A fire on Tuesday afternoon damaged ten units at an apartment complex in Southeast Austin and led to the displacement of 17 people. No injuries were reported.
The Array Apartments is in the 2100 block of Burton Drive in the E. Riverside/Oltorf area.
AFD also responded to a structure fire along SH 71. (KXAN-TV)
And a church fire on S. Pleasant Valley Road…
Murder charges have been filed against an 18-year-old for his role in a deadly shooting in southeast Austin last month.
Stephon Morson is charged with murder and remains in Travis County Jail on an $800,000 bond. (KVUE-TV)
The family of Rajan Moonesinghe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Austin and the three Austin police officers who responded to Moonesinghe’s home in November of 2022.
Austin police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a deadly shooting last week.
Police are also asking for assistance in locating a robbery suspect.
The Austin Police Department have yet to provide more details about last week’s deadly officer-involved shooting after saying an update would come within 24 hours.
A woman wanted in connection with a southeast Austin crash into a food truck that injured multiple pedestrians was arrested last week. (KXAN-TV)
Travis County commissioners extended the county’s public health emergency for the second time in two years. The first declaration was made in May of 2022, but officials say the situation has only gotten worse.
Travis County leaders are working with the federal government to minimize wage theft across the county. (KXAN-TV)
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, an independent government agency, is organizing an environmental study to look for a solution to slow traffic on the MoPac Expressway. (KVUE-TV)
An intoxicated driver was arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit in Fayette County late Monday night. At one point, the driver went into oncoming lanes of traffic on St. Hwy 95 northbound. (Fox7 Austin)
The latest report on downtown Austin’s economic and cultural health shows the city core is seeing ongoing vacancies and low utilization of office space in a trend that has caused a flattening of many indicators of business activity. (Austin Monitor)
Avride’s food delivery robots rolled out for the first time on the streets of downtown Austin on Tuesday. (Fox7 Austin)
Starting next month, Austin Energy and Capital Delivery Services will work on installing a new, underground electrical duct bank on Rainey Street. Austin Energy said the bank will house electrical lines from the Rainey Street Substation. (KXAN-TV)
The Austin Water Oversight Committee met on Tuesday to discuss updates to the city’s Water Forward 2024 plan. It’s part of an effort to ensure Austin has enough water for the future. (KVUE-TV)
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently confirmed a mountain lion sighting in the city of Lake Dallas, marking the third report in the area in under one week.
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All eyes are on a developing zone of showers and thunderstorms in the Caribbean, which is expected to become the next tropical storm and potentially Hurricane Sara, posing risk to Florida.
If President-elect Donald Trump follows through with plans to close down the Department of Education, how will that affect Texas schools? (CBS Austin)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and Washington, are putting up a fight.
More than $31 million worth of methamphetamine was found during an inspection at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge at the Texas-Mexico border this past weekend. (KVUE-TV)
County governments across Texas are seeing costs for EMS services continue to rise and are looking to the state for help. (KXAN-TV)
Texas lawmakers submitted over 1,500 bills as the filing period opened on Tuesday, setting a new record for the most number of bills filed on the first day. (KXAN-TV)
One of the bills filed proposes raising the minimum wage in Texas.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ property is up for auction Wednesday.
The Austin-based founder of Infowars was ordered to pay $1.5 billion in restitution for defaming families of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jones regularly accused them of being crisis actors on his broadcasts. Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022. (KUT 90.5)
A Dallas real estate developer pleaded guilty to bribing two City Council members. (Lonestar Live)
After years of ideas, a concrete plan for the Astrodome in Houston will be revealed later today.
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The Longhorns basketball squad moved to 2-1 on the season after routing Chicago State at Moody Center last night, 105-58.
A WNBA franchise in Austin? It’s being considered…
On the hardwood last night in California, the Dallas Mavericks lost to Golden State, 120-117. (Yahoo! Sports)
Tonight, the Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Clippers while the San Antonio Spurs play host to the Washington Wizards.
Houston’s Astrodome is about to have new life when plans for its future are announced later today.
Let’s take a look at the history of the “Eighth Wonder of the World”…
