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News, weather and sports updates from CBS Austin in Austin, Texas.
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TONIGHT AT 10: 7-year-old boy raising money for the border wall. Hear from his family only on CBS Austin
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HAPPENING NOW: TCSO confirms multiple boats are in distress and sinking on Lake Travis for the "Trump Boat Parade". At this time, there is not a confirmed amount of boats that are experiencing issues on the lake.
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These are 17 of the 19 children identified by loved ones from Tuesday's tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Officials now say all of the victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School. INFO:
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HEARTBREAKING: This is 68-year-old Adeliado Berna Beurias. Police say he was selling ice cream in North Austin when he was shot by three men trying to rob him. He died from his injuries yesterday.
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Sen. Ted Cruz is leading the charge in the Senate, which would limit members in the House to three two-year terms and the Senate to two six-year terms. Cruz says "rise of political careerism in today's Congress” isn’t what the nation’s founders intended.
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"My mother told me to dress for the job that you want to have, and that's why I'm here today - because I would like to be the CEO of Austin Energy.".Public comments at the Austin City Council meeting start with criticism of storm response. MORE INFO:
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WATCH:.Water is pouring into the halls at the Texas State Capitol, as heavy rain prompts flash flood warnings across Central Texas. Video courtesy: Sloan Byerly
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Richard Overton is an American treasure. Happy 112th Birthday!
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A group of Republican senators, led by Ted Cruz, is planning to object to the certification of election results unless there is an emergency 10-day audit.
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Trans women will be barred from participating in college athletics based on their gender identity after Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a measure requiring college athletes to participate in sports based on the gender on their birth certificate.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself at his official residence, a report claims
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BREAKING NEWS: Democrat @BetoORourke announces he's running for Texas governor, challenging current Republican Gov. @GregAbbott_TX in a clash of two of Texas' biggest politicians.
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H-E-B announced Monday it will roll out digital tap-to-pay services at all its stores over the coming weeks.
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UPDATE: Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday granting a full pardon to U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
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NEW TONIGHT: In a historic move, the Austin Independent School District voted unanimously Thursday night to give teachers and staff a significant pay raise.
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H-E-B announced today that masks will be required at all of their locations, even cities or counties where masks are not currently required
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Senator Ted Cruz introduces term limit constitutional amendment
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Fauci said the Biden administration “will cease the drawdown of U.S. staff seconded to the WHO” and resume “regular engagement” with WHO. “The United States also intends to fulfil its financial obligations to the organization,” he added.
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A high school volleyball player who suffered severe head and neck injuries resulting in long-term concussion symptoms after a transgender girl spiked a ball in her face is now speaking out publicly for the first time.
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In Pflugerville, Texas House Representative Sheryl Cole tweeted the Biden bus was supposed to make a stop there with the Austin Young Democrats but she wrote they, too, had to cancel due to security reasons
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UPDATE: The Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirms several boats along the 'Trump Boat Parade' sank on Lake Travis.
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JUST IN: Gov. Greg Abbott gives an update on the school shooting in Uvalde. INFO:
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The Travis County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday that it will hold free wedding ceremonies on June 26 to celebrate Pride month and the eighth anniversary of Marriage Equality.
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JUST IN: Rest in peace, Mr. Overton. Thank you for your service.
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DON'T EAT IT: People who took food from dumpsters at an H-E-B in Southeast Austin are being warned not to eat it. INFO:
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BREAKING: After Walmart sells out of their current handgun inventory, they won't sell anymore. They'll also ask customers not to open carry firearms, even in states like Texas, where it's legal.
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BREAKING: Proposition A, the $7 billion project to expand bus and rail lines across Austin, has been approved by voters
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Truck driver Danny Guerrero has traveled 4 million miles for H-E-B with no crashes or traffic violations
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A panel featuring Meghan the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women's Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues.
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As November draws closer campaign season is heating up. Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke took the stage at a rally in Pflugerville Thursday night, one of two rallies the same day.
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President Trump quoted Debbie Dingell as saying, “Thank you so much. John would be so thrilled. He's looking down.”. Then he added: "I said, 'That's OK. Don't worry about it.' Maybe he's looking up. I don't know."
