Extremely cold temperatures have caused their share of problems for Austin officials the past couple days and this morning we’re feeling the coldest air of the season so far.
More information on the cold temperatures and the eventual warming trend on the way can be found further down this post in WEATHER.
It is back to class for most area students today, but some school systems are delaying their opening this morning due to the extreme cold:
- Blanco ISD (two-hour delay)
- Dime Box ISD (two-hour delay)
- Fayetteville ISD (two-hour delay)
- Flatonia ISD (two-hour delay)
- Fredericksburg ISD (two-hour delay)
- Giddings ISD (two-hour delay)
- La Grange ISD (two-hour delay)
- Lexington ISD (two-hour delay)
- Luling ISD (two-hour delay)
- Prairie Lea ISD (two-hour delay)
- Round Top-Carmine ISD (two-hour delay)
- Schulenburg ISD (closed)
CapMetro is resuming regular service for all fixed-route buses, including Flyer, Express, and Night Owl services, as well as CapMetro Rail, Access, Pickup, and Bikeshare operations today after Tuesday’s snowfall caused disruptions. (CBS Austin)
Austin-Travis County medics say they’ve responded to more than a dozen cold exposure calls since Monday and in two of those instances, people died.
Churches in Williamson County helped to shelter the unhoused during the cold weather. (Austin American-Statesman)
Austin Water crews were busy on Tuesday as the cold temperatures led to some pipes bursting. (KVUE-TV)
Both ERCOT and Austin Energy ran smoothly Tuesday.
Austin firefighters were busy Tuesday with a blaze at an abandoned church that was apparently started by some who were looking to stay warm.
A chimney fire in the eastern part of the city damaged a home last night.
A man was arrested for murder in connection to a deadly downtown Austin shooting early Saturday morning.
Members of an Austin parks advocacy group are voicing concerns over Project Connect’s proposed expropriation of city parkland to be used for the new light rail system. (Austin Monitor)
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals has announced additional keynotes and the third round of featured speakers for this year’s conference, including Grammy Award-winning former lead singer for Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty, comedian and podcasters Marc Maron and Golden Globe Award-winning actor David Duchovny. (Spectrum Local News)
The Central Business District downtown is having trouble filling up all of its office space and vacancy rates are at an all-time high, an estimated 22.3% to start 2025, the highest level since such data began being tracked in 2000. (Austin Business Journal)
Austin cybersecurity company SailPoint is planning to go public on the stock market for a second time. (Austin Business Journal)
Doctors and hospital emergency rooms are seeing a large uptick in the number of patients experiencing the flu.
5-DAY FORECAST . AUSTIN, TEXAS
Houston saw its biggest snowfall in a half century.
120 Texans charged or convicted for their roles in the January 6, 2021, insurrection were included in a sweeping pardon issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in his office.
Migrants are left in despair at the Texas-Mexico border as its asylum system shuts down under orders from President Trump. (KUT 90.5)
Texas places more buoys along the Rio Grande after Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Fox7 Austin)
Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment, but a decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low. (Texas Tribune)
Texas will house a 500 billion-dollar AI project.
Buc-ee’s, known for its wide selection of beaver-centric merch and clean bathrooms, has filed a trademark infringement suit against a small Dallas-based gas station chain. (MySanAntonio)
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Senior forward Arthur Kaluma registered a double-double with a game-high 14 points and game-high 12 rebounds to lead Texas (13-6, 2-4 SEC) to a 61-53 victory over No. 22/24 Missouri (15-4, 4-2 SEC) inside Moody Center on Tuesday night. The win marked UT’s first victory against an AP Top 25 opponent this season.
13th-ranked Texas A&M travels to Oxford, Mississippi, to face the 16th-ranked Rebels of Ole Miss tonight at 8:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
NBA: No action last night for Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
The Spurs are off again tonight while the Mavericks host Minnesota while the Rockets host Cleveland. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: The Dallas Stars have lost three of their last four games after a 2-1loss at home last night to Carolina. (Yahoo! Sports)
NFL: The Dallas Cowboys scheduled a head coaching interview with Brian Schottenheimer for Tuesday afternoon shifting attention of the team’s search onto an experienced in-house option.
Meet the licensed Texas Private Investigator who can track down any lost four-legged friend.
