Happy Valentine's Day! Local COVID hospitalization stats took a small jump on Friday, but other stats continue improving. New cases coming from Texas schools have begun to decline too - AISD has lifted the two-per-participant limit it has lately been imposing for indoor athletic and fine arts events. AISD is also considering cutting hundreds of administrative jobs to balance budgets, as its revealed that AISD has paid hundreds of millions of dollars more than other districts into the statewide funding recapture program known as Robin Hood. A new COVID testing site opens today in Pflugerville. Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros has resigned in the wake of the city-wide water emergency earlier this month. A fundraiser is on to help a new Austin Police Academy graduate and his family who lost all of their belongings on their very first night in Austin when their UHaul truck was stolen. An alarming rash of motorcycle crash deaths happened late last week - four in just three days. Early voting has begun for the March 1 primary - you probably won't vote, but there are great reasons why you should. Hot high school QB Arch Manning has narrowed his college choices down to Texas and Alabama. A new list ranks dozens of "unusual" things to do in Austin. And nice weather continues today and Tuesday, with some rain likely on Wednesday.
