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Free event series aims to up visits to Austin parks

The Austin Parks Foundation has released the fall schedule for its "In the Park" series, which features free events designed to get folks outdoors and into their local parks.
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Man Goes To AutoZone. There’s Nothing Wrong With His Car—But There’s A Very Important...

When overheating becomes a problem, AutoZone seems like an obvious place to go. In the case of a recent TikTok clip, though, the customer wasn’t shopping for anything under the hood. The clip takes us into one of the auto parts retailer’s Austin, Texas, locations where Moose the Weimaraner...
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Potential ‘gang-related’ activity being investigated at Akins ECHS

AUSTIN, Texas - In a letter to parents and staff, Akins Early College High School has confirmed that a recent fight is believed to be gang related. The letter was first sent out by Akins Early College High School Principal Carman De Leon on Tuesday. It states that last week, Austin ISD Police began an investigation int
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New Report Identifies Contaminated Waterways in the Austin Area

With temperatures still flirting with triple digits into September, Austinites continue to try to beat the heat by cooling off in the city’s many bodies of water. A statewide report released last month by nonprofit Environment Texas identified contamination in some of the area’s regularly frequented sites like Walnut C
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Texas Data Center Tracker: See where 600+ projects are operating or planned across state...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 300 data centers are currently operating in Texas, with approximately an additional 200 planned and nearly 100 already under construction. KXAN obtained data from Data Center Map to track data centers across the state. Meanwhile, Texas currently does not have a complete inventory of all data c
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Central Texas news reporter departs from Austin TV station

The Cali girl kept mum on her next steps...for now.
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Man sentenced to 60 years for 2023 murder

A man was convicted Aug. 28 on several charges in connection with a 2023 deadly attack.
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Seafood restaurant shutters as downtown Austin evolves post-pandemic

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — Underneath a cypress by Lake Austin, Ralph Gilmore wraps his Friday spent on a pontoon. “My happy place is being on the water,” he says after finishing a day of renting out his boat. The 67-year-old makes a living based on his love for the water.
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Anderson High School Sends Students Home Early as Chiller Cools Just 40% of Building

Anderson High School students and staff were sent home early Tuesday after the campus HVAC chiller could cool only 40 percent of the building, leaving classrooms sitting in the low-to-mid-80s during another round of Central Texas heat. Buses began their routes early, departing at about 12:30 p.m., roughly 15 minutes af
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Emergency preparedness night at Dell Diamond aims to help Central Texans prepare for disasters

While the Round Rock Express take on the Oklahoma City Comets at Dell Diamond on Wednesday evening, attendees can also learn how to better prepare themselves and their families for disasters and emergencies.

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