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Central Texas top stories for November 20, 2024. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson avoided a runoff this week by a slim margin. Hear from a couple of candidates still in the running for an Austin City Council seat this evening. Alex Jones is suing The Onion and families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to block the takeover of Infowars. Hays County and Austin Pets Alive are building a pet resource center. ACC has announced plans to expand its advanced manufacturing curriculum online.

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Central Texas top stories for November 20, 2024. The City of Austin has to rethink the project to build caps on I-35. A conflict between two local health organizations came to a head yesterday when Central Health’s CEO fired the CEO of CommUnityCare. The State of Texas is offering land for Donald Trump’s upcoming administration to build its first mass deportation camp. The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is considering switching to a four-day school week. The National Weather Service says high – almost critical– fire weather conditions are expected today in most of Central Texas.

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Central Texas top stories for November 19, 2024. The Texas State Board of Education votes to advance an elementary reading curriculum that includes Bible stories. Liberty Hill ISD is likely to have to make some painful budget cuts after a ballot measure that would raise the district’s property tax rate failed to pass. A small number of Travis County ballots added to the total this week did not change the outcome of the race for Austin mayor. The plan to install highway decks over I-35 in Central Austin is being reconsidered. Dementia research is the focus of a Texas legislative initiative announced this week. A luxury development in the Hill Country now has the green light to take water from Lake Travis. The Southwest Research Institute has been selected by NASA to develop the next generation of coronagraphs.

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David Morley started playing bike polo sometime around 2010, when the sport and he were both very young. Now they’re both a few years older, but David’s love for the sport remains.

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Central Texas top stories for November 19, 2024. Austin has set up a citizen review panel for police complaints. Liberty Hill ISD leaders are looking at making budget cuts after a tax rate increase was defeated by voters. The Texas State Board of Education is expected to take an initial vote this morning on instructional materials that have faced scrutiny for the inclusion of Bible stories.

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Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2024. School leaders in Round Rock are working to make their campuses more safe and secure. The City of Austin is naming the citizens to oversee complaints against police officers. The Texas State Board of Education is considering whether to approve state-developed instructional materials for use in public schools. The Leapfrog Group gave most Austin-area hospitals high marks. There’s a chance this week to hear from a couple of candidates still in the running for an Austin City Council seat. The Texas Longhorns will host their final home football game of their inaugural SEC campaign on Saturday. Two cold fronts are bringing some more typical fall weather to the Austin area this week.

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Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2024. Two cold fronts will bring temperatures down this week. Some cities in Williamson County are re-thinking how they approach flood insurance. The Texas State Board of Education is kicking off its last series of meetings of the year today. The Texas Longhorns are ranked 3rd in the AP’s latest Top 25 football rankings.

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Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2024. Austin mayoral contender not ready to concede. Reported child measles case in Pflugerville was false alarm. CapMetro faces another setback in effort to go all-electric. Texas football on the road to face the Razorbacks.

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Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2024. It’s official, Kirk Watson has been reelected as Austin Mayor. APD Chief, Lisa Davis, says she wants the department to retool how it looks at police data. Round Rock has a new fire station. If you’re in Downtown Austin and order takeout through Uber eats, don’t be surprised if your food is delivered by a robot.

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Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is telling public colleges and universities not to increase tuition for another two school years. The race for Austin Mayor is coming down to a small number of uncounted votes in Williamson County. The Onion buys Infowars. Wynn Roser is Texas’ new commissioner of higher education.

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