In women’s college basketball, the top-ranked Texas Longhorns, boasting a 15-1 record, tied No. 6 South Carolina for the SEC regular season title after a win over Florida Sunday. After each team defeated the other during conference play, a coin flip determined tournament seeding.
South Carolina won, securing the No. 1 seed, while Texas will be the No. 2 seed in the March 5th tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.
More on the Longhorns win over Florida and their clinching the SEC season title can be found further down this page in SPORTS.
Austin Police SWAT responded to a report of a barricaded subject on the 9000 block of Frostwood Trail around 4 p.m. Sunday.
First responded aided a person who fell from a rock.
The injured person was flown via StarFlight to a hospital.
Health experts do not believe the Austin measles case is connected to the larger outbreak in West Texas.
Austin’s short-term rental regulations are set for minor adjustments following city officials’ decision to scale back a more comprehensive revision proposed earlier this year.
Travis County officials are moving ahead with their opioid overdose prevention strategy for the year despite fears of cuts in federal funding. (Austin Monitor)
Another “50501” rally and protest is scheduled for tomorrow on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin at noon.
This will be the organization’s third rally to protest “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies”.
Photos: Frank Strovel III
Earlier events were held on February 5th and 17th.
Nurses from across the Lone Star State are heading to Austin for a two-day event to advocate for better health policies.
St. Edward’s University in South Austin has been designated a research university for the first time by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. (CBS Austin)
WEATHER
A Fire Weather Watch goes into effect tomorrow.
5-DAY FORECAST /AUSTIN, TEXAS
A significant outbreak of severe weather, including the risk of some nocturnal tornadoes will unfold by Tuesday and continue on Wednesday which will put lives and property at risk in the central and eastern U.S. (AccuWeather)
Five people on a Houston-bound flight were injured last night after heavy turbulence. The flight was diverted to Waco.
PODCAST: The latest episode of KXAN-TV’s State of Texas:
PODCAST: Today’s episode of Texas Minute:
- Texas A&M regents ban on-campus drag shows
- State senators threaten to freeze funding for universities
- State vendor IGT violated Its contract with the Texas Lottery Commission
- Democrat House chair melts down as Republican confronts state agency on DEI
- Senate records reveal taxpayer-funded news sources
The Texas Senate is holding a public hearing in light of state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, filing Senate Bill 3. The bill aims to dismantle the hemp industry in Texas by outlawing all THC products not part of the medical marijuana program. Currently, products with no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC are considered hemp and are legal in Texas.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace’s “Blue Ghost” lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, pulling off the first fully successful moon landing by a commercially built and operated robotic spacecraft.
Commercial beekeepers in Texas have lost about two thirds of their honey bees since June last year, according to a recent survey. (Texas Tribune)
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The top-ranked Texas women’s basketball team beat every team in the Southeastern Conference in their first year in the league as they captured a 72-46 win over Florida on Sunday to earn SEC co-champion honors with South Carolina. (Texas Longhorns)
The 4th-ranked Houston Cougars host the Kansas Jayhawks this evening at 8:00 p.m. (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE BASEBALL: 15th-ranked Texas completed its weekend sweep of the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic field, as the Longhorns pounded Illinois, 15-6, Sunday afternoon to win the tournament’s crown. (Texas Longhorns)
NBA: Jalen Williams had a career-high 41 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat San Antonio 146-132 on Sunday night, spoiling the Spurs’ homecoming following a momentous road trip. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Spurs are idle tonight while the Dallas Mavericks host Sacramento and the Houston Rockets travel to Oklahoma City. (Yahoo! Sports)
NHL: Wyatt Johnson scored three times to help the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Sunday. The Stars have won five of their last six. (Yahoo! Sports)
The Stars are off tonight.
Season tickets for Texas Longhorns football games will soon cost more.
NASCAR: The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix was held Sunday at Circuit of the Americas.
Spring means warmer weather and Texas bluebonnets.
