Paul Norton, superintendent of the Lake Travis school board, has been placed on administrative leave.
According to a news release from Lake Travis Independent School District Board President Erin Archer, the board held a special meeting “to discuss a personnel matter” of a report, which contained “allegations of misconduct”.
“Upon conclusion of our closed session, and as per established district policies and procedures, trustees voted unanimously to place Mr. Norton on paid administrative lead effective immediately.” — Erin Archer
One person is dead following a collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in northwest Austin Tuesday night.
At nearly the same time, another vehicle/motorcycle crash occurred that injured one person.
An 88-year-old woman walking in the street died after she was struck by a pickup on Monday evening in Cedar Park. (Austin American-Statesman)
A man has been arrested for a DWI after killing a pedestrian on E. Riverside Drive on Sunday. (Fox7 Austin)
A Cedar Park pre-K teacher is on the mend after she was allegedly hit by a school bus driver. (KVUE-TV)
A propane truck rolled over in Burnet County yesterday causing road closures and evacuations.
DPS said the truck was carrying around 2,800 pounds of propane. No injuries were reported. (KXAN-TV)
Austin police have identified a teen killed in a shooting in The Domain last Friday.
Round Rock authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in the theft of catalytic converters.
Austin police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect in the robbery-by-assault of a 7-11 store on Ben White Boulevard last month.
Hundreds of people in Austin are set to lose their jobs next year after Texas transitioned its toll services. (KVUE-TV
The City of Austin provided an update on changes it made regarding electric scooter usage in the city in an effort to help make them safer.
The update noted that in the past six months, there’s been a slight downturn in ridership but improvements in minimizing device clutter on city sidewalks, curbs and right of ways. (City of Austin)
A group of UT medical students are helping Austin’s homeless with health care. (KUT 90.5)
A San Marcos police officer killed in the line of duty was honored on Tuesday with a local road named in his honor.
U.S. Congress has passed a bill to rename Bastrop post office after Green Beret, secret agent and Bastrop native Sgt. Maj. Billy D. Waugh. (Austin American-Statesman)
Starting today, drivers along South Pleasant Valley Road will need to adapt to a new lane configuration as construction work continues on Austin’s Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements Project. (KXAN-TV via MSN)
Austin said goodbye to several beloved businesses in 2024. (KUT 90.5)
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
Texas A&M Forest Service held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday for the newly outfitted Emergency Operation Center in College Station. (Texas A&M Forest Service)
Most recent U.S. Drought Monitor:
Texas lawmakers subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify at the state capitol on Friday afternoon.
Texas lawmakers will have about $20 billion in unspent money going into the 89th legislative session. (Community Impact)
According to a state audit, across Texas, district and county clerks failed more than 800 times in recent years to report people found incompetent to stand trial to state law enforcement so they could be flagged in federal firearm background checks before purchasing a gun. (KXAN-TV)
Federal officials are asking Texas schools that used a Medicaid reimbursement program for special education services to return $16 million that they say were billed incorrectly. (Texas Tribune)
A detention officer in North Texas is dead after being assaulted by an inmate at the Ellis County Jail.
A case involving a Texas man pardoned by the governor earlier this year was back in a Travis County courtroom on Tuesday. (KVUE-TV)
Walmart employees in North Texas are wearing body cameras as part of a pilot program to increase employee safety at stores. (Fox7 Austin)
American Airlines on Tuesday officially secured direct flights from San Antonio to the national’s capital.
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear and uncertainty. (Texas Tribune)
Texas lawmakers are pushing for the “Take It Down” Act.
Introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, the law would criminalize the publication of sexually exploitative images, including AI-generated images, without consent.
A record-setting 3.9 million students will graduate from U.S. high schools in 2025. Thousands of them will opt out of attending Texas colleges and universities due to the state’s politics. (Lonestar Live)
A Texas A&M alumnus has gone viral after claiming he accidentally became a part of the university marching band and pretended to play an instrument for four years. (Lonestar Live)
SPORTS
The No. 6 Texas women’s basketball team ran away from La Salle, 111-49 on Tuesday at Moody Center to improve their record to 11-1. (Texas Longhorns)
CFP: An early preview of Saturday’s CFP first-round game between the Longhorns and Clemson.
Saturday’s game will stream on Max.
NHL: Tonight in hockey, the Dallas Stars host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 6:30 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
Texas remains a holdout in the nationwide push to expand gambling, but industry representatives are headed to Austin for the upcoming legislative session hoping for a breakthrough. (Axios)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: The Vandergrift Vipers are one win away from their first state title. Standing in their way is a team with eight state championships to their name.
In the days leading up to Christmas, we’ll visit some spectacular holiday light displays from around the Lone Star State.
Today we’re heading to El Paso where the Loya family is putting on a show for the 19th straight year.
