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KXAN crime reporter Brianna Hollis and digital reporter Sam Stark dive into the investigations into Raul Meza Jr. on “KXAN Live: The Meza Case” to give you a look behind the curtain at the team’s coverage. You can watch the streams live on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

The Travis County Sheriff's Office launched a page on its website to help solve cold cases, the Austin Police Department says someone is impersonating a sergeant over the phone and threatening arrests, and Austin cooling centers are being closed. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on KXAN.com.

Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with the USGS about some projects they're working on to capture carbon in our oceans.

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Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company based in Cedar Park, announced this month that they broke the record for rocket launch speed. They prepped the payload for a rocket, named Victus Nox, in 57 hours and launched that rocket in just 27 hours. The previous record, according to Firefly Aerospace, was 21 days.

Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company based in Cedar Park, announced this month that they broke the record for rocket launch speed. They prepped the payload for a rocket, named Victus Nox, in 57 hours and launched that rocket in just 27 hours. The previous record, according to Firefly Aerospace, was 21 days.

At 6:50 p.m. on Sept. 13, police said a 911 call came in about a head-on crash just south of Zilker Park and Barton Springs. By the time officers got there at 9:55 p.m., everyone was gone, and the department said it could not take a report. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-police-citing-staffing-issues-take-3-hours-to-respond-to-crash/

A local roofer says it could take longer to fix your roof after hail damage because of a shortage in roofing tiles.

The suspect in a downtown Dallas murder was taken into custody this week by University of Texas at Austin police, according to the Dallas Police Department. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/dallas-police-murder-suspect-taken-into-custody-by-ut-austin-police/

On Wednesday, the City of San Marcos said an October 2004 sexual assault cold case was solved due to advanced DNA technology, the agency said in a news release on its website. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/dna-technology-helps-solve-2004-san-marcos-cold-case/

In a social media post on Wednesday, the Austin Police Department said it is aware of a person portraying himself as an APD sergeant. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-says-its-aware-of-individual-impersonating-law-enforcement/

KXAN's Blake DeVine took a tour with TSA agents, to learn how they screen thousands of suitcases through the outbound baggage system at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.