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Learn about these items to utilize for Back-to-School from Lifestyle Expert, Margo Burr
'Tis the season for back to school, which means parents and students are looking for the best products for a successful year. Lifestyle Expert Margo Burr is here with her picks that are top-of-the class. Air Snacks https://likeairsnacks.com/. Where to buy: In the Austin area, Like Air can be found...
(Video) Jaden Greathouse on Offense: 'We are Not Afraid to Throw the Ball Downfield'
Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse met with the media after practice on Thursday. He talked about how his route running has improved, the differences between the offense last year and this year, and the dynamic of the new receiver room. Check out the highlights from the Austin product's time...
‘It just can’t be turned on’: Lake Travis ISD debuts phone ban on first week of school
Austin (KXAN) — While Lake Travis ISD students returned to the classroom this week, their cell phones did not. The district's new policy went into effect on the first day of school and requires phones to be turned off and put away during class.
Austin-area school districts ban cellphones to prevent bullying, improve student achievement
Shannon Brady held up a poster that read "Smart Kids, Not Smart Devices" and asked her class of sixth-graders what it was all about. To help students focus, one boy said. “Exactly!” the English teacher responded. “If I’m thinking about my phone the whole time, I’m not focused on what I’m supposed to be learning, right? And, so this is actually a gift to you this year.”
Teens using AI to create explicit deepfakes of classmates prompts new bill
AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — A new warning for families: kids are using artificial intelligence to create and distribute content about other students. It is a problem popping up across the country. A deepfake is an image, video, or audio recording that has been edited to replace a person with...
Taxes are rising, as are charges for city services
Money paid by city of Austin taxpayers and Austin residents who pay monthly bills for water and wastewater, electricity, trash and recycling collection (as well as a drainage utility fee and a clean community fee) will see their cost-of-living increase starting in October. That’s pretty much the case every year, and this year the city and its residents have all had to contend with inflation.
Study Says Texas Teachers Rank #1 in USA for Being Overworked
Teachers rank near the top when it comes to people who are the most underpaid and overworked. They work well over 40 hours a week, don't get paid what they deserve, and often take money out of their own pocket to buy school supplies. How about the frustration of dealing...
It's time to renew that Texas hunting, fishing license before the current one expires
TEXAS, USA — It's almost time for new hunting and fishing seasons, but before you hit the water or the field, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding hunters and anglers to purchase the new licenses for the 2024-2025 season. Current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the...
State Fair of Texas stands pat on policy prohibiting firearms in Fair Park
The State Fair of Texas stands behind its updated security policy and is ready to cooperate with the city of Dallas in responding to threats from the state attorney general. On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the interim Dallas city manager warning her to change the State Fair's updated firearms policy, or he would file a lawsuit.
Can we predict earthquakes in Texas? SMU researchers study wastewater injection to find out
Researchers at Southern Methodist University are studying how wastewater injection from oil and gas extraction impacts seismic activity in Texas in an effort to better predict where these earthquakes may hit. Wastewater is a byproduct produced in the process of extracting oil and natural gas from the earth, which is...
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