTS >>
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A Dallas appellate court issued a ruling indicating ERCOT would not be protected by sovereign immunity — the protection afforded to government entities to prevent them from being sued while carrying out governmental functions.
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This bloom of lightning was caught on cam this evening just over downtown Austin. 📷: Ashley Green
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#BREAKING : Democrat Mike Gleason defeats Robert Chody, will become Williamson County's new sheriff.
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BREAKING: Austin businesses must now require all customers and workers to wear masks.
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#BREAKING : Lloyd Doggett wins the U.S. House District 37 Democratic primary race, KXAN projects.
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Austin Public Library spoke out against recent book banning and censorship in Texas, saying "Freedom to read is a right that must be protected in our schools and public libraries, and we must not give in to the vocal few that want to speak for the many."
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Banking on Beto? O'Rourke's campaign confirmed it raised $2 million in its first 24 hours. The campaign says it's a 24-hour record “for any Democratic gubernatorial candidate” AND the most raised in the “first 24 hours of any campaign in 2021.”
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Jupiter and Saturn will align to create what's called the "Christmas Star" or "Star of Bethlehem" -- for the first time since the Middle Ages!
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COOL VIDEO: KXAN viewer Letty Garcia sent us this 10-hour time-lapse of the trees and bamboo in her yard thawing out after the winter storm.
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Congratulations to the University of Texas Class of 2021! 🤘🤘
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A group of Texas physicians are ramping up their calls for Gov. Abbott to rescind his executive order banning vaccine requirements, saying the government needs to stay out of health care.
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DID YOU KNOW: Every date now through the end of the month will read the same forward and backward! 🤓
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Greg Casar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will unveil legislation tomorrow that they said will require ERCOT to connect to the nation's other major electric grids.
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AUSTIN MAYOR ADLER: "We don't want to get involved in a legal issue with the Governor...but if there was a way right now to order that all students have to wear masks in school, we would be doing it"
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WOW! Check out the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying over Austin in honor of frontline workers!
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Get your Apple Bottom jeans and boots with the fur ready, because Central Texas' temperatures are very likely about to get low, low, low, low, low, low, low 🥶
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JUST IN: Over 486,000 ballots have been cast so far during early voting in Travis County -- surpassing the TOTAL number of votes cast in the 2016 election
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The sign at Legends Diner in Denton, Texas, said the $50 charge for having to explain why masks are mandatory would go up to $75 if they had to listen to why you disagree.
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WATCH: This timelapse shows trees in Round Rock shedding ice and slowly returning to their natural shape. Video: Letty Garcia
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Happy #PrideMonth , y'all ❤️🌈 Explore all of our coverage relating to the LGBTQ+ community:
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Jennifer Bridges, a former nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, was fired along with more than 100 others for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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#BREAKING : Hays CISD fired a substitute today after this video surfaced online
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NFL in Austin? Reports say Buffalo Bills may consider a move to Austin as the franchise negotiates to build a new stadium.
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JUST IN: Ban on transgender youth treatments passes #Texas Senate
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“A day after Abbott ‘guaranteed’ he’d keep the lights on last winter, millions lost power & 700 died," Beto O'Rourke says. "Now he guarantees he fixed the grid... His word is meaningless, dangerous & could get more killed.”
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The City Council of Portland, Oregon, will vote this week whether or not to ban travel and trade with Texas in response to the state's new restrictive abortion laws.
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Today is Sandra Bland Day in Austin, which aims to observe the wrongful death of Bland on July 13, 2015, while in police custody in Hempstead.
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Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 12, which would make it a crime to hold a drag show or any other performances considered overtly sexual if they’re in front of or could possibly be seen by minors. The Texas House will soon take up the bills.
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Andrew Miller just sent us video of the driver of the dangling vehicle climbing out of it.
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A Florida man accidentally shot himself in the penis when he sat down on a gun in the driver’s seat in his car.
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The Marble Falls DQ has a message to share about the solar eclipse... 🤣 Photo: Anna L. Presa Find all of our eclipse coverage online:
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Groups of restaurant and bar workers rallied at the Texas Capitol earlier today to demand Gov. Greg Abbott keep the mask mandate in place as they return to work.
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Longhorns QB Sam Ehlinger remained on the field for "The Eyes of Texas" school song after the four overtime loss to Oklahoma.
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#BREAKING : The White House and FEMA are providing power generators to Texas and are working to move diesel for power backup, in addition to blankets.
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