Austin is the place to be this weekend.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is broadcasting this morning from the UT Austin campus as part of the headlining Georgia/Texas game at DKR Memorial Stadium.
Sports fans from across the country and state officials are gearing up for the Texas and Georgia game on Saturday. (Fox7 Austin)
Also, Formula One racing returns to Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) for the Austin stop of the Grand Prix.
Formula One racing in Austin is a big boost to the local economy.
An audiologist is advising fans at COTA to protect their hearing.
Shuttle buses are set to pick up attendees at two different locations in Austin for the duration of the event. (KVUE-TV)
Driving around the Texas capital might prove especially difficult this weekend. (Austin American-Statesman)
Eminem is performing tonight at COTA. Sting appeared last night.
Celebrities arrive in Austin for Formula One. (Austin American-Statesman)
F1 and Georgia-Texas make Austin the sports capital of the world this weekend. (ESPN)
When tens of thousands of people flood to Austin for events like Formula 1, Austin City Limits Music Festival, South by Southwest or this weekend’s Georgia vs. University of Texas football game, many of them stay in short term rentals.
Austin Police Department officers arrested three people and responded to hundreds of calls for service during this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival. They say the first weekend was busier than the second. (KVUE-TV)
Police arrested a student at Cedar Park Middle School on Friday morning for an offense related to a school threat. (Austin American-Statesman)
One person is dead after a crash Friday morning in southwest Austin.
A man is dead after a shooting Thursday evening at an apartment complex on Wells Branch Parkway. (Fox7 Austin)
Three men are now in custody in connection with a fatal shooting at a New Braunfels Applebee’s earlier this month.
An American Airlines Boeing 737, carrying 122 passengers and six crew members, narrowly avoided a crash with a Cessna 182 during its landing approach Wednesday at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Crews with Texas Gas and Lake Travis Fire Rescue (LTFR) are working to repair a gas leak in the 6400 block of Ranch Road 620 that began Friday morning when construction crews hit an 8-inch gas line. Repairs are expected to be completed by midday today. (KVUE-TV)
On Friday, a Travis County judge approved a temporary restraining order to stop building an industrial park located in the city of Bee Cave’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. This is the newest development in an extensive legal battle against the distribution center. (KXAN-TV)
A bat in San Marcos has tested positive for rabies.
A boil-water notice in South Texas’ Webb County has been extended after officials said testing continues to show bacteria in the water supply. (Texas Public Radio)
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After a dramatic, last-hour legal battle and an unprecedented stay of execution, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to testify to his innocence in front of House lawmakers in person at the Capitol on Monday.
How a career-ending injury as an NFL linebacker paved the way for Colin Allred’s underdog Senate bid. (Texas Tribune)
When you vote for a Texas Railroad Commissioner, what are you voting for? (KUT 90.5)
A new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin shows where the two major federal elections currently stand in Texas. (KVUE-TV)
A federal judge has released additional evidence against Donald Trump in his election interference case.
“If he’s exhausted being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?” — Vice President Kamala Harris on Donald Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday told reporters It was a “legitimate question” as to whether former President Trump was “fit to do the job” of being president.
As early voting opens in Detroit, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign in the battleground state of Michigan.
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There will be no sequel to the famed first meeting of iconic mascots Uga and Bevo at today’s game between Georgia and Texas. (ESPN via MSN)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: All the scores from the region’s high school football games. (KXAN-TV)
Austin FC is back at home tonight for the final match of the 2024 regular season. The Verde & Black are set to take on Colorado Rapids at Q2 Stadium with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. (Austin FC)
In hockey, the Dallas Stars (4-1) host the Edmonton Oilers (2-3) today at 3:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman refuses to blame Dak Prescott, but blasted other players for the team’s struggles.
The Cowboys (2-3) have a bye this week.
Tomorrow is the final day of the 2024 State Fair of Texas in Dallas. If you missed it, here’s a look…
