The region will feel its first freezing temperature of the season overnight tonight into Wednesday morning. Winds will be gusty, possibly 30 mph to 40 mph.
The City of Austin will open overnight cold weather shelters tonight.
City staff will monitor conditions to decide if shelters will stay open Wednesday night.
More WEATHER information including the extended forecast can be found further down this page.
Austin Water and Austin Energy are providing free resources to prepare for the cold.
Austin firefighters were busy overnight.
Two homes were damaged in a blaze in Southeast Austin after someone tried deep frying a turkey in the backyard.
And just after 2:00 a.m., AFD responded to a house fire in North Austin.
Investigators are working to determine if the incident was a result of arson.
Monday evening, two people were injured in a vehicle collision at the intersection of Montopolis Drive and Riverside Drive.
And just after midnight, one person was killed in a vehicle collision and fire in eastern Travis County.
Austin police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man who allegedly attacked a worker in Republic Square downtown back on November 16.
A con man from Manor who falsely told numerous victims they would be targeted by a Mexican cartel unless they paid him to protect them was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison in federal court. (Austin American-Statesman)
The Federal Aviation Administration imposed flight delays at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Sunday due to staffing shortages. (CBS Austin)
Rep. Llyod Doggett criticized the delays, calling them “short notice”.
Austin City Council will not be voting as planned this week on a potential commitment to spend hundreds of millions of dollars capping Interstate 35. Council has until March to vote on the matter.
The vote is being put off due to delays in TxDOT’s pump station contract award. (KXAN-TV)
The Save Our Springs Alliance is protesting the nearly eight-mile-long MoPac expansion project and held a townhall Monday night.
The MoPac South project would cover about eight miles, adding two express lanes in both directions, from Cesar Chavez to Slaughter Lane. (Fox7 Austin)
A key meeting is set for today in Burnet as part of a fight over a rock-crushing quarry. Residents living nearby the proposed operation are opposed to the idea. (CBS Austin)
The city of San Marcos is seeking input to improve its public transportation system.
Early voting for the Austin-area runoff election ends Tuesday in Travis County.
Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer, the two candidates with the most votes, face each other in the Dec. 14 runoff election. (Austin American-Statesman)
Where can voters in Travis and Hays counties go to vote?
In a virtual town hall Monday evening, the Austin Independent School District discussed possible solutions to their $92 million deficit.
A cold front moving through the region is dropping temperatures rather dramatically once again.
Yesterday, however, the area broke some high temperature records.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEXAS
The Texas town of Mentone is maintaining its title for the shakiest city in the Lone Star State.
Recycled oilfield water could aid drought-stricken West Texas. (Texas Tribune)
Energy demand is growing quickly in Texas, straining the state’s resources.
A temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.
The race for Texas House speaker isn’t over. (CBS Austin)
Texas health officials say illnesses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu are rising as numbers show both emergency visits and hospitalizations for flu and RSV are up significantly. (KVUE-TV)
High-speed rail efforts in Texas have gained some momentum. The Texas Legislature and Donald Trump may change that. (Texas Tribune)
According to a new analysis, Tesla has been named the most dangerous car brand. (Lonestar Live)
The National Transportation Safety Board says poor planning played role in a fatal 2022 Dallas air show collision that killed six people.
The body of a man who went fishing Saturday and didn’t return home was found in Lake Conroe.
Texas lawmakers are taking aim at people who play the lottery by purchasing tickets online from businesses that will go buy tickets for people who live out of state. (MySanAntonio)
SPORTS
In Monday Night Football, Dallas botched a blocked punt to give the ball back to Cincinnati in the final two minutes, and the Bengals beat the Cowboys 27-20.
What are the chances of the Cowboys making the postseason after last night’s loss? (Lonestar Live)
Their chances are “less than 1%”.
No Texas teams saw action in the NBA last night.
Tonight, the Dallas Mavericks are in Oklahoma City. (Yahoo! Sports)
39 states have legalized sports betting. Will Texas join the list in 2025? (Austin American-Statesman)
A trip to the oilfields of East Texas.
A visit to the ruins of the old Premier Refinery in Arp, Texas.
