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Central Texas top stories for April 8, 2025. House Bill 44 would clarify when emergency abortions are legal. We Are Blood needs donations of type-O blood. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is warning about another telephone scam. Liberty Hill ISD Superintendent Steven Snell has submitted his resignation, now that he’s been appointed to be Williamson County Judge. A man accused of fatally shooting six people in Austin and San Antonio in 2023 is now in a state mental health facility. Austin’s sales tax revenue has flattened, and that’s putting the city in some financial strain. Texas State University is changing its contract with a bus company after university-branded buses were seen transporting people to a protest rally in Austin over the weekend. Texas Baseball is the number two team in the country after sweeping Georgia.

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Central Texas top stories for April 8, 2025. A committee of the Texas House of Representatives heard testimony yesterday on a bill known as the Life of the Mother Act, it is aimed at clarifying the emergency medical exception to the state’s abortion law. The truck driver who crashed his vehicle into a line of cars on I-35 near Parmer Lane in north Austin last month, killing five, was sober, according to his lawyer. The Austin City Council is set to get an update today on how to pay for caps that would be built over I-35. Liberty Hill ISD school board members accepted the resignation of Superintendent Steven Snell last night and named Chief of Schools Travis Motal Interim Superintendent.

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Central Texas top stories for April 7, 2025. Austin Energy is warning about fraudulent phone calls. The Trump administration is clawing back millions in federal dollars that would have helped to address flood risks in Austin. We started this week with temperatures dipping into the 30s in Austin.

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Central Texas top stories for April 7, 2025. A bill that could shut down Austin’s Equity Office is one step closer to the Texas governor’s desk. The Trump administration’s cuts to funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture are affecting food banks across the country, including here in Austin. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Texas Sunday after a second child there died from measles. Austin Public Health is holding multiple free screenings and events this week. The NCAA women’s basketball championship game was played yesterday afternoon, without the Texas Longhorns who fell to South Carolina Friday Night. 

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Central Texas top stories for April 4, 2025. Authorities say dozens of people arrested in Hays County this week are connected to a Venezuelan gang. Austin ISD is considering closing Dobie Middle School because it has received too many failing grades from the state. The Texas women’s basketball team will play defending national champion South Carolina tonight for a spot in the NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game. Texas DPS says there may be delays in getting an emissions inspection right now. Several roads will be closed Sunday for the annual Statesman Cap10k.

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Central Texas top stories for April 4, 2025. Austin Public Health leadership says the agency has lost funding due to recent budget cuts at federal health agencies. Construction of an extension of the 183A toll road in Leander is nearing completion. Drivers trying to get an emissions inspection right now may experience delays. Texas women’s basketball team will play in the Final Four tonight for the first time in 22 years.

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Central Texas top stories for April 3, 2025. Businesses big and small here in the Austin area are bracing for the effects of the tariffs. Today is the last day to register to vote in the May 3rd local elections. A formerly indicted Austin police officer will serve on the state police oversight board. The federal investigation of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton concerning allegations of corruption has been dropped. Chances of rain and thunderstorms enter the forecast starting tonight.

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Central Texas top stories for April 3, 2025. Local elections are happening on May 3, here’s what you need to know. More than 40 people, including minors, were arrested in Hays County earlier this week; officials believe they were part of Tren de Aragua. Local animal shelters and rescue organizations are getting ready for an influx of animals in the coming months. 

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Central Texas top stories for April 2, 2025. Homelessness is on the rise among people under the age of 25. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is close to deciding whether to challenge Senator John Cornyn in next year’s primary election. Save Our Springs is suing in state court over the plan to expand MoPac through South Austin. Firefly Aerospace is working with NASA on a mission to increase understanding of severe weather patterns on Earth. An opportunity is coming up this week to get your pet spayed or neutered free of charge.

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Central Texas top stories for April 2, 2025. A new nonprofit is using City of Austin money to help house people experiencing homelessness. The Texas Senate passed a bill that would require people to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in state elections. The deadline to vote in May’s local elections is tomorrow. Researchers at NASA are working with an Austin-area company to better understand sever weather patterns on Earth.

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