Major rainfall expected today across Central Texas is perhaps good news for drought conditions, but could also bring strong storms including strong winds, large hail and maybe even tornadoes - we need to watch the weather today, especially after noon.
One in eight mail-in ballot applications for the recent primary election were rejected - the Texas Tribune calls that vote suppression, and Travis County Judge Andy Brown spoke out against new curbs on voting access in a U.S. House discussion last week.
With the close of SXSW, organizers report close to the same degree of attendance and revenue from the last live event in 2019, exceeding their expectations for the pandemic return.
A shooting in the East Sixth Street bar district on Saturday injured four people and followed the seizure of dozens of illegally carried guns across downtown Austin during SXSW. Austin EMS treated over 100 patients over the course of the festival.
Texas Longhorns men's basketball was eliminated from the NCAA tournament last night by Purdue, final score 81-71, while Texas women's hoops have made the Sweet 16 for their second straight season in a convincing win over Utah - the Frank Erwin Center's final event before closing officially. The women play again on Friday, opponent remains to be determined.
Austin FC managed to fight their way to a draw with the Seattle Sounders yesterday, final score 1-1.
There was a bomb threat at Austin Bergstrom International Airport overnight last night, resulting in several delayed or diverted flights - it's been cleared and the airport is operating normally this morning.
The City of Austin fails in an appeal against a lawsuit claiming it did not provide sufficient notice to property owners about impending code changes - while a study finds that Californians may not be solely responsible for skyrocketing home costs after all.
NASCAR racing returns to Circuit Of The Americas this weekend, and the ABC Kite Festival returns to Zilker Park on April 3.
And, Austin makes a new ranking of the top 50 places to live in the U.S. - while we've also made a ranking of America's fattest cities.
