Reports of gunfire at Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park yesterday caused some anxious moments.
A fight between two groups inside the mall’s food court reportedly led to a gun being fired.
Those involved fled the scene and are still being sought.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis briefed the media Thursday.
Authorities are asking anyone who may have been a witness to the incident and have pictures and/or video to contact them.
The mall was closed for the remainder of the day Thursday. It is expected to reopen today.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said Thursday the department will continue its phased reopening of East Sixth Street between Congress Avenue and Interstate 35 from Thursdays through Sundays.
Their plan has drawn new attention in light of Wednesday’s terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Austin firefighters responded to a house fire Thursday in the eastern part of the city. The occupants built a BBQ fire in the backyard then left without extinguishing it.
AFD responded to the same structure again early this morning just before 5:00 a.m. after the blaze reignited.
The Austin Police Department is asking the public for help locating a suspect involved in a series of aggravated robberies that happened between December 22 and December 24.
A former Round Rock ISD teacher resigned after admitting to intentionally tripping a 5-year-old student with autism at a Head Start program. (CBS Austin)
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza was sworn in for a second term yesterday.
Austin Energy said it’s lowering the rate it charges customers to offset operating costs by 5%. Customers can expect to see a $2 drop on their monthly bills. (KVUE-TV)
Austin Transit Partnership has announced the selection of a ‘delivery partner’ team for the $7 billion Austin Light Rail project.
ATP is the local government entity in charge of implementing Project Connect and leading the first phase of the Austin Light Rail project. (Yahoo! Finance)
A developer is seeking incentives in Bastrop County for a planned billion-dollar, four-building data center campus totaling more than 2.8 million square feet. (Austin Business Journal)
An iconic Austin record store has been sold to new owners who plan to move to a new, bigger location five blocks north of its current location.
Three new downtown high-rise buildings are set to begin accepting residents soon.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
Winter Storm Watches now cover over 11 million residents as a potent winter storm is expected to bring a significant swath of wintry weather across the central and eastern U.S. this weekend and into early next week.
The Houston man who drove a truck down New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day, killing more than a dozen people, is now believed to have acted alone, the FBI says.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced plans to go on a tour of the state to put pressure on Republicans who say they will stray from the caucus and back Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock as House speaker. (KVUE-TV)
Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain (R) has filed a bill that, if passed, would make it illegal to prohibit licensed gun owners from carrying firearms on government owned property.
The bill was filed months after Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas for implementing a gun ban during its 2024 season. (Texas Public Radio)
The U.S. Border Patrol has launched an investigation after a social media post allegedly showed an agent abusing a K-9 at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas. (Lonestar Live)
The search entered its tenth day on Thursday for an 8-year-old girl from Oklahoma who was carried away by floodwaters after her family’s car hydroplaned into a flooded drainage ditch on Christmas Eve.
CNN Hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen were distracted by a demonstration on Texas brisket and missed the live countdown from Austin on live TV causing an uproar on social media. (MYSanAntonio)
A total of 23 world records were broken in Texas last year. (Austin American-Statesman)
SPORTS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tickets to see Texas play Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl next week will cost a hefty price.
It’s an intrastate rivalry game today at the First Responders Bowl on the SMU campus.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The Texas women’s basketball team won their SEC opener last night 80-73. (Texas Longhorns)
The men’s team is in preparations for their SEC opener tomorrow night against the Texas A&M Aggies. (Texas Longhorns)
NBA: The Spurs, Rockets and Mavericks all had Thursday off but they’re all in action tonight. (Yahoo! Sports)
San Antonio travels to Denver.
NHL: Roope Hintz scored two goals for the second time in the last eight games as the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
With the news that Austin’s Waterloo Records store has been sold and moving to a new location after 35 years at 6th & Lamar, let’s take a look inside.
