Will DuPree

Did this story today with help from @willdupreetv.bsky.social!

This week marks 7 years working & living in Austin. #austintx

Going into another year, I’ll challenge myself to connect & post more on here. Stay with me! 🦋

For anyone headed to Saturday’s No Kings Day event in downtown Austin, the Texas Dept of Public Safety said it will close the Capitol at 4pm.

That’s ahead of the planned demonstration beginning at 5pm.

Austin police also said the Capitol grounds will close at 8pm, so people should plan ahead.

Popping by here to show off the revival of these hydrangeas.

Can’t wait to see it all fully bloom again after several years of work. 😅😍

For the first time in more than a decade, the @texasdemocrats.bsky.social have a new person in charge.

@kendallscudder.bsky.social joined me for his first live interview since becoming the new party chair, where he discussed the path forward after bruising losses in Texas last year.

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Today police found & removed what they called “incendiary devices” from a Tesla facility in northwest Austin.

Here’s what police shared so far about the investigation: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...

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Stay up late tonight to watch the total lunar eclipse turn the moon red! 🩸🌙

Today we talked to a rep from NASA about when will be the best time to watch it here in Central Texas.

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Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.

A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.

LIST: Central Texas school delays and closures amid wintry weather School districts in Central Texas have adjusted schedules this week due to wintry weather. Use our interactive map and list below to see if your school is affected.

Wintry weather is expected tomorrow in Central Texas, and we’re keeping track of all the school cancellations and delays in our area.

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Los Angeles wildfires kill two and trigger exodus as firefighters battle blazes The fires are “stretching the capacity of our emergency services," the L.A. fire chief warned.

LATEST: At least two people have been killed as firefighters battle multiple blazes around the Los Angeles area.

More than 1,000 homes have burned, and officials are urging residents to heed evacuation orders.

On a brief break from work until Friday!

Grateful to be able to see my family during that time. Hope you all have very happy holidays! 🎁✨

American man found in Syria after being imprisoned for months “I was on a pilgrimage to Damascus,” Travis Timmerman told NBC News in a building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital on Thursday after his release following the overthrow of President Bashar al-As...

An American who says he crossed into Syria on a “pilgrimage” to Damascus has been found alive, after being detained for months in a prison. His discovery came as a shock to locals and journalists as thousands of detainees emerged from jails.

RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary, also argued for jailing vaccine scientists in previously unreported comments at autism conferences.

Exclusive: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likened vaccinating children to "Nazi death camps" and abuse by the Catholic Church in speeches over 6 years.

Here’s to hoping you all had a very happy Thanksgiving!

Working on the holiday is not so bad, especially getting to come into the office after having a great meal with family. 🧡

12,000+ Texas kids sent to court for missing class, no one tracks what happens next Texas is sending more kids than ever to civil truancy court, but no government agency is monitoring what happens to them after that.

80,000+ Texas teens have been sent to court for missing school since lawmakers reformed the system in 2015. Our investigation found districts are increasingly filing cases against students, and no state agency is tracking outcomes or what happens in court. @kxan.com www.kxan.com/investigatio...

No Emmy win for me this time around, but it really was exciting to see some well-deserved honors come to my friends and coworkers.

RFK Jr. once praised scathing description of Trump and his base as “idiots,” “Nazis” and “bootlickers” | CNN Politics Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, has a long history of scathing critiques against Trump, labeling him a “threat to democracy,” a “...

RFK Jr. once likened the president-elect to historical demagogues like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Now he's working for him.

With swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it | CNN Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the late...

Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the latest public demonstration by White nationalists in recent years across the United States.

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