The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in east Austin that happened Thursday night. APD said on social media they received a call just before 10:00 pm near the 6300 block of Thurgood Avenue which is near Boggy Creek.
In a press briefing last night, APD said that upon arrival on the scene they discovered a male with a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers attempted live-saving measures on site but the victim succumbed to their injuries. Police did not detect any threat to the public.
They do have witnesses they are interviewing but gave no information on a possible suspect and were still working on identifying the victim.
This is Austin’s 40th homicide of 2024.
ATCEMS has issued its report for August 4-10.
Power outages continued to plague parts of Austin again on Thursday. Nearly 5,600 customers in nine different areas of the city were impacted, including Southwest Parkway and Barton Creek Boulevard, an area between Bee Cave Parkway and the Colorado River, North Austin, Northeast Austin, Southwest Austin, Lost Creek, Metz Neighborhood Park and along Creeks Edge Parkway near Barton Creek.
The electric utility said the outages — like the Wednesday outages, which affected more than 7,000 customers — were “local” and not related to the statewide electric grid. The grid is operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. — Austin American-Statesman
East Austin customers lost power for four hours from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Wednesday evening.
Austin Energy has 85 substations scattered throughout the Austin area.
In light of the recent outages, Austinites are being asked to conserve electricity.
A group of Oncor customers in Georgetown say power outages are an issue they deal with frequently. (Fox7 Austin)
Austin ISD says their main office will be closed today (Friday) after an overnight power outage.
A former public school official is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Austin Independent School District for nearly a year. (KXAN-TV)
UT Austin is seeing nearly 8,000 students to move in for the new academic year. The UT Austin Police Department sent out an advisory saying that with sorority and fraternity recruitment underway, the department has been seeing an increase in incidents with the unhoused population acting inappropriately or suspiciously. (KVUE-TV)
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in regards to the death of a 79-year-old bicyclist found near the community of Andice last weekend. (KXAN-TV)
The Mason Volunteer Fire Department and several other fire departments across the Hill Country were working to put out a wildfire in Mason County early this morning. The wildfire was located about seven miles east of Mason near the intersection of North Art Road and Highway 29.
Another blaze, the Pine Dump fire, is also burning across 10 acres in Bastrop County. The fire is currently 60% contained and the cause is unknown at this time. (KVUE-TV)
Thursday brought another day of record-breaking heat across the region. The high temperature at Camp Mabry reached 107 degrees, shattering a record set over 100 years ago.
Meteorologists say it’s all about the “heat dome”.
“This area of high pressure, sometimes referred to as a heat dome, is a slow moving, upper-level high pressure system of stable air and a deep layer of high temperatures”, meteorologist Bryan Jackson said.
“It is usually sunny, the sun is beating down, it is hot and the air is contained there,” Jackson said. “There are dozen or so sites that are setting daily records … mostly over Texas.” — Associated Press via MSN
We’ve seen precious little rain in August. Nearly every drought category has worsened in the state of Texas. (KVUE-TV)
How people stayed cool without power on Austin’s hottest day of the year. (KUT 90.5)
The city of Austin’s free seasonal pools have closed for the summer due to lifeguards returning to school or college. So where can you go swimming if your local pool is closed? (Austin American-Statesman)
Mosquito trap samples in Georgetown testing positive for West Nile virus earlier this month have prompted officials to schedule truck-mounted spraying in the affected area this weekend. (KEYE-TV)
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical waves, one of which could develop as early as next week. (Fox35 Orlando via Yahoo! News)
Three members of the Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at UT Austin are scheduled for trial next month in connection with the April assault on a man that’s also being considered a hate crime. (Daily Texan)
A man was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening a couple with kitchen knives outside their southeast Austin home on Sunday night. (KEYE-TV)
An Austin man is facing a trafficking charge after police arrested him for allegedly transporting and sexually assaulting a juvenile. (KEYE-TV)
A Travis County judge has issued a court order temporarily halting Austin from having 13 local charter amendments on the November 5 general election ballot with several key voting deadlines weeks away. (Austin American-Statesman)
A Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a nationwide paper license tag fraud.
The UT System Board of Regents approved a new measure in its free speech policy Thursday barring the system and its institutions, including the University of Texas, from taking political stances or making statements on matters not immediately pertinent to their campuses or operations. (Austin American-Statesman)
The upcoming expansion of I-35 will include narrower lanes. How do other Austin highways compare? (KXAN-TV)
Southwest Airlines is expanding its network from Austin, launching two new nonstop routes, Milwaukee and Reno, in March 2025. (KXAN-TV)
Vice President Kamala Harris has amassed a 44.6% favorability rating among Texas voters ahead of the November general election, according to the most recent elections poll. (Texas Public Radio)
Former President Donald Trump vowed to “seal the borders” during a campaign stop in Arizona yesterday.
In the race for US Senate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) has maintained a small lead against Rep. Colin Allred (D), according to survey results released Wednesday. (The Hill via MSN)
Sen. Cruz will be in Georgetown today.
Earlier this week, The Texas House of Representatives’ Defense and Veterans’ Affairs Committee discussed military recruitment issues with retired service members during a public hearing. (Texas Public Radio)
Gas prices in Texas are dropping below the $3 mark.
The Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies will face each other on a football field for the first time in 12 years this fall. Thursday, the athletics directors for both programs made an announcement related to the renewed rivalry. (KVUE-TV)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes donated $5 million to Texas Tech, his alma mater. (KSNW-TV via MSN)
In baseball, the Houston Astros are now 5 1/2 games up in the AL West after a win in Baltimore last night. Spencer Arrighetti allowed three hits in six innings, striking out six, as the Astros defeated the Orioles 6-0 at Camden Yards to begin a four-game series. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texas Rangers had Thursday off. They’re in Cleveland tonight.
For a few decades, Dallas was considered not just the music capital of Texas but the entire southwest.
