The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs has subpoenaed major tech companies to release documents as part of an investigation into potential election interference. Subpoenas were issued to Meta (Facebook), Alphabet Inc. (Google), TikTok and X (formerly known as Twitter). (Austin American-Statesman)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors Tuesday, alleging the carmaker illegally collected and sold drivers’ data to insurance companies without their consent or knowledge. (CNN via MSN)
Texans have voted for a Republican candidate for president in the previous eleven elections, including for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. But can Kamala Harris possibly turn Texas blue? (Newsweek)
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has been chosen by Harris County Democrats to be the Democratic candidate for the seat vacated by the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
On Tuesday evening, the interim city secretary informed the Bastrop City Council she is unable to render a decision on whether a petition to remove Mayor Lyle Nelson from office is sufficient or not. (KVUE-TV)
Riding the 2024 political rollercoaster. (Texas NPR)
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A large number of area school districts are opening for classes today.
State lawmakers on Tuesday looked into concerns about Texas schools employing more uncertified teachers. (KXAN-TV)
A seatbelts-on-school-buses encouragement campaign is kicking into gear this school year in Hays County. (KEYE-TV)
Travis County Commissioners are considering a tax rate hike to expand child care that would be put before voters in November. (KEYE-TV)
Will Texas see snow this winter? The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a snowstorm in February 2025. (Lonestar Live)
Tropical Storm Ernesto gained strength early Wednesday as it continued on a path near Puerto Rico, bringing torrential rain, damaging winds and dangerous storm surge to the U.S. territory and the Virgin Islands.
Texas summers are so hot you can feel the heat in these photos. (Austin American-Statesman)
Most of Texas experienced poor air quality Tuesday and will continue to do so for the next three days. (Lonestar Live)
The City of Austin is partnering with local groups and churches to establish the Cooling Center Pilot Project. (KXAN-TV)
Texas is likely undercounting heat-related deaths. (Texas Tribune)
The City of Austin is no longer considering a potential pool entry fee increase at specialty city pools, including the popular Barton Springs Pool.
Peter Pan Mini Golf in Austin, the iconic 76-year-old mini golf business on Barton Springs Road, has secured another six-month lease extension beginning October 1 meaning it will remain open until at least March of next year. (KXAN-TV)
Authorities in Austin responded to an accident overnight.
On Tuesday, a Travis County court heard opening statements for the trial of former Willaimson County Sheriff Robert Chody and Assistant County Attorney Jason Nassour. Both are charged with evidence tampering tied to the 2019 in-custody death of Javier Ambler.
An Austin woman, who police arrested on two human trafficking charges, faced a judge Tuesday as her attorney asked to have her bond reduced. (KXAN-TV)
An Austin man was sentenced to a dozen years in prison for stalking and child pornography. (Fox7 Austin)
Food trucks in East Austin are struggling with a string of break-ins.
The Austin Police Department is now saying that it does not restrict any evidence from prosecutors involved with a case after previously saying it had a practice of doing so in certain circumstances — and that it only restricts evidence from other personnel within the department. (Austin American-Statesman)
A Texas man is facing capital murder charges after police say he gave his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink. (Austin American-Statesman)
Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails are sending people awaiting trial to other counties and states. (Texas Tribune)
A judge has ordered Tesla to preserve evidence related to a recent death at the Gigafactory in Austin. Documents show a temporary restraining order was granted to stop Tesla from destroying or altering evidence related to a worker’s death, including surveillance video and an electrical panel. (KVUE-TV)
A U.S. District Judge in Texas has recused himself from a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X against a group of companies alleging they illegally conspired against X to deprive the company of advertising revenue. (Texas NPR)
Health officials are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. New tests found that more than half of U.S. states are currently at the highest possible level when it comes to detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater testing. (KXAN-TV)
Texas is one of them, listed as “very high” .
Austin Public Health on Tuesday announced it launched a campaign to highlight local resources, testing and treatment as the number of diagnoses for the HIV virus is on the rise in Travis County. (KXAN-TV)
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to move forward on implementing a program to provide legal representation to arrested individuals during magistration, when a judge determines probable cause for arrest and sets bail. (Austin Monitor)
Animal rights advocates are again calling for the Austin Aquarium to shut down. (KUT 90.5)
Costco is building its largest store in Texas in Midland. (Texas Reporter)
More bad news out of Texas Longhorns practice. Freshman running back Christian Clark suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Monday’s practice and will be out for the season. (Austin American-Statesman)
Tickets to Longhorns football games are a hot item.
Make it seven in a row for the Houston Astros. They won in Tampa last night, 3-2, and are now 1 1/2 games up in the AL West standings.
The Texas Rangers are slipping further into placing themselves out of any serious postseason contention. They dropped another one in Boston last night, 9-4. (Yahoo! Sports)
Meet the Burnam family…fifth and now sixth generation Texans and descendants of Captain Jesse Burnam and Stephen F. Austin’s colony in Texas.
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