In the wake of Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, President Biden is postponing his planned visit to Austin, originally scheduled for today, until later this month.
“Given the unfortunate events of the last 24 hours, we anticipated that the President’s schedule could change anytime,” Mark Updegrove, president and chief executive officer of the LBJ Foundation and a presidential historian, said in the LBJ Library’s press release. “We are honored President Biden remains committed to joining us at the LBJ Library to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and we look forward to hosting him later this month.”
Bayliss Wagner – Austin American Statesman
The library itself was to be closed to the public today due to the president’s planned visit but will now be open for visitors.
An Austin man was invited to the Trump rally in Pennsylvania as a VIP. He shares what he witnessed. (KXAN-TV)
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The City of Austin has laid out their proposal for next year’s city budget, increasing it by $400 million to $5.9 billion. (Daily Texan)
A two-vehicle collision early Sunday claimed the lives of two motorists near the 12000 block of N. MoPac Expressway heading South. (KXAN-TV)
One person is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and vehicle in Leander. (KEYE-TV)
Residents of Hornsby Bend, a collection of unincorporated suburban developments ten miles east of downtown Austin, are organizing protests to force the Texas Public Utility Commission to hold a hearing on proposed rate hikes for water…water the community says is “hard” and of poor quality. (Austin American-Statesman)
Austin Public Health is starting to see cases of mpox again. (Austin American-Statesman)
Also, the Austin area is seeing a spike in COVID19 cases and hospitalizations. (Austin American Statesman)
Cases of dengue fever are also showing up in the area. Five cases have been reported in Travis County recently. (KXAN-TV)
Beginning today, Austin Watershed Protection will begin spraying areas of Lady Bird Lake with clay to stop the growth of toxic algae. (KVUE-TV)
Governor Greg Abbott announced over the weekend that the federal government has updated the Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Beryl to include 17 Texas counties now eligible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance program. (Hello Woodlands)
Meanwhile, Govenor Abbott threatened to issue an executive order forcing electricity provider CenterPoint Energy to improve the reliability of its equipment and its level of storm preparedness if the company fails to address his concerns in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
CenterPoint officials anticipate having power restored to 90% of affected customers Monday, a week after Hurricane Beryl ripped through the region and knocked out electricity for millions of Houstonians.
Nearly 2 million affected customers’ power had been restored as of 6:20 a.m. Monday, while 264,768 remained without electricity, according to the energy company’s website.
— Houston Chronicle
Frustration continues and tempers are flaring in the Houston area as more incidents of power customers harassing and physically attacking utility crew workers come to light…
Austin Wildlife Rescue saved dozens of birds from Hurricane Beryl. (KUT 90.5)
A second arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Harris County deputy. (CW39 Houston)
The Bullock Texas State History Museum celebrated Bob Bullock’s 95th birthday with a free event Sunday. (KEYE-TV)
Vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores have arrived in Texas. (KUT 90.5)
Heat advisories go into effect for North Texas beginning today. (CBS News)
At Thursday’s ESPY Awards, Bryan Aviles of Austin was named a regional recipient of the Billie Jean King Sports Leadership Award for his work with the Verde Leaders arm of Austin FC’s 4ATX Foundation. (KVUE-TV)
Josh Smith homered twice with four RBIs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Texas took two of three from Houston in the weekend series. Major League Baseball now takes a three-day break for the All-Star Game. (Yahoo! Sports)
The 94th All-Star Game, being played in Arlington, the home of the Rangers, will have a distinct Texas vibe. (MLB.com)
Over the weekend, fans in Arlington turned out to celebrate the national pastime…
Traveling back in the Texas Time Machine….anyone remember the original Six Flags Over Texas amusement park?
