The fire took place in a homeless encampment in South Austin in the 7800 block of Peaceful Hill Lane, near the intersection of West William Cannon Drive and South Congress Avenue.
Multiple man-made structures were found on the property which was empty when firefighters arrived.
AFD says they have responded to this property multiple times over the past few weeks.
A fire near Florence in Williamson County has been contained. Multiple fire departments responded to the fire near State Highway 138 and U.S. 183 on Saturday afternoon.
Two dozen units of an apartment complex in North Austin that were damaged in a fire last weekend will not be reoccupied.
More than 100 Texas firefighters and equipment will head to California to help battle the deadly wildfires in the state.
The Austin Fire Department is taking some proactive measures to prepare for the possibility of a similar catastrophe striking closer to home. (Fox7 Austin)
The Austin Police Department assisted the Lockhart Police Department after a shooting involving a suspect and an officer on Saturday.
Hays County authorities are looking for a sixteen-year-old runaway.
Travis County residents who want to spay or neuter their pets for free have until today to do so.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
Some of the coldest temperatures of the season were felt Saturday morning around the region.
Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States.
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area began water conservation procedures on January 1 which means visitors will find the restrooms closed during daytime hours. (MySanAntonio)
The current regional drought monitor:
This week’s episode of “Eye On Politics” produced by CBS Texas:
During his weekly podcast earlier this week, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz defended President-elect Donald Trump’s pitch to acquire Greenland. (Texas Tribune)
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is scheduled to launch for its seventh flight test tomorrow. (Lonestar Live)
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Southwest Airlines pilots’ lawsuit against Boeing over the airline’s use of the global aircraft manufacturer’s defective 737 MAX, after rejecting the case in May. (Texas Public Radio)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly three tons of methamphetamine at the Pharr International Bridge this week. (Lonestar Live)
A Texas man is in custody after being convicted of trafficking a young mother and being sentenced to 75 years in prison. He had managed to elude authorities for two years after making bond.
PODCAST: Produced by Texas Public Radio, this week’s edition of “Texas Matters”:
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SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Freshman guard Tre Johnson registered a game-high 26 points, but Texas (11-5, 0-3 SEC) dropped a 74-70 decision to No. 1/1 Tennessee (15-1, 2-1 SEC) on Saturday evening in Moody Center. (Texas Longhorns)
The 10th-ranked Aggies of Texas A&M fell short against 5th-ranked Alabama Saturday 94-88. (Yahoo! Sports)
The women of Texas are at Moody Center today facing South Carolina in a battle of top ten teams. Tipoff is at noon.
The game will be nationally televised on ESPN. (Texas Longhorns)
NFL WILD CARD: Who saw this coming?
All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley grabbed two of Justin Herbert’s career-high four interceptions to help the Houston Texas roll to a 32-12 wild-card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Texans move on to the divisional round for the sixth time, where they’ll try to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history.
Opponent and game time for the divisional round are still to be determined.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Texas teammates react to Quinn Ewers’ decision to enter 2025 NFL Draft:
NBA: Both the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets had games scheduled for Saturday but both were postponed.
The Spurs and Lakers game will be rescheduled due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
The Rockets were in Atlanta yesterday but icy conditions forced officials to postpone.
The Dallas Mavericks had the day off but are in action today at home against the Denver Nuggets. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: Make it seven in a row for the Dallas Stars.
Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
See how animals & passengers at the San Antonio International Airport are kept safe.
Shocking pics and video of the fire on South Congress! Glad they got it under control.