The 140-day, 89th Texas Legislative session began in Austin yesterday, and in a blow to the insurgent GOP movement, Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House.
The House members in that group had spent years working to take control of the lower chamber away from establishment Republicans.
More on the opening of the 89th Texas Legislative session can be found further down this post in IN OTHER NEWS.
Following months of controversy, Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson has resigned.
An Austin Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting that happened in Lockhart over the weekend, the agency said in a news release Wednesday.
Seven teens were arrested in connection to a string of crimes in Austin.
Austin firefighters responded to a structure fire last night.
Earlier in the day, AFD responded to a hazmat situation.
Eanes ISD Board members decided on the proposal to shut down Valley View Elementary School in Westlake.
Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar has laid off 15 employees. (KXAN-TV)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the city of Austin $6.7 million to help boost housing supply and lower housing costs. (KVUE-TV)
Austin Energy received a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program. This funding aims to enhance equitable access to electric vehicle (EV) charging while advancing the city’s sustainability and mobility goals. (KUT 90.5)
A 24-inch water line was hit in the ShadowGlen and Presidential Meadows areas forcing boil water notices in parts of Manor.
There’s even talk of the ‘s’-word.
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Newly elected Texas House speaker Dustin Burrows says every House member will have a voice.
Texas leaders react. (CBS Austin)
How Texas House members voted in the speaker race. (Texas Tribune)
Key players in the 89th Texas Legislature. (Austin American-Statesman)
The real power of the Texas House speaker.
Texas Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas), who represents District 100, got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime partner, Gregory Scott Jr. on Tuesday’s first day of the Legislative session.
SpaceX is now scheduled to launch its Starship Flight 7 mission today at 4 p.m. from the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, after a two-day delay. (Lonestar Live)
A mission to the moon headed by a Central Texas-based aerospace company launched overnight. Blue Ghost took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (MySanAntonio)
Gov. Greg Abbott is considering a plan that would buy Houston’s excess water to send to West Texas. (Texas Public Radio)
Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III’s job over claims the university broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. (Texas Tribune)
A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court today in a collision of free speech rights, regulation of online content and the protection of children. (Associated Press)
A Travis County judge has dismissed charges against a former UT Austin lecturer for his alleged actions during a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. (KVUE-TV)
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
Texas (11-5, 0-3 SEC) at Oklahoma (13-3, 0-3 SEC)
The Longhorns will try to snap a three-game losing streak and get their first conference win of the season tonight in Norman, Oklahoma at 8:00 p.m. (Texas Longhorns)
In SEC action last night, No. 11 Texas A&M lost to No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington 81-69.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: At least seven Texas Longhorns players have already announced their intention to leave college following Texas’ loss to Ohio State. (KVUE-TV)
VOLLEYBALL: Austin has a new professional women’s volleyball team.
NBA: The Denver Nuggets cruised to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Mavs travel to New Orleans to face the Pelicans tonight. San Antonio hosts Memphis tonight and the Houston Rockets are in Denver. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: The Dallas Stars finally get a win on their three-game Canadian road trip by beating Toronto last night 4-1. (Yahoo! Sports)
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