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Central Texas top stories for April 19, 2024. Austin Water unveiled a new plan to conserve water and battle drought. Moderate to severe drought is persisting mainly in western parts of Central Texas. The City of San Marcos is getting 14 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation. San Marcos is hosting its annual summer fan drive. The City of Austin is looking into how entry fees at its swimming pools can be adjusted. Weekend rain chances. Tomorrow’s Texas Football Orange & White game is still on schedule, despite the high likelihood of rain. Austin FC face Houston in their second Copa Tejas match of the year.

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Central Texas top stories for April 19, 2024. EPA announces new regulations on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Residents giving testimony at Austin City Hall will get more time to speak. In-person early voting starts Monday morning in the May 4th election. San Marcos’s new water restrictions. Weekend rain chances.

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Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2024. Austin will restart a program that gives public cash to low-income families. Advocates and families of imprisoned Texans are calling on the state to provide AC in prisons ahead of another hot summer. The City of Austin will keep the Marshalling Yard open for another eight months. Healthcare worker shortage task force. The Austin area could get some severe weather tonight.

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Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2024. Austin City Council members are raising questions about conditions at a temporary homeless shelter. The Austin City Council is expected to outlaw the construction of windowless bedrooms. Georgetown ISD will begin training its own teachers this spring to help meet staffing needs.

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Central Texas top stories for April 17, 2024. What the next regular session of the Texas Legislature could mean for the state’s power grid. More lawsuits have been filed in the deadly Hays CISD bus crash. Texas State University needs more housing for students. The City of Austin wants to give more resources to re-envisioning how sexual assault cases are investigated. We are seeing another spike in prices at the gas pumps. The 47th annual O. Henry Museum Pun Off World Championships are coming up next month.

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Central Texas top stories for April 17, 2024. The City of Austin is bracing for a budget shortfall this year and beyond. Travis County commissioners renamed the Justice and Public Safety Division to the Department of Innovative Justice and Program Analysis. The Biden Administration’s 6.4 billion dollar investment in Samsung is expected to bring more than 20 thousand jobs to Central Texas.

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Central Texas top stories for April 16, 2024. Austin is facing a budget shortfall. San Marcos water restrictions may be changing soon. UT Austin President Jay Hartzell on staff layoffs to comply with a new state law banning DEI initiatives at public universities. “Bike lane bounty” initiative hits a snag. All Things Wild takes in a duck with a missing bill. Changes to Zilker Park’s weekend parking fee.

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Central Texas top stories for April 16, 2024. Hays CISD approves a plan to ensure all school district buses are equipped with seat belts as soon as possible. Travis County is renaming the Justice & Public Safety department. In-person early voting in the May 4th election starts on Monday. ABIA will be among the first airports in the country to get a new system that helps monitor where planes are on the ground. Application for new grants for artists and small art businesses opens today.

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Central Texas top stories for April 15, 2024. Redevelopment of the former Austin-American Statesman offices site hits a roadblock. Hays CISD is making a plan to ensure all school buses are equipped with seat belts. ERCOT has told power plant operators to put off scheduled maintenance this week as temperatures rise. This week’s weather. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced plans to invest 6.4 billion federal dollars into Samsung to expand its semiconductor manufacturing in Central Texas. Childcare availability will be a key issue in the Texas Legislature’s next regular session. The deadline to participate in Austin’s warrant amnesty program is Friday. 

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Central Texas top stories for April 15, 2024. Property appraisals are down for the second year in a row. Homeless resource system. Polly the Pekin duck is getting a prosthetic beak. Former Texas Longhorn Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters.

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