Austin police are investigating the city’s 43rd homicide of the year after receiving two 911 calls late Sunday afternoon from a home in the 2500 block of Teri Road, near Pleasant Valley and Stassney Lane where they found a Hispanic man with “obvious signs of trauma”. Attempts to save him were unsuccessful.
Anyone with information should call the APD homicide tip line at 512-974-8477.
Authorities were on the scene this morning of a five-vehicle crash on I-35 near Tech Ridge Boulevard.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported an escapee of its Huntsville Unit was found and apprehended Sunday in Calallen, near Corpus Christi.
A small fire broke out early this morning at the Austin Energy power grid in the northern part of the city that temporarily left thousands without power.
Power has been restored to those affected.
A Westlake High School student was arrested Sunday after the student was accused of making threats against the school. (KXAN-TV)
The San Antonio Police Department arrested a 12-year-old boy on Sunday after he threatened to shoot up multiple schools in San Antonio. (Texas Public Radio)
Williamson County officials say an 86-year-old man who went missing from a Cedar Park senior living center early Sunday morning has been located safe. (KVUE-TV)
Voters in Pflugerville will decide in November whether to take a half-cent sales tax away from the district where opponents say it would result in a loss of $17 million which would cause the layoff of 130 people – including more than 80 firefighters – and the shutdown of three fire stations. (Austin American-Statesman)
The National Hurricane Center is now tracking a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that has the potential to become what would be Hurricane Francine. Millions of people living along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to Louisiana are waiting to see what impact the developing system will have on them.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activated emergency response teams Sunday ahead of potential tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico. (KXAN-TV)
The region saw (and felt) temperatures in the 50s early this morning for the first time since mid-May. The extended forecast shows things heating back up a bit this week.
The city of Llano looks to fix its flooding problems. (KXAN-TV)
Texas’ Agriculture Commissioner says the state is running out of water.
Parents of Texas children under 18 can now monitor and restrict their child’s activity on digital platforms including Facebook and Instagram — but only if they know their child uses the service. (Texas Tribune)
The State Board of Education will meet tomorrow as members will discuss the state-developed curriculum whose elementary grade lessons have come under fire because of the biblical stories mixed in the materials. (Austin American-Statesman)
How much of the state’s lottery revenue goes toward schools in Texas? (Dallas Morning News)
Texas is closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades. (Texas Tribune)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing two years of construction through Central Texas to put in a natural gas pipeline. (KCEN-TV)
Residents of Granbury, Texas, allege the bitcoin mine operating near them is making them sick.
The ten highest-paying jobs in Texas in 2024, according to new study. (Austin American-Statesman)
Two Texas children featured in an Amber Alert have been found and a man arrested. (My San Antonio)
Days before the 2020 election, a caravan of former President Donald Trump supporters surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on I-35 East. Some of the drivers were sued and accused of political violence and intimidation. A federal trial in that case begins this week.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are in preparation mode before tomorrow night’s debate in Philadelphia, likely their only one of the campaign.
Tim Walz will be in Dallas today.
After a dominant performance at Michigan on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns jump past Ohio State for the No. 2 spot in college football rankings. (CBS Sports)
Texas students can now guarantee their seat inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on football game days because of a new ticket claiming option provided by Texas Athletics. (Daily Texan)
Sunday’s Week 1 of the NFL season saw Dak Prescott ink a huge new deal right before he led the Dallas Cowboys to an impressive 33-17 win at Cleveland. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Houston Texans began 2024 with a 29-27 win at Indianapolis. (Yahoo! Sports)
In baseball, the Houston Astros maintain a 4 1/2-game lead in the AL West despite a loss to Arizona yesterday, 12-6. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texas Rangers won at home against the Los Angeles Angels, 7-4, taking three of four in that series.
A tour inside Austin’s own Bullock Texas State History Museum.