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NEW: We obtained a photo of the alleged Uvalde Elementary School shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos. According to Gov. Abbott, he was killed by law enforcement at the scene. INFO:
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Kimbal Musk, chef and restaurateur brother of Elon Musk, just opened the latest location of The Kitchen in Austin’s tallest skyscraper.
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JUST IN: Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Twitter Saturday that he is working to pardon Daniel Perry, who was found guilty of murdering a Black Lives Matter protestor in 2020.
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YIKES! No, this isn't a scene from season 3 of "Stranger Things," it's lighting from last night's storms captured by Keeton Field!
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Texas senator Ted Cruz introduced new legislation to improve kindergarten through twelfth grade learning loss from the pandemic.
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Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban declared Monday he will not vote for anyone who thinks climate change is fake.
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Texas Democrats were hoping to host speakers like Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Wendy Davis and Austin Mayor Steve Adler but said they canceled the event so not to take away attention from vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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The bill would make it illegal to display "a firearm while attending or within 500 feet of a public demonstration.". Would you like to see this passed?
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BREAKING: Dallas ISD says it will require students and staff to wear masks when on district property despite Gov. Abbott's ban.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act — freeing local officials to again create their own rules. (Via @TexasTribune )
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BOOKING PHOTO: Ryan Faircloth, 30, has been arrested and charged for the arson incident at the Travis County Democratic Party office in East Austin
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Four arrests have been made in the case where a dead longhorn was placed outside of an OSU fraternity in December. The cow was found on the eve of the Big 12 Championship game, in which OSU was playing against the Texas Longhorns.
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Troops with the Texas National Guard have been deployed to El Paso to help with the morgue crisis, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
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PHOTOS: The group put up billboards for the following lawmakers: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
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After a cold front sent temps plummeting in Central Texas, a line of vehicles waits for air pressure checks at Discount Tire off Burnet and Braker🚗🛞🌡️
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The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill banning transgender children from playing school sports of the gender with which they identify on Thursday.
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AUSTIN MAYOR APOLOGIZES: Over 100,000 Austin Energy customers are still without electricity. "As mayor I accept responsibility on behalf of the city. And I apologize that we let people down in Austin.," Mayor Kirk Watson said. MORE:
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Sen. Ted Cruz says he has asked the FTC to begin investigating crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, after it shut down a fundraiser for a convoy of Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates
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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar's comments during Wednesday night's Democratic National Convention are not sitting well with fellow Texas sheriffs.
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The TCSO says calls were made about boats along the entire route of the parade, some of the locations include: Paradise Cove, Emerald Point and West Beach.
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Across Texas, students walked out of class in an act of protest. They're demanding action when it comes to stopping gun violence.
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Edgar Valdez Villarreal, the former Texas high school football player known as "La Barbie" was arrested in Mexico in 2010
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JUST IN: Austin Police will no longer arrest/ticket individuals for marijuana possession
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NEW: Austin Police say the suspect in a shooting that left 3 people dead is Stephen Nicholas Broderick, and he's still on the run
BREAKING: APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon says the shooting suspect is tentatively identified as Stephen Nicholas Broderick. Police are putting out his name in hopes the public can help locate him. They are concerned he could potentially take a hostage while evading police.
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31-year-old Deonte Lee Rogers was wanted for shooting at officers while they attempted to serve a federal arrest warrant for a probation violation. The shooting happened on August 25th at an apartment complex along Manor Road in East Austin.
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Texas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is demanding resignation or removal of Senator Ted Cruz for inciting acts of sedition.
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“The governor goes back and forth based on whether he has to satisfy Trump or listen to the numbers," Popovich said. "No overall policy, no principle. It’s all about politics. It’s all about what’s good for them and ‘them’ mostly means Trump."
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The protesters, part of a Jewish group called Never Again Action, say an ICE guard ran them over with his truck and others pepper-sprayed them
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Texas Democrats have asked the Justice Department to investigate the actions that led to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, specifically Ted Cruz's "false narratives and violent speeches leading up to insurrectionist attack on Congress."
