Tens of thousands of concertgoers will crowd Zilker Park this weekend for the opening of ACL Fest 2024.
ACL Fest: rules, tips and how to get there. (KUT 90.5)
A breakdown of all the food vendors working the festival this year. (KXAN-TV)
Chris Stapleton? blink-182? Who to see at ACL Fest today: an hourly schedule breakdown. (Austin American-Statesman)
Caamp has backed out of the festival, Elyanna moves to Weekend 2 only in last-minute ACL lineup changes. (Spectrum Local News)
How to watch ACL Fest 2024 on Hulu. (Austin American-Statesman)
CapMetro is offering special services during Austin City Limits 2024. (Fox7 Austin)
E-scooter company Lime is deploying more staff and resources for ACL weekend.
How ACL plans to be more fuel and emission friendly this year. (KVUE-TV)
The jury in the deadly conduct trial of Austin police officer Christopher Taylor did not reach a verdict Thursday night.
Austin police are looking for a missing 8-year-old boy.
Elgin High School was lifted from a lockdown Thursday following a call regarding a potential threat received by the Elgin Police Department in the parking lot. (CBS Austin)
Amidst rising threats at Central Texas school districts, parents are striving to have conversations with their kids.
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert early Friday morning for 33-year-old Seth Altman who is wanted for involvement in the killing or serious of injury of a law enforcement officer.
A security guard who shot and killed a man inside an Austin H-E-B store last week will not be charged.
A man involved in a road rage shootout in Round Rock was sentenced to one year in prison. (Fox7 Austin)
All five candidates running for Austin mayor took part in a panel discussion at City Hall Wednesday evening. (CBS Austin)
Avride, the Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup, has announced a multiyear strategic partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc. to roll out both autonomous cars and delivery robots to the Uber and Uber Eats platforms. (CBS Austin)
Tesla said Thursday that it would recall more than 27,000 Cybertrucks due to delayed rearview camera images that could impair driver visibility and increase crash risks. (Austin American-Statesman)
Amazon is seeking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across the U.S., including 18,000 positions in Texas — including 1,000 openings in Austin. (CultureMap Austin)
Hydration will be key at Zilker Park today and through the weekend as above average temperatures will prevail.
The path of a developing tropical system over the southern Gulf of Mexico is almost certain to bring heavy rain and flooding to the Florida Peninsula next week. (AccuWeather)
A recent study from researchers at the University of Texas found cities appear to attract extra rainfall…but Austin isn’t one of them. (KUT 90.5)
Plenty of sunshine and no rain for the first weekend of ACL Fest…but in years past that hasn’t always been the case. (KXAN-TV)
More than 200 people are confirmed dead in six states, mostly in the Carolinas, in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday for sharing and selling minors’ personal information, violating a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active on social media. (Texas Tribune)
Senate hopeful U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, launched a coalition of Republican supporters on Thursday. (Lonestar Live)
Colin Allred is narrowing the gap in the Texas Senate race, but can he win? (Texas Tribune)
Former president Donald Trump renews voter fraud claims as voting by mail begins. Here’s why they are still false. (Austin American-Statesman)
Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan yesterday grappling for wins in the “blue wall” battleground state.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former Rep. Liz Cheney will made their cross-party partnership official at an event in Wisconsin yesterday.
SPORTS
The Texas Longhorns enjoy a weekend off but next week’s Red River Rivalry at Oklahoma will see Quinn Ewers at quarterback.
All the scores from Thursday night area high school football. (KXAN-TV)
A look at one of Austin’s biggest yearly events…
