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Top Austin news: UT Austin to pay tuition for low-income students; 6 pets die in house fire

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Published on July 10, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Austin.

UT Austin to pay tuition for low-income students starting in 2020

An endowment  will provide for the University of Texas at Austin to provide assistance to more than 14,000 qualifying students.

Read the full story on WFAA.

SWAT call to barricaded subject in northeast ends peacefully

The suspect left the house and ran to a nearby field Tuesday night. He was taken into custody without incident and will be provided with mental health treatment, authorities said.

Read the full story on KVUE.

53,000 more households to get curbside composting collection

Austin Resource Recovery says collections will begin in late September.

Read the full story on KVUE.

6 pets killed, homeowner displaced after South Austin house fire 

Investigators are looking into what sparked the fire early Wednesday in a neighborhood near South Lamar Boulevard and Oltorf Street.

Read the full story on KVUE.


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