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Central Texas top stories for December 06, 2024. You can still vote to decide who will get the seat left on the AISD Board of Trustees. We’re expecting a warmer winter, but Texas could still see dramatic cold snaps. The Longhorns will go for their first Southeastern Conference Championship tomorrow. Texas Volleyball team will play NCAA Second Round against USC tonight. You can get your dog or cat spayed or neutered for free this week.
July 15, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 15, 2025. The Austin area is still under a Flood Watch until 1 p.m. today. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax released a proposed budget of $6.3 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. AISD is working on a plan to close certain campuses to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit. Travis […]
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July 14, 2025
A Flood Watch has been extended until tomorrow morning at 7:00 for the Austin area and west into the Hill Country. The Lower Colorado River Authority opened four flood gates this afternoon at Buchanan Dam. Debris pickup services in the northwest Travis County neighborhood near Big Sandy Creek started today. Travis County officials are working to restore access to homes near Big Sandy Creek after flooding in the area severely damaged a bridge and left some people in the neighborhood trapped on one side of the creek. Mexican volunteer teams helped with recovery efforts in Kerr County.
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July 14, 2025
Austin-area home for disabled Texans begins recovery after losing ‘office mom’ in flooding
Sherry Richardson, 64, was considered the “office mom” at Hope House, a long-term residential home for children and adults with disabilities in Liberty Hill.
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July 14, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 14, 2025. A flood watch is still in effect for Central Texas until 9 tonight. A candlelight vigil in Leander this weekend helped people grapple with the grief caused by deadly floods in Central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend. Congregants from churches across Kerrville, in Central Texas, […]
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July 11, 2025
Texas state lawmakers are looking at whether they could have done more to make the state ready for floods. Texans are doing what they can to help people recover from the deadly and destructive flooding. The Presidential Disaster Declaration has been expanded to include counties in the Austin area. A member of Congress from Austin is calling for an independent investigation into the federal response to devastating flooding in Central Texas. As of today, there’s still one person missing in Burnet County. A burn ban is in effect for northwest Travis County, the part of the county most affected by flooding.
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July 11, 2025
Many of the flood victims were children. They left behind their stuffed animals. KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy reports.
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July 11, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 11, 2025. Texas House and Senate established flood and disaster committees ahead of the special session. Cedar Park residents held a vigil to honor the lives lost in the Austin area floods last week. The Central Texas Food Bank opened satellite sites to help those affected by flooding. Education […]
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July 10, 2025
The resource center is offering people help with putting their lives back together. The Central Texas Food Bank is opening satellite sites in neighboring counties affected by flooding. A program that assesses Austin’s air for biological threats will continue despite uncertainty about federal funding. Williamson County has its first known human case of West Nile virus for this year.
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