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90 Austin ISD schools harmed in winter storms, resulting in $15 million in damage

Lamar Middle School damage (KXAN/Frank Martinez)

Gov. Abbott gives 2 reasons why ERCOT is responsible, not a scapegoat, for storm outages

Missing in Texas: ‘John and Joseph’s Law’ could require police to report to NamUs

LIVE: ERCOT hearings begin as lawmakers demand answers, look for solutions

Texas House hearing

Police need help identifying suspect who cut victim outside downtown Austin bar

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Cat-sitting company co-owner shares journey of checking on cats during winter storm

Deadly motorcycle crash on William Cannon Drive

Asylum-seekers enter Brownsville, Texas

APA! transporting 100 cats and dog to Boston

Texas Legislature hearings on ERCOT begin Thursday

First Warning Weather with Nick Bannin

Pandemic influencing future school design

Missing in Texas: Family searches for missing Marine for two years, pushes for new Texas law

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LIVE UPDATES: Austin City Council to waive permit fees for home repairs, extend winter storm disaster declaration

Austin City Hall on Feb. 15, 2021 (Saul Hannibal Photo)

Police search for missing elderly man with medical conditions last seen in northeast Austin

APD said Charles Younger, 71, was reported missing Thursday morning. He has medical conditions, and they are concerned for his wellbeing. (APD Photos)

Drizzle turns to showers today with many more rain chances ahead

Feb. 25 proclaimed as ‘Jim Spencer Day’ to honor Austin’s longtime weathercaster

Austin City Council District 6 member Mackenzie Kelly surprised KXAN's own Jim Spencer with a proclamation designating February 25 as 'Jim Spencer Day.'

Jordan Spieth commits to WGC Match Play in Austin next month

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UPDATES: Asylum-seekers on MPP program cross into South Texas

Unloaded gun found in student’s backpack at Manor Middle School

WATCH LIVE: Immigration correspondents discuss migrants’ crossing into Texas from refugee camps

More than 100 TEXSAR members to resume 3-day search for missing Texas State student

Photos of missing Texas State student Jason Landry (Caldwell County Sheriff's Office Photos)

Local cat-sitting company braved winter storm to check on clients’ cats

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Texas Politics

Gov. Abbott gives 2 reasons why ERCOT is responsible, not a scapegoat, for storm outages

Rep. Harold Dutton, chair of the Texas House Public Education Committee, talks future of schools

Gov. Abbott to deploy National Guard to help vaccinate seniors against COVID-19

LIVE: ERCOT hearings begin as lawmakers demand answers, look for solutions

LISTEN: Family searches for missing Marine for two years, pushes for new Texas law

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Local Sports

Jordan Spieth commits to WGC Match Play in Austin next month

Jordan Spieth

Walk-off error gives Texas softball win over Texas State in home opener

Texas dominates early, cruises late in win over Kansas

Antico, Williams lead Texas to first win of season

Tiger Woods faces hard recovery from ‘significant’ injuries in car crash

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Border Report

WATCH LIVE: Immigration correspondents discuss migrants’ crossing into Texas from refugee camps

Asylum-seekers in MPP program cross into South Texas Thursday

‘River of guns’ continues to flow from U.S. into Mexico, ‘only getting worse’

‘Post-Trump’ migrants arrive at border with harrowing stories, hopes of being let into U.S.

Donkeys, goats, dogs entertain migrants at ‘overflow center’ at Catholic parish in South Texas

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Crime

Police need help identifying suspect who cut victim outside downtown Austin bar

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Man in critical condition after reported stabbing near Leander H-E-B, suspect in custody

Police looking for 4 suspects involved in assault of downtown Austin gas station employee

Austin police search for sexual assault suspect who posed as law enforcement, pulled over victim

Man accused of driving on icy road while intoxicated, causing man to fall to his death from flyover

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Entertainment

NY Times says it needs culture change, better inclusion

Woof, woof: Rebel Wilson goes to the dogs in reality show

Lincoln Center to emerge from pandemic with outdoor shows

Prada sees virtues to preserve in digital runways

Author-editor Nadja Spiegelman to edit new literary magazine

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US Politics

Austin 1st graders sent VP Kamala Harris a letter — and really want her to write back!

Third stimulus checks: Key vote coming that will impact $1,400 payments

President Biden and First Lady to travel to Texas on Friday

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton left for Utah during winter storm, power outages

‘Where’s John Cornyn?’: Twitter users theorize Texas senator’s location in wake of winter storms

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