An alleged sexual assault at a North Austin apartment complex led to an overnight barricade situation. One person has been arrested while five others have been detained for questioning.
APD said the incident is no longer active as of 5:40 a.m.
Austin firefighters battled a house fire around midnight in Southeast Austin.
Photos: Austin Fire Department
Fires that originate in homeless encampments have neighbors around them concerned.
One person has been hospitalized after firefighters with the Austin Fire Department battled a fire at a South Austin apartment complex Sunday.
A suspect is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting in Lockhart Saturday.
The Downtown Austin Alliance has named Davon Barbour as its new president and CEO. Barbour comes to Austin from New Orleans. (CBS Austin)
The Round Rock Police Department is pushing forward to expand its safety training center. (Fox7 Austin)
CapMetro has begun testing two new MetroRapid bus lines in Austin.
Rapid 800 Pleasant Valley and 837 Expo Center have both begun as new rapid bus lines.
Pickup Decker service begins today to provide flexible service in the Northeast Austin area and connectivity to Rapid 837 Expo Center.
Austin is diverting about 40% of collected waste from going to landfills and directing it into composting and recycling. (Austin Monitor)
A federal food assistance program could provide families in Hays, Williamson and Travis County with more than $17.8 million to feed their kids over the summer if Texas decides to participate. (KUT 90.5)
Leander moves to Stage 4 water restrictions amid the temporary shutdown of a treatment plant.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
PODCAST: This week’s episode of “State of Texas” produced by KXAN-TV:
Texas Legislature 101: A rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are. (Texas Tribune)
The next launch of Starship Flight 7 has been pushed back two days. SpaceX is now scheduled to launch the mission on Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. (Lonestar Live)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned Mexican cattle imports into Texas since November after a parasite known as a screwworm was discovered on a cow near Mexico’s border with Guatemala. (Texas Tribune)
The eighth annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI) named H-E-B the top United States grocery retailer for the fourth time in eight years. (MySanAntonio)
Texas-born Hollywood actors are coming together to promote the state’s ever-growing film industry.
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Kyla Oldacre registered a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds, but the No. 5/6 Texas women’s basketball team fell on the road at No. 2/2 South Carolina on Sunday. (Texas Longhorns)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Three more Texas Longhorn football players are entering the NFL Draft.
NBA: The Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-101 on Sunday.
The Houston Rockets host Memphis tonight while the San Antonio Spurs are in Los Angeles to face the Lakers in a game that was postponed over the weekend. Dallas has the day off. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: The Dallas Stars had their seven-game winning streak snapped Sunday in a 3-2 loss at Ottawa. (Yahoo! Sports)
Shamrock and nearby McClean are classic Route 66 towns worth visiting.
