An internet outage apparently caused by issues with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, based here in Austin, is resulting in major delays at airports this morning, including Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Reports at the time of this post, however, are confirming that service is back to normal in Austin.
Frontier Airlines briefly grounded flights on Thursday evening because of a major outage in Microsoft networks. According to the FAA, at least three major U.S. airlines, American, United and Delta, later grounded all flights.
CapMetro in Austin was also being affected. (KXAN-TV)
According to a City of Austin spokesperson, some city entities have been affected by the outage, but they did not specify which ones. (KEYE-TV)
Meanwhile, American Airlines says it is canceling its non-stop route from Austin to Indianapolis effective August 6. American canceled 21 non-stop routes from Austin between November, 2023 and April, 2024. (KXAN-TV)
Austin City Council is moving forward with their plans for the creation of a public bank. A public bank is owned and operated by a public institution, such as a municipal government. Council members are currently looking at the feasibility of such an endeavor and is aiming for November 1 for a study to be completed to determine if public banks would be legal in Texas. North Dakota is the only state operating a public bank. (KXAN-TV)
City Council also adopted a resolution yesterday calling for a comprehensive bond package to address climate and infrastructure improvements. (Daily Texan)
In the wake of February’s crash at St. David’s North Medical Center, City Council passed a resolution that would require safety barriers outside medical facilities. (KEYE-TV)
PepsiCo is moving 300 jobs from its longtime Austin facility to Pflugerville.
Futronic USA Inc., a Tesla supplier, is closer to bringing a $28 million manufacturing facility to Buda after the local city council approved $600,000 in incentives. (Austin Business Journal)
Kitchen and store equipment and fixtures from two recently closed Foxtrot market locations in Austin are going up for auction. (Eater Austin)
The University of Texas Institute for Electronics has been awarded $840 million for tech research and development. (KVUE-TV)
Family members of two people who died in a south Austin house fire on Wednesday are speaking out about their loss. (KVUE-TV)
A 29-year-old male prisoner died Thursday at the low-security federal prison in Bastrop a day after arriving at the facility. (Austin American-Statesman)
The Department of Justice is alleging that employees, including supervisors, of Southwest Key, a provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children, have raped, touched or solicited sex and nude images of children in its care since at least 2015. (KEYE-TV)
Austin firefighters have completed an advanced level of wildfire training. (Fox7 Austin)
Many Houston residents are still in dire straits after nearly two weeks of no electricity in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Seniors are bearing the brunt of it. (KPRC-TV Houston)
A cooler week in Central Texas next week? In July? (NWS)
Production on the second season of Paramount+’s series “1923” has begun in the Austin area. It stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Last month, a local casting call was held for extras. “1923” is a prequel to the hit series “Yellowstone”. (MySanAntonio)
High school football in Texas is in dire need of officials, including in Austin. (KVUE-TV)
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is “exuding confidence” as he enters his third season with the Longhorns. (KXAN-TV)
Major League Baseball returns to action today after the All-Star break. Tonight, the Rangers host the Baltimore Orioles in the first of a three-game series while the Astros head west to Seattle to face the Mariners. (AP viaYahoo! Sports)
Here’s the ultimate Texas road trip: a 12-day journey through the Lone Star State…
Is a public bank like our credit unions? We have them all over and they are great.