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Ivan Melendez crushes first High-A home run 475 feet Tuesday for Hillsboro Hops

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Melendez hit his first home run for the Hillsboro Hops a whopping 475 feet with an exit velocity of 111 mph against the Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium in Spokane. Melendez is in his first full year of Minor League Baseball with the Hops, the Advanced Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona picked Melendez at No. 43 overall in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Dust storms becoming more fatal

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A NOAA study found that the number of dust storm-related fatalities need to be reported more accurately. -- Rich Segal

Flash flood washes trucks into Walnut Creek

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Several of those vehicles are still in the creek. Haugh said the treacherous terrain has made extracting the vehicles difficult but he is working with agencies to remove them as quickly as possible.

Texas House considers removing drag mention from ban bill

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The Texas House of Representatives' State Affairs committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 12, which would ban sexually explicit or suggestive performances while minors are present. Its proposed substitutions to the bill, though, would remove mention of drag performances or gender non-conformity.



Del Valle ISD approves 6% raise for all positions

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The Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees during a special board meeting on Monday approved the superintendent's recommendation of a 6% salary increase for all teachers, librarians, counselors, nurses, paraprofessionals, auxiliary staff, and administration.

Money, politics and TxTag: Abbott donors on oversight board

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All five members of a commission tasked with overseeing the Texas Department of Transportation — and by extension, its troubled TxTag toll system — appear to have no prior experience with transportation but collectively donated nearly $1.5 million to Gov. Greg Abbott, who appointed them, a KXAN investigation found.

Director: TxTag vendors doing better, but still not satisfied

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The top official at the Texas Department of Transportation said he believes current vendors operating the state’s tollway systems are performing better than the previous vendors, despite “documented deficiencies” with the company’s handling back-office systems and millions of dollars in liquidated damages assessed to the company in charge of customer service.

Why two dozen KXAN journalists took on TxTag troubles … again

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In the last few years, the complaints have been steady. The only type of tip sent to KXAN that really outweighed those about TxTag were related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And they were the same issues as always: double-billing, auto pay, tech glitches, customer service. The frustration from our viewers — TxTag customers — hadn’t gone away.

Texas softball falls out of top-5 after being swept by Baylor

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball didn't fall much in the latest national rankings release, but voters in most polls dropped them outside the top five after they were swept by Baylor to end the regular season. Texas fell two spots from No. 5 to No. 7 in both the ESPN/USA Softball and D1Softball.com [...]





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