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Police seek help identifying hit-and-run driver who injured cyclist in downtown Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Police are asking for the public's help identifying a driver who hit a cyclist in downtown Austin and fled the scene last month. The collision happened around 2 a.m. on April 2 near the intersection of Congress Avenue and 5th Street. A man riding a bicycle southbound on Congress Avenue was struck by a vehicle that immediately left the scene.
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Austin weather: Storm runoff is helping the Highland Lakes chain

AUSTIN, Texas - Runoff from the rain is flowing into the Highland Lakes chain. Water levels are up, but for officials with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), it's too soon to say it's enough to avoid a water shortage later this summer. Local perspective:. Storm runoff flowed down several...
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Chi’Lantro Closes Burnet Road Location in Austin

One of North Austin’s early Korean-Tex-Mex pioneers has quietly gone dark. Chi’Lantro has closed its North Loop storefront on Burnet Road, ending an 11-year run that helped put kimchi fries and build-your-own bowls on the neighborhood’s regular rotation. The shop shut its doors at the end of April.
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Can you call the cops if someone is playing music too loud in Texas?

It may seem harmless, but there can be consequences to blasting your speaker.
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Waymo stalled by puddle on North Lamar

A Waymo got stuck on North Lamar near 5th Street due to water over the road. (Courtesy: Dani Tristan)
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TxDOT breaks ground on Loop 360 project near RM 2222

Excavation work was part of the first phase of the Loop 360 project between RM 2222 and Courtyard Drive. (Courtesy Loop 360 Program, Texas Department of Transportation) Texas Department of Transportation officials broke ground on the Loop 360 at Courtyard Drive/RM 2222 project April 29. About the project. According to...
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Oak Hill Parkway project nears finish; new lanes open

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A major overhaul of a highway in southwest Austin is almost done, and some recent construction progress is already making the drive faster. The Texas Department of Transportation has checked off some recent milestones on the Oak Hill Parkway project. Drivers can now travel both directions...
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Video shows Waymo vehicles stopping in flooded Riverside Drive roadway

Video from Thursday's storm shows autonomous Waymo vehicles driving into a flooded section of Riverside Drive and stopping, forcing drivers to navigate around the vehicles.
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Texas’ vegan cattle rancher to sign memoir at Austin bookstore

A Texas animal sanctuary owner has told her story in a debut book and is bringing it to Austin for a signing. Renee King-Sonnen, who runs the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Waelder, will appear at BookPeople for her first-ever signing on June 26. Waelder is located along Interstate 10, about...
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Catch up on 4 government updates in Pflugerville, Hutto area

Before Zydeco withdrew its request, Hutto residents gathered April 16 for a press conference opposing the data center at the site where it would have been located. (Brittany Anderson/Community Impact) Catch up on four government updates from the Pflugerville and Hutto area, as well as from Travis County. 1. Lake...

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