Austin, TX
Austin College announces Spring 2024 Dean’s List
Nolan Adams from Savannah, Texas;
Kimberly Aguilar from Pflugerville, Texas;
Ben Allen from Sherman, Texas;
Ahana Apte from Plano, Texas;
Caroline Armstrong from Houston, Texas;
Miguel Avila from Dallas, Texas;
Heaven Barber from Los Lunas, New Mexico;
Brianna Barch from Princeton, Texas;
Adam Bel Hadj Kacem from McKinney, Texas;
Tyra Bennett from Sherman, Texas;
Saji Bhogal from Tyler, Texas;
Ashley Boatright from Sherman, Texas;
Kiara Bobb from Avondale Estates, Georgia;
Alicia Bohannon from Denison, Texas;
Gavin Brand from Plano, Texas;
Leena Brown from Garland, Texas;
Angie Butler Jr. from Southlake, Texas;
Paige Butler from Richardson, Texas;
Emma Cain from Anna, Texas;
Lee Campbell from Lubbock, Texas;
Devon Carrillo from Katy, Texas;
Nia Carter from Wylie, Texas;
Ashton Cason from Plano, Texas;
Cosme Catalan from Boadilla Del Monte, Spain;
Jose Cerda from Desoto, Texas;
Blume Cernero from Sherman, Texas;
Josie Cernero from Sherman, Texas;
Reet Choudhary from McKinney, Texas;
Thi Phuong Uyen Chu from Bien Hoa City, Vietnam;
Karsyn Clouse from Denison, Texas;
Coral Cohen from Plano, Texas;
Carson Cook from College Station, Texas;
Campbell Coon from Celina, Texas;
Anne Corrales from Little Elm, Texas;
Jonah Cowles from Sherman, Texas;
Alyssa Cox from Jenks, Oklahoma;
Riley Cregg from Blossom, Texas;
Megan Crocker from Pearland, Texas;
Chris Davis from Aubrey, Texas;
Sarah Davis from Frisco, Texas;
Amy Delgado from Robinson, Texas;
Megan Devaney from Austin, Texas;
Meztly Diaz from New Caney, Texas;
Leah Ding from Plano, Texas;
Bonnie Dong from Reno, Texas;
Zoe Doyle from Houston, Texas;
MC DuBose from Fort Worth, Texas;
Mattie Duncan from Lakeside, Texas;
Davis Durham from Sherman, Texas;
Corbin Dymek from Celina, Texas;
Drew Easley from Dallas, Texas;
Adam Elsayed from Allen, Texas;
Zach Ennis from Plano, Texas;
Morgan Evans from Houston, Texas;
Charlotte Evelyn from Austin, Texas;
Kate Fletcher from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Elizabeth Funderburk from Wylie, Texas;
Jasmine Galdamez from Lubbock, Texas;
Isabel Garrison from Wichita Falls, Texas;
Emma Gibson from Crockett, Texas;
Elanor Goldsmith from Sherman, Texas;
Gabe Graf from Round Rock, Texas;
Samantha Graham from Denison, Texas;
Jack Graman from McKinney, Texas;
Eliazar Greer from Plainview, Texas;
Madison Grijalva from Lewisville, Texas;
Sammi Guffey from Camas, Washington;
Pragna Gundupalli from Frisco, Texas;
Kurt Gustafson from Bakersfield, California;
Lucy Guttery from Fort Worth, Texas;
Cameron Hammond from Euless, Texas;
Rahul Hanumandlu from Flower Mound, Texas;
Kailey Harshaw from Round Rock, Texas;
Murad Hassan from Plano, Texas;
Roy Herrera from Spring, Texas;
Hannah Herron from Hughes Springs, Texas;
Mason Hester from Cedar Park, Texas;
Gordon Hicks from Victoria, Texas;
Roberto Hinojosa from Missouri City, Texas;
Alyssa Holloway from Allen, Texas;
Jordan Hudgins from Wylie, Texas;
Sonja Huntwork from Plano, Texas;
Cole Imhoff from Coppell, Texas;
Abhigna Isukamatla from Machilipatnam, India;
Kurt Jacobson from Moraga, California;
Muskaan Jaiswal from Frisco, Texas;
Ismael Jasso from Irving, Texas;
