Sunday’s temperatures were ones for the record books.
A high temperature of 101 at Camp Mabry and 99 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport set records for the date of October 13 and for the latest date in October to see triple-digit heat.
Sunday was the last day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and even that nearly set a record. The 101 recorded at Camp Mabry meant that although it was the second-hottest day at ACL behind Sept. 25, 2005, when Camp Mabry got to 107, it was only the second time in ACL history and the first time ever during the month of October that we reached the triple digits during ACL. (KVUE-TV)
With ACL Fest ending last night, airport staff at Austin-Bergstrom Airport are preparing for one of the busiest days the airport has seen.
In a ceremony today, Lisa Davis will be sworn in as Austin’s newest police chief.
The ceremony, which is expected to last an hour, will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Austin City Hall. (KXAN-TV)
One person was transported with critical injuries after a vehicle rescue took place on East 7th St. and Comal St. Sunday evening.
A SWAT callout in an Austin neighborhood Saturday evening lasted into Sunday morning with authorities on the scene for six hours before ending peacefully. No injuries were reported, and no one was arrested. (KVUE-TV)
Document and data capturing and processing company ABBYY said it will be moving its headquarters from California to Austin. (KVUE-TV)
The League of Women Voters Austin Area held a fall kickoff event Sunday that included a panel discussion of items on the November ballot. (KVUE-TV)
Where do Austin’s mayoral candidates stand on transportation issues? (KUT 90.5)
CapMetro conducted an audit of all 2,511 bus stops in the region to figure out how many have benches and shelters. Fewer than half of bus stops (47%) have a bench. Even fewer (29%) have a shelter. (KUT 90.5)
A Texas state senator wants to make hospitals safer following a deadly crash inside the emergency room lobby at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in February and is now considering filing a bill. (KXAN-TV)
A new Sam’s Club is set to open in Texas…but there won’t be any checkout lanes. Customers will have to use an app on their smartphones to ring up purchases as they go through the aisles. (KXAN-TV)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can’t use a state statute that he repeatedly relies on to scrutinize various companies and nonprofits after a federal magistrate judge on Friday ruled the tool unconstitutional. (KXAN-TV)
Over the weekend, Texas leaders joined mothers who lost kids to fentanyl for an awareness walk.
Texas is expected to carry out an execution this week despite efforts to stop it.
It looks like two more days of intense and possibly record-breaking heat before it breaks and cooler, more seasonable air moves in to stay.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami are keeping their eyes on a tropical disturbance located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, which currently has a medium 40% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. (National Hurricane Center)
The incoming La Niña has been delayed. What does that mean for Texas’ winter? (San Antonio Express News)
A Texas man facing a murder charge in Harris County was arrested this weekend during a traffic stop by Texas A&M police. (KBTX-TV)
An abandoned oil well in Reeves County erupted on October 2, releasing toxic water and gas and exposing nearby residents to hazardous chemicals. (Enviornmental Health News)
Three Texas children’s hospitals earned national recognition for their pediatric care practices. (Austin American-Statesman)
The Uvalde CISD school board approved the name of a new school set to replace Robb Elementary: Legacy Elementary School. It will honor the victims who died in the mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead in May 2022. (KVUE-TV)
Under pressure from right-wing activists, Montgomery County has mandated public libraries move a well-regarded children’s book documenting the mistreatment of Native Americans in New England from the “non-fiction” section to “fiction”. (Popular Information)
South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive, but this time Democrats are playing offense. (Texas Tribune)
KXAN-TV’s “State of Texas” podcast.
How Texas pollsters get their job done when everyone is screening their calls. (KUT 90.5)
A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert. He was released Saturday on $5,000 bail. (KVUE-TV)
Three weeks to go…
Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging to legalize recreational marijuana, protect cryptocurrency assets and give one million loans to Black entrepreneurs, as part of her efforts to court Black voters who may be pivotal in the presidential race. (NPR)
Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health,” her doctor, US Army physician Joshua R. Simmons, said in a letter summarizing her medical history that was released by the White House.
Two new polls show Donald Trump is chipping away at Kamala Harris’ national advantage. (Washington Post)
SPORTS
“We’re disappointed that we’re 3-3. [The three losses] I don’t necessarily totally blame on McCarthy. The players will tell you they had something to do with it too and other parts of the staff will tell you. The owner sure will tell you he had something to do with it.” — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
The Dallas Cowboys suffered a brutal beatdown at home by the Detroit Lions, 47-9, their fourth straight loss at home. (Yahoo! Sports)
No such problems for the Houston Texans.
They moved to 5-1 after a convincing 41-21 win on the road in New England.
The Texas Longhorns are once again No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25. This is the second week in a row UT has been No. 1 and the fourth week overall. (Longhorns Wire)
No. 7 Texas Volleyball swept its fourth-straight match, taking down No. 12 Kentucky, 25-21, 25-19, 25-17, at Memorial Coliseum. (Texas Longhorns)
In the NHL in Dallas last night, the Stars moved to 3-0 after shutting out the Seattle Kracken, 2-0. (Yahoo! Sports)
Formula 1 Grand Prix racing comes to Austin this weekend. (RacingNews365)
The Texas World Speedway in College Station closed in 2017.
Let’s look back at its history…
