The American Psychological Association found that 69% of American adults said the presidential election was a significant source of anxiety for them.
Almost 9 million Texans voted early.
The State of Texas is instructing federal officials to stay out of its election process.
More news on the 2024 ELECTION can be found further down this post.
Round Rock police were called to help the US Marshals with an incident at a McDonald’s on Friday night.
Firefighters responded overnight to a blaze at a vacant home.
Pflugerville Police Department and Travis County ESD No. 2 officers responded to the intersection of East Pflugerville Parkway and State Highway 130 for a collision around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Members of the Cedar Park Fire Department came together to remember and honor 27-year-old Corey Flores on Saturday.
Two suspects were arrested in connection to placing a credit card skimmer at a northeast Austin gas station. (KXAN-TV)
How will the decade-long I-35 expansion project affect CapMetro operations?
Autonomous delivery company Avride has unveiled a new four-wheel delivery robot with enhanced efficiency and maneuverability for urban use. The robots will expand operations in Austin, specifically the Mueller neighborhood, where the company’s previous models have been operating since 2023, mostly delivering restaurant orders. (Domusweb)
Texas State Parks visitors are eligible for free admission tomorrow, Nov. 3, in celebration of Texas State Parks Day. (KXAN-TV)
Daylight Saving Time ended early this morning. Did you set your clocks back? (Penn Live)
There was definitely cause for some celebration Saturday evening at the Austin area finally saw some measurable rainfall for the first time almost two months. It was brief and not a lot (a trace for man areas) but there are more chances for rain tomorrow before much cooler and drier air moves in for Election Day.
Hurricane experts designated an area in the Caribbean Sea as a tropical rainstorm. This was done to raise awareness and allow residents and visitors in the affected areas ample time to make the necessary preparations.
An AMBER Alert has been issued for 12-year-old boy from Kaufman County.
A private investigation into allegations that Gateway Church founder Robert Morris had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s has uncovered a massive failure involving former church leadership.
In two separate incidents, Texas law enforcement officers say they were shot by their own SIG SAUER P320 handguns while holstered. (CBS Austin)
Who’s pumping last-minute ad money into the Texas Senate race? (KXAN-TV)
Can Collin Allred take Ted Cruz’s Senate seat?
For many Texas voters, the highest stakes are in the local races.
2 DAYS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY
Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show’s cold open.
Former President Donald Trump wrapped up the last Saturday before Election Day by campaigning in North Carolina, praising the state’s voters for voting early and urging those who had not voted to cast their ballots on Tuesday. (The Hill)
VP Kamala Harris was also in North Carolina Saturday. (WLOS-TV)
What do these final stops say about the two campaigns?
SPORTS
In college football Saturday the No. 10 Aggies of Texas A&M were upset by unranked South Carolina, 44-20, after going into halftime tied at 20 but couldn’t score in the second half. (Yahoo! Sports)
Better news for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. They pulled off an upset No. 11 Iowa State, 23-22. (Yahoo! Sports)
In the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs moved to 3-3 on the season after a 113-103 win at home against Minnesota. (Yahoo! Sports)
Meanwhile the Houston Rockets lost at home, 127-121, to Golden State.
The Mavericks has yesterday off. They host Orlando today. (Yahoo! Sports)
In Finland, the Dallas Stars continued their two-game weekend series overseas against the Florida Panthers. After losing the first match Friday, they dropped another one to the Panthers yesterday, 4-2. (Yahoo! Sports)
Week 9 of the NFL season finds the Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta at 12:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
Grand Prairie, Texas, in the Dallas suburbs, was actually named for a town in Ohio.
That and more on the history of Grand Prairie…
