The Austin Police Department responded to an immigration protest in north Austin Monday night in a demonstration against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and enhanced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, including in the Austin area.
Protesters could be seen with flags from Central American countries and signs.
Students at a Leander ISD high school staged a walkout Monday to protest Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials entering schools. (Fox7 Austin)
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, Chief Lisa Davis and Assistant City Manager Eddie Garcia sat for an exclusive interview with KVUE-TV to discuss how the city is handling ICE.
Reports indicate that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the area is less extensive than initially anticipated. Sources suggest ICE is focusing on individuals with criminal records and those with existing deportation orders, rather than carrying out large-scale operations at workplaces or other public locations.
A pedestrian was struck and killed Monday just south of downtown on Barton Springs Road and Azie Morton Road near Zilker Park.
The incident is being treated as Austin fifth homicide of 2025.
Officials in Cedar Park say the two people who died in a shooting incident Sunday night were in a “domestic dispute”. (KVUE-TV)
Austin city leaders convened Monday night at the Public Safety Commission meeting to assess the response of the Austin Police Department and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office to sex crimes.
The DA’s office has doubled the number of convictions in sexual assault cases compared to any year in the past six years. (CBS Austin)
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development is sending nearly $14 million to Austin and Travis County to help address homelessness. It’s $2 million more than last year and the largest amount our area has ever received for homeless services. (KVUE-TV)
Authorities issued a Silver Alert Monday for a 73-year-old man with a cognitive impairment who went missing in Burnet County.
Michael Pirie was last seen on foot at 6:23 p.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of West State Highway 29 in Burnet. He was wearing a green long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans.
Influenza cases are rampant in the Austin area with public health officials announcing two deaths have been linked to the virus. (Austin American-Statesman)
Nearly $50 million in city funds may be used for various wildfire prevention efforts over the next few years, including ecological restoration work in city parks and a federal study of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve in far West Austin. (Community Impact)
A prescribed burn was conducted yesterday in the Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary.
WEATHER
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
January and the beginning of February has been a rollercoaster ride of weather extremes.
February is an active month for skygazers.
Texas National Guardsmen are now authorized to make immigration arrests at the border, based on an agreement between the state and the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump’s weekend announcement of tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico sent global markets in a downward spiral Monday.
Gov. Greg Abbott talks tariffs, Texas’ economy and border security with CBS Texas.
Legal groups are urging Texas school districts to reject the state’s controversial new language arts curriculum they say overemphasizes Christianity. (Texas Public Radio)
Steven Nelson, convicted in the killing of an Arlington priest in 2011, is set to be executed today.
Three San Antonio massage parlors have been shut down for the next six months following an emergency order by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The order was issued due to suspected human trafficking. (Fox7 Austin)
Texas regulators are grappling with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water. (Texas Tribune)
The Texas Stock Exchange could become a reality. (Austin Business Journal)
Nobody matched all five numbers in last night’s huge Texas Lotto drawing.
The jackpot increases to $77.5 million for tomorrow night’s drawing. (Texas Lottery)
Of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., Texas had the highest share of adults who reported low life satisfaction due to oral health. (Austin American-Statesman)
SPORTS
NBA: Fans are still expressing their shock and disappointment over the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic.
The San Antonio Spurs made a trade of their own yesterday.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Monday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Spurs have lost four of their last five games.
Jalen Brunson scored 42 points as the New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 124-118 on Monday night. Houston has lost their last three games. (Yahoo! Sports)
Tonight, the Rockets remain in New York to face the Brooklyn Nets. The Dallas Mavericks are in Philadelphia while the Spurs are idle. (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Two Top 25 Texas teams are in action tonight.
The 5th-ranked Houston Cougars host Oklahoma State while 13th-ranked Texas Tech hosts Baylor. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: The Dallas Stars are in Anaheim tonight to face the Mighty Ducks. (Yahoo! Sports)
MLB: Rich Dauer, an Orioles Hall of Famer who spent his entire 10-year MLB career in Baltimore and was the starting second baseman on the 1983 World Series championship team, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 72. Dauer also had an 18-year career as an MLB coach. He retired following the 2017 season, when he won a second World Series title as the Houston Astros’ first-base coach.
A day trip to Karnes County, Texas.
