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Fire at Central Texas apartment complex causes hundreds of evacuations but no major injuries reported
Read full article: Fire at Central Texas apartment complex causes hundreds of evacuations but no major injuries reportedA Texas grass fire that spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums has forced hundreds of residents from their homes but caused no major injuries.
Austin pizza joint Via 313 coming to San Antonio, expanding outside Texas for first time
Read full article: Austin pizza joint Via 313 coming to San Antonio, expanding outside Texas for first timeA lauded Detroit-style pizza joint in Austin is expanding to South Texas thanks to an outside investment that will double the brandās size.
Texas teen breaks Guinness World Record for having worldās longest legs
Read full article: Texas teen breaks Guinness World Record for having worldās longest legsTEXAS ā A 17-year-old Texas teen now holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest legs. Maci Currin, of Cedar Park, Texas, will make an appearance in the 2021 Guinness Book of World Records for having the worldās longest legs for a female, and for having the longest legs as a teenager, according to the world records' website. Sheās 6 feet, 10 inches tall and Guinness says her legs account for 60% of her total height. Currin says she hopes her new world record helps other tall women appreciate their height, rather than shy away from what makes them unique. RELATED: Whatās Up South Texas: San Antonio artist wins world record for mini art
Man barricaded in Central Texas home after 3 officers are shot
Read full article: Man barricaded in Central Texas home after 3 officers are shotResidents of a suburb near Austin, Texas, were told to stay indoors early Monday as police surrounded a home where a man was barricaded inside with three of his family members after three officers were shot hours earlier. Harmon said that when officers arrived they were met with gunfire and taken to a local hospital. We want to end this peacefully for everyone involved, Harmon said Sunday, making a plea to the unidentified suspect. Harmon said that the Cedar Park Police Department has a history at the residence, but did not provide details, including when police last visited the home. Our hearts are with the police officers who were injured while protecting the Cedar Park community this afternoon.
3 Cedar Park police officers shot, hospitalized after responding to house call, officials say
Read full article: 3 Cedar Park police officers shot, hospitalized after responding to house call, officials sayAUSTIN Three Cedar Park police officers were shot and are now hospitalized after responding to a house call, according to Cedar Park police. According to police, the shooting broke out as the three officers were responding to a call at a residence in the area. We are on scene of a shooting where multiple Cedar Park Police Officers have been shot while responding to a call at a home off Natalie Cove. pic.twitter.com/4Wwel2jUVe Cedar Park Police (@CedarParkPD) August 16, 2020Three officers were shot and are hospitalized from their injuries; however, all are in stable condition, police said. The City of Cedar Park has issued a shelter in place order for that area of the city as police officers respond to the active shooter.
Texas Democrats' congressional campaign received a PPP loan in May
Read full article: Texas Democrats' congressional campaign received a PPP loan in MayMann took out and paid back a Paycheck Protection Program loan for her U.S. House campaign. Dr. Christine Eady Mann confirmed to The Texas Tribune on Monday a KXAN report that she took out a $28,600 Paycheck Protection Program loan for her campaign. Her campaign paid the loan back last month. Mann said her campaign paid the money back, and her most recent campaign finance report verifies that on June 23 her campaign paid the bank $28,600 in an itemized disbursement labeled "Paycheck Protection Program." Disclosure: The Texas Tribune, as a nonprofit local newsroom and a small business, applied for and received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program in the amount of $1,116,626.
Texas resident wins $227 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot
Read full article: Texas resident wins $227 million Mega Millions lottery jackpotCEDAR PARK, Texas ā A resident of Leander, Texas, is the lucky winner of the largest lottery prize ever paid out to a single Texas Lottery player, according to a news release. The winner, who has elected to remain anonymous, won the $227 million jackpot prize for the Sept. 24 Mega Millions drawing. Cancer Patient Wins $200K Lottery on Way to Last Chemo RoundThe winning lottery ticket was a quick pick ticket and purchased at Lakeline Express Mart at 2004 N. Lakeline Blvd. The claimant becomes the 13th Mega Millions jackpot winner in Texas and the first since October 2016, when another winner claimed a $49 million prize, according to a news release. Nearly 1,400 people played 2-2-2-2 in SC lottery ā and wonDrawings for Mega Millions are Tuesdays and Fridays.