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Central Texas top stories for December 05, 2024. Police officer Christopher Taylor was fired from the Austin Police Department after being convicted for the fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva. Rent prices keep going down in Austin. There are no traces of forever chemicals in the city’s drinking water. Make sure you are ready for a cold winter this year.

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Central Texas top stories for December 4, 2024. Austin and Travis County leaders said they’re ready for severe cold spells. Austin police officer Christopher Taylor was sentenced this week to a two-year prison term. The water agreement between the cities of Kyle and San Marcos is changing. H-E-B’s oldest store in Austin is new again. Much needed rain fell on Austin today.

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Central Texas top stories for December 04, 2024. Christopher Taylor has been sentenced to two years in prison. Austin City Council is encouraging folks to relocate homes instead of demolishing them. This fall broke many weather records in Austin. Firefighters are conducting controlled burns near Lake Georgetown to avoid wildfires.

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Central Texas top stories for December 3, 2024. It’s day two of Early Voting in this month’s runoff elections. Travis County is launching a new program to help people who are exiting jail make a safer transition back into society. A state-of-the-art arena may be coming to San Marcos. The City of Kyle is lifting some water restrictions despite ongoing drought conditions.

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Jean Nelson fell in love with the idea of glass blowing at age 10, but it was almost 40 years before she finally got to pursue the art form. Now it’s her passion.

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Central Texas top stories for December 03, 2024. Early voting is underway in runoff races in Travis County, that includes a seat on the AISD Board of Trustees, Austin City Council District Seven and Manor’s mayor. Travis County is seeing a decline in drug-related deaths. Work is underway to build a new pipeline in Lake Travis, but the project is facing delays.

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Central Texas top stories for December 2, 2024. Early voting for runoff elections in Travis County starts today. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans on how to address homelessness might affect Austin’s long-term plans to get people to housing. The only clinic in Texas that exclusively serves uninsured children needs to find a new place. Here’s how to watch out for seasonal scams. The Longhorns will play to win the SEC championship. UT- Austin will host first and second rounds of the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Championship. 

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Central Texas top stories for November 29, 2024. You can donate those leftovers in an ATX Free Fridge. Tomorrow’s Small Business Saturday aims to support local businesses. Zilker Holiday Tree lighting this weekend. We’ll soon get a detailed look at the proposed 10-mile light-rail system through Austin. Local nonprofit working to ease animal shelter overcapacity. Longhorns-Aggies rivalry resurrected tomorrow at Kyle Field.

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Central Texas top stories for November 29, 2024. The City of Austin this year awarded $3,000 grants to dozens of local groups that are working to address food insecurity and climate challenges, hear from one of the organizations that is helping people by bicycle. Did you know you could get your vegetables for free at a garden close to I-35? Folks at Texas Parks and Wildlife want to make fishing more accessible in Austin. The University of Texas and Texas A&M will face each other in a very expected football match.

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Central Texas top stories for November 27, 2024. The Central Texas Food Bank has been gathering and distributing food for families in need for Thanksgiving. The City of Austin has opened a new affordable housing development. ACC is expanding in Round Rock. It’s the last day on the job for Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw.

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