Pres Biden did last minute pardons and Pres-Elect Trump will soon be the next president. 

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Ascension Seton nurses went on strike demanding more staff be hired, the Austin Transit Partnership will start holding open house meetings to engage with the community about Project Connect and multiple Texas Health & Human Services employees have been fired after illegally accessing others' personal data.

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Tonight's the first night that Sixth Street will be open to traffic as part of the city's plan to improve public safety downtown, some Austin City Council members are concerned about state representatives trying to block Project Connect and the newly negotiated ceasefire deal has been delayed by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Texas Representative Dustin Burrows has been elected as the House Speaker for the new Texas Legislature, the Austin City Council is expected to put a $2 billion dollar climate bond package on the November ballot & Eanes ISD will close an elementary school due to budget cuts.

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As the California wildfires rage, including a brand new fire in Ventura County, there are concerns about Austin's readiness to deal with a wildfire should one occur. We speak with Austin Fire Union leader Bob Nix, retired AFD Battalion Chief Randy Desner and former Austin City Council member Don Zimmerman. 

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A homeless encampment in South Austin caught fire, Austin Transit releases more details about the light rail plan and Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick discusses his plans on a total THC ban in Texas.

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A man has been arrested in connection to one of the California wildfires, a new conservative action committee has announced school choice as its top priority in the new Texas legislature and the City of Austin claims it has reduced violence at a notorious park in the east part of the city.

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E.C.H.O. releases its report on homeless mortality rates, legislation to ban kids from social media is expected to kick off the new Texas legislature and the DOJ has filed a lawsuit against six major landlords, some of which are in Austin, alleging price fixing on rent prices.

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Austin has released the early number of applicants for developments based on the H.O.M.E. initiative, Austin ECHO is preparing its annual count of the number of homeless living in Austin and President-Elect Trump reveals his foreign policy goals in a press conference.

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The race to be Texas Speaker of the House heats up with the new legislature set to start in one week, new crime numbers in Austin have been released just as the new city council is sworn in and Mark Zuckerberg vows to repeal censorship on Meta.

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