Sarah Al-Shaikh
Reporter at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)
Reporter at KBVO-TV (Austin, TX)
@KXAN Reporter | @NewhouseSU Alumna M.S.🍊| Houstonian🤘🏼| 📧: [email protected]
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3 days ago |
kxan.com | Sarah Al-Shaikh
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The turmoil abroad with the Israel-Iran conflict is impacting some people in Central Texas with ties to Iran. The conflict, while thousands of miles away, hits close to home for Bijan Afkami. Afkami has lived in the United States for 48 years. He built a life here with his family. "I was born in Iran. I was very lucky. I had great teenage years, and the economy was booming," Afkami said. "Then I moved to the United States in '77 to go to school.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Sarah Al-Shaikh
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it received a response from Tesla regarding a letter it sent the company in May. The NHTSA asked the company to explain how it plans to operate its robotaxis service safely. Its letter included questions about how Tesla would handle crash reporting, compliance with traffic safety laws and respond to emergencies. NHTSA also asked how the robotaxis would safely operate in low-visibility, like sun glare, fog, rain or snow.
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1 week ago |
newsnationnow.com | Sarah Al-Shaikh
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of Texas lawmakers sent a letter to Tesla urging the company to delay its robotaxi operations in Austin. Tesla reportedly planned to launch the self-driving service on Sunday, June 22. The letter said the Texas Legislature approved a revision to the state’s 2017 autonomous vehicle operations framework. It mentioned how this new law goes into effect this September.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Sarah Al-Shaikh
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A group of Texas lawmakers sent a letter to Tesla urging the company to delay its robotaxi operations in Austin. Tesla reportedly planned to launch the self-driving service on Sunday, June 22. The letter said the Texas Legislature approved a revision to the state's 2017 autonomous vehicle operations framework. It mentioned how this new law goes into effect this September.
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1 week ago |
kxan.com | Sarah Al-Shaikh
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Travis County Emergency Services Districts 4 and 12 are partnering to improve emergency fire and medical response for people living in northeast Travis County.
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Today, I had a cool opportunity to meet Houston Texans quarterback @CJ7STROUD for a story my colleague is working on! As a lifelong Texans fan, I tried my best to contain my excitement 😅 Only 132 days left until the 2025 NFL regular season begins! 😄🤘🏼 #HoustonTexans https://t.co/aVCHilQyHV
For the past week, I’ve been following the nationwide IRS layoffs. I’ve done stories with a congressman and the IRS union president for Austin. Today, I spoke with someone directly impacted - a local veteran. “It’s going to be hard,” he told me. @KXAN_News https://t.co/TCDf2WsJ1b
Austin police say a stolen phone may have sparked this crash. 4 people were hurt after a car slammed into pedestrians, then into a food truck. APD believes the driver intentionally tried running into the father of her child, because she thought he stole her phone. @KXAN_News https://t.co/1wuPAYzYnI