Austin American-Statesman
'Black people don't trust you': James Talarico confronted at Texas town hall
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- 'Black people don't trust you': James Talarico confronted at Texas town hall
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A tense exchange between U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico and a Black voter at a Houston town hall Sunday quickly spread on social media, drawing attention to questions about his outreach to a crucial Democratic constituency.
https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/state/article/james-talarico-houston-town-hall-black-voters-22353794.php
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- Breaking down Austin's proposed $6.6B budget that raises taxes, cuts spending
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s $6.6 billion proposal would cost a typical homeowner about $346 more a year while boosting spending on police, homelessness programs, employee raises and parks.
https://www.statesman.com/news/local/article/austin-budget-2027-proposal-22340759.php
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- 'Absurd': Jurors to be paid $27,000 each in high-profile Travis County case
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Travis County judge ordered jurors in a high-profile case to be paid while the case sat in limbo for two years.
https://www.statesman.com/news/courts/article/travis-county-court-jurors-paid-robert-chody-22348621.php
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- Mansfield Dam floodgates open for first time since 2019
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- LCRA opened floodgates at Mansfield Dam after Lake Travis rose above its conservation capacity following recent Hill Country rains. Austin has temporarily banned watercraft on several waterways because of faster flows and debris. bit.ly/4fm2KmT
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- Austin restaurant El Naranjo to close after more than 15 years
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A culinary trailblazer and unofficial matriarch of the modern Mexican movement in Austin, chef Iliana de la Vega is closing her restaurant, El Naranjo, on July 18 after more than 15 years in Austin.
https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/dining/article/el-naranjo-mexican-austin-restaurant-closing-22297755.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- At least 2 dead as catastrophic flooding sweeps through Texas
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Floodwaters swept through parts of the Texas Hill Country as Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed at least two deaths and warned that life-threatening conditions could continue overnight. Follow the latest updates: bit.ly/4fDjHL0
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- Pedernales surges into Johnson City as Texas flood wave moves east
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This has been a historic rainfall event for Texas. Since Sunday, some locations in Central and South Texas have measured more than 24 inches of rain, with more than a dozen spots surpassing 12 inches as repeated storms continued to dump heavy rainfall across the region.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/severe/article/texas-flash-flood-emergency-guadalupe-river-22347523.php
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- Flooded Pedernales River in Central Texas to rise more than 10 feet through the afternoon
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Pedernales River continues to flood as rivers swell in the Hill Country. A bridge has started to wash away and people are taking shelter in the region.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/severe/article/texas-flash-flood-emergency-guadalupe-river-22347523.php
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- Live updates: Pedernales River set to reach major flood stage in Texas Thursday
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A Flash Flood Emergency has been issued for the Pedernales River along Gillespie County. The National Weather Service is urging residents along the Pedernales to seek higher ground immediately.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/severe/article/texas-flash-flood-emergency-guadalupe-river-22347523.php
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- Rural Texans push back as data center growth accelerates
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Rapid data center growth in areas that have little power to control development is raising concerns about water use and energy demand in rural Texas.
https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/texas-ai-data-centers-rural-farmers-pushback-22286511.php
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- Central Texas under excessive rainfall risk overnight, with potential flood threat
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Another round of heavy storms could move into Central Texas overnight and continue Wednesday, bringing a renewed risk of flash flooding and difficult travel. Follow the latest forecast, warnings and road conditions. bit.ly/3T4KNBY
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- Air Force Two departs Austin amid reports of JD Vance visit to Joe Rogan studio
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Vice President JD Vance was reportedly in Austin Tuesday and may be the latest guest on Joe Rogan's podcast.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/jd-vance-austin-joe-rogan-podcast-22344647.php
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- Austin residents honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Houston man shot by ICE
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- About 200 people gathered in South Austin to remember Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and call for accountability after his fatal encounter with immigration agents.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-vigil-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-22340428.php
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- Austin police release body camera footage from fatal downtown trail shooting
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Austin police released 911 recordings and body camera footage showing the events that led officers to fatally shoot Emmanuel Diaz near the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. bit.ly/4ph8gfg
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- Here's when Austin has the best chance for heavy rain this week
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Monday kicks off a stretch of daily chances for showers and thunderstorms as tropical moisture continues to build across Central Texas.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/article/austin-weather-rain-forecast-week-22342243.php
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- Dirty Martin's celebrates 100 years, drawing generations of Austinites to iconic burger joint
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Few Austin businesses survive 100 years. Fewer do it without losing the character that made them neighborhood institutions. Dirty Martin’s Place reached that milestone Saturday, celebrating its centennial with live music, food, face painting and hundreds of customers who packed the burger joint despite heavy afternoon storms.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/dirty-martins-100th-anniversary-austin-22340426.php
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- Taylor residents demand pause on new data centers during heated meeting
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Concerns over data centers in Taylor spilled into a contentious City Council meeting after officials declined to act on a petition signed by more than 1,400 residents seeking a temporary pause on development.
https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/taylor-data-center-petition-texas-law-22333921.php
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- Austin police fatally shoot man after multiple 911 calls about pointing weapon
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Austin police shot and killed a man near the TownLake YMCA after multiple 911 callers reported he was pointing a firearm at people, officials said. The YMCA closed for the remainder of the day while officers investigated. bit.ly/44kIPQt
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- Austin wants to cut social services. Here's what could change.
