UT Austin announces that it will require students to test for COVID infections in order to return from the winter break for the spring semester. Travis County Elections Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir reveals that she was targeted with criminal charges by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the 2020 election. Details continue to emerge in the double murder case against Erik Charles Maund and his alleged hired accomplices. Saturday's active shooter scare at Barton Creek Mall turns out to have been the result of a smash-and-grab robbery with no shots fired. Texas ranks #2 among U.S. states for being moved to - and also for being moved away from. Austin home prices are forcing residents to move out of town, and thus causing price increases in our outskirts. The Westlake Chaparrals football squad wins their third straight State title, while LBJ Austin and Liberty Hill don't quite get it done. Texas Longhorns football cuts receivers coach Andre Coleman. ABIA advises a two-hour advance arrival for domestic flights and three for international this week, while Southwest Airlines announces an expansion of direct flights to Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Cancun, Mexico. USA Today names the Trail of Lights the best public holiday light display in the state - while potential record heat in the low 80's is forecast for Christmas week.
