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AISD to reveal TEA appeal decision Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin ISD is still looking to fill special education teacher positions. This comes as the Texas Education Agency plans to implement a conservator team for the special education department.Austin ISD was given until April 17 to appeal the decision, and the district tells KXAN it will reveal their decision Monday.The TEA outlined plans to implement a conservator management team to improve Austin ISD's special education services. This decision comes after the TEA investigation into the school district backlog of special education evaluations.The most recent data from the end of January showed AISD was behind on nearly 1,800 special education evaluations, including initial and re-evaluations-- which the district needs to do in order to identify students with disabilities and children who need additional support or services. TEA plans to implement conservator team for Austin ISD special education department In February, KXAN spoke with newly-appointed interim superint...

Notices for 2023 appraisal value on their way to Travis Co. property owners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Notices of Appraised Value for the 2023 tax year are on their way to Travis County property owners, the Travis Central Appraisal District confirmed in a news release.Additionally, updated market values will be posted to the TCAD website in the coming days, the release said.Appraisal notices are being mailed to 434,362 Travis County property owners beginning this week, and the notices will be mailed out between mid-April and early May, TCAD Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler said. Additionally, the notices will include the market value assigned to a property as of Jan. 1, and the taxable value of the property based on its exemptions, the release said.The Travis County appraisal roll increased 13% to $485 billion, led by a strong performance in the industrial, retail, multifamily and hotel sectors overall, the release said. Furthermore, the 2023 median market value for a residential property in Travis County is $612,568 and the median taxable value of a residential propert...

Dallas Mavericks fined $750,000 by NBA for sitting players

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

DALLAS (AP) - The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 on Friday, saying the team engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” by sitting out most of its key players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 despite still having a chance to reach the postseason.The league’s investigation, which took less than a week, said Dallas violated the league’s policy on resting players and had a desire to lose that game to the Bulls “in order to improve the chances of keeping its first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.”Dallas sat Kyrie Irving for the entire game against the Bulls. Luka Doncic played about one quarter, presumably getting minutes because the Mavericks had scheduled a tribute to Doncic’s home country, Slovenia.The Mavericks blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead, lost and were eliminated from postseason consideration.“The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to restrict key players from fully participating in an elimination game last Friday against Chicago undermined the integrity of our sp...

Saints top Indianapolis for fourth straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

Aaron Sanchez shut out Indianapolis through five innings and Andrew Stevenson helped break a scoreless draught with an eighth-inning single as the St. Paul Saints won their fourth straight game Friday night with a 4-2 victory over the Indians at Victory Field in Indianapolis.The Saints (8-4) finally broke through in the eighth after Alex De Goti led off with a double and back-to-back walks loaded the bases. After Chris Williams was hit by a pitch to score the game’s first run, Stevenson snuck a grounder up the middle to extend the early lead to 3-0.Sanchez got into a bit of trouble during his five-inning outing, including allowing six hits on the day, but he managed to escape each time. He finished his day with a pair of strikeouts and three walks. Cody Lawyerson earned the win. He struck out one in a pair of scoreless frames.Joey Gallo, making his first major league rehab appearance, went 1 for 3 with a double. Gallo hit the double right away in the first inning, and it was t...

Wild will play Dallas Stars in first round of NHL playoffs next week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

Though he likely checked the NHL app for the occasional update on Friday night, coach Dean Evason made it clear that he had no intention of actually watching the game between the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville PredatorsNever mind that the game determined who the Wild would be playing in the first round of the NHL playoffs.“No,” Evason said with a smile when asked if he was going to tune in. “We watch enough hockey.”Nonetheless, the fact that the Avalanche beat the Predators 4-3 was significant. That means the Wild will play the Dallas Stars in the first round. The series is expected to start on Monday in Dallas.Looking at the regular season, Wild had a 1-2-0 record against the Avalanche and a 2-2-0 record against the Stars. Not that the opponent mattered. Frankly, the Wild couldn’t have cared less who they played in the first round.As multiple players expressed, in order to accomplish the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup, they are going to have to beat wh...