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LIVE BREAKING NEWS: FBI on the scene of officer-involved shooting on I-35 in Round Rock.
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BREAKING: Missing Austin mother Heidi Broussard has been found dead in Houston, and her infant baby Margot was found alive, according to reports. A car at home where they were found registered to one of Heidi's best friends.
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A group is out at the Far West Blvd/MoPac overpass to show opposition to the anti-Semitic banner that was put over the bridge earlier this week
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“I just hope that, if Attorney General [Ken] Paxton comes to our game, probably not, but if he does, I hope he wears a mask. Because he’s going to be asked to leave and that would be interesting wouldn’t it?” Popovich said
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BREAKING: Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously recommends pardon for Daniel Perry, convicted of murdering BLM protester in 2020. Governor Abbott to make final decision.
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These terrible, terrible billboards were spotted in Oklahoma City by our sister station @OKCFOX 😡
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WHAT DO YOU THINK? Would you like to see marijuana use legalized in Texas?
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UPDATE: The San Marcos City Council approved on Tuesday the construction of a 74,000-square-foot Buc-ee's travel center along Interstate 35, just south of Yarrington Road.
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Texas Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O'Rourke is in Austin visiting polling places during early voting. MORE:
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Jester King Brewery announced on Monday that it will be hosting a booster shot event in partnership with Austin Public Health where free beer will be given in exchange.
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BRIDGE COLLAPSE! The FM 2900 bridge over the Llano River in Kingsland has COLLAPSED in the river due to flooding
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APD: Tyler, The Creator's mugshot photo. He is charged with inciting a riot at SXSW. Bond set at $25,000. http://t.co/R2qn1p1F5E.
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A plot to attack the Buc-ees on I-35 and two New Braunfels High Schools was stopped by the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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JUST IN: Arrest made in Wednesday's arson incident at the Travis County Democratic Party office in East Austin. Press conference with more info planned at 4pm.
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H-E-B is joining other national retailers who have stopped selling products from MyPillow following the CEO's ongoing, baseless allegations of voter fraud.
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BREAKING: Dash cam video released of Leander ISD bus driving into a low water crossing last week
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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has officially endorsed former Austin council member Greg Casar in his run for Congress for Texas' 35th Congressional District
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In Texas, we may not all have ice scrapers, but we sure have BBQ spatulas. Send your winter weather videos and photos here:
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BREAKING: Public colleges now added to locations under mandatory masking by Austin-Travis Co.
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Starting September 1st, you'll need to be 21 to buy cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products in Texas
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Texas senator Ted Cruz has an idea to fund President Trump's border wall. Just make Juaquín "El Chapo" Guzman pay for it.
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JUST IN: Travis County District Attorney José Garza is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who was convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter demonstrator.
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"I'M SO F******* PROUD OF YOU GUYS!" An emotional @BetoORourke in his concession speech to @tedcruz drops an F-bomb on the El Paso crowd--to thunderous applause
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Kent Taylor will forgo his base salary, $525,000, and bonus through Jan. 7, 2021
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A group of Texas doctors is calling on Governor Greg Abbott to rescind his executive order banning vaccine mandates.
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Austin ISD said on Friday evening that parents WILL be informed of positive COVID-19 cases during the school year, despite the new guidance issued Thursday by the Texas Education Agency.
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UPDATE: According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, he asked Houston First to cancel the convention, who then sent a letter to the GOP saying they are canceling the event.
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TEXAS STAYS RED: President Donald Trump has held on to win the Lone Star State #Election2020
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday called for an investigation into a group of protesters who attacked a supporter of Israel in New York City.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday morning he has approved the activation of 10 Texas A&M Task Force 1 personnel to assist with the recovery from storm damage in Kentucky.
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On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Dell Children’s Medical Center for allegedly performing illegal "gender-transitioning procedures" on minors.
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The Portland City Council will consider an emergency resolution next week to consider a ban on goods and services from Texas, amid controversy over abortion rights.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke rallied supporters in Downtown Austin Saturday night at Republic Square Park.
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