Cora Neas

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Digital Reporter and Assignments Editor at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)

Digital Journalist and Assignment Editor at KBVO-TV (Austin, TX)

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Articles

Austin parents die in house fire, but their child survives

4 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Mercedez Hernandez |Cora Neas

By Mercedez Hernandez,Cora Neas AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin firefighters put out an east Austin house fire that killed two people Monday morning, according to the Austin Fire Department. The home was located in the 3000 block of Pecan Springs Rd. AFD received the call about a trash fire around 1:20 a.m. The call was upgraded to a house fire shortly after. When emergency responders arrived to the home, they estimated that 75% of the home was ablaze, AFD said.
Recap Texas’ 89th Legislative Session with KXAN

5 days ago | ktsm.com | Adam Schwager |Dylan McKim |Cora Neas |Kelly Wiley

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After 140 days, Texas’ 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions this session; by the session’s end, 1,189 bills went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2023, the legislature passed 1,222 of its 8,046 filed bills; Abbott vetoed 76 bills following the session.
Recap Texas' 89th Legislative Session with KXAN

5 days ago | kxan.com | Cora Neas |Will Dupree |Kelly Wiley |Josh Hinkle

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - After 140 days, Texas' 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions this session; by the session's end, 1,189 bills went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2023, the legislature passed 1,222 of its 8,046 filed bills; Abbott vetoed 76 bills following the session.
Parents die in house fire, but their child survives

5 days ago | kxan.com | Cora Neas |Mercedez Hernandez

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin firefighters put out an east Austin house fire that killed two people Monday morning, according to the Austin Fire Department. The home was located in the 3000 block of Pecan Springs Rd. AFD received the call about a trash fire around 1:20 a.m. The call was upgraded to a house fire shortly after. When emergency responders arrived to the home, they estimated that 75% of the home was ablaze, AFD said.
Civil rights groups to sue Texas over Ten Commandments bill

1 week ago | myhighplains.com | Cora Neas

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Civil rights groups to sue Texas over Ten Commandments bill

1 week ago | kxan.com | Cora Neas

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The ACLU and other civil rights groups announced plans Thursday to challenge a newly passed Texas bill requiring public schools display a copy of the Ten Commandments in each classroom, according to press releases. That bill, Senate Bill 10, passed in the Texas House of Representatives on May 25 with an amendment, as KXAN previously reported. The Senate concurred with the House's changes on May 28.
Bill named for UT Austin student passes, closes sexual assault loophole

1 week ago | ktsm.com | Cora Neas

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Please return to the homepage if you are not comfortable with the topic. If you are in distress and need to speak with someone, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will close a loophole in its sexual assault laws after the Texas Senate passed House Bill 3073 on Wednesday, which makes it a crime in Texas to have sex with a person who is voluntarily intoxicated.
Gender definition bill passes in Texas Senate, heads to governor

1 week ago | valleycentral.com | Cora Neas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas senators passed a bill to define “male” and “female” in Texas law during a Tuesday floor session that extended into the early morning Wednesday. House Bill 229 defines males as “an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female,” which it defines as an “individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova.”These definitions fall mostly in line with another bill that defines male and female, SB 1188.
Bill named for UT Austin student passes, closes sexual assault loophole

1 week ago | kxan.com | Cora Neas

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Please return to the homepage if you are not comfortable with the topic. If you are in distress and need to speak with someone, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texas will close a loophole in its sexual assault laws after the Texas Senate passed House Bill 3073 on Wednesday, which makes it a crime in Texas to have sex with a person who is voluntarily intoxicated.
Bill named for UT Austin student passes, closes sexual assault loophole

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Cora Neas

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Please return to the homepage if you are not comfortable with the topic. If you are in distress and need to speak with someone, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will close a loophole in its sexual assault laws after the Texas Senate passed House Bill 3073 on Wednesday, which makes it a crime in Texas to have sex with a person who is voluntarily intoxicated.