Carlos Correa comes up big as Twins beat Yankees again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

NEW YORK — Carlos Correa is used to the boos that rain down on him when he visits opposing ballparks, that will follow him and his former Astros teammates throughout their careers.Those boos are a little louder, a little more pronounced at Yankee Stadium. But if it seems as if Correa thrives off them, well, that’s because he does.“It’s gasoline in your Ferrari,” Correa said. “I love it.”The Twins’ shortstop found a way to silence his detractors Friday, hitting a home run in the sixth inning and then the go-ahead double in the eighth inning to send the Twins to a 4-3 win, their fourth straight and second in as many nights in the Bronx.“I think he likes big games and he likes the spotlight and he likes it when the stands are full and he can show everyone what he can do in the biggest moments,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “That’s a ridiculously impressive at-bat that he had today. To hit a ball like that against the guy he’s facing where he was in the count, what he saw previous...

Overland residents on alert following money truck heist  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

OVERLAND, Mo. - The news of Friday’s heist, involving a money truck in the Save A Lot parking lot in Overland, spread quickly. By Friday evening, nearby residents hoped arrests would be made and were willing to report anything suspicious they witnessed. “Call 911,” said Robert Phillbrick.  Top Story: Witness: Woman pumping gas seriously hurt chasing after stolen purse He shops at the grocery store regularly and hopes the suspects are caught. “Lock them up and throw away the key,” Phillbrick said. “They deserve it.” Police released an image of a Jeep Cherokee with a Missouri license plate, CW6-W5E, and said it’s believed the suspects left in that vehicle. David DeBold lives near the grocery store. He encouraged anyone with information about the heist to contact authorities before they commit another crime. “Keep an eye out,” DeBold said. “You could be one of their victims.” 

Nathan MacKinnon hat trick clinches Central Division title for Avalanche, first round matchup with Seattle Kraken

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

In spite of their franchise-record road success, the Avalanche maintained throughout the final weeks of the regular season that playoff home ice was a worthwhile goal to chase.Nathan MacKinnon understood that the Avs probably wouldn’t catch Vegas in the conference, but “home ice in our division at least is big for us,” he told The Post.The Avalanche achieved their goal Friday, with MacKinnon fittingly the one who pushed them over the top with a hat trick in a 4-3 win over the Predators in Nashville that clinched the Central Division title. Colorado (51-24-7) will face the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the playoffs, with Games 1 and 2 scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday at Ball Arena. Seattle qualified as the first wild card in the Western Conference, finishing fourth in the Pacific.The winner of the series will take on the winner of Dallas vs. Minnesota in the second round.The Avalanche would be the home team in that series as well, regardless of the opponent...

Tarzana small businesses shutting down due to relentless crime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

Small business owners in Tarzana are choosing to close their shops permanently after a string of devastating burglaries has continued plaguing the area in recent years.The owner of Evette's Beauty Supply said she will be shutting down all five of her shops in Los Angeles County due to the relentless amount of crime.Cancer patients made up a significant portion of the beauty store's clientele, seeking high-end wigs and hair pieces.Security video from the store on Ventura Boulevard shows thieves shattering the shop’s front windows on Wednesday night before getting away with over $25,000 worth of merchandise.The two suspects, an unidentified man and woman, are seen loitering around the entrance before smashing their way inside and stuffing any valuable merchandise they could find, including pricey wigs, into large garbage bags.Later, they were seen fleeing the store in a getaway car.Security video captures thieves ransacking Evette's Beauty Supply in Tarzana, stealing over $25,000 wort...

SF Giants waste opportunities, Thairo Estrada’s big day in walk-off loss to Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:36 GMT

DETROIT — Despite Friday night’s series opener featuring Thairo Estrada finishing a triple shy of the cycle, a game-tying home run from J.D. Davis and the opposing left fielder dropping a can of corn with the would-be go-ahead run on base, the Giants couldn’t beat the Tigers, a team that lost 96 games last year and nine of their first 12 of 2023.After trailing for most of the night, LaMonte Wade Jr. even delivered the go-ahead base knock in the top of the 11th. But asked to close out the game in his second inning of work, Camilo Doval served up a walk-off to Nick Maton, who blasted a game-winning homer to right field to beat the Giants, 7-5.Players of the gameJ.D. Davis (2-for-3, HR, R, 3 RBI): In addition to his big home run, Davis made a pair of highlight-reel defensive plays at third base, too. With a runner on second in the fifth, he ranged into shallow left-field to rob Tyler Nevin of a bloop hit and likely a run with a sliding over-the-shoulder catch. With the Tige...