Amie Johnson from Watauga, Texas;
Macey Johnson from Houston, Texas;
Melisa Koral from Dallas, Texas;
Christian Kyser from Flower Mound, Texas;
Kenedie Lane from Frisco, Texas;
Sarah Laredo from Rowlett, Texas;
Abby Larkin from Castle Rock, Colorado;
Ryan Laventure from Chandler, Texas;
Abigail Le from Allen, Texas;
Christian Le from Allen, Texas;
Mark Leonard from Frisco, Texas;
Cassidee Levine from Richmond, Texas;
Miguel Liuzzi from Mesquite, Texas;
Christian Luera from El Paso, Texas;
Joshua Magers from Sherman, Texas;
Lexi Martin from Sanger, Texas;
Britney Martin from Big Bend National Park, Texas;
Sebastiao Martin from Fort Worth, Texas;
Joseph McGuire from Sugar Land, Texas;
Emma McLemore from Denison, Texas;
Jed McPike from Austin, Texas;
Benjamin Meraz from Sherman, Texas;
Grace Milligan from Austin, Texas;
Grace Moothart from Melissa, Texas;
Mason Moreau from Howe, Texas;
Macyn Muir from Jenks, Oklahoma;
Hannah Mullens from Leander, Texas;
Trinity Naile from Sunnyvale, Texas;
Ainsley Nelson from Frisco, Texas;
Elyssa Nelson from Saginaw, Texas;
Taylor Nemeth from Laguna Niguel, California;
Cade Newbrand from The Colony, Texas;
Timmy Ngo from Dallas, Texas;
Elizabeth Nguyen from Richardson, Texas;
Joseph Nguyen from Richardson, Texas;
Sara Norton from Keller, Texas;
Ella Nunneley from Nocona, Texas;
Lily Ordonez from Benbrook, Texas;
Danny Orozco from Mesquite, Texas;
Ella Owens from Richardson, Texas;
Ireland Owens from Boerne, Texas;
Paola Paulin from Sherman, Texas;
Keely Perry from Frisco, Texas;
Evan Pezirtzoglou from Tomball, Texas;
Lexi Pietrasik from Murphy, Texas;
Marcia Pinto from North Richland Hills, Texas;
Savanna Polen from Carrollton, Texas;
Paulina Porter from Flower Mound, Texas;
Caitlyn Potraza from Dallas, Texas;
Stephen Proft from Austin, Texas;
Sarah Putnicki from Gunter, Texas;
Asier Quiroga from San Antonio, Texas;
Sam Rainey from McKinney, Texas;
Amsah Rauf from Coppell, Texas;
Hunter Richardson from Bellaire, Texas;
Abigail Roberts from Dallas, Texas;
Jocelin Robinson from Rowlett, Texas;
Alyssa Ross from San Jose, California;
Jewelia Ross from Sherman, Texas;
Mikayla Ross from Sherman, Texas;
Rachel Sadler from Trenton, Texas;
Danielle Saltzman from Sugar Land, Texas;
Trey Salyer from Frisco, Texas;
Emma Samaniego from Naples, Texas;
Noah Samuel from McKinney, Texas;
Josh Sangalli from Wharton, Texas;
Niharika Saran from Coppell, Texas;
Emma Schlomann from Katy, Texas;
Izzy Schultze from Round Rock, Texas;
Emie Shaw from Denison, Texas;
Rund Shehadeh from Southlake, Texas;
Kilroy Short from Denison, Texas;
Shea Simmons from Lewisville, Texas;
Emma Sinclair from Adkins, Texas;
Melody Smith from San Angelo, Texas;
Ria Srivastava from Frisco, Texas;
Grayson Stacey from Forney, Texas;
Catherine Stepaniak from Dallas, Texas;
Riley Stringer from Trenton, Texas;
Lydia Stuart from Norman, Oklahoma;
Kaitlyn Thai from Rockwall, Texas;
Sammi Thiele from Denison, Texas;
Asher Thompson from Dallas, Texas;
Jaiden Tocquigny from Bells, Texas;
Matthew Todd from McKinney, Texas;
Christine Tomasino from San Antonio, Texas;
Christan Tomy from Fort Worth, Texas;
Aidan Toombs from Mansfield, Texas;
Tatum Torres from Pantego, Texas;
