The Austin Police Department has released body camera footage and details about last week’s fatal shooting of a burglary suspect inside a ThunderCloud Subs shop. The incident, which also wounded a bystander, occurred at the sandwich shop located at 1807 West Slaughter Lane.
According to the department, detectives were attempting to apprehend 33-year-old Raymond Lee Howard during a fugitive operation when they fatally shot him.
The Austin Police Department identified the officers involved as:
Detective Ricardo Cardona, a 12-year veteran.
Detective Marcus Gonzalez, an 8-year veteran.
Detective Craig Pruitt, a 7-year veteran.
That YouTube link for all of the dashcam videos and audio recordings is here.
ENIRE MEDIA BRIEFING
State officials are now investigating a suspected widespread overdose incident that took place early Tuesday morning at Buckshot, a bar located on East 6th Street near Red River. According to the Austin Police Department, officers located five individuals needing medical attention, one of whom died.
Tuesday morning’s incident happened one day after Overdose Awareness Day, a day full of remembrance and memories. Organizations across Austin held events across the city to serve as a reminder of the ongoing battle against the fentanyl crisis.
Police in Cedar Park released information on a fatal wreck on Monday.
An 18-wheeler struck the State Highway 29 overpass in Georgetown Tuesday, prompting authorities to shut down southbound lanes of I-35 and the overpass itself.
The highway reopened early this morning.
A driver crashed into a condominium building in Round Rock yesterday.
Hutto authorities have arrested two more teenagers in connection with a homicide there back in June.
A person was found dead at an Austin bus stop on Tuesday. The Northcross bus stop at 2535 Anderson/Northcross.
A caller said a person was unresponsive on the bench at the bus stop.
When paramedics arrived, the person was unresponsive and was later pronounced dead. (FOX 7 Austin)
Attorneys representing the family of Akshay Gupta, who police say was stabbed “without provocation” on a CapMetro bus in May, have filed a lawsuit against Keolis, CapMetro’s operating partner, and the driver who operated the bus when the stabbing happened.
Austin City Council has approved a plan to help CapMetro buses move faster through traffic.
A lawsuit challenging the ballot language in Austin’s November tax rate election is heading to the Texas Supreme Court. (KVUE-TV)
Meanwhile, a key piece of property tax relief legislation, Senate Bill 10, was defeated Tuesday morning after a coalition of House Democrats and conservative House Republicans voted against it. The bill aimed to lower the voter-approval tax rate (VATR) from 3.5% to 2.5% for cities and counties with a population over 75,000. (KXAN-TV)
Downtown Austin’s Elle West Ave. apartments has hit the market. (Austin Business Journal)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines last week — but many healthy Texans may face new hurdles in getting the shots this fall. (KUT 90.5)
WEATHER
TUESDAY’S HIGH / LOW TEMPERATURES
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CAMP MABRY
Quiet weather across South Central Texas will continue through midweek as dry mid-level air continues to funnel in from the north from the Great Plains.
Expect mostly clear and dry weather Wednesday with highs in the mid 90s in the
Hill Country and upper 90s to near 100 for the Rio Grande, I-35 corridor, and Coastal Plains. Like Tuesday, a small and brief lone shower or two could crop up over the Coastal Plains in the late afternoon with daytime heating, but without much fanfare.
5-DAY FORECAST / AUSTIN, TEAXS
Texas lawmakers are expected to pass a camp safety bill in response to the deadly Kerr County flooding, which killed campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday encouraged students to practice the Lord’s Prayer as relayed in the King James Version of the Bible, marking the latest instance of a Texas public official endorsing Christianity over other faiths. (Texas Tribune)
The Texas Senate on Tuesday evening tentatively approved a bill that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from Texas. (Texas Tribune)
The Texas Lottery gets a second chance under new management. So what will change?
A new state law now in effect targets AI-generated child pornography. But could it also ban some anime?
Americans have been on the move since the founding of our country. But now, more people staying put rather than relocating for new jobs and other opportunities.
Thinking about an energy efficient upgrade for your home? A tax credit to help you get the job done is expiring at the end of this year.
(Episode from September 2, 2025)
Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in an adult living in Rains County, about 70 miles east of Dallas.
MARA Holdings, also known as Marathon, operates the mine in an unincorporated area of Hood County – just one of a wave of cryptocurrency mines that set up shop in Texas in recent years. (Chron)
With more than 7,000 inmates, the Dallas County Jail is completely full.
A San Antonio man was arrested in connection with a 2005 cold case.
San Antonio authorities say several suspects were detained Tuesday in a possible smuggling attempt in the southwestern part of the city.
The Texas National Guard is reportedly not planning to send troops to Illinois, despite President Donald Trump’s plan to provide federal forces in the city of Chicago.
SPORTS
After their season-opening loss at Ohio State, the Texas Longhorns fall to No. 7 in the latest college football poll.
Texas Longhorns Football Talk | LIVE | 9/3/25
NFL: The Dallas Cowboys enter their Week 1 game tomorrow night in Philadelphia as a massive underdog against the defending champs, with the line shifting even more in Philly’s favor after Dallas traded superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. (Sports Illustrated via MSN)
MLB: L’s for both the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros last night.
Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer that snapped a seventh-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended the Texas Rangers’ six-game win streak with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
Trent Grisham hit his second grand slam in five days and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. (Yahoo! Sports)
ON THE SCHEDULE
AL WEST/ STANDINGS
WILD CARD RACE
Snake hunters gather in Sweetwater every year for what is billed as the largest rattlesnake roundup in the world.
