The following streets downtown are closed today for the final day of the Texas Book Festival:
- Congress Avenue between 8th Street and 11th Street
- West 9th Street from Colorado Street to Congress Avenue
- East 9th Street from Congress Avenue to Brazos Street
- West 11th Street from Lavaca Street to Congress Avenue
- East 11th Street from Congress Avenue to San Jacinto Street
- Colorado Street from West 11th Street to West 12th Street
- Congress Avenue between 7th Street and 8th Street
- West 8th Street between Colorado Street and Congress Avenue
- East 8th Street between Congress Avenue and Brazos Street
- West 10th Street between Colorado Street and Congress Avenue
- East 10th Street between Congress Avenue and Brazos Street
Austin homicide detectives responded to a scene early Saturday morning near the 1900 block of Rutland Drive in North Austin related to a deceased person.
Officers responded shortly after 4 a.m. to reports of gunshots heard at Espero Rutland Apartments, where they found a woman inside a unit suffering from a gunshot wound.
Saturday’s killing was Austin’s 62nd homicide of 2024 and the sixth in the past ten days.
Parker Lane Apartments, a new affordable housing complex is now open in South Austin. It officially opened on Saturday morning and is now accepting applications.
The city of Austin has a goal to bring 60,000 affordable housing units at 80% median family income and under by 2028 as part of a 10-year plan. (KVUE-TV)
Construction has begun on a new permanent supportive housing development in Southeast Austin.
More than a week after Election Day, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson officially declared victory in his race for re-election.
He says he’s ready to get back to work.
Every day for the past 24 years someone has died on a Texas roadway.
The last deathless day recorded on Texas roadways was Nov. 7, 2000. Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Department of Public Safety are working together to share safe driving messages in hopes to finally end that deadly streak.
Last year, 4,289 people were killed on Texas roads. So far in 2024, Texas is averaging 10 roadway deaths a day. (KLBJ-TV)
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
Today, our drought status in Texas is worse than it was this time last year, and it’s the worst in the entire United States. (Daily Texas)
Provided Tropical Storm Sara survives a track across Central America, it could retain some of its strength while over the Gulf of Mexico this week prior to approaching Florida. (AccuWeather)
The Texas State Park system could grow in size, specifically in areas in Central Texas. Texas State Parks received the go-ahead to continue land negotiating and due diligence with various sellers surrounding four park properties, such as nearly 2,000 acres by Garner State Park. (MySanAntonio)
A Texas grand jury has indicted a construction manager and his employer in connection with a trench collapse three years ago that killed a 24-year-old Bastrop worker and seriously injured another one. (Texas Public Radio)
A Southwest Airlines plane was apparently struck by a bullet Friday night at Dallas Love Field Airport as it was preparing for takeoff. (Texas Public Radio)
Texas Parks and Wildlife released a statement in response to SpaceX pulling out of a “long-coveted land deal” with the department that would have given the company 43 acres of state park to expand company operations. (MySanAntonio)
“SpaceX has notified Texas Parks and Wildlife Department it is no longer interested in pursuing the specific arrangement that would have exchanged 477 acres at Bahia Grande for approximately 43 noncontiguous acres from Boca Chica State Park. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will continue to identify and develop new state parks across Texas for wildlife conservation and public recreation.” — Texas Parks and Wildlife
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Friday affirmed a district court’s decision earlier this year that Caldwell County’s closed bail hearing policy is unconstitutional. (Texas Tribune)
A Comal County man is set to spend life in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth DWI.
A North Texas man was sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison in a methamphetamine case. (Lonestar Live)
As Texas grows, counties are looking to acquire land to keep up with traffic and other needs. What should you do if they come for your property?
SPORTS
It was the No. 3 Texas Longhorns defense that came up big Saturday in its 20-10 win at Arkansas as Quinn Ewers and the offense had its struggles. (Texas Longhorns)
No. 15 Texas A&M rolled over New Mexico State yesterday 38-3.
Senior forward Arthur Kaluma registered a game-high 18 points to lead Texas (3-1) to an 89-43 victory over Mississippi Valley State (1-3) on Saturday afternoon in Moody Center. It was the first time the two teams have met. (Texas Longhorns)
In Dallas last night, the NBA’s Mavericks defeated visiting San Antonio 110-93. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Mavericks are in Oklahoma City tonight while the Houston Rockets take on the Bulls in Chicago. (Yahoo! Sports)
In hockey, Mason Marchment scored twice for the Dallas Stars in Minnesota, defeating the Wild 2-1. (Yahoo! Sports)
WEEK 11 OF THE NFL SEASON
Both the Dallas Cowboys (3-6) and Houston Texans (6-4) do not play today as they prepare for their Monday Night Football matchup tomorrow night in Dallas. (NFL.com)
Dallas Cowboys injury report.
Houston Texans injury report.
Texas is home to the largest residential recording studio in the world located in Tornillo, just east of El Paso.
