After three days of deliberations, a Travis County jury found Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor guilty of deadly conduct in the 2019 death of Marcus DeSilva.
The conviction of Taylor marks the first time ever in Travis County a police officer has been found criminally liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.
Sentencing will take place on October 15. (Fox7 Austin)
A Blue Alert issued early Friday morning for 33-year-old Seth Altman has been extended.
Seth Altman is now one of the 10 most wanted fugitives in Texas. He is accused of shooting a Texas police chief. (KXAN-TV)
The early morning Blue Alert that caused people’s phones to loudly sound an alarm on Friday caused anger among many Texans who took their complaints to the Texas Department of Safety. (Houston Chronicle via MSN)
An Austin man who ran over and killed a 14-year-old boy in Round Rock in 2022 while driving a stolen car has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. (Austin American-Statesman)
Several hundred protesters gathered in downtown Austin Saturday and marched to mark one year of conflict in Gaza and to call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel and an arms embargo. (Austin American-Statesman)
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. (Associated Press)
Officials with Dallas Fire-Rescue, the Dallas Police Department and the Game Warden’s Office have terminated the search for a child who never resurfaced from a creek Saturday afternoon. The child’s father also died trying to save him. (WFAA-TV)
Three people were shot early Saturday while traveling south in a vehicle on I-35W in Fort Worth. (CBS Austin)
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.5 billion in electric grid investments across the country.
Part of that announcement included up to $360 million in federal funding for the construction of a 320-mile high-voltage power line that would connect Texas’ grid to power grids in the southeastern U.S. The line will run across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. (Spectrum Local News)
A Texas judge halted the state’s $116 billion Medicaid proposal, a ruling that blocks the state agency from finalizing a new set of contracts on coverage for low-income Texans. (Dallas Morning News)
Pablo Arenaz, president of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, died unexpectedly Thursday night. (Texas Tribune)
Residents filed a lawsuit in state court Friday in Hood County alleging noise from a local bitcoin mine creates a nuisance that has ruined their quality of life. (San Antonio Express-News)
A Texas bakery is seeing major backlash after posting pictures of its politically themed sugar cookies, even receiving death threats online. (Houston Chronicle)
Tomorrow, October 7, is the deadline in Texas to register to vote to be able to participate in the 2024 general election. (VoteTexas.gov)
Texans express frustration with the economy (despite recent good news) and say they trust Donald Trump more than Kamala Harris. (FOX News)
Former president Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, yesterday…the scene of his assassination attempt back in July…and he attacked Democratic leaders for the federal response to Hurricane Helene and baselessly suggested that the party was working to steal the upcoming election from him.
Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit to North Carolina on Saturday met with local officials to receive an update on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, spoke with several families impacted by the catastrophic storm and helped at a donation center. (USA Today)
Can Texas turn blue? Bernie Sanders is working on it.
An extended forecast into mid-October does show some relief from the heat with more seasonal temperatures…but for now…
Floridians and forecasters are closely watching Tropical Storm Milton, a storm expected to intensify and strike the Florida Peninsula next week as a hurricane, with torrential rain, wind and the likelihood of flooding. (AccuWeather)
Hurricane Helene has killed more than 230 people across six states, one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the US mainland in the last 50 years. (CNN)
SPORTS
Austin FC fell 2-1 to LA Galaxy on Saturday night in Los Angeles. (Austin FC)
Players from a Houston, Texas, area high school football team were shown in a video hitting their opponents with belts in the handshake line after a victory last Friday. (USA Today)
No Longhorns football yesterday.
But the Aggies of Texas A&M gave local college football fans something to cheer about as they upset No. 9 Missouri, 41-10. (Austin American-Statesman)
Today in the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys (2-2) are in Pittsburgh (3-1) for Sunday Night Football. (CBS Sports)
The Houston Texans (3-1) host the Buffalo Bills (3-1).
Today we’re visiting the “Cowboy Capital of the World”…Bandera, Texas.