Jessilyn Tran from Frisco, Texas;
Tara Tran from Lantana, Texas;
Brianne Tseng from Plano, Texas;
Marjan Tukdi from Frisco, Texas;
Danya Van Vuuren from Houston, Texas;
Cailey Varnell from McKinney, Texas;
Davin Vialpando from Longmont, Colorado;
Renatta Vincent from Sherman, Texas;
Alyssa Vyrva from Austin, Texas;
Tyler Ward from Bedford, Texas;
Skylar Watkins from Pottsboro, Texas;
Emeri Watson from Paris, Texas;
Aaron Welch from Sherman, Texas;
Micaiah Wetzold from Sherman, Texas;
Clemon White IV from Fort Worth, Texas;
Luke Wild from McKinney, Texas;
Nate Williams from Castle Rock, Colorado;
Macon Williamson from Naples, Texas;
Courtney Wise from Pottsboro, Texas;
Kayla Woods from Newry, United Kingdom;
Adeline Woodward from Frisco, Texas;
Maryam Zeeshan from Allen, Texas;
Michelle Zhu from Plano, Texas.
Austin, TX
Live updates: Flash Flood emergency in Kerr County as rain continues to pound Texas
KERRVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Kerrville issued a shelter-in-place Thursday morning, with heavy rain causing reported evacuations early Thursday morning. A Flash Flood Warning is currently in place for Kerr County as the Guadalupe River continues to rise.
Around 5:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said a “large and deadly flood wave is moving down” the Guadalupe River.
KXAN First Warning Weather Meteorologist Kristen Currie said approximately 11 inches of rain have fallen northwest of Kerr County since 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The Guadalupe River is expected to reach major flood stage in multiple areas.
Kerr County PIO Lisa Walter said “there have been multiple swift water rescues and evacuations.” Officials emphasized not to drive through flooded streets and to turn around if water covers the roadway.
Evacuations were underway in multiple areas, according to the county, including:
- Goat Creek
- Arcadia Loop
- Lowery/Guadalupe area
- Junction Highway low-water crossings
- Other low-lying neighborhoods
Emergency shelters are open at Impact Church (Goat Creek evacuation point), Calvary Temple Church and City West Church for people in West Kerr County, the county said.
Here are the latest headlines:
Live updates
7:03 a.m.: KXAN’s Kevin Baskar is in Gillespie County providing updates on the latest flood conditions in the area. Watch his update below.
6:37 a.m.: Kerr County officials emphasized not to drive through flooded streets and to turn around if water covers the roadway.
Evacuations were underway in multiple areas, according to the county, including:
- Goat Creek
- Arcadia Loop
- Lowery/Guadalupe area
- Junction Highway low-water crossings
- Other low-lying neighborhoods
Emergency shelters are open at Impact Church (Goat Creek evacuation point), Calvary Temple Church and City West Church for people in West Kerr County, the county said.
6:27 a.m.: Video shows emergency crews hauling boats and rescue equipment through Kerrville.
6:15 a.m. NewsNation correspondent Xavier Walton and his photographer captured a structure being swept up in river water and crashing into a Kerrville bridge. The structure appears to be some sort of shipping container, pushing against the bridge.
