A strong cold front will push through the region this evening dropping our temperatures significantly over the next several days thus prompting Austin city officials to reopen area warming centers for those without shelter.
City officials say they are ready. (KUT 90.5)
Austin police are investigating a fire at a homeless encampment Saturday in the southeastern part of the city that killed a man. Authorities are treating the incident as a ‘suspicious death’.
A fire near the Manor-Pflugerville line caused damage to a landscaping business Saturday. (Fox7 Austin)
Authorities responded to a call Saturday of a person in distress along a trail in North Austin.
The Bexar County Fire Marshal reports there were a total of 32 fireworks-related fires in unincorporated Bexar County from December 28th to January 1st, causing a total estimated loss of property damages around $100,000. (Texas Public Radio)
Officials are still searching for those involved in the firing of a gun inside the food court at Lakeline Mall on Thursday.
A local furniture store is closing the doors on one of its Austin locations. (KXAN-TV)
After decades of business, the popular Georgetown Antique Mall on the historic square is closing next week. (Fox7 Austin)
Since January 1, Texans are no longer required to get annual safety inspections on their cars. Businesses that rely on auto inspections may be hurting as a result.
The City of Austin has a program that rewards responsible drivers who get a safe ride home instead of driving while intoxicated.
If you leave your vehicle overnight at a City of Austin parking meter to take a safe alternative ride home, you may be eligible to have the parking ticket waived through the “Get Home Safe Ticket Waiver Program.” (City of Austin)
According to rental company U-Haul, the Austin metro area ranked No. 5 in the country for one-way moves in 2024. (Austin Business Journal)
The United States Department of Commerce awarded tech giant Samsung up to $4.74 billion to further the company’s investments in Central Texas.
The funding will support Samsung’s investment of over $37 billion in the coming years to turn its existing presence in Central Texas into a comprehensive ecosystem for the development and production of leading-edge chips in the United States, including two new leading-edge logic semiconductor fabrication plant and a Research & Development plant in Taylor, as well as an expansion to their existing Austin facility. (Community Impact)
Norovirus cases are on the rise across the United States and we’re seeing the same uptick here in Austin. (Fox7 Austin)
As viral infections rise in the U.S., Texas Governor Greg Abbott assured there will be no mask mandates in the state. (MySanAntonio)
On Friday, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported near Nixon, about 45 miles southeast of San Antonio. (MySanAntonio)
Wind chill chart:
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
A major winter storm is moving through the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic region dumping up to a foot of snow in many major metropolitan cities.
Security at Joint Base San Antonio, the largest joint military base in the nation, was heightened over the weekend as it suspended a program that made it easier for federal employees to enter its installations. (Texas Tribune)
A special edition of “Eye On Politics” features two political reporters based at the Texas Capitol: Jasper Scherer, Politics Reporter at the Texas Tribune and Brad Johnson, Senior Reporter at The Texan. They talk about the issues facing Texas in 2025.
Republican state lawmakers called for the termination of Texas Medical Board Director Dr. Robert Bredt after court documents in a lawsuit disclosed Bredt’s present employment at Planned Parenthood since 2011. (The Texan)
PETA sent a letter to Border Protection officials requesting that the K-9 seen being kneed multiple times by its handler in a recent viral video be released from that agent’s custody and that the officer be reassigned to duties that do not involve animals. (KVUE-TV)
Sherman, Texas police offered assurances Saturday that “every possibility” is being examined as searchers continue to comb the area for a missing Oklahoma girl. The search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson, who was swept away by floodwaters after her family’s car crashed into a fast-flowing drainage ditch on Christmas Eve, has reached its 12th day.
A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds.
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The Texas Longhorns played their first SEC game in College Station last night and despite being tied at halftime, the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies pulled away in the second half and won 80-60. (Texas Longhorns)
The women take the court this afternoon at Moody Center hosting Arkansas. (Texas Longhorns)
NFL WEEK 17: The Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 season will mercifully come to an end today as they host the Washington Commanders. A win would give Dallas an 8-9 record. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Houston Texans are in a much better position as they head into the postseason and can finish 10-7 with a win at Tennessee today. (Yahoo! Sports)
NBA: The San Antonio Spurs lost in overtime last night to Denver 122-111. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Dallas Mavericks had Saturday off and they’re idle again today.
The Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers at 6:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: A thriller in Dallas last night as the Stars defeat Utah in overtime 3-2. (Yahoo! Stars)
Back to October 21, 1951, for another episode of “Tales of the Texas Rangers”…
