The City of Austin is hosting its annual Austin’s New Year celebration at Auditorium Shores with live music from headlining act Third Eye Blind, food trucks and family-friendly activities. Fireworks at midnight.
CapMetro is waiving all rider fares for passengers for New Year’s Eve.
Austin police say about 100 DWI suspects refuse blood and breath tests every month.
Texans who drink and drive on New Year’s Eve run a greater risk of being arrested. (CBS Austin)
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson took to social media Monday to look back at some of his office’s achievements in 2024.
Four people were injured, two seriously, in a crash on I-35 Monday evening.
An apartment fire in South Austin overnight injured five people, including four children, and displaced about 30 residents.
Another apartment blaze earlier Monday also injured several people.
Two people were arrested after a shooting at a downtown Austin condo Sunday night.
Driver’s license offices across Texas shut down early on Monday due to an “outage”.
Austin Energy customers can expect a drop in their monthly bills in the new year. The utility says it’s lowering the rate it charges customers to offset operating costs by 5% starting tomorrow, January 1. Customers can expect to save $2 a month. (KUT 90.5)
The Texas A&M Forest Service identified extreme wildfire risks for parts of the Hill Country, West Texas, the Permian Basin, South Plains, and the Panhandle as drier conditions settle into the region.
Austin broke some temperature records yesterday.
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The National Weather Service says a disruptive winter storm in Central Texas is not very likely this season. (Austin American-Statesman)
The House Ethics Committee on Monday cleared two Texas Republican congressmen — Wesley Hunt of Houston and Ronny Jackson of Amarillo — for violating campaign finance law by allegedly spending campaign money for personal use. (Texas Tribune)
A former correctional officer with the Webb County Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women. (Lonestar Live)
Texas Parks and Wildlife are on the lookout for flesh-eating screwworms that have been detected in Mexico and are sparking concern they may migrate to Texas.
The search for an 8-year-old girl who went missing after a crash on Christmas Eve in Sherman continued on Monday.
New video shows the widespread damage after tornadoes ripped through southeast Texas over the weekend.
SPORTS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: The Texas Longhorns are in Atlanta preparing for tomorrow’s Peach Bowl.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The Red Raiders of Texas Tech (9-2) host University of Central Florida (9-2) today at 1:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
NBA: The Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-100 on Monday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Mavericks have tonight off as do the Houston Rockets. The San Antonio Spurs host the Los Angeles Clippers at 6:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: The Dallas Stars host Buffalo tonight at 7:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
Did you know that New Year’s has not always been celebrated on January 1?
