Areas left devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Helene are seeing help arrive from all over the country, including Central Texas.
The American Red Cross’ Texas Gulf Coast Region is stepping into help. (ABC13 Houston)
An H-E-B store in north Austin reopened Saturday after a deadly shooting occurred inside on Friday.
Meanwhile, a new video is shedding some light on what exactly happened Friday. (Fox7 Austin)
The city of Austin showcased some updated plans for caps and stitches across I-35 in downtown at an open house on Saturday.
A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday afternoon on a stretch of SH 71 in Bastrop…the second person to die on the highway within a week. (CBS Austin)
A pedestrian was seriously injured last night on I-35 northbound.
A recent graduate of the Texas Department of Public Safety Academy and U.S. Army veteran has died after being involved in a crash in Ector County. (Fox 26 via Yahoo! News)
City of Austin officials unveiled a revamped fire and EMS station in Southeast Austin on Saturday. (Fox7 Austin)
A new city program that will begin in the spring aims to take the sting out of high rent costs for some Austin businesses. (Austin Business Journal)
Six companies have applied for Texas’ new business tax break program since it opened in February, according to the state comptroller’s office. Among the first applicants were a Fort Worth-based aircraft manufacturer, a sustainable aviation fuel company and a semiconductor manufacturer. (Community Impact)
Two Texas pain management doctors who faked giving patients injections and then billed insurers for millions of dollars will spend the next several years in federal prison. (Lonestar Live)
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the United States. Should all property taxes be eliminated? (Texas Public Radio)
The heat cranks back up today and for the next several days. Chances for rain don’t appear until next weekend.
The storm named Helene killed at least 65 people as North Carolina and parts of Appalachia reel from devastating floods.
There is potential for an area of low pressure to form in the western Caribbean over the next several days.
A federal judge ruled on Saturday that part of a Texas law that enacted new voting restrictions violated the U.S. Constitution by being too vague and restricting free speech. (Texas Tribune)
Texas and 16 other states sued the Biden administration, accusing it of attempting to unlawfully rewrite a federal disability law to include “gender dysphoria” in a newly approved rule. (The Texan)
In the race for U.S. Senate, polls show Colin Allred closing in on Ted Cruz.
This week’s edition of KXAN-TV’s “State of Texas”…
Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in Alabama. (KXAN-TV)
“Joe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen to our country. Anybody would know this.”
Trump levied more personal attacks on Kamala Harris during a meandering speech at a rally in Wisconsin. (CBS News)
Donald Trump will make a stop in Texas next week.
Dr. Ben Voth, SMU Debate Professor and Director of Debate explains what he expects as JD Vance and Tim Walz square off in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate and what each needs to do to win.
SPORTS
With Arch Manning at quarterback, the Texas Longhorns (5-0) overcame a shaky first half and secured their first win in the Southeastern Conference with a 35-13 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs at DKR Stadium. (Yahoo! Sports)
Texas will enjoy the bye week next Saturday as they prepare for the Oklahoma Sooners (4-1) on the road October 12.
Austin FC erased a two-goal deficit in the second half to tie 2-2 with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium. (Austin FC)
In baseball, the final scheduled day of MLB’s regular season has arrived, and there is plenty at stake. (MLB.com)
The Houston Astros won in Cleveland last night, 4-3. (Yahoo! Sports)
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rosa’s cantina
Music would play and Felina would whirl
Today, we’re taking a day trip to El Paso…
