A young girl is dead following a shooting in northeast Austin.
Police said they were called out to a shooting at The Bridge at Harris Ridge apartments near East Howard Lane and Dessau Road around 6 p.m.
This is Austin’s 54th homicide thus far in 2024.
Last year, 73 homicides were reported, up from 71 in 2022, but down from a record-high 88 in 2021.
Several train cars derailed early Tuesday morning in Downtown Austin.
Seven cars turned over around 3:45 a.m. off the train tracks by East Sixth Street and Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street.
A portion of Interstate Hwy 35 is closed after a crash late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
The collision happened at I-35 southbound by the 45 toll road near Pflugerville, involving one semi-truck and several vehicles. (KVUE-TV)
A 19-year-old is facing a murder charge related to the death of a 16-year-old boy, who died in August after being injured in a single-vehicle crash. (KXAN-TV)
A 19-year-old is dead after police in Kyle responded to several fentanyl poisonings over the weekend. (KVUE-TV)
The Kyle Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a 21-year-old woman and her 11-month-old son who were last seen Monday morning.
Austin authorities have released information about a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian near the Austin airport over the weekend that left one person dead. (KXAN-TV)
Leander ISD will reopen schools today after being shut down on Monday due to a gas leak. The construction in that area also closed FM 620 over the weekend. (Fox7 Austin)
A truck driver delivering a chemical to the Central Water Plant unintentionally mixed two chemical compounds in a holding tank, causing nasal irritation and burning eyes for residents in the Horseshoe Bay area due to chlorine gas.
The Austin Convention Center’s impending closure is sparking a wave of development and renovations as key players in the city’s hospitality sector ensure their properties are ready. (The Real Deal)
Austin City Council will vote Thursday to accept roughly $47.9 million in grant funds for enhancing existing mobility hubs and add new multimodal transit projects to the city of Austin. (KXAN-TV)
Austin City Council will consider Thursday the possible renaming of a northwest Austin roadway in honor of native Austinite and fallen San Marcos Police Officer Justin Putnam, who was killed in the line of duty in April 2020. (KXAN-TV)
Early voting turnout broke records in Travis County with the county clerk reporting more than 46,600 people showed up for the first day of early voting Monday.
Meet the candidates for Austin mayor and City Council. (Austin American-Statesman)
Four challengers hoping to unseat Austin Mayor Kirk Watson are facing a tough fight. (Austin American-Statesman)
Meet the candidates for Travis County District Attorney. (Austin American-Statesman)
Meet the candidates for Central Texas school boards races. (Austin American-Statesman)
Austin’s Ethics Review Commission decided it would postpone considering complaints about Mayor Kirk Watson and challenger Doug Greco accepting more than the allowed amount from non-Austin residents. (Austin Monitor)
Austin Energy is working to roll out a new program to help promote solar adoption efforts locally. (KXAN-TV)
Firefighters contained a quarter-acre grass fire right behind a neighborhood in southeast Austin on Monday. (CBS Austin)
Yesterday, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to four new requests for assistance on wildfires burning 191 acres across the state. There are currently 165 counties in Texas with burn bans in place.
The drought continues…
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
On Monday, Houston had the poorest air quality in the state. (Lonestar Live)
In 2024, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3. That will put us back into standard time and end Daylight Saving Time (DST). (Austin American-Statesman)
After a 24-day run, the 2024 State Fair of Texas has officially come to an end. The fair estimates there were nearly 2.4 million attendees this year. (Lonestar Live)
Officials continue to investigate what caused a helicopter crash in Houston late Sunday evening that killed four people on board.
The production company behind “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla, CEO Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery for copyright infringement. (KVUE-TV)
An Austin paving company is to be acquired in deal valued at $950 million. (Austin Business Journal)
TikTok has been working on acquiring an office space in Austin for at least two years. The third phase of TikTok Austin is set to begin construction on November 1 and wrap up around February 28, 2025. The office is set to be located at 300 Colorado Street. (MySanAntonio)
A Texas man whose execution was halted after lawmakers ordered Robert Roberson to appear at the state Capitol did not show up as planned Monday after a dispute over transporting a person on death row for the extraordinary purpose of testifying in a public hearing.
“Dr. Phil” testified on Roberson’s behalf.
Is Dr. Phil a doctor? Why he testified for Robert Roberson, a Texas inmate on death row. (Austin American-Statesman)
Gov. Greg Abbott condemned Texas House lawmakers that intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution.
Ted Cruz, Colin Allred cast their votes in Texas during early voting.
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Former President Donald Trump appears to have a slight edge in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of likely voters in the battleground state released two weeks before Election Day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Trump courted Christian voters Monday just days after his vulgar remarks at a rally over the weekend. (New York Times)
Did Trump’s lewd Arnold Palmer remarks resonate with or repel voters?
Vice President Kamala Harris is swinging through three battleground Rust Belt states in an effort to shore up the “blue wall,” making stops in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. (NBC News)
SPORTS
A post on Instagram spread like wildfire Monday after it suggested Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was done and would sit out the remainder of the season.
A now-deleted Instagram post from 247Sports claimed that Ewers would miss the rest of the 2024 season to prepare for the NFL draft.
Ewers did not speak to the media on Monday, but quickly debunked the post with a “fake news” .GIF to his Instagram story. (KVUE-TV)
UT Austin officials are being pressured by the SEC to identify and punish any students caught throwing bottles and other objects onto the field Saturday during the Georgia/Texas game. (CBS Sports)
Some students have already been notified that they are under suspicion.
Students have mixed reactions about the response from the SEC and the University. (Fox7 Austin via MSN)
Actor and Longhorn fan Matthew McConaughey took to social media to address the fans “and specifically our DKR student section.”
The governing body for Formula 1 fined the organizers of the United States Grand Prix nearly $550,000 after a group of spectators invaded the track at the Circuit of the Americas while cars were still finishing their cooldown lap following Sunday’s race. (CBS Austin)
Austin wants a new F1 race contract beyond 2026. (GrandPrix.com)
Tonight in the NHL, the Dallas Stars (5-1) travel to Buffalo to face the Sabres (2-4-1) at 6:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
The 2024-2025 NBA season begins tonight with two games on the schedule. Dallas and San Antonio will face each other Thursday night to begin their seasons. (Yahoo! Sports)
Take a tour of a hotel that has seen all sorts of interesting characters stay a night and to learn about how it’s been restored and maintained over the years.