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A new Austin budget proposal would spread $16.8 million in social service cuts over two years, with the biggest reductions targeting transportation, legal aid, basic needs and community planning.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-social-services-budget-cuts-2026-22334515.php
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- A Travis County deputy says she was nearly shot. The teen involved got probation.
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Travis County sheriff’s Sgt. Laura Mabry says a teen nearly shot her during a stolen-truck encounter. After later being accused in another gun case, Graham James Freeman received probation instead of prison in a plea deal.
District Attorney José Garza defended the outcome, saying the sentence keeps Freeman under court supervision and allows prison time if he violates probation.
Read more: bit.ly/4f5LToe
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- Grass, brush fires burn at illegal dumping site in southeast Travis County
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Austin fire officials said the fires were at an illegal dumping ground on Moore Road. https://www.statesman.com/news/article/moore-road-illegal-dumping-fire-austin-travis-22338019.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- How July 4 flood survivors, responders in Texas have found a way forward
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In the year since the Hill Country flooding, grief, loss and anger have intermingled with courage, resolve — and an enduring hope that recovery is possible.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/guadalupe-river-hill-country-flood-22325980.php
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- #texasfootball's Ryan Wingo talks to media about the #longhorns wide receivers.
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Ahead of a meet-and-greet at the new DICK'S Sporting Goods in Pflugerville on June 26, Texas WR Ryan Wingo talked with media members about Arch Manning, expectations for the Longhorns and what's different about him.
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- Texas French Bread returns to Austin with breakfast, lunch and dinner
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Texas French Bread has reopened for breakfast, lunch and dinner 4 1/2 years after a devastating fire leveled the building.
https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/dining/article/texas-french-bread-austin-reopens-22315273.php
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- 'Explosive' diarrhea parasite spreading in Texas. Be careful when you swim
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Cryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis are spreading throughout the country, with Texas being one of the hot spots. These parasitic stomach illnesses are known for "explosive" diarrhea.
https://www.statesman.com/news/healthcare/article/texas-cryptosporidiosis-symptoms-prevention-22328596.php
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- Texas State officially joins Pac-12 as Bobcats enter new era
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Texas State is now a full member of the Pac-12, bringing the Bobcats into a rebuilt conference with bigger ambitions, tougher travel and new financial challenges. bit.ly/4wfL5UU
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- Driver charged with DWI with children in car after fatal 18-wheeler crash
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Authorities say the driver faces a DWI with a child charge after a crash that sent an 18-wheeler off an SH 130 overpass, killing one person.
https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/williamson-county-texas-130-crash-arrest-22328534.php
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- ‘What kind of cult is this?’: Inside Austin’s full moon howl at Barton Springs
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- For years, Austinites have marked each full moon with the unofficial, long-cherished tradition of gathering at Barton Springs to “howl” together into the night. This week's strawberry moon was no exception.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-barton-springs-howling-full-moon-tradition-22287592.php
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- We ranked 12 H-E-B potato chips, from Caesar Dressing to Korean BBQ. Here are our favorites
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- We taste-tested a dozen varieties of H-E-B potato chips to find out which is the best for your summer cookout or picnic.
https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/dining/article/heb-best-potato-chips-rankings-22322137.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- A new downtown refuge opens for Austin's homeless residents
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- People experiencing homelessness in Austin now have a new place downtown to shower, eat, escape the heat and connect with housing and healthcare services after city officials and nonprofit leaders opened a community resource hub between two of the city's largest shelters.
https://www.statesman.com/news/local/article/austin-homeless-resource-center-downtown-22303353.php
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- Greg Casar calls Oracle's AI-related layoffs 'a disaster,' urges federal action
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Casar on Monday denounced layoffs by the Austin-based cloud computing company Oracle, and promoted legislation that would require tighter federal scrutiny on companies that use artificial intelligence to replace workers.
https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/state/article/oracle-layoffs-greg-casar-22325304.php
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- Two Austin golfers, both 99, share what the game taught them
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Mary Lou Bledsoe and Nalette Butler are both 99-year-old women who play 18 holes of golf once and sometimes twice a week. Here's why they won't stop.
https://www.statesman.com/sports/article/onion-creek-mary-lou-bledsoe-nalette-butler-22295758.php
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- Watermelon Thump draws thousands to Luling, see the best photos
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Thousands of people on Saturday attended Luling's annual Watermelon Thump Parade, which was followed by watermelon eating, seed spitting and the Champion Melon auction.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/watermelon-thump-draws-thousands-luling-texas-22322959.php
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- Tacos from the sky? Autonomous drone delivery service expanding to Austin.
