Mayor Kirk Watson and members of the Austin City Council officially signed a new labor agreement with the Austin Police Association on Tuesday.
An 18-year-old student was charged with murder after a fellow Manor Senior High School student died from a stabbing Tuesday.
Students are questioning their safety on campus. (CBS Austin)
The Texas Department of Public Safety says school safety-related reports in September more than doubled compared to previous years. (KXAN-TV)
Sentencing will begin today in the trial of Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who a jury found guilty earlier this month of deadly conduct in the fatal 2019 shooting of a man experiencing a mental health crisis. (Austin American-Statesman)
Fire crews responded to a storage container filled with antiques on fire in Fayette County Tuesday morning that caused $40,000 in damages. (CBS Austin)
Early voting ends Friday. (KXAN-TV)
Looking for a voting site that’s not so busy?
The Travis County Clerk’s office said these voting sites have seen lower turnout:
- Anita Ferrales Coy Facility: 745 Mansell Ave., Austin
- Cepeda Branch Library, 651 N. Pleasant Valley Road, Austin
- Community Center at Del Valle, 3518 S. FM 973, Del Valle
- Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility, 1700 Guadalupe St., Austin
Five candidates running for mayor and 15 candidates running for a city council seat have raised a combined total of $2.6 million through October 29. They have already spent all but $235,000 of funds raised.
Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson continues to outpace his four challengers, having raised more than three times their combined totals. (Austin Bulldog)
A Hays County candidate and an adjunct professor at Texas State University running for the 483rd Judicial District Court, where he has served for two years, has been accused of asking students to vote for him. (KXAN-TV)
Is the post office closed on Election Day? What will be open, closed Nov. 5? (KVUE-TV)
Officials in Big Bend National Park on Monday discovered the body of a deceased 24-year-old hiker along a trail after noticing a vehicle that had been parked at a trailhead for several days with no record of overnight backpackers for the area. (Austin American-Statesman)
Three people died in a head-on crash in Boerne overnight.
The Mustang Ridge Police Department says multiple people were injured after a crash involving several vehicles Tuesday morning. (CBS Austin)
The driver of the vehicle involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian last Saturday is cooperating with the Austin Police Department in its investigation. (KXAN-TV)
Austin police have arrested a driver who allegedly hit multiple people with his car near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Sunday night. (CBS Austin)
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today to officially mark the beginning of TxDOT’s I-35 expansion project.
ALERT: Scammers are using people’s home addresses for fake businesses. (Fox7 Austin)
Texas Attorney Ken Paxton announced indictments against five people involved in a scheme to help unqualified individuals fraudulently obtain Texas teacher certifications. (The Independent)
“CrimeWatch” from FOX7 Austin:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced indictments against five people involved in a scheme to help unqualified individuals fraudulently obtain Texas teacher certifications. (Fox7 Austin)
Elon Musk is secretly buying properties in the Austin area reportedly so his children and their mothers can all live together. (Fortune)
A new mixed-income community in north Austin’s Brentwood neighborhood opened this week. (KXAN-TV)
An international construction company plans to start soon on a 180,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown that’s expected to employ more than 50 people and is slated to begin construction at 3600 I-35 North in January and complete it by the end of 2025. (Austin Business Journal)
The 58th annual Zilker Holiday Tree is being installed in Austin. (Austin American-Statesman)
According to personal finance website WalletHub, Austin has been ranked as the fourth-best warm destination for winter travel in 2024. (CBS Austin)
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
We could tie or possibly surpass the record for high temperature in Austin for October 30th today.
Texas is finally saying goodbye (for now) to record-breaking heat. (Lonestar Live)
There are currently 181 counties in Texas with burn bans in place. (Texas A&M Forest Service)
Members of a Texas House committee say in a Texas Supreme Court filing that AG Ken Paxton’s office is blocking death row inmate Robert Roberson from complying with a legislative subpoena. (Texas Tribune)
Meanwhile, Paxton has called for the resignation of state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, on Tuesday, arguing that Leach cannot effectively serve in the Texas House after improperly pleading with a judge to reconsider Roberson’s case. (CBS Austin)
Hospitals across Texas will soon have to ask patients seeking care for their citizenship status as part of an executive order signed off by the governor. (KVUE-TV)
Nearly 30% of registered voters in Texas had cast their ballots by the end of the first week of early voting. (Austin American Statesman)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn voted in Austin yesterday.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be in Austin today to sit down for an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan in his studio. (Politico)
Colin Allred is courting Black voters in the final days of his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz. (Texas Tribune)
6 DAYS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night delivered her closing argument against former President Donald Trump at the same site he encouraged his supporters to “fight like hell” on Jan. 6, 2021, before they marched to the U.S. Capitol and tried unsuccessfully to halt the certification of President Biden’s victory.
Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his controversial Madison Square Garden rally, telling supporters that the event was “an absolute lovefest” and that it was “my honor to be involved.”
Conspiracies and calls for violence spike online ahead of Election Day. (Military Times)
SPORTS
On the hardwood last night, the Dallas Mavericks improved to 3-1 on the young season after a 120-114 road win at Minnesota. (Yahoo! Sports)
Luka Doncic struggled to put any weight on his right leg after suffering an apparent injury and spoke to reporters after the win…
Dallas and Houston have tonight off but the San Antonio Spurs (1-3) face Oklahoma City (3-0) on the road. (Yahoo! Sports)
The NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams three games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. (Lonestar Live)
“As we’re transitioning into this bye I was thinking to myself, ‘Okay, we’re 7-1, we’re eight games into the season, and the goal is to be playing Jan. 20th. If you want to play Jan. 20th, you’re at minimum playing eight more games, and so when you look at it this way, we’re at the halfway point and might have to play nine depending on how it goes.” — Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian
If Texas football wants to play for the national championship, its season is only halfway over. (Lonestar Live)
Today we’re all aboard Amtrak’s Texas Eagle as it travels from Chicago to Austin.
