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Central Texas top stories for August 27, 2024. The City of Austin is facing a lawsuit after police shot a man in his home four times in April. The Austin Independent School District is moving forward with plans to install solar panels at fourteen campuses. A new class action lawsuit seeks to block the City of Austin from collecting all property taxes until it kills the tax increase approved by voters to fund Project Connect. Appointments for updated COVID-19 vaccines are now available at some Austin pharmacies. Williamson County Commissioners have adopted a budget of $635 million ahead of the new fiscal year on October 1st. Gas prices jumped up overnight in the Austin area. Local meteorologists are saying they’re confident that the worst of the summer heat is behind us.

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Central Texas top stories for August 27, 2024. The Austin City Council is set to approve more than a million dollars in contracts to expand the services of a nonprofit addressing homelessness. Community is coming together after the fire at Kealing Middle School delayed the start of the school year. AISD is getting a grant for solar panels. Edith Royal passed away yesterday at age of 98.

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Central Texas top stories for August 26, 2024. Austin Community College kicked off its fall semester today. Police in Round Rock say additional warrants have been secured for one of the suspects arrested in connection with the deadly gunfire at this year’s Juneteenth celebration. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is the focus of a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Justice. CapMetro swore in its first-ever police chief today. People in West Travis County can now resume watering their lawns and filling up swimming pools. The Texas Longhorns kick off their first season in the Southeastern Conference this weekend.

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Central Texas top stories for August 26, 2024. Travis County no longer meets air quality standards set by EPA, and county leaders are asking for help from state regulators. A new respite center for teens in crisis is set to open in Austin next month. Today is the first day of classes for UT Austin and ACC. City of Taylor is under Stage Two Water Restrictions.

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Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2024. Hottest week of the year easing up. Another heat-driven power outage in Austin. Over irrigation causes water shortage. Restraining order in Austin Charter amendments suit. Austin ISD closer to settlement in special ed suit. Leander ISD to teach kids to be sports officials. Austin FC on the road. 

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Top Central Texas stories for the morning of August 23, 2024. A judge puts a hold on Austin’s efforts to change its charter. A deadline looms for I-35 planning. Vaccines available for mpox. A key official in the negotiations for a new police contract steps down. Hot football players.

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Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2024. We are under another Excessive Heat Warning. About 15 thousand people were without power for several hours yesterday. Cooling Centers for people experiencing homelessness. Kealing Middle School will officially start the new school year on Monday, nearly one week after the rest of the district. The Texas Women’s Soccer team takes on Southern Methodist University tonight in Dallas. Gas prices are still getting lower.

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Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2024. The City of Austin is facing a lawsuit over its efforts to pay for Austinites to travel outside of Texas for an abortion. Central Health leadership gave preliminary approval Wednesday evening to their next fiscal year budget, which will go before Travis County commissioners for a final vote next month. The city of Austin is accepting financial donations to replace sixteen bicycles that were stolen this past Sunday from the Lorraine “Grandma” Camacho Activity Center.

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Central Texas top stories for August 21, 2024. Today is the hottest day of the hottest week of 2024. Texas sets new electricity demand record. No shelter from the heat at night. Kealing Middle School won’t open until Monday. San Marcos allocates remaining ARPA money. Austin offering equity grants.  

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Austin Pets Alive is expanding its efforts to move animals from under-resourced shelters in Texas to out-of-state foster and adoptive homes. Manor ISD’s school board decided this week to ask voters to approve a new tax rate in November. An Austin ISD trustee who represents voters across the entire district, Noelita Lugo, is not running for reelection in November. The City of Austin has put out a help-wanted sign for artists.

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