Watch the video below:
6:08 a.m.: Kerr County PIO Lisa Walter confirms “there have been multiple swift water rescues and evacuations.”
6:02 a.m.: The Guadalupe River at Center Point is expected to crest at 35 feet, which is the same crest as July 4, 2025.
5:57 a.m.: The National Weather Service said “a large deadly flood wave” is moving down the Guadalupe River.
5:49 a.m.: The Comfort Volunteer Fire Department said it has units in Kerrville and Centerpoint alerting people along the Guadalupe River. They’re helping Kerr County with evacuations along Highway 27 between Comfort and Centerpoint. They said all VFD personnel are OK.
5:30 a.m.: The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that it’s received reports of “street flooding in Ingram, and it’s likely many roads and city streets are flooded as well.”
Austin, TX
Austin Pets Alive! activates emergency response to assist shelters affected by flooding
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As flood threats continue across parts of South Central Texas, Austin Pets Alive! has activated emergency response efforts to support animal shelters affected by the inclement weather.
In a social media post, APA! wrote, “We began offering aid last night, working to secure fosters for 10 dogs in the Castroville shelter, an open-air shelter that sits at the bottom of a valley.”
APA! said the situation escalated overnight with additional shelters reporting flooding. One shelter confirmed that floodwaters reached its facility, APA! added.
Communities overwhelmed due to weather include Uvalde, Castroville and Sabinal.
The nonprofit is asking the Austin community to foster, adopt or donate to free up capacity for animals displaced by the disaster. APA! needs to clear out its facilities to assist the animals in need of shelter.
Here are ways you can help:
- Adopt: APA! is offering a “Name Your Own Adoption Fee” on all animals.
- Foster: The shelter is seeking foster homes for a minimum of three weeks.
- Donate: Proceeds will fund vans and response teams setting up a staging and triage center at the heart of the disaster zone, along with an expanded stockpile of preventatives, PPE and additional supplies.
If you would like to donate, click here.
Austin, TX
Austin proposes more flood mitigation funding as heavy rains threaten Central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — With heavy rain expected across parts of Central Texas this week and flooding top of mind, the city of Austin is proposing to put more money toward flood mitigation improvements in next year’s budget.
The proposal would invest in new flood infrastructure, add staff, and help move flood mitigation projects forward, according to city leaders. Austin City Councilmember Ryan Alter said the investments are aimed at keeping the city prepared for future flooding.
Residents who live near waterways say they have seen how quickly conditions can change. David Haderspeck, who lives near Shoal Creek, said the creek “fills up pretty fast” and “gets a lot higher than you’d expect.” He said he has watched the water rise dramatically after rain.
“I’ve seen it come up probably 10 to 15 feet to the ordinary high-water mark,” he said.
This week, parts of Central Texas, including the Hill Country, are expected to get heavy downpours. While Austin is not expecting the same impacts as parts of the Hill Country, leaders said the city is using this year’s budget planning to continue investing in flood safety.
Alter said the city has the expertise to address flooding risks but needs to follow through on projects.
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“We have the experts. We just have to put the plans into practice, and that’s what we’re doing in this budget,” he said.
Under the budget proposal, the city would provide about $134.5 million for the Drainage Utility Fund, which helps pay for flood mitigation, drainage infrastructure and watershed protection efforts.
Alter said the proposal would shift more of the funding balance toward building new infrastructure.
“What we’re going to do is shift that balance a little bit more to building new infrastructure so that when we do have large flooding events, we’ve got that infrastructure in place to keep people safe,” he said.
The proposal also adds staff and invests in both new and existing flood mitigation projects across the city.
Asked whether the proposed investments would be enough moving forward, Alter said, “I do…I think we’re doing the right thing and just making sure that our residents have the infrastructure to stay safe.”
Alter said heavy rain cannot be prevented, but the city’s goal is to have infrastructure in place to help keep people safe when it happens.
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