While it’s too early for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) to have an exact count on travelers, last year more than 382,000 people were screened here in the twelve-day period surrounding Thanksgiving. — Andrew Freeman, CBS Austin
According to airport officials, there have been nearly 30,000 travelers flying in and out daily since last weekend.
Travelers should be prepared for construction that is underway as part of ABIA’s expansion project.
“It really will only impact people if they haven’t traveled since those last holidays. The biggest change they will likely see is the closure of our fourth checkpoint. We worked with our partners to just add the lanes that we lost with that third checkpoint and distribute them to other checkpoints.” — Lesly Ramirez, ABIA public information specialist
Holiday travel will remain strong through Monday, according to airport officials and they are suggesting arriving early for flights. (CBS Austin)
Things seemed to go well yesterday, however.
The best and worst times to travel after Thanksgiving?
A passenger on a recent United Airlines flight from Austin was banned from future travel with the airline after displaying violent behavior mid-flight. (Lonestar Live)
Texas DPS has increased the number of troopers patrolling the highways over the holiday weekend.
More than 21,000 people took to the streets of Downtown Austin yesterday for the city’s 34th annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot.
If your attention is now turning to Christmas, here is a map of holiday light displays in the area. (Austin American-Statesman)
Black Friday: Many major retailers in the area have special hours today. (Austin American-Statesman)
A Milam County man is charged with the death of his father Wednesday.
Authorities responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision in East Austin last night that resulted in three people injured.
The Austin Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their firefighters after an unexpected motorcycle crash.
An Austin man was sentenced to community supervision in connection to hitting a person riding a scooter with his vehicle in July 2022. (KXAN-TV)
Residents of a southeast Austin neighborhood say they’re seeing a disturbing rise in vandalism, vagrancy, and even burglary ever since the Marshalling Yard emergency homeless shelter opened nearby. (CBS Austin)
H-E-B announced Wednesday that it intends to open a new storefront in southeast Austin, set to be built at East William Cannon Drive and McKinney Falls Parkway.
The newest location should take roughly two years to complete, with construction starting in 2025 and plans to open by the end of 2027.
The company has six new storefronts and six renovations to current buildings in progress as part of their expansion in the region.
The opening date for its 145,000 square-foot, multi-level location on South Congress Avenue and Oltorf after nearly two years of progress is December 4.
Data center tech services provider TSS is moving its headquarters from Round Rock to Georgetown after being approved for incentives. (Austin Business Journal)
PayPal and Wise have signed leases to reside in North Austin’s Domain Tower 2 which is about 75% leased. PayPal now has nearly half of the building’s rentable space. (Austin Business Journal)
Residents of a North Austin apartment complex have been without power for days possibly due to metal and wire theft. (CBS Austin)
Austin has lost its standing as one of the top 50 cities globally.
“World’s Best Cities” for 2025 ranked Austin 53rd out of 100 cities worldwide.
Number 1? London.
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The latest on weather that may affect holiday travel…
Rising temperatures could increasingly affect at-risk populations, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thanksgiving morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his family joined Meals on Wheels Central Texas to personally deliver Thanksgiving meals to seniors and Texans in need.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Texas on Wednesday stating the state can continue to place a razor wire fence at the border in Eagle Pass to prevent illegal entry to the country. (CBS Austin)
Texas could implement a plan to bus migrants directly to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in an effort to get them processed for deportation. (FOX News)
Following last week’s narrow vote by Texas education officials to approve a controversial public school curriculum critics say is too heavily influenced by Christianity, those textbooks could be in classrooms by next fall. Incentives to adopt the curriculum could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. (CBS Austin)
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas’ legal battle to require pornography companies to institute age-verification measures. (Lonestar Live)
SPORTS
Texas basketball resumes tonight as the Longhorns (5-1) host Delaware State (3-4) at Moody Center. (Texas Longhorns)
“RIVALRY RENEWED” – Explore the Texas/Texas A&M rivalry in this documentary.
In the NFL on Thanksgiving, the Dallas Cowboys ended a five-game home losing streak with a 27-20 win over the New York Giants. The Cowboys are now 5-7. (Yahoo! Sports)
No games were scheduled in the NBA on Thanksgiving.
San Antonio, Dallas and Houston all have the day off again today.
No games were scheduled in the NHL on Thanksgiving.
Tonight, the Dallas Stars (13-8) will host the Colorado Avalanche (13-10) at 8:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
It’s deer season in Texas.
Texas Parks & Wildlife has advice on how to avoid common deer season hunting violations.
