Austin's COVID stats continue improving, to the point that local health officials theorize we may be approaching some degree of "herd immunity" - but Austin remains under Stage 5 recommendations. The Austin Marathon returned to Austin's streets on Sunday - Sammy Rotich of Kenya was the winner, and Kelsey Bruce of Dallas was the first woman to finish. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says he'll push for the revocation of tenure for any Texas public university professor who dares to teach critical race theory. One of the 19 APD officers facing indictment in the George Floyd protests is running for the Texas House - and that indictment might actually improve his chances of being elected. The 78741 ZIP code has seen more donations in support of the "Freedom Convoy" vaccine mandate protesters in Canada than any other ZIP code in the country. The City's Environmental Commission unanimously voted last week to deny a request to extend municipal water service to the site of the proposed Violet Crown development near Bee Cave. The Salt Lick restaurant suffered a small fire on Sunday that incapacitated one of its kitchens. Formula One Racing has renewed its lease at Circuit Of The Americas through 2026. A new ranking of the greatest college football programs of all time finds the Texas Longhorns at #8, well ahead of #21 Texas A&M, but crushed by #1 Oklahoma - meanwhile, the joint decision by Texas and OU to leave the Big 12 is said to be part of the cause of the failure of the College Football Playoff to expand beyond four teams. UT senior Jaskaran Singh wins the semi-final round of the National College Championship on Jeopardy! He'll compete in the final round on Tuesday night. And unseasonably warm weather Monday and Tuesday will collide with another cold front on Wednesday.
