A strong cold front moving through Central Texas this morning is bringing with it a dramatic drop in temperatures.
Highs today will not reach 80 in most areas. Quite the contrast from the hot, record-setting days we’ve seen the past few days.
More on the drop in temperatures can be found further down in this post in WEATHER.
The front moving through the area today will bring with it wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. That is likely to increase the wildfire risk. (CBS Austin)
Emergency crews battled a 14-acre wildfire in Williamson County on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to the Texas Pond wildfire located in the 2400 block of County Road 466, southeast of Coupland and northeast of Elgin.
It was 65% contained as of Tuesday evening. (CBS Austin).
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is calling on the federal government for more money to connect Downtown Austin with the city’s airport through a light rail project. (KVUE-TV)
CapMetro wants to hear from the community on its Transit Plan 2035, a roadmap for the next ten years. (CBS Austin)
A Project Connect trial is to resume after AG Ken Paxton’s appeal is rejected. (Austin Monitor)
The city of Kyle on Tuesday broke ground on a project that will extend and connect Marketplace Avenue. The 0.6-mile project is the first of 13 road segments the city will work on to improve road conditions as Kyle and its traffic continue to grow.
One person is dead following a rollover crash in South Austin late Tuesday night.
One person was injured following a fire that broke out at a dental office in North Austin on Tuesday.
Sherles Gregorio Machado-Hernandez, 31, is in the Travis County Jail on a capital murder charge in Monday morning’s homicide in southeast Austin.
During a news conference Tuesday, police gave further details about the incident.
The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit is seeking the community’s help in identifying three suspects involved in an aggravated robbery of an elderly woman in a Walmart parking lot in northwest Austin.
The sentencing portion of the deadly conduct case for Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor, who was found guilty of deadly conduct this month in the 2019 shooting of Mauris DeSilva, is set to begin Dec. 16, according to court proceedings Tuesday. (KXAN-TV)
A Williamson County jury found a 71-year-old Austin man guilty of failing to register as a sex offender and sentenced him to seven years in prison. (CBS Austin)
An educator at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) was accused of having an improper relationship with a student related to an October 2023 incident.
A 19-year-old man who tried to rob an Austin pizza restaurant was beaten up by the employees. (Fox7 Austin)
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, national discount chain Big Lots is shuttering another one of its Central Texas locations: its Round Rock store as part of a new round of closures filed on October 4. (MySanAntonio)
A new industrial project is on tap for Cedar Park. The $10 million dollar project is scheduled to start construction in January. (Austin Business Journals)
Hundreds of cybersecurity experts arrived in Austin this week to attend the MSSP Alert Live conference. It focuses on understanding security breaches and how to prevent them. (KXAN-TV)
With the cold front moving through the area today, we can expect high temperatures almost twenty degrees cooler than yesterday.
Approximately six weeks remain in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, and the tropics continue to remain active.
A developing system in the Western Carribean has Florida forecasters watching closely.
State lawmakers could crack down on a loophole that helps people buy Texas Lottery tickets through apps and websites. (KVUE-TV)
The Texas Department of Public Safety says more than 115,000 customer’s information has been leaked in a data breach. (Texas Public Radio)
The only debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democrat challenger, Congressman Colin Allred was held last night…and it didn’t disappoint.
Five key takeaways from last night’s debate. (Newsweek via MSN)
The latest from the campaign trail…
Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are worried Vice President Kamala Harris’ operation is being poorly run in the nation’s biggest battleground state. (Politico)
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been making appearances on popular podcasts.
Donald Trump’s bizarre music session reignites questions about his mental acuity. (NBC News)
SPORTS
The Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers for the second time in twelve months, this time from the Houston Texans in an exchange of 2026 conditional draft choices. (CBS Sports)
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones lashed out at the hosts of a radio show, upset at questions after the Cowboys’ 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions.
In the NHL last night, the Dallas Stars remained undefeated with a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texas Longhorns secondary has suffered a brutal blow on the injury front ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs as it was announced defensive back Derek Williams Jr. will have season-ending surgery. (Sports Illustrated)
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