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous drone delivery company, is expanding service into Austin later this year, bringing food, groceries and even prescriptions straight to customers’ yards.
https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/drone-delivery-austin-service-22311215.php
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- Saharan dust settles into Texas, bringing hazy skies and worsened air quality
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- High atmospheric pressure and a dense plume of Saharan dust will be the dominant influences on Central Texas weather this week, days before we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday this Fourth of July weekend.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/article/austin-forecast-monday-saharan-dust-texas-heat-22324111.php
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- Why Arch Manning gained then lost weight in offseason
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/arch-manning-texas-football-sec-22322757.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- 'She is always going to be here': Austin remembers beloved Pease Park troll
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A crowd of roughly 100 people streamed into Austin's Pease Park Wednesday evening, placing colorful flowers and handwritten notes as they gathered at the spot where their giant wooden troll friend, Malin, used to sit before she burned down in a May fire that remains under investigation.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-pease-park-troll-malin-remembrance-22319936.php
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- Police seek suspect in Southeast Austin woman's 'disturbing' murder
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Austin police on Wednesday released new details in the killing of a Southeast Austin woman, describing the attack as “shocking to the conscience” and urging residents to remain vigilant and review any camera footage that could aid investigators.
https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/austin-police-francesca-ortiz-murder-22318971.php
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- Newly released video captures the aftermath of a fatal teen stabbing at a Texas track meet
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Newly released video from an officer's body camera and a surveillance camera at a Texas running track captures the moments after a teenage athlete fatally stabbed another teen from a rival team in the stadium bleachers during a high school meet last year.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/newly-released-video-captures-the-aftermath-of-a-22313606.php
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- Austin shows up for Hoover Alexander after Hoover’s closes
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Hoover Alexander is not retiring but rewiring, and hundreds showed up to thank and celebrate the Austin icon whose Hoover's Cooking closed in May after almost 30 years.
https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/dining/article/austin-restaurant-hoovers-cooking-closing-22306512.php
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- Inside the Texas SBOE meeting and protest over proposed social studies standards
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- People participated in an interfaith funeral-themed protest in Austin on June 22 as the Texas State Board of Education considers proposed social studies standards that would place greater emphasis on Christian history and biblical content in public school classrooms.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/texas-state-board-education-social-studies-photos-22315621.php
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- Restore or replace? A battle over Austin's Barton Springs Bridge on its 100th birthday
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- With Barton Springs Pool closed Sunday, the creek below took on the feel of a summer swimming hole. Kids swung from ropes, kayakers drifted beneath the arches and the Barton Springs Bridge marked its 100th birthday with a celebration that became a rally against Austin’s plan to replace it.
https://www.statesman.com/news/local/article/austin-barton-springs-bridge-100-replacement-22314905.php
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- Aiden Robbins explains what went wrong for #texasbaseball against Georgia #collegeworldseries
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Texas outfielder Aiden Robbins discusses the frustration that came with losing to Georgia at the College World Series. #hookem #texasbaseball #cws
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- Austin ISD delayed hard choices for years. Now it faces a $181M deficit.
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Austin ISD faces a $181 million budget shortfall next school year. A Statesman analysis found district leaders avoided hard decisions around closures and staffing for years.
https://www.statesman.com/news/education/article/austin-isd-181-million-budget-crisis-22153447.php
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- Emails show UT leaders’ involvement before Debbie Hiott firing
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The University of Texas’ firing of a respected journalist and general manager of public radio station KUT reverberated from Austin to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, raising questions about the station’s increasingly fraught relationship with UT.
https://www.statesman.com/news/education/article/ut-austin-emails-kut-debbie-hiott-22307537.php
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- Austin ethics panel rejects complaint against council member
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- After months of delays, Austin's Ethics Review Commission voted against advancing an ethics complaint tied to campaign contributions reported by Council Member Paige Ellis.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-ethics-complaint-council-member-paige-ellis-22301660.php
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- #texasbaseball player Sam Cozart talks after the end of the #longhorns' game against #georgia #cws
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Texas freshman Sam Cozart talks about the Longhorns' outgoing seniors and how the Longhorns can return to Omaha.
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- One dead Austin-bound flight crashes near Loop 20 in Laredo
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A small, Austin-bound business plane crashed near Loop 20 in Laredo on Tuesday night, killing one of its six passengers and closing all north and southbound highway traffic near Saunders Street and Clark Boulevard, according to the Laredo Police Department.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/laredo-plane-crash-loop-20-austin-bound-22308875.php
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- #texasbaseball's Blake Peterson's first career RBI gave the #longhorns some insurance in the #cwc
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Texas baseball player and Austin native Blake Peterson got his first career RBI in an elimination game in the #collegeworldseries and helped the Longhorns stay alive.
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- Austin weather: Flood watch, road closures continue after heavy rain
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service said 1 to 5 inches of rain had fallen in parts of Central Texas overnight and into Monday, with more possible. Flash flood warnings for Travis, Hays and Williamson counties had expired by midmorning, but a flood watch remains in effect for much of the region through 7 p.m. Tuesday.
https://www.statesman.com/weather/article/austin-weather-live-updates-flooding-22305781.php
