Новости за 09.02.2023

Texas actors, musicians and athletes appear in the ads released so far.

The Austin Chronicle is presenting the event at Mohawk on Red River Street on Feb. 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

In Super Bowl LVII, Texas natives Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts battle it out in the quarterback position. But who is Texas rooting for, according to Twitter?

A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to an early February crash that killed a child and injured an adult.

The City of Austin said the program helps people take care of unpaid citations and/or outstanding warrants without the threat of arrest.

As a city-owned, nonprofit utility, Austin Energy isn't allowed to maintain any excess revenues it acquires during a fiscal year, officials said.

A motion filed in the 331st District Court of Travis County was granted Wednesday morning that will require Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza to record all Grand Jury proceedings related to investigations into use of force by law enforcement.

The studio upgrades were an investment on behalf of our audience so we're better equipped to tell in-depth, investigative stories in an engaging way.

Whether it is finding access to food or programs aimed to get you back into the workforce and/or housing, there are plenty of local resources to go around.

The Texas Department of Transportation will host a meeting tonight to discuss the I-35 Capital Express Central Project, hoping to get public input on expansion plans through the downtown corridor.

Just like it did after the epic winter storm of 2021, demand is expected to spike for home generators in Central Texas after a tree-snapping, blackout-inducing ice storm left more than 100,000 Austin-area customers dark and cold in early February.

According to Wednesday's APD announcement, a sedan crashed with Wenwu Cai, 68, on Balcones Club Drive on Jan. 25 around 7:45 p.m. That is southwest of US 183 and Anderson Mill Road near the Balcones Country Club.

According to the agenda for Thursday night's Austin School Board of Trustees' Information Session, the administration wants to increase the amount of money AISD is paying for tree care from $100,000 a year to $200,000 a year.

Students in Shawn Sieber's forensic science class are currently learning about how investigators use the body as evidence.

Austin Police say the fire was out as of 4 a.m.

It's the Longhorns' sixth consecutive win and avenges an earlier 68-64 loss to the Red Raiders on Jan. 18 in Lubbock, and it was a battle of attrition near the end of the game for both teams. A combined five players fouled out and the teams were whistled for 52 fouls, which led to 65 free throws between the two squads.

After two historic storms within two years, some have asked how to better prepare for the next one.

The City of Austin and the Austin Police Association reached an agreement in principle with the APA for a four-year police oversight contract. A city news release said a news conference will happen 9:30 a.m. Thursday. to announce the agreement.

As Austin Energy works to restore power to the final hundreds of customers still in the dark after last week's ice storm, all customers are set to see another increase in their bills starting next month.

In a special called executive session Thursday, Austin City Council is expected to spend much of the morning behind closed doors evaluating the effectiveness of Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk.

SNAP recipients who had food lost or destroyed due to the winter storm last week would need to apply for replacement food benefits for regular SNAP allotments and SNAP emergency allotments, the release said.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies that using diversity, equity and inclusion criteria in the hiring process is "illegal," lawmakers in the legislature are pushing against the practice in Texas universities. State representative Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, filed a bill to prohibit higher education institutions from funding or supporting diversity, equity, and [...]

Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced committee assignments Wednesday morning, appointing Democrats as a quarter of all committee chairs, despite some pushback within the Republican party to not give the minority party leadership positions.

In the website's preseason tournament field projection, Baseball America thinks that Texas will start the postseason on the road in Coral Gables, Florida, home of the Miami Hurricanes.

What used to be a low-key event where team personnel would evaluate prospects and potential draft picks has become a made-for-TV spectacle, broadcast on the NFL Network. The main goal is for all 32 NFL teams to get medical information on prospective players, but they'll also do drills and activities to gauge how their athleticism could transfer to the NFL.