In what seems to be a heightened trend lately, another local student is in custody and under investigation for a threat to their school on social media. This time it’s Marble Falls ISD.
Two more Hays County students were arrested and charged Friday with making or spreading threats to area schools. (Austin American-Statesman)
How the surge of school threats has impacted Texas school districts…
According to an exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Texas PAC earlier this year in a failed attempt at unseating Texas D.A. Jose Garza. (Business Insider via MSN)
Driverless rideshare service is coming to Austin next year, according to an announcement from Waymo and Uber.
The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a train ran over a man who was laying on the tracks. (Fox7 Austin)
Austin police are investigating following a fatal crash in southeast Austin Friday night. APD said the crash happened just after 9:00 p.m. in the 1900 block of East Ben White Boulevard.
Arrests warrants were issued for several people in connection with an alleged prostitution ring that was located at an apartment complex in Pflugerville.
A man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Austin three years ago. (KXAN-TV)
Austin police held a news conference Friday asking for the public’s help in solving the murder of Cristian Rangel. He lived in southwest Austin and walked to a nearby Wal-Mart back in April and then disappeared.
Yesterday’s police news conference in its entirety…
A homeless man accused of tormenting a South Austin neighborhood for years is back in custody. (Fox7 Austin)
More “tiny homes” are being built in southeast Austin for people experiencing homelessness.
Developers will face new rules if they want to build homes or hotels near Austin music venues. (KVUE-TV)
Proposed changes to Austin subdivision rules for infill lots have been put on hold to allow more input. (Austin Business Journal)
The Round Rock City Council approved an increased tax rate and a budget of $682.2 million. (Austin American-Statesman)
The city manager of Jarrell in Williamson County who has accused city council members of sexual harassment is on administrative leave. (Fox7 Austin)
Williamson County was touted as the “top destination” for foreign investment from South Korea during a recent visit from the country’s lead diplomat. (Texas Public Radio)
Texas-based LOGIX Fiber Networks announced that it has expanded its high-capacity fiber network to support data centers in the Austin area. (Lightwave Online)
Volunteers will be cleaning up trash from Lake Travis tomorrow.
Austin has become the first city in Texas to fully deploy a new artificial intelligence detection system aimed to spot and notify first responders of smoke and fires. (Daily Texan)
The University Interscholastic League, the organization responsible for overseeing extracurricular academic, athletic and music contests throughout Texas, is updating their heat emergency policies. (KUT 90.5)
Tropical Storm Gordon is moving slowly through the open Atlantic. The 4 a.m. CDT update from the National Hurricane Center shows Gordon 1145 miles WNW of the Cape Verde Islands. (NHC)
Meanwhile, a non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form this weekend a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline that could affect the Carolinas. (WCNC-TV)
UT Austin students living in campus dorms are not happy that University Housing and Dining have switched the self-service soda machines in dining halls from Coca-Cola products to Pepsi. (Daily Texan)
The rise of artificial intelligence in Texas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has withdrawn a 2016 legal opinion that said local governments are not liable when private businesses ban guns on government-owned property — an opinion that contradicted his current stance on the State Fair’s ban on firearms. (Texas Pubic Radio)
A nonprofit focused on increasing Latinos’ civic participation sued Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court Friday so it could continue its voter registration efforts after the Republican official targeted them in an investigation last month. (Texas Tribune)
Congress is at a standstill over potential changes to voting laws.
Are you on the voter “suspense list”?
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump: Latest polling and campaign updates…
In Arizona, California and Nevada, Trump focuses on his favorite foil: immigrants. (NPR)
Donald Trump and his running mate on Friday continued to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city saw bomb threats and school evacuations and local officials called for a cooling of the anti-immigrant rhetoric. (Associated Press)
Is Donald Trump allowed to vote?
The Harris campaign has seen a wave of celebrity support. But how helpful is it? (The Guardian)
In a politically divided America, even Tim Walz’s family has painful rifts. Walz and his brother do not speak. (New York Times)
The No. 2 Texas Longhorns are favored to win tonight by at least 35 points against the Roadrunners of UTSA.
This is the second of a five-game series between the two teams, with matchups set for DKR in 2026, 2028, and 2030. (Lonestar Live)
Today’s digital game program. (Texas Longhorns)
Is Quinn Ewers one of the top QBs in the country?
All the scores from Week 3 of Friday night high school football in Central Texas. (KXAN-TV)
In MLB action last night, the Houston Astros got a win in Anaheim, defeating the Angels 5-3. (Yahoo! Sports)
Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to help spoil Jacob deGrom’s return to the mound and send the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
With more than 127 million acres of land used for farming and cultivation, Texas possesses the largest agricultural land area in the country.
