Avery Travis
Midday Anchor at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)
Investigative reporter @KXAN_News | @KAMCNews alum | @UTAustin grad | Dog mom | story tip? [email protected]
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6 days ago |
kxan.com | Avery Travis |Erica Pauda
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Lester Holt officially signed off Friday, May 30, as the anchor of NBC Nightly News, following his final broadcast. He will transition to Dateline NBC full time now. He is now handing off the baton to Tom Llamas. KXAN's Avery Travis spoke with Tom Llamas about when he received the announcement he would take over as Lester's replacement and what his future holds for him. Read a transcription of the interview below, or watch in the video player above.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Avery Travis
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texas Health and Human Services is recruiting volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program, which connects older Texans with children in need of one-on-one emotional support, mentoring and tutoring. According to Texas Health and Human Services, it currently has about 300 volunteers - aged 55 and older - acting as role models, mentors and friends. To note, becoming a Foster Grandparent volunteer is not the same as foster parenting, and the children do not live with volunteers.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Avery Travis
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texas lawmakers overwhelmingly supported an effort to protect pets from negligence, known as "Pancho's Law."Pancho died in 2021 while under the care of a dog daycare business in Dallas. His family, Paul and Maria Mecca, have spent the last four years advocating for a change to Texas law that they believe will save other animals.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Dylan McKim |Adam Schwager |Avery Travis |Cora Neas
AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Texas lawmakers moved closer to ban hemp-derived products that can make a consumer feel high, closing a loophole on unregulated intoxicants but also creating concerns it will negatively impact Texans who rely on the products to treat their chronic pain. The Texas House passed a bill to ban all consumable hemp products containing THC. Most of the debate happened on the House floor Wednesday night, but State Rep.
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2 weeks ago |
kxan.com | Avery Travis |Will Dupree |Erica Pauda
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Over the next few weeks, high school graduates will soon be celebrated all over Central Texas for their accomplishments. However, graduation season can be a scary time for hundreds of kids who are aging out of the Texas foster care system. Just last year, nearly 900 kids turned 18 and aged out of the system facing, in some cases, an abrupt independence without the safety nets most young people rely on.
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