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Here are some things you might have missed this week.

TxDOT said a detour to the frontage road was at Exit 231.

After controlling the match the entire first half with just one goal to show for it, the US put three more in the net to run away with a 5-0 victory to open CONCACAF Nations League play.

Last year, 82% of calls with a mental health crisis component were "diverted," meaning clinicians were able to help the caller without the need to send a police officer.

If you think it was hot Friday, it's about to get hotter Saturday and Sunday.  We're expecting record temperatures and that's why the City of Austin and Travis County are opening 16 cooling centers this weekend.

AUSTIN (Nexstar/Texas Tribune) — Former police chiefs, federal law enforcement officials and experts are criticizing the Uvalde CISD police chief's explanation of why the response to the Robb Elementary School shooting took so long. In an exclusive interview with KXAN's news partners at The Texas Tribune, Pete Arredondo defended his actions and said he hadn’t spoken out [...]

The friendly match, scheduled for 8 p.m. at Q2 Stadium, brings another top-tier Liga MX team to town. CF Pachuca finished second to Altas in the league's Clausura season that ended in May. CF Pachuca finished the 17-match regular season as the league's top team with 38 points but lost the two-legged championship match to Atlas 3-2 on aggregate.

The meeting came two days after PFLAG brought a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters and Texas DFPS.

In a direct response to an ongoing series of KXAN investigations, the Texas Medical Board approved a major rule change Friday impacting patient safety and transparency.

With temperatures well above 100° expected this weekend, the City of Austin is opening several cooling centers to provide a place to beat the heat.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With Austin and other major Texas cities bracing for another scorching weekend of triple-digit heat, KXAN checked in with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to see if the state's electric grid operator is ready. "ERCOT continues to project sufficient generation to meet forecasted demand at this time," read a statement [...]

The rally is set to start at 10 a.m. at the south steps of the capitol.

As we continue to see hot and windy days that dry out vegetation, experts worry we could see a repeat of 2011 — the year both the Steiner Ranch and Bastrop County fires collectively ripped through hundreds of people’s homes.