Two damaging failures in the red zone for the Texas Longhorns sealed their fate in Columbus yesterday in a 14-7 season opening loss to Ohio State.
More on yesterday’s game can be found further down this post in SPORTS
Local law enforcement and first responders were busy last night and early this morning with two major accidents on I-35, including one that killed a pedestrian.
A hiker was rescued after a fall at Reimer’s Ranch yesterday.
Volunteer groups in Sandy Creek are urging the state to provide further flood recovery relief as residents continue to face the aftermath nearly two months after devastating floods swept through the Hill Country. (CBS Austin)
On Saturday, neighbors and supporters filled Black Sparrow Music Parlor in Taylor for a benefit concert and silent auction to help Hope House rebuild.
Property taxes in Williamson County could soon rise as county leaders prepare to finalize the 2025 budget with a key focus on public safety and disaster preparedness.
A new resource, the Sunrise Navigation Center, has opened in downtown Austin to help people experiencing homelessness. The center’s first hotline pod is located within the Trinity Center and is designed to connect individuals directly with a hotline agent.
This pod, which resembles a phone booth with a video screen, allows users to press a call button to immediately speak with an agent for assistance.
Alcohol sales in the ATX have been trending down among restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. (Austin Business Journal)
Iconic record store Waterloo Records‘ new location opened Saturday and includes a rentable podcast studio and Dolby Atmos mixing studio, enabling content creation and spatial audio production.
Popular bar/restaurant Bouldin Acres is opening a new location in South Austin. (Austin Business Journal)
PODCAST
Texas left the United States in 1861 and joined the Confederacy. But on the local level, the vote to leave the Union was more complicated.
WEATHER
SATURDAY’S HIGH / LOW TEMPS
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CAMP MABRY
A cold front will move across our area today. Showers and thunderstorms will develop this morning and become more numerous this afternoon into evening. Locally heavy rains are possible and may cause flooding. High temperatures will cool into the upper 80s to lower 90s across the northeast where clouds and rain will prevail with upper 90s to around 101 across the southwest where rains will move in later in the day.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing enforcement efforts for Labor Day weekend.
COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across Texas. (Chron)
A new cybersecurity law designed to encourage small businesses to strengthen their digital defenses is set to take effect on Monday.
There are 835 bills that take effect tomorrow, September 1. (FOX 7 Austin)
The outcome of the case is expected to have broad implications for cities that rely on the Rio Grande and farmers throughout New Mexico and far West Texas. (Texas Tribune)
In Houston last night, a ten-year-old boy was shot while pranking a neighbor.
State leaders announce a major investment in healthcare for rural Texans. It comes during a visit from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Sam Stark reports on how one community in central Texas could benefit from the influx of funding.
Congressman Mark Veasey (D) estimates a “50/50 chance” that Texas primary elections will be delayed due to ongoing legal battles over the redistricting.
SPORTS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: The Texas football team cut the Ohio State lead to 14-7 on a 32-yard touchdown, but could not get any closer in a 14-7 defeat on the road to open the 2025 season. (Texas Longhorns)
What went wrong for Arch Manning?
The Longhorns return to Austin to host San Jose State at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 6 with a kickoff at 11:00 a.m. CT.
OTHER SCORES
MLS: Austin FC defeated San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium, with Designated Players Osman Bukari and Myrto Uzuni both on the scoresheet. The win takes Austin above San Jose in the Western Conference table. (Austin FC)
ON THE SCHEDULE
MLB: The Texas Rangers are keeping the Wild Card hopes alive.
Josh Jung had three hits, including a pair of RBI doubles, and Merrill Kelly pitched into the seventh inning as the surging Texas Rangers defeated the Athletics 9-3 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory. The Rangers are 2 /1/2 games back in the Wild Card standings. (Yahoo! Sports)
A loss for the Houston Astros last night snapped a three-game winning streak. The two teams will play for the series win today. (Yahoo! Sports)
ASTROS NEWS: The Astros have quietly added veteran right-hander Matt Bowman to their organization, signing him to a minor league contract and assigning him to Triple-A Sugar Land. (Yahoo! Sports)
ON THE SCHEDULE
AL WEST STANDINGS
“Y’all don’t understand how relieved I felt.” — Micha Parsons, on being traded to Green Bay
Micha Parsons tastefully made it known how happy he is to be moving on from his previous situation, a contract standoff with billionaire Cowboys owner and showman Jerry Jones.
The Cowboys kick off the 2025 NFL season Thursday night in Philadelphia.
We’re jumping in the Austin time machine and going back three decades to the early 1990’s.
Scenes of downtown…
