The city of Austin reached a tentative labor agreement with the Austin Police Association on Monday.
Will a new agreement fix the APD’s staffing crisis?
Firefighters rescued someone from a burning apartment in southeast Austin Monday morning.
An Austin jury found a San Antonio man liable in the “Trump train” federal civil lawsuit on Monday. No liability was found on behalf of the five other defendants in the case.
A man was arrested and charged for killing his grandparents in their South Austin home on Saturday.
A major water main break forced the closure of all lanes on Spicewood Springs Road near Loop 360 in northwest Austin Monday morning. (CBS Austin)
On Monday, the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee — the group vying for a high-speed rail line between San Antonio and Austin — held its monthly meeting. This time, the gathering took place on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle, which runs once-a-day service between the two cities.
The FBI has arrested a Nevada man accused of cyberstalking and threatening two “high-level” University of Texas employees. (Austin American-Statesman)
Jury selection wrapped up Monday afternoon for an Austin police officer accused of deadly conduct in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva. Opening statements are set for Wednesday. (KXAN-TV)
A Texas death row inmate’s fight for exoneration took his case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday.
Death row inmates in five states (Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas) are scheduled to be put to death in the span of one week. Today, Texas plans to execute Travis James Mullis for the 2008 murder of his infant son. (KXAN-TV/Texas Tribune)
Austin PBS and the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Urban Lab will host a mayoral forum Wednesday where voters can learn more about the five candidates for Austin’s top job. (KVUE-TV)
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area will add an extra 630 acres of land in Gillespie County, bringing the total size of the park to 1,980 acres. (KVUE-TV)
A Los Angeles-based buyer is the latest owner of the Trails at 620 shopping center near the shores of Lake Travis. (Austin Business Journal)
Zilker Park’s Eagle Mini Train is temporarily closed.
Tropical Storm Helene could form later today and it is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane before it strikes Florida or the northern Gulf Coast later this week.
Our forecast for the next few days is trending a bit cooler.
As CBS Austin’s Chikage Windler noted, September in Central Texas has been extremely dry.
A new ‘mini-moon’ is coming to Earth this fall. (KUT 90.5)
Llano County is challenging a First Amendment ruling on library book bans. (Austin American-Statesman)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a news release that he filed an appeal in the lawsuit over the city of Dallas and the State Fair’s new policy banning all firearms from its fairgrounds. (KXAN-TV)
Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over…lizards.
A former FBI special agent from Houston admitted stealing cash and property from homes while executing search warrants. (Lonestar Live)
A Department of Public Safety captain was suspended following his arrest on child sex charges in Randall County. (CBS Austin)
A Texas man who is a member of the Proud Boys was found guilty by a judge for his actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Lonestar Live)
The trial of a San Antonio man charged with starving his 4-year-old son to death has begun. (Texas Public Radio)
Are Texas lawmakers in line with voters on climate change?
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff led a get-out-the vote rally in San Antonio Monday.
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the southern border later this week and goads Donald Trump into another debate.
Vice presidential hopeful JD Vance will be in North Texas today.
SPORTS
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers practiced Monday but remains questionable to play with an abdomen strain when the No. 1 Longhorns face Mississippi State in their Southeastern Conference opener.
In Monday Night Football last night, the Buffalo Bills moved to 3-0 on the season with a crushing 47-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3).
In last night’s other game, the Washington Commanders (2-1) held on for a 38-33 win over the Cincinnati Bengals (0-3).
In baseball, the Houston Astros saw their lead in the AL West drop to four games after a 6-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners last night. (Yahoo! Sports)
Earlier in this post we mentioned the added acreage to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area just outside Fredericksburg.
Let’s go on a hike to the top…
