The only weekend of early voting in Texas concluded yesterday.
According to the Texas Secretary of State, roughly 26% of the 926,313 people registered in Travis County have voted early. In Williamson County, a little more than 30% of the 445,326 people that are registered have voted early. (KVUE-TV)
Two events over the weekend helped inspire voters to get out and vote early.
Four Hays County homeowners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioner Court over its August decision to call a transportation bond election, which Hays County residents are already voting on as Proposition A. (KXAN-TV)
Six people were injured, with three of them taken to hospitals, in an auto-pedestrian crash Sunday near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on State Highway 71.
Five people are dead after a fiery wrong-way crash on Loop 820 in Fort Worth early Sunday morning.
A second-alarm fire was reported at 8800 N I35 SVRD Southbound around 6 a.m. Sunday. Several apartments were said to be involved on the second and third floors.
Later in the day Sunday, fire crews responded to another apartment complex.
A Silver Alert was issued on Sunday morning for 86-year-old Ruby Lyon out of Bandera County, northwest of San Antonio. (Fox7 Austin)
An 18-year-old Comal County man has been arrested on one count of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in relation to two shooting incidents earlier this month. (CBS Austin)
The San Marcos Police Department said it is investigating threatening flyers found throughout San Marcos that target supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Delta Air Lines is suing Austin-based CrowdStrike, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that led to thousands of canceled flights in July. (KVUE-TV)
Backers of a new private surfing club are working with city and county officials to bring the facility to life.
Photo: Michael Theis/ABJ
The Austin Surf Club would be located along Navarro Creek Road off State Highway 71, about 15 miles from downtown Austin. (Austin Business Journal)
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
It was another record-setting day in Central Texas yesterday.
Austin has reached 90 degrees 21 times in the month of October. The old October record of 18 days was set in 1931.
The good news is that some rain is likely this week.
A Texas aid worker says the need is still dire for Hurricane Helene victims. (Texas Public Radio)
Craft breweries are struggling in Texas. (MySanAntonio)
The Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to remain strong, adding 800 jobs in September. (The Center Square)
What Texans should know about their remaining Social Security checks in 2024. (Austin American-Statesman)
The stayed execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson has ignited a fierce political battle between the Texas lawmakers who used a novel strategy to buy him additional months to live and Republicans in the state’s executive branch. (Austin American-Statesman)
The Texas Department of Safety says over 443,000 criminal noncitizens are booked in Texas jails. (The Center Square)
Most of the 30,000 residents of the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, are of Latino or Mexican descent, and are proud of the town’s bi-national, bi-cultural, bi-lingual traditions. But the city has also become a flashpoint in the national conversation about immigration.
In Dallas, ballot propositions could drastically change police and city government. (Texas Tribune)
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8 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY
Former President Donald Trump held a rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York that was filled with racist and vulgar jokes and personal attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump’s New York homecoming sparks backlash. (Politico)
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Philadelphia Sunday.
New polling numbers…
SPORTS
The Lone Star State has two college football teams in the top ten of AP’s Top 25.
In Week 8 of the NFL yesterday, the Houston Texans win while the Dallas Cowboys lose and drop below .500. (Yahoo! Sports)
No action yesterday in the NBA from the Mavericks, Spurs or Rockets but tonight Houston’s at San Antonio while Dallas hosts Utah. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2025. (Texas Football)
Route 66 in Texas is only 180 miles but it still has a few iconic spots that you’ll want to see.
