The Austin Independent School District is asking the Board of Trustees to consider a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election or VATRE. If approved by voters in November, it would bring an additional $40 million annually in exchange for an average tax hike of $400 per year for residents. (KEYE-TV)
It’s a tax-free weekend in Texas. A great opportunity for parents to save money on clothing and school supplies just in time for the new school year.
Educators say Texas’ youngest students are struggling with their learning. (Texas Tribune)
Local law enforcement agencies are working with each other to develop better connections and share advice about how to keep schools safe. (KXAN-TV via Yahoo! News)
Austin Community College received a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Defense Department to expand its semiconductor workforce training programs. (Austin American-Statesman)
Austin ISD’s ten-year fight for Pride. (Austin Chronicle)
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Austin’s Pride parade and festival on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know before you go. (KUT 90.5)
Which area roads will be closed or otherwise affected by Pride events this weekend? (KXAN-TV)
A pro-Palestinian activist group said the Austin Pride Foundation is banning certain symbols and phrases it considers to be “anti-Jewish.” (Austin American-Statesman)
An Austin massage parlor has been ordered to close after sex trafficking allegations. (KXAN-TV)
A Round Rock man with an “extensive criminal history” was sentenced to 60 years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend and taking her child. (Fox7 Austin)
State Highway 130 southbound was temporarily shut down due to a major two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck Thursday night. (KEYE-TV)
One person is dead and two were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Georgetown. (Fox7 Austin)
Two residents are displaced Thursday night following a house fire in North Austin that’s being blamed on unattended cooking. (KEYE-TV)
A new lawsuit claims a recent death at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin was the result of an electrocution.
A man who was working in Austin vanished three weeks ago after calling people for a ride. Alexis Del Toro, 25, was last heard from on July 19. (Fox7 Austin)
The Hays County Commissioners Court is close to finalizing its nearly half-billion-dollar bond program plan, which is likely to go in front of voters this November. (KXAN-TV)
The Austin Environmental Commission on Wednesday approved a recommendation to City Council to adopt the proposed Austin/Travis County Food Plan and ensure its complete funding over the next four years. (Austin Monitor)
Food insecurity is rising sharply in Travis County, with the number of Austin area residents who struggle to afford food expected to continue rising in the coming years absent interventions from both local and federal governments. (Austin Chronicle)
A converted extended-stay hotel in Northwest Austin that has been redesigned and renovated into 123 apartments for low-income residents, people exiting homelessness and others is expected to open next month. (Austin American-Statesman)
Excessive heat will continue through the weekend in Central Texas but today does bring a chance of some thunderstorms though not everybody will see them.
A Heat Advisory remains in effect for most of Central Texas until Friday evening because of “feels like” temperatures as high as 110 degrees and air temperatures up to 105 degrees for some spots. Our forecast calls for a high of approximately 100 degrees Friday in Austin. (KVUE-TV)
Six things to know about Texas weather and the grid this August. (Community Impact)
Austin city leaders are proposing fee increases at Barton Springs Pool as part of their budget that is to be voted on next week. (KVUE-TV)
The Decker Dam at Lake Walter E. Long in East Austin is set to receive an upgrade – 57 years after it was first installed. (KVUE-TV)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order requiring Texas hospitals to report costs for undocumented immigrants.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, will be on the Texas general election ballot this November. (KERA)
More Texans join unions although national membership is down. (Texas Tribune)
Buc-ee’s, the beaver-themed chain, is coming to Hays County. Construction is expected to begin Oct. 1 and be completed by the end of 2025. (KUT 90.5)
A Texas man slipped, fell and fatally shot himself while taking out the trash. (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram via MSN)
A Texas man is accused of booby-trapping toilets in the bathrooms of two car washes with “pressure-activated” fireworks. (FOX News via MSN)
Six months after a drunk driver plowed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, killing the driver and injuring six people inside the hospital lobby, new surveillance video reveals exactly how it all happened.
Both the Rangers and Astros had Thursday off. Tonight Houston is at Boston to begin a weekend series while Texas heads to New York to face the Yankees. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Rangers are struggling. Can they still make the playoffs? (Dallas Morning News via MSN)
The Rangers visited the White House yesterday to mark their 2023 World Series championship.
Former Texas Longhorn Tara Davis-Woodhall earns gold medal in 2024 Paris Olympics.
An athlete drowned during a swimming event at a CrossFit competition in Texas on Thursday.
Texas Longhorns football will have a preseason scrimmage Saturday. Head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke yesterday about how things are coming together. (Sports Illustrated via MSN)
Today let’s explore the sparkling waters of the Lagune Madre. This long, narrow bay system stretches 130 miles between Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande.
