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A total of 79 people were arrested Monday after a group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the South Mall at the University of Texas at Austin’s campus in the afternoon and set up several tents in the area.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ut-students-made-up-less-than-half-of-monday-protest-arrests-ut-source-says/

Local leaders held a news conference to discuss Monday's surge in overdoses that left at least four people dead. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/atcems-to-provide-more-details-on-multiple-overdose-incident-downtown/

It is small buisness week in Austin, and the event is looking to highlight many of the entrepreneurs in our city, many of whom are veterans. We spoke with Texas Veteran Commission's Veterans Entrepreneur Program Director and Army Veteran, Megan Tamez... as well as Austin veteran business owner from CenTex Inspection Services, Shawn Patterson.

Demolition is happening on an illegal dam in Mason County following a series of reports from KXAN. However, another dam has been discovered in the same county. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/texas-water/illegal-dam-on-james-river-torn-down-while-another-dam-pops-up-in-mason-county/

People wait outside the Travis County Jail for people who were arrested at UT during a pro-Palestine protest Monday to be released, a poll from Emerson College and The Hill shows preliminary voting numbers for seven key battleground states in the presidential election, and the City of Austin is still searching for funding for its Cap and Stitch program. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on kxan.com.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/atcems-to-provide-more-details-on-multiple-overdose-incident-downtown/ Officials said they continue responding to a 1000% increase in overdose calls after they reported more than 30 “suspected overdoses” and four deaths on Monday, City of Austin Chief Medical Director Heidi Abraham said during a media briefing.

It was another chaotic day on Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters clashed once again with law enforcement. KXAN's Grace Reader reports.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/lgbtq/ken-paxton-files-federal-lawsuit-to-block-title-ix-changes-protecting-lgbtq-students/ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced separate challenges to federal rule changes extending protections to LGBTQ+ students.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/pflugerville/pflugerville-isd-approves-new-superintendent-monday/ Dr. Quintin Shepherd is officially Pflugerville ISD’s newest superintendent, following approval by the district’s Board of Trustees Monday.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-in-disturbance-before-deadly-shooting-near-rainey-street-police-say/ The Austin Police Department identified the man who died after a shooting near Rainey Street over the weekend.

The University of Texas released a statement on Monday’s protest, saying it believed most of the people at the protest were not affiliated with the university.

Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/law-enforcement-on-ut-campus-as-pro-palestine-protesters-gather-monday/

Read more https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/i-35-expansion-project/austin-could-seek-124m-federal-grant-to-add-highway-coverings-on-top-of-i-35/ On Thursday, Austin City Council could authorize city leaders to submit a federal grant application for up to $124 million for work on the city’s upcoming Our Future 35