The Hays County sheriff’s office on Thursday arrested a sixth grade student for allegedly helping spread threats of a school shooting on social media.
According to the Llano Independent School District, one person was placed in custody after making threats on social media.
The district said there will be an increased law enforcement presence on campuses today due to the incident. The school district also had an increased police presence on Thursday, after it was made aware of school shooting threats made on Wednesday. (KXAN-TV)
School districts across the state and in Central Texas have seen social media threats referencing school shootings. (Fox7 Austin)
After expanding the search for a 17-year-old accused of murder, the teen is now one of the most wanted fugitives in Texas and is thought to possibly be in the Austin area.
Thursday was another busy day for local firefighters.
Austin City Council has voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment.
After nearly a year and a half without a long-term contract, the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association are getting closer to finalizing a new deal. (KVUE-TV)
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office recently made policy changes to allow female Muslim detainees to keep their Hijab for the photos and during the booking process. (KXAN-TV)
An arrest warrant was issued for a man believed to be connected with a deadly crash that happened on U.S. Highway 290 in March.
An Austin man pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return that underreported capital gains from selling $3.7 million worth of bitcoin. (Crossroads Today)
Austin and Travis County officials held an event Thursday to honor the Tonkawa tribe and to celebrate their history and friendship with the area. (Austin American-Statesman)
A commercial bus driver testified Wednesday in an Austin courtroom as part of a federal trial against six “Trump Train” participants.
On Oct. 30, 2020 — the last day of early voting in Texas for the general election that year — vehicles blockaded the (Biden/Harris) campaign bus for more than 90 minutes as it headed north to Austin, forcing it to travel as slowly as 15 mph on a highway with a speed limit of 70 mph. (Bus driver) Timothy Holloway described several near-misses when trucks brake-checked or swerved in front of the 50,000-pound, 45-foot-long tour bus.
— Austin American-Statesman
Police body cam video of the arrest of Joshua Gilbreath in March 2023 was introduced by defense attorneys on Thursday in the Joshua Gilbreath murder trial. The defense later rested its case. (Fox7 Austin)
A man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a church in Hays County and stealing several computers and Bibles this week.
They’re back… triple-digit temperatures.
We’ve all heard about Austin’s “rain dome” that supposedly blocks precipitation from moving into the region. Do cities really deflect rain? (KXAN-TV)
Hurricane Francine is the third and strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States so far this year. (AccuWeather)
Repair crews are about to begin work on old leaky pipes at Barton Springs Pool which has been closed for two weeks now.
British Airways will almost double the number of flights it operates from Austin to London beginning in March 2025. (KXAN-TV)
The largest-ever expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is poised to begin once Austin City Council votes on the project. (KUT 90.5)
The Texas city of Arlington has one of the highest percentages of deadly car crashes involving alcohol and drugs. (Austin American-Statesman)
Authorities say a 6-year-old Ingram, Texas, boy is missing and believed to be traveling in a silver 2014 Nissan Versa. An AMBER Alert has been issued for his disappearance. (KVUE-TV)
SpaceX’s Starlink is adding 700,000 square feet to an existing building at its site in Bastrop as it prepares to ramp production up on its internet kits. (Chron)
More than 34 percent of adult Texans are obese, according to a new CDC study, but there are notable differences by race and ethnicity. (Texas Public Radio)
According to a federal report released Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation’s deadliest classroom attacks. (Lonestar Live)
The man accused of killing 23 people at a Texas Walmart five years ago appeared in court again.
A GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses has failed. (Texas Tribune)
Both presidential candidates have been on the campaign trail since the debate Tuesday night.
Donald Trump says no to another debate.
In Texas, religion and politics are intertwined. What does it mean for the upcoming election? (KUT 90.5)
Here are scores from Thursday night high school football in the region. (KXAN-TV)
Five-star Carrollton (Ga.) safety Zelus Hicks pledged to the Texas Longhorns on Thursday over the Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, and Ohio State Buckeyes. (Burnt Orange Nation)
Texas Longhorns baseball will host LSU, Georgia, Auburn, Texas A&M and Florida as part of the program’s first season in the Southeastern Conference. (Texas Longhorns)
In the NFL last night, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion and was quickly ruled out during the second half of Thursday night’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa has a history of concussions. (NFL.com)
In baseball, the Houston Astros salvaged the final game of their series against Oakland last night with a 6-3 win over the A’s. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Astros gained ground in the pennant race thanks to a 5-4 win in Seattle by the Texas Rangers. Kumar Rocker was impressive on the mound in his major league debut. (Yahoo! Sports)
Everything’s bigger in Texas. Even its highway interchanges.
